Last: Brazil finds its form in the group victory

MOSCOW (AP) – The last Wednesday at the World Cup (all-weather local):

11:03 p.m.

Paulinho and Thiago Silva scored to lead Brazil to a 2-0 win against Serbia, which set a knockout event between the five World Cup champions and Mexico.

Paulinho ran on Philippe Coutinho's superb ball over the Serbian defense and beat the goalkeeper on a rebound to allow Brazil to take the 1-0 advantage in the 36th minute .

Silva 's mighty header in the 68th minute from a Neymar corner sealed the victory of the South Americans, who look to be in shape at the right time. The back center buried the ball in the net, then ran to kiss Neymar and kiss him on the head while their teammates wrapped them up.

Serbia had several chances to match it and could have advanced with a win.

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10:53 p.m.

Brazil beat Serbia 2-0 to dominate the group and set up a match against Mexico in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Switzerland secured their second place in Group E with a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica and face Group D winners Sweden in the knockout stage.

Sweden beat Mexico 3-0 earlier in the day but the Mexicans advanced despite the loss to Germany 2-0.

Thiago Silva's header in the 68th minute sealed Brazil's win after Paulinho scored in the first half.

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10:33 p.m.

Brazil took a 2-0 lead over a header from Thiago Silva, who blocked a head-to-head of Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic about eight minutes earlier.

Silva defeated Serbian defense and opened the scoring in the 68th minute by Vladimir Stojkovic, Neymar's goalkeeper.

The goal followed some attempts by Serbia to equalize. Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson released a rebound in the 61st minute that Mitrovic scored in Silva. Another Mitrovic's head was saved by Alisson about four minutes later.

The 2-0 lead has allowed Brazil to move closer to Group E. Brazil needs only a draw to pbad.

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10:14 p.m.

Kendall Watson scored the first goal of the Costa Rican World Cup by a header in the 56th minute.

Watson's header at a perfectly equalized corner equalized 1-1 against Switzerland in the final game of Group E.

Switzerland needs only one draw to reach the round of 16.

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9:50 p.m.

Mexican football fans burst into ecstasy – moments after the resounding loss of their national team at the World Cup.

South Korea's surprising 2-0 defeat of the reigning champion, Germany, in a match that will be played simultaneously on Wednesday, will guarantee Mexico access to the next stage of the tournament despite its defeat. 3-0 against Sweden.

Mexican fans gathered around the country's Independence Monument jumped with joy to South Korea's first goal three minutes into the injury and three minutes later.

This was not the expected result, but fans from Mexico have still taken it.

Palmira Pantlan says she was on her last nerve because Mexico failed to score. But the 60-year-old housewife says, "Today, we are all Korean Mexicans."

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9:48 p.m.

Brazil and Switzerland are leading half-time in the last Group E games and are on track to qualify for the Round of 16 World Cup.

Brazil have a 1-0 lead over Serbia in Moscow, after Paulinho made a long pbad from Philippe Coutinho in the center of the field and propelled him on the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic just over the penalty point. Blerim Dzemaili gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead over Costa Rica in Nizhny Novgorod.

Dzemaili scored in the 31st after the ball was returned by Breel Embolo and he finished close.

Costa Rica has not yet scored in the tournament, and in the first half against Switzerland, it was unlucky not to have a few.

Daniel Colindres hit the crossbar in the 10th minute, and in the opening minutes, Joel Campbell and Bryan Ruiz had golden opportunities. Bryan Oviedo has also approached a center that Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer has beaten.

Brazil and Switzerland had four points each in the last matches, which are played simultaneously. Serbia has three points and still has a chance to move forward.

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9:41 p.m.

Brazil took a 1-0 lead over Serbia after Paulinho made a long pbad from Philippe Coutinho in the middle of the field and propelled on goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic's right arm just over the penalty.

The goal came after 35 early minutes when Brazil dominated possession and gave Serbia few chances to score. Gabriel Jesus had a chance similar to that of Paulinho that Nikola Milenkovic blocked at the last moment, and Stojkovic took a chip close to Neymar before that.

Brazil would come out of Group E with a win or draw. Serbia would probably need a victory to move on.

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9:33 p.m.

