2018 FIFA WORLD CUP - RUSSIA - Discussion & Chat

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16.06.2018, 23:01

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GROUP D - MATCHDAY 1 :
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, h. 21 CET :

Croatia 2 - Nigeria 0
Goals : 32' Etebo (N o.g.), 72' Modric (C pen.)

Referee : Sandro Meira Ricci (BRA)

Yellow Cards : CRO : 31' Rakitic, 89' Brozovic
NIG : 70' Troost-Ekong

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : CRO : 60 ' Brozovic for Kremaric - 78' Kovacic for Rebic - 86' Pjaca for Mandzukic
NIG : 62' Musa for Iwobi - 73 ' Iheanacho for Ighalo - 88' Simy for Mikel

Attendance : 31.136

GROUP D - STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 1 :

1. Croatia 3 points - Goals For 2 - Goals Against 0 - Goals Difference + 2
2. Argentina 1 point - Goals For 1 - Goals Against 1 - Goals Difference 0
3. Iceland 1 point - Goals For 1 - Goals Against 1 - Goals Difference 0
4. Nigeria 0 points - Goals For 0 - Goals Against 2 - Goals Difference - 2

16.06.2018, 20:12

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

GROUP C - MATCHDAY 1 :
Mordovia Arena, Saransk, h. 18 CET :

Peru 0 - Denmark 1
Goal : 59' Poulsen

Penalty Failed : 45' + 1' Cueva (P) OUT

Referee : Bakary Gassama (GAM)

Yellow Cards : PER : 38' Tapia
DEN : 86' Delaney, 90' + 4' Poulsen

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : PER : 62' P. Guerrero for Flores - 85' Ruidiaz for Farfan - 87' Aquino for Tapia
DEN : 35' Schone for Kvist (Injured) - 67' Braithwaite for Sisto - 81' Zanka for A. Christensen (Injured)

Attendance : 40.500

GROUP C - STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 1 :

1. France 3 points - Goals For : 2 - Goals Against : 1 - Goals Difference : + 1
2. Denmark 3 points - Goals For : 1 - Goals Against : 0 - Goals Difference : + 1
3. Australia 0 points - Goals For : 1 - Goals Against : 2 - Goals Difference : - 1
4. Peru 0 points - Goals For : 0 - Goals Against : 1 - Goals Difference : - 1

16.06.2018, 17:15

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

GROUP D - MATCHDAY 1 :
Otkritie Arena, Moscow, h. 15 CET :

Argentina 1 - Iceland 1
Goals : 19' Aguero (A), 23' A. Finnbogason (I)

Penalty Failed : 64' Messi (A), saved by Halldorsson (I)

Referee : Szymon Marciniak (POL)

Yellow Cards : ARG : None
ICE : None

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : ARG : 54' Banega for Biglia - 75' Pavon for Di Maria - 84' Higuain for Meza
ICE : 63' Gislason for Gudmundsson - 76' A. Skulason for Gunnarsson - 89' Sigurdarson for A. Finnbogason

Attendance : 44.190

16.06.2018, 14:12

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GROUP C - MATCHDAY 1 :
Kazan Arena, Kazan, h. 12 CET :

France 2 - Australia 1
Goals : 58' Griezmann (F pen.), 62' Jedinak (A pen.), 81' Pogba (F)

Referee : Andres Cunha (URU)

Yellow Cards : FRA : 76' Tolisso
AUS : 13' Leckie, 57' Risdon, 87' Behich

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : FRA : 70' Giroud for Griezmann - 70' Fekir for Dembele - 78' Matuidi for Tolisso
AUS : 64' Juric for Nabbout - 72' Irvine for Rogic - 84' Arzani for Kruse

Attendance : 41.279

16.06.2018, 13:15

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

Such a good game yesterday - Portugal 3 Spain 3 - worthy of being a final,I would have been happy to see extra-time in that match.
Looking forward to seeing the other major teams facing each other. In the meantime we have to see some of the mediocre smaller nations and their very average play - to be honest,this tournament is a bit bloated with lesser teams. When you consider that as of right now, 20 out of the 32 best placed teams in the FIFA rankings are from Europe,but only 14 European teams are allowed to take part in the World Cup.
There are two arguments - football is a world game and it needs to be spread far and wide so that all kinds of people can come together to play this great game. Or some might say the World Cup finals should come down to the very best teams that top the FIFA rankings in order to make an impressive spectacle.

