Wednesday, June 20, 2018

World Cup Diary-part 24-June 20th, 2018 (Day 7)




Diary:

Team News:

-During the halftime of Belgium’s match vs. Panam, Belgium Captain Eden Hazard apparently took Romelu Lukaku to task by telling him that it was difficult to play with ten men. This was designed to push him to perform and there was nothing mean about it according to Hazard. (Source Walfoot.be online)


-Iceland’s Johann Berg Gudmundsson has torn a calf muscle and his World Cup is in doubt. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Neymar restarted training with the rest of the Brazil group today . (Source L’Equipe online)

-Germany’s General Manager oliver Bierhoff has hit out on the attacks on the German squad, most notably those that he deemed as below the belt (and not only against Mesut Ozil). (Source L’Equipe online)

-Saudi Arabia Manager Juan Antonio Pizzi has made changes to his squad. Abdullah Al-Mayouf and Mohammed Al-Sahlawi and Omar Hawsawi are out of the squad for the match against Uruguay. They have been replaced in the starting lineup by Ali al-Bulayhi,  Abdullah al-Mayouf and Fahad Al-Muwallad. Pizzi has also removed Yahya Al-Shehri and replaced him with Hattan Bahebri. (Source L’Equipe online)

-The Belgium National team have cancelled today’s training to give the players extra rest.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-England’s injured Dele Ali will be rested a few days.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-By scoring vs. Morocco, Cristiano Ronaldo achieved a new record. He scored his 85th International gola making him the most prolific European goalscorer at International level (beating Ferenc Puskas’ record).  (Source RTBF.be online)
-Germany’s Thomas Muller has called the pressure on the German National Team as enormous as they have to now win two matches.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-The World Cup is over for Tunisia goalkeeper Mouez Hassen injured in the match vs. England. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Since Mexico’s Rafa Marquez is linked to Mexican Drug kingpin Raul Flores Hernandez by the USA government, there are restrictions placed upon him from using US branding, business, bank or product. Therefore he can not train with the ‘Coca Cola’ logo nor drink ‘powerade’ while training. (Source AS.com online)

-England Manager Gareth Southgate dislocated his shoulder while jogging. (Source L’Equipe online)


- Mexico’s Javier Hernandez has pleaded to the Mexico fans to stop their homophobic chanting during matches. (Source Reuters UK online)

- FIFA has dismissed Brazil’s complaints over the non-use of VAR in their match vs. Switzerland. (Source Marca.com online)

-Iran Manager Carlos Queiroz has made three changes to his lineup to face Spain from the previous match. Seyed Majid Hoseini will replaced injured defender Roozbeh Cheshmi.
Masud Shojaie and Alireza Jahanbakhsh are replaced by Saied Ezatolahi and Mehdi Taremi. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Spain Manager Fernando Hierro has made two changes in his lineup to face Iran. Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez enter the lineup replacing Nacho and Koke. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Uruguay’s Luis Suarez scored in his 100th match for his Nation. He is the first Uruguayan to score in three World Cups. (Source BBC Football online)

-The Moroccan Noureddine Amrabat was wearing a protective haead gear after the clash of heads in the previous match. However, during the match he just took it off and played without the gear. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Saudi Arabia’s Taisir Al-Jassim was injured during the match vs. Uruguay and replaced with Hussein Al-Mogahwi. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Morocco Manager Herve Renard made two changes in his lineup from the previous match. Saiid and Harit were replaced by Da Costa and Dirar. Up front, Boutaib replaced El Kaabi. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Similar to Brazil, England under FA Technical director Dan Ashworth have complained to FIFA over the non-use of VAR that they believe would have awarded two penalties for fouls on Harry Kane. (Source Vivaronews online)

-FIFA have fined the Mexican Federation 8,500 Euros for the homophobic chants of their players. Serbia were also fined for unfurling political signs. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have officially been eliminated.


-A member of the carlos Queiroz’s Iran staff was taken to the hospital after preseumably collapsing following the VAR decision that annulled Iran’s Saeid Eztolahi’s tying goal vs. Spain. Due to offside. (Source Footnews.be Online)

-Spain’s Gerard Pique and Isco took to safety a bird that was on the field in Spain’s match vs. Iran. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Spain’s Dani Carvajal criticized Iran’s defensive tactics in their match, as well as the time wasting and feigning injuries. (Source AS.com online)

- The Men of the Match for today:
Uruguay’s Luis Suarez (Uruguay 1-Saudi Arabia 0)
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal 1-Morocco 0)
Spain’s Diego Costa (Spain 1-USA 0)


2018 World Cup 2018 matches:

Wednesday, June 20, 2018:

Group A:

