With Russia and South Korea drawing 1-1 last night, every nation has now played at least one game in this year’s World Cup in Brazil. Through the past six days, we’ve seen goals and shocks galore, as some teams put themselves in position to qualify for the Round of 16 with a game to spare. Others are already in a must-win scenario, or they will exit at the group stage. Last week, I talked about some things worth following prior to start of the tournament. Here are some new stories to keep an eye on.

Is Spain in serious trouble?

The defending world champions were shocked 5-1 in their opening match against the Netherlands, who got some revenge for the 2010 Final. Only four Dutch players started both of those matches, and the new faces, particularly the five defenders, stood tall and showed they weren’t going to be intimidated. Spanish fans will remember that in 2010, La Roja lost its opening match to Switzerland, before winning its first ever World Cup, and the Netherlands is the strongest opponent that the reigning champions will have faced in group play. However, fans also remember that after Italy won in 2006, they finished dead last in their group in 2010; after France won in 1998, they exited the group stage in 2002 without scoring a goal. Spain can get back on track with a win over Chile, but their work is laid out for them.

Will the United States advance from group play?

In my post last week, I mentioned how head coach Jürgen Klinsmann had said multiple times that the U.S. won’t win the Cup this year. However, after the Americans’ win over Ghana and Germany’s thrashing of Portugal, fans can be very optimistic going into Sunday’s match vs. Portugal in Manaus. Paulo Bento’s squad will be without two key defenders in Pepe, who is suspended after being sent off against the Germans, and Fábio Coentrão, whose World Cup is over after a thigh injury. Meanwhile, the U.S. has injury problems of their own; Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, and Matt Besler all picked up injuries against Ghana, but Klinsmann is hopeful that all three will continue to play at this World Cup. The Americans will automatically advance to the Round of 16 if they beat Portugal and Ghana fails to beat Germany.

What surprises will we during the second group games? Has your pick to win the World Cup changed? Leave a comment below!