Ronaldo´s revelry, Messi´s miss and Sanchez´s shocker – Russia 2018, World Cup of the penalty

There was drama and set-piece goals aplenty in Colombia v Japan following the pattern set by Russia 2018 so far.

The tournament has delivered no shortage of storylines in its early stages  the hosts getting off to a flier, Portugal s classic with Spain, and Mexico stunning defending champions Germany to name but a few.

Tuesday s Group H meeting also threw up another abundance of intrigue, the Blue Samurai springing something of a surprise with a 2-1 victory in Saransk.

And the fixture, although perhaps not at the top of most neutrals must-see list, served up more of the set-piece drama that has become an underlying theme across the first six days in Russia.

The game got off to a sensational start, Carlos Sanchez instinctively handling Shinji Kagaw…