June 20, 2018 (Rostov-On-Don, Uruguay 1-Saudi Arabia 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Russia
2
2
0
0
8
1
7
6
2
Uruguay
2
2
0
0
2
0
2
6
3
Egypt
2
0
0
2
1
4
-3
0
4
Saudi Arabia
2
0
0
2
0
6
-6
0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: June 20, 2018
Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group A
Result: Uruguay 1-Saud Arabia 0
Venue: Rostov-On-Don- Rostov Arena, Russia         
Attendance: 42,678
Referee: Clement Turpin (France)
Linesmen: Nicolas Danois and Cyril Gringore (both France), John Pitti (Panama, fourth official)
Kick-off time:
Goalscorers:
(Uruguay): Luis Suárez 23
(Saudi Arabia): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (23rd minute, Uruguay):  Carlos Sanchez’s corner from the left side reached Luis Suarez who tapped it in.
Lineups:
Uruguay:
1- Nestor Fernando Muslera Micol (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)
4- Guillermo Varela Olivera (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
2- José María Giménez de Vargas (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
3- Diego Roberto Godín Leal
(Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
22- Jose Martín Cáceres Silva
(Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)
5- Carlos Andres Sánchez Arosa (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club -Rayados) / Mexico) (8- Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina) 81st)
15- Matías Vecino Falero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) (14- Lucas Sebastian Torreira Di Pascua (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 59th)
6- Rodrigo Betancur Colman (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
7- Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo) (17- Diego Sebastian Laxalt Suarez (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy) 59th)
21- Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
9- Luis Alberto Suárez Diaz (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

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)
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)
11- Christian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo
(Girona Fútbol Club / Spain)
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

Saudi Arabia:
22- Mohammed Al-Owais (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah)
6- Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
3- Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
13- Yasir Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
4- Ali Al-Boleahi (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
17- Taisir Al-Jassim (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah) (16- Hussein Al-Moghawi (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah) 44th)
14- Abdullah Ateef (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
7- Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
9- Hattan Bahbir (Al-Shabab Football Club-Riyadh)( 12- Mohamed Kanu (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh) 75th)
18- Salem Al-Dawsari (Villarreal Club de Fútbol / Spain)  
19- Fahad Al-Muwallad (Levante Unión Deportiva / Spain) (10- Mohamed Al-Sahlawy (Al-Nasr Football Club-Riyadh) 77th)

Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (Spain/Argentina)
Other Substitutes:
21- Yasser Al-Mosailem (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah)
1- Abdullah Al-Muaiouf (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
2- Mansour Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah)
23- Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah)
5- Omar Othman Hawsawi (Al-Nasr Football Club-Riyadh)
15- Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Shabab Football Club-Riyadh)
11- Abdulmalek Al-Khaibari (Al-Hilali Saudi Football Club-Riyadh)
8- Yahya Al-Shehri (Club Deportivo Leganés / Spain)
20- Muhannad Asiri (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah)

Team Captain: Osama Hawsawi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Man of the Match: Luis Suarez (Uruguay)


Group B:

June 20, 2018 (Moscow, Portugal 1-Morocco 0)
June 20, 2018 (Kazan, Spain 1-Iran 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Portugal
2
1
1
0
4
3
1
4
2
Spain
2
1
1
0
4
3
1
4
3
Iran
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
4
Morocco
2
0
0
2
0
2
-2
0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points



Date: June 20, 2018
Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group B
Result: Portugal 1-Morocco 0
Venue: Moskva (Moscow)- Luzhniki Stadium, Russia         
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
Linesmen: Joe Fletcher (Canada), Frank Anderson (USA), Sergei Karasev (Russia, fourth official)
Kick-off time:
Goalscorers:
(Portugal): Cristiano Ronaldo 4
(Morocco): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (4th minute, Portugal):  After a short corner from the right side, Moutinho’s cross was headed in by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lineups:
Portugal:
1- Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
21- Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares (Southampton Football Club / England)
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)
10- João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo  (West Ham United Football Club-London / England) (16- Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 70th)
8- João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France) (23- Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva (Leicester City Football Club / England) 88th)
11- Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (Manchester City Football Club / England) (18- Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 59th)
7- Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
17- Gonçalo
Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

Coach: Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos
Booked : Andre Silvva 90+3
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)
19- Mário Rui Silva Duarte (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
15- Ricardo
Domingos Barbosa Pereira (Futebol Clube do Porto)
13- Rúben
dos Santos Gato Alves Dias (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
4- Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes (Futbolnyi Klub Lokomotiv Moskva / Russia)
9- André Miguel Valente da Silva (AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan / Italy)
20- Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo
(Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)

Team Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Morocco:
12- Munir El Kajoui (Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria / Spain)
17- Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul / Turkey)
5- Mehdi Benatia (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
4- Manuel Da Costa (İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü / Turkey)
2- Achraf Hakimi
(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
16- Nordin Amrabat (Club Deportivo Leganés / Spain)
8- Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland) (11- Fayçal Fajr (Getafe Club de Fútbol / Spain) 85th)
14- Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira Sports and Culture Club–Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates)
7- Hakim Ziyech (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland)      
10- Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey) (23- Mehdi Carcela (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium) 75th)
13- Khalid Boutaib (Malatyaspor Kulübü / Turkey) (9- Ayoub El Kaabi (RSB (Renaissane Sportive de Berkane)- Berkane) 69th)

