IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group C match played between Argentina and Poland on Wednesday.
Croatia were not the favourites to reach the last four again but they came through two penalty shootouts in a repeat of their 2018 exploits.
"We saw what happened yesterday (when Germany and Belgium were knocked out in the group stage) but this is not surprising. When you say big national teams deserve to be in the next stage, that doesn't always happen."
Second-half goals from substitutes Fred and Anthony Elanga earned Manchester United a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in a thriller at Elland Road in the Premier League on Sunday.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
The best dressed stars on the 2022 Grammy Awards red carpet.
Julian Alvarez bagged Argentina's second from close range in the 57th minute after fatal hesitation from Ryan with the ball at his feet following a backpass.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group H match between Portugal and Uruguay on Monday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
Atletico celebrate anniversary with 3-1 comeback win over Mallorca
Argentina look set to keep Julian Alvarez in attack for Sunday's World Cup final
Images from Saturday's Premier League matches.
League Two (fourth tier) side Stevenage pulled off the shock of the weekend by winning 2-1 at Premier League Aston Villa.
On Wednesday, tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets to mourn him, leaving flowers and messages at his childhood home and former soccer club Boca Juniors.
Argentina dominated the opening stages and earned the penalty when Di Maria was fouled by Ousmane Dembele, with Messi sending France keeper Hugo Lloris the wrong way to move to the top of the goalscoring charts in Qatar.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Chelsea remain in fourth place, and are two points off third-placed Leicester City who have a game in hand.
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, a day after making history as the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medallist, took top billing in an ecstatic nation's newspapers on Tuesday above reports on a major speech by her president.
'It wasn't easy, but I called him last night (Sunday) and we had a difficult and tough conversation. I feel bad as he's a player who has always been at the top level and has a future with the national team.'
Stopping the stars won't be enough to win World Cup
Kingsley Coman came back to haunt Paris St Germain again as he earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 win in their Champions League last-16 first leg in Paris on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Arsenal's inability to kill off the contest will be a frustration as that has been a hallmark of their recent form. They had won their previous 18 Premier League matches in which they scored first.
Fashion and style were celebrated at the 2022 Met Gala with celebs walking the red carpet in their fanciest looks.
'If you take music away from me, there's nothing else I can do.'
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Europa League kings Sevilla breezed past Manchester United into the semi-finals of their favourite competition as Youssef En Nesyri scored twice
Investigators are looking at whether members of Maradona's medical team did not adequately treat the former soccer star, who played for teams around the world including Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors.
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players, died of a heart attack on Wednesday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Alisson was shown a red card after 25 minutes for a fierce tackle and another in stoppage time
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks to fire champions Manchester City to a rampant 6-3 thrashing of local rivals Manchester United in the English Premier League on Sunday.
The statement added that both players and the staff member were in good health and said the team had followed protocol and taken the appropriate measures following the results.
Kane's diving header made it 2-0 in the 37th minute to send Tottenham's fans into delirium.
Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte's cozy relationship with China.
Pele told his fans he was happy and healthy and pleased to be reaching the landmark with his lucid mental state.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
