Mike Ryan

I think I like Panama here.

Granted, at time of recording, I haven't seen Panama play in this tournament yet, but going off of recent history and the respect that I have for that CONCACAF nation, be very careful here, Croatia.

Yeah, no doubt.

Now you mentioned how...

uh columbia congo became one of the uh the more eagerly anticipated group matches of this tournament i will be there i will be in the buildings in guadalajara for this atmosphere and i came away really impressed with uh congo and i think supporters of br congo like i said earlier are going to look back at that portugal performance and be like man

We should have been a little bit more poised in the final third because there was another goal to be had over there.

Portugal made some key defensive plays, too.

Just getting a toe in the passing lanes that kept the game where it was.

But Colombia in Mexico, in Guadalajara, a huge Latin American hub there.

Congo travels well.

I think that this is going to be one of the atmospheres of the tournament and great athletes all over the field.

Styles clash a little bit.

Colombia can get you in a rock fight, but the emotion swollen behind both these nations, it sets up a really interesting match.

But also, as we project to match day three in this group, I was fearful that Portugal-Colombia in Miami was going to be relatively inconsequential.

That is not the case anymore.

This is wide open.

And can you imagine Ronaldo's legacy on the line in Miami against a heavily pro-Columbian crowd in Miami?

One of the more anticipated matches ever just became that much bigger.

But that's Match Week 3.

We'll see what happens this coming week here in the greatest sporting spectacle the planet has to offer.