More round of 16 spots were secured on day 10 of the FIFA World Cup.
Defending world champions Germany were close to a draw against Sweden, until a late free kick in stoppage-time cemented a dramatic victory.
Here's all the action from day 10 of the FIFA World Cup.
Germany 2 - 1 Sweden
A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Toni Kroos gave holders Germany a 2-1 win over Sweden on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.
Kroos curled in a superb strike from an indirect free kick to grab the three points for the four-times world champions who are now level with Sweden in Group F on three points and behind Mexico who have six.
Sweden took the lead in the 32nd minute when Ola Toivonen finished confidently after Germany's Toni Kroos gave the ball away in midfield.
Marco Reus equalised in the 48th minute, meeting a low cross from Timo Werner, and despite having Jerome Boateng sent off in the 82nd minute, Germany found their winner from Kroos.
Belgium 5 - 2 Tunisia
Two goals each for Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard helped Belgium to a 5-2 thrashing of Tunisia that showcased their attacking verve and star quality and put them firmly on course for the World Cup knockout phase.
Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to add a late fifth but it was by no means all plain sailing for Roberto Martinez's side and they will be aware that they will need to tighten up at the back considerably if they are to finally make a push to a major tournament summit after so many false dawns.
Naim Sliti of Tunisia (R) and Jan Vertonghen of Belgium Source: AAP
Despite topping Group G with six points and a goal difference of plus-six there is still the slimmest of chances Belgium might yet not qualify, though even a heavy defeat in their final game against England would be extremely unlikely to derail them.
An English victory over Panama on Sunday would send England and Belgium through while a draw would be enough to confirm Belgium's progress.
England have three points, with Panama and Tunisia on nought. Tunisia, also without a point after two matches having extended their 40-year World Cup winless run to 13 games, are also still in with a theoretical chance of making it on through three points - for a day at least.
Mexico 2 - 1 South Korea
Carlos Vela's penalty and a superbly-taken breakaway goal by Javier Hernandez gave Mexico a 2-1 World Cup Group F win over South Korea which put them on the brink of a place in the last 16.
Mexico, shock winners over Germany in their opening game, went ahead in the 26th minute when Vela sent goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo the wrong way from the spot after Andres Guardado's cross hit the outstretched arm of Jang Hyun-soo at close range.
Hernandez added the second in the 66th minute, cutting inside his marker before guiding the ball home to finish off a lightning counter-attack after Mexico won the ball deep in their own half. Son Heung-min pulled one back for South Korea in stoppage time with a spectacular left-foot strike from outside the area.
Mexico lead with six points from two games while South Korea have lost both matches and have only a remote mathematical chance of progressing. Germany (no points) face Sweden (three) later on Saturday.
What's to come
England v Panama 10pm AEST
Senegal v Japan 1am AEST Monday
Poland v Colombia 4am AEST Monday
Panama will field the same line-up that lost their opening World Cup game to Belgium when they face an England side that coach Hernan Dario Gomez expects to be an even tougher proposition on Sunday.
Gomez confirmed he was sticking with the team beaten 3-0 in Sochi on Monday in their opening match in Group G as Panama lost on their World Cup debut.
"We have a certain stability and I liked how hard my team worked (against Belgium). One of our assets is the experience that our starting eleven have got by playing together regularly," he told the pre-match news conference on Saturday.
Panama's head coach Hernan Gomez (R) attends a training session in Nizhny Novgorod Source: AAP
But Gomez predicted a tough afternoon at what forecasters say will be a sun-baked Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
"Tomorrow is going to be a very tough match. We've been watching video footage of England and they're a very tactical outfit, they recover ball possession very quickly, they speed up play very quickly and have a one-touch approach that is amazing.
"They also have a great deal of depth on the bench. It's going to be our hardest match by far."
Senegal striker Sadio Mane said his team was ready for Japanese efforts to neutralise him in Sunday's World Cup clash and reminded his opponents there is more to the African side than just one player.
Two hours after Japanese coach Akira Nishino said he was ready to mark Mane with up to three players, the Liverpool forward laughingly shrugged off the attention.
"It's a pleasure to hear everyone talking about me, of course but it's also an important trap to be avoided. For Senegal what's important is the whole group and we are going to face a good team, but we are going to try and concentrate on ourselves and what we have to do," he told reporters.
"I think if there's an anti-Sadio Mane plan there's not going to be any worries as long as this whole group setup is well in place."
Both teams enter the Group H match in Yekaterinburg with confidence after winning their opening games - Japan 2-1 against Colombia and Senegal by the same score against Poland.
Equally, Mane said, it would be a mistake to focus on any individual in the Japanese team.
