2018 FIFA WORLD CUP - RUSSIA - Discussion & Chat

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03.07.2018, 22:57

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 8 :
Otkritiye Arena, Moscow, h. 20 CET :

Colombia 4 - England 5 After Penalties, 1-1 after Extra-time
Goals : 57' Kane (E pen.), 90' + 3' Y. Mina ( C )

PENALTIES :

Falcao (COL) GOAL
Kane (ENG) GOAL
Cuadrado (COL) GOAL
Rashford (ENG) GOAL
Muriel (COL) GOAL
Henderson (ENG) saved by Ospina (COL)
Uribe (COL) Crossbar
Trippier (ENG) GOAL
Bacca (COL) saved by Pickford (ENG)
Dier (ENG) GOAL

Referee : Mark Geiger (USA)

Yellow Cards : COL : 41' Barrios, 52' Arias, 54' C. Sanchez, 63' Falcao, 64' Bacca, 118' Cuadrado
ENG : 56' Henderson, 69' Lingard

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : COL : 61' Bacca for Lerma - 79' Uribe for C. Sanchez - 88' Muriel for Quintero, 116' C. Zapata for Arias
ENG : 81' Dier for Alli, 88' Vardy for Sterling - 102' Rose for Young, 113' Rashford for Walker

Attendance : 44.190

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03.07.2018, 19:43

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Although 77 nations have played in at least one World Cup, only eight of those have actually won

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Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthäus, and Gianluigi Buffon have all equally participated in the highest number of World Cup tournaments - five

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As well as being the most successful World Cup team, Brazil is the only nation to have played in every tournament to date.

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Coverage of the World Cup has become so popular that it's overtaken the Olympic Games to become the most viewed and followed sporting event.

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Despite being the best football players of their generation, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have never won a World Cup.

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Following their defeat in Russia, Germany became the fourth successive World Cup winner to be eliminated in the group stages.

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For the first time in World Cup history, the 2026 tournament will be shared by three hosts USA, Canada, and Mexico.

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In 2018, the winning team will take home $38 million of prize money, while the runner-up will win $28 million for their efforts.

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In Russia, Peru scored their first World Cup goal in 36 years.

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Just Fontaine of France is the highest goal scorer in a single tournament - 13 goals.

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Mirsolav Klose from Germany holds the record for the most goals scored overall in World Cup matches - 16 goals over the 24 matches.

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Pelé, who has played for Brazil in three World Cups, has won the most championships as a single player.

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The biggest margin of victory in a World Cup still belongs to Hungary, who beat El Salvador 10-0 in 1982

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The fastest goal ever scored in a World Cup was scored by Hakan Şükür of Turkey against South Korea in 2002. The official goal time was 10.8 seconds.

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The final between Argentina and Germany in the 2014 Brazil World Cup had over one billion viewers

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The first official FIFA World Cup tournament was held in 1930

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The oldest player to play in the World Cup is Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary - at 45 years and 161 days.

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The youngest player to ever appear at a World Cup tournament is Norman Whiteside from Northern Ireland - he was 17 years old.

03.07.2018, 18:03

Re: 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP - RUSSIA - Discussion & Chat

KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 7 :
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint-Petersburg, h. 16 CET :

Sweden 1 - Switzerland 0
Goals : 66' Akanji (SUI o.g.)

Referee : Damir Skomina (SLO)

Yellow Cards : SWE : 31' Lustig
SUI : 61' Behrami, 68' G. Xhaka

Red Card : 90' + 4' Lang (SUI) Thumb down

Substitutions : SWE : 82' Mart. Olsson for Forsberg - 82' Krafth for Lustig - 90' + 1' Thelin for Berg
SUI : 73' Embolo for Zuber, 73' Seferovic for Dzemaili

Attendance : 64.042

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02.07.2018, 22:00

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 6 :
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, h. 20 CET :

Belgium 3 - Japan 2
Goals : 48' Haraguchi (J), 52' Inui (J), 69' Vertonghen (B), 74' Fellaini (B), 90' + 4' Chadli (B)

Referee : Malang Diedhiou (SEN)

Yellow Cards : BEL : None
JAP : 40' Shibasaki

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : BEL : 65' Fellaini for Mertens - 65' Chadli for Carrasco
JAP : 81' Honda for Shibasaki, 81' Yamaguchi for Haraguchi

