Neymar bore the brunt of the aggression from Switzerland players and in turn he became part of a World Cup record.

A young England side are set to start their 2018 World Cup campaign against Tunisia at Volgograd Arena. The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 am in Bangladesh time. Let’s look at some statistics ahead of the thrilling encounter.

Mexicans jumping in jubilation on Sunday shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors and throngs danced in the streets after their team scored a surprise victory over World Cup defending champion Germany.

Brazil join the host of big guns who have failed to fire in their opening World Cup game as lax defending from a corner allowed Switzerland to cancel out Philippe Coutinho's spectacular curling strike and grab a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Brazil fans will be encouraged by today's result in the Germany-Mexico match, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Mexicans. Not only can Brazil fans celebrate the loss for the team that so cruelly and ruthlessly sent them crashing out of their home World Cup with an unforgettable 7-1 annihilation, they can also salivate at the prospect of an early revenge and focus on mission hexa.

Argentina legend Diego Maradona lists Brazil's wealth of talent and the secret weapon that is coach Tite

Mexico mix attack and defence in fine fashion to stun world champions Germany in their opening Group F game of the 2018 World Cup

Former Argentina striker Hernan Crespo hits out at Lionel Messi’s Argentina teammates for not helping him perform his magic in the aftermath of a disappointing 1-1 draw in their 2018 World Cup opener against Iceland

Germany's Timo Werner is set for his World Cup debut while Javier Hernandez will start for Mexico in the Group F heavyweight battle

A superb, curling free kick from Aleksandar Kolarov sets Serbia's 2018 World Cup campaign off to a rollicking start as they win the Group E opener against Costa Rica 1-0 at the Samara Stadium in Samara.

Spain’s players are mature enough to overcome the fall-out from the sacking of coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the World Cup, former Spanish international Carlos Marchena says.

Despite Neymar not being hundred percent, Brazil have a kind of inner peace that they are building up to as they prepare to face Switzerland.

Real Madrid and Croatia maestro Luka Modric cannot wait to face the Albiceleste after helping his team to victory in their first game of Russia 2018. The Real Madrid midfielder converted from the penalty spot in the second half to ensure Croatia got off to a flying start after Oghenekaro Etebo's own goal in the opening period.

Hannes Halldorsson used to make zombie films for a living but it was watching videos that let Iceland’s goalkeeper outwit Lionel Messi and save a penalty on Saturday that gave his side a shock World Cup point.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi took responsibility for the draw against Iceland after he failed to convert a penalty. It hurt Messi to miss the penalty and he took all the blame upon himself.

An own goal and a penalty give Croatia a comfortable start to their World Cup campaign as they beat a limp Nigeria 2-0 in their Group D clash at the Kaliningrad Stadium.

Yussuf Poulsen bounced back from conceding a penalty to score the goal that gave Denmark a hard-fought 1-0 win in their World Cup Group C clash against a Peru side who were left to rue Christian Cueva's costly spot-kick miss in the first half.

The Spartak Moscow Arena turned into a theatre of dreams for World Cup debutants Iceland when they held two-time champions Argentina to a 1-1 draw.

Tiny Iceland made a stunning first-ever World Cup appearance on Saturday when they held 2014 runners-up Argentina to a 1-1 draw in a dramatic match where Lionel Messi blew his chance to win it when he had a penalty saved by Hannes Por Halldorsson.

France needed the help of the first World Cup penalty awarded after a video review and a deflected Paul Pogba goal to get their World Cup campaign underway with a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday.