Wow. What a pair of games, All the teams playing their hearts out (except maybe #CRO; they weren’t taking the day off but they weren’t dying for it like the other 3). My recommendation is as easy as it is bandwagony-seeming: Nigeria vs. Argentina all the way.

Here we go with the second half and the final verdicts in Group D! For me these games have been thin on pure entertainment but full of suspenseful excitement due to context! #NGAARG #ISLCRO ⚽️

And here we go with the second pair: #NGA v #ARG and #ISL v #CRO. Lots of scenarios to juggle here, too. Will this be the final episode of The Messi Show in this 2018 #WorldCup season? #AWCHQ #NGAARG #ISLCRO ⚽️

Well there you go. Not that #AUS v #PER was amazing, but #FRA v #DEN really was a snoozer. If you wanted evidence for why it’s worth having “eliminated” teams play out their third game, that’s not a bad way to make the case. #AWCHQ #FRADEN #AUSPER ⚽️

RT (minus spoiler detail) @OliverKayTimes: “Seen some great games so far at this World Cup. #DEN v #FRA is not one of them. Crowd booing. Two teams coasting… No intensity whatsoever. … 68 minszzzzzzz #DENFRA” #AWCHQ ⚽️

Halftime in the Group C games and it’s been less thrilling than I’d hoped. For the first halves I think #AUSPER has been the more entertaining, but that’s been less than amazing so far. We’ll see whether it or #FRADEN come to life in the second 45! #AWCHQ ⚽️

& in Sochi there’s another battle looming: Australia could squeak out of the group if they add 3 points to their 1 (but only if Denmark loses); while Peru, eliminated, will try to turn their quality play into their 1st goal, if not their 1st result! #AWCHQ #AUSPER ⚽️