4. Yes - Hirving Lozano is the real deal

Finishing. Dribbling. Incision, precision and flair. It was all there in the 66-minute showcase from Hirving Lozano, Mexican football's new poster boy.

Cho Hyun-woo could win Keeper of the Tournament. Impress as much against Sweden and South Korea as he did against Germany, and Lozano must win the Young Player award.


We're not talking about a kid who's completely wet behind the ears - indeed, the soon-to-be 23 year-old already has two kids of his own. He's older than Dele Alli, Gabriel Jesus and Thomas Lemar. He was El Tri's top scorer in qualifying and the golden boot winner in his first season in the Netherlands. But it's at this tournament that he is truly announcing himself to the world.

He's already prepared for the frenzy that will follow - in April, he signed with notorious European super-agent and megadeal-broker Mino Raiola. Everton were favourites to sign him. Now, Barcelona and Juventus have joined the hunt. Clubs across Europe want Mexico's poster boy to be theirs, too.

And 5... Marcus Berg really loves his flowers

Sweden's No.9 has paid for a man to fly almost 1000km to Gothenburg, given him the keys to his 950-sq foot apartment and even pre-paid the bill for him to eat out at some of the city's top restaurants - all in the hope that his flowers will be looked after while he is away.

Of course, it's more than that - this is a bit of a goodwill competition that 31-year-old Berg had posted on Facebook before he went away, won by 28-year-old Jesper Bergkvist, from Umea on Sweden's east coast.


The conditions, left scribbled on the whiteboard on his kitchen fridge? Three things - take care of the flowers, explore the city and cheer on Sweden.

Jesper and 10 of his mates ticked them off in one day. His verdict on the opening game? "Not bad but not good! Winning was important but it could have been a much bigger victory with such clear chances, and Marcus should have scored," he told Swedish tabloid Expressen. There's no pleasing some.