After months of build-up and hype, the single greatest tournament on our blue planet is underway, from a nonsensical opening ceremony (bring on the football already!) to a Cristiano Ronaldo hattrick against Spain, to Colombia playing over 87 minutes with 10-men, it is fair to say we have already been thoroughly entertained.

With an absolute goal-fest of an opening game, the rest of the tournament has continued in a similar vein without a single 0-0 draw for the first time in opening round fixtures in World Cup History. We have been treated to an Iberian thriller as Spain drew with Portugal, plenty of late, late goals and a similar amount of penalties.

The excitement hasn’t only been reserved for goals but also shocking results as Germany slumped to a vibrant Mexico team and South American powerhouses Argentina and Brazil struggled to defeat their opposition. It really does seem like it can be anyone’s year this time around.

Here at TNC we have decided to narrow down the 7 things we have learnt from the opening round of fixtures in this year’s World Cup, from surprises and upsets to goalscorers and even technology.