Now, I had every intention of staying up to watch this 11pm kick off (London time).
After all, Argentina are my favourites to win this thing, so it's the least I can do to be there for them when they kick off their campaign.
But I was a no-show.
The television was on. I was in the room, but I was out of it. Dreaming of an England victory against Uruguay I suspect.
I did recover consciousness in time to see the post-match analysis and the score bar along the bottom of the screen and see that my favourites had done the necessary, albeit less comfortably than I predicted.
But the good news is that Messi was on form, assisting the first and slotting home the second. With Iran and Nigeria up next, it is inconceivable that Argentina won't win this group.
So far so good for my tips...
After all, Argentina are my favourites to win this thing, so it's the least I can do to be there for them when they kick off their campaign.
But I was a no-show.
The television was on. I was in the room, but I was out of it. Dreaming of an England victory against Uruguay I suspect.
I did recover consciousness in time to see the post-match analysis and the score bar along the bottom of the screen and see that my favourites had done the necessary, albeit less comfortably than I predicted.
But the good news is that Messi was on form, assisting the first and slotting home the second. With Iran and Nigeria up next, it is inconceivable that Argentina won't win this group.
So far so good for my tips...