World Cup: 10 THINGS WE LEARNED from the group stages

The World Cup group stages have come to an end. Sportsmail counts down 10 things we have learnt from the group stage of World Cups 2022. VAR has caused a lot of controversy in this tournament. The use of video technology can be controversial in domestic football. Substitutes have played a huge role in the opening phase of the tournament and the knockout stages will see more of this. Qatar were awful from day one and their players were miles short of standard. The tournament has seen some big teams flounder and some upsets. Tunisia, Japan and South Korea won their final group games. They were the favourites after the first two matches.