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4.01pm EDT 16:01 Cnoyes says: “Was it just my lying eyes or were Brazil the better team in that opening half? Controlling the tempo of the game beautifully with tough play and careful passing in midfield. Did France end that half without a single meaningful shot on goal? So much for tipping them as favourites.” …

11.42am EDT 11:42 12 mins: White latches onto a pass and whacks a cross along the six-yard box towards Duggan but it is intercepted by Ejangue who only succeeds in knocking the ball back to her ‘keeper and it’s a backpass. England have an extra fan. Stuart Ives (@StuarttheIves) @Will_Unwin Welp seeing as my Matilda’s …

It has been a long time coming, the carnival arriving at headquarters for day 25 of the tournament. When administrators were piecing together the schedule, they could not have expected that the first game to feature here would be between two teams who have so far disappointed more than any other. A nice upbeat start! …

Well. There will be plenty of analysis and insight in the minutes, hours and days that follow. But as a starting point, that Sam Kerr opening penalty miss will long be remembered. She skied the ball high and got the Matildas’ spot-kicks off to the worst possible start, after Caroline Graham Hansen had calmly opened …

1.33pm EDT 13:33 Germany were deserved winners, dominating possession, scoring three, keeping yet another clean sheet. But Nigeria performed with great resolve and no little skill. That run from Rasheedat Ajibade early in the second half was as exhilarating as football gets. Had Desire Oparanozie got a toe on Ajibade’s cross to half the deficit, …

9.37am EDT 09:37 14th over: New Zealand 48-2 (Williamson 23, Taylor 22) Oshane Thomas has a bowl, and Williamson, given a bit of width, cuts nicely for four. Then, off the last, a leading edge that floats to mid-off, where there’s nobody around the take the catch. The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) New Zealand are getting …

7.27am EDT 07:27 29th over: India 128-3 (Kohli 62, Dhoni 2) Rahmat is taken off, unexpectedly, as Nabi returns and keeps it tight. The Afghanis are managing to keep Kohli off strike, which may be as close as they can get to frustrating him. A good spot from Romeo. “That’s Rahmat’s 14th wicket in 67 …

7.27am EDT 07:27 28th over: Sri Lanka 125-3 (K Mendis 45, Mathews 25) Mendis hoicks a legspinner from Rashid just short of the man at cow corner, the highlight of an otherwise quiet over. “‘Despatched’ is quite an elegant and efficient verb,” says Lee Johnson. “Usually despatching is reserved for parcels and the like, so …

A lot of the time he will play in that manner, very selflessly, potentially going a little bit too hard, because he wants to set the example. He’s always been capable of doing it. It’s great to see him doing it on this stage, in a World Cup. I’m trying to find the right word …

4.57pm EDT 16:57 Full-time: Japan 0-2 England; Scotland 3-3 Argentina As England see out a 2-0 win that confirms their first-placed finish in the group with maximum points, Scotland’s players crumple to the pitch in Paris, where they’ve lost a three-goal lead and a potential place in the next round. The denouement in their match …