Peru, they waited 36 years to be at a World Cup again and now they're out after two matches, a missed penalty and no goals scored. And gone will be the thousands of their loud, colourful fans. They'll be around for one more match but with nothing to play for, will they have the same passion?
France had flashes of brilliance in their 1-0 win against Peru today but the question still lingers: is this how good their team of talented individuals is going to be or are they pacing themselves, ready to really take off in the second round?
Australia are hanging on after their 1-1 draw with Denmark. Christian Eriksen did what he does best, score a spectacular goal and Mile Jedinak did what he is good at, score a penalty.
In the last match of the day, if battles like this were scored on points, Croatia's midfield maestro Luka Modric beat Argentina's midfield misfit Lionel Messi by a landslide. If it was boxing the referee might have stopped it out of fear of Messi getting too badly battered.
Croatia are through and Argentina are now relying on other results. Iceland could be playing for a draw against Croatia in their final match to eliminate Argentina. I already smell collusion.
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