Ronaldo vs. Spain 3-3

The World Cup is on!

After the most sensational of World Cup stories, the most sensational of World Cup games: a pulsating 3-3 draw that felt like it properly and finally set Russia 2018 off.

Spain had displayed supreme resilience to overcome the turbulence of the last week, and went on to put on a real display of quality, only for record-breaking Christiano Ronaldo to overshadow all of that.

The Portuguese star scored a hat-trick, with an 85th-minute and rare curling free-kick to secure a point.

Spain was the better team, Ronaldo was the best player. The World Cup has had its first brilliant game. 3-3.