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Bruno Fernandes scored twice to give Portugal a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday and send them into the knock-out stages of the World Cup alongside France and Brazil.

The 19-year-old played a key role in driving Hansi Flick’s men to a crucial point on Sunday as they fought for their World Cup future in a tense 1-1 draw with Spain.

Fans heading to the Portugal-Ghana game would have been expecting a starring performance from Cristiano Ronaldo.

After Saudi Arabia’s seismic victory over Argentina on Tuesday, this was another huge shock in Qatar.

It will go down as one of the World Cup’s biggest shocks.

Leaders from across the region express their joy on social media.

Gareth Bale said he had “no doubts” about taking the penalty which brought Wales’ first World Cup goal since 1958 in their 1-1 draw with the USA.

Qatar had to construct stadiums from scratch, import grass from the US, install ACs at the grounds and virtually rebuild the entire country to host millions of fans while confronting the allegations of corruption and human rights violations, to get ready for what it claims will be a World Cup like no other.

Cristiano Ronaldo says he feels “betrayed” by Manchester United and is being forced out of the club.

Cricket’s biggest star, despite being the tournament’s leading run-scorer, is not the name on everyone’s lips before Todays T20 World Cup semi-final against England