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Think about this. look, everyone is looking forward to saturday. it's such an exciting matchup. a lot of focus, of course, on the politics of the matchup between the u.s. and iran. but looking ahead to saturday, i mean, netherlands is no droop right? they are the favorite here. >> they are definitely, they are the powerhouse. ranked eighth in the world, this is an excellent team. when we think of soccer, men's soccer, you think of the european dominance or brazil. the netherlands is right there. for sure, and this will not be easy. not the other ones have been easy. but it's just it gets harde...

They have rattled the government and they are seeing an easing of covid restrictions around the country. even as authorities further tighten censorship, chinese citizens they will undoubtedly find a way to voice their opinion. >> anna coren, it's certainly remarkable seeing them rise up. the great lionel messi rising. argentina was still able to punch the ticket to the knockout phase with a 2-0 victory. amanda davis live from doha. tell us about messi's dubious record. >> reporter: he was angry at that missed penalty. moving forward isn't too bad a consolation. argentinian fans staying long ...

Recreate his new finlay when celebration as england go through to the knockout phase as group winners. another late night on a school night for school across wales. we are at the primary skill or morning. i we feeling confident?— also on the programme... controversial plans which would have forced social media companies to remove legal but harmful material have been dropped by the government. the world's largest active volcano — mauna loa in hawaii — erupts for the first time in almost a0 years. and good morning. we have dense fog this morning, could cause some delays and disruption, but...

Of course is tuesday against iran. >> yeah, and that will be the last game in the group. so how critical is it that the u.s. win that game to advance? >> it's everything. if the u.s. wins, they move on. if the u.s. doesn't win, they don't move on. so it's about as simple as it can get. the united states needs a victory, not a tie, and certainly not a loss. and that's doable. iran is obviously, playing well. but the united states also is playing well. and after one bad half against wales, the united states had a 1-0 lead and then wales tied it in the first match, the u.s. is really looking good...

Amount of time we have. are you more excited about team usa's prospects in this world cup or are you more shocked by what happened to team argentina and lionel messi earlier this morning? >> oh, my goodness. you know, i love messi. he is a champion in so many ways. and he is that player like in american football, that quarterback that you just want to win that super bowl just once, right? i mean, they have won everything but that. i am shocked about that. actually that is more shocking to me argentina losing to saudi arabia than usa tying yesterday because the usa had that game. and it is real...