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FIFA World Cup: Result FRANCE 4 – 3 ARGENTINA, Saturday 30 June 2018

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41% Ball Possession FRANCE and 59% Ball Possession ARGENTINA

  France  France 4 – 3 Argentina Argentina

13′ Antoine Griezmann (PEN)                41′ Ángel Di María
57′ Benjamin Pavard                                 48′ Gabriel Mercado
64′ Kylian Mbappé                                      93′ Sergio Agüero
68′ Kylian Mbappé
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France defeating Argentina and win the Round of 16 game on Saturday 30 June 2018 at the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia. Young France forward Kylian Mbappé leading the French team with two goals being the highlight of the match while the expected Lionel Messi failed to grab this victory not even scoring a goal. Argentina is out of the World Cup. Messi is considered by many as the best footballer in the world, yet, failed with the national team.  France qualifying for the World Cup Quarterfinal.

The first goal of the match is thanks to a penalty conceded by Marcos Rojo after bringing down Mbappe inside the penalty box. Referee consulted the VAR and thus French forward Antoine Griezmann converted the penalty in the 12th minute sending a cold shower to Argentina while starting the party for French fans.  Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani went to the wrong way.   Rojo got a yellow card too.

Argentina level the score for the 1-1 in the 41st minute. It is Ángel Di María to defeat France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with a left footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Éver Banega.

Argentina take the lead in the 48th minute for the 1-2. It is Gabriel Mercado to score with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Lionel Messi.

France level the score again for the 2-2 in the 57th minute. It is Benjamin Pavard to defeat goalkeeper Armani with a right footed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by Lucas Hernández with a cross.

The draw is broken…. France taking the lead for the 3-2 in the 64th minute. There he is… Kylian Mbappé giving a ray of hope to France after delivering a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Olivier Giroud with a through ball. Players and fans going wild and gaining momentum.

France rocking big time… the star is only one…. the young footballer Kylian Mbappé scoring his second goal in the 68th minute to put France with a 4-2. Mbappé delivering a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.

In the agonizing 93rd minute Argentinean forward Sergio Aguero “El Kun” smacks a late goal, though, not enough to overturn the result. Final result is 4-3. France qualified for the Quarterfinal while Argentina is eliminated.

Here is FRANCE official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Didier Deschamps:

FRANCE (4-3-3): Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernández; Pogba, Kanté, Matuidi; Griezmann, Giroud, Mbappé.

Here is ARGENTINA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Jorge Sampaoli:

ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Armani; Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico; E. Pérez, Mascherano, Banega; Di María, Messi, Pavón.

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Italian Serie A Players among the 23-man called ups

France:  1 Italian Serie A player Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi.

Argentina :  5 Italian Serie A players, AS Roma defender Federico Fazio, Torino defender Cristian Ansaldi, AC Milan midfielder Lucas Biglia, Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain, and Juventus forward Paulo Dybala.

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Round of 16

France 4 – 3 Argentina
Saturday 30 June 2018
Kazan Arena
Kazan, Russia

17:00 (Local time)

Referee: FAGHANI Alireza (IRN)
Assistant Referee 1: SOKHANDAN Reza (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: MANSOURI Mohammadreza (IRN)
Fourth official: BASCUNAN Julio (CHI)
Video Assistant Referee: IRRATI Massimiliano (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: ASTROZA Carlos (CHI)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: GIL Pawel (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: VALERI Paolo (ITA)

Goals: 13′ Antoine Griezmann (PEN)(F), 41′ Ángel Di María (A), 48′ Gabriel Mercado (A), 57′ Benjamin Pavard
(F), 64′ Kylian Mbappé (F), 68′ Kylian Mbappé (F), 93′ Sergio Agüero (A)

Official lineups – formations

FRANCE (4-3-3): Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernández; Pogba, Kanté, Matuidi; Griezmann, Giroud, Mbappé.

Subs: Mandanda, Areola, Kimpembe, N’Zonzi, Mendy, Tolisso, Fekir, Rami, Thauvin, Sidibé, Lemar, Dembélé.

Coach: Deschamps.

ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Armani; Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico; E. Pérez, Mascherano, Banega; Di María, Messi, Pavón.

Subs: Caballero, Guzmán, Fazio, Ansaldi, Acuña, Salvio, Biglia, Lo Celso, Meza, Dybala, Agüero,  Higuaín.

Coach: Sampaoli.

FIFA World Cup: Uruguay vs Portugal, Official starting lineups, Saturday 30 June 2018

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Uruguay  Uruguay – Portugal Portugal

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Here are URUGUAY vs PORTUGAL Official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 game on Saturday 30 June 2018 at theFisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia at 21:00 local time. It is Referee César Ramos from Mexico to direct the game.

URUGUAY (3-5-2): Muslera; Cáceres, Godín, Giménez; Nández, Bentancur, Torreira, Vecino, Laxalt; Cavani, Suárez.

Subs: Silva, Campaña, Varela, Carlos Sánchez, Rodríguez, De Arrascaeta, Stuani, Gastón Silva, Maxi Pereira, Maxi Gómez, Coates, Urretaviscaya.

Coach: Tabárez.

PORTUGAL (4-2-3-1): Rui Patrício; Ricardo Pereira, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro; William Carvalho, Adrien Silva; Bernardo, João Mario, Guedes; Cristiano Ronaldo.

Subs: Lopes, Beto, Bruno Alves, Manuel Fernandes, Moutinho, André Silva, Rúben Dias, Bruno Fernandes, Gelson Martins, Mário Rui, Quaresma, Cédric.

Coach: Santos.

Referee: César Ramos (MES)

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There are 5 Italian Serie A players among the 23-called up by Uruguay Head Coach Óscar Washington Tabárez for the FIFA World Cup in Russia:

  • Lazio defender Martín Cáceres
  • Inter midfielder Matías Vecino
  • Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
  • Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira.
  • Genoa midfielder Diego Laxalt

3 Italian Serie A players with Portugal National team:

  • Napoli defender Mario Rui
  • Inter midfielder Joao Mario
  •  AC Milan forward Andre Silva.

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Round of 16

Uruguay – Portugal
Wednesday 20 June 2018
Fisht Stadium
Sochi, Russia

21:00 (Local time)

Referee: RAMOS Cesar (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: TORRENTERA Marvin (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: HERNANDEZ Miguel (MEX)
Fourth official: MARRUFO Jair (USA)
Video Assistant Referee: GEIGER Mark (USA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: FLETCHER Joe (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: DANKERT Bastian (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: MAKKELIE Danny (NED)

FIFA World Cup: Result ICELAND 1 – 2 CROATIA, Tuesday 26 June 2018

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41% Ball Possession ICELAND and 59% Ball Possession CROATIA

Iceland Iceland 1 – 2 Croatia 

76′ Gylfi Sigurdsson (pen)                53′ Milan Badelj
.                                                                   90′ Ivan Perisic

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Stats BEFORE the game.
Croatia, 1st position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Iceland, 3rd position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -1

Croatia grabbing the victory winning the First Stage Group D game on Tuesday 26 June at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don, Russia. Croatia winning their 3 games for the perfect 9 points qualifying for the Round of 16. Croatia will face Denmark.  Good news for the Serie A is that it was Inter player Ivan Perisic to score the winner goal for Croatia.

First Stage Group D Standing After Matchday 3

Croatia in the 1st position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +6. Argentina in the 2nd position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -2. Nigeria in the 3rd position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -1. Iceland in the 4th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3.

It is Croatia to open the score in the 53rd minute. Milan Badelj defeating Iceland goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the top left corner.

Iceland equalizing for the 1-1 in the 76th minute. Gylfi Sigurdsson converts the penalty defeating Croatia goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the center. The penalty is conceded by Dejan Lovren after a handball inside the penalty area.

Here is ICELAND official lineup – formation by Head Coach Hallgrimsson:

ICELAND (4-2-3-1): Halldórsson; Sævarsson, Ingason, R. Sigurdsson, Magnússon; Hallfreðsson, Gunnarsson; Guðmundsson, G. Sigurdsson, Bjarnason; Finnbogason.

