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And this Thursday, June 29, all the games of the playoffs of the Russian Cup have been definitively defined. Already known the opponents of Saturday, day 30 – France X Argentina and Uruguay X Portugal. From July 1st, a Sunday – Spain X Russia and Croatia X Denmark. We already knew that in the second, the day 2, they will fight against Brazil and Mexico. This Tuesday 3 will be facing Sweden and Switzerland. Of the eight teams that debated that day, they had already said goodbye to Group G, a Central American Panama; one from Africa, Tunisia; and in group H, one from Europe, Poland. In G, England and Belgium would face the primacy of leadership. In H, however, there are still several complications on the roads of Japan (Asia), Senegal (Africa) and Colombia (South America).
In the heat of Samara, the hottest city in the eleven subsections of the World Cup, in an arena for 41,970 people, they competed with Japan with 4 points, and Poland disappointing, further reduced to zero. In the mild climate of Volgograd, its arena with 43,713 places, they fought against Senegal, 4 points, and Colombia, 3. For Japan, obviously, a link was enough to qualify. Senegal too would go forward with equality. For Colombia, however, only one victory would be useful. If they were equal and Japan fell, they would survive the "Blue Samurai": in the direct challenge with the "Coffee Growers" that they had made 2 X 1.
others peculiarities involved the Samara crowd. For example, Japan was planning to host its 19th exhibition without receiving a red card, a record in FIFA tournaments. The Polish "White Eagles" fought at least for a rally in 2002 and 2006, when they escaped absolute failure and won the last matches. Without saying that his striker, his forward Robert Lewandowski, had not yet scored a single goal.
Lewandowski was absolutely stupid. Nevertheless, in the honor of their flag, the "White Eagles" overtook the "Samurai" of 1 X 0, goal of Bednarek, a defender, taking advantage, at the threshold of the small area, a poll, 59.. For a quarter of an hour, the cast of Akira Nishino tried again, groping, dark, running after the tie. However, in the 74th, lowered to Samara the information that Colombia had opened the scoring against Senegal. Unprecedented in the adventure of the Worlds: a new criterion, Fair Play, would decide the vacancy.
A simple question of arithmetic. A first yellow card results in the loss of a point on the fair play table. A second yellow, for the same athlete, the one who, by the sum, turns red, causes the loss of three points. A straight red, minus five points. At that time, Japan boasted minus four and Senegal had six fewer. And the "Samurai" clung to the sterile possession of the ball and lacked regulation time. Well, more than confirm the admirable record of its 19th exhibition without red, the first qualification of history in the name of discipline.
Of course, the Volgograd game was characterized by an immensely greater tension. While Aliou Cissé's "Taranga Lions" remember their only fight against a Conbemol team, 3 X 3 against Uruguay in 2002, while their current midfielder, Colombia was hoping to become the fourth South America in the competition – already shipped, out of the five mainland subscribers, exclusively in Peru.
Colombia frightened on the 18th when Sánchez, in a cart, apparently took Mané out of his big box. Milorad Mazic, the referee of Serbia, stressed the fatal mark. However, he agreed to consult the VAR and found that Sánchez had hit the ball with his heel and that Mané 's fall was more than a consequence of the accident.
So, at 31,, James Rodriguez, the most prominent of the "Cafeteros", felt a bruise and asked for substitution. Coach Jose Pekerman sent Muriel's aggressive field. And, little by little, Colombia took control of the action until, at 74, Yerry Mina, his top scorer, tested the goal that was going to be the win. No matter how committed they are, the "Taranga Lions" have not reached the table. Sadness in Africa: for the first time, since 1986, the continent without selection promoted beyond the key phase.
And Group G, what was their fight worth in the afternoon here in Brazil? The Panamanian newcomer, who had scored his first goal, Felipe Baloy in 6 X 1 in favor of England, dreamed of conquering, also at the Saransk Mordogne Arena, 41,685 spectators, his first victory, even. Curiosity: Tunisia wanted a first victory of another type. Rookie in the Argentina Cup / 78, had defeated Mexico, 3 X 1, soon in his initial match. From there, he had accumulated fourteen others without winning.
At 33 "the score moved – but with a very unique goal. In favor of Panama, officialized on the scoresheet the name of a Tunisian athlete, a kick from José Luis Rodriguez that mediator Nawaf Shukkrala, of Bahrain, chose to lend to Meriah, guilty of unintentional misuse. At 51, Tunisia would make 1 X 1 thanks to an attempt of his own bike, Ben Youssef, free before the Penedo archer. And the "Eagles of Carthage" would double to 66 with Khazri, their leader, hired by Rennes de France. With regard to Japan, the leadership of the G group could also come from the Fair Play criterion. [2] [3] The two squadrons walked on the Kaliningrad lawn, 33,973 places, essentially with their reserves, eight in the "Three Lions", nine in the "Red Devils". But by at least two points at least three, England had an unprecedented pre-advance, which would allow it, in the octaves, to take Japan instead of Colombia. Worse, for Belgium, still early in the game, the referee Damir Skomina of Slovenia has expanded his account to minus two-five by displaying twice the yellow for the "Devils Rubros".
Confident that such a large gap would be defeated, Gareth Southgate's cast pbadively accepted that Roberto Martinez's students retain his ball possession. And the conformism of the British ended up being punished at 51 ", when Adnan Januzaj, a native of Kosovo, delivered a splendid firecracker diagonally in the corner, no chance for the Pickford archer. Belgium 2 X 1. Day 2, second to Rostov, take Japan Day 3, to Moscow, Spartak Stadium, England X Colombia.
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