Gonçalo Ramos stole the show to score a hattrick in what was his first senior national team start for Portugal.
Brazil defeated the Republic of Korea 4-1 at the Stadium 974 on Monday night.
Two first half goals from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane and another in the second half by Bukayo Saka secured England’s spot in the quarterfinals.
This puts Messi one goal behind Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina’s highest World Cup scorer, and ahead of football legend Diego Maradona.
The four category event, with entries from 27 states, will throw up 48 medals for grabs.
The game would have been Russia’s first against a European side since being banned from all FIFA and UEFA competitions following its invasion of Ukraine in February.
Coach Domo Okara says his players were in high spirits and ready for the match on Monday.
Inter’s 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzeň implies that Barcelona qualification hope is over even before playing their penultimate fixture of the group.
Benfica defeated Juventus 4-3, while PSG thrashed Maccabi Haifa 7:2 for both teams to book their spots in the round of 16.
Santiago Sanchez, who began the adventure nine months ago, was last heard from three week ago after crossing into crisis hit Iran.
