World Cup 2018 Scores: Latest Results and Friday's Schedule

France booked their place in the last 16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup as they beat Peru 1-0 on Thursday thanks to a single goal from Kylian Mbappe.

Denmark and Australia also kept their hopes alive as they played out a 1-1 draw in the second game in Group C.

Christian Eriksen opened the scoring with a glorious strike after just seven minutes. Australia equalised towards the end of the first half through Mile Jedinak's penalty, which was controversially awarded after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.

Croatia are also into the knockout stages after a 3-0 win over Argentina. Lionel Messi could not inspire his team and La Albiceleste's World Cup hopes are now hanging by a thread.

Here's a check on Thursday's results and a look ahead to Friday's matches.

Denmark 1-1 Australia

France 1-0 Peru

Argentina 0-3 Croatia

Friday's Schedule

Brazil vs. Costa Rica, 3 p.m. local time/1 p.m. BST/8 a.m. ET

Nigeria vs. Iceland, 6 p.m. local time/4 p.m. BST/11 a.m. ET

Serbia vs. Switzerland, 8 p.m. local time/7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET

France manager Didier Deschamps changed his team for the clash with Peru bringing in Olivier Giroud in place of Ousmane Dembele and it paid off as Les Bleus secured their second win.

Giroud played a part in the goal as his deflected shot looped goalwards and was tapped home by Mbappe on 34 minutes to hand France the lead.

It was a landmark goal for the teenager:

Peru came within a whisker of equalising in the second half as Pedro Aquino's powerful shot crashed off the crossbar.

Andre Carrillo and Jefferson Farfan also went close for Peru but once again they were let down by their finishing and the defeat confirmed their elimination.

ESPN FC's Jonathan Johnson offered his view on the two teams:

Les Bleus complete their group campaign against Denmark who need just a point to qualify for the knockout stages after drawing with Australia earlier in the day.

The draw was Australia's first point of the World Cup after a hard-fought game. Eriksen lit up the first half with his goal, as he powered home on the half-volley after a clever reverse ball by Nicolai Jorgensen.

Goal's Nizaar Kinsella shared his view of the strike:

Denmark should have doubled their lead on 24 minutes, as Henrik Dalsgaard whipped in a cross but Jorgensen somehow managed to head wide from close range.

The Danes were made to pay, with Australia managing to level the game before half-time. However, there was a degree of debate about the awarding of the penalty.

Mathew Leckie rose for a ball into the box and his header struck Yussuf Poulsen's arm. Referee Antonio Mateu did not give the decision initially, but after consulting the VAR monitor, he awarded a spot-kick.

Samuel Luckhurst at the Manchester Evening News offered his view of the incident:

Jedinak made no mistake from the spot, as he ignored goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel's attempts to distract him and sent the Leicester City man the wrong way.

Squawka Football showed how Australia's past three World Cup goals have all been penalties:

The second half was a tense affair, with Australia the more dominant team. But they could not beat Schmeichel for a second time. The goalkeeper denied Daniel Arzani and Leckie late on to help his team hold on for a point.

Thursday's final game saw Argentina deservedly beaten by Croatia. The two teams looked tense in a nervy first half and the game really sparked into life after the break.

A Willy Caballero mistake on 52 minutes gifted Croatia the lead. The goalkeeper tried to dink a pass to Gabriel Mercado but succeeded only in giving the ball straight to Ante Rebic who made no mistake.

Goal's Ben Hayward offered his view on Caballero:

It was to prove a turning point in the game as Croatia grew in strength and added a second with 10 minutes to go as Luka Modric fired home a great strike from range.

TV presenter Gary Lineker was not impressed with Argentina:

The game then got even worse as Ivan Rakitic finished off a neat move by stroking the ball home to complete the win and book Croatia's place in the knockout stages. Argentina need a miracle to progress now and look set for an early exit.