A few points...

- Lionel Messi is showing that he can produce on the world stage but he won't be good enough to carry what is an average Argentina team to lift the trophy.
- Luis Suarez is a world class player and a world class cock. I think a lengthy international ban will be the best course of action. I place biting in the same bracket as spitting. It is disgusting and there is no place for it in football. Yes, a player would rather be nibbled on the shoulder than suffer a serious leg break, but tackling (even bad tackling) is part of the game... spitting/biting/scratching/fighting isn't.
- England acquitted themselves well in a tough group. A few big names underperformed but on the whole I don't think we should be too disappointed. Italy and Uruguay were better teams and we can't argue with where we finished.
- It won't matter who Belgium face in the next round as they are a sporting juggernaut on a path to immortality. They will destroy whichever team they face and will do it with style and conviction.