World Cup LIVE: Argentina look to reach knockouts vs Austria before France take on Iraq

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Messi in training
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As the second round of group games reaches its penultimate day, two poster boys of the tournament take to the pitch: Lionel Messi's Argentina face Austria, and Kylian Mbappé's France take on Iraq, with both nations looking to secure qualification to the knockout stage before the final round of fixtures.

Today's matches:

Argentina vs Austria - 19:00 CET

France vs Iraq - 23:00 CET

Norway vs Senegal - 02:00 CET

Jordan vs Algeria - 05:00 CET

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13:00 CET - Good afternoon and welcome back to the World Cup! There is an exciting game to start today, as holders Argentina take on Austria from 19:00 CET, offering another opportunity to watch the great Lionel Messi in his final World Cup.

Fresh from a hat-trick in his first match, Messi will fancy his chances of doing the same again today against an Austria side who were far from convincing in their opening game win against Jordan

As always, check out yesterday's World Cup highlights here and relive all the drama from a thrilling day 11 here.