Who's in, who's out and possible scenarios at the World Cup after a second day that ended with a last-minute winner:
GROUP A
Russia and Uruguay have secured places in the round of 16 and play each other Monday to determine who wins the group. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have been eliminated.
GROUP B
Morocco are out, leaving Portugal and Spain (four points each) and Iran (three) to compete for two places. Spain play Morocco on Monday, when Portugal will meet Iran.
GROUP C
France have advanced and lead with six points. Denmark are second with four after a 1-1 draw against Australia, who have one point. Peru have been eliminated. Denmark play France on Tuesday, when Australia take on Peru.
GROUP D
Croatia have secured a trip into the second round and top the group with six points. Nigeria (three points) will advance with a win over Argentina (one point) on Tuesday, when Iceland play Croatia. But Iceland (one point) or the last-place Argentines could survive with a win and a Nigeria loss or tie, depending on goal difference.
GROUP E
Brazil and Switzerland have four points each, Serbia have three, and any of them could grab one of the group's two spots in the knockout stage. Serbia meet Brazil on Wednesday, likely to need a win. Switzerland play Costa Rica at the same time. Costa Rica are out.
GROUP F
Mexico avoided a letdown on Saturday – after upsetting Germany at the start of the tournament – by beating South Korea 2-1. But Mexico (six points) are not safe yet. A goal by Toni Kroos in extra time gave Germany (three points) a 2-1 win over Sweden (three points) in Saturday's late game. If the defending champions beat South Korea on Wednesday and Sweden get past Mexico, three teams would finish with six points, sending it to tiebreakers that start with the best goal difference. On the other hand, if Mexico and South Korea win, Mexico would win the group and every other team would be tied.
GROUP G
Belgium's second straight emphatic win, a 5-2 drubbing of Tunisia on Saturday, has them top of the group with six points and all but guaranteed to go to the next round. England (three points) can send themselves and Belgium through if they knock Panama off on Sunday, although Panama and even twice-beaten Tunisia have their chance to advance.
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Thanksgiving meals to try
World Cut Steakhouse, Habtoor Palace Hotel, Dubai. On Thursday evening, head chef Diego Solis will be serving a high-end sounding four-course meal that features chestnut veloute with smoked duck breast, turkey roulade accompanied by winter vegetables and foie gras and pecan pie, cranberry compote and popcorn ice cream.
Jones the Grocer, various locations across the UAE. Jones’s take-home holiday menu delivers on the favourites: whole roast turkeys, an array of accompaniments (duck fat roast potatoes, sausages wrapped in beef bacon, honey-glazed parsnips and carrots) and more, as well as festive food platters, canapes and both apple and pumpkin pies.
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, The Address Hotel, Dubai. This New Orleans-style restaurant is keen to take the stress out of entertaining, so until December 25 you can order a full seasonal meal from its Takeaway Turkey Feast menu, which features turkey, homemade gravy and a selection of sides – think green beans with almond flakes, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato casserole and bread stuffing – to pick up and eat at home.
The Mattar Farm Kitchen, Dubai. From now until Christmas, Hattem Mattar and his team will be producing game- changing smoked turkeys that you can enjoy at home over the festive period.
Nolu’s, The Galleria Mall, Maryah Island Abu Dhabi. With much of the menu focused on a California inspired “farm to table” approach (with Afghani influence), it only seems right that Nolu’s will be serving their take on the Thanksgiving spread, with a brunch at the Downtown location from 12pm to 4pm on Friday.
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WHAT IS GRAPHENE?
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were experimenting with sticky tape and graphite, the material used as lead in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But when they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
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