Poland? They were wretched and offered nothing. But neither had Mexico against Argentina and the Poles progressed on the basis of having a better goals difference than the Mexicans, who conceded late in stoppage time against Saudi Arabia

Tunisia's consolation was a famous victory against their former colonial 'masters', whom they had only beaten once before, in a friendly tournament over half a century ago.

It was bittersweet for Tunisia, who had never reached the knockout stages in five previous attempts.

Hamilton High School, Bandon have secured their place in the last-eight of the Corn Uí Mhuirí after strolling to victory over Coláiste Chríost Rí at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday

Don thee now thy sequinned apparel

Morocco coach Walid Regragui will not make the mistake of playing for a draw against Canada as they look to make it out of the World Cup group stage for the first time in more than 35 years

Gareth Bale insisted he would carry on playing for Wales as he surveyed the wreckage of the Dragons’ miserable World Cup campaign

This World Cup has already produced some magical moments, and few have been more heart-warming than the rehabilitation of Rashford out here in the desert heat of Qatar.

Iran 0 USA 1  They only fell silent when the dream died. If matches were won in the stands, then Iran would still be standing and their emotional rollercoaster would be careening on in Qatar.

So adept is the scapegoating machine at distraction, that instead of giving this PPE scandal the full force of our focus, we are directed towards an American actress and her princely hubby on Netflix

Fifa and Qatar always looked the perfect fit, the perfect master and client-state. In the event Qatar appears to have overwhelmed its enablers, seized the starship controls and confined the captain to his quarters

University College Cork appointed its first professor of Irish music in 1922, and has been to the forefront ever since in the study and promotion of the genre

Son Heung-min was left in tears following defeat against Ghana because of a 'lack of justice' shown by English referee Anthony Taylor

Cian Sheehan scored three points in Sunday’s Munster Club semi-final win over Clonmel Commercials

Ghana breathed fresh life into their World Cup campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win against South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Qatar

Edward Snowden blew the whistle on mass surveillance but pledging an oath to Russia makes him akin to spy Kim Philby

Soccer authorities should show the red card to video-assisted refereeing, an intrusion that stops the flow of games 

With a World Cup approaching Eddie Jones needs to arrest an alarming slide with six defeats and a draw from 12 Tests in 2022. Once the English rugby public loses faith, though, things rarely end well.

The 17th-minute goal by Breen, finished to the bottom corner after some clever link play with Liam Carey, set Beaufort up with a lead they would more or less hold on to for the remainder of the contest.

Morocco’s supporters raised the roof at Al Thumama Stadium after their team caused another huge World Cup upset in Qatar with a 2-0 victory over Belgium