Seven of Liverpool’s eight-strong World Cup contingent could feature in the last 16 of the tournament, writes James Martin.
Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold (both England), along with Dejan Lovren (Croatia) and Simon Mignolet (Belgium), have already secured their spots in the competition’s first knockout round.
Meanwhile, Roberto Firmino (Brazil), Marko Grujic (Serbia) and Sadio Mane (Senegal) remain in contention to progress ahead of their nations’ final group-stage games this week.
Of the Reds’ representatives in Russia, only Mohamed Salah - whose Egypt team were eliminated before their 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in their final pool match on Monday - will definitely not be competing in the last 16.