Before the start of each World Cup, there is a ridiculous amount of hype surrounding the tournament.

It seems as if it would be impossible to live up to that hype, yet every tournament does, and this year’s certainly has continued the trend.

Just four days have passed since Russia kicked off the tournament with a 5-0 pounding of Saudi Arabia, yet, for soccer fans, it couldn’t have been a better start.

Despite the blowout in the opener, almost every game has been extremely tight, with just two of the 12 games being decided by more than 1 goal.

Here are some of my takeaways from the exciting first weekend.

Ronaldo is pretty good

This might be the understatement of the year, but, if it weren’t already clear, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best ​— if not the best — player on the planet.

In what was probably the most exciting game of the tournament so far, Ronaldo’s Portugal squared off against Spain.

Ronaldo stole the show.

He started it off early with a penalty in the fourth minute, only to see Spain’s Diego Costa hit an equalizer 20 minutes later.

Then, after a Ronaldo goal gave Portugal a 2-1 halftime lead, Spain had a quick flurry of goals coming out of halftime to put Portugal down 3-2.

It stayed that way until Ronaldo sent home a free kick to tie the game in the 88th minute. This goal is surely one of the most impressive so far. Ronaldo curved the ball so sharply, it made a Clayton Kershaw curve ball look tame.

Mexico came to play

Coming into the tournament, Mexico’s fans had to be nervous with their team’s first-round game being against the No. 1 team in the world and the defending champions.

While the fans might have been nervous, the Mexican players played with the confidence of a top-ranked team. Right out of the gate, Mexico threw punch after punch at the German defense. After a couple missed chances, Mexico finally had a two-on-one break in the 35th minute.

Javier Hernandez got the ball to Hirving Lozano deep in the box, and after a quick move, he was able to pound it home to give Mexico a 1-0 lead.

Mexico spent most of the rest of the game warding off a German equalizer and came away victorious in what might be the biggest win in the team’s history.

If you want proof of how big this win is, just head over to Moscow, where Mexican fans are probably still partying and may only stop in time for Saturday’s game.

Disappointments

With all the excitement that comes from the World Cup, there is also disappointment that inevitably happens as well.

Morocco’s Aziz Bouhaddouz probably knows this best after this weekend. With Morocco and Iran locked at 0-0 in the 95th minute, Bouhaddouz headed an Iranian free kick into his own net to give Iran its second World Cup win.

The other major disappointment of the weekend was Argentina, specifically Lionel Messi.

Argentina is one of the best teams in the world, and while Iceland is no slouch, the matchup should have been an easy win for Argentina.

Instead it ended 1-1, with Messi missing a penalty kick around the 66th minute mark that would have given Argentina the lead.

Messi and his team will have to put the loss behind them quickly as they prepare for a solid Croatia squad on Thursday.