05 Russia 2018
05 Russia 2018
05 Russia 2018
REPORT
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIATM
15 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM
TEAM PROFILES
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GROUP STAGE
14 June DZYUBA
Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia
19 June
GOLOVIN
Russia 3-1 Egypt
6 19
25 June
Uruguay 3-0 Russia 11 7
FINAL
-
AKINFEEV
10 SMOLOV Fedor FC Krasnodar (RUS) 219 0 0 37 Goals Scored (Including Own Goals)
FORWARDS
Average Possession
11 Free Kicks 4
Penalties 1
10
FINAL 1
-
ABDULLAH
19 FAHAD ALMUWALLAD Levante UD (ESP) 183 0 0 48 Goals Scored (Including Own Goals)
20 MUHANNAD ASIRI Al Ahli SC (KSA) 30 0 0 19
Total Goals Corners 0
NUM = Squad Number; = Clean Sheet(s); MINS = Minute(s) Played; G = Goal(s); A = Assist(s); CAPS = Appearance as of 16th July 2018.
1 Open-Play Goals
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
M. ELSHENAWY
Shots on Target
8 TAREK HAMED Zamalek (EGY) 230 0 0 26 Number of
per Goal
17 MOHAMED ELNENY Arsenal FC (ENG) 244 0 0 64 Shots on
19 ABDALLA SAID Kuopion PS (FIN) 225 0 1 41 9.7
Average
Target per
Match
21 TREZIGUET Kasimpasa SK (TUR) 239 0 0 29 Shots per
Match
9
10
MARWAN MOHSEN
MOHAMED SALAH
Al Ahly SC (EGY)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
209
180
0
2
0
0
25
58
14.5
Shots per Goal
FORWARDS
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
21 9
FINAL 1
-
F. MUSLERA
Average Possession
7 Free Kicks 2
Penalties 0
17 7
FINAL 1
-
RUI PATRICIO
Average Possession
6 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 1
19
SEMI-FINAL
-
JORDI ALBA RAMOS PIQUÉ NACHO
1
FINAL
-
DE GEA
Average Possession
7 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 0
SEMI-FINAL
- HAKIMI N. AMRABAT
SAISS BENATIA
FINAL
- 12
EL KAJOUI
10
11
BELHANDA Younes
FAJR Faycal
Galatasaray SK (TUR)
Getafe CF (ESP)
228
31
0
0
0
1
53
26 5.0 3.3
Average
Shots on Target
14 BOUSSOUFA Mbark (C) Al Jazira (UAE) 270 0 0 64 Number of
per Goal
15 AIT BENNASSER Youssef SM Caen (FRA) 0 0 0 14 Shots on
16 AMRABAT Noureddine CD Leganés (ESP) 256 0 0 48
11.3
Average
Target per
Match
18 HARIT Amine FC Schalke 04 (GER) 82 0 0 8 Shots per
21 AMRABAT Sofyan Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) 14 0 0 7 Match
23 CARCELA Mehdi Standard Liège (BEL) 15 0 0 22 17.0
Shots per Goal
9 EL KAABI Ayoub RS Berkane (MAR) 97 0 0 5
FORWARDS
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
FINAL 1
-
A. BEIRANVAND
3 HAJI SAFI Ehsan (C) Olympiacos Piraeus FC (GRE) 215 0 0 97 Scored Outside
4 CHESHMI Roozbeh Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN) 90 0 0 10 0% Penalty-Area
5 MOHAMMADI Milad FC Akhmat Grozny (RUS) 55 0 0 21
DEFENDERS
Average
Shots on Target
7 SHOJAEI Masoud (C) AEK Athens (GRE) 68 0 0 75 Number of
per Goal
9 EBRAHIMI Omid Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN) 261 0 0 32 Shots on
11 AMIRI Vahid Persepolis FC (IRN) 266 0 0 39
7.7
Average
Target per
Match
10 ANSARIFARD Karim Olympiacos Piraeus FC (GRE) 178 1 0 67
Shots per
Match
14 GHODDOS Saman IFK Östersund FK (SWE) 29 0 0 11
11.5
FORWARDS
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
SEMI-FINAL
10 July
France 1-0 Belgium
HERNANDEZ UMTITI VARANE PAVARD
FINAL 1
15 July
France 4-2 Croatia
LLORIS
Average Possession
14 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 3
RYAN
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 2
10
GALLESE
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
21
SEMI-FINAL
-
KNUDSEN DALSGAARD
M. JØRGENSEN KJÆR
1
FINAL
-
SCHMEICHEL
Average Possession
3 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
11 22
12
FINAL
-
ARMANI
Average Possession
6 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
10 11
SEMI-FINAL
MAGNÚSSON SÆVARSSON
-
R. SIGURDSSON ÁRNASON
FINAL
- 1
HALLDORSSON
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
17
SEMI-FINAL
STRINIC VIDA LOVREN VRSALJKO
11 July
Croatia 2-1 England (AET) 23
FINAL
15 July
France 4-2 Croatia
SUBAŠIC
Shots on Target
10 MODRIC Luka (C) Real Madrid CF (ESP) 694 2 1 113 Number of
per Goal
11 BROZOVIC Marcelo FC Internazionale (ITA) 458 0 1 41 Shots on
14 BRADARIC Filip HNK Rijeka (CRO) 25 0 0 5
17.0
Average
Target per
Match
19 BADELJ Milan ACF Fiorentina (ITA) 103 1 1 41 Shots per
Match
4
9
PERISIC Ivan
KRAMARIC Andrej
FC Internazionale (ITA)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
632
332
3
1 0
1 73
38
8.5
Shots per Goal
FORWARDS
Average Possession
14 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 1
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GROUP STAGE
16 June
MUSA IGHALO
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
22 June
Nigeria 2-0 Iceland 8 4
26 June 10
Nigeria 1-2 Argentina
Gernot Rohr (GER)
ROUND OF 16
- ETEBO NDIDI
MIKEL Technical Staff
AMAPAKABO Imama (Assistant Coach)
QUARTER-FINAL YUSUF Salisu (Assistant Coach)
- 2 22 5 6 11 AGU Alloy (Goalkeeper Coach)
PIONETTI Enrico (Goalkeeper Coach)
GINES Bernard (Physical Trainer)
SEMI-FINAL ROYER Jean Luc (Physical Trainer)
-
IDOWU OMERUO EKONG BALOGUN MOSES
FINAL 23
-
UZOHO
Shots on Target
10 MIKEL John Obi (C) Tianjin Teda (CHN) 268 0 0 85 Number of
per Goal
15 OBI Joel Torino FC (ITA) 0 0 0 17 Shots on
17 ONAZI Ogenyi Trabzonspor (TUR) 0 0 0 50 13.0
Average
Target per
Match
19 OGU John Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC (ISR) 0 0 0 19 Shots per
Match
7 MUSA Ahmed CSKA Moscow (RUS) 207 2 0 73
13.0
FORWARDS
Average Possession
3 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
ALISSON
NUM = Squad Number; = Clean Sheet(s); MINS = Minute(s) Played; G = Goal(s); A = Assist(s); CAPS = Appearance as of 16th July 2018.
