your straining government says climate change is a threat to coral reefs and heritage sites around the world, not just in its country. what i say is there is no need to single out the great barry rate in australia because there is no government taking the risks to carl rapes more seriously. have then the australian government, and we're working hand in hand with the claims and government and to protect, restore and manage the great barrier reef. so that future generations will have the same opportunity to say this magnificent side as we've had. ah, and let's take you through some of the headlines here now to sierra. now, the war in ukraine is set to dominate talks when nato foreign ministers meet in romania. in the coming hours alliance members will discuss how to help defend ukraine against russian air and ground attacks. nato is here,

nate was vigilant. anita was shredded to defend every inch of allied territory in response to russia's full fledged sher invasion of ukraine. we are raising the redness over troops, and we have doubled the number of ne thought, but groups from 4 to 8, including born here in romania, led by france. covered 19 testing is resumed in the chinese city of shanghai. after re protest calling for an end to the government. pandemic policies infections are increasing despite tens of millions of people being under some form of restrictions . security has also been tightened. additional police officers have been deployed in bay jing after hundreds of people demonstrated on monday the public anger with sparks. my cove is 19 locked down, some quarantines, but the list of grievances has grown to include a range of frustrations. i saw this, we got some ordinary people are dissatisfied with the lock downs. i think maybe

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through customer brittany with yes please, samar boys are into the round of 16. welcome to world have today lie from doha. on far as mile. i'm joined the guys rocha. we'll talk more about brazil in just a minute, but we'll focus on the 17th from groups a and b. you can still reach the knockout stage. also coming out there is a block buffer. winner takes all match at all. the mom, a stadium, the usa and around face off and the americans must win to progress. only a huge win would do for wales today against neighbors, england, synagogue, benevolence, and ecuador. it's still their faith as well. and portugal joined brazil and france

to the knockout stages banks to a double from bruno fernando's against your wife. let's get into monday's action. first. brazil have their place in the knockout phase, they beat switzerland one know to secure that spot. brazil have the pool in the back of the neck in the 1st health benefits with the smart finish. but the effort was disallowed the aside in the build up half mirror eventually did break the deadlock. and some finished to this goal from the managers, the iceman proved to be enough. one knell the final score and fulfill off route cameron and serbia can still qualify or do they share the point that i would need stadium in? one of the most exciting games with the former soviet took a 31 lead things to alexandra mitrovica, but cameron black to unenroll with 2 goals, employment it, eric to promoting employees is make free or sorry,

this is what group g looks like. now brazil of through, of course, any of the other 3 teams can still join them in the last 16, the swiss will qualify with win over serbia. a drawer would do if cameron can't beat brazil, serbian camry both need to win their love games and hope result in the other match . go their way. in group h, christiana, rinaldo, portugal side. i'm the knockout around off the beaten uruguay to know if i can scoring the 2nd off. rear finances cross going all way through. we're not gonna touch, but it was given to fernando than a harsh penalty. mon 90th minute via ruling a handle in the faults by jose jimenez fernandez set up for his 2nd and feel renewing in the same group going i got that 1st when they beat south korea 3 to interact. question 100 funny. put gone ahead and then. mm hm. at kudos made it to no help time after the great career tote one food school,

twice in 3 minutes to eat flies. what ahead of 4 hit the 2nd, but it was dawning. had the last word. kudos again the man on the school sheet. it's been 32 so let's take a look at group 8 and how it's shaping up portugal through where the games is bad gone or we'll join them if they beat uruguay. and a drawer will do for the black stars. it's south korea. don't speak portugal by 2 goals or more only when will do for south korea and europe. why? and the other games needs to go that way too. well. plenty of permutations to go through. let's go now to laura. this is christy sullivan. it's great to have you here, christopher, you are a former us international and current, the in sports analyst, and you've covered 5 world cotton. so thanks for being with us this morning. great to be with you. i want what i want to start with last night's games and brazil really came up against a stubborn switzerland. does it show us that brazil really do need neighbor?

