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Last Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):
9:50 p.m.
Colombia leads Poland 1-0 at half-time in the second group match in Kazan.
Yerry Mina beat the Polish defensemen by opening the scoring with a superb header from James Rodriguez in the 40th minute, rewarding Colombian dominance.
Both teams opened with 2-1 losses in Group H, and knew they were entering the match as another loss would put an end to their hopes of advancing to the World Cup.
Colombia was upset by Japan, becoming the first South American team to lose a match against an Asian team at the World Cup. Poland lost to Senegal, which is back at the World Cup for the first time since the quarter-finals in 2002.
Senegal and Japan drew 2-2 earlier Sunday and led the group with four points apiece.
The atmosphere is hot and humid in the capital of Tatarstan and the first exchanges were heated with many hard impacts in the duels.
Poland took an aggressive start and tried to impose a fast pace, pushing its opponents high on the field and winning most duels in the first minutes.
Colombia is gradually settling, however, with its midfielders offering an attack width and playmaker Juan Quintero being a constant threat.
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9:19 p.m.
Lewis Hamilton was kept abreast of events in Russia even though he had a run to win in France.
Hamilton, who won the French Grand Prix on Sunday, said he did not witness England 's 6-1 win over Panama at the World Cup.
"When I walked into the garage, I saw a screen that was 6-0 at the time," said the reigning Formula One champion.
He qualified this as a very good result but said: "I do not know how England could handle the World Cup."
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8:56 p.m.
Former Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita went to Kazan to support the Cafeteros against Poland at the World Cup.
Higuita, who is remembered for the spectacular "Scorpio Kick" that he did during a friendly match against England in 1995 and frequently during his club career, praised the players then that they returned to the locker room after finishing their warm-up.
Higuita played at the 1990 World Cup but missed the 1994 tournament after gaining notoriety for friendship with drug baron Pablo Escobar.
– Associated Press writer Sam Petriquin reported from Kazan.
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8:45 p.m.
Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho will be available for Monday's World Cup match against Iran, but he has received no guarantee of being in the starting lineup.
The coach Fernando Santos only says that Moutinho will be among the 23 qualified to play.
Moutinho missed two days of practice due to a cold but returned Sunday.
Portugal and Spain lead Group B with four points each, one more point than Iran. Portugal needs at least one draw to make sure it goes to the next stage. He may still overtake the group based on the result of Spain versus Morocco.
Santos says Iran, the highest ranked team in Asia, will be hard to beat. The best shot of Iran to advance is a win over Portugal.
"Iran is not just a defensive team, when it has the ball that it knows how to play," Santos explains.
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8:10 p.m.
Jose Pekerman decided to form a very offensive team and launch playmaker James Rodriguez for Colombia's match against Poland.
Pekerman used Rodriguez, the 2014 World Cup scorer, as a second-half substitute in Colombia's 2-1 loss to Japan. Rodriguez has been hampered by a left calf injury recently.
He will play alongside creative midfielder Juan Quintero and versatile Juan Cuadrado, with Radamel Falcao leading the attack. Wilmar Barrios takes the place of Carlos Sanchez as a defensive midfielder.
Poland coach Adam Nawalka made four changes following the 2-1 defeat against Senegal. Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has retained his place at the heart of Poland's attack line, backed by Piotr Zielinski and Dawid Kownacki.
Lineups:
Poland: Wojciech Szczesny, Michal Pazdan, Jan Bednarek, Jacek Goralski, Robert Lewandowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Maciej Rybus, Bartosz Bereszynski, Pyotr Zielinski, Lukasz Piszczek, Dawid Kownacki.
Colombia: David Ospina, Santiago Arias, Wilmar Barrios, Abel Aguilar, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica, Juan Quintero, Davinson Sanchez.
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20 hours
Two officials from the German team face FIFA's punishment for provoking Sweden's bench by celebrating a late victory in the tense Group F World Cup match.
FIFA claims that its disciplinary committee has brought charges against Ulrich Voigt and Georg Behlau of the German staff.
The pictures show Voigt and Behlau walking towards the Swedish canoe at the final whistle and seeming to rejoice in hitting and showing their opponents.