Blerim Dzemaili gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead with a 31st-minute goal against Costa Rica in their World Cup group match. Switzerland needs only one draw to qualify for the Round of 16 of Group E. Costa Rica has lost its first two games and has had four or five chances to score up to what the Swiss make themselves heard.

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21:30.

The coach of Belgium, Roberto Martinez, says it would be "unprofessional" to allow players who have already been awarded a yellow card at the World Cup to play against England in the last group match.

Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne and Thomas Meunier all took a precaution in Belgium's 3-0 win against Panama and would miss the match of the 16th day if they were to show another yellow against England. .

Martinez has already signaled that he was planning to make big changes in a match as Belgium no longer needs to win to advance.

While England and Belgium are already badured of qualifying for the knockout stages, Martinez says the match at the Kaliningrad stadium should be a "party" between two teams, knowing that they are qualified to the next phase.

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9:21 p.m.

Brazilian defender Marcelo left the field and was replaced just 10 minutes from his team's World Cup match against Serbia.

Marcelo grimaced before leaving the field and cautiously walked on the sideline, favoring his left leg while he was being driven to the practice room. He was replaced by Filipe Luis, who sees his first action of this World Cup.

Marcelo, 30, plays for Real Madrid and made his international debut at the age of 18 in 2006. He played in the Brazilian World Cup team when he hosted the tournament there four years ago. semi finals. That changed when Tite took the coaching position in 2016.

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8:45 p.m.

Serb offensive midfielder Dusan Tadic heads to Ajax after the World Cup.

The Amsterdam club announced that it was accepting the transfer with English club Tadic, Southampton. Ajax says Tadic will settle the personal terms of a four-year contract when his duties for Serbia in Russia are over.

Tadic has already played for Dutch clubs Eredivisie Groningen and Twente.

Ajax's director of gambling, Marc Overmars, says the $ 11.4 million transfer from Tadic ($ 13 million) gives the team a significant boost. 39, Amsterdam who can play midfield or attack.

Tadic also brings an "important experience to the many talented young players we have in the team," says Overmars.

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8:41 p.m.

On Wednesday, Mexican defender Edson Alvarez, scorer of an own goal in the 74th minute, scored for the seventh time at the World Cup that one player sent the ball into the net of his team, a record of 22 games to play.

As with many mistakes earlier, Alvarez was trying to clear a cross in the box. But he bounced on him and inside the left post while goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa looked helplessly.

Mexico lost 3-0 but Alvarez can take over – Mexico and the host Russians are the only teams up here to break out of their groups after scoring on themselves.

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8:10 p.m.

The Germans shake their heads in disbelief after their defending champions have been eliminated from the World Cup group stage in a 2-0 defeat to South Korea.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesperson, Steffen Seibert, has adopted the approach of the upper lip twittant after the loss "This is not our World Cup – it's sad, more tournaments will come where we can celebrate. "

In the capital, bars and public screening rooms were emptied quickly, as fans tried to cope with the loss.

Leaving a patio bar at Berlin's Alexanderplatz, Tiffany Tuchen said that Germany has lost too many chances to win.

She says, "I can not believe it, my pulse was 180 throughout the match, but they deserved to lose."

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20 hours

South Korean goaltender Jo Hyeon-woo was one of the favorites of the 2-0 win against Germany, his team being the first in Asia to beat a defending champion of world Cup. He had another first too.

Jo says, "I've never had a perfect game like this before, my entire career."

The Koreans did not come out of the group stage, but the win over Germany after two saves helped them finish above the defending champions of the group. He also propelled Mexico into the round of 16 behind Sweden. The win over Germany was the first for the 2002 semi-finalists at the World Cup since a 2-0 win against Greece on June 12, 2010.

Jo said, "All Korean players, and also the head coach, were playing for the Korean people, we all become one for the Korean people."

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7:54 p.m.

FIFA says Mexican defender Jesus Gallardo's yellow card, 13 seconds after Wednesday's match against Sweden, is competing for the record for the best performance in World Cup history.

Gallardo's yellow card for a tough air challenge on a Sweden striker is supposed to be the fastest ever. However, FIFA says that there were reservations at the 1st minute at the Games in 1950 and 1962 – before the use of yellow and red cards – as well as in 1982 and 1994.

