The first round of World Cup games is over — featuring 24 matches, 75 goals, and one Lionel Messi.There is still plenty of football left to play before the final in New Jersey on July 19, and indeed before the group stage finishes in 10 days’ time.But at this early stage, how do our writers think the rest of the tournament will shape up? And who thought this Argentina side were finished?Most impressive teamJames Horncastle: Four years ago in Qatar, Argentina improvised during the tournament and found freshness by promoting Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez from the bench. This time around, I worried they might go stale. Alas, Messi had other ideas.Carl Anka: Mauricio Pochettino has found a way to get the United States to play like his 2015 Tottenham Hotspur side. Their first-half performance against Paraguay was a welcome surprise.Amy Lawrence: In some ways ‘impressive’ depends on where the bar is. Were Germany, with their 7-1 exhibition win against Curacao, more impressive than Cape Verde, with one of the game’s most surprising goalless draws of all time? I’d like to honour Cape Verde’s team play, and the way they executed an almost impossible job.Cape Verde pulled off a stunning result against Spain (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)Simon Hughes: France. They weren’t great against a very powerful opponent in Senegal and still won 3-1.Laura Williamson: Argentina. Messi looked ominously sharp. Surely they can’t do it again?Lukas Weese: Argentina. They just kept coming in waves against Algeria. It helps when someone named Lionel Messi continues to dazzle aged 38.Charlie Scott: France only turned up against Senegal for the final 30 minutes, but what a 30 minutes it was. Michael Olise is on a different planet and Kylian Mbappe is pretty good, too.Jack Lang: Relative to my expectations, I’d say the USMNT. It wasn’t just a commanding win; they played some really attractive, subtle football. I’m intrigued to find out whether there is more where that came from.Ben Burrows: Argentina and England were impressive but France saw off what should have been a tough opponent in Senegal with plenty to spare.Most disappointing teamHorncastle: Paraguay. Granted, I wasn’t expecting much, but after seeing the incredible send-off their fans gave them before they left for the U.S., I thought the first game for Pochettino’s side would be harder than the capitulation it turned out to be at SoFi.Anka: There’s a difference between playing defensively and defending well. Tunisia were so poor against Sweden that they decided to sack Sabri Lamouchi and parachute in Herve Renard. They need to regroup and fast.Lawrence: Ecuador. Like Turkey, a popular pick for dark horse who did not start showing off their best qualities. Ivory Coast caused Ecuador’s famed defence serious problems.Hughes: Turkey. They have lots of good players but no width or pace anywhere on the pitch and they are particularly slow at the back.Williamson: Maybe Brazil. So many of my colleagues bigged them up beforehand. Nightmare for my Pick ‘Ems, honestly.Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw with Morocco (Reuters/Mike Segar via Getty Images)Weese: Senegal. They played a solid first half but once the second began their defensive structure was susceptible. France are difficult opponents but Senegal could have tried to maintain a more solid defensive block.Scott: Ghana. The only way they could score against Panama was from three yards out, in front of an open goal.Lang: Portugal. Absolute stodge fest, sorry.Burrows: I thought Paraguay could test the USMNT in their opener but the South Americans didn’t lay a glove on them. Plenty to improve on when they play Turkey on Friday.Best gameHorncastle: Mexico 2-0 South Africa. The World Cup should have a residence at Estadio Azteca. I don’t care who hosts it. A game should always be held there. It is World Cup heritage. Lethal paper sombreros, beer showers and mariachi bands. What’s not to like?