Total Goals Corners 1
7 Open-Play Goals
Average Possession
8 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
SEMI-FINAL
-
SOMMER
Average Possession
5 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
21
FINAL 1
-
K. NAVAS
Target per
10 RUIZ Bryan (C) Sporting CP (POR) 270 0 0 112
Average Match
13 WALLACE Rodney New York City FC (USA) 9 0 0 29 Shots per
14 AZOFEIFA Randall CS Herediano (CRC) 1 0 0 60 Match
17 TEJEDA Yeltsin FC Lausanne-Sport (SUI) 7 0 0 50 14.0
Shots per Goal
20 GUZMAN David Portland Timbers (USA) 245 0 0 48
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
STOJKOVIĆ
per Goal
Shots on
11.3
16 GRUJIC Marko Cardiff City FC (WAL) 0 0 0 7
Target per
17 KOSTIC Filip Hamburger SV (GER) 166 0 0 26 Average Match
20 MILINKOVIC-SAVIC Sergej SS Lazio (ITA) 270 0 0 7 Shots per
21 MATIC Nemanja Manchester United FC (ENG) 270 0 0 43 Match
22 LJAJIC Adem Torino FC (ITA) 171 0 0 33
17.0
Shots per Goal
8 PRIJOVIC Aleksandar PAOK FC (GRE) 1 0 0 10
FORWARDS
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 0
NEUER
11 REUS Marco Borussia Dortmund (GER) 210 1 1 34 Goals Scored (Including Own Goals)
23 GOMEZ Mario VfB Stuttgart (GER) 88 0 1 78
Total Goals Corners 0
NUM = Squad Number; = Clean Sheet(s); MINS = Minute(s) Played; G = Goal(s); A = Assist(s); CAPS = Appearance as of 16th July 2018.
1 Open-Play Goals
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 0
14
FINAL 13
-
G. OCHOA
Average Possession
3 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
20 9
SEMI-FINAL
AUGUSTINSSON KRAFTH
GRANQVIST LINDELÖF
-
FINAL 1
-
OLSEN
6 Free Kicks 0
Average Possession
Penalties 2
H W JO
Target per
13 KOO Jacheol FC Augsburg (GER) 129 0 0 70
Average Match
15 JUNG Wooyoung Vissel Kobe (JPN) 127 0 0 32 Shots per
16 KI Sungyueng (C) Swansea City AFC (WAL) 180 0 0 104 Match
17 LEE Jaesung Jeonbuk Hyundai (KOR) 270 0 1 38 11.3
Shots per Goal
18 MOON Seonmin Incheon United FC (KOR) 146 0 0 5
Average Possession
3 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
10 9
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GROUP STAGE
18 June
E. HAZARD R. LUKAKU
Belgium 3-0 Panama DE BRUYNE
23 June
Belgium 5-2 Tunisia
28 June 22 6 8
England 0-1 Belgium
Roberto Martínez (ESP)
ROUND OF 16
2 July
Belgium 3-2 Japan CHADLI WITSEL FELLAINI Technical Staff
HENRY Thierry (Assistant Coach)
QUARTER-FINAL JONES Graeme (Assistant Coach)
6 July 5 4 2 15 LEMMENS Erwin (Goalkeeper Coach)
Brazil 1-2 Belgium VERGARA Inaki (Goalkeeper Coach)
EVANS Richard (Physical Trainer)
SEMI-FINAL
10 July
VERTONGHEN KOMPANY ALDERWEIRELD MEUNIER
France 1-0 Belgium
COURTOIS
1
12
COURTOIS Thibaut (C)
MIGNOLET Simon
Chelsea FC (ENG)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
630
0
0
0
0
0
65
21
94% Penalty-Area
Average
11 CARRASCO Yannick Dalian Yifang FC (CHN) 239 0 0 30 Shots on Target
Number of
16 HAZARD Thorgan VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) 97 0 0 13 per Goal
Shots on
17 TIELEMANS Youri AS Monaco (FRA) 175 0 2 13 15.3
Average
Target per
19 DEMBELE Moussa Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) 178 0 0 80 Match
Shots per
22 CHADLI Nacer West Bromwich Albion FC (ENG) 327 1 1 51 Match
9 LUKAKU Romelu Manchester United FC (ENG) 476 4 1 75 6.7
Shots per Goal
10 HAZARD Eden (C) Chelsea FC (ENG) 518 3 2 92
FORWARDS
Average Possession
16 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
DAVIS MURILLO
SEMI-FINAL
-
ESCOBAR R. TORRES
FINAL 1
-
PENEDO
2 MURILLO Michael New York Red Bulls (USA) 180 0 0 24 Scored Outside
3 CUMMINGS Harold San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 45 0 0 48 0% Penalty-Area
4 ESCOBAR Fidel New York Red Bulls (USA) 270 0 0 26
DEFENDERS
Shots on Target
11 COOPER Armando Club Universidad de Chile (CHI) 180 0 0 99 Number of
per Goal
14 PIMENTEL Valentin Plaza Amador (PAN) 0 0 0 23 Shots on
19 AVILA Ricardo KAA Gent (BEL) 109 0 1 7 7.7
Average
Target per
Match
20 GODOY Anibal San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 242 0 0 91 Shots per
21 RODRIGUEZ Jose Luis KAA Gent (BEL) 243 0 0 5 Match
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 0
10
FINAL 1
-
BEN MUSTAPHA
Average Possession
5 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 1
9 10
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GROUP STAGE
18 June
Tunisia 1-2 England
KANE STERLING
24 June
18 12
England 6-1 Panama 7 20
28 June 8
England 0-1 Belgium
Gareth Southgate (ENG)
ROUND OF 16
YOUNG TRIPPIER
3 July LINGARD DELE
Colombia 1-1 England (AET) HENDERSON Technical Staff
England win on penalties (3-4) BOOTHROYD Aidy (Assistant Coach)
HOLLAND Steve (Assistant Coach)
QUARTER-FINAL 6 5 2 RUSSELL Allan (Assistant Coach)
7 July MARGETSON Martyn (Goalkeeper Coach)
Sweden 0-2 England ROSENBLATT Ben (Physical Trainer)
CAVANAGH Bryson (Physical Trainer)
SEMI-FINAL NAYLOR Michael (Physical Trainer)
11 July MAGUIRE STONES WALKER
Croatia 2-1 England (AET)
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MATCH FOR 3RD PLACE
14 July
Belgium 2-0 England
PICKFORD
Average Possession
12 Free Kicks 2
Penalties 3
SZCZESNY
Average Possession
2 Free Kicks 2
Penalties 0
19 9
SEMI-FINAL
SABALY M. WAGUE
KOULIBALY S. SANE
-
FINAL 16
-
KH. NDIAYE
8
11
KOUYATE Cheikhou (C)
NDOYE Cheikh
West Ham United FC (ENG)
Birmingham City FC (ENG)
118
37
0
0
0
0
51
29 3.0 4.0
Average
Shots on Target
13 NDIAYE Alfred Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (ENG) 152 0 0 18 Number of
per Goal
17 NDIAYE Pape Alioune Stoke City FC (ENG) 81 0 0 17 Shots on
10.0
Average
Target per
7 SOW Moussa Bursaspor (TUR) 0 0 0 46 Match
Shots per
9 DIOUF Mame Stoke City FC (ENG) 66 0 0 46
Match
10 MANE Sadio (C) Liverpool FC (ENG) 270 1 0 55 7.5
FORWARDS
Average Possession
4 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 0
SEMI-FINAL
- J. MOJICA D. SANCHEZ Y. MINA ARIAS
1
FINAL
-
OSPINA
Average Possession
6 Free Kicks 1
Penalties 0
15
KAWASHIMA
Shots on Target
8 HARAGUCHI Genki Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER) 246 1 0 36 Number of
per Goal
10 KAGAWA Shinji Borussia Dortmund (GER) 232 1 1 95 Shots on
11 USAMI Takashi Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER) 68 0 0 26 10.0
Average
Target per
Match
14 INUI Takashi SD Eibar (ESP) 292 2 1 31 Shots per
16 YAMAGUCHI Hotaru Cerezo Osaka (JPN) 109 0 0 45 Match
17 HASEBE Makoto (C) Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 278 0 0 114 6.7
Shots per Goal
18 OHSHIMA Ryota Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) 0 0 0 5
13 MUTO Yoshinori FSV Mainz 05 (GER) 82 0 0 24 Goals Scored (Including Own Goals)
15 OSAKO Yuya 1. FC Köln (GER) 308 1 0 33
Total Goals Corners 1
NUM = Squad Number; = Clean Sheet(s); MINS = Minute(s) Played; G = Goal(s); A = Assist(s); CAPS = Appearance as of 16th July 2018.