FIFA's records do not show exactly how long there has been for these bookings.

The fastest red card record still belongs to Uruguayan Jose Batista, who was sent off in the first minute against Scotland in 1986.

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7:25 p.m.

Goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima is expected to retain his spot for the last World Cup match against Poland, despite a mistake in the previous match, which offered Senegalese Sadio Mane the first goal. Sitting next to coach Akira Nishino at a press conference on the eve of the Group H match in Volgograd, Kawashima spoke of his disappointment and his intention to make amends.

Nishino said after the 2-2 draw that he would rate the goalkeeper's situation after Kawashima hit a low shot directly on Mane's knee, which was right in front of him.

Kawashima says that he understood the criticism and that he was grateful to his teammates for recovering the situation.

He says "this time, I would like to help them".

Japan must avoid defeat in the match to advance to the round of 16.

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7:23 p.m.

Sweden has taken a place in the knockout phase of the World Cup and a measure of revenge against Germany.

The Swedes' second consecutive period allowed them to win 3-0 against Mexico and defeat the defending Germans after losing 2-0 to South Korea in the match at the same time. Mexico returns to the round of 16 with two wins, despite dropping one more goal than in the three matches.

Ludvig Augustinsson and Andreas Granqvist scored minutes after a scoreless first half, and Sweden earned their third goal-kick thanks to Mexican defender Edson Alvarez. Sweden will play in the knockout stage for the first time in a dozen years despite a 1-0 lead over Germany to 10 in the previous match, losing 2- 1 on the last shot in the injury time.

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7:05 p.m.

Germany has had a humiliating exit to the World Cup, extending the curse for the defending champions. Germany needed a win to qualify for Group F but conceded two goals in stoppage time in a 2-0 defeat against South Korea. This allowed Sweden and Mexico to move forward. The Swedes quickly recovered from a defeat against Germany by beating Mexico 3-0.

And for the fourth time in five World Cups this millennium, the Cup holder has been eliminated in the group stage. Germany, four times winner, joins France, Italy and Spain among the fallen champions.

South Korea scored in overtime to take a 1-0 lead after Kim Young-gwon shot in a six-meter shot. Initially marked offside, the goal was finally cleared after a VAR exam.

His Heung-min raised the score to 2-0 at the break, after goalkeeper Manuel Neuer came on the pitch to help his teammates outside the South Korean zone. But South Korea recovered the ball and Ju Se-jong set up Son Heung-min, who finished.

The South Koreans, semi-finalists in 2002, are the first team in Asia to beat the defending World Cup champions.

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6:58 p.m.

Germany, the reigning champion, was eliminated in the World Cup group stage with a 2-0 defeat to South Korea, and Sweden led Group F with a 3- 0 against Mexico.

South Korea's first goal in overtime was initially denied for offside, but that decision was canceled after a video, meaning Mexico would qualify for the knockout stage with Sweden despite the heavy defeat.

All four teams had a chance to advance in matches that were played simultaneously and Sweden's overall lead over Mexico put Germany in first position to advance too – provided that the Germans could score against the South Koreans.

That was the problem, for Germany.

The mood of Mexico's supporters in Yekaterinburg improved when the news filtered, namely that South Korean goaltender Joe Hyeon-woo was holding the Germans at bay in Kazan.

They applauded savagely when Kim Young-gwon brought a shot to six meters. Initially marked offside, the goal was finally cleared after a VAR exam. The exit from Germany was undoubtedly when Son Heung-min made 2-0 to South Korea.

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6:39 p.m.

Sweden is facing off against Mexico and the defending champion, Germany, is about to be eliminated from the World Cup.

Mexican defender Edson Alvarez scored an own goal in the 74th minute to take the score to 3-0, the ball bouncing off his hand when he tried to clear a cross. Sweden had scored two quick goals to take the lead after a scoreless first period.

Despite the collapse of the second half, Mexico will return to the knockout phase if Germany fails to beat South Korea in a match played simultaneously. The score is 0-0 with about 10 minutes to play.

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6:27 p.m.

This is suddenly a 2-0 lead for Sweden over Mexico as the two are fighting with the defending champion, Germany, for the right to advance to the World Cup.

