We’re a week in, and into our second round of games of the 2018 World Cup. The first round was surprisingly wonderful, with one, possibly two bad games in the entire first run of things. That’s incredibly rare in a World Cup. In Day 7, we get to watch and see if Cristiano Ronaldo can keep up his insane run of form against a solid Morocco side. Later on, Uruguay will take on a Saudi Arabia side that looks to improve on a rough performance in the opening game — a 5-0 loss to Russia. Then we close out with Spain and Iran, as Spain looks to lock up three points and try to wash out the memory of Cristiano Ronaldo dropping a hat trick on them in the opener. Plus, we’re all on Own Goal watch, who’s having a blinder of a campaign. We’ve had five own goals in the opening round of the tournament ... the record for the entire World Cup is six. We’re on our way to history.
Cristiano Ronaldo goal is difference as Portugal hangs on to beat Morocco, 1-0
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesMorocco was probably the better team when they took on Portugal Wednesday morning, but that doesn’t account for the difference maker that is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portugal took a lead against their Group B opponents in the fourth minute when Ronaldo had some brilliant off-ball movement to free himself for a brave header on a corner, and then held on for 86 minutes in a tense affair, eventually locking up a 1-0 win.
Read Article >After one round of games, the 2018 World Cup is ... actually wonderful?
Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty ImagesSo, round one was pretty fun, yeah? No rubbish games at all. Well, except for Sweden against South Korea. That was pretty dreadful. And Serbia-Costa Rica was a little bland. Oh, and Morocco against Iran was a little frustrating. Right. That it?
Somewhere between one and three rubbish games! Hooray!
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