The World Cup ends across Sunday and Monday mornings: the final is Spain v Argentina

No matches overnight

No fixtures were scheduled in Japan time on Friday, so nothing moved on the pitch. The semi-finals are already done: Spain beat France 2-0 and Argentina beat England 2-1, setting a Spain v Argentina final. The two beaten sides, France and England, drop into the third-place match.

The tournament ends on Sunday and Monday mornings

There is no match today either. The next action is on Sunday. At 6 a.m. JST on the 19th, France and England meet for third place in Miami — a game neither camp wanted, with England's Thomas Tuchel saying "nobody wants to play this match." The final follows at 4 a.m. JST on Monday the 20th at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where Spain face Argentina. Spain have gone a long unbeaten run in competitive matches; Argentina have advanced with Messi at the center.

Messi leads the scoring race

Messi and Mbappe are level on eight goals, but Messi is top on the assist tiebreak (four to Mbappe's three). Mbappe plays only in Sunday's third-place game and Messi only in Monday's final, so the two never share a pitch. Kane and Bellingham follow on six. If Mbappe scores he goes ahead; if he does not, Messi keeps the lead going into the final.

For readers in Japan

Japan have no matches left after losing 1-2 to Brazil in the round of 32. Transfer talk around Zion Suzuki, Ayase Ueda and Keito Nakamura has continued in recent days, but there is nothing newly confirmed this morning.