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MOSCOW – The last Friday at the World Cup (all times local):
12h50
Football superstars Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham reached an agreement before the quarterfinal match of the Cup
Ibrahimovic challenged Beckham via Instagram and the bet was relayed to the Los Angeles Galaxy Twitter account
"Yo @davidbeckham if @england wins I buy dinner wherever you want in the world ", Galaxie and former Swedes wrote, stating that if the Swedes won, Beckham had to buy him what he wanted in the Ikea furniture store.
Beckham, the former English Galaxy midfielder, accepted the risk of supplying Ibrahimovic's mansion to Los Angeles.
If the Beckham team wins Saturday in Samara, Ibrahimovic must come to a future England match "wearing an England shirt and eating fish and chips at halftime."
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11:30 pm
Brazilian fans are consoling themselves after their national team has been eliminated from the World Cup by Belgium.
Brazilians had crowded squares and bars to watch the quarterfinal match 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 in its rulers. 2-1 defeat, Maua Square fans clashed against each other. Brazil, five-time champion, reached the semi-finals four years ago hosting the World Cup, but the 7-1 defeat of the eventual champion of Germany stunned the nation
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23:05
The execution of his team was perfect in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Brazil, five-time champion.
Belgium reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 32 years with a 2-1 win. at home without being up to his status as the most expensive football player.
Martinez says his Belgians "were incredible."
"Sometimes we have to accept that Brazil has this finesse, this quality to break you, and (Belgium) just refused to accept that," adds Martinez. "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 in completing a counterattack led by Romelu Lukaku in the 31st minute. France will meet in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. The next day in Moscow, it will be England or Sweden against Russia or Croatia.
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22:55
Belgium defeated 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 champions five times, after Renato Augusto cut the lead in the 76th minute
Belgium, who reached the semi-finals 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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22h36
Brazilian substitute Renato Augusto narrowed the gap for the five-time champions, reducing Belgium's lead to 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the World.
Augusto, who replaced Paulinho three minutes earlier, connected a center from Philippe Coutinho and headed for the net to outsmart goalkeeper Thibaut. Courtois in the 76th minute
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21h47
Fernandinho's own goal and perfect finish from Kevin De Bruyne gave Belgium a 2-0 lead over Brazil at half-time in the quarterfinals. match in Kazan.
Belgium took the advantage in the 13th minute after a corner from Nacer Chadli was scored at the far post by Vincent Kompany from a whim and then diverted to the back of the net by L & D. Fernandinho's shoulder.
De Bruyne doubled Belgium's lead in the 31st minute following a quick counterattack following a corner in Brazil. After the turn, Romelu Lukaku crossed the Brazilian midfield before passing a pass 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 was fortunate to return to the match, especially in the 37th minute when a curling shot from outside Philippe Coutinho's area was repelled by Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courteous.
The winner in Kazan will qualify for a semi-final match against France
9:33 pm
Kevin De Bruyne raised the score to 2-0 for Belgium in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Brasil. 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 half of Belgium. delivering a precise pass to his teammate 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 diverted 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 are enthusiastic at the Kazan Arena while their unofficial anthem, Eurodance's song "Freed From Desire" from 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 plays 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 against Uruguay and sent his team to semi-finals of the World Cup.
Griezmann does not smile at his match-winning Fortnite dance after Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera shot a long-range shot into 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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8:00 pm
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 [19659059]. 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 an exciting counterattack.
The changes suggest that Belgium should play a more direct approach in trying to make the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1986. The winner in Kazan will meet France in the semi-finals
Composition :
Brazil: Alisson, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Marcelo, Paulinho, Fernandinho, Willian, Fagner. : 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 does not seem to avoid attracting the host country to the World Cup.
Croatia only qualified five times for the World Cup, the first in 1998. And for the third time, Croatians are paired with the home team. This time, it is in the quarterfinals against Russia
Croatia lost to France 2-1 in the semifinals in 1998. In 2014, Croatia was attracted in 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 pick our opponents, whether hosts or anyone else.We are facing a huge game, the quarterfinals No matter who the opponent is, maybe the only thing is the vehement support of the 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 seek excuses, we must play our own game, regardless of who is in the stands. "
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19:30
England coach Gareth Southgate says that there is a generation of young players who are finally starting to challenge the duopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in world football [19659075] To his delight, one of them is part of his team.
Southgate says Harry Kane has reached another level by scoring six goals in the World Cup standings and that the striker is one of the "exciting young players around the world who are announcing " in Russia.
