A sobering night

It says an awful lot when the highlight of your evening comes hours before kick-off.

But, at about 3.30pm, there was a buzz around the assembling press. Sara Carbonero, the journalist who Iker Casillas famously planted a kiss on after the 2010 World Cup victory – she was, after all, his girlfriend – strolled into the Gdansk media centre.

There was, needless to say, much excitement.