i kind of see a different side. i think the name are this rotation of these early around games will give me more chance to optimize take care of his ankle. and then other players for rounding players can kind of step up. like we saw rodrigo coming in, transform the game in the 2nd half. when you look at p t a played fred in the mid field instead of producing another creative midfield. and that's not where nail male name are, was. so kept a game kind of little more cohesive and compact in the 1st half. and the 2nd half was the face of brazil that i think we'll see as we move through the tournament. obviously you need name more because name was one of the best in the world, but we saw other players that can produce really good football or portugal are also the room. but how convincing were they? i think that portugal is in the top echelon in this tournament. when you look at the plethora of players that they have, whether gonna fernandez, bernardo silva, car vallejo, chalka and say, whoa, obviously christiana or,

and although john felix, this is a theme that if they start hitting the momentum in the rhythm, the attacking rhythm to they can go really far in this tournament so they put themselves in a great position. i think fernando santa sometimes has been criticized to be a little bit too defensive, but he's played perfectly, and the players are transmitting an energy between each other. they chemistry and how their plane is super positive. so i think they're taking that through and i would put, you know, when you look at the top teams, you've got brazil, spain from you is playing the best football. haven't been really tested yet. and then you look at france, obviously france, brazil, spain, argentina, somewhere there. but i put portugal even above margin, tina right now with the current form that their planes. okay, we'll get more from you later. christopher. or before the tournament usa versus iran was one of the most anticipated matches of the group stage. and now it's an absolute blockbuster. samantha johnson has more on match,

were politics and football meet on the pitch. there a bit games and there are huge games and around taking on the usa in the 2022 world cup and kept our has got to be one of the take that and the continuing protests back in iran. and this much promises to be a thing. hi, i'm smothered johnson. this is world co owner what it's not as if there hasn't been enough drama already surrounding arrive in their game against england. the players refrained from singing been national anthem, drawing attention to the human rights demonstrations back ho in their 2nd game against wales. they sang, but they're supportive food. the supporters changed their tune later in the game when. busy the heroes one to nil, their manager collars curos has faced constant questions about how he and his players are coping. he says the only reason his side are competing in the world cup is for the fans. he and the men and women cheering in the stands will be relying on

route, but she has me and for i'm in rosie on to work their magic. yet again, them and their talisman met declaiming. the u. s. is famously ambivalent about football or soccer as they call it. but given the political background between the u. s. and iran, viewers back home will be watching this game. if the 1st dream of football transcending real world realises is to have any meaning, surely it's here and now. ah, okay, chris, for the last time the usa and iran that at a world cup was back in 1998 or ran winning to wine. so what do you think is going to happen this time? i think that this going to be in epic match between 2 great countries that are finding their form. you know, iran showed 2 faces of the way that they were playing the 1st one where they underperformed against england. i think that they were overwhelmed by the that opener against england. and then we saw the true iran in the 2nd match against wales. very impressive. one of the best,

pure gold scores and many teremy who plays that f c port on us moon comes back to the place where lever goes. and so to be a big challenge for the u. s. the way the u. s. played against england was the best i've seen him play probably in a year or 2 dynamic, energetic, very precise in their movements in the synchronization but also free. they, they commanded the game for good portions against one of the strongest teams in the tournament. when you look at england, so they can carry through, they've had 3 of for good half, they've played a football, they're going to need to play their best to, to top iran, i think so it's going to make, for just a high octane beautiful match. yeah, it's going to be great. well, let's. yeah, yeah, let's have now from the u. s. a and iran coaches the team in this group that the perform the produce the best performers and in our group was without any adults from the states they,

they took to great fantastic things with no doubt about that. so in this, in this moment, only making this reference call attention to weatherbug that you want to have a very, very difficult game that to do with the team that we need to respect. but that's, let's make it simple. this is not about, always start. i'll we do it in the middle. this is all about, are we finished? and what i see from the group is this tremendous amount of focus. there's no, there's no real distractions. you know, i know there's a lot going on here. but the group is focused on how do we get away and christopher, when we see what you mentioned, that iran tooth, 2 sides of iran that we've seen so far. if you make the account stages, do they have the clout to go further? yeah, absolutely. i think once you get to the knockout around, you know, any team has a possibility to, to take down another thing. the margins are so much closer now that we see in the tournament. and you're seeing that by japan, right?

with a match and saudi arabia, v d, and orange and tina. so on the day it's no longer there. david and goliath, where you see these huge golfs of disparities in talent. so i think iran, they have one of a coaches coach several cups. is one of the most is incredible. pedigree is very smart, a great tactician. and his meticulous attention to detail is just unmatched. so i think that iran could do extremely good. and i also feel that the u. s. if they go through, hopefully, you know, it's going to be a tough match that they'll be ready to take any opponent as well. ok, well, protest across iran and ongoing diplomatic tensions with the usa means this game has a lot of political subtext. natasha about the reports. it's not the 1st time the nation's met at a world cup. i am a book is precious photos and memories. iranian born lily, much at jack, remembers the 1998 world cup game in france between iran and the usa. as if it were yesterday. yes, here is me. my mom and the friends and iranian friend in the own is just after the

