It's true Charlie that the direction of travel in recent tournaments has been on the negative side.

My hunch is that is because people care so deeply and are frustrated that the talent in the team has not borne the fruit - a trophy - that fans believe is within England's grasp.

We all have an opinion on the players the manager should pick, and the way England should play.

And when things go wrong, such as the injuries to the right-backs in this tournament, that frustration only intensifies.

But as Rolando said earlier, England are through and there are positives to seize upon.

Let's have a see if we can do that together - all help via the 'Get Involved' button is gratefully received...

And if you enjoy looking into the future, here is how the whole knockout draw pans out...

World Cup

These are the matches we can look forward to in the first knockout round, in chronological order:

Sunday, 28 June

• South Africa v Canada (Los Angeles, 20:00)

Monday, 29 June

• Brazil v Japan (Houston, 18:00)
• Germany v Paraguay (Boston, 21:30)

Tuesday, 30 June

• Netherlands v Morocco (Monterrey, 02:00)
• Ivory Coast v Norway (Dallas, 18:00)
• France v Sweden (New Jersey, 22:00)

Wednesday, 01 July

• Mexico v Ecuador (Mexico City, 02:00)
• England v DR Congo (Atlanta, 17:00)
• Belgium v Senegal (Seattle, 21:00)

Thursday, 02 July

• USA v Bosnia-Herzegovina (San Francisco, 01:00)
• Spain v Austria (Los Angeles, 20:00)

Friday, 03 July

• Portugal v Croatia (Toronto, 00:00)
• Switzerland v Algeria (Vancouver, 04:00)
• Australia v Egypt (Dallas, 19:00)
• Argentina v Cape Verde (Miami, 23:00)

Saturday, 04 July

• Colombia v Ghana (Kansas City, 02:30)

Future rounds

• Round of 16 - 4-7 July
• Quarter-finals - 9-12 July
• Semi-finals - 14 & 15 July
• Third-Place Match - 18 July
• Final - 19 July

World Cup

So the first 48-team group stage in World Cup history is over.

The result of that is these 16 teams are going home:

• Unlucky third-place finishers: Iran, South Korea, Scotland, Uruguay
• Bottom clubs: Czech Republic, Qatar, Haiti, Turkey, Curacao, Tunisia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Panama

Of the remaining 32, 13 are from Europe, nine are from Africa, five are from South America, three from North and Central America and one from Asia, while Australia complete those to reach the first knockout stage.

Here is a full list of qualifiers for the last 32:

• Group A: Mexico, South Africa
• Group B: Switzerland, Canada
• Group C: Brazil, Morocco
• Group D: United States, Australia
• Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast
• Group F: Netherlands, Japan
• Group G: Belgium, Egypt
• Group H: Spain, Cape Verde
• Group I: France, Norway
• Group J: Argentina, Austria
• Group K: Colombia, Portugal
• Group L: England, Croatia
• Third place: DR Congo, Sweden, Ghana, Ecuador, Bosnia-Herzegovinia, Algeria, Paraguay and Senegal

If you are just joining us, here are the main topics we have been covering in this morning's World Cup round-up:

• England beat Panama to top Group L and set up a last-32 tie with DR Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday (17:00 BST)
• But Thomas Tuchel is given another injury headache as stand-in right-back Jarell Quansah limps off with an ankle problem
• Croatia beat already-qualified Ghana to finish second in England's group - a win that also confirms Scotland's elimination
• Scotland manager Steve Clarke promptly resigns after their exit is confirmed - just a month after signing a new four-year contract
• Elsewhere, Lionel Messi extends his record for goals in World Cups to 19 after scoring in Argentina's 3-1 win over Jordan
• Austria clinch second place behind Argentina in Group J with a last-gasp equaliser in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria, who qualify as one of the eight best third-placed teams
• Colombia top Group K with a goalless draw against runners-up Portugal, while DR Congo beat Uzbekistan to seal third place and set up their knockout clash with England

You know what Rolando, I was thinking the same.

I mean, the juxtaposition of this page is a contrast you can't ignore:

• Scotland out, manager resigns
• England through as group winners

Maybe we are all suffering from a combination of sleep deprivation and heat exhaustion?

Yes, ok, the England side do have a few issues, which we won't ignore, but we will do our best to accentuate the positives too, and there are many.

Aside from the football, it's cooling down a bit back here in the UK, and England's next match is at the very reasonable hour of 17:00 BST on Wednesday.

Maybe this is a good time to refresh and reset.

A recap of the main headlines is coming up, then we will look at those positives in more detail...

Croatia's win against Ghana means they finished runners-up in Group L, with England top of the pile.

Ghana were already through before that final group-stage match on Saturday, but have progressed as a third-placed side.

The outcome of all that?

England will play DR Congo, Croatia will face Portugal, and Ghana will take on Colombia in the last 32.

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Argentina have won three from three to begin their World Cup defence, while Algeria and Austria have both progressed to the knockout stages as well.

In the last 32, Argentina have set up a clash with Cape Verde, Algeria face Switzerland and Austria will play Spain.

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So Colombia topped the group, with Portugal going through as runners-up.

As mentioned, DR Congo will face England in the last 32 after confirming their passage into the knockouts with a comeback win against Uzbekistan.

Colombia will play Ghana and Portugal face Croatia.

