The first round of World Cup group games is over. All 48 teams have now played once — and their adventure in the United States, Canada, or Mexico, is underway.England impressed in an exciting 4-2 win over historic overperformers Croatia, while another pre-tournament favorite, Portugal, labored to a 1-1 draw with DR Congo. The day after Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Argentina against Algeria, Cristiano Ronaldo had an afternoon to forget.Elsewhere, Ghana scored the latest winning goal of the tournament so far to see off a dogged Panama, while tournament debutants Uzbekistan, the first ever side from Central Asia to compete at the World Cup, provided a massively spirited performance in a 2-1 defeat to Colombia.And the day began with The Athletic revealing that Ivory Coast starting striker Elye Wahi is playing at the tournament despite being arrested on suspicion of fixing offences less than two weeks before the tournament. The 23-year-old has not yet been charged.The Athletic will provide daily recaps of the World Cup’s biggest talking points throughout the tournament. Here is what happened on day seven…Matchday seven results
Group K: Portugal 1 DR Congo 1
Group L: England 4 Croatia 2