4 Open-Play Goals
Average Possession
6 Free Kicks 0
Penalties 1
MATCH INFORMATION
107 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM
1 14.06.2018 18:00 MOSCOW 78,011 Hosts Russia could not have wished for a better start to their
RUS: 1 AKINFEEV (C); 2 MARIO FERNANDES, 3 KUTEPOV, 4 IGNASHEVICH, own FIFA World Cup™ following their resounding 5-0 victory
8 GAZINSKY, 9 DZAGOEV, 10 SMOLOV, 11 ZOBNIN, 17 GOLOVIN, over Saudi Arabia. Iury Gazinsky scored the first goal of Russia
18 ZHIRKOV, 19 SAMEDOV
2018 with a firmly-placed header, before substitute Denis
KSA: 1 ABDULLAH ALMUAIOUF; 3 OSAMA HAWSAWI (C), 5 OMAR HAWSAWI,
6 MOHAMMED ALBURAYK, 7 SALMAN ALFARAJ, 8 YAHIA ALSHEHRI, Cheryshev - who replaced the injured Alan Dzagoev - scored
10 MOHAMMED ALSAHLAWI, 13 YASSER ALSHAHRANI, the second before the break. Artem Dzyuba’s goal came mere
14 ABDULLAH OTAYF, 17 TAISEER ALJASSAM, 18 SALEM ALDAWSARI moments after being introduced before Cheryshev’s stunner
Scorers: 1-0 12’ GAZINSKY (8), 2-0 43’ CHERYSHEV (6), 3-0 71’ DZYUBA (22), and Aleksandr Golovin’s free kick sealed the victory.
4-0 90’+1 CHERYSHEV (6), 5-0 90’+4 GOLOVIN (17)
Referee: Nestor PITANA (ARG)
See match highlights:
Assistant referees: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG), Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG)
4th official: Sandro RICCI (BRA) Russia v Saudi Arabia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 1
Reserve assistant referee: Emerson DE CARVALHO (BRA)
Substitutions: RUS: 24’ out DZAGOEV (9), in CHERYSHEV (6),
64’ out SAMEDOV (19), in KUZIAEV (7),
70’ out SMOLOV (10), in DZYUBA (22)
KSA: 64’ out ABDULLAH OTAYF (14), in FAHAD ALMUWALLAD (19),
72’ out YAHIA ALSHEHRI (8), in HATAN BAHBRI (9),
85’ out MOHAMMED ALSAHLAWI (10), in MUHANNAD ASIRI (20)
Cautions: RUS: 88’ GOLOVIN (17)
KSA: 90’+3 TAISEER ALJASSAM (17)
Expulsions: –
GROUP A
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
2 Russland 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 3
4 Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 -4 0
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GROUP B
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Spain 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
2 Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3 IR Iran 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
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21 21.06.2018 20:00 EKATERINBURG 32,789 France needed a lone first-half strike from teenage sensation
FRA: 1 LLORIS (C); 2 PAVARD, 4 VARANE, 5 UMTITI, 6 POGBA, Kylian Mbappe to edge past Peru and end the South
7 GRIEZMANN, 9 GIROUD, 10 MBAPPE, 13 KANTE, 14 MATUIDI, American’s hopes of reaching Russia 2018’s Round of 16.
21 HERNANDEZ
France’s all-star side were made to work overtime before
PER: 1 GALLESE; 2 RODRIGUEZ, 6 TRAUCO, 8 CUEVA, 9 GUERRERO (C), subduing a brave Peru in front of a buoyant South American-
15 RAMOS, 17 ADVINCULA, 18 CARRILLO, 19 YOTUN, 20 FLORES,
23 AQUINO flavoured crowd.
La Blanquirroja enjoyed good periods throughout the match
Scorers: 1-0 34' MBAPPE (10)
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla MOHAMMED (UAE)
and were outplayed only in the final quarter-hour of the first
Assistant referees: Mohamed ALHAMMADI (UAE), Hasan ALMAHRI (UAE) half. It was at that point that Mbappe broke the deadlock with
4th official: Janny SIKAZWE (ZAM) a close-range tap-in. It proved enough for France to maintain
Reserve assistant referee: Jerson DOS SANTOS (ANG) their lead at the top of Group C and shore up a ticket to the
Substitutions: FRA: 75' out MBAPPE (10), in DEMBELE (11), last 16.
80' out GRIEZMANN (7), in FEKIR (18), Peru can consider themselves unlucky with Paolo Guerrero
89' out POGBA (6), in NZONZI (15) denied and Pedro Aquino hitting the post. Peru’s campaign is
PER: 46' HT out YOTUN (19), in FARFAN (10),
46' HT out RODRIGUEZ (2), in SANTAMARIA (4),
now over after successive 1-0 defeats.
82' out CUEVA (8), in RUIDIAZ (11)
Cautions: FRA: 16' MATUIDI (14), 86' POGBA (6) See match highlights:
PER: 23' GUERRERO (9), 81' AQUINO (23) France v Peru - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 21
Expulsions: –
22 21.06.2018 16:00 SAMARA 40,727 Denmark and Australia played in an evenly-fought, intense
DEN: 1 SCHMEICHEL; 4 KJAER (C), 6 CHRISTENSEN, 8 DELANEY, contest, ending in a 1-1 draw in their second match in Group C
9 JORGENSEN Mathias, 10 ERIKSEN, 14 DALSGAARD, 17 LARSEN, at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ in Samara.
19 SCHONE, 20 POULSEN, 23 SISTO Christian Eriksen opened the scoring in the seventh minute
AUS: 1 RYAN; 5 MILLIGAN, 7 LECKIE, 10 KRUSE, 11 NABBOUT, 13 MOOY, when Nicolai Jorgensen laid off a well-placed pass for the
15 JEDINAK (C), 16 BEHICH, 19 RISDON, 20 SAINSBURY, 23 ROGIC
Tottenham Hotspur star to beyond Socceroos keeper Mat Ryan.
