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Football superstars Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham reached an agreement before the World Cup quarterfinal match between their two countries on Saturday
Ibrahimovic challenged Beckham via Instagram and the bet was relayed on the The Los Angeles Galaxy Twitter account.
"Yo @davidbeckham if I win, I buy you dinner where you want in the world," writes the Galaxy and the former Swede, stating that if the Swedes win, Beckham must buy him Beckham, the former midfielder of England and the Galaxy, has accepted the risk of furnishing Ibrahimovic's mansion in Los Angeles –
If the Beckham team wins Saturday in Samara, Ibrahimovic must come to a future England. game "wearing an English shirt and enjoying fish and chips at half time."
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Brazilian fans are consoling themselves after their national team has been eliminated from the World Cup by Belgium.
The razilians had crowded squares and bars to attend the quarter-final on Friday afternoon, local time. On the Maua square in Rio de Janeiro, the atmosphere was festive and light before the match, with the weekend and a victory expected on the horizon.
When Belgium scored first before half-time, the atmosphere became more tense. Some were still shouting, "I believe!"
Brazil is crazy about football, but this year's Cup has been a particularly welcome distraction as the country comes out of a deep recession and suffers a crisis of confidence among its rulers. 2-1 defeat, Maua Square fans clashed against each other. Brazil, five-time champion, reached the semifinal four years ago hosting the World Cup but the 7-1 defeat of the eventual champion of Germany stunned the country [19659010] 23h05
Belgian coach Roberto Martinez Belgium reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 32 years with the 2-1 victory, organizing a meeting with France and sending Neymar home without live to his status as the most expensive player of football.
"Sometimes you have to accept that Brazil has this smoothness, this quality, and that they will break you, and (Belgium) just refused to accept that". Martinez adds. "The performance was perfect, these boys deserve to be something special at home in Belgium."
The golden generation of Belgium kept its promise while Kevin De Bruyne scored the winning goal by completing a counterattack led by Romelu Lukaku in the 31st minute.
Belgium and France will meet on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. The next day in Moscow, it will be England or Sweden against Russia or Croatia.
22:55
Belgium beat Brazil 2-1 to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup for the second time. The Belgians led 2-0 at half-time and resisted pressure from the champions five times after Renato Augusto cut the lead in the 76th minute.
Belgium, last in semifinal in 1986, will face the 1998 champion France in St. Petersburg
This will be the first time since 2006 that four European teams will be in the semi-finals of the World Cup . The other two spots will be decided in Sunday's quarterfinals between Russia and Croatia and England to Sweden.
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Brazilian substitute Renato Augusto has narrowed the gap for the champions five times. Augusto, who replaced Paulinho three minutes earlier, connected a center from Philippe Coutinho and headed for the net to beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the 76th minute.
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Fernandinho's own goal and a perfect run from Kevin De Bruyne gave Belgium a 2-0 lead over half-time Brazil in the quarterfinal of the Cup of the World in Kazan. He took the lead in the 13th minute after a Belgian Nacer Chadli corner kick from Vincent Kompany and then deflected by Fernandinho's shoulder
De Bruyne doubled the lead of Belgium in the 31st minute. minute after a quick counterattack following a Brazilian corner. After the turn, Romelu Lukaku crossed the Brazilian midfield before pbading a pbad to his left for De Bruyne, who hit his low shot in the corner of the Brazilian net and beyond the dive of goalkeeper Alisson.
Brazil had the opportunity to return to the match, especially in the 37th minute when a curling shot from outside Philippe Coutinho's surface was pushed back by the goalkeeper. Belgian goal Thibaut Courtois.
The winner in Kazan will qualify for a semi-final match against France.
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9:33 pm
Kevin De Bruyne scored 2-0 for Belgium in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Brazil. Superb hit the edge of the area at the end of a quick counterattack.
De Bruyne was placed on the right side of the area by forward Romelu Lukaku, who recovered the ball into the Belgian half delivering a precise pbad to his team mate on the left. De Bruyne shot a low shot after goalkeeper Alisson's dive and in the corner of Brazil's net in the 31st minute.