Here is CROATIA official lineup – formation by Head Coach Dalić:

CROATIA  (4-2-3-1): Kalinić; Jedvaj, Corluka, Ćaleta-Car, Pivarić; Badelj, Modrić; Pjaca, Kovacic, Perišić; Kramarić​.

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Italian Serie A Players with Iceland vs Croatia

    •  Iceland National team:  1 Italian Serie A players: Udinese midfielder Emil Hallfredsson
    • Croatia National team: 6 Italian Serie A players: Sampdoria defender Ivan Strinic, Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj, Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, Inter forward Ivan Perisic, and AC Milan forward Nikola Kalinic

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First stage – Group D

Iceland 1 – 2 Croatia
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-On-Don, Russia

21:00

Referee: Antonio MATEU (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau CEBRIAN DEVIS (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto DIAZ PEREZ (ESP)
Fourth Official: John PITTI (PAN)
Res. Assistant: Gabriel VICTORIA (PAN)

Goals: 53′ Milan Badelj (C), 76′ Gylfi Sigurdsson (pen)(I), 90′ Ivan Perisic (C)

Official lineups – formations:

ICELAND (4-2-3-1): Halldórsson; Sævarsson, Ingason, R. Sigurdsson, Magnússon; Hallfreðsson, Gunnarsson; Guðmundsson, G. Sigurdsson, Bjarnason; Finnbogason.

Coach: Hallgrímsson.

CROATIA  (4-2-3-1): Kalinić; Jedvaj, Corluka, Ćaleta-Car, Pivarić; Badelj, Modrić; Pjaca, Kovacic, Perišić; Kramarić​.

Coach: Dalić.

FIFA World Cup: Result URUGUAY 3 – 0 RUSSIA, Monday 25 June 2018

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53% Ball Possession URUGUAY and 47% Ball Possession RUSSIA

Uruguay Uruguay 3 – 0 Russia Russia

9′ Luis Suárez
23′ Diego Laxalt
89′ Edinson Cavani
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Stats BEFORE the game.
  • Russia, 1st position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +7 (Qualified Knock-out Stage)
  • Uruguay, 2nd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2 (Qualified Knock-out Stage)

 

Uruguay winning the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group A game on Monday 25 June 2018 at the Samara Arena in Samara, Russia.  It’s a great victory because Uruguay ended as Group A leader winning all 3 games!    A historic match for Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera being the most-capped player at the World Cup with 14 appearances!   Congrats also for Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani both have scored at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 World Cup tournaments.  Uruguay and Russia advanced to the knock-out stages.

FIFA World Cup First Stage Group A after Matchday 3

Uruguay in the 1st position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +5. Russia in the 2nd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +4. Saudi Arabia in the 3rd position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -3. Egypt in the 4th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of – 4.

Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads

5 Italian Serie A players among the 23-called up by Uruguay Head Coach Óscar Washington Tabárez:

  • Lazio defender Martín Cáceres
  • Inter midfielder Matías Vecino
  • Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
  • Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira.
  • Genoa midfielder Diego Laxalt

Russia: No Italian Serie A players

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It is Uruguay to open the score in the 9th minute. Forward Luis Suárez defeating Russia goalkeeper with a right footed free kick shot in the bottom right corner. This goal is the 53rd with Uruguay by Luis Suarez.

Hello, hello, hello, Uruguay is rocking big time! The second goal of the match arriving in the 23rd minute with Genoa midfielder Diego Laxalt!!!!! Yep, Laxalt with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.

Party is on for Uruguay!!! The ex-Napoli player Edinson Cavani scoring a gaol in the 89th minute for the 3-0. Cavani defeating Russia goalkeeper from close range with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Igor Akinfeev.   Cavani scored his 43rd goal with Uruguay team.

Here is URUGUAY official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Tábarez:

URUGUAY (3-5-2): Muslera; Coates, Godín, Cáceres; Laxalt, Bentancur, Torreira, Vecino, Nández; Suárez, Cavani.

