Germany coach Joachim Low says that there must be ‘big changes’ in the team after Germany's shock early exit from World Cup.

After 15 days of triumphs, tears and controversy, the World Cup's group stage drew to a close on Thursday. Here we rank the 16 teams to have made it through based on their performances in Russia so far.

Former Brazil star forward Edmundo praises Neymar and says that the 26-year old ace forward is a worthy inheritor of the prestigious no. 10 shirt for Brazil after his impressing performance against Serbia in Brazil’s last group stage match of the World Cup.

Argentina and Lionel Messi need to find form fast if they are to go any further in the World Cup on Saturday when they meet a France team who have yet to live up to their billing.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez brushed aside any qualms about the seemingly tougher route to the World Cup final his team face after a 1-0 win over England that secured top spot in their last Group G match on Thursday.

England lost 1-0 to Belgium on Thursday to finish second in World Cup Group G but the fact they will now potentially avoid Brazil, Argentina, France and Portugal until the final means it could be the sweetest of defeats.

Neatly-taken second-half goals by Fakhreddine Ben Yousseff and Wahbi Khazri gave Tunisia a 2-1 victory over Panama in their final Group G match in Saransk on Thursday and secured the North Africans their first World Cup finals win in 40 years.

Senegal's dramatic exit from the World Cup was met with heartache in the capital Dakar on Thursday after the team lost to Colombia, dashing hopes of an African team advancing into the knockout stages.

Colombia coach Jose Pekerman said he was "extremely concerned" after their playmaker James Rodriguez was forced off through injury in their final World Cup group game against Senegal on Thursday.

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse said he "accepted the rules of the game" as the west Africans were eliminated from the World Cup due to a worse disciplinary record than their direct rivals for a place in the last 16.

A soft mattress may be behind the back injury that forced Brazil left-back Marcelo out of his country's 2-0 victory over Serbia, according to the team's medical staff.

Belgium finished top of Group G after a 1-0 win over England in their final match.

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A brilliant strike by Adnan Januzaj lit up an otherwise insipid clash as Belgium beat England 1-0 to secure top spot in World Cup Group G in Kaliningrad yesterday.

Senegal have been knocked out of the World Cup by the smallest of margins after a 1-0 defeat to Colombia yesterday saw them finish third in Group H.

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, saying he had decided to quit the national team because insults aimed at the 23-year-old had ruined his mother's health.

Serbia's captain Aleksandar Kolarov and midfielder Nemanja Matic are considering their international futures after a 2-0 defeat by Brazil eliminated them from the World Cup.

The internet turned cruel for Germany fans on Thursday as online mockery swept the globe following the defending champions' shock World Cup elimination.

Spain defender Dani Carvajal spoke out on Thursday in favour of his side's interim coach Fernando Hierro's abilities whilst admitting the 2010 world champions have failed to meet expectations at the World Cup so far.

France's chance against Argentina in the World Cup last 16 might be that Lionel Messi does not benefit from the same support with the national team than at Barcelona, his club team mate Samuel Umtiti said on Thursday.