All the 32 teams have at least played their first game by now. I'll say that some teams really disappoint me while some others shine with their spirit and performance. I'll start with Group D's overview. Mexico and Portugal have been up to expectation by winning Iran and Angola respectively. No doubt they are clear cut to proceed the next round. Hmm...no surprise...everything is just right.

As for Group E, Czech Republic and Italy are also as expected to win their first match, even though USA and Ghana are actually not weak opponents. Without Baros, Czech Republic has scored 3 goals to sink the USA team, which went through the quarter-finals for the last FIFA World Cup tournament. I guess the goals seperate the World No. 2 an World No. 5. And Italy has done enough with 2 goals to sink the African champion Ghana. Then again...there's not much surprise.

As for Group F, Australia is the bright star as it has come back with 3 goals in the second half after went down with a goal from Japan. Oh, it really deserves the credit to be a team that Brazil cannot take lightly. And Brazil has struggled to play well with Croatia. Without Kaka's goal, it might have held a draw with Croatia, which actually has played extremely well. Japan is really a disappointment not to take the chances seriously and having not enough support, especially Alex at the left wing. He really does not deserve to be in the team as he really plays badly. What the hell Zico is thinking?

Group G is a group to watch. France, Switzerland and Korea Republic look strong to go on to the next round. Togo also does not look weak for the three teams to easily grab the three points. Seriously, France seems to lose the kind of standard which the 1998 team had. It'll be hard for them to play with stronger teams if they only depend on Zidane and Henry. As for Switzerland and Korea Republic, I think they have better chance to proceed on as they look more promising. So sorry if you are a fan of the France team. This is a fact that it is not strong.

As for Group H, Spain has definitely shined with a 4-0 win over Ukraine. I think it has proven that it is a true contender for this tournament, no longer an under-performer. At the same time, Ukraine has done really bad with lousy defence and little attack. Even with its inspiritional captain Shevchenko, it fails to find much chance to score a goal. On the other match, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia have displayed superb fighting spirit that they deserve to go to the next round despite Spain and Ukraine are the hot favourites. Well, who knows what'll happen in the coming matches? Haha...we just have to sit back and watch.

By the way, Germany has secured a place to the next round by beating Poland by a late goal. Man, the Germans must be very happy about this result. But whether it'll be the group leader depends on the match between Ecuador and Costa Rica. Ok, I'll be back with more updates about the FIFA World Cup tournament later.