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Adam Millington
BBC Sport journalist

DR Congo set up a World Cup last-32 meeting with England by reaching the knockouts for the first time as they came from behind to beat Uzbekistan in their final group-stage game.

Eldor Shomurodov capitalised on a defensive mix-up to give Uzbekistan the advantage when he dinked an effort over the goalkeeper, after Axel Tuanzebe and Aaron Wan-Bissaka miscommunicated and took too long to challenge for a loose ball.

Uzbekistan were on top throughout much of the first half and produced attacking flair as they pressed to extend their lead.

But it was the African side who came closest to scoring, and had a goal arguably harshly disallowed for a foul in their own half in the build-up before Nathanael Mbuku fizzed an effort inside the near post.

With progression to the knockouts on the line, DR Congo came out after the break with added energy as they looked for a way to snatch the three points.

They were handed a lifeline when Newcastle's Yoane Wissa was clumsily tripped inside the box by Manchester City's Abdukodir Khusanov, with Wissa then stroking past the goalkeeper from the penalty spot.

Fiston Mayele then put DR Congo ahead by prodding past Abduvohid Nematov from close range after he tracked the path of a deflected Meschack Elia shot.

Wissa then wrapped up victory in style as he arrowed an effort inside the far post from the edge of the box in stoppage time.

Victory means DR Congo finish third in Group K and will play England in Atlanta on Wednesday (17:00 BST).

Emma Smith
BBC Sport

Colombia had a late goal controversially ruled out for offside but they still topped Group K at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Miami.

The South Americans appeared to have won a thrilling game in the 90th minute when Davinson Sanchez headed home, but he was denied by the verdict of the assistant referee - having been offside by a fraction.

Replays, broadcast in the stadium to hearty boos, showed the tip of the former Tottenham centre-back's right boot was offside when the cross was delivered for him to head past Diogo Costa.

While it was offside by the letter of the law and did not affect the group standings, it denied Colombia a win they would have deserved on the balance of play and left a sour taste in the BBC studio.

"It's onside, I don't care what they're telling me and what information they're giving me, that is onside," former England striker and BBC pundit Wayne Rooney said.

"That cannot be offside. Imagine that goal was to decide if Colombia were in or out of the next round."

Colombia manager Nestor Lorenzo meanwhile joked in his post-match media conference that he would ask Sanchez to visit a podologist before their next game.

In their final group-stage game against Egypt, Iran thought they had scored to progress to the knockout stages automatically, only for it to be chalked off for offside.

They then faced a nervy wait to learn their fate on Sunday, and looked set to be going through when Riyad Mahrez scored in the 93rd minute, before a last-gasp equaliser for Austria changed things again. Iran are out of the 2026 World Cup.

Alex Hoad
BBC Sport

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Algeria and Austria produced an incredible finish as both secured the point they needed to reach the World Cup knockout stages - and eliminate Iran.

Austria - who led twice - were heading out when Riyad Mahrez scored his second of the game to put Algeria 3-2 ahead in the 93rd minute.

At that stage, Iran were going through as one of the eight best third-placed teams.

But then Sasa Kalajdzic headed a 96th-minute equaliser to secure a point in the Group J meeting that sparked dramatic scenes of celebration among the Austria contingent in Kansas City.

In snatching that late draw, Austria became the first team to avoid defeat in a World Cup match having fallen behind after the 90-minute mark.

Iran - who had seen a late winning goal disallowed for offside following a video assistant referee check in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Egypt in Group G - are out despite being unbeaten, having drawn all three of their matches.

But even though Austria and Algeria went into this match knowing a draw would take them both through, there was no sense of a repeat of the 'Disgrace of Gijon'.

In that infamous match at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, West Germany beat Austria 1-0 in a group match where both teams went through the motions. They had known that scoreline would put them both through at the expense of Algeria.

But this match was played in the right spirit throughout, with the intensity only dropping off in the final few minutes before two goals in added-time.

Sam Drury
BBC Sport

Lionel Messi came off the bench to score and break yet another record as Argentina maintained their perfect start to the World Cup with a comfortable victory over Jordan in Dallas.

Having been left on the bench, with Argentina having already won Group J, Messi was brought on in the 60th minute to the loudest cheer of the night.

That was until he curled a low free-kick around the wall to extend Argentina's lead with 10 minutes to go.

The goal was Messi's sixth of the tournament already - putting him two clear of his nearest challengers in the race for the golden boot - and a record-extending 19th World Cup goal.

It also meant the former Barcelona forward became the first man to score in seven consecutive World Cup games.

Earlier, former Tottenham midfielder Giovani lo Celso had opened the scoring for a much-changed Argentina team as he whipped a superb free-kick into the top corner.

Striker Lautaro Martinez doubled the lead with an emphatic penalty thumped into the bottom corner, after the referee had been sent to the monitor to see Marcos Senesi had been inadvertently kicked in the head as he dived to head the ball at goal.

While Argentina were in control, Jordan continued to fight and halved the deficit with a brilliantly worked goal 10 minutes into the second half.

Having started the move, substitute Mousa Al Tamari was there to convert Ehsan Haddad's excellent ball across the face of goal.

The stadium erupted a couple of minutes later when Messi was introduced for the last half hour.

There was a buzz of excitement every time he got on the ball in the final third and he gave the fans at Dallas Stadium the moment they so craved with another record-breaking goal.