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9:17 pm
Belgium took a 1-0 lead against Nacer Chadli's corner kick which was shot at the very first post by Vincent Kompany with a shot, then deflected into the bottom the midfielder's net from Brazil. Fernandinho's shoulder in the 13th minute
Brazil had control with a good press and some good chances, including a Thiago Silva effort on the post.
The winner of the Belgium-Brazil match will meet France in
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8:40 pm
Belgian fans rejoice at the Kazan Arena while their unofficial anthem, the song of Eurodance "Freed From Desire" Gala, plays on the stadium speakers. Released in 1996, the song has been a hit in many European countries and remains very popular among Red Devils fans.
Belgium play five times Brazilian champions for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup.
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Antoine Griezmann says that it was "normal not to celebrate" the goal that sealed France's 2-0 win over Uruguay and sent his team to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Griezmann does not smile at his trademark Fortnite match after Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera fired a long-range shot in the net in the 61st minute
The French striker explains that He was framed in football by a Uruguayan player and has friends from the country: "I love Uruguayan culture and I love Uruguayans."
He was playing against his teammates Atletico Madrid, Diego Godin and Jose Maria Gimenez, who helped make Uruguay the best team in the World Cup. Godin is the godfather of Griezmann's daughter
Griezmann says: "I was also playing against friends, so out of respect I thought it was okay not to celebrate my goal."
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20:00
The Brazilian coach Tite made two changes to the team that beat Mexico for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Belgium in Kazan Arena.
Marcelo has recovered from a back injury to take the place of Filipe Luis and Casemiro Belgian coach Roberto Martinez has brought in Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli in place of Yannick Carrasco and Dries Mertens [19659049]. back on Japan in the round of 16, both scoring in the team's 3-2 win. Chadli scored the winning goal in the final seconds of the match following a thrilling counter-attack
The changes suggest that Belgium should play a more direct approach in trying to make the World Cup semi-finals for the first time times since 1986. The winner in Kazan will meet France in the semifinal
Lineups:
Brazil: Alisson, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Marcelo, Paulinho, Fernandinho, Willian, Fagner [19659053]: Thibaut Courtois, Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Thomas Meunier, Nacer Chadli.
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19:45
For some reason, Croatia can not seem to avoid attracting the host country to the World Cup.
Croatia only qualified for the World Cup five times, the first in 1998. And for the third time, Croatians are paired with the home team. This time, it's in the quarter-final against Russia
Croatia lost to France 2-1 in the semifinals in 1998. In 2014, Croatia was drawn into the same group as Brazil and lost 3-1 in the opening match of the tournament. In 1998 and 2014, Croatia took the lead just 1 to 0 to see the rally of the country of origin.
Clearly, Croatia is ready for a different result. A win would put the Croatians in the semifinals for the second time.
Coach Zlatko Dalic says, "We can not choose our opponents, be it hosts or someone else." We are facing a huge game, quarterfinals, no matter who is the opponent. fans. "
Dalic says that players play regularly in crowded stadiums" screaming fans "for their clubs and" that should not be a problem for us. "
" And finally we should not ask or look for any excuses, we must play our own game, regardless of who is in the stands.
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19:30
The coach of England, Gareth Southgate, says that a generation of young players is finally starting to challenge the duopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the According to Southgate, Harry Kane has achieved "another level" by scoring six goals at the top of the World Cup standings and that the striker is one of the "exciting young players of On the other side of the planet, however, Kane says that Messi and Ronaldo are still the benchmark for emerging players and that "you can never erase them."
While Messi's Argentina and Ronaldo's Portugal are already out of reach.World Cup, Kane can lead England to the semifinals for the first time since 1990 if his team beat Sweden to Samara on Saturday.