15.06.2018, 22:10

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GROUP B - MATCHDAY 1 :
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, h. 20 CET :

Portugal 3 - Spain 3
Goals : 4' (pen.), 44', 88' C. Ronaldo (P), 24', 55' Diego Costa (S), 58' Nacho (S)

Referee : Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)

Yellow Cards : POR : 28' B. Fernandes
ESP : 17' Busquets

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : POR : 68' J. Mario for B. Fernandes - 69' Quaresma for B. Silva - 80' An. Silva for Guedes
ESP : 70' T. Alcantara for Iniesta - 77' Aspas for Diego Costa - 86' Lucas for D. Silva

Attendance : 43.866

GROUP B - STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 1 :

1. IR Iran 3 points - Goals For 1 - Goals Against 0 - Goals Difference + 1
2. Portugal 1 point - Goals For 3 - Goals Against 3 - Goals Difference 0
3. Spain 1 point - Goals For 3 - Goals Against 3 - Goals Difference 0
4. Morocco 0 points - Goals For 0 - Goals Against 1 - Goals Difference - 1

15.06.2018, 19:10

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GROUP B - MATCHDAY 1 :
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint-Petersburg, h. 17 CET :

Morocco 0 - IR Iran 1
Goal : 90' + 5' Bouhaddouz (M o.g.)

Referee : Cuneyt Cakir (TUR)

Yellow Cards : MOR : 34' El Ahmadi
IRN : 10' Shojaei, 47' Jahanbakhsh, 90' + 2' Ansarifard

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : MOR : 76' S. Amrabat for N. Amrabat (Injured) - 76' Bouhaddouz for El Kaabi - 82' da Costa for Harit
IRN : 67' Taremi for Shojaei - 79' Montazeri for Ebrahimi (Injured) - 84' Ghoddos for Jahanbakhsh (Injured)

Attendance : 62.548

15.06.2018, 17:00

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GROUP A - MATCHDAY 1 :
Central Stadium, Ekaterinburg, h. 14 CET :

Egypt 0 - Uruguay 1
Goal : 89' J. M. Gimenez

Referee : Bjorn Kuipers (NED)

Yellow Cards : EGY : 90' + 4' Trezeguet, 90' + 6' Hegazy
URU : None

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : EGY : 50' Morsy for Hamed (Injured) - 63' Kahraba for Mohsen - 84' Sobhi for Warda
URU : 58' C. Sanchez for Nandez - 59' C. Rodriguez for De Arrascaeta - 88' Torreira for Vecino

Attendance : 27.015

GROUP A - STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 1 :

1. Russia 3 points - Goals For : 5 - Goals Against : 0 - Goals Difference : + 5
2. Uruguay 3 points - Goals For : 1 - Goals Against : 0 - Goals Difference : + 1
3. Egypt 0 points - Goals For : 0 - Goals Against : 1 - Goals Difference : - 1
4. Saudi Arabia 0 points - Goals For : 0 - Goals Against : 5 - Goals Difference : - 5

Rallkin123 wrote:Sorry, my mistake, Italianfan. I should have known Italy sadly didn't qualify this time, my apologies to youThumb up

No apologies needed, Rallkin Smile
It' s simple : Italy didn' t deserve to qualify, since in the play-off they weren' t able to score a single goal in 180' against Sweden ConfusedConfused

15.06.2018, 12:47

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Wow I forgot Italy Didn't qualify - I took it for granted they were there. How can that happen? Some of the best defenders in the world with bags of experience. Also,I thought the Italian players I watched in the Champions League for Juve' & Roma looked excellent.

14.06.2018, 23:43

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Sorry, my mistake, Italianfan. I should have known Italy sadly didn't qualify this time, my apologies to youThumb up

14.06.2018, 21:45

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Rallkin123 wrote:If not them, then hopefully Spain or Italy, 2 countries for which I have a great love for and their people.SmileThumb up

Thanks Rallkin for loving Italy, but for sure they won' t win this World Cup, since they are not participating and now all the players are on holidays...Big GrinBig Grin

14.06.2018, 20:32

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I hope Argentina wins the World Cup because of the greatest player on the planet Messi and it would be a fitting tribute to the great man. If not them, then hopefully Spain or Italy, 2 countries for which I have a great love for and their people.SmileThumb up

14.06.2018, 18:55

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GROUP A - MATCHDAY 1 :
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, h. 17 CET :

Russia 5 - Saudi Arabia 0
Goals : 12' Gazinsky, 43', 90' + 1' Cheryshev, 72' Dzyuba, 90' + 5' Golovin

Referee : Nèstor Pitana (ARG)

Yellow Cards : RUS : 88' Golovin
KSA : 90' + 4' Al Jassim

Red Cards : None

Substitutions : RUS : 24' Cheryshev for Dzagoev (Injured) - 64' Kuzyayev for Samedov - 70' Dzyuba for Smolov
KSA : 64' Al Muwallad for Otayf - 72' Bahbir for Al Shehri - 84' Asiri for Al Sahlawi

Attendance : 78.011

13.06.2018, 22:34

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best-reporting wrote:It will be a BIG SHOCk for Italy to win Big Grin

Yes, indeed CryCryCry
Anyway, good luck to all the teams and may the best one win Thumb upThumb upThumb up

13.06.2018, 21:41

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taffy wrote:There are no shock winners of this competition,and the winner will come from a small group of six
countries : Belgium,France,Brazil,Italy,Germany and Spain

It will be a BIG SHOCk for Italy to win Big Grin
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