A
New addition for the duration of the World Cup.
Diary:
Team
News:
-Morocco’s
2026 World Cup bid has passed FIFA inspection (2.7 out 5) However, three areas
were considered high risk. (Source BBC Football Online)
-England’s
Raheen Sterling has apologized to his teammates for arriving late to the
England training camp. He should have arrived on May 22nd, but instead
arrived the following morning. (Source
Sky Sports Online)
-Former
Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane has allegedly been offered 50 Million Euros
for each 4 years to lead the Qatar National Team for the 2022 World Cup.
(Source Tuttosport Online)
-Former
Germany goalkeeper Oliver Khan feels the selection of Manuel Neuer after such a
lengthy lay-off could be a risk. (Source Sport Bild online via Spiegel)
-Cristiano
Ronaldo will not be present in Portugal’s upcoming friendly with Belgium as he
is still resting and on vacation . (Source Sport Bild online)
-
Belgium Manager Roberto Martinez denied the mattress story from the previous
day. He said “there is no truth whatsoever behind the story”. (Source Sky Spots Online)
-Egyptian
goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary was slightly injured in yesterday’s match with
Colombia but should recover soon. (Source France Football online)
-South Korea Manager Shin Tae-Yong 23 man squad for the
World Cup. (Source France Football
Online)
Full
squad:
Goalkeepers
(3) : Kim
Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe/JAP), Kim Jin-hyeon (Cerezo Osaka/JAP), Cho Hyun-woo
(Daegu FC).
Defenders
(10) : Kim
Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande, CHN), Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo/ JAP), Park
Joo-ho (Ulsan Hyundai), Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Go Yo-han (FC Seoul),
Kim Min-woo (Sangju Sangmu), Hong Chul (Sangju Sangmu), Yun Young-sun (Seongnam
FC), Jung Seung-hyun (Sagan Tosu/JAP), Oh Ban-suk (Jeju United).
Mildfielders
(7) : Ki
Sung-yueng (Swansea City, GAL), Koo Ja-cheol (FC Augsburg, GER), Lee Jae-sung
(Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Jung Woo-young (Vissel Kobe/JAP), Ju Se-jong (Asan
Mugunghwa), Lee Seung-woo (Hellas Vérone/ITA), Moon Seon-min (Incheon United).
Strikers (3) : Son Heung-min (Tottenham
Hotspur/ENG), Kim Shin-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Hwang Hee-chan (Red Bull
Salzbourg, AUT).
-Denmark’s Christian Eriksen will miss today’s friendly
vs. Sweden as his wife is expected to give birth. (Source France Football Online)
-Brazil’s Renato Augusto and Douglas Costa will miss the
Sunday friendly vs. Croatia to tend to minor injuries. (Source France Football Online)
-Iran Manager, the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, expressed
the difficulties for finding teams to play against in friendlies. He said
nobody wanted to play Iran due to political reasons. (Source Sport Bild Online)
-Former Egypt star Mido has ‘offered’ to join the
Egyptian squad after losing 37 pounds.
(Source Sport Bild Online)
-Serbia Manager Mladen Krstajic’s 23 man squad for the
World Cup. Goalkeeper Aleksandar Jovanovic, defender Matija Nastasic
(Schalke), (injured), ainsas well as midfielders Nemanja Maksimovic (Valencia)
et Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) missed the cut. (Source France
Football Online)
Full
squad:
Goalkeepers : Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan Belgrade), Predrag
Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar).
Defenders: Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St. Petersburg), Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou R&F), Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade), Uros Spajic (Krasnodar), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
Mildfielders: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Marko Grujic (Liverpool), Adem Ljajic (Torino), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Filip Kostic (Hamburg SV), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade).
Strikers : Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United), Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK Salonika), Luka Jovic (Benfica)
Defenders: Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St. Petersburg), Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou R&F), Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade), Uros Spajic (Krasnodar), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
Mildfielders: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Marko Grujic (Liverpool), Adem Ljajic (Torino), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Filip Kostic (Hamburg SV), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade).
