Game 2 kicking off! The time for hype is over, as the famous and mighty international sides of Morocco & Iran face each other on the world stage! Here’s hoping for some good soccer! #AWCHQ #MARIRN ⚽️

And the logjam finally breaks, in the 90th minute! The pressure’s been simmering, and finally boils over. A nice header, textbook stuff, not really highlight-reel stuff for anyone but that team’s fans. #AWCHQ #EGYURU ⚽️

Hey, wow! That was a good shot from Egypt! It missed, but there was a brief second of excitement! Seventy-five minutes in and some truly amazing play needs to happen to salvage this game. #AWCHQ #EGYURU ⚽️

Well, hmm. That first half was… consistent, I guess you could say? Egypt fans probably happy to see their team holding their own, at least. Neutrals hoping for a this game to crack open in the second half. #AWCHQ #EGYURU (not #URUEGY, I guess? oops.) ⚽️

What a close one from Suarez there, but just into the side netting. So close, it fooled whoever runs the Fox score-bug graphic for half a minute, ha ha. End-to-end play so far this half, but not a lot to show for it yet. #AWCHQ #URUEGY ⚽️

#WorldCup Day 2, here we go! National anthems going now. I’m a fan of both teams, both originally because I’m a Liverpool supporter: Suarez’s Uruguay are surely the favorites over Salah’s Egypt (minus Salah as a starter), here’s hoping for a great game! #AWCHQ #URUEGY ⚽️

Well, that’s the first #WorldCup game in the books! If you didn’t watch, and wonder if you should: here’s my spoiler-free verdict: yes! (RT to spread the word? Thanks!) #AWCHQ #RUSKSA ⚽️

Not able to pay full attention because of very inconveniently-timed work fires, but this game seems pretty exciting relative to the “worst teams of the tournament flailing at each other” expectations everyone tried to give me! #AWCHQ ⚽️

And there it is, a good start for the hosts, pressing hard for it! 1-0 Russia, 12th minute. #AWCHQ ⚽️