Key events18m agoEcuador's national holiday for reaching last 321h agoPreambleKylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland will go head-to-head this evening as France take on Norway and they have both scored the same amount of goals so far this tournament with four. They could go top of the Golden Boot standings this evening but who is currently there? Have a look:Ecuador fans’ nerves will be eased for now but that is not the case for all the nations yet as all of the knockout spots have not been allocated. Here is how the third-place spots are shaking out:Ecuador's national holiday for reaching last 32Ecuador fans were celebrating their team’s emphatic win over Germany to secure a spot in the last 32 anyway but they have been given an added sweetner of a national holiday.The country’s president Daniel Noboa said on X: “Thanks to the players and the coach who, despite the criticism, the insults, and the tough moments they went through, managed to recover and give this immense joy to the entire country. Tomorrow, a holiday!”Ecuador have qualified as one of the best eight third-placed teams, reaching the World Cup knockout stages for only the second time. They last reached the stage at the 2006 tournament in Germany.England fans, this may bring back some painful memories. Thirty years ago England were knocked out of Euros 96, relive it if you dare:Ben FisherIran and Egypt attempted to sidestep questions about their reluctance to take part in the designated “Pride Match” celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Seattle, as Fifa confirmed it will permit rainbow flags to be displayed inside the stadium.Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, has been at pains to make clear planned festivities are being arranged by Seattle’s organising committee to coincide with the annual Pride weekend and that they have “nothing to do with the match itself”.Barney RonayThank goodness this is Dallas and not Gijon. There was ultimately no disgrace in a draw that served everyone, even if one might have forgiven Graham Potter and Hajime Moriyasu for shaking hands at half-time. At that point most onlookers may have fancied calling it all off too but a much sparkier second half served up two moments to cherish and left Sweden, who had risked throwing such a promising campaign away, certain of a spot in the last 32.Sweden secured their place in the last 32 but Anthony Elanga, who scored against Japan, forgot a draw would see them through. Cameras caught him looking sad after the final whistle and manager Graham Potter explained:
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