Strikers : Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United), Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK Salonika), Luka Jovic (Benfica)
-Tunisia Manager Nabil Maaloul’s 23 man squad for the World
Cup. The omitted players are: Mohamed Larbi, Karim Laribi and Ahmed Akaichi,
Bilel Mohsni, Moez Ben Cherifia and Khalil Chammam. (Source BBC Football Online)
Full
squad:
Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha
(Al Shabab, Saudi Arabia), Moez Hassen (Chateauroux, France), Aymen Mathlouthi
(Al Baten, Saudi Arabia)
Defenders: Rami Bedoui (Etoile du
Sahel), Yohan Benalouane (Leicester City, England), Syam Ben Youssef
(Kasimpasa, Turkey), Dylan Bronn (Gent, Belgium), Oussama Haddadi (Dijon,
France), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly, Egypt), Yassine Meriah (CS Sfaxien), Hamdi
Nagguez (Zamalek, Egypt)
Midfielders: Anice Badri
(Esperance), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Al Ahli Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Ghaylene
Chaalali (Esperance), Ahmed Khalil (Club Africain), Saifeddine Khaoui (Troyes,
France), Ferjani Sassi (Al Nasr, Saudi Arabia), Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier,
France), Naim Sliti (Dijon, France), Bassem Srarfi (Nice, France)
Forwards: Fakhreddine Ben
Youssef (Al Ittifaq, Saudi Arabia), Saber Khalifa (Club Africain), Wahbi Khazri
(Rennes, France)
-The
Austria-Germany friendly was delayed for over an hour due to weather
conditions. German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer played in his first official match
of the year and captained the side.
-Following
Austria’s victory over Germany, Austria’s Marko Amautovic said, “we have always
listened to Cordoba, Cordoba (making a reference to the 1978 World Cup win),
now it’s Klagenfurt. We have brought Cordoba to rest . (Source Kicker.de
Online)
-Belgium’s
Vincent Kompany suffered a groin injury in the goalless draw with Portugal. He
will undergo a scan tomorrow. (Source BBC Football online)
-Uruguay Manager Oscar Washington Tabarez’s 23 man squad
for the World Cup.. (Source BBC
Football Online)
Full
squad:
Goalkeepers: Martin Campana
(Independiente), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama)
Defenders: Martin Caceres (Lazio),
Sebastian Coates (Sporting CP), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Diego
Godin (Atletico Madrid), Maximiliano Pereira (Porto), Gaston Silva
(Independiente), Guillermo Varela (Penarol)
Midfielders: Giorgian De Arrascaeta
(Cruzeiro), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus), Diego Laxalt (Genoa), Nahitan Nandez
(Boca Juniors), Cristian Rodriguez (Penarol), Carlos Sanchez (Monterrey), Lucas
Torreira (Sampdoria), Matias Vecino (Inter), Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Monterrey)
Forwards: Edinson Cavani (Paris
St-Germain), Maximiliano Gomez (Celta Vigo), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Cristhian
Stuani (Girona)
-England wore
black armbands in their match vs. Nigeria to pay respects to two recently
deceased England Internationals: Ray Wilkins and Ray Wilson.
Dele
Ali was booed by the Nigerian fans because he had previously tutned down the
chance to reprsent Nigeria Internationally.
-Gabriel Jesus
will captain Brazil fro tomorrow’s match vs. Croatia.
Saturday,
June 2, 2018:
Preparatory
matches:
England
2-Nigeria 1 (Gary Cahill
7, Harry Kane 39 / Alex Iwobi 47)
Venue:
London-Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 70,025
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
England: 1-Jordan Pickford; 4-Kyle
Walker, 5-John Stones, 6-Gary Cahill; 2-Kieran Trippier, 3-Ashley Young
(12-Danny Rose 67), 8-Eric Dier, 11-Dele Alli (15-Fabian Delph 81), 7-Jesse
Lingard (17-Robin Loftus-Cheek 67); 10-Raheem Sterling (20-Marcus Rashford
73), 9-Harry Kane (21-Danny Welbeck 73)
Coach: Gareth Southagte
Booked: Raheem Sterling 51
Other
Substitutes: 13-Jack Butland, 14-Harry Maguire, 16-Jake Livermore, 18-Adam
Lallana, 19-Jamie Vardy, 23-Nick Pope, 24-Tom Heaton
Team
Captain: Harry Kane
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks
Note: England
wore black armbands to pay respects to two recently deceased England
Internationals: Ray Wilkins and Ray Wilson.