match. so we were very happy with our shirts coming freshly from your i your all to do that is friend, armored for celie was also in the stadium today. he's a wine cellar in the city of leal where the match took place. but her voice quickly auto. i was so happy to be able to say that we are iranian playing. the americans offered people hope for these 2 countries that were tearing each other apart. costello, missouri, the fee for jordan saw iran in the usa, pitted together, was clearly welcomed by some friends. but he caused a diplomatic headache for organisers. it'd be nearly 2 decades since the rainy revolution ousted the u. s. back shaw and relations between t. ron and washington were hostile. both teams were under pressure and in the spotlights we have security, $94.00, we have security right now. we have friday focus for the game and nothing else. iran supreme leader forbade the iranian team to walk up to the americans to shake

hands before the game. so a compromise was found, the iranians gave flowers and the 2 sides posed for a photo. during the game, there was a protest not against the us bought against a wrongs government, but it didn't disrupt the match which ended in a thick tree for iran. t. ron erupted in celebrations. won't be matches, are played here these days, but it was in the stadium in 1998 that iran b u. s. a to one in one of the most politically charged games in world history. city was crazy, amazing, super. the game changed the image of iran and iranian girl, oh, with the painting of her iranian flag and her cheek as she was kissing her in the re, can support it. you know, and i mean, it was really, really fun. iranian usa meat, once again in the cutter, world, carp,

political tensions remain high between the 2 countries. anti ron's crackdown of anti government protests mean that ahmad and lily, se they'll watch the game, but with mixed feelings, more than 20 years after experiencing the excitement of iran's 1st ever woke up when natasha butler al jazeera leon. ok, well let's move on to the other game in group b, england against wales, england, a feeling pretty confident ahead of the match. what could go wrong, really? well, i think that they're being criticized back home because the expectations are always high for england. and in this generation of players is the best that i've seen probably, and in a few decades, you know, let's even going back to 2006 when you had back. um and john terry lampart and gerard and all these great players. when rooney and michael oh and, but this team, they have young players that are playing under continental managers like 40 or you

know, and several others that have that have kind of transform their game and their play . so in played in the 1st match, they look more like spain, you know, triangulating combinations in the verb and flare that they had in their game was just so beautiful to watch. and then they come up against the united states. and i think the united states, their dynamic and speed and energy to get on top of them didn't allow them that joy . but i think that england now we'll see some different elements. everybody wants to see the photon, who plays for manchester city. bellingham as a star crack, as we say, like a crack where. and then there's several other players like rochefort, that you have to take a page of other clubs like spain, where you're adding other players into the team and not waiting too late to introduce them into the game. and i think we're going to see a good england against wealth. while at the press conference at the pretty much press conference, england coach garris southgate was asked to explain the rivalry with wales. well,

basically they're here, right? i know a lot more. i can tell you that we've worked so hard to get into this position. my frustration and disappointment for the players is that we've shown nowhere near the levels of performance of what scholars to work up. and that's what really disappoints me. christopher garris bio has highlighted the passion of the welsh team just after being away from the tournament for 64 years. but passion's not going to do it if they have to school for goals. well, it helps, it gets halfway there, got at least have it in and when he plays for that jersey, that uniform his is that shirt. he plays, that's his highest priority. and i know he's in l a, f c and, and they love him. they're jokey lini and bail went to l. a. c, and all the players love him and he picked and choose when he came in he scored monumental goals for the, for the winner and the championship for,

for l f. c. and i think that he's a game changer. you need him on the field at any point. just the same way that we for wales. he's the same as christiane, or he's the same as messy. but then you have aging generation. you know, when you look at g o l and you look ramsey as well, and are they at their optimal best? they need to be to, to take england to the test. ok, well the rivalry between the 2 british nations go backs centuries. but when it comes to their border, nothing is straightforward. fame bad by reports from honey minnock. in most other places, this would probably be called hedging your bets. but the sight of the welsh and english flags side by side is nothing unusual here and honey minish. a place that lies right on the border between the 2 nations. not that you'd notice much of a boundary in this area, just the occasional roadside perhaps. but sitting on the device does make things a little complicated when england play whales. like on tuesday evening.

