Latest news: Coach claims his Belgians have survived a character test



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MOSCOW (AP) – The last Monday at the World Cup (all local times):

23:15

Roberto Martinez believes that his lineup of Belgium has survived a "test of a "After clinching his Japan scored two goals in the five minutes after half-time before the Belgian attack lit up, leveling with the goals scored for the 69th and 74th goals. minutes and create opportunities in an end-to-end offensive offense at the game.

After Keisuke Honda narrowly missed a free kick that would have allowed Japan to play for the first time in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. World, the Belgians "

Martinez says" You are pushed into the games – you have to congratulate Japan. "

" It's a character test, it's a test for the team. to see how … the whole team reacts. "

This is the first time since West Germany has beaten England in overtime, that a team has rallied from 2- 0 to win a knockout match at the World Cup.This was the first time since 1966, when Portugal came back to beat North Korea, that one team came back 2-0 to win a knockout match in normal

Martinez says "Just to win the match 3- 2 in the World Cup within 90 minutes, I think that tells you everything about these players. "

" In football, sometimes you want to be perfect, "he adds." In the World Cup and especially in the knockout stage, it's a matter of getting through, and that's what it's all about. what we did today. "

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22:55 pm

Belgium rebounded 2-0 to beat Japan 3-2 with a goal in the final seconds and advance to a World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil

Nacer Chadli finished a field-length move at the end of the time stopped for the tire on Monday night at Rostov Arena.This is the first time since 1970 that one team rallied to win a 2-0 World Cup knockout match.

Midfielders Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui scored in the 48th and 52nd minutes to surprise Japan 2-0

Jan Vertonghen started the comeback by scoring the lead late in the game in the 69th and another substitute, Marwan e Fellaini, led the center of Eden Hazard from the left in the 74th minute

. match ended up being a clbadic match.

Belgium was one of three teams to win the three group matches and dominated the scorers list of the tournament with nine goals in the group stage. Japan managed to qualify for the round of 16 against Senegal – after both teams finished in Group G – because he had a better record in the tournament.

Japan lost three times in the round of 16 and never reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup

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22h33

Belgium scored two quick goals to equalize 2-2 against Japan in the match of the eighth day of the World Cup. Jan Vertonghen scored with a looping header in the 69th minute to reduce the deficit to 2-1. Vertonghen bows his floating head from outside the penalty area on goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima's head.

Replacing the head of Marouane Fellaini in the center of Eden Hazard by the left in the 74th 2.

Midfielders Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui scored early in the second period for Japan

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22h10

Japan scored twice early in the second period to take a surprise lead of 2-0. Belgium participates in Rostov Arena World Cup Eighth Game match

Genki Haraguchi scored three minutes after halftime when defender Jan Vertonghen let slip a midfield pbad. Haraguchi struck the right side of the penalty area and beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois

. Belgian striker Eden Hazard hit the post a minute later before Takashi Inui doubled the score in the 52nd minute.

Shinji Kagawa created the opportunity from the edge of the penalty area and Inui picked up the loose ball and badped a curling shot into the bottom right corner.

The winner plays Brazil on Friday.

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Midfielder Shinji Kagawa opened the scoring in the first minute while Japan

Led by star striker Eden Hazard, Belgium showed flashes of his attack ability but too often lost possession

Striker Romelu Lukaku failed to correctly tie a cross from the right to the 25th before the danger. Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saw a deflected shot of Japanese striker Yuya Osako sneaking into his hands and through his legs, but there was not enough power on goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.

The winner plays against Brazil on Friday

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9pm

Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic underwent an MRI to determine the severity of the shoulder injury that he Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic said the team is still waiting for the results of the tests to determine whether Kovacic will be available to play on Saturday when Croatia face Russia in the quarter-finals. 19659004] Kovacic was injured late in the second half when he was stumbled and fell on his right side with his right arm extended. His shoulder took the weight of the fall, but he stayed in the game. Kovacic entered the 71st minute to replace Marcelo Brozovic

Dalic said: "His shoulder hurts him a lot and all the credit is due to the fact that he played with a very hard injury."

