The initial penalty was a shit penalty so he shouldn't be allowed a second go.

The BBC pundits surprised by DR Congo's defensive strength. Have they not watched Axel Tuanzebe play before?

Portugal should sack Martinez and get Carrick & Holland in before it's too late.

These tactical fouls should be a red instead of a yellow card.

Bruno Fernandes is going to struggle in this Portugal team. There's no pace ahead of him to pass to.

I want Dr C to win because they've got a player called Moo-cow. The best name at a World Cup since Bum-Kun in 1986.

Dr C should stick with the low block and keep it 1-0 until about the 70 minute mark and then go looking for an equaliser.

Preserve endangered animals

Portugal resting players in their first match is disrespectful and asking for trouble. (No Dalot in the starting line-up)

Why is the Democratic Republic of Congo abbreviated to COD instead of Dr C! Missed opportunity!

It looks like only Fernandes, Martinez, Mazraoui, Ugarte and (maybe) Amad will make the starting line-ups for their countries at the World Cup and yet only one of them is nailed on to make our starting XI next season.

The World Cup truly gets going tonight. The last week has been fun but the real business doesn't start until Diogo Dalot has chest bumped someone and celebrated kicking the ball out for a corner.

France v Senegal. Ordinarily I'd like the underdog to win but Senegal have Sadio Mane and France do not have any ex-Liverpool players.

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Stick Enzo Scifo on.

Can't stand that Melissa Reddy. She's spent the last decade churning out AI slop without actually using AI.

It looks like the BBC and ITV have finally worked out that they are better off working together than against each other when it comes to football.

Is that Cunha's older brother playing in goal for Cape Verde?

Somebody ought to put Lee Dixon out of his misery. A thoroughly miserable man. Guardiola leaving has probably tipped him over the edge.

It's a shame we're not in the World Cup because I'm convinced we'd win it. And that's without a Casemiro replacement.

Scotland fans know the score

So, why is Curaçao abbreviated to CUW?

My McTominay golden boot prediction suffered a set back last night. Still when he gets a hatrick against Brazil he'll be back in pole position.

Scotland would have won by more if they had played Tyler Fletcher.

I'm calling it now. Scotland will lose to Morocco and then beat Brazil.

I've quite enjoyed getting up and watching the highlights of 4 games over breakfast. My only complaint is they don't show the starting line-ups.

What time is it acceptable to give away World Cup spoilers? 8am?

It's look too hot to play good football. Hope this isn't a recurring theme throughout the tournament.

I can't do time zones. Can somebody tell me when Scotland are playing? Tonight, tomorrow or the next night?

The BBC need to get rid of that white box around the score and clock. I can't concentrate on the game.

The women's cricket world cup opening ceremony. It all looks a bit like a school play. Fair play to that witch lady though, she can belt out a tune.

That South African keeper is dodgy. Mexico should just keep shooting.

The World Cup is only 90 seconds old and this is comfortably the worst World Cup ever. I hope the rest of the tournament is not like this.

I reckon that team of referees could beat up any team of premier league referees. In fact they look like could pull off a successful bank heist. A mix toughness and technical skill.

I really don't like that FIFA has become a brand/logo. The kids at my son's school keep referring to the FIFA World Cup instead of the World Cup.

I'm going to boo America.

Fingers crossed they get Diana Ross to sing a song and recreate her penalty.

I've no idea who any of the singers are, and I haven't understood a word they've said but I've enjoyed the opening ceremony so far. Upbeat and full of colour!!!

Who's this guy in the red coat? Looks like somebody in From Dusk til Dawn.

ITV's World Cup music is diabolical boring. I can't remember anything about it. Why didn't they just do a remix of their 1986 music? They had an open goal and they missed it.

Sepp Blatter was ousted because FIFA wanted to clean the decks and get rid of all traces of corruption. They then elected Gianni Infantino to replace him.

I'm looking forward to the World Cup opening ceremony tonight. No idea who the performers are, but I hope one them gets in a well timed "Fuck Trump, fuck Infantino"

One of the great unanswered questions of our time is... If England played Man Utd who would Bryan Robson play for? ...we've all wondered but none of us know the answer.

I hope Rashford's sake that England don't win the World Cup. Imagine being in all the photos with that shit haircut.

Anthony Gordon reminds me of someone. It's not Sally Gunnell but it's someone like Sally Gunnell.

Smart move from McKenna. If he stayed at Ipswich he would be in danger of being labelled a yo-yo promotion manager and missing out on the big jobs. His agent should be thumping on Celtic's door.

In USA 94 the ball blurred when keepers took goalkicks. I hope they reintroduce this special effect for this year's tournament.

So Ben Stokes is going to end his international career because he's not allowed to have a drink after midnight? The whole story is very strange - like a crap version of the movie Gremlins.

Dear Wilcox and Co, Do not pay over £70m for any young player this summer. The combination of a £100m fee plus the pressure of playing for Utd will be too much for any youngster. Ta ta for now. Graham.