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Welcome to the latest daily World Cup LIVE blog brought to you by Express Sport! We’ll be on hand throughout the day and night to provide the latest news from the tournament in North America.

Wednesday looks set to be another busy day at the tournament, with several important matches taking place, starting with Portugal vs DR Dongo in Houston.

England will then face Croatia in their World Cup opener at 9pm UK time in Dallas, where Thomas Tuchel and Co. will be looking to start their Group L campaign with all three points.

There will also continue to be more reaction from Tuesday’s matches, which included Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick as Argentina claimed a 3-0 win over Algeria.

You can follow all the latest updates from the World Cup right here with Express Sport’s live blog…