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Uruguay 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia Portugal 1 - 0 Morocco Iran 0 - 1 Spain Trip one-nil scorelines tells the story of an uninspiring fantasy day at the World Cup, despite some interesting games. MikeP guides you through some disappointing performances and higher hopes for tomorrow's stars.

Columbia 1 - 2 Japan Poland 1 - 2 Senegal Egypt 1 - 3 Russia The first match day is done, the second is started and MikeP has to eat a little crow as Russia almost certainly make it through the knockout stages. They still stink though.

Sweden 1 - 0 South Korea Belgium 3 - 0 Panama England 2 - 1 Tunisia With both Group G big hitters getting wins, there's plenty for Ryan and Mike to get their teeth into in today's diary entry. Is Kane really overvalued, did Belgium live up to the hype and a look forward to the second round of games.

Costa Rica 0 - 1 Serbia Brazil 1 - 1 Switzerland Germany 0 - 1 Mexico With the first big upset in the bag, Mike and John talk fantasy disappointment for far and optimism for England and Belgium on Monday.

France 2 - 1 Australia Peru 0 - 1 Denmark Argentina 1 - 1 Iceland Croatia 2 - 0 Nigeria Mike and J break down France’s narrow win, Argentina’s stuttering start and Croatia cruising past Nigeria.

Egypt 0 - 1 Uruguay Morocco 0 - 1 Iran Portugal 3 - 3 Spain Dear Diary, Football is brilliant. A Salah-less Egypt are unlucky to lose to a stuttering Uruguay, Iran grab a late storybook winner and Portugal v Spain put on a show. John breaks down the day including how wrong he was about hat trick hero Ronaldo.

Russia 5 - 0 Saudi Arabia Dear Diary, Russia put 5 past Saudi, but Mike isn't impressed. Two cracking goals from a substitute and a sterling performance from Aleksadar Golovkin, but are they worth investing in long term?

Finally, the final group preview. Good job too, with only a day until the real things starts, but H is probably the most even group of them all. GROUP H: Poland Senegal Columbia Japan

The big one, the England group. Should be a relatively easy ride for the big two, but it’s never that easy with the Three Lions. GROUP G: England Panama Tunisia Belgium

Germany are obviously going to be good, but who should you invest in and who will join them in the knockout rounds? Mini-League: https://t.co/JNQRMvQEol or use code CTQVGSBE GROUP F: Germany Mexico Sweden South Korea

A big preview including tournament favorites Brazil, plus the official game is out so join the Bang Average mini-league: Mini-League: https://t.co/JNQRMvQEol or use code CTQVGSBE GROUP E: Brazil Switzerland Costa Rica Serbia

Will things get Messi for Argentina or do we expect smooth sailing? It's certainly a strong group with plenty of fantasy relevant players. GROUP D: Argentina Iceland Croatia Nigeria

Even without Dimitri Payet, group C is a cracker with plenty of fantasy talent on show! GROUP C: France Australia Peru Denmark

One of the many Group of Death candidates, the Iberian showdown is when Russia 2018 will really kick into gear. GROUP B: Portugal Spain Morocco Iran

With a couple of weeks until the tournament and a couple of days the the fantasy game being released, here's the first of our Group Preview Pod! GROUP A: Russia Saudi Arabia Egypt Uruguay