Everything we know is wrong

Any preconceived ideas we had before the World Cup have been cast aside in an amazing tournament

As the group games near completion, one lesson from World Cup 2014 should already be resoundingly clear: everything we know is wrong.

Rarely have so many pre-tournament predictions passed their sell-by date so quickly. And rarely have so many pre-tournament favourites struggled — and even failed miserably — to live up to billing in the opening phase.