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7:20 pm
Jamie Vardy is still a doubtful runner for the World Cup of Angleter Re Match Quarterfinal of the Cup against Sweden
Coach Gareth Southgate said the Leicester City striker had done what he had to do at the training before the team did not leave for Samara for the match, but he was still working "slightly separated" from the team. Southgate says, "In terms of fitness, we just have to check with Vardy the next morning.
Vardy was injured after coming into play in the 88th minute of the shootout against Colombia in the round of 16.
He was in the starting lineup only once in Russia, against Belgium, when Southgate made radical changes.
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18:52 pm
France participates for the first time in the semi-finals of the World Cup. 12 years after defeating Uruguay 2-0. Raphael Varane opened the scoring of a header in the 40th minute and the mistake of Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera contributed to Antoine Griezmann 's victory in the 61st.
France reached the final of the World Cup. He won his only World Cup in 1998 at home and lost the final to Italy in 2006.
Varane ran across the box to score a free kick and hit a header back in the corner behind Fernando.
Muslera was then to blame for Griezmann's goal in the second half when he tried to parry his shot and saw him deflected with both hands in goal.
These are only the second and third goals conceded by Uruguay. in five matches of the World Cup. Uruguay played without striker Edinson Cavani who sat on the bench with a left-handed injury who won the victory over Portugal in a round of 16 match. substitute Cristhian Stuani replaced Cavani, in team with Luis Suarez
France will face Brazil or Belgium in the semi-final
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6:35 pm
The striker of France Kylian Mbappe and Uruguayan midfielder Cristian Rodriguez picked up yellow cards after a tough exchange in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod.
France led 2-0 in the second half, Rodriguez seemed to pick up his arm while Mbappe ran behind him. Mbappe dipped to the ground like he was injured, immediately provoking the anger of the Uruguayan players
The match interrupted for several minutes as players of both teams pushed and jostled while Mbappe was on the ground simulating an injury
France leads Uruguay 2-0 and seems to be on track for a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup, helped by a mistake by Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
] In the 61st minute, Antoine Griezmann extended France's lead in the quarter-finals at Nizhny Novgorod with a long-range shot that Muslera wore twice but deviated into his own net
Griezmann shot right on Muslera, but the goalkeeper could not I hold him and he loops into the net.
France took the lead five minutes before half-time with a header from defender Raphael Varane. Griezmann was also involved in the Openiner, giving the free-kick from the right for Varane at home.
Uruguay started without senior striker Edinson Cavani, who did not recover enough from an injury to the left calf muscle. He sat on the bench during and seemed unlikely to play any role in the game.
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5:50 pm
France leads Uruguay 1-0 to the half-time their World Cup quarterback after a header five minutes before Raphael Varane's defeat
The French defender performed an oblique run and received a free kick from Antoine Griezmann to put his team ahead in the 40th minute in Nizhny Novgorod. He took a look at the top left corner of the goal
Uruguay responded almost immediately, also from a stopped kick, when Martin Caceres' header was saved at his right by French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. the best of the first half, but had to work to break the stubborn defense of Uruguay. Varane's header was only the second goal that Uruguay conceded to the tournament
. Uruguay started the game without key striker Edinson Cavani, who has not recovered enough from a left calf muscle injury. He sits on the bench in the first half, Cristhian Stuani taking his place in the lineup and playing ahead of Luis Suarez
France put midfielder Corentin Tolisso in his starting lineup to replace the Blaise Matuidi suspended.
The winner in Nizhny Novgorod plays Brazil or Belgium in the semifinals
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16:55
France striker Antoine Griezmann has arrived for the World Cup match against Uruguay sipping a vegetable garden (MAH & # 39; -tay) – perhaps as a silent response to Luis Suarez.
The Uruguayan striker took a verbal shot at Griezmann earlier this week before Friday's quarter-final, accusing him of trying to be Uruguayan. Griezmann plays at Atletico Madrid alongside Uruguayan defenders Diego Godin and Jose Maria Gimenez. Godin is the godfather of Griezmann's daughter, and Griezmann has a penchant for tea from a calabash in Uruguay and Argentina.