Here is RUSSIA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Cherchesov:

RUSSIA (4-2-3-1): Akinfeev; Smolnikov, Kutepov, Ignashevich, Kudryashov; Gazinskiy, Zobnin; Samedov, Al. Miranchuk, Cheryshev; Dzyuba.

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Uruguay 3 – 0 Russia
Monday 25 June 2018
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia

18:00

Referee: Malang DIEDHIOU (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril CAMARA (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji SAMBA (SEN)
Fourth Official: Bamlak WEYESA (ETH)
Res Ass: Hasan ALMAHRI (UAE)
Video Assistant Referee:TURPIN Clement (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: GRINGORE Cyril (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: GIL Pawel (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: ORSATO Daniele (ITA)

Goals: 9′ Luis Suárez, 23′ Diego Laxalt (U), ‘ Edinson Cavani (U)

Official lineups – formations:

URUGUAY (3-5-2): Muslera; Coates, Godín, Cáceres; Laxalt, Bentancur, Torreira, Vecino, Nández; Suárez, Cavani.

Subs: M. Silva, Campaña; Varela, Maxi Pereira, G. Silva, Sánchez, C. Rodríguez, Urretaviscaya, De Arrascaeta, Maxi Gómez, Stuani.

Coach: Tábarez

RUSSIA (4-2-3-1): Akinfeev; Smolnikov, Kutepov, Ignashevich, Kudryashov; Gazinskiy, Zobnin; Samedov, Al. Miranchuk, Cheryshev; Dzyuba.

Subs.: Lunev, Gabulov; Fernandes, Semenov, Kuziaev, Smolov, Granat, An. Miranchuk, Golovin, Zhirkov, Gabulov, Erokhin.

Coach: Cherchesov

Referee: Diedhiou (SEN)

FIFA World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia, Official starting lineups, Monday 25 June 2018

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Uruguay Uruguay – Russia Russia

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Stats BEFORE the game.
  • Russia, 1st position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +7 (Qualified Knock-out Stage)
  • Uruguay, 2nd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2 (Qualified Knock-out Stage)

 

Here are URUGUAY vs Russia official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group A game on Monday 25 June 2018 at the Samara Arena in Samara, Russia at 18:00 local time. It is Referee Malang Diedhiou from Senegal to direct the game.

URUGUAY (3-5-2): Muslera; Coates, Godín, Cáceres; Laxalt, Bentancur, Torreira, Vecino, Nández; Suárez, Cavani.

Subs: M. Silva, Campaña; Varela, Maxi Pereira, G. Silva, Sánchez, C. Rodríguez, Urretaviscaya, De Arrascaeta, Maxi Gómez, Stuani.

Coach: Tábarez

RUSSIA (4-2-3-1): Akinfeev; Smolnikov, Kutepov, Ignashevich, Kudryashov; Gazinskiy, Zobnin; Samedov, Al. Miranchuk, Cheryshev; Dzyuba.

Subs.: Lunev, Gabulov; Fernandes, Semenov, Kuziaev, Smolov, Granat, An. Miranchuk, Golovin, Zhirkov, Gabulov, Erokhin.

Coach: Cherchesov

Referee: Diedhiou (SEN)

Referee Diedhiou will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Djibril CAMARA (SEN) and Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji SAMBA (SEN). The Fourth Official will be Bamlak WEYESA (ETH). The Res. Assistant will be Hasan ALMAHRI (UAE)

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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads

5 Italian Serie A players among the 23-called up by Uruguay Head Coach Óscar Washington Tabárez:

  • Lazio defender Martín Cáceres
  • Inter midfielder Matías Vecino
  • Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
  • Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira.
  • Genoa midfielder Diego Laxalt

Russia: No Italian Serie A players

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Uruguay – Russia
Monday 25 June 2018
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia

18:00

Referee: Malang DIEDHIOU (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril CAMARA (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji SAMBA (SEN)
Fourth Official: Bamlak WEYESA (ETH)
Res Ass: Hasan ALMAHRI (UAE)
Video Assistant Referee:TURPIN Clement (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: GRINGORE Cyril (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: GIL Pawel (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: ORSATO Daniele (ITA)