Javier Mascherano has announced his retirement from international soccer.

"This story has ended. We gave it our everything until the end," said Mascherano.

"It was a crazy match, in which we didn't start well but we recovered and we turned it around. But their tying goal did so much damage to us.

"It cost us so much to lift ourselves up again. From this point on I will be just another fan of the Argentina national team. It is over. The illusion is shattered."

Expected goals (xG) is a method developed by Michael Caley for estimating the quality of chances that a team creates or concedes in a match.

The following figures show the xG differential for all 32 nations after the conclusion of the Group Stage of the World Cup.

1. Belgium: 2.00
2. Uruguay: 1.30
3. Spain: 1.20
4. Brazil: 1.13
5. England: 0.97
6. France: 0.73
7. Switzerland: 0.63
8. Croatia: 0.50
9. Senegal: 0.30
10. Sweden: 0.27
11. Russia: 0.10
12. Colombia: 0.07
13. Mexico: 0.07
14. Panama: 0.07
15. Germany: 0.00
16. Japan: -0.03
17. Denmark: -0.03
18. Australia: -0.10
19. Portugal: -0.20
20. Argentina: -0.20
21. Iran: -0.30
22. South Korea: -0.33
23. Poland: -0.33
24. Iceland: -0.47
25. Nigeria: -0.50
26. Peru: -0.60
27. Serbia: -0.63
28. Egypt: -0.67
29. Morocco: -0.70
30. Saudi Arabia: -0.73
31. Costa Rica: -1.13
32. Tunisia: -3.03

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, 48, Group G: Belgium 1, England 0.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 47, Group G: Tunisia 2, Panama 1.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 46, Group H: Colombia 1, Senegal 0.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 45, Group H: Poland 1, Japan 0.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 43, Group F: Brazil 2, Serbia 0.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 42, Group E: Switzerland 2, Costa Rica 2.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 41, Group F: Sweden 3, Mexico 0.

What happened in one snapshot in the 2018 World Cup, Match 40, Group F: South Korea 2, Germany 0.