Attendance : 41.466

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02.07.2018, 18:02

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 5 :
Cosmos Arena, Samara, h. 16 CET :

Brazil 2 - Mexico 0
Goals : 51' Neymar, 88' Firmino

Referee : Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)

Yellow Cards : BRA : 43' Filipe Luis, 59' Casemiro
MEX : 38' Alvarez, 55' H. Herrera, 77' Salcedo, 90' + 2' Guardado

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : BRA : 80' Fernandinho for Paulinho - 86' Firmino for Coutinho - 90' + 1' Marquinhos for Willian
MEX : 46' Layun for R. Marquez, 55' dos Santos for Alvarez - 60' Jimenez for J. Hernandez

Attendance : 41.970

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01.07.2018, 22:53

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 4 :
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, h. 20 CET :

Croatia 4 - Denmark 3 After Penalties, 1-1 after Extra-time
Goals : 1' M. Jorgensen (D), 4' Mandzukic ( C )

Penalty Failed : 116' Modric ( C ), saved by Schmeichel (D)

PENALTIES :

Eriksen (DEN) saved by Subasic ( C )
Badelj (CRO) saved by Schmeichel (D)
Kjaer (DEN) GOAL
Kramaric (CRO) GOAL
Krohn-Dehli (DEN) GOAL
Modric (CRO) GOAL
Schone (DEN) saved by Subasic ( C )
Pivaric (CRO) saved by Schmeichel (D)
N. Jorgensen (DEN) saved by Subasic ( C )
Rakitic (CRO) GOAL

Referee : Nestor Pitana (ARG)

Yellow Cards : CRO : None
DEN : 115' M. Jorgensen

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : CRO : 71' Kovacic for Brozovic - 81' Pivaric for Strinic - 97' Kramaric for Perisic, 108' Badelj for Mandzukic
DEN : 46' Schone for Christensen, 66' N. Jorgensen for Cornelius - 98' Krohn-Dehli for Delaney, 106' Sisto for Braithwaite

Attendance : 40.851

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01.07.2018, 18:45

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 3 :
Luzhniki Arena, Moscow, h. 16 CET :

Spain 4 - Russia 5 After Penalties, 1-1 After Extra-time
Goals : 12' Ignashevich (R o.g.), 41' Dzyuba (R pen.)

PENALTIES :

Iniesta (ESP) GOAL
Smolov (RUS) GOAL
Pique (ESP) GOAL
Ignashevich (RUS) GOAL
Koke (ESP) saved by Akinfeev ( R )
Golovin (RUS) GOAL
S. Ramos (ESP) GOAL
Cheryshev (RUS) GOAL
Aspas (ESP) saved by Akinfeev ( R )

Referee : Bjorn Kuipers (NED)

Yellow Cards : ESP : 40' Pique
RUS : 54' Kutepov, 71' Zobnin

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : ESP : 67' Iniesta for D. Silva - 70' Carvajal for Nacho - 80' Aspas for Diego Costa, 104' Rodrigo for Asensio
RUS : 46' Granat for Zhirkov, 61' Cheryshev for Samedov - 65' Smolov for Dzyuba, 97' Erokhin for Kuzyayev

Attendance : 78.011

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30.06.2018, 21:55

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 2 :
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, h. 20 CET :

Uruguay 2 - Portugal 1
Goals : 7', 62' Cavani (U), 55' Pepe (P)

Referee : Cesar Arturo Ramos (MEX)

Yellow Cards : URU : None
POR : 90' + 3' C. Ronaldo

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : URU : 63' C. Rodriguez for Bentancur - 74' Stuani for Cavani (Injured) - 81' C. Sanchez for Nandez
POR : 65' Quaresma for Ad. Silva - 74' An. Silva for Guedes, 85' M. Fernandes for J. Mario

Attendance : 44.873

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30.06.2018, 17:53

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 - MATCH 1 :
Kazan Arena, Kazan, h. 16 CET :

France 4 - Argentina 3
Goals : 13' Griezmann (F pen.), 41' Di Maria (A), 48' Mercado (A), 57' Pavard (F), 64', 68' Mbappe (F), 90' + 3' Aguero (A)

Referee : Alireza Faghani (IRN)

Yellow Cards : FRA : 72' Matuidi, 73' Pavard, 90' + 4' Giroud
ARG : 11' Rojo, 19' Tagliafico, 43' Mascherano, 50' Banega, 90' + 4' Otamendi