Scorers: 1-0 7' ERIKSEN (10), 1-1 38' JEDINAK (15, pen.) However a Yussuf Poulsen handball inside the Danish area -
Referee: Antonio MATEU (ESP) following a VAR review - presented Australia the break they
Assistant referees: Pau CEBRIAN (ESP), Roberto DIAZ (ESP) need. Mile Jedinak converted the resulting penalty and a
4th official: Bamlak TESSEMA (ETH) yellow card for Poulsen means he will miss Denmark’s next
match.
Reserve assistant referee: Juan Carlos MORA (CRC)
With the high intensity continuing into the second period,
Substitutions: DEN: 59' out POULSEN (20), in BRAITHWAITE (11), both teams creating scoring opportunities, but to no avail. The
68' out JORGENSEN Mathias (9), in CORNELIUS (21)
result sees Australia end a run of four consecutive World Cup
AUS: 68' out KRUSE (10), in ARZANI (17),
75' out NABBOUT (11), in JURIC (9),
defeats, while Denmark are unbeaten in their last 17 games.
82' out ROGIC (23), in IRVINE (22)
Cautions: DEN: 37' POULSEN (20), 84' SISTO (23) See match highlights:
Denmark v Australia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 22
Expulsions: –
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GROUP C
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 France 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2 Denmark 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Peru 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 Australia 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
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23 21.06.2018 21:00 NIZHNI NOVGOROD 43,319 Croatia advanced to the Round of 16 for the second time in
ARG: 23 CABALLERO; 2 MERCADO, 3 TAGLIAFICO, 8 ACUNA, 10 MESSI (C), their history after cruising to victory over Argentina. With
13 MEZA, 14 MASCHERANO, 15 PEREZ, 17 OTAMENDI, 18 SALVIO, Lionel Messi lacking in inspiration, *La Albiceleste* paid for
19 AGUERO
their defensive frailties on a dark night and are now on the
CRO: 23 SUBASIC; 2 VRSALJKO, 3 STRINIC, 4 PERISIC, 6 LOVREN, 7 RAKITIC, verge of exiting the competition.
10 MODRIC (C), 11 BROZOVIC, 17 MANDZUKIC, 18 REBIC, 21 VIDA
The eastern Europeans were content to sit back in the first
Scorers: 0-1 53' REBIC (18), 0-2 80' MODRIC (10), 0-3 90'+1 RAKITIC (7) half, aware that Jorge Sampaoli’s side had the greater need
Referee: Ravshan IRMATOV (UZB)
to attack. Though Argentina tried to take the initiative and
Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo RASULOV (UZB), Jakhongir SAIDOV (UZB)
enjoyed the lion’s share of possession, they were unable to
4th official: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)
Reserve assistant referee: Bertrand BRIAL (NCL)
convert it into chances, with Sergio Aguero and a visibly ill-at-
Substitutions: ARG: 54' out AGUERO (19), in HIGUAIN (9), 5 ease Messi largely anonymous. And when the South Americans
6' out SALVIO (18), in PAVON (22), finally carved out a clear-cut opportunity, Enzo Perez contrived
68' out PEREZ (15), in DYBALA (21) to shoot wide with the goal gaping.
CRO: 57' out REBIC (18), in KRAMARIC (9), Showing more ambition after the restart, the Croatians
82' out PERISIC (4), in KOVACIC (8), 90'+3 out
MANDZUKIC (17), in CORLUKA (5) promptly revealed the shortcomings of their opponents’
Cautions: ARG: 51' MERCADO (2), 85' OTAMENDI (17), 87' ACUNA (8) rearguard. A penetrating presence on the right, Ante Rebic
CRO: 39' REBIC (18), 58' MANDZUKIC (17), 67' VRSALJKO (2), capped a fine display by capitalising on a Willy Caballero error
90'+4 CORLUKA (5) with a superb finish.
Expulsions: – Sampaoli turned to his bench for an immediate solution, and
though Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala and Cristian Pavon
all showed flashes of inspiration after coming on, there was
to be no revival. Taking full advantage of Argentina’s lack
of composure at the back, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic both
scored to compound their misery.
24 22.06.2018 18:00 VOLGOGRAD 40,904 Nigeria got their first win of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™
NGA: 23 UZOHO; 2 IDOWU, 4 NDIDI, 5 EKONG, 6 BALOGUN, 7 MUSA, 8 ETEBO, by beating tournament debutants Iceland 2-0 in Volgograd. The
10 MIKEL (C), 11 MOSES, 14 IHEANACHO, 22 OMERUO result means the race for second place in Group D will go down to
ISL: 1 HALLDORSSON; 2 SAEVARSSON, 6 SIGURDSSON Ragnar, 8 BJARNASON, the last game on 26 June. Ultimately, three teams will compete for
10 SIGURDSSON Gylfi, 11 FINNBOGASON, 14 ARNASON, a spot in the Round of 16 on the final day, with the Super Eagles
17 GUNNARSSON (C), 18 MAGNUSSON, 19 GISLASON, 22 BODVARSSON
still able to top the pool ahead of already-qualified Croatia.
Scorers: 1-0 49’ MUSA (7), 2-0 75’ MUSA (7) The hero of the match was undoubtedly Ahmed Musa, who
Referee: Matt CONGER (NZL) came alive in the second half and played superbly, scoring both
Assistant referees: Simon LOUNT (NZL), Tevita MAKASINI (TGA) Nigerian goals. His first finish in particular will surely live long in
4th official: Ricardo MONTERO (CRC) the memory as one of the goals of the tournament: he controlled
Reserve assistant referee: Hiroshi YAMAUCHI (JPN) Victor Moses’ cross with one touch, setting himself up for an
unstoppable half-volley with his second. Both Musa’s strikes were
Substitutions: NGA: 46’ HT out IDOWU (2), in EBUEHI (21),
85’ out IHEANACHO (14), in IGHALO (9), warmly received by the crowd at the Volgograd Arena, many of
90’ out ETEBO (8), in IWOBI (18) whom are familiar with the striker from his spells at CSKA Moscow.
ISL: 65’ out SIGURDSSON Ragnar (6), in INGASON (5), Interestingly, while the Super Eagles took control in the second
71’ out BODVARSSON (22), in SIGURDARSON (9), half, in the first they failed to register a single shot on target on
87’ out GUNNARSSON (17), in SKULASON (23)
Hannes Halldorsson’s goal. The Icelanders came close to narrowing
Cautions: NGA: 44’ IDOWU (2)
the deficit towards the end of the match, but their main star Gylfi
Expulsions: – Sigurdsson spurned a glorious chance from the penalty spot.
GROUP D
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Croatia 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
2 Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 4
3 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
4 Iceland 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
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GROUP E
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2 Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3 Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
4 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
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11 17.06.2018 18:00 MOSCOW 78,011 Mexico pulled off a historic victory in the opening game of
GER: 1 NEUER (C); 2 PLATTENHARDT, 5 HUMMELS, 6 KHEDIRA, 7 DRAXLER, 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group F, defeating World Cup
8 KROOS, 9 WERNER, 10 OEZIL, 13 MUELLER, 17 BOATENG, 18 KIMMICH holders Germany 1-0 in front of a fervent - and full - Luzhniki
MEX: 13 OCHOA; 2 AYALA, 3 SALCEDO, 7 LAYUN, 11 VELA, 14 HERNANDEZ, Stadium.