Their behavior provoked a confrontation between the players and the officials of the team.
Germany's 2-1 win came from a Toni Kroos goal in added time.
In other business open on Sunday, FIFA says Stephan Lichtsteiner is the third Swiss player to have made the hand gesture of a two-headed Albanian eagle to score a goal in a 2- victory. 1 against Serbia in group E.
Serbia coach Mladen Krstajic and federation president Slavisa Kokeza were subject to disciplinary proceedings for commenting after the match, FIFA said.
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7:52 p.m.
Japan and Senegal have a 2-2 draw in a result that will allow the two outsiders to stay at the top of the World Cup.
Both teams started with surprising 2-1 wins – Japan over Colombia and Senegal over Poland – and led Group H with four points.
Colombia and Poland played later on Sunday.
Sadio Mane scored the kickoff for Senegal in the 11th minute after finding himself in the right place and deflecting the ball past goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.
Takashi Inui equalized with a low right foot at the 34th.
Senegal regained the lead in the 71st minute when Moussa Wague scored at close range, but veteran Keisuke Honda still tied for Japan six minutes after leaving the bench.
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7:35 p.m.
He is 2-2 to 12 minutes from the end of the competition after Keisuke Honda tied for Japan to make up for a goal from Senegal's Moussa Wague in the second half.
Mbaye Niang returned from Youssouf Sabaly and Wague went from the right to Eiji Kawashima in the 71st minute.
Honda replaced Shinji Kagawa 72nd and scored six minutes later at close range
Both teams won their opening games 2-1.
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7:10 p.m.
FIFA imposed a fine of 20,000 Swiss francs ($ 20,200) on the Danish Football Association for misconduct by supporters in the 1-1 draw of the team against Australia, including included a sexist banner.
FIFA claims that Danish fans have also thrown objects at the Australian fans and disrespected the "pre-match protocol". Fans are required to respect the national anthem of an opponent before a party.
Denmark has also been accused of fans posting a "sexist banner" during the match in Samara.
FIFA uses anti-discrimination monitors to detect offensive behavior at the World Cup.
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7:00 p.m.
The German Football Federation claims that Sebastian Rudy underwent surgery after he broke his nose during his team's 2-1 victory over Sweden at the World Cup.
Rudy was forced to leave the field after taking a boot to his face in the first half.
The injury is likely to be out of Bayern Munich midfielder for the last group match of Germany against South Korea on Wednesday in Kazan.
Toni Kroos scored the decisive goal for Germany in injury time against Sweden, preventing the defending champions from qualifying for the knockout stages.
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6:46 p.m.
The leaders of the group, Japan and Senegal, are blocked at one goal at the half-time of their World Cup match in Yekaterinburg.
Takashi Inui equalized the score when he wrapped the ball just inside the right post in the 34th minute.
Yuto Nagatomo made a pass deep into the penalty area and kicked him inui, who controlled it from outside his foot, l & # 39; He pushed back and pushed him into the corner in front of Senegal goalkeeper Khadim Ndiaye.
Sadio Mane relaunched Senegal in 11th place, when Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima tried to make a low shot and ricocheted off Mane.
The teams are at the top of Group H, with Poland and Colombia playing on Saturday.
No Asian team has ever won its first two matches at the World Cup.
– Kyle Hightower, editor of AP Sports, made a report from Yekaterinburg.
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6:25 p.m.
The Iranian coach Carlos Queiroz has his own version of the three R's which he hopes to help his team to qualify for the Round of 16 World Cup.
The three famous R's of Brazil – Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos – played a decisive role in the victory of the 2002 World Cup.
Queiroz does not have the same player caliber, so he has a different spin on the theme before Monday's match against Portugal.
He says, "I base everything with respect, realism and romance."
Iran needs Cristiano Ronald and Portugal's lineup to pass from Group B.
"Respect, we all know, realism is our team having in mind that we play against one of the title contenders." And the romanticism is to play our game according to the basics of football, having in mind that the Iranian leader is not a player, but the team itself, "Queiroz said.
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6:12 pm
Sadio Mane has his first goal of this World Cup, giving Senegal a 1-0 lead over Japan.
