Mikkel Beck: ‘Australia must improve offensively to beat Denmark’
Goal.muThe former Danish international identifies Tom Rogic as the key to Socceroos success in Samara
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Portugal urged by Fernando Santos to hit ‘Euro 2016 levels’ against Morocco
• Manager says team can play even better than against Spain
• Santos says Portugal cannot just rely on Cristiano Ronaldo
Ruben Loftus-Cheek in line to start for England against Panama
• Dele Alli unlikely to be fit for second World Cup game
• Midfielder suffered thigh strain in first half against Tunisia
Jack Wilshere confirms Arsenal exit due to ‘reduced playing time’ under Emery
• Midfielder says meeting with new manager made up his mind
• Wilshere wanted to stay at club he joined aged nine
Harry Kane: ‘The challenge is to be up there with Ronaldo and Messi’
• England captain eyes Golden Boot after two goals in opener
• ‘I want to be up there with the best in the world‘
Raheem Sterling and supporting cast must find shooting boots
England’s dependence on Kane could become a major issue if Sterling, Alli and Lingard go on struggling in front of goal
World Cup 2018: Russia v Egypt – as it happened
- Second-half goals give hosts second win in a row
- Salah scores despite struggling for fitness
- Russia almost certainly through to next round and Egypt practically out
Russia all but qualify for knockout stage with win over Mo Salah’s Egypt
Artem Dzyuba’s masterful finish sealed a 3-1 win for Russia in Group A, all but confirming qualification and sending Egypt out
Arsenal confirm deal to sign goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen
• German set to sign five-year deal after £19m fee agreed
• Unai Emery will turn sights to Sampdoria’s Lucas Torreira
Ten things we have learned from the first round of World Cup games
With every team having played at least one match, Guardian writers in Russia offer their first impressions