The contrast in difficulty is summed up by the fact that the bottom half has nations with a total of 20 major titles (11 World Cups and nine Euros), while there is a total of none in the top half.

Poland are through to the quarter-finals of a European Championship for the first time in their history after defeating Switzerland 5-4 on penalties in Saint Etienne following a 1-1 draw.

CHRIS HATHERALL IN SAINT-ETIENNE: Poland are through to the quarter-finals of a European Championship for the first time in their history after winning on penalties against Switzerland.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 despite failing to win a game in normal time in the tournament so far.

IAN LADYMAN AT STADE VELODROME: Cristiano Ronaldo has been here before and made the wrong call. Portugal exited Euro 2012 on penalties to Spain without their great talisman taking a kick.

Bucharest police have questioned 17 football fans after clashes at the World Cup qualifier between Romania and Poland on Friday.

Spain are paired in the same group as Portugal for the World Cup next summer, while Russia host Saudi Arabia in the tournament's opening game as England are handed favourable draw.

Bayern Munich striker appeared hard at work on Monday as Adam Nawalka's squad trained ahead the tournament. Poland have two friendlies still to play against Chile and Lithuania.

There are 12 arenas hosting World Cup games with Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium kicking things off as well as bringing the show to and end with the final on July 15. Here's our guide to them all.

After the incredible drama of Wednesday's World Cup matches, Groups G and H could well provide a similar level of excitement. Here, Sportsmail runs through all the permutations...

Surprise Group H leaders Japan know that a draw will be enough to take them through to the knockout stages of the tournament in Russia. Poland have already been knocked out.

Jorginho made up for an uncharacteristic error leading to Poland taking a deserved first-half lead by scoring a 78th-minute penalty to ensure Roberto Mancini avoided defeat in his first competitive game.

SWEDEN 1-1 NORWAY: Emil Forsberg scored the equaliser as Sweden managed to secure a point at home to Norway in a Euro 2020 qualifier. Norway had taken the lead through Stefan Johansen.

Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week they give Sportsmail a lowdown on 18-year-old Arsenal centre forward Folarin Balogun.

Jen Atkin, 26, from Ulceby, Lincolnshire, won the longest-running pageant in the UK at a glittering national final in Leicester, after ditching takeaways and hitting the gym regularly to lose 8st.

MICHAEL MOSLEY: What you eat is important, but how and when you sit down for the final meal of the day can have a big impact on how easily you lose weight and on your general health, too.

The singer, 35, explained that the body builder was his personal trainer 'in more ways than one', and has helped support him, as he discussed her during his appearance on Heart Breakfast on Tuesday.

She's the former Biggest Loser trainer who has a host of nonfiction and children's books published under her name.  

Social media stars James and Paul Anderson, aka Twochubbycubs, have proved that weight loss doesn't have to be about deprivation. Here's how they did it…

Experts have revealed their seven-day meal plan that will help to boost your immunity and ward off sickness - as coronavirus continues to sweep across the globe.

Rebel Wilson's personal trainer, Jono Castano Acero, has revealed his top tips to help people lose weight.

Sydney-based personal trainer Rachael Attard said having a big appetite is usually down to two things. The 31-year-old shared her very simple tricks for reducing your appetite quickly.

Mother-of-one Bryony Bateman, from Fishponds, Bristol, went from a size 10 to a size 18 due to the tumour on her thyroid but she claims the NHS said she was not 'fat enough' for weight-loss surgery.

Sydney businesswoman Rhian Allen, the founder of The Healthy Mummy weight loss empire, makes the dessert with ricotta, cocoa, maple syrup and peanut butter, and some dark chocolate on top.

An Australian mother-of-two has shared a simple recipe for healthy 'Tim Tams' - and at just 99 calories per serve, you can enjoy them during lockdown without any guilt.

She sent fans wild by unveiling her 10kg weight loss earlier this week. 

Swedish researchers even think the novel weight-loss method could be more effective than some forms of physical exercise.

Dr Ross Perry, aesthetic expert and Medical Director of CosmedicsUK, has told FEMAIL he thinks she may have had various tweakments to achieve her jaw-dropping new look.

An Australian personal trainer has shared how it's possible to get the body of your dreams in just six weeks - with her at-home workout plan you need to follow each day for results.

The comedian, 58, explained that his appearance on the self-titled show in 2003 'meant the world' to her. She added that most big stars wait for a show to be a hit but Prince didn't.

Friends and relatives of the late singer Prince gathered on Saturday for a special memorial service at his estate.

Tyka Nelson revealed to that she was starting to come to terms with her brother's death, saying: 'In the beginning it was 90 per cent he's not gone and 10 per cent maybe, and now it's finally flipping.'

Prince's record label has filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z over his use of the late singers music on the streaming service Tidal. Jay-Z's company has been streaming all of Prince's music since June.

The late king of pop's sister, 55-year-old Tyka Nelson, has organized a trip to Los Angeles for Sunday's ceremony at the Microsoft Theater. He was 57 when he died in April.

Pop icon's Prince's decades-long struggle with drugs has been revealed by his ex-wife Mayte Garcia, now 43, in her explosive new memoir, titled The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince.

A new book about Prince's life written by his ex-wife Mayte Garcia details how the pair's relationship fell apart in 1996 after the loss of their first child just days after his birth and a subsequent miscarriage.

Mayte Garcia was interviewed by This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield live from New York on Wednesday, discussing her tell-all book, My Life With Prince.

Fallon was discussing some of his wildest moments as a talk show host with his house band The Roots at a Paley Center panel for The Tonight Show on Wednesday.

But it was a decidedly family friendly halftime show as Justin Timberlake returned to the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Christina Stein, from California, planted a tree in her garden in front a mural to the dead star. It eventually started flowering until the buds resembled the singer's famous hair.

Birmingham have announced they are not actively seeking a replacement for Garry Monk after appointing Pep Clotet as the club's caretaker head coach.

Southampton are weighing up a move for Spezia forward David Okereke as they grow increasingly frustrated with their attempts to land Che Adams.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAURIE WHITWELL: Birmingham City are set to undergo further change with Kristjaan Speakman expected to step up from his role as academy manager.

TOM FARMERY AT GRIFFIN PARK: Brentford manager Thomas Frank will wonder how his side didn't score at least three times in their opening day defeat to Birmingham.

Jude Bellingham became Birmingham's youngest ever player when he was handed his debut against Portsmouth on Tuesday night. The teenager beat the record set by Trevor Francis in 1970.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT ST ANDREW'S: Marcelo Bielsa was asked afterwards how his heart had coped with such an extraordinarily thrilling encounter.

Sunjic would soon trudge back down the tunnel after tussling with Blackburn frontman Sam Gallagher inside the box, leaving referee Oliver Langford no choice but to hand him his marching orders.

The Sky Bet Championship club were deducted nine points last season and had a business plan imposed on them by the EFL.

Birmingham City manager Pep Clotet has urged Jude Bellingham to remain focused despite transfer interest from Manchester United. He was driven into Carrington by his parents on Monday.

Residents living near the 'forbidden city' in Pyongyang have been faced with the measure to stop them snooping on Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un as he works (file photo).