Right-back Marcos Llorente said Spain are working hard to get the best out of star winger Lamine Yamal as they prepare to face Austria in the World Cup round of 32.

By comparison, Algeria piled up 723 completed passes (out of 775 total) during its thrilling 3-3 tie Saturday with Austria in a Group J match at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead). A large chunk of those passes came in the final 10 minutes when the teams seemed content to play for a draw.

Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed

Austria survived late, DR Congo advanced, and Lionel Messi shined. Here's the best of Match Day 17 at the World Cup.

The most obvious, mathematically-challenging feature of the World Cup's new 48 team format has been its defining feature throughout the group stage and will be in full focus on Saturday – and perhaps for all the wrong reasons.

Ahead of Thursday's World Cup clash between Spain and Austria, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head records and previous meetings between the two clubs.

Algeria and Austria both scored in stoppage time during their six-goal thriller, which meant both sides progressed to the World Cup knockouts, leading to allegations of fixing