15 MORENO, 16 HERRERA, 18 GUARDADO (C), 22 LOZANO, 23 GALLARDO Juan Carlos Osorio’s masterplan worked to perfection, with
Scorers: 0-1 35’ LOZANO (22) El Tri soaking up the long spells of German possession and
Referee: Alireza FAGHANI (IRN) hitting Die Nationalmannschaft on the counter-attack. Hirving
Assistant referees: Reza SOKHANDAN (IRN), Mohammadreza MANSOURI (IRN) Lozano’s strike was a result of a swift break, with green
4th official: Mohammed Abdulla MOHAMMED (UAE) shirts swarming forwards and the PSV Eindhoven man coolly
Reserve assistant referee: Mohamed ALHAMMADI (UAE) converting past Manuel Neuer.
Substitutions: GER: 60’ out KHEDIRA (6), in REUS (11), Joachim Low’s side played their part in an enthralling
79’ out PLATTENHARDT (2), in GOMEZ (23), encounter, with Toni Kroos hitting a free kick against the
86’ out WERNER (9), in BRANDT (20) crossbar. Their efforts were ultimately in vain, with the
MEX: 58’ out VELA (11), in ALVAREZ (21), Mexicans claiming all three points.
66’ out LOZANO (22), in JIMENEZ (9),
74’ out GUARDADO (18), in MARQUEZ (4)
Cautions: GER: 83’ MUELLER (13), 84’ HUMMELS (5) See match highlights:
MEX: 40’ MORENO (15), 90’ HERRERA (16) Germany v Mexico - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 11
Expulsions: –
43 27.06.2018 17:00 KAZAN 41,835 Korea Republic’s historic 2-0 win over Germany in Kazan may
KOR: 23 JO; 2 LEE Yong, 5 YUN, 7 SON (C), 13 KOO, 14 HONG, 15 JUNG, not have been enough for the Taeguk Warriors to progress
17 LEE Jaesung, 18 MOON, 19 KIM Younggwon, 20 JANG to the Round of 16 from Group F, but it will nevertheless go
GER: 1 NEUER (C); 3 HECTOR, 5 HUMMELS, 6 KHEDIRA, 8 KROOS, 9 WERNER, down as a result for the ages as the reigning champions were
10 OEZIL, 11 REUS, 14 GORETZKA, 15 SUELE, 18 KIMMICH also eliminated from the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ at the first
Scorers: 1-0 90'+3 KIM Younggwon (19), 2-0 90'+6 SON (7) hurdle.
Referee: Mark GEIGER (USA) The pattern of the first half was as expected, with Germany
trying to set the tempo and the South Koreans looking to
Assistant referees: Joe FLETCHER (CAN), Frank ANDERSON (USA)
hit them on the break. However, neither team seriously
4th official: Julio BASCUNAN (CHI) threatened to score and the only dangerous chance was from
Reserve assistant referee: Christian SCHIEMANN (CHI) a swerving Koo Jacheol free-kick that caused Manuel Neuer
Substitutions: KOR: 56' out KOO (13), in HWANG (11), some difficulty, but the goalkeeper managed to block it and
69' out MOON (18), in JU (8), then flick the ball away just in time before Son Heungmin
79' out HWANG (11), in GO (22) could get to the rebound.
GER: 58' out KHEDIRA (6), in GOMEZ (23), Die Nationalmannschaft had a glorious opportunity to break
63' out GORETZKA (14), in MUELLER (13), the deadlock at the start of the second period but Leon
78' out HECTOR (3), in BRANDT (20)
Goretzka’s header was brilliantly saved by Jo Hyeonwoo.
Cautions: KOR: 9' JUNG (15), 23' LEE Jaesung (17), Timo Werner went close shortly after that following excellent
48' MOON (18), 65' SON (7)
interplay between Mesut Ozil and Marco Reus, as Germany
Expulsions: –
started to push forward with greater purpose. That left the
east Asians with room to exploit on the counter-attack, but
they were unable to take advantage due to wayward final
balls. However, ultimately it was a defender, Kim Younggwon,
who scored to pave the way for the South Koreans’ historic
triumph, before Son sealed the victory with a late second.
44 27.06.2018 19:00 EKATERINBURG 33,061 Sweden turned in a perfect performance to reach the Round of
MEX: 13 OCHOA; 3 SALCEDO, 7 LAYUN, 11 VELA, 14 HERNANDEZ, 16 in style with a 3-0 victory over Group F pace-setters Mexico.
15 MORENO, 16 HERRERA, 18 GUARDADO (C), 21 ALVAREZ, El Tri were only saved from a cruel exit due to Germany’s
22 LOZANO, 23 GALLARDO
defeat against Korea Republic.
SWE: 1 OLSEN; 2 LUSTIG, 3 LINDELOF, 4 GRANQVIST (C), 6 AUGUSTINSSON, The Europeans started in powerful fashion, dominating
7 LARSSON, 8 EKDAL, 9 BERG, 10 FORSBERG, 17 CLAESSON, 20 TOIVONEN
goalscoring opportunities and constantly looking dangerous
Scorers: 0-1 50' AUGUSTINSSON (6), 0-2 62' GRANQVIST (4, pen.), in the air. However, they had to wait until five minutes into
0-3 74' ALVAREZ (21, own goal)
the second half to break the deadlock, as Ludwig Augustinsson
Referee: Nestor PITANA (ARG)
swept home at the back post.
Assistant referees: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG), Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG)
Looking for a two goal win to guarantee progression, Sweden
4th official: Andres CUNHA (URU)
doubled their advantage when Andreas Granqvist converted
Reserve assistant referee: Mauricio ESPINOSA (URU)
from the penalty spot just past the hour mark. And the Blagula
Substitutions: MEX: 65' out GALLARDO (23), in FABIAN (8),
75' out GUARDADO (18), in CORONA Jesus (17), were in dreamland with 16 minutes remaining after Mexico
89' out LAYUN (7), in PERALTA (19) defender Edson Alvarez forced the ball over his own line.
SWE: 57' out LARSSON (7), in SVENSSON (13), Mexico built late momentum but Sweden remained
68' out BERG (9), in THELIN (22), impressively resolute at the back. And in remarkable scenes, a
80' out EKDAL (8), in HILJEMARK (15)
wave of noise swept through the arena in the dying minutes
Cautions: MEX: 1' GALLARDO (23), 61' MORENO (15),
86' LAYUN (7) as the massive Mexican contingent received news of the
SWE: 26' LARSSON (7), 88' LUSTIG (2) unexpected result in Kazan.