Coach: Hervé Renard (France)
Booked: Medhi Benatia 40
Other Substitutes:
1- Bono (Girona Fútbol Club / Spain)
22- Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (IRT (Ittihad Riadi Tanger) -Tangier)
6- Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)
3- Hamza Mendyl
(Lille Olympique Sporting Club- Lille Métropole / France)
15- Youssef Ait Bennasser (Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie / France)
21- Sofian Amrabat
(Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)
18- Amine Harit
(Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)   
20- Aziz Bouhaddouz (Fußball -Club Sankt-Pauli 1910 e.V.-Hamburg / Germany)
19- En Nesyri
(Málaga Club de Fútbol / Spain)

Team Captain: Mehdi Benatia
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks

Man of the Match: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)


Date: June 20, 2018
Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group B
Result: Spain 1-Iran 0
Venue: Kazan- Kazan Arena, Russia         
Attendance: 42,718
Referee: Andres Cunha (Uruguay)
Linesmen: Nicolas Taran and Mauricio Espinosa (both Uruguay), Julio Bascunan (Chile, fourth official)
Kick-off time:
Goalscorers:
(Spain): Diego Costa 54
(Iran): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (54th minute, Spain):  Andres Iniesta sent a pass through the middle, Diego Costa turned shot, deflected of an Iranian defender onto him again and went into the net.
Lineups:
Spain:
1- David De Gea Quintana (Manchester United Football Club / England)
2- Daniel Dani Carvajal Ramos
(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
15-
‘Sergio Ramos’ Garcia (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
3- Gerard Piqué Bernabéu (Fútbol Club Barcelona)
18-
Jordi Alba Ramos (Fútbol Club Barcelona)
5-
Sergio ‘Sergi’ Busquets Burgos (Fútbol Club Barcelona)
6-
Andres Iniesta Luján (Fútbol Club Barcelona) (8- Jorge Resureccion Merodio, Koke  (Club Atlético de Madrid) 71st)
21- David Josué Jiménez Silva (Manchester City Football Club / England)
22- Francisco Roman Alarcon Suarez, Isco (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
11- Lucas Vázquez Iglesias (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) (20- Marco Asensio Willemsen (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) 79th)
19- Diego da Silva Costa (Club Atlético de Madrid) (9- Rodrigo Moreno Machado (Valencia Club de Fútbol) 89th)

Coach: Fernando Ruiz Hierro
Other Substitutes:
23- Jose Manuel Reina Paez ‘Pepe’ ‘Reina’ (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
13- Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta
(Athletic Club de Bilbao)  
12- Álvaro Odriozola Arzallus (Real Sociedad de Fútbol-San Sebastian)
4- Jose Ignacio Fernández Iglesias, Nacho
(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
14-
César Azpilicueta Tanco (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
16-
Ignacio Nacho Monreal Eraso (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
7- Saúl Ñíguez Esclapez (Club Atlético de Madrid)
10-
Thiago Alcantara do Nacimento (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
17- Iago Aspas Juncal (Real Club Celta de Vigo)

Team Captain: ‘Sergio Ramos’ Garcia
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Iran:
1- Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis Football Club-Tehran)
3- Ehsan Haji Safi
(Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas / Greece)   
 (5- Milad Mohammadi (Futbol'nyj Klub Akhmat Grozny / Russia) 69th)
8- Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Saad Sports Club-Doha / Qatar)
19- Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal Football Club-Tehran)
23- Ramin Rezaeian (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende / Belgium)
9- Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal Football Club-Tehran)
6- Saeid Ezatolahi (Futbol'nyj Klub Amkar Perm / Russia)
10- Karim Ansarifard (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas / Greece)    (18- Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) - Alkmaar / Holland) 74th)
11- Vahid Amiri (Persepolis Football Club-Tehran) (14- Saman Ghoddos (Östersunds Fotbollsklubb / Sweden) 86th)
17- Mehdi Taremi (Al-Gharafa Sports Club-Al Rayyan / Qatar)
20- Sardar Azmoun (Futbol'nyj Klub Rubin Kazan / Russia)        

Coach: Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz (Portugal)
Booked: Vahid Amiri 79, Omid Ebrahimi 90+2
Other Substitutes:
12- Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan Isfahan Football Club-Fuladshahr)
22-Amir Abedzadeh
(Clube Sport Marítimo-Funchal / Portugal)
15- Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal Football Club-Tehran)
4- Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal Football Club-Tehran)
13- Mohammad Khanzadeh (Padideh Football Club-Mashhad)
7- Masoud Shojaei (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina / Greece)
2- Mehdi Torabi (Saipa Football Club-Karaj)
21- Ashkan Dejageh (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
16- Reza Ghoochannejhad
(Sportclub Heerenveen / Holland)

Team Captain: Ehsan Haji Safi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Man of the Match: Diego Costa (Spain)

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