A
New addition for the duration of the World Cup.
Diary:
Team
News:
-England
Manager Gareth Southgate has requested an Asian referee to officiate their
upcoming friendly with Costa Rica. The reason is that he wants his players to
be accustomed to different styles of refereeing at the World Cup. Japan’s
Hiroyuki Kimura will be the referee. (Source Daily Mail Online)
-Panama Manager Hernan Dario Gomez’s 23 man squad for the World Cup. (Source RTBF.be Online)
Full
squad:
Goalkepers
(3): Jaime Penedo (Dinamo Bucarest/Rou), José Calderon (Chorrillo), Alex
Rodriguez (San Francisco)
Defenders
(8): Felipe Baloy (Municipal/Gua), Harold Cummings (San Jose/USA), Éric Davis
(Dunajska Streda/Svq), Fidel Escobar (New York/USA), Adolfo Machado
(Houston/USA), Michael Amir Murillo (New York/USA), Luis Ovalle (Olimpia/Hnd),
Roman Torres (Seattle/USA)
Midfielders
(7): Edgar Barcenas (Cafetaleros de Tapachula/Mex), Armando Cooper (Universidad
de Chile/Chl), Anibal Godoy (San Jose/USA), Gabriel Gomez (Atlético
Bucaramanga/Col), Valentin Pimentel (Plaza Amador/Pan), Alberto Quintero
(Universitario/Pér), José Luis Rodriguez (La Gantoise U21/BEL).
strikers (5): Abdiel Arroyo (Liga Deportiva
Alajuelense/C-R), Ismael Diaz (Deportivo La Corogne/Esp), Blas Pérez
(Municipal/Gua), Luis Tejada (Sport Boys/Pér), Gabriel Torres (Huachipato/Chl).
-Japan Manager Akira Nishino’s 23 man squad for the World
Cup. (Source Kicker.de Online)
Full
squad:
Goal: Eiji Kawashima (FC Metz), Kosuke Nakamura
(Kashiwa Reysol), Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka)
Defense: Tomoaki Makino (Urawa Reds), Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Hiroki Sakai (Marseille), Gotoku Sakai (Hamburger SV), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers), Wataru Endo (Urawa Reds), Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers)
Midfield: Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Gaku Shibasaki (Getafe), Keisuke Honda (Pachuca), Takashi Inui (SD Eibar), Genki Haraguchi (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund)
Striker: Yuya Osako (1st FC Cologne), Yoshinori Muto (Mainz 05), Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City)
Defense: Tomoaki Makino (Urawa Reds), Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Hiroki Sakai (Marseille), Gotoku Sakai (Hamburger SV), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers), Wataru Endo (Urawa Reds), Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers)
Midfield: Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Gaku Shibasaki (Getafe), Keisuke Honda (Pachuca), Takashi Inui (SD Eibar), Genki Haraguchi (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund)
Striker: Yuya Osako (1st FC Cologne), Yoshinori Muto (Mainz 05), Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City)
-There
was some controversy when on the DfB homepage the final 23 Germany players were
shown (when the Final squad still has not been selected). The players missing
were the likes of Trapp, Rudy, Petersen among others. Team Manager Oliver
Bierhoff called it a “breakdown” and will be looked over. (Source Sport Bild
online)
-Karim
Benzema has hit back at French Federation President Noel Le Graet, who had
stated that Benzema could not return to the National Team. Benzema said that he
has now “seen his true face”. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-France
Manager Didier Deschamps was asked about Zinedine Zidane’s resignation at Real
Madrid. He stated that at some point Zidane will surely be the National Team
