Just thought it might be fun to see what others are making of this World Cup...something to occupy us before the friendlies start...(can't wait)

FWIW for me;

Most impressed by - Morrocco, Saudi Arabia, Senegal (first half, lovely football), the referees

Disappointed by - Spain, Netherlands, Uruguay and the always overrated Brazil 

Absolutely hate - 'hydration breaks' - shameless profiteering squeezing some ads in and killing any momentum

Relieved by - VAR - hardly had an impact - don't know how they are managing it but we seem to avoid the ridiculous delays and over analysis that it usually brings

Not surprised by - loads of rich fans at the games, it's pretty obvious the vast majority are very, very well off. Working class, they aint.

Frustrated by - constant linking of players to relatively obscure English clubs - kills any remaining mystery and magic very quickly

My hope - an outsider wins it - maybe an African or Asian nation, that would be something. And Austria make it to the knock outs.