The World Cup has been entertaining, interesting and thrilling. So here's every team in three words. Group ARussia - Defying all predictions Egypt - Beyond Salah salvation Uruguay - Suarez, Cavani, Godin Saudi Arabia - Out of depth Group BMorocco - Talented but luckless Iran - Heroic, defiant defence Portugal - Cavani trumps Ronaldo Spain - Possession without punch Group CAustralia - Only score penalties Peru - Refreshing, neutrals' favourites Denmark - Danish Dynamite missing France - Mbappe's shooting stars Group DArgentina - Glory amid chaos Iceland - Fairy tale ends Nigeria - Musa cameos insufficient Croatia - Match for anyone Group EBrazil - Difficult hurdles looming Switzerland - Exit without X-factor Costa Rica - 2014 heroes conquered Serbia - Good quality wasted Group FGermany - Home in disgrace Mexico - Same old story South Korea - Headlines too late Sweden - Graft, grind, Granqvist Group GBelgium - Brilliant or brittle? Tunisia - Never quite enough Panama - In too deep England - Football coming home? Group HPoland - Where was Lewandowski? Senegal - Fair play victims Japan - Broken-hearted revelation Colombia - Argued themselves out
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