Kane, however, says that Messi and Ronaldo are still the benchmark for emerging players and that "you can never write them off."
While Messi's Argentina and Ronaldo's Portugal are already out of the World Cup, Kane can lead England to the semi-finals for the first time since 1990 if his team beat Sweden in Samara on Saturday.
19:20
Jamie Vard Gareth Southgate claims that the Leicester City striker did what he had to do at the training before the team left for Samara for the match, but He still worked "slightly separated" from the team.
Southgate says, "In terms of fitness, we just need to check with Vardy in the morning."
Vardy was injured after coming in replacement at the 88th He was in the starting lineup only once in Russia, against Belgium, when Southgate made some radical changes. 19659095] France is in the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years after beating 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 head that glowed in the corner behind Fernando.
Muslera was then to blame for Griezmann's goal in the second period when he tried to parry his shot and see him diverted 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 play Brazil or Belgium in the semi-finals.
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6:35 pm
French striker 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 seeming to bring back his arm while Mbappe was running behind him. Mbappe dipped to the ground as he was injured, immediately provoking the anger of the Uruguayan players
The match interrupted for several minutes as players of both teams pushed and pushed 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 keeper Fernando Muslera
. ] In the 61st minute, Antoine Griezmann extended France's lead in the quarter-finals to Nizhny Novgorod with a distance shot that Muslera equalized but deflected into his own net
Griezmann was shooting straight at Muslera, but the keeper could not hold it and he curls 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, providing the free kick from the right for Varane at home.
Uruguay started without key striker Edinson Cavani, who did not recover enough from a left calf muscle injury. He sat on the bench during and seemed unlikely to play a 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 break
The French defender conducted a 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 almost immediately replied, also from a free kick, when Martin Caceres was saved by French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
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 match without key striker Edinson Cavani, who was not the only goal that Uruguay conceded to the tournament
. has not recovered enough from an injury to the left calf muscle. Cristhian Stuani took his place in the lineup and played in front of Luis Suarez
France lined midfielder Corentin Tolisso in his starting lineup to replace 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 the # Uruguay sipping a calabash (MAH & # 39; -tay) – Perhaps as a silent response to Luis Suarez
The Uruguayan striker took a verbal shot at Griezmann earlier this week before the 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 the Nizhny Novgorod stadium sipping a calabash. A few moments later, Griezmann did the same with the arrival of the French team
16h45
FIFA imposed a fine of 70,000 Swiss francs (70,750 dollars) to players wearing unapproved branded clothing. 19659131] FIFA says that the Swedish team has 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 in Uruguay The attacker, who scored two goals and injured his left calf in the round of 16 against Portugal last Saturday, has not fully recovered and is replaced by Cristhian Stuani. .
This is the only change made by the Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabarez in the 2-1 win against Portugal
Coach Didier Deschamps 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 against Saudi Arabia, Cherchesov said, "He called me several times, and both before and after. After the 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 that welcomes"
He added that many negative preconceptions about Russia "simply collapsed" during the tournament.
Among the Kremlin players were 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 Leading his team against England in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Sofie, the wife of Granqvist, announces His Instagram account tells of the birth of their daughter at 00:36 on Friday in Sweden. 19659141] She wrote: "And she came and made our life a complete life, baby Mika #babymika #finally."
Granqvist has the blessing of his wife stay in Russia until the end of Sweden's big surprise in the tournament. [19659143] Their baby was originally scheduled to arrive in June, and was expected Tuesday when Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 in the round of 16.
Jamie Vardy missed most of England's training and it seems unlikely that he is fit for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Sweden on Saturday [à Samara, Samedi]. Vardy is injured in the groin Tuesday after being in the 88th minute of England's win over Colombia in the round of 16.
He warmed up Friday outside St. Petersburg and did not take part in the rest o Vardy only started one game in Russia, against Belgium, when the game was played. Coach Gareth Southgate has made radical changes to his team, including the resting captain and top scorer of the Harry Kane World Cup.
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1:15
The agent of Cristiano Ronaldo told the Portuguese newspaper Record that the player would be "eternally grateful" to Real Madrid if he ended up leaving the champion of 39; Europe.
Jorge Mendes quoted by Record saying that if Ronaldo sits at Juventus, "Ronaldo has already reached an agreement with the Serie A champion, although neither club has officially confirmed the negotiations.
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The item that was moved full-time was corrected to remove the foreign reference to Brazil.
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