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The club look to rebuild after ending last season without a major silverware for the first time in six years.

"Great teams were eliminated from this tournament. We are in the World Cup and here there are no pushovers," said Messi

Rojo will not be able to play quarter-final after he was shown a second yellow card in the round of 16 match against Switzerland.

Angel di Maria scored in the 118th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Switzerland in extra time and a spot in the quarter-finals.

Kaka will sign for new Major League Soccer team Orlando City after terminating his contract with AC Milan by mutual consent.

Ivory Coast midfielder Toure believes nobody cared about the Elephants being knocked out of the World Cup due to refereeing mistakes because they are African.

The 21-year-old Sturaro will be loaned back to Genoa for next season before joining Juventus in 2015.

Schwarzer moved to Chelsea last year on a free transfer from Fulham and proved a reliable backup to Petr Cech.

United States coach Klinsmann has criticised FIFA for appointing an Algerian referee to officiate his side's clash against Belgium.

Messi's fantastic form in the World Cup proves that he is as important as legend Maradona for Argentina, national coach Sabella said.

Andre Schuerrle and Mesut Ozil scored in extra time to help Germany beat Algeria and book the quarterfinal match with France.

Catch all the updates from match six of round of 16 played between Germany and Algeria at Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre.

For Michael Umana it was a case of dreams come true as he stepped up to take the decisive spot kick for his country in a shootout with Greece.

Ten-man Costa Rica beat Greece in a penalty shootout 5-3 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals and will now take on Netherlands.

Footballers are stars themselves but their WAGs (wives and girlfriends) are not too far behind when it comes to the celebrity quotient.

"Germany can play much better than they did in the group phase of the World Cup with the team needing to improve its finishing," coach Joachim Loew said.