Suarez got off the bus from the Uruguayan team at Nizhny Novgorod stadium sipping a calabash. Moments later, Griezmann did the same with the arrival of the French team
4:45 pm
FIFA imposed a fine of 70,000 Swiss francs ($ 70,750) on players wearing unapproved brand clothing at World Cup matches. 19659124] FIFA claims that the Swedish team defied demands "to stop the activity that led to the sanction."
The case concerns some players wearing branded socks that complete the official uniform of the team. Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 in the round of 16.
Sweden plays against England on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
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4:10 pm
Edinson Cavani is not departing from Uruguay The striker, who scored two goals and injured his left calf in the round of 16 against Portugal last Saturday, did not fully recover and is replaced by Cristhian Stuani.
This is the only change operated by Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabarez in the 2-1 win over Portugal
Didier Deschamps, the coach of France, also made a forced change: Suspended midfielder Blaise Matuidi has been replaced by Corentin Tolisso. Matuidi took a second yellow card when France beat Argentina 4-3 in the round of 16.
Uruguay is looking for a semifinal spot for the second time in the last three World Cups. France aims to overtake the quarter for the first time since she lost the final against Italy in 2006.
Lineups:
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera, José Giménez, Diego Godin, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nahitan Nandez, Luis Suarez, Cristhian Stuani, Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino, Diego Laxalt, Martin Caceres
France: Hugo Lloris, Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Paul Pogba, Olivier Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe , Corentin Tolisso, Ngolo Kante, Lucas Hernandez.
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14:30
Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov says his team feels inspired by President Vladimir Putin's phone calls ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals against Croatia
While Putin only looked at Russia's 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia, Cherchesov said, "He called me several times, and both before and after." match against Spain. "
Russia beat Spain on Sunday during a penalty shoot-out in the round of 32.
Russia will face Croatia on Saturday in Sochi for a semi-final against England or Sweden. The Kremlin said that Vladimir Putin did not intend to attend the quarter-final.
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13:05
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the World Cup had helped fight negative stereotypes about Russia.
Putin made the comments on Friday by welcoming FIFA President Gianni Infantino and some big footballers to the Kremlin.
Putin said: "People have seen that Russia is a welcoming country"
He added that many negative prejudices about Russia "simply collapsed" during the tournament.
Kremlin, there was Marco van Basten from the Netherlands, Lothar Matthaeus from Germany and Diego Forlan from Urugway
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13h
Swedish captain Andreas Granqvist became a father again one day before heading his team against England in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Sofie, the wife of Granqvist, the ram reports the birth of their daughter at 00:36 on Friday in Sweden.
She wrote: "And she arrived and made our life complete, baby Mika #babymika #finally."
Granqvist has the blessing of his wife to stay in Russia until the end of the surprise of the Sweden in the tournament.
Their baby was supposed to arrive in July n, while Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 in the round of 16.
Sweden plays England in Samara Saturday, for a place in the semifinal
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11:05
Jamie Vardy missed most of the English practice and seems unlikely to 39, be fit for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Sweden on Saturday
Vardy is injured in the groin on Tuesday after being a substitute in the 88th minute of the victory of the shots at the English goal against Colombia in the round of 16.
He warmed up Friday outside St. Petersburg. will not participate in the rest of the session.
Vard started only one game in Russia, against Belgium, when coach Gareth Southgate brought radical changes to his team, including the captain at rest and top scorer of the World Cup, Harry Kane
. told the Portuguese newspaper Record that the player would be "eternally grateful" to Real Madrid when he ended up leaving the champion of Europe.
Jorge Mendes quoted by Record saying that if Ronaldo sits at Juventus, "it will only be a new phase and a new challenge in his brilliant career."
Local media in Spain and in Italy claim that Ronaldo has already reached an agreement with the Serie A champion, although neither of the two clubs has officially confirmed the negotiations.
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The article that was moved full-time was corrected to remove the foreign reference in Brazil.
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