World Cup Diary-part 40-July 6th, 2018 (Day 23)

Diary:

Team News:

-Germany Team Manager Oliver Bierhoff stated that perhaps it had been a mistake to select Mesut Ozil following the Erdogan photo controversy.  (Source Daily Mail online)

-Jamie Vardy missed England’s training session and is unlikely to play against Sweden after suffering a groin strain. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Stuttgart teammates of France’s Benjamon Pavard in a viral video wished good luck to him ahead of France’s Quarterfinal match vs. Uruguay. They sang the song dedicated to him by Stuttgart fans.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Corentin Tolisso replaced the suspended Blaise Matuidi in France’s linup against Uruguay.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Brazil defender Danilo has sustained ankle ligament damage and is ruled out of the rest of the World Cup. (Source Sky Sports online)

- Sweden’s Andreas Granqvist became a father but remained in Russia to prepare for the match vs. England.  (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Edinson Cavani missed today’s match vs. France due to injury. Stuani replaced him in the Uruguay lineup. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Former Brazil Manager Luiz Felipe Scolari stated that Neymar will never equal Pele. He went on to say a player may be spectacular but will never replace Pele. He also said that Neymar will be on the same level as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in a year or two.  (Source RTBF.be Online)

-Mario Kempes has offered himself as a potential Argentina National Team Manager.  (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Belgium Thomas Meunier was booked in the match vs. Brazil and will now miss the Semifinal vs. France due to accumulation of yellow cards. (Source BBC Football online)

-Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stated that he never mocked England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s height as previously reported. Courtois had said that Pickford was 10 cm shorter than him and he would have caught Adnan Januzaj’s winner when the two sides had met in the first round. (Source BBC Football online)

-France’s Antoine Griezmann did not celebrate after scoring against Uruguay. He said this was due to respect for Uruguay and he has friends on the other side (Atletico Madrid teammates like Godin (the godfather of his daughter)). (Source Sport Bild online)

-Mexico’s Andres Guadrado took the opportunity to hit back at Neymar by twitting ‘And who goes home now?’. This was in reference to Neymar’s comments following their win over Mexico. (Source Sport Bild online)

-The Men of the Match for today:

France’s Antoine Griezmann (France 2-Uruguay 0)

Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne (Brazil 1-Belgium 2)

2018 World Cup 2018 matches:

Friday, July 6, 2018:

Quarter Finals:

July 6, 2018 (Nizhny Novgorod, France 2-Uruguay 0)

July 6, 2018 (Kazan, Brazil 1-Belgium 2)

Date: July 6, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Quarter Finals

Result: France 2-Uruguay 0 

Venue: Nizhny Novgorod– Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 43,319

Referee: Nestor Pitana (Argentina)

Linesmen: Hernan Maidana and Juan Pablo Belatti (both Argentina), Alireza Faghani (Iran, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(France): Raphael Varane 40, Antoine Griezmann 61

(Uruguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (40^th minute, France):  A free kick from Griezmann on the left side was headed in by Varane.

2:0 (61^st minute, France):  Antoine Griezmann’s long range shot was mishandled by Muslera and trickled into the net.

Lineups:

France:

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

5- Samuel Umtiti (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
4- Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
21- Lucas Hernández (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
6- Paul Pogba (Manchester United Football Club / England)
13- N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
10- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (11- Ousmane Dembelé (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 87^th)

7- Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (18- Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) 90+3^rd)

12- Corentin Tolisso (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) (15- Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) 80^th)

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

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Booked: Lucas Hernández 33, Kylian Mbappé 69

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)
14- Blase Matuidi (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

8- Thomas Lemar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
20- Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marseille)

Team Captain: Hugo Lloris

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Uruguay:

1- Nestor Fernando Muslera Micol (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)
22- Jose Martín Cáceres Silva (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)
3- Diego Roberto Godín Leal (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
2- José María Giménez de Vargas (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
17- Diego Sebastian Laxalt Suarez (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy)
8- Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina) (20- Jonathan Matias Urretaviscaya da Luz (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club -Rayados) / Mexico) 74^th)

