This afternoon we saw an amazing football game in the final 16 round of the World Cup when France beat Argentina.

France took a 1-0 lead after a foul on super talented teenager Kylian Mbappe (19 years old) and Anton Griezmann scored. The Angel De Maria made 1-1 and Argentina also acored 2-1 in the beginning of the second half.

But France was the best team and turmed it aroudn again by scoring another 3 goals to 4-2.

At the end Argentina scored a third goal but it was too late. The best team won after Mbappe scoring two times.

In the evening Uruguay beat Portugal after two goals from Edison Cavani.

So two teams thorough to the remaining eight in the quarter finals today, France and Uruguay.

And two superstars are out….

After London and UK I have been in Brussels during the World Customs Organizarions annual General Assembly, The Council Session.

A lot of colleagues amd friends in town and 172 countries meeting to discuss the future of trade.

Now I am off for China.

Sweden propelled themselves into the World Cup knockout stage with a handsome victory over Mexico that qualified them as Group F winners and condemned Germany to early elimination.

We played in the same way as when beating Netherlands and Italy out in the qualificstions, difficult to break down, dangerous on the counter and combative at every opportunity.

Defending champions Germany have been knocked out of the World Cup after a 2-0 defeat to South Korea in Kazan. Sweden and Mexico have qualified from Group F.

Sweden celebrated topping Group F while Mexico qualified as second.

Sweden now faces Switzerland in the next round.