The planet is not the only thing on fire - the World Cup has proven itself to be the most compelling spectacle in sports once again.

We've had a bit of everything at this World Cup - political interventions, small country surprise packages and the big names delivering. The knockout stage in particular has been extremely gripping as the nations are whittled down to the last eight. Will it be coming home for the first time since 1966? Will Messi get a magical repeat? Or will Mbappe's iron fist be enough to earn his second World Cup? Haaland is likely to have something to say about this too in a World Cup where the superstars and small names have delivered in spades. I was in Mexico by the way.