Kovacic appeared in every game at the World Cup and started in the win over Iceland.

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20:30

A trio of Russian phlegmatic fans dressed in the traditional folk headdress becomes viral on social networks.

A woman flanked by two men – all wearing Kokoshnik's high ornamental headdress and eating hot dogs during Russia's victory over Spain to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup – has attracted cameramen and quickly became popular on the Internet. the elaborate headdress as part of their costume, but few have looked as quaint as the creative Inna Kalenskaya, her business husband Dmitry Gnatyuk and her nephew bar owner Yuri Gnatyuk.

They say in the TV commentaries after the game t He did not have much hope for the success of Russia and were excited by the victory. Dmitry Gnatyuk jokes that "hot dogs bring victory".

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20:10

The striker Eden Hazard, striker Romelu Lukaku and all the other big names of Belgium are back in Japan The coach Roberto Martinez has made 10 changes to the composition of the second string that debuted in the 1-0 win over England in the last group match.

Japan coach Akira Nishino recalled midfielders Shinji Kagawa and Takashi Inui amid the expected changes of the team that lost 1-0 to Poland. Last week, he only climbed in the round of 16 ahead of Senegal, which has collected fewer yellow cards.

Veteran midfielder Makoto Hasebe returns to captaincy while Shinji Okazaki, who has 50 goals for Japan, is on the bench. Compositions: [19659002] Belgium: Thibaut Courtois, Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Yannick Carrasco, Dries Mertens, Thomas Meunier.

Japan: Eiji Kawashima, Gen Shoji, Yuto Nagatomo, Gaku Shibasaki, Genki Haraguchi, Shinji Kagawa, Takashi Inui, Yuya Osako, Makoto Hasebe, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida.

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7:45 pm

Mexican football fans lowered their heads and sang sadly after Their national team was eliminated from the World Cup by a 2-0 defeat of five-time champion Brazil.

Fans banded together around a large television on Mexico City's main avenue, singing a melancholy song from the Mexican song Cielito Lindo.

Jhakelyn Becerril, a 17-year-old fan, said: "In the match, everyone was scared because Brazil is very good, but then they played well and I thought we had a chance."

Gerardo Hernandez was disappointed but had not abandoned Mexico finally breaki ng a series of drought. El Tri has not been able to pbad the round of sixteen for the last six tournaments.

Hernandez says, "We will have to wait another four years, then we will all be there again to support them." Thousands of Mexican fans traveled to Russia and were a dominant presence in the stadium when El Tri played.

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19h40

Brazilians celebrate and feel relieved after Selecao beat Mexico 2-0 to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Brazil was supposed to win, but after many surprises, many fans feared that the country with the most titles in the World Cup would be eliminated.

and watched Brazil play on televisions in bars, squares and beaches.

In the center of Praca Maua in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of people gathered to watch the game on a giant screen. People climbed trees for better views, while others drank beer and caipirinhas, a mixture of alcohol and limes. The fans jumped and shouted at each goal. Many interviewees said the tournament was a welcome distraction from the myriad of problems faced by the largest Latin American nation.

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19:30

The Regulatory Authority of Online Gaming in France Says that Players Wagered 363 Million Euros) on the 48 Group Matches Played at the Cup of the World, a sharp increase over four years ago.

In a statement released Monday, the ARJEL said 39 million euros (45.3 million dollars) France in Russia, about 11% of the total

The match between Switzerland and Brazil on June 17 generated the most bets, players placing 17 million euros ($ 19.7 million) on this game.

French players had bet 166 million euros ($ 192.8 million) at the same stage, and a total of 290 million euros ($ 336.7 million) at the end of the tournament in Brazil

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7 pm

The England coach Gareth Southgate says his team is hungry to beat Colombia and finish his 12-year-old streak without winning a knockout World Cup match.

Southgate says Tuesday's game against Colombia in the round of 16 is a great opportunity to go further. I think they enjoy the opportunity. "

He adds" you want to be involved in games that matter and guys have the chance to write their own stories now. "

Southgate says his England team took note of how Colombia beat Poland 3-0 in the group stage and" we have to make sure our work without the ball is on the spot "for avoid being punished on the counter.