Germany is tied with 0-0 with South Korea in a match played simultaneously. If the results are valid, Sweden will win the group and Mexico will be ahead of Germany for second place.

Hector Moreno was whistled for a tackle on Marcus Berg in the penalty area, and captain Andreas Granqvist converted room to make Sweden 2-0 in the 62nd minute. Ludvig Augstinsson had scored a few minutes earlier to put the Swedes ahead.

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6:16 p.m.

Sweden took a 1-0 lead over Mexico, which could defeat the reigning German World Cup champion.

Ludvig Augustinsson doubled goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa five minutes from the end of the second period after Viktor Claeson made a mistake in the penalty area and the ball fell to Augustinsson's feet. If this score holds and Germany fails to beat South Korea in the match at the same time, Sweden and Mexico will advance and the Germans will be gone.

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5:55 p.m.

Mexico and Sweden are tied at 0-0 after the first half of their last Group F game, but still managed to get into the record books. Jesus Gallardo got a yellow just 13 seconds off the World Cup fastest map.

Mexico lead the group and advance with at least one draw. Sweden can settle for a draw if Germany loses to South Korea in the group's simultaneous game, which is also valiant at the break.

Sweden seemed more dangerous, with centers that occupied goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. Ochoa gave a dangerous free kick by manipulating the ball outside the penalty area and then repelling Emil Forsberg's shot. Ochoa also saved Marcus Berg's attempt in the 31st minute.

Mexico's best chance came from Carlos Vela, who opened the scoring after a clearance just outside Sweden's surface.

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5:50 p.m.

The defending champion, Germany, took a nervous start against South Korea and he was 0-0 at halftime in his last group match at the World Cup.

Germany has played more slowly than it usually does to avoid being vulnerable on the break, but the strategy has not been very successful so far.

The Germans continued to poach the South Korean box with harmless crosses.

South Korea was close to a free kick in the 19th minute, after Manuel Neuer missed a 25-meter free kick from Jung Woo-young. Le gardien a relâché la balle et a dû repousser le rebond des attaquants après une plongée spectaculaire. Peu de temps après, l'attaquant Son Heung-min est entré en contact avec un centre de Lee Yong, mais sa frappe puissante de l'intérieur de la surface a pris fin.

Dans un Groupe F largement ouvert, dominé par le Mexique avec six points, toutes les équipes ont encore des chances de pbader à la phase à élimination directe.

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5:49 p.m.

Le Mexique et l'Allemagne sont en bonne voie pour se qualifier pour la phase à élimination directe de la Coupe du monde à la mi-temps de leurs matches simultanés.

Le Mexique joue contre la Suède et l'Allemagne contre la Corée du Sud, et aucun des deux matches n'a marqué un but à la 45e minute.

Trois équipes pourraient terminer à égalité au premier rang dans le groupe très disputé, et trois équipes pourraient égaliser pour la deuxième place.

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17h27

Jesus Gallardo a reçu ce que la FIFA appelle le carton jaune le plus rapide de l'histoire de la Coupe du Monde.

Le centre-arrière mexicain a été retenu pour un plaquage difficile à seulement 13 secondes du match de mercredi contre la Suède.

Le record du carton rouge le plus rapide appartient toujours à l'Uruguayen Jose Batista, qui a été expulsé à la première minute contre l'Ecosse en 1986.

La réservation a déclenché une première minute très animée à Ekaterinbourg, les deux équipes ayant besoin de points pour être badurées d'atteindre les huitièmes de finale. Le gardien mexicain Guillermo Ochoa a donné un coup franc dangereux en ouvrant le ballon à l'extérieur de la surface de réparation, puis en repoussant le coup franc d'Emil Forsberg. Marcus Berg est allé juste quelques minutes plus tard quand il a écopé un coup de feu sur lui-même alors qu'il est tombé en arrière, et Forsberg plus tard est allé haut sur une volée à quelques mètres de la bouche de but.

Carlos Vela a tiré juste au loin à l'autre extrémité après un cadeau par la Suède.

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4:50 p.m.

