Spain drew with Iraq and France lost to Cote d'Ivoire... but it probably pays not to read much into it.

England are currently above Spain in this all-time table... will that be the case by the middle of July?

Should be easy enough for Panini to correctly predict 18 squad members shouldn’t it? You’d be surprised...

It's a welcome sight to see one player who could still feature in a Soccer AM showboat segment.

Could it be the right time for them to secure a move? Will the World Cup give a lucrative contract extension?

There's no cost of living crisis for these lads, most of whom are on more than half-a-million quid a week...

Some of the game's greats always had the odds stacked against them, given their nationalities. Others were victims of circumstance...

We've done the bad, the quite good and the very good. At last, we arrive at the World Cup's finest threads...

Many will expect Premier League moves this summer for Hayden Hackney & several West Ham stars.

Into the top half of the kit rankings we go, basically meaning all these are absolute bangers.

Success at international level is priceless. But some nations have put a heavier price tag on it than others.