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Argentina kicked disconnected their World Cup defence with an emphatic triumph - but are not the champion broadside astatine this World Cup truthful far, according to our BBC Sport experts.
We've brought unneurotic a tiny squad of journalists who ranked each squad astatine this World Cup aft watching each side's opening game.
Do you hold with their decisions?
You'll besides person a accidental to fertile each federation yourself astatine the bottommost of this page.
1. France
Group I. Beat Senegal 3-1.
Lived up to pre-tournament hype with rampant second-half performance. Strength successful each position. Deserved favourites.
2. England
Group L. Beat Croatia 4-2.
Scored four. Could person had more. Brilliant attacking show led by Harry Kane. Slight concerns astatine the back.
3. Argentina
Group G. Beat Algeria 3-0.
They person Lionel Messi and a squad that is lifted by his beingness and genius. That's capable to beryllium apical three.
4. Germany
Group E. Beat Curacao 7-1.
Any squad that scores 7 successful their opening fixture cannot beryllium ignored - careless of the (lack of) prime of the opposition.
5. USA
Group D. Beat Paraguay 4-1.
Surprise inclusion successful the apical five. Destroyed Paraguay with a slick show and person the location assemblage connected their side.
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6. Norway
Group I. Beat Iraq 4-1.
A squad who are built astir Erling Haaland and are acceptable up to play to his strengths.
7. Colombia
Group K. Beat Uzbekistan 3-1.
Powerful, speedy and with a sprinkle of prima particulate that is Luis Diaz. Colombia volition wounded plentifulness of teams.
8. Morocco
Group C. Drew 1-1 with Brazil.
Looked similar blowing Brazil distant successful opening 20 minutes. Then appeared to settee for a gully successful 2nd half. More successful the tank.
9. Brazil
Group C. Drew 1-1 with Morocco.
Shaky commencement near america questioning if this was the Brazil of years gone by. But their wily squad refused to beryllium beaten.
10. Sweden
Group F. Beat Tunisia 5-1.
Have 2 of the Premier League's astir deadly strikers and a midfield with an oculus for extremity too.
11. Australia
Group D. Beat Turkey 2-0.
Pacy show ensured they swept speech a Turkey broadside who, connected paper, were beardown favourites going into the match.
12. Spain
Group H. Drew 0-0 with Cape Verde.
Shock of the tourney truthful far. But created capable to triumph their lucifer respective times over. They'll inactive spell far.
13. Netherlands
Group F. Drew 2-2 with Japan.
Should person killed their crippled against Japan. Would beryllium higher were it not for antiaircraft concerns.
14. Mexico
Group A. Beat South Africa 2-0.
Looked levels supra an admittedly precise mediocre South Africa side. Cesar Montes' precocious reddish paper was a stroke though.
15. Japan
Group F. Drew 2-2 with Netherlands.
Impressive combat to snatch a gully from jaws of defeat. But we expected much ambition from the perennial acheronian horses.
World Cup debutants Cape Verde clasp connected for gully against Spain
16. Scotland
Group C. Beat Haiti 1-0.
Good result. Poor performance. But possibly that's what 28 years of unit volition bash to a team.
17. Cape Verde
Group H. Drew 0-0 with Spain.
Everyone's 2nd squad astatine the World Cup now. The astonishment bundle acknowledgment to an inspired show by seasoned keeper Vozinha.
18. Belgium
Group G. Drew 1-1 with Egypt.
Needed an ain extremity to gully with an admittedly beardown Egypt side. Created bully chances and their toughest radical lucifer is present down them.
19. Egypt
Group G. Drew 1-1 with Belgium.
Had looked connected for their archetypal ever World Cup win. Emam Ashour's extremity was bully but they created fewer opportunities otherwise.
20. Senegal
Group I. Lost 3-1 to France.
No shame successful losing to France. Didn't concede until the 66th infinitesimal and could adjacent person been starring but for Nicolas Jackson striking the station successful the archetypal half.
21. Portugal
Group K. Drew 1-1 with DR Congo.
They inactive person Cristiano Ronaldo. And a squad that is burdened by his tendency to beryllium astatine the centre of everything.
22. Croatia
Group L. Lost 4-2 to England.
Scored 2 good goals against big-hitters England. But defensively mediocre and excessively reliant connected ageing stars.
23. DR Congo
Group K. Drew 1-1 with Portugal.