the hearing the cross keys all are welcome, but there's a definite, lean towards garrett, south gates, england sides a few short facts across the main road in the village. and you've gone from england to wales and the dolphin pub, landel. john turned proudly. where's his wails top as he gets ready for the big game that the reds have to win, but nothing straightforward. his from london and is expecting most of his customers to be back in england. the village itself is la muller. either way is english welsh, to be honest, it's, it's, you know, we don't have one side and the other side, me personally, i'm, i suppose england. so i've oversee going to be spokane and but really won't west wales to win because it's very important for the country. the local football club, honey men, have c claims to be wales, these oldest teeth. but of course there's a twist. as of this year, it's playing in the english league just as taught welsh teams such as swans. the in

cardiff take part in england's professional system that doesn't stop. many of its players were being proud of their welsh heritage. and the same goes for laura alice jones conway. she's from the area, unlike her husband to be watching the match with her for this is all like welcome foreign o'connor thing as free and save us and whoever loses is going to have to pay for a nice not your way. so kennedy to dish and do the dean, bob al jazeera honey minister on the whales, england border. let's now join alexia bryan. it secret keith in doha, lexi found gathering their breakfast. what's been the chat over the kara? well, definitely love english and welsh. been here, in fact it's a big table of wells friends behind mate pull 64 years since your last well kept. what are your thoughts on today's match? well, i think we're definitely going to win. i'm extremely confident. think we might probably

be about to know the english don't believe they can possibly lose to us the show are against. so i think we'll, we'll give them a big surprise. the other results to go away. and i'll be standing guitar for a few more days. excellent. i really do hope that for you because it's great having all the visitors and cuts. i know we're just going to go for a quick run. alice is going to come with me around this sculpture here and sorry, the crowds because just around the corner, we've got some english fans who i don't think will agree with that entirely, blokes, i'm just going to pop in here. drops something, which is excellent news. and but very quickly, what is your take on what will happen in the match today? i will then you definitely would by several goes out of the i would be disappointed if it's something else. so i was just told you some wells fans around the corner. they're also incredibly confident and they don't think that you're going to lose. and i actually told me that you guys are too arrogant to believe that you're going,

oh, i'd probably been drinking this morning. i'm like, oh so, so was that the only. busy thing, we're keeping it sensible and we know we're going to win. excellent. so some sort of varied responses here. i think the game could go either way. according to these bands. we will wait and say a few more hours yet until we get that result from england, wales, and take place about 19 g r i and lexie. thank you very much. try and keep them off and make sure they don't have too much correct. because that might change their, their view on things. well, now it's a huge game for ecuador, again, senegal, and group a today at leave, state m look, has joined us. i 2nd makisha. you've come in to talk about that one. you're going to be looking forward to it is a massive game, isn't it? it is a massive game in synagogue, or the african champions they need to deliver at the big stage. they've done that on the continent, back home. they've been under pressure really, from the media, from the fans to deliver. yes, they don't have said your money, but i guess a quarter, they face a team that has met a case for themselves. no unexpected so much from ecuador going into the tournament

. but look where they are, and synagogue know, they need a victory. that's it. no dro, no los, if they don't win today, the out of the tournament will act. ecuador have had an excellent start to the world hasn't been surprising. it's been surprising to have one of the youngest teams at the tournament, but also in valencia. the captain has been incredible. his still of a doubt to start today and that could be a problem. but i think they still have the quality, the fight, you know, to going to that when looking for victory. but also it's a very special day for senate. go there 1st ever go score at the welcome back in 2002 pop boob job. die 2 years ago today. so it's extra motivation for the senegalese is going to be a very physical game. but i think, you know, synagogue have what it takes to have that extra edge and get the victory. the other game and netherlands cattle. it's touch on that briefly, chris netherlands. seem to be a relatively easy task for them to to get

a win. but have they been convincing? no, i don't think for the standard that we're used to seeing of the netherland, but very similar to other major powers that it takes a while. ready to progress into the tournament, and i think that would be the same. obviously corey got quo is a star. when you look at netherlands, they need someone to school the big. ready like you had climate and rude hulu, and mark of on boston back. and these type of players just missing that ingredient . sometimes there are 2 methodical in their play. so, i mean, to take a page for, from teams that were seen like saudi arabia, morocco, cameroon, boom, boom camera center, golf ecuador, who i actually did have doing really well in this tournament. they have to play and let it out on the field and play a little bit more expensive then i think we'll see the best. i'm just quickly, i sure i want to ask you nothing really at stake for her, but their performance has been very important for this country. they have to go into the tournament. you know, knowing this is yes,

they're fine again. but treated like a find a, just for the bragging rights of the hosting. imagine what it would mean if they got that victory. yes, the out of the tone of it, but you would meet so much for the fans. the young, you know, play that i just looking at them and, you know, getting inspiration. all right, well that's all the time we have for is thank you to christopher's sullivan, and i sure accommodation. don't forget, you can get more world cup content on our website to al jazeera dot com forward slash world cap. we're back at 1030 t m t with plenty more from castle 2020. but for now. thank you for your company. i will join you again a little bit later. you can also get more on a websites out there. a dot com, forward slash woke up with african narratives from african perspectives. a new series of short documentary by african filmmakers from across the country

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