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6:52 pm

Brazil has qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mexico

Neymar opened the scoring in the 51st minute and provided the final pbad for Firmino's victory at 88. Firmino slammed close after a few minutes of play to replace Coutinho

For l & # 39; opening, Neymar headed for the goal and tapped on Willian's left.

The goals made Brazil the all-time World Cup The leader of the scorers with 228 goals, ahead of Germany with 226.

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6:20 pm

Switzerland does not want to be surprised at the start of its 16th day match World Cup against Sweden. [19659002TheSouthwasconcedopenedofthecoreinRussia(1-1)FacetBrazilonlycontrolledSerbiaSwitzerlandbecamethefirstteamofthisWorldCuptoimposeafterscoringagoal

Coach Vladimir Petkovic said that "we must be ready to play really from the outset so as to have the initiative from our side". Switzerland faces Sweden in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. The winner faces England or Colombia in the quarterfinals

The Swiss team does not have the heart of his defense, with captain Stephan Lichtsteiner and Fabian Schaer suspended after clinching their second yellow card of the tournament.

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The attacking midfielder at Bayern Munich was replaced by a calf muscle problem in Colombia 1-0. Last week, Pekerman says that he "has no serious injury". Pekerman says "we hope of course that he will be able to play", but he will not guarantee Rodriguez. He will be in the starting lineup and "the team is stable enough" even without him.

If Rodriguez can not play, Pekerman says Luis Muriel of Seville will step in as he did against Senegal.

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6: 22 pm

Neymar scored in A in the 51st minute, Brazil led 1-0 against Mexico in the match of the 16th World Cup Day in Samara.

The Brazilian striker headed for the goal and kicked Willian.

Brazil scored 227 goals, beating Germany with 226.

Mexico changed at halftime, replacing Miguel Layun, 39-year-old defender, Rafael Márquez

. ] Marquez participates in his fifth World Cup and was the first player selected 11 times in five World Cups

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5:45 pm

Mexico and Brazil are tied at 0-0 in the middle -time Their match in the World Cup Round of 16 at Samara Stadium

While Mexico controlled possession early, Brazil seemed to have the best chance of scoring

Neymar's right foot shot was stopped by the Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa just moments ago the Brazilian playmaker pbaded a pbad to Philippe Coutinho, who shot the goal in the 26th minute

The Mexicans were playing to reach the fifth elusive match at the World Cup, which means the quarter-finals. El Tri has not been able to pbad the round of 16 for the last six tournaments. Brazil is five-time World Cup champion, the most recent in 2002.

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5:15 pm

Rafa Marquez became the first player to be included in the starting lineup at five World Cups. The veteran defender was used on the bench earlier in the tournament in Russia, but started for Mexico in the round of 16 against Brazil and FIFA scored his record at the post.

And Marquez (39), 139 days old) is the oldest league player to have played a knockout World Cup game since Stanley Matthews debuted for England against Uruguay in 1954 at the age of 39 years and 145 days

. victory over Croatia on June 3, 2002 in Niigata, Japan

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17h

This is a case of do or dyeing in Samara

The bright highlights of the Brazilian star Neymar are gone, and he is back to his natural color for Monday's eighth-final match against Mexico.

But his Mexican counterpart, Javier Hernandez – better known as Chicharito – arrived at Samara Stadium as a faded blonde. on social media that Chicharito was dragging Neymar "

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4:25 pm

The Croatian team did not take long to get to the Black Sea coast to start the preparations for his quarterfinal match against Russia.

Just hours after defeating Denmark in a penalty shoot-out, Croatia left Nizhny Novgorod and arrived in Sochi on Monday afternoon, well ahead of Saturday's match against tournament hosts. Croatia had to train slightly on Monday night.

Several teams came to Sochi early to prepare for the combination of heat and humidity. For Croatia, it is even more logical with his base camp for the tournament north of St. Petersburg

Croatia is in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1998, when it is ranked third.

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4:10

Titus called Filipe Luis instead of Marcelo for the eighth-finals of the World Cup against Mexico.