Shocked Portugal with immoderate fantastic, organised defending. And they looked threatening connected the break.
24. Switzerland
Group B. Drew 1-1 with Qatar.
A existent disappointment. Created plentifulness of chances but precise wasteful successful attack.
25. New Zealand
Group G. Drew 2-2 with Iran.
A gutsy show which belied their presumption arsenic the tournament's lowest-ranked team. Have breakout prima successful signifier of Elijah Just.
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26. Iran
Group G. Drew 2-2 with New Zealand.
Looked flaky astatine the backmost and fortunate to flight with a point.
27. Saudi Arabia
Group H. Drew 1-1 with Uruguay.
Well organised and a menace connected the break. Uruguay volition consciousness they should person won the crippled though.
28. Haiti
Group C. Lost 1-0 to Scotland.
Caused Scotland problems but missed a slayer instinct. Strong and carnal but lacking quality.
29. South Korea
Group A. Beat Czech Republic 2-1.
Struggled for periods to interruption down the Czech Republic but came bully erstwhile it mattered. May deficiency that objective touch.
30. Uruguay
Group H. Drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia.
Had 28 shots against Saudi Arabia earlier eventual precocious equaliser. Marcelo Bielsa's broadside volition request to enactment connected their finishing.
31. Turkey
Group D. Lost 2-0 to Australia.
Stunned by Australia successful lucifer wherever they had much than 70% possession. Hardly the imagination World Cup instrumentality successful archetypal lucifer backmost since finishing 3rd successful 2002.
32. Austria
Group J. Beat Jordan 3-1.
Needed an ain extremity and a punishment to win. Hardly inspiring. Next up, satellite champions Argentina.
33. Ivory Coast
Group E. Beat Ecuador 1-0.
Huffed and puffed successful opener with Ecuador. The instauration of Amad Diallo added a spark and gives them anticipation going forward.
34. Ghana
Group L. Beat Panama 1-0.
Looked mediocre successful ample periods against Panama but were saved by a 95th-minute winner. Will conflict against amended opposition. England and Croatia to come.
35. Algeria
Group J. Lost to Argentina 3-0.
Hit by Messi magic. Didn't person a changeable connected target.
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36. Jordan
Group J. Lost to Austria 3-1.
Scored a truly bully goal. But ne'er truly threatened to bushed Austria. They volition conflict to get retired of the group.
37. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group B. Drew 1-1 with Canada.
Looked acceptable for an opening crippled triumph but were sunk by a deflected extremity successful Toronto.
38. Canada
Group B. Drew 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Playing successful beforehand of a location assemblage but needed a deflected leveller to snatch a precocious draw.
39. Iraq
Group I. Lost 4-1 to Norway.
Not galore teams tin halt Erling Haaland and Iraq surely couldn't.
40. Ecuador
Group E. Lost 1-0 to Ivory Coast.
Tipped arsenic tourney acheronian horses but, contempt creating a fewer chances, but were disappointing successful their 1-0 decision by Ivory Coast. Nice kit, though.
41. Czech Republic
Group A. Lost 2-1 to South Korea.
Slow and ponderous. Squandered a lead. This is not the Czech Republic that stole hearts successful Euro 96.
42 Uzbekistan
Group K. Lost 3-1 to Colombia
No deficiency of guts and enjoyed their first-ever World Cup goal. But struggled to header with Colombia's dynamism.
43. South Africa
Group A. Lost 2-0 to Mexico.
Could not person been much generous to their opening time hosts. Offered small successful attack. Gave the shot distant for fun. And finished with 9 men.
44. Qatar
Group B. Drew 1-1 with Switzerland.
A fortunate draw. They were battered by a Switzerland broadside who should person been retired of sight.
45. Paraguay
Group D. Lost 4-1 to USA.
Hammered by the United States and it could person been adjacent worse. Defensive benignant is atrocious to watch.
46. Tunisia
Group F. Lost 5-1 to Sweden.
History makers - arsenic they sacked their manager aft their opening game. That's however atrocious Tunisia were.
47. Panama
Group L. Lost 1-0 to Ghana.
Involved successful 1 of the worst games of the World Cup truthful far. Were playing for a gully erstwhile they were struck by Ghana's 95th-minute winner.
48. Curacao
Group E. Lost 7-1 to Germany.
A 7-1 drubbing connected their World Cup debut but their equaliser against Germany volition astatine slightest beryllium a infinitesimal they volition ne'er forget.
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