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After their heroic comeback to hold former world champions Spain, European champions, Portugal will be hoping to go top of Group B with a win over Morocco who had a sloppy start to their World Cup campaign, losing 0 – 1 to Iran, despite dominating in the game.

Uruguay put in a rather worrying display in their first World Cup group game against Egypt. They certainly didn’t play like a side that many believe will go deep into this tournament. Their passing wasn’t impressive and Suarez in particular looked out of form. They got the late win though and will be confident of clinching their place in the last sixteen with a win against Saudi Arabia. Their opponents lost to Russia 5-0 in their opening fixture and another defeat and elimination from the World Cup looks likely here.

A fiery start to Group B matches left Iran on top of the pool after their late win over Morocco, a side that dominated them throughout the game but failed to pick a win on Friday 15th June, and on the flipside, a superb strike from Cristiano Ronaldo denied Spain three points in a dramatic clash that ended 3 – 3.

Denmark certainly didn't have it all their own way in their opening group match against Peru but they came out of that match with the three points. They continued their good defensive run and will be hoping to further their time without conceding a goal as they take on Australia. The Australians played well against France in their opener but seemed to run out of gas towards the end of the game and eventually lost 2-1. They need to get something out of this game if they want to retain qualification hopes.

France weren't over impressive in their opening game against Australia but they got the three points. They will be looking to put on a better performance in their second group match and know a win over Peru should take them into the last sixteen and favourites to win the group. Peru had the chances to beat Denmark but ended up losing 1-0 and will be desperate to get something out of this game with Australia to play in their final group match.

A lot of focus will be on Brazil when they troop to the pitch for their second game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, against Costa Rica on Friday 22nd June. Brazil struggled against a well organized Switzerland side, to say the least and much more is expected of them.

=13.5ptIceland are only appearing in their second major tournament at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and after a fairy tale run in the Euro 2016, which was their first ever major tournament, they will be hoping to once again advance to the second round. They had a spirited show in their first ever World Cup game, drawing 1 – 1 with Argentina on Saturday 16th June and will be hoping to go one better against Nigeria, who are ranked 26 places below them and who are coming from a 0 – 2 opening loss to Croatia.

Serbia and Switzerland both had good outings by their standards, in their opening assignments in Group E of the 2018 World Cup and they will now be seeking the advantage in a game that could prove the make or break in terms of their chances of advancing to the second stage. Both sides got to the score sheet in the opening matches, Serbia beating Costa Rica 1 – 0 and Switzerland drawing 1 – 1 with Brazil.

Belgium didn't play well in the first half of their opening fixture agaiinst Panama but that all changed iin the second 45 minutes and they ran out easy 3-0 winners. This will be a bit tougher as they face an Tunisian side tthat so nearly got a draw against England. If Belgium's team play the way they did in the second half of their game against Panama, three more points should be on the way and qualification into the last sixteen.

Mexico caused a massive shock when beating Germany 1-0 in their opening 2018 World Cup game. They have a great chance now to get another win and put themselves in pole position to qualify for the knock-out stages. They take on a South Korea side that lost their first game to Sweden 1-0 and need something out of this game if they are to have any chance of making the last sixteen.

Defending champions Germany find themselves in big trouble already in the 2018 World Cup. They lost their opening game to Mexico to continue their poor run of results this year. They can't afford to slip up again as they take on Sweden in their second group match. The Swedes are already two points clear of their opponents after a not too impressive 1-0 win over South Korea.

England got the win against Tunisia in the end but it was a bit of a struggle at times and there are still major worries over their defence. This group is going the way that nearly everybody expected it to and England should be able to get their second win when they take on Panama. Their opponents lost their opening match to Belgium 3-0 and they will struggle to get anything from this game and an early exit looks on the cards.

Poland and Colombia will be in a race to save their World Cup statuses when they face off in their second match of Group H in Kazan on Sunday 24th June after picking identical 1 – 2 losses in the opening fixtures, against Senegal and Japan respectively.