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20:01 : Who will join the Netherlands in the round of 16? Lionel Messi’s Argentina take on Australia, a fixture to watch here.
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8:00 pm : It’s 20:00, here’s the point of the news:
• Emmanuel Macron assures France will deliver “additional weapons” in Kiev. The French president recalled on TF1 that Europe and the United States shared a common will: “keep helping Ukraine to resist”.
• Who among Eric Ciotti, Aurélien Pradié or Bruno Retailleau will lead the Les Républicains party? Voting for members opened at 18:00 for 24 hours.
• The Netherlands are the first to qualify for the quarter-finals after beating the United States (3-1). At 20:00, Argentina faces Australia in the other round of 16 of the day.
• An earthquake measuring 5.7 struck the island of Java. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.5 km, 18 km southeast of the city of Banjar in the western part of the island.
• The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, asked the “collective responsibility” to avoid year-end strikes. At the same time, the strike movement continues, with very disrupted rail traffic this weekend: only 4 out of 10 trains will be running.
19h55 : Gabriel Jesus will not return, nor will his teammate Alex Telles. Injured on Friday against Cameroon, the two Brazilians will miss the rest of the World Cup.
19h39 : Qualified for the quarter-finals after today’s victory against the United States (3-1), the Netherlands are gradually establishing themselves as a consistent selection, whose ambition is to go for their first world title . Analysis by our journalist Denis Menetrier.
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18:01 : It’s 18:00, here’s the point of the news:
• Emmanuel Macron assures France will deliver “additional weapons” in Kiev. The French president recalled on TF1 that Europe and the United States shared a common will: “keep helping Ukraine to resist”.
• The Netherlands are the first to qualify for the quarter-finals after beating the United States (3-1).
• An earthquake measuring 5.7 struck the island of Java. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.5 km, 18 km southeast of the city of Banjar in the western part of the island.
• The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, asked the “collective responsibility” to avoid year-end strikes. At the same time, the strike movement continues, with very disrupted rail traffic this weekend: only 4 out of 10 trains will be running.
5.55pm : The Netherlands qualified for the quarterfinals, beating the United States (3-1).
17h49 : Holland immediately dampens American hopes, with a third goal. Forgotten at the far post, Dumfries need not be asked to fool Turner. The Dutch lead 3-1 in the 82nd minute.
5.50pm : The United States are back in the game, thanks to an improbable goal from Wright. The player completely misses the recovery from Pulisic’s cross, but the effect printed on the ball deceives the entire Dutch defence. The Netherlands lead 2-1 with 15 minutes to go.
4:59 pm : Still abused by the United States, the Netherlands takes advantage of a simple touch to take off. Left alone on the board, Blind cuts perfectly a cross from the right. The interval is whistled calmly. Holland leads 2-0.
4:36 pm : Around 2.45 million spectators watched the first 48 matches of the FIFA World Cup, an attendance rate of 96%, according to Fifa. Qatar does better than Russia 2018, where the group stage attracted 2.17 million fans. In this article, however, our journalists Pierre Godon and Raphaël Godet have explained to you the rather particular accounting of Fifa.
4:21pm : USA had started well, with two clear plays, but former Lyonnais Memphis Depay punished Team USA on a surgical fast break. Netherlands 1-0 USA (10th).
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4:07pm : The Netherlands and the United States face off for the first match of these round of 16. The match has just started, you can follow it here.
14h04 : It’s already 14:00, let’s take a look at the news:
• Emmanuel Macron assures France will deliver “additional weapons” in Kiev. The French president recalled on TF1 that Europe and the United States shared a common will: “keep helping Ukraine to resist”.
• The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, asked the “collective responsibility” to avoid year-end strikes. At the same time, the strike movement continues, with very disrupted rail traffic this weekend: only 4 out of 10 trains will be running.
• An earthquake measuring 5.7 struck the island of Java. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.5 km (18 km southeast) of the city of Banjar in the western part of the island.
• Today marks the start of the round of 16 in Qatar, with USA-Netherlands at 16:00 and Australia-Argentina at 20:00. The Azzurri, for their part, are preparing for the match against Poland, scheduled for tomorrow.
13h02 : It’s time for our best. Here are the contents not to be missed:
• Claims to be the “breakup candidate”. Bruno Retailleau remains in the running to become the new boss of LR against Eric Ciotti, whose first shift starts at 6pm. Our journalist Antoine Comte paints his portrait for you.
• This week, three Chinese astronauts (taikonauts) joined a team already on the Chinese space station. With this orbital station and its recent exploits, China is showing its ambitions in space. Is his program up to par? Louis San answers you in this article.
• Several tools today allow you to change the course of a game. But no one has put an end to the arbitration controversy. Indeed, they have even triggered new ones. The proof in this article.
12h34 : It’s noon, it’s time to make a new point on the titles:
• Rail traffic looks set to be very disrupted this weekend. SNCF has announced a strike by the controllers of TGV and Intercités until Sunday: only 4 out of 10 trains will circulate. A gradual recovery is expected on Monday.
• An earthquake measuring 5.7 struck the island of Java. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.5 km (18 km southeast) of the city of Banjar in the western part of the island.
• Russian economy “will be destroyed” from its oil price ceiling and from it “he will pay and be responsible for all his crimes”Ukrainian Presidency Cabinet Chief Andriï Yermak said on Telegram. Follow the latest news from the war in Ukraine in our live.
• Today marks the start of the round of 16 in Qatar, with USA-Netherlands at 16:00 and Australia-Argentina at 20:00. The Azzurri, for their part, are preparing for the match against Poland, scheduled for tomorrow.
11:53am : The French team are about to enter”a new contestWith the round of 16. On the eve of the Blues’ match against Poland, coach Didier Deschamps said he was focused on this game, refusing to talk about France’s elimination by Switzerland at the European Championships last year. press conference essentials here.
11h07 : FIFA is promising a World Cup nearly free of judgment errors this year thanks to technology. Several tools allow you to change the course of a game. But no one has put an end to the arbitration controversy. Indeed, they have even triggered new ones. The proof in this article. 
(GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
10:20 : It’s 9 o’clock, let’s start with a little update on the news:
• The draft budget of the Social Security is definitively validated by the Parliament, after the rejection of the motion of censure by the Nupes, yesterday evening in the Assembly.
• Rail traffic looks set to be very disrupted this weekend. SNCF has announced a strike by the controllers of TGV and Intercités until Sunday: only 4 out of 10 trains will circulate. A gradual recovery is expected on Monday.
• The Telethon started last night at 18:40, with 30 hours of live coverage. You can track it with us here. To make a donation, call 3637 or go here.
• Today marks the start of the round of 16 in Qatar. The day will be punctuated in particular by the United States-Netherlands match, at 4 pm, and by the match between Australia and Argentina, at 8 pm.
