Five best goals in pre-quarters

Uruguay extinguished Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal on a thrilling night in Sochi to reach the quarter-finals, with Edinson Cavani scoring two brilliant goals, report agencies.

Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead over Portugal with a header into the top corner after a long cross by Luis Suarez from the left flank.

Cavani started the play on the other side of the field before running to meet the Suarez cross in the seventh minute in Sochi.

Angel Di Maria scored an incredible goal in France vs. Argentina on Saturday in their Round of 16 knockout match, a 30-yard screamer completely against the run of play which tied the match 1-1.

In the 41st minute, trailing 1-0, the Paris Saint-Germain attacker picked up the ball on the edge of the box. He found himself in acres of space and had the time to take a touch to get the ball out from under his feet and line up a his 30-yard strike. He fired a ferocious left-footed shot with such power that it tailed away from keeper Hugo Llori.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice in a 4-3 victory that put France into the quarterfinals and surely spelled the end of the Messi era that spanned four World Cups for Argentina.

Mbappe's name is already being uttered in the same sentence as Pele. The 19-year-old France forward became the first teenager to score at least two goals in a World Cup game since the Brazilian great in 1958.

His two goals against Argentina ensured France a 4-3 win and made Le Bleus the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals at this World Cup. He also drew the penalty that led to France's first goal and earned the player of the match award.

Mbappe is just the sixth teenager to score more than once in a World Cup tournament -- Brazil leads that list with 6. Mbappe was the star turn in France's thrilling World Cup victory over Argentina, but the outstanding goal came from the previously unheralded Benjamin Pavard.

The right-back's sweet strike on the half-volley that brought his side level at 2-2 early in the second half is a contender for goal of the tournament so far.

Japan’s Takashi Inui scored an incredible goal from 25 yards in the second half of Round of 16 match against Belgium to double his side’s lead.

After Haraguchi gave the only Asian team left in the competition lead at the start of the second half, Japan got the confidence and got into attack mode to double their lead within five minutes.