15- Matías Vecino Falero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

14- Lucas Sebastian Torreira Di Pascua (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)
6- Rodrigo Betancur Colman (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (7- Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo) 59^th)

9- Luis Alberto Suárez Diaz (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

11- Christian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo (Girona Fútbol Club / Spain) (18- Maximiliano ‘Maxi’ Gómez Gonzalez (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain) 59^th)

Coach: Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva

Booked: Rodrigo Bentancur 38, Cristian Rodríguez 69

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)

5- Carlos Andres Sánchez Arosa (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club -Rayados) / Mexico)
10- Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte / Brazil)

21- Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)

Team Captain: Diego Roberto Godín Leal

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

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

Man of the Match: Antoine Griezmann (France)

Date: July 6, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Quarter Finals

Result: Brazil 1-Belgium 2 

Venue: Kazan– Kazan Arena, Russia         

Attendance: 42,873

Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia)

Linesmen: Milovan Ristic and Dalibor Djurdjevic (both Serbia), Jair Marrufo (USA, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Renato Augusto 76

(Belgium): Fernandinho (own goal) 13, Kevin De Bruyne 31

Summary of goals:

0:1 (13^th minute, Belgium):  Nacer Chadli’s corner from the left side struck the Brazilian Fernandinho’s shoulder and diverted into the net.

0:2 (31st minute, Belgium):  In a breakaway, Romelu Lukaku got hold of the ball and advanced and fed De Bruyne on the right side who struck from a long range shot. 

1:2 (76^th minute, Brazil):  Coutinho lofted a ball in the box and Renato Augusto headed it in.

Lineups:

Brazil:

1- Alisson Ramses Becker (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)
22- Fagner Conserva Lemos (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
3- João Miranda de Souza Filho (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
2- Thiago Emiliano da Silva  (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
12- Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
17- Fernandinho Luiz Rosa (Manchester City Football Club / England)
15- Jose Paulo Bezzera Maciel Junior, Paulinho (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (8- Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan Football Club / China) 73^rd)

19- Willian Borges da Silva (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (20- Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (Liverpool Football Club / England) 46^th)

10- Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
11- Philippe Coutinho Correia (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

9- Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (Manchester City Football Club / England) (7- Douglas Costa de Souza (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) 57^th)

Coach: Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, Tite

Booked: Fernandinho 85, Fagner 89

Other Substitutes:

23- Ederson Santana de Moraes (Manchester City Football Club / England)
16- Cassio Roberto Ramos (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

13- Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
4- Pedro Tonon Geromel (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense / Brazil) 
6- Filipe Luis Kasmirski (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
14- Danilo Luiz da Silva (Manchester City Football Club / England)

5- Carlos Henrique Casemiro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
18- Fred Rodrigues de Paula Santos (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk / Ukraine)

21- Taison Barcellos Freda (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk / Ukraine)

Team Captain: João Miranda de Souza Filho

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Belgium:

1- Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
2- Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
4- Vincent Kompany (Manchester City Football Club / England)
5- Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

15- Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
6- Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian Football Club / China)
7- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City Football Club / England)
8- Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United Football Club / England)
22- Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England) (3- Thomas Vermaelen (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 82^nd)

10- Eden Hazard (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

9- Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United Football Club / England) (17- Youri Tielemans (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France) 86^th)

Coach: Roberto Martínez Montoliu (Spain)

Booked: Toby Alderweireld 47, Thomas Meunier 70

Other Substitutes:

13- Koen Casteels (Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH / Germany)
12- Simon Mignolet (Liverpool Football Club / England)

20- Dedryck Boyata (Celtic Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

11- Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yfang Football Club / China)
19- Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
14- Dries Mertens (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
23- Leander Dendoncker (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Brussels)
16- Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)
18- Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad de Fútbol-San Sebastian / Spain)

21- Michy Batshuayi (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V. / Germany)

Team Captain: Eden Hazard

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Man of the Match: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)