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : FRA : 75' Tolisso for Matuidi - 83' Fekir for Griezmann - 89' Thauvin for Mbappe
ARG : 46' F. Fazio for Rojo - 66' Aguero for E. Perez, 75' Meza for Pavon

Attendance : 42.873

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29.06.2018, 17:36

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KNOCK-OUT PHASE - ROUND OF 16 SCHEDULE :

30 June 2018 h. 16 CET : France vs Argentina - Kazan Arena, Kazan
30 June 2018 h. 20 CET : Uruguay vs Portugal - Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
1 July 2018 h. 16 CET : Spain vs Russia - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
1 July 2018 h. 20 CET : Croatia vs Denmark - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
2 July 2018 h. 16 CET : Brazil vs Mexico - Cosmos Arena, Samara
2 July 2018 h. 20 CET : Belgium vs Japan - Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
3 July 2018 h. 16 CET : Sweden vs Switzerland - Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
3 July 2018 h. 20 CET : Colombia vs England - Otkritie Arena, Moscow

28.06.2018, 21:57

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GROUP G - MATCHDAY 3 (LAST) :
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, h. 20 CET :

England 0 - Belgium 1
Goal : 51' Januzaj

Referee : Damir Skomina (SLO)

Yellow Cards : ENG : None
BEL : 19' Tielemans, 33' Dendoncker

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : ENG : 46' Maguire for Stones - 79' Welbeck for Alexander-Arnold
BEL :74 ' Kompany for Vermaelen - 86' Mertens for Januzaj

Attendance : 33.973



Mordovia Arena, Saransk, h. 20 CET :

Panama 1 - Tunisia 2
Goals : 33' Meriah (T o.g.), 51' Ben Youssef (T), 66' Khazri (T)

Referee : Nawaf Shukralla (BAH)

Yellow Cards : PAN : 78' Avila, 90' + 7' Tejada
TUN : 44' Sassi, 71' Badri, 90' + 3' Chaalali

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : PAN : 46' Cummings for G. Gomez - 56' Tejada for R. Torres - 81' Arroyo for Avila
TUN : 46' Bedri for Sassi - 76' Khalil for Sliti - 88' Srarfi for Khazri

Attendance : 37.168

GROUP G - FINAL STANDINGS :

1. BELGIUM 9 points - Goals For : 9 - Goals Against : 2 - Goals Difference : + 7 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

2. ENGLAND 6 points - Goals For : 8 - Goals Against : 3 - Goals Difference : + 5 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

3. Tunisia 3 points - Goals For : 5 - Goals Against : 8 - Goals Difference : - 3 - Eliminated

4. Panama 0 points - Goals For : 2 - Goals Against : 11 - Goals Difference : - 9 - Eliminated

28.06.2018, 18:11

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GROUP H - MATCHDAY 3 (LAST) :
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, h. 16 CET :

Japan 0 - Poland 1
Goal : 60' Bednarek

Referee : Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)

Yellow Cards : JPN : 66' Makino
POL : None

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : JPN : 47' Osako for Okazaki (Injured) - 65' Inui for Usami - 82' Hasebe for Muto
POL :79 ' Teodorczyk for Zielinski - 79' Peszko for Kurzawa

Attendance : 42.189



Cosmos Arena, Samara, h. 16 CET :

Senegal 0 - Colombia 1
Goal : 74' Y. Mina

Referee : Milorad Mazic (SRB)

Yellow Cards : SEN : 51' Niang
COL : 45' Mojica

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : SEN : 74' Wague for Sabaly - 80' Konate for Keita - 86' Sakho for Niang
COL : 31' Muriel for James Rodriguez (Injured) - 83' Lerma for Uribe - 89' Borja for Falcao

Attendance : 41.970

GROUP H - FINAL STANDINGS :

1. COLOMBIA 6 points - Goals For : 5 - Goals Against : 2 - Goals Difference : + 3 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

2. JAPAN 4 points - Goals For : 4 - Goals Against : 4 - Goals Difference : 0 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase for Fair-play Points Thumb up

3. Senegal 4 points - Goals For : 4 - Goals Against : 4 - Goals Difference : 0 - Eliminated for Fair-play Points

4. Poland 3 points - Goals For : 2 - Goals Against : 5 - Goals Difference : - 3 - Eliminated

27.06.2018, 22:05

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GROUP E - MATCHDAY 3 (LAST) :
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, h. 20 CET :

