Max and co run the rule over Ronaldo, Spain’s narrow win over Iran and whether Gareth Southgate’s shoulder injury will derail England’s hopes

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning and Sam Diss in the studio to discuss day seven in Russia where Diego Costa’s goal saw Spain edge past Iran, who had a goal disallowed via VAR for offside.

Earlier in the day, Cristiano Ronaldo became the top European international goal scorer of all time. That 1-0 Portugal win means Morocco are eliminated from Group B. In Group A, Uruguay sealed their place in the last 16 after Luis Suárez scored the only goal to condemn Saudi Arabia to a long flight home. Uruguay will play Russia to see who tops the group - and Wednesday’s result also confirmed Egypt and Mo Salah’s fate.

In part three we speak to Barney Ronay in Russia for the latest on Gareth Southgate’s bizarre injury, and also preview Thursday’s games, starting with Denmark v Australia at 1pm BST before France take on Peru in Group C at 4pm. Argentina take on Croatia in a crunch Group D game in Nizhny Novgorod to finish off the day’s action.

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