Did anyone think they would do it the easy way? If Argentina are to win this World Cup they will only get there via rollercoaster. A seemingly straightforward night’s work against Switzerland became their tournament in microcosm, threatening to squander it all before finding salvation through a moment of unfettered genius.Just this once it did not come …

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN KANSAS CITY: What a night it should be and what a glorious quirk of Messi's marathon international career, the 39-year-old has never faced England.

JAMES COHEN IN LAS VEGAS: The Irishman was forced to bow out of the UFC 329 showdown after suffering an injury just one minute into the highly-anticipated Las Vegas bout.

Breel Embolo was sent off in the World Cup quarter-final between Switzerland and Argentina after VAR intervened using the new mistaken identity rule

BBC Sport World Cup pundits Wayne Rooney, Ellen White and Micah Richards look at whether the spider cam had an impact in Jude Bellingham's first goal for England against Norway.

Alexis Mac Allister heads Argentina into an early lead during their quarter-final against Switzerland at the Kansas City Stadium.

Liverpool's Paddy Pimblett submits Benoit Saint-Denis in just 52 seconds at UFC 329 to strengthen his claim for a lightweight title shot.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel is praised by former England players for saying his players "got lucky" in World Cup quarter-final win over Norway - but match-winner Jude Bellingham disagrees.

The Swiss forward was sent off with his side drawing 1-1 with Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals in Kansas City

Tuchel said England were ‘lucky’ to beat Norway in an explosive post-match interview

Pimblett sent Saint-Denis to sleep before also issuing a challenge to rivals Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje

McGregor was making a return for the first time since back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier in 2021

Up against Norway’s heart and skill and Florida’s heat, talisman got England through – but there is much to fixJude against the sun. For much of this game there was a feeling of three separate entities struggling to assert their will in the heavy air of Miami Gardens. First, Norway, in their first World Cup quarter‑final, who played with heart, skill …

Switzerland star Breel Embolo was reduced to tears after a new rule contributed to him being sent off against Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final clash.

Gary Lineker made a surprise return to BBC screens after his controversial exit after gatecrashing Micah Richards' analysis of England's World Cup quarter-final win.

JAMES COHEN IN LAS VEGAS: Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett made easy work of Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 329 with a business-like first-round submission.

Norway's World Cup campaign ends in a quarter-final defeat by England, but they leave frustrated, arguing that Jude Bellingham's equaliser should not have counted.

Norway boss took off his top scorer despite needing a goal in the second period of extra-time

Tuchel’s half-time changes and Pickford’s skittishness lifted Norway, but backline finally rose to occasionEngland were back in Azteca mode in the end. Big Dan Burn was on to thump those headers away. Reece James and the magnificent Djed Spence were covering the flanks, Elliot Anderson was taking care of midfield on his own and the problem for Norway was …

Relive the best of the fans reaction as England came from behind to beat Norway in the World Cup quarter-finals.