Paraguay qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup despite being held to a goalless draw by a well-organised New Zealand in their Group F match on Thursday.

France, the 1998 world champions and 2006 runners-up, were left teetering on the brink of World Cup first round elimination on Thursday when they slumped to a 0-2 defeat against Mexico.

Slovenia recorded their first ever World Cup finals victory to go to the top of Group C when they beat 10-men Algeria 1-0 on Sunday.
Algeria had substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal sent off in the 72nd minute and seven minutes later they conceded when Robert Koren hit a tame shot that bounced over an e

Algeria and Slovenia kick off their World Cup campaign with a Group C clash in Polokwane on Sunday knowing anything less than victory could virtually scupper their qualification chances before the tou