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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

World Cup Diary-part 3-May 30th, 2018 (T minus 15 days)


A New addition for the duration of the World Cup.



Diary:

Team News:

-Liverpool FC Physio Ruben Pon, after examining Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, has estimated a rest of 3 to 4 weeks fro him to heal. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, injured most of the season, was able to play a 60 minute training match in the German training camp. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Nigeria Manager Gernot Rohr’s trimmed 25-man squad for the World Cup. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)
Defenders: William Troost-Ekong and Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor, Turkey); Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag, Netherlands); Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England); Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV, Belgium); Bryan Idowu (Amkar Perm, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); Leon Balogun (Brighton, England); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa, Turkey)
Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas, Spain); John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Israel); Joel Obi (Torino, Italy), Mikel Agu (Bursaspor, Turkey)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Victor Moses (Chelsea, England); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, England); Simeon Nwankwo (Crotone, Italy)
NB: Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium) travels to undergo further medical tests.

-Japan lost to Ghana (0-2) in their first match under new Manager Akira Nishino.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Iran Federation President Mehdi Taj suffered a heart attack in the team’s training camp in Istanbul. He is in stable condition. (Source Sport Bild Online)


May 29, 2018


Preparatory matches:

Japan 0-Ghana 2 (Thomas Partey 9, Emmanuel Boateng 51 pen)
Competition: Kirin Challenge Cup 2018
Venue: Kanagawa-Nissan Stadium  
Attendance: 64, 520
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Japan: 1-Eji Kawashima; 20-Tomoaki Makino, 17-Makoto Hasebe (27-Yosuke Ideguchi 75), 22-Maya Yoshida; 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 16-Hotaru Yamaguchi (7-Gaku Shibasaki 60), 4-Keisuke Honda (9-Shinji Okazaki 60), 18-Ryota Ohshima, 8-Genki Haraguchi (21-Gotoku Sakai 46); 11-Takashi Usami (10-Shinji Kagawa 46), 15-Osako (13-Muto, 46)

Coach: Akira Nishino
Booked: Ryota Ohshima 82
Other Substitutes: 2-Wataru Endo, 3-Gen Shoji, 12-Masaki Higashiguchi, 14-takashi Inui, 19-Hiroki Sakai,  23-Kosuke Nakamura, 24-Naomichi Ueda, 25-Takuma Asano, 26-Kento Misao
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Ghana: 1-Richatrd Ofori Antwi; 18-Andy Yiadom, 17-Lumor Aghenyenu,15- Rashid Sumaila (23-Edwin Gyasi 77), 19-Nicholas Opoku; 2-Joseph Attamah, 13-Isaac Sackey (4-Kasim Adams 71), 5-Thomas  Partey, 22-Frank Acheampong (11-Raphael Dwamena 65); 21-Emmanuel Boateng (9-Kwasi Okyere Wriedt 82), 14-Nana Ampomah.

Coach: James Kwasi Appiah
Other Substitutes:  12-Lawrence Ati, 20-Albert Adomah,
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Austria 1-Russia 0 (Alessandro Schöpf 28)
Venue: Innsbruck- Tivoli Stadion 
Attendance: 14, 500
Referee: Hermanus Nijhuis (Holland)
Linesmen: Mario Dik, Hesel Steegstra and Kevin Blom (fourth official) (All Holland)
Austria: 1-Heinz Lindner; 15-Sebastian Prödl, 3-Aleksandar Dragovic, 4-Martin Hinteregger; 21-Stefan Lainer, 14-Julian Baumgartlinger (20-Florian Grillitsch 46), 16-Peter Zulj (6-Stefan Ilsanker 80), 18-Alessandro Schöpf (8-David Alaba 58); 17-Florian Kainz (Xavier Schlager 72) 10-Louis Schaub (19-Guido Burgstaller 46), 7-Marko Arnautovic (9-Deni Alar 83)

Coach: Franco Foda (Germany)
Other Substitutes: 12-Jorg Siebenhandl, 5-Kevin Wimmer, 11-Thomas Murg, 22-Kevin Danso, 23-Moritz Bauer, 24-Xavier Hit, 25-Stefan Hierlander
Team Captain: Julian Baumgartlinger
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Russia: 1-Igor Akinféev; 14-Vladimir Granat, 4-Sergei Ignashévich, 13-Fedor Kudriashov, 2-Mario Fernandes (28-Igor Smólnikov 67); 17-Aleksandr Golovin (15-Aleksey Miranchuk 76) 7-Daler Kuzyáev (10-Alan Dzagóev 56), 47-Roman Zobnin, 19-Aleksandr Samédov (16-Anton Miranchuk 63); 11-Fedor Smólov (22-Artem Dzyuba 72), 18-Yuri Zhirkov (27-Denis Cheryshev 64)

Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov
Booked: Fedor Smolow 32, Vladimir Granat 43
Other Substitutes: 30-Vladimir Gabulov, 99-Andrey Lunev, 5-Andrei Semenov, 8-Yuri Gazinsky, 23-Konstantin Rausch, 29-Ilya Kutepov
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note: In bold, teams participating in the World Cup















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