Great match, one of the best of the tournament so far. The Swiss had a poor first half but took control in the second half and deserved to win in the end.

Incredible strike from Xhaka. Been a good game this.

Argentina will be happy with this, but they'll have to improve to beat Nigeria and get through. Croatia will be resting players for their final group game too, so Iceland could get a result there. Will be a very interesting finale for this group.

The 0-0 Vs Algeria was one of the most soul-crushing ninety minutes in recent memory. Capped off by Rooney having a pop at the fans at the end.

Not to mention his inability to pick a proper formation. Apparently the 3-4-3 (ended up being more like a 3-5-2) they used last night was the same formation that they used when Spain beat them 6-1 in March. Although Sampaoli has used it successfully in the past with Chile, it's a system the Argentina players aren't comfortable or particularly familiar with. Messi apparently doesn't like that formation as he doesn't think it affords him enough space. It's easy to forget that Argentina had some top players out there, though. Sergio Aguero is supposed to be one of the best forwards in the world and I've barely seen his name mentioned.

England, Algeria, USA, Slovenia must be up there. And we barely made it out of that.

Wouldn't fancy them against Nigeria after this tbh. They look broken.

You'd expect no less from them. They're an embarrassment. So bad that even Messi looks average playing in that team.

Wow. I do not want to come up against Croatia.

This has to be up there with some of the worst Argentina sides of all time? Ironic that it comes during a period when they have one of if not the best player in the world at their disposal.

Is he really the best they have in goal? Deary me. What a plonker.

I meant for all groups tbf, but at the very least this one has been quite entertaining. Croatia would be happy with a draw I think. Argentina would obviously much prefer a win, although even if they draw they should still qualify.

And yet still nobody can score. Did Spain and Portugal use up most of the group stage's quota or something?

Unless France step up their game significantly they're going to be sent home by the first decent team they face. It's possible they're saving their effort for the more difficult matches, but if I was a French supporter I'd be pretty concerned. Peru generally gave a good account of themselves but like a lot of teams in this tournament look very poor in front of goal.

Going to be so gutted if France end up with six points from two games. They've been dreadful.

Peru are useless in front of goal. It's why they're going to be going home very soon.

Had to be Paul Hurst, didn't it? I think our first match after relegation was Ipswich at Portman Road as well. I remember very distinctly the away fans loudly chanting "KEAN OUT" as that snake slithered into the away dugout.

I don't think anybody except Russia has really shown what they can do yet. Belgium had a good second half against Panama, but... it's Panama. Seems like most are trying to get to the knock out stages using the least amount of effort. Makes sense but other than Spain/Portugal it hasn't made for an exciting start to the tournament. All of these set piece goals though. Allardyce would be in his element!

I've been impressed with Iran so far. A lot of energy, defending like their lives depend on it, but have also managed a few counter attacks and looked dangerous on the break. Spain really struggling to break them down.

He wouldn't have been Everton manager if he was still England manager, though, so I'm not sure he would have had the same insight.

I was actually shocked when I remembered Rooney was only 24 at WC 2010. I think because he started his international career so early it's easy to forget he's still only 32. Yet whilst Rooney is now seen as old and past it, 33 year old Ronaldo continues to be Portugal's star man. I do think if Allardyce had remained as manager Rooney would be in our squad for this tournament, though.

Certainly is some turnaround in form.

Amazing how a Russian team who couldn't play worth a damn before the tournament are suddenly apparently one of the best teams in the competition. Granted they've played two horrendous teams, but it's funny how both have basically rolled over for the hosts.

It definitely seems to be that way. That wouldn't necessarily be an issue if VAR was being used properly, but if last night was anything to go by we still have a long way to go before it's anywhere close to being applied accurately. https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-06-19/world-cup-2018-var-video-referee-how-does-it-work-russia-decisions-explained/ Reading this it's impossible for me to understand how VAR was utilised (or perhaps more appropriately not utilised) last night.

No, he's terrible. Can only assume he's being brought in as second/third choice, but I don't even think he's good enough for that. If there's literally any chance of him ending up between the sticks in a PL match then the club is taking a huge risk signing him.