IAN HERBERT: You could measure the performance of Spain's semi-final architect by the many ways the Spanish press chose to define it, in the aftermath.
IAN LADYMAN IN ATLANTA: Thomas Tuchel was hired to win a World Cup and stands just two steps from it. He is also one defeat away from being asked some really serious questions.
IAN HERBERT IN DALLAS: France want to wrap up the appointment of Zinedine Zidane to replace Didier Deschamps, as the nation comes to terms with the semi-final defeat by Spain.
IAN LADYMAN IN MIAMI: You don't have to be a body language expert to work out what Jude Bellingham made of ITV interviewer Gabriel Clarke's revelation.
IAN LADYMAN IN MIAMI: After a night of drama, England are in to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Here, Daily Mail Sport looks at the big stories of a long night in Florida.
IAN LADYMAN IN MIAMI: If the thrill of watching England win in Mexico will form an abiding memory of this World Cup, so will the leaving the following day.
IAN HERBERT AT THE GILLETTE STADIUM: L'Equipe fretted in its headlines about 'Une Autre Histoire' - another history - but technical brilliance told and Kylian Mbappe again led the way.
IAN LADYMAN IN MIAMI: Of all the many questions asked of Thomas Tuchel during this World Cup, one has become rather repetitive. 'Thomas, how is Declan Rice ?'