Nigeria: 23-Francis Uzoho; 2-Brian
Idowu, 5-William Troost-Ekong, 6-Leon Balogun (4-Kenneth Omeruo 46),
12-Abdullahi Shehu (21-Tyrone Ebuehi 46);10-John Obi Mikel, 17-Ogenyi Onazi
(8-Oghenekaro Etebo 46), 15-Joel Obi (19-John Ogu 46); 11-Victor Moses (7-Ahmed
Musa 62), 18-Alex Iwobi , 9- Odion Ighalo (14-Kelechi Iheanacho 76)
Coach: Gernot Rohr (Germany)
Booked: Musa 77
Other
Substitutes: 1-Ikechukwu Ezenwa, 3-Elderson Echiejile, 13-Wilfred Ndidi,
16-Daniel Akpeyi, 20-Chidozie Awaziem, 22-Simy Nwankwo, 26-Ola Aina, 27-Mikel
Agu
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform
Colors: Green (White/Black sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Austria
2-Germany 1 (Martin
Hinteregger 53, Alessandro Schopf 69 / Mesut Ozil 11)
Venue:
Klagenfurt -Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 62,200
Referee:
Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
Austria: 12-Jörg Siebenhandl,
15-Sebastian Prödl, 4-Martin Hinteregger, 3-Aleksandar Dragovic, 20-Florian
Grillitsch (6-Stefan
Ilsanker 79), 14-Julian Baumgartlinger, 8-David Alaba, 21-Stefan Lainer,
7-Marko Arnautovic (19-Guido
Burgstaller 84), 16-Peter Zulj (17-Florian Kainz 88), 18-Alessandro Schöpf (23-Moritz
Bauer 76)
Coach: Franco Foda (Germany)
Other
Substitutes: 9-Deni Alar, 1-Heinz Lindner, 2-Marvin Potzmann, , 25-Stephan
Hierländer, 5-Kevin Wimmer, 10-Louis Schaub, 24-Xaver Schlager, 22-Kevin Danso
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer, 16-Antonio
Rüdiger, 26-Niklas Süle, 3-Jonas Hector, 18-Joshua Kimmich, 10-Mesut Özil (7-Julian
Draxler 76), 21-Ilkay Gündogan (14-Leon
Goretzka 56), 6-Sami Khedira (15-Sebastian Rudy 46), 25-Nils Petersen (23-Mario
Gomez 78), 19-Leroy Sané (11-Marco
Reus 67), 20-Julian Brandt (9-Timo
Werner 67)
Coach: Joachim Low
Other
Substitutes: 27-Kevin Trapp, 22-Marc-André ter Stegen, 2-Marvin Plattenhardt,
12-Bernd Leno, 4-Matthias Ginter, 24-Jonathan Tah
Team
Captain: Manuel Neuer
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Sweden
0-Denmark 0
Venue:
Stockholm-Friends Arena
Attendance: 41,558
Referee:
Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Sweden: 1-Robin Olsen; 16-Emil
Krafth (2-Mikael Lustig 74), 3-Victor Lindelof, 4-Andreas Granqvist (18-Pontus
Jansson 46), 5-Martin Olsson; 21-Jimmy Durmaz (7-Sebastian Larsson 83),
15-Oscar Hiljemark, 8-Albin Ekdal (13-Gustav Svensson 46), 10-Emil Forsberg;
9-Marcus Berg (19-Marcus Rohden 65), 20-Ola Toivonen (22-Isaac Thelin 65)
Coach: Janne Andersson
Other
Substitutes: 12-Karl Johan Johnsson, 25-Kristoffer Nordfeldt; 6-Ludwig
Augustinsson, 17-Viktor Claesson, 11-John Guidetti, 14-Filip Helander
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks
Denmark: 1-Kasper Schmeichel;
14-Henrik Dalsgaard, 4-Simon Kjaer (3-Jannik Vestergaard 63), 6-Andreas
Christensen, 17-Jens Stryger Larsen; 7-William Kvist, 8-Thomas Delaney;
20-Yussuf Poulsen (15-Viktor Fischer 77), 27-Michael Krohn-Dehli (19-Lasse
Schone 60), 23-Pione Sisto (24-Martin Braithwaite 46); 9-Nicolai Jorgensen
(25-Kasper Dolberg 73)
Coach: Age Hareide (Norway)
Other
Substitutes: 16-Jonas Lossl, 22-Frederik Ronnow; 26-Peter Ankersen, 2-Michael
Jensen, Zanka, 5-Jonas Knudsen, 18-Lukas Lerager, 13-Zanka
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Belgium
0-Portugal 0
Venue:
Brussels (Bruxelles)-King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:
Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Belgium: 1-Thibaut Courtois,
4-Vincent Kompany (3-Dedryck
Boyata 55), 5-Jan Vertonghen, 2-Toby Alderweireld, 19-Mousa Dembélé (8-Marouane
Fellaini 46), 7-Kevin De Bruyne, 11-Yannick Carrasco (22-Nacer Chadli 46),
15-Thomas Meunier, 9-Romelu Lukaku (20-Christian
Benteke 46), 10-Eden Hazard (16-Thorgan
Hazard 80), 14-Dries Mertens (18-Adnan
Januzaj 46)
Coach: Roberto Martinez (Spain)
