Cody Gakpo will stay with the Netherlands squad at the World Cup following the loss of his unborn son.
Chelsea are interested in signing Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka.
Elliot Anderson's imminent £116m transfer to Manchester City from Nottingham Forest is expected to have a knock-on effect for other deals for midfielders in the transfer window.
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Newcastle are interested in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha, Sky Sport News can exclusively reveal, as Arsenal see an informal proposal for Magpies captain Bruno Guimaraes rejected.
Cape Verde continued their fairy tale run at the 2026 World Cup by making the round of 32 in their first appearance, finishing second in Group H after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia.
Uruguay are out of the World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Spain following another error-strewn performance by Marcelo Bielsa’s side.
Iran had a last-gasp goal overturned as they just missed out on grabbing second spot in Group G - but a first progression to the World Cup knockouts could still be achieved after their dramatic 1-1 draw with Egypt.
Senegal thumped five past 10-man Iraq and were later confirmed to be one of the World Cup's top eight third-place finishers for a place in the knockouts.
Belgium reached the World Cup knockout stages as group winners thanks to Leandro Trossard’s double in their 5-1 thrashing of New Zealand in Vancouver.
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Ousmane Dembele's 25-minute hat-trick allowed France to comfortably beat Norway's second string 4-1 and complete a perfect Group I campaign.
Manchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson.
Eliminated Turkey scored a 98th-minute winner to clinch a 3-2 victory over World Cup co-hosts USA, who will face Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32.
Australia are into the last 32 of the World Cup and Paraguay are well placed to join them after a 0-0 draw in San Francisco which suited both sides.
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