Owen Gibson: England’s early World Cup exit will prompt the usual inquests into a lack of youth development but that will be drowned out once the Premier League starts again
England’s crunch game against Uruguay on Thursday will be refereed by Carlos Velasco Carballo, who sent off Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger at Old Trafford
Thomas Simon and Philippe Auclair: France appear to have discovered their tactical identity in a 4-3-3 formation that makes the most of their powerful midfield trio and an attacking triumvirate based around Karim Benzema
The Holland captain describes himself as 'mentally fresh' after six weeks out while Louis van Gaal, the Dutch manager, has been considering a formation change