Manager. (Source La Gazetta dello Sport Online)
-Mexico
goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa accused the local media for stirring up controversy
and unrest within the squad and continous demands to replace Manager Juan
Carlos Osorio . (Source Sport Bild Online)
-Iran’s proposed friendly with Kosovo, scheduled this
Sunday at Istanbul, has been cancelled as Iran did not want to have fans
present and preferred to play behind closed doors. (Source @kosovanfooty
Online)
-Peru Captain Paolo Guerrero has been authorized to play
in the World Cup. The court has temporarily lifted the suspension, while
considering his appeal . (Source BBC Football Online)
May 31, 2018
Preparatory
matches:
Luxembourg
0-Senegal 0
Venue:
Luxembourg-Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Estrada Fernández (Spain)
Luxembourg:
1-Anthony Moris, 7-Lars Gerson, 4-Kevin Malget, 8-Christopher
Martins Pereira (21-Aldin
Skenderovic 83), 13-Dirk Carlson (19-Mathias
Janisch 80), 18-Laurent Jans, 17-Mario Mutsch (9-Daniel
Da Mota 56) (5-Florian Bohnert 90+3), 16-Leandro Barreiro, 11-Gerson Rodrigues,
20-David Turpel, 22-Aurelien Joachim (3-Enes Mahmutovic 90+4),
Coach:
Booked: Martins 74, Da Mota 87
Other Substitutes: 2-Marvin Martins, 24-Olivier Thill,
12-Ralph Schon, 10-Vincent Thill, 23-Youn Czekanowicz, 15-Jan Ostrowski,
14-Daniel Sinani
Team
Captain:
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Senegal: 16-Khadim N'Diaye,
3-Kalidou Koulibaly (9-Mame
Diouf 46), 8-Cheikhou Kouyaté, 2-Saliou Ciss (21-Lamine
Gassama 46), 22-Moussa Wagué, 19-M'Baye Niang, 5-Idrissa Gueye (6-Salif
Sané 46), 13-Alfred N'Diaye (11-Cheikh
N'Doye 69), 14-Moussa Konaté, 20-Keita Baldé (17-Badou
Ndiaye 46), 18-Ismaïla Sarr (15-Diafra
Sakho 64).
Coach:
Booked: M’Baye Niang 90, Badou N’Diaye 90
Other
Substitutes: 7-Moussa Sow, 1-Abdoulaye
Diallo, 23-Alfred Gomis, 4-Kara Mbodji, 12-Youssouf Sabaly
Team
Captain:
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Morocco
0-Ukraine
0
Venue:
Geneva-Stade de Geneve, Switzerland
Attendance:
Referee: Urs Schneider (Switzerland)
Morocco: 12-Mohamedi, 4-Mamnuel Da Costa, 6-Romain Saiss, 3-Hamza Mendyl
(21-Sofyan Amrabat 82), 14-Mbark Boussufa, 13-Khalid Boutaib (18-Amine Harit,
46), 10-Younes Belhanda (20-Aziz Buhaddouz 64), 7-Hakim Ziyah, 8-Karim El
Ahmadi (15-Youssef Ait Nennasser ), 16-Nordin Amrabat (11-Faycal Fajr 70),
5-Mehdi Benatia (2-Ashraf Hakimi 46)
Coach: Hervé Renard (France)
Booked: Mbark Boussoufa (61)
Other
Substitutes: 17-Nabil Dirar, 23-Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez, 1-Bono, 24-Oualid El
Hajjam, 22-Ahmed Tagnaouti, 26-Noussair Mazzaoui, 19-Youssef En-Nesyri, 25-Badr
Banoun, 9-Ayoub El Kaabi
Team
Captain: Mehdi Benatia
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks
Ukraine: 12-Andriy Pyatov, 20-Oleksandr Karavaev, 28-Sergey Krivtsov,
5-Mykyta Burda, 4-Mykola Matviyenko, 6-Taras Stepanenko (8-Ruslan Malinovsky,
64), 10-Yevhen Konoplyanka (16-Serhiy Sydorchuk, 75), 22-Viktor Kovalenko
(40-Mykola Shparenko, 46), 17-Oleksandr Zinchenko, 7-Andriy Yarmolenko
(11-Marlos, 46), 9-Yevhen Seleznev (41-Artem Besedin 46)
Coach:
Andriy Shevchenko
Booked:
Oleksandr Zinchenko (61), Mykola Shaparenko (75)
Other
Substitutes: 1-Denys Boyko, 2-Bohdan Butko, 14-Eduard Sobol, 19-Pavlo
Lukyanchuk, 18-Artem Shabanov, 99-Andriy Lunin
Team
Captain: Andriy Pyatov
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Joma
Uniform
Colors: Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks
