Most World Cup teams played two games over the recent international break and here we assess how all of them fared1) Spain (up 2)An exhilarating week’s football from Spain has set down a marker. Belgium, Tunisia and Panama: how did England’s World Cup opponents get on? The tools are present for a good World Cup run but it never quite seems to come together; this is the last chance for Luka Modric’s generation of players and doubts about their consistency persist. But Queiroz sounded a warning note after the latter, saying they are “not near the level of the World Cup” and expressing doubt over his domestic-based players’ ability to cope. Who is on the plane to Russia and whose World Cup dreams are at risk?

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 15:33 UTC