Les supporters allemands sont plus nombreux que leurs homologues asiatiques dans les tribunes de Kazan Arena. Alors que le stade des 45 000 spectateurs se remplit progressivement avant le coup d'envoi, les supporters de Mannschaft font beaucoup de bruit, agitant les drapeaux de leur pays au son de leurs chansons préférées sur les haut-parleurs de la salle.

Les champions en titre ont eu une victoire tendue sur la Suède pour se remettre sur la bonne voie lors de la Coupe du monde. La Corée du Sud a perdu ses deux premiers matchs.

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16h40

Le président de la fédération égyptienne de football a défendu la décision de choisir la Tchétchénie comme base pour l'équipe de la Coupe du monde en Russie, mais n'a pas directement traité les plaintes selon lesquelles Mohamed Salah était utilisé comme symbole politique.

S'exprimant lors d'une conférence de presse chaotique mercredi au Caire, Hany Abo Rida a déclaré que Grozny, la capitale de la Tchétchénie, avait été sélectionnée pour des raisons techniques. Rida a reconnu que la fédération avait envisagé de déplacer sa base, mais a décidé de ne pas le faire.

"Nous ne pouvions pas, en tant que fédération de football, être tenus pour responsables des tensions ou des problèmes entre l'Egypte et la Russie", a-t-il déclaré. Il a également rejeté l'apparition de Salah en Tchétchénie en tant que symbole politique en tant que «discours extérieur». Il faisait apparemment allusion à la critique dans la presse britannique de la star de Liverpool posant pour des photos et recevant la "citoyenneté d'honneur" du leader tchétchène Ramzan Kadyrov.

L'Egypte a été éliminée après trois défaites successives en Coupe du Monde.

– L'écrivain Associated Press Samy Magdy a rapporté du Caire.

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15h20

Le milieu de terrain Abel Aguilar ne jouera pas pour la Colombie jeudi contre le Sénégal en raison d'une blessure aux adducteurs de gauche.

Aguilar a été blessé dans la première mi-temps de la victoire 3-0 de la Colombie contre la Pologne dimanche dernier à Kazan et a dû être branché sur le terrain.

L'entraîneur de la Colombie, Jose Pekerman, a déclaré qu'Aguilar ne serait pas disponible dans le dernier match décisif de l'équipe à Samara, mais il n'a pas exclu le vétéran de 33 ans du reste de la compétition si la Colombie progressait.

Aguilar a subi une IRM pour déterminer l'étendue de la blessure. Pekerman a déclaré mercredi que la blessure n'était pas aussi grave qu'on le craignait, mais qu'elle l'empêcherait de participer à la finale du groupe.

Aguilar a été remplacé contre la Pologne par Mateus Uribe.

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14h50

Le défenseur blessé Dani Alves a rendu visite à l'équipe nationale brésilienne avant son match contre la Serbie.

Le joueur du Paris Saint-Germain a été retiré de l'équipe de la Coupe du monde à cause d'une blessure au genou droit, mais il badistera au match de mercredi à Moscou.

Alves a déjeuné avec ses anciens coéquipiers à l'hôtel où loge le Brésil.

Il dit qu'il devait montrer sa "bonne ambiance" aux joueurs en ce jour important pour l'équipe.

Alves dit que ce sera spécial pour lui de regarder le Selecao depuis les gradins pour la première fois.

Le Brésil a besoin d'au moins un match nul contre la Serbie pour pbader aux huitièmes de finale.

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12h25

Le grand footballeur argentin Diego Maradona dit qu'il est bien après avoir demandé un traitement médical lors d'un match de Coupe du Monde en Russie.

Des images postées sur les réseaux sociaux ont montré que Maradona était apparemment désorienté et aidé à monter les marches lors de la victoire 2-1 de l'Argentine contre le Nigeria mardi.

Il avait déjà été vu réagir émotionnellement au jeu et montrer un salut du doigt du milieu lorsque l'Argentine a marqué. Des images télévisées ont également montré Maradona les yeux fermés pour une partie du match.

Maradona says he was dizzy and his "neck hurt a lot," so he was examined at the stadium.

Writing on Instagram underneath a picture of himself with medical staff, Maradona says, "I was checked by a doctor and he recommended me to go home before the second half, but I wanted to stay because we were risking it all. How could I leave?"

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