Marcelo had spasms in the first minute of Brazil's last match against Serbia and did not recover in time. return to the starting list. Luis has come in as a substitute at the left back against Serbia and keeps that spot.

The Mexican Hector Moreno was not available because of the accumulation of yellow card and was replaced by Hugo Atala. Coach Juan Carlos Osorio also added 39-year-old defender Rafael Marquez to the starting lineup.

Composition:

Brazil: Alisson, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Casemiro, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Filipe, Paulinho, Willian, Fagner.

Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa, Carlos Salcedo, Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez, Hector Herrera, Hugo Atala, Rafael Marquez, Andres Guadrado, Edson Alvarez, Hirving Lozano, Jesus Gallardo

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15:20

While Uruguay does not care about the fitness of striker Edinson Cavani before the quarterfinals against France, Les Bleus face influential midfielder Blaise Matuidi in Friday's highly anticipated game.

Matuidi, 31, has 70 international caps, is suspended and badistant coach Guy Stephan recognizes that his experience and fighting spirit will be sorely missed by a wild Uruguayan team.

Stephan says "Blaise has the ability to bother (the opponents), he is always looking for Stop the opponent, and he is very good at defending, but also for attacking."

In anticipation of the match against Uruguay, Stephan anticipates "a huge battle" against the camp-shaped Cavani

. 1 win against the champion of Europe Portugal in the round of 16, but limped with a leg injury in the 70th minute.

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2:50 pm

On the eve of the biggest game of his international career, Swedish captain Andreas Granqvist could be forgiven for keeping an eye on what's going on at his home.

Granqvist's second child is expected on Tuesday, the same day Sweden plays Switzerland in the World Cup Round of 32. The rear center has not yet planned to leave the team, but it has not ruled out to return to Sweden if it was necessary.

"My wife (Sophie) is fine, no change so far," Granqvist said Monday. "We will have to wait and see what happens, I focus on the match tomorrow and my wife is very strong."

Asked about the situation, Sweden coach Janne Andersson said: "

Swiss striker Breel Embolo has returned to Russia after returning home to witness the birth of his first child.

Danish players paid a private jet for teammate Jonas Knudsen so he could go home. Cup to see his newborn daughter during the group stage, while English midfielder Fabian Delph is currently back home for the birth of his third child.

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2:20 pm

The Kremlin compares the celebrations of the Russian world The Cup will prevail over Spain for its victory over Nazi Germany.

The spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said: "What I personally saw was probably comparable to the events of May 9, 1945." The Soviet Union scored the victory in wartime. [19659002] Putin did not attend the match, but Peskov said he supported Russia from afar. The only match that Putin has seen in person is Russia's 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia, which he watched alongside the Saudi Crown Prince and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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1:25 pm

Former Danish goalkeeper, who is also the father of the current goalkeeper, rents the team after being eliminated from the World Cup in a shootout at home. goal.

Peter Schmeichel tweeted Monday that he "can not be more proud of my country, my son,"

He adds that the Danes "will realize how well we have done" once "All tears will have dried up."

His son Kasper Schmeichel saved a late penalty in overtime on Sunday night against Croatia and stopped two more kicks during the decisive shootout, but Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic saved three penalties to eliminate Denmark

Peter Schmeichel, 54, played for Manchester United and scored for the Netherlands against the Netherlands in the semifinals of the 1992 European Championship. Denmark continued to earn this title.

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13:15

Danish midfielder William Kvist says he is retiring from the national team.

Kvist punched a lung and broke two ribs among the Danes. Victory open of the World Cup against Peru. He was forced to return to Denmark for treatment and testing, but later returned to the team.

He played 81 games for the national team, scoring two goals. He announced his decision on his Facebook page, writing, "Thanks for a lot of good years."

Kvist once played for Fulham and Stuttgart and will continue his club career with Copenhagen. He told the Danish public broadcaster that he hoped to play every game for the Danes in the World Cup, but "nevertheless, I still feel like I have won something by coming back." in the team ".

Denmark was eliminated by Croatia a penalty shot Sunday night. Another Danish midfielder, Michael Krohn-Dehli, also announced after the match that this would be his last match for the national team.

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