Not any more - the next WC is in mid-season
It looked a pen to me. Very similar to the one that Spain got against South Africa, player went to kick the ball, missed and kicked the player instead. It wasn't intentional but that doesn't matter, intent doesn't come into it
Oh, I don't know ... A few years back, we lost 17-0 one week and won 13-0 the next (although TBF the 17-0 defeat was a friendly we played against a team several divisions higher than us when both our league opponents failed to turn up).
That was some turnaround