Another round of scintillating, amazing and nonstop-action football gone, with three teams securing a place in the knockout rounds while the rest and more hope to cause an upset on the final day.
Here are some of the stats and facts of Game 2:
* France became the first team to book their spot in the next round of the competition after their 2-1 win against Denmark, with Kylian Mbappe bagging a brace.
* Ghana and South Korea made history together in the same match as Mohammed Kudus became the first Ghanaian to score a brace in a match while Gue-Sung Cho became the first South Korean to score a brace in a match.
Classic!
I bet everyone expected Heung-Min Son to break that record.
* Vincent Aboubakar became the first African player since 1966 to score and assist as a Substitute Ina World Cup game.
Talk about waiting!
* Speaking of waiting, Alphonso Davies was denied from the spot by Courtois in the first game but it didn't stop him from scoring against Croatia.
The Bayern Munich man has officially become the first Canadian to score a goal in a World Cup match.
* Morocco shocked everyone when the beat Belgium, the #2 ranked country by FIFA with a 2-0 scoreline.
*In the same match, Abdelhamid Sabiri scored the first freekick goal of this World Cup edition.
* Portugal finally got their revenge against Uruguay, beating them to become the third team to qualify for the knockout rounds.
The last time these two met was in the 2018 Round of 16 tie.
A Cavani masterclass was enough to knock Ronaldo and Portugal out of the competition.
* All African countries in the tournament still have a chance to qualify for the knockout rounds.
* Robert Lewandowski finally scored his first goal In a World Cup match.
* Brazil secured their spot in the knockout rounds after a fantastic Casemiro shot late in the game against Switzerland.
After their 2-0 win against Mexico, Lionel Messi became the oldest player to score and assist in a World Cup match.
That's all for now, see you next time.
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