A weekly analysis of the most important events in the world of international football. In this edition Gerard Farek, Aaron Bauer and Javier Monne analyze the early troubles for Germany, Brasil and Spain in this World Cup ; Messi's renewed doubters in Argentina for missing a penalty kick; and the role of VAR in awarding penalty kicks that have changed a few scores.

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