Well as this World Cup steamrollers its way through the week, there are still surprises in stall. It exploded into life the other day with Spain's unceremonious defrocking at the hands of the Netherlands and has continued in the way it had been billed.
However, amongst this chaos and brilliance in the world of football, we were treated to that insanely boring of all scorelines, the nil nil draw. This snoozefest came at the expense of Iran against Nigeria. I would attempt sarcasm but I feel it would be lost. What a boring match to watch! It wasn't even close to what it could have been. The African Cup Of Nations champions playing a team that hasn't played a competitive international in a year. It should have been a walkover. All respect to Iran for their performance but they should have presented more of a goal threat against a team that didn't really offer much of their own.
Not exactly the riveting spectacle we've come to expect from this World Cup, Ghana v USA proved to be an important victory for the States. With American goals bookending the game, Ghana chipped in with one of their own on the 82nd minute. It's a tough group to qualify from, but then upsets can happen.
Which brings me nicely onto our first hatrick hero of the World Cup, Thomas Muller. What a display from Germany to not only put four goals past Portugal but also to keep a clean sheet against one of the best players this game has ever seen in Ronaldo. Germany were imperious and whoever they face in the next round should be scared. Looking at the rest of their group, I can see them winning the other two matches. Who qualifies alongside them is any guess. USA have just won and Portugal are facing a tough task with a -4 goal difference already.
This is shaping up to be a fascinating World Cup and can on get better as we move into these second round of fixtures. See you all tomorrow!
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