Expulsions: –
See match highlights:
Mexico v Sweden - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 44
GROUP F
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
2 Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 6
3 Korea Republik 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
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29 23.06.2018 15:00 MOSCOW 44,190 Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard each scored twice and
BEL: 1 COURTOIS; 2 ALDERWEIRELD, 5 VERTONGHEN, 6 WITSEL, substitute Michy Batshuayi added a deserved fifth as Belgium
7 DE BRUYNE, 9 LUKAKU, 10 HAZARD Eden (C), 11 CARRASCO, cruised past Tunisia to edge closer to a place in the Round of
14 MERTENS, 15 MEUNIER, 20 BOYATA 16.
TUN: 1 BEN MUSTAPHA; 2 BEN YOUSSEF Syam, 4 MERIAH, 7 KHAOUI, Lukaku’s clinically taken brace, coming in the wake of a double
8 BEN YOUSSEF Fakhreddine, 9 BADRI, 10 KHAZRI (C), 11 BRONN,
12 MAALOUL, 13 SASSI, 17 SKHIRI against Panama in the Red Devils’ opening match, established
Scorers: 1-0 6’ HAZARD Eden (10, pen.), 2-0 16’ LUKAKU (9),
him as Belgium’s most prolific scorer at a single FIFA World
2-1 18’ BRONN (11), 3-1 45’+2 LUKAKU (9), Cup™. Hazard kicked off the scoring by opening his account at
4-1 51’ HAZARD Eden (10), 5-1 90’ BATSHUAYI (21), Russia 2018 in the sixth minute from the penalty spot, before
5-2 90’+3 KHAZRI (10)
Lukaku doubled the Red Devils’ lead after 16 minutes with an
Referee: Jair MARRUFO (USA)
angled left-foot finish.
Assistant referees: Corey ROCKWELL (USA), Juan ZUMBA (SLV)
4th official: Andres CUNHA (URU) The Carthage Eagles pulled a goal back courtesy of a Dylan
Reserve assistant referee: Nicolas TARAN (URU) Bronn header but Lukaku then made it 3-1 in first-half
Substitutions: BEL: 59’ out LUKAKU (9), in FELLAINI (8), stoppage time with a dinked finish to convert Thomas
68’ out HAZARD Eden (C,10), in BATSHUAYI (21), Meunier’s clever through ball. Hazard then got his second in
86’ out MERTENS (14), in TIELEMANS (17)
the 51st minute of a thrilling contest from a defence-splitting
TUN: 24’ out BRONN (11), in NAGUEZ (21),
41’ out BEN YOUSSEF Syam (2), in BEN ALOUANE (3), Kevin de Bruyne pass before Belgium substitute Batshuayi and
59’ out SASSI (13), in SLITI (23) Tunisia skipper Wahbi Khazri rounded off the scoring.
Cautions: TUN: 14’ SASSI (13) The North Africans’ World Cup hopes now hang by a thread
Expulsions: – and they will need Panama to beat England in tomorrow’s
match to stand any chance of continuing in this competition.
45 28.06.2018 20:00 KALININGRAD 33,973 With both teams already through to the Round of 16 before
ENG: 1 PICKFORD; 3 ROSE, 4 DIER (C), 5 STONES, 11 VARDY, 15 CAHILL, a ball had been kicked and relatively little riding on this
16 JONES, 17 DELPH, 19 RASHFORD, 21 LOFTUS-CHEEK, encounter, the England and Belgium coaches rang the changes
22 ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
compared to their previous fixtures. As a result, there was
BEL: 1 COURTOIS (C); 3 VERMAELEN, 8 FELLAINI, 16 HAZARD Thorgan, unsurprisingly a disjointed and somewhat subdued feel to the
17 TIELEMANS, 18 JANUZAJ, 19 DEMBELE, 20 BOYATA, 21 BATSHUAYI,
22 CHADLI, 23 DENDONCKER game right from the off, with many players struggling to find
their bearings.
Scorers: 0-1 51' JANUZAJ (18)
That is not to say there were no chances. The Belgians were the
Referee: Damir SKOMINA (SVN)
first to threaten. Jordan Pickford denied Mousa Dembele early
Assistant referees: Jure PRAPROTNIK (SVN), Robert VUKAN (SVN)
on before keeping out Marouane Fellaini. Trent Alexander-
4th official: Mohammed Abdulla MOHAMMED (UAE)
Arnold then saw his cross-shot whistle narrowly past the post
Reserve assistant referee: Mohamed ALHAMMADI (UAE)
on the half-hour mark and Ruben Loftus-Cheek failed to find
Substitutions: ENG: 46' HT out STONES (5), in MAGUIRE (6),
79' out ALEXANDER-ARNOLD (22), in WELBECK (14) the target with a header four minutes later. However, that was
BEL: 74' out VERMAELEN (3), in KOMPANY (4),
about as good as it got in the first half, leaving the crowd at
86' out JANUZAJ (18), in MERTENS (14) the Kaliningrad Stadium craving more action after the break.
Cautions: BEL: 19' TIELEMANS (17), 33' DENDONCKER (23) Soon enough, Adnan Januzaj ensured that the fans would go
Expulsions: – home having got their money’s worth. With just six minutes
on the clock in the second period, the Belgium attacking
midfielder dropped a shoulder, skipped past Danny Rose and
curled a sumptuous left-footed strike into the top corner.
To their credit, the Three Lions did not lie down after going
behind. Phil Jones had an opportunity to equalise after an
hour and Marcus Rashford twice went close, but Belgium held
on to secure their third win in as many matches at Russia 2018
and clinch top spot in the group.
46 28.06.2018 21:00 SARANSK 37,168 Tunisia will fly home with their first win at the FIFA World Cup™
PAN: 1 PENEDO; 4 ESCOBAR, 5 TORRES Roman (C), 6 GOMEZ, 8 BARCENAS, in 40 years after beating Panama 2-1 at the Mordovia Arena
9 TORRES Gabriel, 13 MACHADO, 17 OVALLE, 19 AVILA, 20 GODOY, in Saransk. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef made World Cup history
21 RODRIGUEZ Jose Luis
during the finale of Russia 2018’s Group G action as his second-
TUN: 16 MATHLOUTHI (C); 4 MERIAH, 5 HADDADI, 6 BEDOUI, half equaliser marked the 2,500th goal in tournament history.
8 BEN YOUSSEF Fakhreddine, 10 KHAZRI, 13 SASSI, 17 SKHIRI, 20 CHAALELI,
21 NAGUEZ, 23 SLITI The Carthage Eagles controlled the tempo of the game in
the first half and created a few early chances, but Panama
Scorers: 1-0 33' MERIAH (4, own goal),
1-1 51' BEN YOUSSEF Fakhreddine (8), 1-2 66' KHAZRI (10) took the lead against the run of play from an own goal. Jose
Referee: Nawaf SHUKRALLA (BHR) Luis Rodriguez’s strike from distance took a deflection off
Assistant referees: Yaser TULEFAT (BHR), Taleb AL MARRI (QAT) of Tunisia defender Yassine Meriah, which sent goalkeeper
4th official: Mehdi ABID CHAREF (ALG) Aymen Mathlouthi the wrong way. Tunisia came out firing
Reserve assistant referee: Hiroshi YAMAUCHI (JPN) in the second half, though, and it was not long before Ben
Substitutions: PAN: 46' HT out TORRES Gabriel (9), in CUMMINGS (3), Youssef’s milestone strike levelled the score.
