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The biggest ever group stage at a World Cup is over – and the tournament bracket has been settled all the way to the final. After 72 games, we now know which of the 48 teams participating have made it to the round of 32. But how well do you know the numbers that helped – or hindered – teams in getting there? Test yourself in our quiz below!After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to your device.

A search is continuing for a boy who was last seen getting into difficulty in a river in a country park.Greater Manchester Police said officers were called to the River Irwell in Clifton Country Park in Salford just before 17:00 BST on Saturday.At the scene, there was an abandoned towel, swimming trunks and a beach mat at a patch of sand where people had been swimming.Meanwhile, the body of a woman, in her 60s, was pulled from water near Mill Street in Tottington, Bury, just after 20:00 on Sunday and a 15-year-old boy died in Cowbury Reservoir in Stalybridge, Tameside…

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Actor Callum Turner, who has long been touted as the likeliest candidate to take over in the role of James Bond, faces stiff competition for the part, according to new data.The performer’s chances of bagging the role have now been dealt somewhat of a blow after it emerged this week that 23-year-old actor Louis Patridge has surged in popularity to become one of the frontrunners. Mr Patridge, best known for his role in Netflix’s House of Guinness, is currently priced narrowly behind Mr Turner in bookmakers’ markets, despite previously being priced as high as 50/1.With Mr Turner leading the pack…

British American Tobacco (BAT) is to cut nearly a fifth of its global workforce as part of a major cost-cutting drive.The company, which makes Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes, is cutting 5,500 roles and outsourcing 3,500 more.BAT did not say where the jobs being cut were located, but added that the US was not affected.The cost-cutting programme is expected to save about £600m a year by 2028, it added.The tobacco giant, which currently employs 47,000 people globally, had previously announced a savings drive that would involve making it “more digital and AI-focused”.Traditional cigarette sales are shrinking as smokers increasingly switch…

Former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is close to a move to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire.The 37-year-old Poland international left the La Liga club at the end of the season when his contract expired and is expected to sign a two-year deal in Chicago.Last December, Fire said they had talks with Lewandowski over a potential move.He has been on their ‘discovery list’, meaning no other MLS club can sign him without paying a fee to them and there has been constant dialogue between both parties.As well as Fire, there had been interest from AC Milan and the Saudi Pro…

Criticism has emerged after King Charles was made to watch what opposition politicians described as an “anti-British” theatrical performance during the Scottish Parliament’s opening ceremony on Sunday.The monarch, accompanied by Queen Camilla, had just delivered an address to MSPs marking the beginning of Holyrood’s seventh session following May’s election when young performers took to the stage with a piece that appeared to characterise the British Empire as racist.Opposition MSPs have condemned the performance, titled “As Others See Us,” as “historically illiterate” and “divisive,” with demands now being made for parliamentary officials to explain who sanctioned the controversial script.The piece featured…

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