Well, some analysis before Wednesday games is required.

Spain crushed Slovakia. A 5-1 score line makes any comment unnecessary. One thing, though, is that, finally, Liverpool’s Luis Garcia steps up and delivers the performance all of us saw possible when he scored a sensational goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Czechs seem to cruise, since they won the away game, a match played on something that looked like everything but a football field. I think a rice plantation would have been better. Norway should win if they want to reach the World Cup in Germany. A detailed review of the match you can read here.

Switzerland took a 2-0 lead in the aggregate against Turkey. Still, you can never know what the Turks are capable of. This is a match still to play.

Uruguay has achieved a 1-0 lead against Australia. Is this enough?

Finally, both Trinidad & Tobago and Bahrain have to fight to make sure they reach their first ever World Cup. A 1-1 draw in Trinidad & Tobago makes it an opened game.