Sweden marked their return to World Cup finals since their last participation back in 2006 with a victory as they defeated Korea Republic 1-0. Both teams were determined in grabbing maximum points, knowing that a win will give them much better opportunities in advancing into the next stage.

African side, Tunisia, made their way back into World Cup finals round since their last participation back in 2006 and they are keen on making this year's tournament in Russia a memorable one for their country.

One of the highly anticipated team in this year's World Cup, Belgium, are set to start their campaign this Monday as they face up against new comer, Panama at Fisht Stadium, Sochi. Being considered as a talented team that can win it all, Red Devils once again are keen on showcasing that their golden generation squad can really fulfill their potential of becoming a winning team.

Returning to the World Cup finals stage since way back in 2006, Sweden are in such high spirit as they gear themselves up for their group opening fixture against Korea Republic (South Korea).

Strongly tipped as potential winner for this year's FIFA World Cup, Brazil still haven't been able to showcase their beset performance as just yet after only picking up a point in their opening group game fixture against Swiss.

The first major surprise in World Cup 2018 happened on Sunday as defending champion, Germany suffered a shock defeat from Mexico in their group opener fixture. Keen on avenging their 4-1 defeat in Confederations Cup not long ago, El Tri immediately put on an intense an aggressive display straight from kick off, much to Der Panzer's surprise.

Serbia picked up a positive result on their opening group game in FIFA World Cup 2018 as they defeated Costa Rica 1-0. Both teams were very determined in getting all three points as that result will opens up their shot in advancing into the knock out stage.

Being labeled as the favorite to win this year's FIFA World Cup tournament, Brazil will be keen on showcasing their worth this Sunday as they start face up against European outfit, Switzerland.

Defending champion, Germany will start their World Cup 2018 campaign on Sunday with an intriguing battle against Concacaf giant, Mexico. Both teams have met recently in the Confederation cup, which Der Panzer comfortably won 4-1, but that result is not something that will provide comfort for their head coach, Joachim Low as he know they will be facing a new and different challenge this time around.

Successfully making their way into the quarter finals of World Cup 2014 in Brazil, Costa Rica arrived in Russia with lots of excitement and beliefs that they can achieve similar success.

Croatia got themselves off to a perfect start on their World Cup 2014 campaign after grabbing a pretty comfortable 2-0 victory over African representative, Nigeria. The Balkan side were determined to improve their showing from previous World Cup and it showed from their high intensity which they brought in straight from kick off.

Denmark started their World Cup 2018 campaign in the best possible fashion following their 1-0 victory over Peru on Saturday, giving them all three points and good chance in advancing into the next round.

Surprising the footballing world in Euro 2016, Iceland still continuing their positive results as they picked up their first ever point in World Cup after drawing 1-1 against Argentina.

Portugal skipper and super star, Cristiano Ronaldo, never seems to stop stunning football fans with his wonderful goal scoring qualities. He once again proved his ability in the biggest stage, following his hat-trick against Spain on Friday, which helped his side in getting an important point.

France successfully picked up maximum points on their opening group fixture of World Cup 2018 finals in Russia, following a hard fought 2-1 victory over Australia. Tipped as one the strong favorites to win the tournament, Les Blues started things off brightly, creating several dangerous moments early on, notably from Kylian Mbappe's pace.