Other
Substitutes: 13-Koen Casteels, 21-Michy Batshuayi, 25-Jordan Lukaku, 12-Matz
Sels, 23-Laurent Ciman, 17-Youri Tielemans
Team
Captain: Vincent Kompany
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Portugal: 22-Beto, 6-José Fonte,
3-Pepe, 5-Raphael Guerreiro, 21-Cédric Soares, 14-William Carvalho, 8-João
Moutinho (16-Bruno
Fernandes 87), 10-João Mário (4-Manuel
Fernandes 72), 18-Gelson Martins (20-Ricardo
Quaresma 63), 17-Gonçalo Guedes (19-Mário
Rui 90+3), 11-Bernardo Silva (9-André
Silva 78)
Coach: Fernando Santos
Booked: Pepe 54
Other
Substitutes: 2-Bruno Alves, 1-Rui Patrício, 12-Anthony Lopes, 15-Ricardo
Pereira, 13-Rúben Dias
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Iceland
2-Norway
3 (Alfred Finnbogasson
30 pen, Gylfi Sigurdsson 70 / Bjorn Maars Johnsen 15, Joshua King 80, Alexander
Soerloth 85)
Venue:
Reykjavik - Laugardalsvollur
Attendance: 12,542
Referee:
Milorad Mazic (Serbia)
Iceland: 12-Frederik August Schram,
6-Ragnar Sigurdsson (9-Bjorn
Sigurdarson 46), 14-Kári Árnason, 18-Hördur Magnusson, 2-Birkir Saevarsson,
20-Emil Hallfredsson (3-Samúel
Fridjónsson 83), 8-Birkir Bjarnason (4-Albert
Gudmundsson), 19-Rúrik Gíslason (23-Ari
Skulason 64), 7-Johann Gudmundsson, 11- Alfred Finnbogason (5-Sverrir
Ingason 46), 22-Jon Dadi Bödvarsson (10-Gylfi
Sigurdsson 63)
Coach: Heimir Hallgrimsson
Booked: Kári Árnason 74
Other
Substitutes: 16-Olafur Skulason, 17-Aron Gunnarsson, 15-Hólmar Orn Eyjólfsson,
1-Hannes Thór Halldórsson, 13-Rúnar Rúnarsson, 21-Arnor Ingvi Traustason
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Errea
Uniform
Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks
Norway: 1-Rune Almenning Jarstein,
3-Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, 6-Håvard Nordtveit, 17-Martin Linnes, 16-Jonas
Svensson, 15-Sander Gard Bolin Berge (18-Ole
Kristian Selnaes 46), 19-Markus Henriksen, 24-Iver Tobias Rovik Fossum,
8-Stefan Marius Johansen, 21-Bjorn Maars Johnsen (9-Alexander
Sorloth 72), 10-Tarik Elyounoussi (7-Joshua
Kristian Kojo King 70)
Coach: Lars Lagerback
(Sweden)
Booked: Jonas Svensson 9
Other Substitutes: 4-Tore Reginiussen, 23-Ola Williams
Kamara, 14-Vegar Eggen Hedenstad, 2-Sten Michael Grytebust, 13-Fredrik Midtsjo,
25-Ghayas Zahid, 20-Mats Moeller Daehli, 2-Birger Solberg Meling, 12-Ørjan
Haaskjold Nyland, 5-Sigurd Rosted
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: Red (blue sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Mexico
0–Scotland
0 (Giovanni Dos Santos
13)
Venue:
Mexcio City-Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 70,993
Referee:
Henry Alberto Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Mexico: 13-Guillermo Ochoa,
24-Édson Álvarez, 27-Hugo Ayala, 3-Carlos Salcedo (4-Rafael Márquez 46),
23-Jesús Gallardo; 7-Miguel Layún, 16-Héctor Herrera (8-Marco Fabián 58),
10-Giovani Dos Santos (6-Jonathan Dos Santos 57); 11-Carlos Vela (20-Javier
Aquino 63), 9-Raúl Jiménez (19-Oribe Peralta 57), 22-Hirving Lozano (17-Jesús
Manuel Corona 73)
Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio
Other
Substitutes: 1-Jose Corona, 12-Alfredo Talavera, 14-Javier Hernandez, 25-Erick
Gutierrez
Team
Captain: H
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Scotland: 1-Jon Mc Laughlin (12-Scott
Bain 46); 2-Stephen O’Donnell, 5-Jack Hendry, 4-Scott Mc Kenna, 3-Graeme
Shinnie; 10-Callum Paterson (15-Charlie Mulgrew 55), 8-Kenny Mc Lean (17-Chris
Cadden 55), 6-Dylan Mc Geouch, 7-Johnny Rusell; 11-Ryan Christie (18-John
McGinn 55), 9-Oliver Mc Burnie (16-Lewis Morgan 81)
Coach: Alex McLeisch
Other
Substitutes: 19-Jamie Murphy, 21- Jordan Archer
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Yellow Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks
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