56' out TORRES Roman (5), in TEJADA (18), Eleven minutes later, Tunisia No10 Wahbi Khazri put the North
81' out AVILA (19), in ARROYO (16) African side in front, slotting past Jaime Penedo from close
TUN: 46' HT out SASSI (13), in BADRI (9), range. The win marked Tunisia’s first victory at the World
77' out SLITI (23), in KHALIL (15),
89' out KHAZRI (10), in SRARFI (18)
Cup since Argentina 1978, while Los Canaleros are forced to
head home without a point to pack up from their maiden
Cautions: PAN: 78' AVILA (19), 80' GOMEZ (6), 90'+6 TEJADA (18)
appearance at the competition.
TUN: 44' SASSI (13), 71' BADRI (9), 90'+3 CHAALELI (20)
Already eliminated from Russia 2018 prior to the start of
Expulsions: –
today’s fixtures, Tunisia’s win secured third place in Group G as
the Central Americans finished bottom.
GROUP G
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 7 9
2 England 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 6
3 Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 -3 3
4 Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 0
128 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM
48 28.06.2018 18:00 SAMARA 41,970 Yerry Mina scored his second goal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
SEN: 16 NDIAYE Khadim; 3 KOULIBALY, 5 GUEYE, 6 SANE, 8 KOUYATE (C), Russia™ to see Colombia defeat Senegal 1-0 at Samara Arena
10 MANE, 12 SABALY, 18 SARR, 19 NIANG, 20 BALDE, 21 GASSAMA and finish as Group H winners.
COL: 1 OSPINA; 4 ARIAS, 6 SANCHEZ Carlos, 9 FALCAO (C), 10 RODRIGUEZ, In the group’s other match, Poland edged Japan 1-0 meaning
11 CUADRADO Juan, 13 MINA, 15 URIBE, 17 MOJICA, 20 QUINTERO, Senegal and the Blue Samurai finished level on four points,
23 SANCHEZ Davinson
however the latter became the first team in history to advance
Scorers: 0-1 74' MINA (13) to the World Cup knockout stage on the fair play rule.
Referee: Milorad MAZIC (SRB) The game was played evenly throughout, with few significant
Assistant referees: Milovan RISTIC (SRB), Dalibor DJURDJEVIC (SRB) goalscoring chances of note. The decisive moment came when
4th official: Bamlak TESSEMA (ETH) Los Cafeteros’ towering centre-back Mina leapt above his
Reserve assistant referee: Hasan ALMAHRI (UAE) markers to head in the winning goal in the second half.
Substitutions: SEN: 74' out SABALY (12), in WAGUE (22),
80' out BALDE (20), in KONATE (14),
86' out NIANG (19), in SAKHO (15)
See match highlights:
Senegal v Colombia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 48
COL: 31' out RODRIGUEZ (10), in MURIEL (14),
83' out URIBE (15), in LERMA (16),
89' out FALCAO (9), in BORJA (19)
Cautions: SEN: 51' NIANG (19)
COL: 45' MOJICA (17)
Expulsions: –
GROUP H
Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1 Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
2 Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3
131 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM
ROUND OF 16
QUARTER-FINALS
57 06.07.2018 17:00 NIZHNY NOVGOROD 43,319 France won through to the World Cup semi-finals for the
URU: 1 MUSLERA; 2 GIMENEZ, 3 GODIN (C), 6 BENTANCUR, 8 NANDEZ, first time in 12 years after seeing off a combative Uruguay
9 SUAREZ, 11 STUANI, 14 TORREIRA, 15 VECINO, 17 LAXALT, 22 CACERES side that struggled in the absence of the injured Edinson
FRA: 1 LLORIS (C); 2 PAVARD, 4 VARANE, 5 UMTITI, 6 POGBA, 7 GRIEZMANN, Cavani. Los Charrúas made a strong start all the same, with
9 GIROUD, 10 MBAPPE, 12 TOLISSO, 13 KANTE, 21 HERNANDEZ Cavani’s replacement Cristhian Stuani shooting across the
Scorers: 0-1 40’ VARANE (4), 0-2 61’ GRIEZMANN (7) face of goal. At the back, meanwhile, La Celeste were their
Referee: Nestor PITANA (ARG) usual organised selves, giving away no space whatsoever.
Assistant referees: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG), Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG) Seeing more of the ball, France put some good moves
4th official: Alireza FAGHANI (IRN)
together only to struggle in the box, where the Uruguayans
were quick to snuff out any danger. Ironically, France’s
Reserve assistant referee: Reza SOKHANDAN (IRN)
opener came from a set-piece, habitually one of La
Substitutions: URU: 59’ out STUANI (11), in GOMEZ (18),
59’ out BENTANCUR (6), in RODRIGUEZ (7), Celeste’s strengths, with Raphael Varane glancing a header
73’ out NANDEZ (8), in URRETAVISCAYA (20) home from Antoine Griezmann’s pinpoint delivery. The
FRA: 80’ out TOLISSO (12), in NZONZI (15), Uruguayans would have equalised on the stroke of half-time
88’ out MBAPPE (10), in DEMBELE (11), but for a miraculous stop from Hugo Lloris, who dived full-
90’+3 out GRIEZMANN (7), in FEKIR (18)
length to claw away a Martin Caceres header.
Cautions: URU: 38’ BENTANCUR (6), 69’ RODRIGUEZ (7) In a bid to turn the game around, Uruguay coach Oscar
FRA: 33’ HERNANDEZ (21), 69’ MBAPPE (10) Tabarez rang the changes in the second half, sending on
Expulsions: – Maxi Lopez and Cristian Rodriguez. Their Russia 2018 hopes
came to an end, however, when a Griezmann shot deceived
Fernando Muslera and slipped through the keeper’s hands
and over the line.
58 06.07.2018 21:00 KAZAN 42,873 Belgium beat Brazil 2-1 in Kazan to set the first semi-final of
BRA: 1 ALISSON; 2 THIAGO SILVA, 3 MIRANDA (C), 9 GABRIEL JESUS, 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ in stone, and booked their
10 NEYMAR, 11 PHILIPPE COUTINHO, 12 MARCELO, 15 PAULINHO, return to the final four for the first time in three decades.
17 FERNANDINHO, 19 WILLIAN, 22 FAGNER A Seleção seized control of the match in the first half, seeing
BEL: 1 COURTOIS; 2 ALDERWEIRELD, 4 KOMPANY, 5 VERTONGHEN, Thiago Silva’s effort hit the post, as the Red Devils rode their
6 WITSEL, 7 DE BRUYNE, 8 FELLAINI, 9 LUKAKU, 10 HAZARD Eden (C),
15 MEUNIER, 22 CHADLI luck while relying on the counter-attack. The Belgians were
ahead against the run of play after Fernandinho, replacing the
Scorers: 0-1 13’ FERNANDINHO (17, own goal), 0-2 31’ DE BRUYNE (7),
1-2 76’ RENATO AUGUSTO (8) suspended Casemiro, deviated a flicked-on corner into his own
Referee: Milorad MAZIC (SRB) net. There was nothing fortunate about the European side’s
Assistant referees: Milovan RISTIC (SRB), Dalibor DJURDJEVIC (SRB) second. Reminiscent of their on-the-break winner against
4th official: Jair MARRUFO (USA) Japan, Kevin De Bruyne polished off a flawless attack move
Reserve assistant referee: Corey ROCKWELL (USA) with a sumptuously struck finish.
