Draining duel, draining duel, and draining duel.

All the first round matches in the 2nd stage have finished.

I think this World Cup is very high level.

All the games were exciting, head-to-head, and draining duel.
Surprisingly, 5 games went into extra time, and 2 of 5 were decided with shootout.

It was hard to see the players of the losing teams, especially after such a dead heat. Some players were crying, some were at a loss, some were even not able to get up.

I think all the 8 losing teams were capable enough to aim for the championship.