Serbia 0 - Brazil 2
Goals : 36' Paulinho, 68' Thiago Silva

Referee : Alireza Faghani (IRN)

Yellow Cards : SRB : 33' Ljajic, 48' Matic, 70' Mitrovic
BRA : None

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : SRB : 75' Zivkovic for Ljajic - 82' Radonjic for Kostic - 89' Jovic for Mitrovic
BRA : 10' Filipe Luis for Marcelo (Injured) - 66' Fernandinho for Paulinho - 80' R. Augusto for Coutinho

Attendance : 44.190

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, h. 20 CET :

Switzerland 2 - Costa Rica 2
Goals : 31' Dzemaili (S), 56' Waston (CR), 88' Drmic (S), 90' + 3' Sommer (S o.g.)

Penalty Failed : 90' + 3' Ruiz (CR) CROSSBAR

Referee : Clement Turpin (FRA)

Yellow Cards : SUI : 37' Lichtsteiner, 75' Zakaria, 83' Schar
CRC : 11' Gamboa, 29' Campbell, 89' Waston

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : SUI : 60' Zakaria for Behrami - 69' Drmic for Gavranovic - 81' Lang for Shaqiri
CRC : 81' Wallace for Colindres - 90' + 1' Azofeifa for Guzman - 90 + 3' Smith for Gamboa

Attendance : 43.319

GROUP E - FINAL STANDINGS :

1. BRAZIL 7 points - Goals For : 5 - Goals Against : 1 - Goals Difference : + 4 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

2. SWITZERLAND 5 points - Goals For : 5 - Goals Against : 4 - Goals Difference : + 1 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

3. Serbia 3 points - Goals For : 2 - Goals Against : 4 - Goals Difference : - 2 - Eliminated

4. Costa Rica 1 point - Goals For : 2 - Goals Against : 5 - Goals Difference : - 3 - Eliminated

27.06.2018, 19:16

Re: 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP - RUSSIA - Discussion & Chat

Angela Merkel, Karl Marx Friedrich Engels, Goethe, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Thomas Mann, The "mighgty Bundesliga", can you hear me? Your team took one hell of a beating!Big Grin. Viva Mexico, viva Sweden, Viva plucky little South Korea. What a tremendous heroic win todayHeartThumb up

27.06.2018, 18:05

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GROUP F - MATCHDAY 3 (LAST) :
Kazan Arena, Kazan, h. 16 CET :

Korea Republic 2 - Germany 0
Goals : 90' + 4' Kim Young-Gwon, 90' + 5' Son Heung-Min

Referee : Mark Geiger (USA)

Yellow Cards : KOR : 9' Jung Woo-Young, 23' Lee Jae-Sung, 48' Moon Seon-Min, 65' Son Heung-Min
GER : None

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : KOR : 56' Hwang Hee-Chan for Koo Ja-Cheol - 69' Ju Se-Jong for Moon Seon-Min - 79' Ko Yo-Han for Hwang Hee-Chan
GER : 58' M. Gomez for Khedira - 63' Muller for Goretzka - 78' Brandt for Hector

Attendance : 41.835

Central Stadium, Ekaterinburg, h. 16 CET :

Mexico 0 - Sweden 3
Goals : 50' Augustinsson (S), 62' Granqvist (S pen.), 74' E. Alvarez (M o.g.)

Referee : Nestor Pitana (ARG)

Yellow Cards : MEX : 1' Gallardo, 61' Moreno, 85' Layun
SWE : ' , 26' S. Larsson, 88' Lustig

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : MEX : 65' Fabian for Gallardo - 75' Corona for A. Guardado - 89' Peralta for Layun
SWE : 57' Svensson for S. Larsson - 68' Thelin for Berg - 80' Hiljemark for Ekdal

Attendance : 33.061

GROUP F - FINAL STANDINGS :

1. SWEDEN 6 points - Goals For : 5 - Goals Against : 2 - Goals Difference : + 3 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

2. MEXICO 6 points - Goals For : 3 - Goals Against : 4 - Goals Difference : - 1 - Qualified for Knock-out Phase Thumb up

3. Korea Republic 3 points - Goals For : 3 - Goals Against : 3 - Goals Difference : 0 - Eliminated

4. Germany 3 points - Goals For : 2 - Goals Against : 4 - Goals Difference : - 2 - Eliminated
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