Anton Segner said he was "over the moon" after becoming the first German-born player to represent the All Blacks, completing an unlikely dream first conceived as a nine-year-old in Frankfurt.
Norway coach Stale Solbakken said the showdown between Erling Haaland and Harry Kane will go a long way to deciding his side's World Cup quarter-final against England on Saturday.
Karolina Muchova's injury-plagued career was in danger of coming to a premature end just four years ago. Still, now the Wimbledon finalist is on the brink of a life-changing moment at the All England Club.