World Cup Diary-part 34-June 30th, 2018 (Day 17)

Diary:

Team News:

-The South Korean squad were pelted with eggs and Union Jack cushions during their welcoming home ceremony. (Source Daily Mail Online)

-By scoring twice against Argentina, France’s Kylian Mbappe became the first teenager to score two goals in a match since Pele in 1958. (Source BBC Football online)

-Had Portugal qualified today, Cristiano Ronaldo would have missed their next match due to accumulation of yellow cards.

-Japan’s Shinji Okazaki missed training as he is injured. (Source RTBF.be online)

-England’s Dele Alli has declared himself fit to play. Alli and John Stones trained today. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Had Argentina qualified today, Javier Maschernao would have missed their next match due to accumulation of yellow cards. Source L’Equipe online)

-With the match vs. Argentina, Didier Deschmaps has now managed Franc e for the 80^th time, a new record. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Three Belgium players did not train today: Dedrick Boyata, Marouane Fellaini and Thorgan Hazard.  (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Eric Cantona has criticized Argentina Manager Jorge Sampaoli’s perceived loss of authority by saying that ‘He is the only night club bouncer who doesn’t decide who gets in or not!’. (Source Daily Mail Online)

-The German Federation have decided to keep faith with Joachim Low as Manager.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Argentina’s Javier Mascherano announced his International retirement after the match vs. France.  (Source Fox Sports Online)

-Eric Cantona has once again criticized Neymar this time in a viral video.  (Source vi.nl Online)

-Morocco’s Amine Harit has been implicated in a deadly car accident in Morocco that has left one person dead.  (Source L’Equipe Online)

- The Men of the Match for today:

France’s Kylian Mbappe (France 4-Argentina 3)

Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani (Uruguay 2-Portugal 1)

2018 World Cup 2018 matches:

Saturday, June 30, 2018:

One Eighth Finals:

June 30, 2018 (Kazan, France 4-Argentina 3)

June 30, 2018 (Sochi, Portugal 0-Uruguay 0)

Date: June 30, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-One Eighth Finals

Result: France 4-Argentina 3

Venue: Kazan– Kazan Arena, Russia         

Attendance: 42,873

Referee: Alireza Fagahani (Iran)

Linesmen: Reza Sokhandan and Mohammadreza Mansouri (both Iran), Julio Bascunan(Chile, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(France): Antoine Griezmann 13 pen, Benjamin Pavard 57, Kylian Mbappé 64,68   

(Argentina): Angel Di María 41, Gabriel Mercado 48, Sergio Agüero 90+3

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13th minute, France):  France were awarded a penalty kick after Kylina Mbappe was fouled in the box by Marcos Rojo. Antoine Griezmann scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:1 (41st minute, Argentina):  Angel Di Maria received the ball outside of the box and struck a long range effort past Lloris.

1:2 (48th minute, Argentina):  Messi’s shot was deflected in by teammate Gabriel Mercado past Lloris.

2:2 (57th minute, France):  Lucas Hernández sent a cross from the left side that was volleyed by Benjamin Pavard on the right.

3:2 (64th minute, France):  Lucas Hernández sent a cross from the left side that Matuidi hit but was blocked, Mbappe picked up and shot.

4:2 (68th minute, France):  From the middle, Matuidi passed to Giroud who then sent Mbappe through on the right side and he went on to score.

4:3 (90+3rd minute, Argentina):  Lionel Mesi sent a long cross from the right side that was headed in by Aguero.

Lineups:

France:

1- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
2- Benjamin Pavard (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / Germany)

4- Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
5- Samuel Umtiti (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
21- Lucas Hernández (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
13- N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
6- Paul Pogba (Manchester United Football Club / England)
14- Blase Matuidi (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (12- Corentin Tolisso (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) 75^th)

7- Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (18- Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) 83^rd)

10- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (20- Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marseille) 89^th )

9- Olivier Giroud (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Booked: Blaise Matuidi 72, Benjamin Pavard 73, Olivier Giroud 90+3

Other Substitutes:

23- Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
16- Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)

3- Presnel Kimpembé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
22- Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City Football Club / England)
17- Adil Rami (Olympique de Marseille)
19- Djibril Sidibé (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

15- Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

11- Ousmane Dembelé (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
8- Thomas Lemar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

Team Captain: Hugo Lloris

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Argentina:

12- Franco Armani (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

2- Gabriel Ivan Mercado (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
17- Nicolás Hernan Otamendi (Manchester City Football Club / England)
16- Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo (Manchester United Football Club / England)
 (6- Federico Julian Fazio (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 46^th)

3- Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland)
14- Javier Alejandro Mascherano (Hebei China Fortune Football Club / China)
7- Ever Maximiliano David Banega (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
15- Enzo Nicolas Pérez (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)  (19- Sergio Leonel Agüero (Manchester City Football Club / England) 66^th)

22- Cristian David Pavón (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) (13- Maximiliano Eduardo Meza (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda) 75^th)

11- Angel Fabian Di María (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)

10- Luis Lionel Andres Messi (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

Coach: Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya

Booked: Marcos Rojo 11, Nicolas Tagliafico 19, Javier Mascherano 43, Ever Banega 53, Nicolas Otamendi 90+3

Other Substitutes:

1- Nahuel Igancio Guzmán (Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres) / Mexico)
23- Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
18- Eduardo Antonio Salvio (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal)
8- Marcos Javier Acuña (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa / Portugal)
4- Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)

5- Lucas Rodrigo Biglia (AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan / Italy)
20- Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
21- Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
9- Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Team Captain: Luis Lionel Andres Messi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White/Blue vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Man of the Match: Kylian Mbappe (France)

Date: June 30, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-One Eighth Finals

Result: Uruguay 2-Portugal 1

Venue: Sochi– Fisht Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 44,287

Referee: Cesar Ramos (Mexico)

Linesmen: Marvin Torrentera and Miguel Hernandez (both Mexico), Jair Marrufo (USA, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Edinson Cavani 7, 62

(Portugal): Pepe 55

Summary of goals:

1:0 (7th minute, Uruguay):  From the left side, Cavani sent a long cross to the right wing to Suarez, he sent in a long cross on the far left post and Cavani headed in.

1:1 (55th minute, Portugal):  After a short corner on the left side, Raphale Guerreiro crossed in the box and Pepe headed in.

2:1 (62nd minute, Uruguay):  Muslera’s long goal kick reached Betancur on the right side, he passed across on the left side edge of the box and Cavani curled in on Rui Patricio’s left side.

Lineups:

Uruguay:

1- Nestor Fernando Muslera Micol (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)
22- Jose Martín Cáceres Silva (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)
2- José María Giménez de Vargas (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

3- Diego Roberto Godín Leal (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
17- Diego Sebastian Laxalt Suarez (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy)
14- Lucas Sebastian Torreira Di Pascua (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

8- Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina) (5- Carlos Andres Sánchez Arosa (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club -Rayados) / Mexico) 8st1)

15- Matías Vecino Falero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
6- Rodrigo Betancur Colman (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (7- Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo) 63^rd)

9- Luis Alberto Suárez Diaz (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
21- Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France) (11- Christian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo (Girona Fútbol Club / Spain) 74^th)

Coach: Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva

Other Substitutes:

23- Martín Andres Silva Leites (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro / Brazil)  
12- Martín Nicolas Campana Delgado (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina)

19- Sebastián Coates Nion (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa / Portugal)
16- Victorio Maximiliano Pereira Paez (Futebol Clube do Porto / Portugal)     
13- Gastón Alexis Silva Perdomo (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina)
4- Guillermo Varela Olivera (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

10- Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte / Brazil)

20- Jonathan Matias Urretaviscaya da Luz (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club -Rayados) / Mexico)

18- Maximiliano ‘Maxi’ Gómez Gonzalez (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain)

Team Captain: Diego Roberto Godín Leal

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Portugal:

1- Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

15- Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira (Futebol Clube do Porto)
3- Pepe Laveran de Lima Ferreira (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)
6- José Miguel da Rocha Fonte (Dalian Yifang Football Club / China)
5- Raphael Adelino José Guerreiro (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V. / Germany)
14- William Silva de Carvalho (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

23- Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva (Leicester City Football Club / England) (20- Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey) 64^th)

11- Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (Manchester City Football Club / England)
10- João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo  (West Ham United Football Club-London / England) (4- Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes (Futbolnyi Klub Lokomotiv Moskva / Russia) 84^th)

17- Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)   (9- André Miguel Valente da Silva (AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan / Italy) 74^th)

7- Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

Coach: Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos

Booked: Cristiano Ronaldo 90

Other Substitutes:

12- Anthony Lopes (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
22- António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, Beto (Göztepe Spor Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Þirketi-Ýzmir / Turkey)

2- Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)
21- Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares (Southampton Football Club / England)
19- Mário Rui Silva Duarte (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
13- Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Dias (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

16- Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
8- João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)

18- Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

Team Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Man of the Match: Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)