I’m so proud of the superb performance displayed by the three Asian football teams, the South Korea, Japan and North Korea. The first two teams set up the stages early in the games and beat their opponents convincingly. The North Korean team, had the first show in the World Cup after 44 years, fought relentlessly against the five-star Brazilians in an honorable 1:2 loss. The striker Jong Tae-Se, nicknamed "people’s Rooney", is weaponed with both great strength and pace, who won a header over the Brazilian defender Lucio in the game and contributed an assist to the team. In the second round of group stage, the South Korea and Japan are going to meet Messi’s Argentina and Robben’s Netherlands respectively, two first-seeded teams in their groups, and the underdogs are ready for bigger upset.

While the underestimated teams like South Korea and Japan give the World Cup a new look, some of the traditional great powers lost their groups in the first round. Spain, the European champion, who had not lost any single one in their last 32 games, was defeated by the Swiss. And Italy, on the soaking field, the champion defender came back from behind against Paraguay in a bored draw. Similarly, France and England both leveled the games with Uruguay and the US.

The first round of the football feast held every four years became a little disappointing to many fans. Hope the better teams could find their rhythm in the later stages and contribute more goals to their fans: if they do not got eliminated.