We were laughing at Spain's misfortune the other day - losing their first two days and being on their way out of the World Cup.
We're not laughing any more.
A glimmer of hope remains, but that's all it is. All three of the remaining group games need to go the right way - Italy need to beat Costa Rica and Uruguay, and we need to beat Costa Rica. Then Italy will have 9 and the other three, including us, will all have 3 points, and it will all come down to goal difference.
Just a glimmer, no more.