World Cup round of 16 complete: That was the World Cup night: Messi is shaking, Klopp is ready

In front of 64,478 spectators in his adopted home of Miami, Messi scored his seventh goal at this tournament and his 20th overall at a World Cup in the 29th minute. After the break, Deroy Duarte (59′) punished Argentina’s passivity for the first time.

The small island state came back again in extra time after Lisandro Martínez made it 2-1 (93′). Former Rot-Weiß-Erfurt and Viktoria-Köln player Sidny Lopes Cabral scored a dream goal in the 103rd minute. Argentina’s goal to make it 3-2 was classified by FIFA as an own goal by Diney Borges in the 111th minute – after a corner kick from Messi.

Salah against Messi in the round of 16

One of the “best days” of his life got even better for Mohamed Salah, who was hailed as the Egyptian “King,” after arriving at the team hotel in Dallas. The Pharaohs’ superstar and his team were enthusiastically welcomed by hundreds of fans – and together they celebrated an atmospheric World Cup street party after the historic round of 16 entry with a 4-2 penalty shootout win against Australia.

Sitting on someone else’s shoulders, Salah wobbled to Arabic rhythms and it wasn’t until about half an hour later that he was drawn to the hotel. Probably also to watch his round of 16 opponent on TV. And there the 34-year-old was able to see how Argentina, with exceptional talent Lionel Messi, struggled to a 3-2 win after extra time against outsiders Cape Verde.

Klopp on national coaching job: “I’m ready”

Jürgen Klopp has confirmed talks with the German Football Association for the national coaching position, but does not expect an agreement in the short term. “I’m more than recharged now, so I’m ready,” said Klopp on MagentaTV. When asked what was still missing for a signature, Klopp replied with one word: “Time”.

First he has to clarify contractual matters with his current employer Red Bull. But the 59-year-old also expects fundamental negotiations with the DFB. “There will have to be intensive discussions because of course the problems we are currently having are not linked to Julian Nagelsmann’s personality,” said Klopp. Nagelsmann resigned from his position on Friday – four days after the national soccer team was eliminated from the World Cup in the first knockout round against Paraguay.

Round of 16 between England and Mexico will not be postponed

Contrary to previous rumors, the round of 16 between co-hosts Mexico and England will kick off as originally planned. British media reported in the evening that the kick-off time would remain at 6 p.m. on Sunday (2 a.m. CEST/Magenta TV) in the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City. There had previously been debate about bringing the game forward by up to six hours due to concerns about severe thunderstorms.

The world association FIFA had not confirmed these discussions. The media reports about a relocation caught the Mexican and English associations unprepared.