Lionel Messi missed the opening penalty, chipping against the bar, but thanks to heroics from Emiliano Martinez, Argentina recovered to win the shoot-out 4-2 and progress into the semi-finals

Lionel Messi's fitness remains in doubt ahead of Thursday's Copa America quarter-final with Ecuador with coach Lionel Scaloni saying he will wait before deciding on his team.

Di Maria made way for Messi on 56 minutes but the Inter Miami star was unable to help Argentina add to the scoreline.

A stunning 85th-minute equalizer from Eduard Bello earned Venezuela a rare draw at Brazil while world champions Argentina made it three wins out of three in South American World Cup qualifying with a hard-earned 1-0 win over a Paraguay.

Lionel Messi stepped up to the task and helped Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0 while scoring a glorious free-kick.

Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo on Monday for a reported Premier League record fee of up to 115 million pounds

Indepedente's Junior Sornoza accidentally took out Deportivo Pereira's manager Alejandro Restrepo after going in for a tackle.

Senegal manager Aliou Cisse promised before the game his experienced side "would not overthink" the occasion and it was the Africans who opened the game furiously

FIFA World Cup 2022, Netherlands vs Qatar, Ecuador vs Senegal Highlights: Netherlands and Senegal qualify for Round of 16 from Group A.

FIFA World Cup: Ecuador will square off against Senegal in Group A match. If Ecuador manage to win or draw against Senegal, then they would make it to the last-16 stage.

Netherlands, Ecuador, and Senegal are in a 3-way battle to qualify for the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup. Qatar are already out from Group A.

FIFA World Cup 2022: Valencia is the tournament's joint top goalscorer, along with France's Kylian Mbappe, on three goals from two games

And one consequence of this result is that the host nation, already beaten twice, are the first team to be eliminated from their own World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2022, Netherlands vs Ecuador Highlights: Ecuador scored early in the second-half to salvage a drawagainst Netherlands in a Group A match at the Khalifa International Stadium.

Netherlands head into their second match of the World Cup against the Ecuador on Friday knowing victory could secure a place in the last 16

Louis van Gaal has confirmed Netherlands will not mirror Germany's mouth-covering protest before their second World Cup group game against Ecuador on Friday

FIFA launched disciplinary proceedings on Tuesday over chants by Ecuador fans during their World Cup opener against hosts Qatar.

The fans in India had a problem in streaming the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup as Jio Cinema kept on buffering. Many users then took to Twitter to slam the platform for not having the best possible streaming for the biggest event in the world.