Substitutions: BRA: 46’ HT out WILLIAN (19), in ROBERTO FIRMINO (20), The South Americans tried to pile the pressure on their
58’ out GABRIEL JESUS (9), in DOUGLAS COSTA (7), opponents again after half-time but a combination of the
73’ out PAULINHO (15), in RENATO AUGUSTO (8)
excellent Thibaut Courtois and feverish defending proved
BEL: 83’ out CHADLI (22), in VERMAELEN (3),
87’ out LUKAKU (9), in TIELEMANS (17)
too much to break down. As the spurned chances stacked up,
Cautions: BRA: 85’ FERNANDINHO (17), 90’ FAGNER (22) it was left to substitute Renato Augusto to head home a
BEL: 47’ ALDERWEIRELD (2), 71’ MEUNIER (15) Coutinho cross to hand Brazil hope.
Expulsions: – Belgium refused to fold, however, in the enthralling closing
stages, ensuring Roberto Martinez's side reached the World
Cup semi-finals for only the second time in their history.
See match highlights:
59 07.07.2018 21:00 SOCHI 44,287 Twenty years on from Croatia first taking the FIFA World Cup™
RUS: 1 AKINFEEV (C); 2 MARIO FERNANDES, 3 KUTEPOV, 4 IGNASHEVICH, by storm, Zlatko Dalic's team have booked the country's place
6 CHERYSHEV, 7 KUZIAEV, 11 ZOBNIN, 13 KUDRIASHOV, 17 GOLOVIN, in the semi-finals for the second time in their history. Having
19 SAMEDOV, 22 DZYUBA
emerged victorious on penalties after a gruelling encounter,
CRO: 23 SUBASIC; 2 VRSALJKO, 3 STRINIC, 4 PERISIC, 6 LOVREN, 7 RAKITIC, the Balkan side have also got a monkey off their back by ending
9 KRAMARIC, 10 MODRIC (C), 17 MANDZUKIC, 18 REBIC, 21 VIDA
their hoodoo against World Cup hosts, having been knocked
Scorers: 1-0 31’ CHERYSHEV (6), 1-1 39’ KRAMARIC (9), out by France in 1998 and lost to Brazil in the Opening Match
1-2 101’ VIDA (21), 2-2 115’ MARIO FERNANDES (2)
Penalty Shoot-out: 0-0 SMOLOV (10), 0-1 BROZOVIC (11), 1-1 DZAGOEV (9), of the 2014 edition.
1-1 KOVACIC (8), 1-1 MARIO FERNANDES (2), Roared on by a boisterous crowd at the Fisht Stadium, the
1-2 MODRIC (10), 2-2 IGNASHEVICH (4), 2-3 VIDA (21), Russians sought to press high up the pitch early on. Yet despite
3-3 KUZIAEV (7), 3-4 RAKITIC (7)
this pressure and the din, which rose to deafening levels every
Referee: Sandro RICCI (BRA)
Assistant referees: Emerson DE CARVALHO (BRA), Marcelo VAN GASSE (BRA)
time the hosts sprang forward on the break, the Croats refused
4th official: Janny SIKAZWE (ZAM) to be cowed, continuing to play their game and giving as good
Reserve assistant referee: Jerson DOS SANTOS (ANG) as they got.
Substitutions: RUS: 54’ out SAMEDOV (19), in EROKHIN (21), It was from one such counter-attack that Russia took the lead,
67’ out CHERYSHEV (6), in SMOLOV (10), Denis Cheryshev unleashing a left-footed piledriver that flew
79’ out DZYUBA (22), in GAZINSKY (8),
102’ out GOLOVIN (17), in DZAGOEV (9) into the top corner. However, the Vatreni were not about to
CRO: 63’ out PERISIC (4), in BROZOVIC (11), lie down and hit back a few minutes later, Andrej Kramaric
74’ out STRINIC (3), in PIVARIC (22), stooping to head past Igor Akinfeev and ensuring the home
88’ out KRAMARIC (9), in KOVACIC (8), fans' celebrations were short-lived.
97’ out VRSALJKO (2), in CORLUKA (5)
Cautions: RUS: 109’ GAZINSKY (8) Besides an Ivan Perisic strike that clattered Akinfeev's post,
CRO: 35’ LOVREN (6), 38’ STRINIC (3), clear-cut chances were few and far between in the second
101’ VIDA (21), 114’ PIVARIC (22) half, which was as tense as it was bereft of goalscoring action.
Expulsions: – Domagoj Vida headed home in the first period of extra time to
silence the Russian supporters again, only for fans up and down
the country to erupt with joy when Mario Fernandes equalised
with just minutes remaining. Fernandes would go from hero
to villain in the shoot-out though, his miss proving decisive as
Stanislav Cherchesov's charges ultimately bowed out.
60 07.07.2018 18:00 SAMARA 39,991 England advanced to their first FIFA World Cup™ semi-final
SWE: 1 OLSEN; 3 LINDELOF, 4 GRANQVIST (C), 6 AUGUSTINSSON, since Italy 1990 with a 2-0 win over Sweden thanks to a pair
7 LARSSON, 8 EKDAL, 9 BERG, 10 FORSBERG, 16 KRAFTH, of headed goals by Harry Maguire and Dele.
17 CLAESSON, 20 TOIVONEN After a tepid opening half hour, Maguire was able to spring
ENG: 1 PICKFORD; 2 WALKER, 5 STONES, 6 MAGUIRE, above his marker and latch on to the end of a floated Ashley
7 LINGARD, 8 HENDERSON, 9 KANE (C), 10 STERLING,
12 TRIPPIER, 18 YOUNG, 20 ALLI Young corner to give the Three Lions the lead.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was notably called into
Scorers: 0-1 30’ MAGUIRE (6), 0-2 59’ ALLI (20)
action early in the second half when he saved Marcus Berg’s
Referee: Bjorn KUIPERS (NED) header.
But Dele doubled the Three Lions’ lead when he timed his
Assistant referees: Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED), Erwin ZEINSTRA (NED)
run at the back post and headed in a cross delivered by Jesse
4th official: Antonio MATEU (ESP) Lingard.
England held on to their two-goal cushion thanks to several
Reserve assistant referee: Pau CEBRIAN (ESP)
Pickford saves to seal their place in the semi-finals for the
Substitutions: SWE: 65’ out TOIVONEN (20), in GUIDETTI (11), first time since 1990.
65’ out FORSBERG (10), in OLSSON (5),
85’ out KRAFTH (16), in JANSSON (18)
See match highlights:
ENG: 77’ out ALLI (20), in DELPH (17), Sweden v England - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Match 60
85’ out HENDERSON (8), in DIER (4),
90’+1 out STERLING (10), in RASHFORD (19)
Expulsions: –
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FIFA AWARDS
104 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM
The top goalkeeper award at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ is given by the FIFA
Technical Study Group based on the performances throughout the final competition.
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is awarded to the team with The FIFA Young Player Award was given to the best
the best fair play record, according to a points system young player in Russia, as selected by the FIFA TSG. The
and criteria specified in the competition regulations. player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1997.