The Senegalese striker found himself in the right place at the right moment in the 11th minute, repelling a failed shot by Youssouf Sabaly after Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.
Mane rarely threatened Senegal's first win against Poland, but he said before the match that he had not lost confidence in his scoring abilities.
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6:03 p.m.
The 45-year-old Egyptian goalkeeper said he would be the happiest man in the world if he played in the last World Cup match of his country and became the oldest player in the world. tournament.
Essam Al Hadary did not play in Egypt's 1-0 defeat against Uruguay or his 3-1 defeat against Russia, and there is no word on Monday's match against Saudi Arabia.
Both teams are already eliminated.
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5:45 p.m.
Hervé Renard hinted that he was not going to line up unused players in Morocco 's last group match against Spain, even though his team has no chance of winning. moving forward.
Morocco is out of contention for the playoffs in Russia following 1-0 defeats to both Iran and Portugal. But coach Renard says, "I will play this last game as if we were trying to qualify."
Asked about the possibility of giving playing time to other players, Renard says: "My job is not to try to please people, my job … is to challenge the Spanish team , to cause difficulties and to make the Moroccan people even more proud. "
Morocco faces Spain in Kaliningrad on Monday night.
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5:28 p.m.
Uruguayan defender José Maria Gimenez was dismissed from the last match of the group stage of the team due to a right thigh injury.
Gimenez scored in Uruguay's 1-0 win against Egypt to start the tournament. Celeste also beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the match against Russia.
The 23-year-old back center was key to both shutouts of the team. The coach of Uruguay Oscar Tabarez will not reveal Sunday who would replace the defender of Atletico Madrid.
Russia also qualified in Group A for the knockout stages. Monday's match will help determine who plays against Spain, Portugal or Serbia, the three teams playing the next day for the first two places in Group B.
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5:15 p.m.
Pope Alioune Ndiaye replaced Mame Diouf is the only change to the composition of Senegal for the Group H match of the World Cup against Japan.
Both teams opened with 2-1 wins in the group, with Senegal defeating Poland and Japan upsetting Colombia to record the first victory by an Asian team on a South American country at the World Cup.
Japan has kept the same starting lineup that started against Colombia.
Lineups:
Japan: Eiji Kawashima; Gen Shoji, Yuto Nagatomo, Gaku Shibasaki, Genki Haraguchi, Shinji Kagawa, Takashi Inui, Yuya Osako, Makoto Hasebe, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida.
Senegal: Khadim Ndiaye; Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gane Gueye, Salif Sane, Pope Alioune Ndiaye, Sadio Mane, Youssouf Sabaly, Alfred Ndiaye, Ismaila Sarr, Mbaye Niang, Moussa Wague.
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5:04 p.m.
The president of the Swiss football federation does not expect FIFA to suspend Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri for their goal celebrations against Serbia.
Peter Gillieron says he's expecting a "quick decision" after FIFA announced on Saturday a disciplinary case for players doing the hand gestures of a two-headed eagle who is a Albanian national symbol.
Xhaka and Shaqiri have an ethnic Albanian heritage linked to Kosovo, a former Serb province that declared independence in 2008. Serbia does not recognize this independence.
Gillieron said in an interview published by the Swiss news website "20 Minutes" that "I have no worries" about the FIFA Disciplinary Committee suspending players for Switzerland's match against the Costa Rica Wednesday.
FIFA rules prohibit political actions by players or supporters, and allow the disciplinary panel to act on "serious offenses that have escaped the attention of match officials".
Xhaka and Shaqiri, whose goal in the 90th minute gave Switzerland a 2-1 win, would probably have been shown a yellow card at the time for their celebrations.
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4:53 p.m.
Harry Kane scored a hat trick to propel England to its most emphatic victory in the World Cup and in the knockout phase.
With John Stones twice and Jesse Lingard in a shot, England beat Panama 6 to 1 and scored the most goals in the World Cup.
Two of Kane's goals came from the penalty spot and the third via his heel, sending the striker to the top of the scorers' standings in Russia with five – one more than Cristiano Ronaldo.
This ruthless performance allows England to qualify for the last Group G match against the Belgian level and with the same goal difference after conceding a late goal to Panama.
The Central American side, during its debut in World Cup, joined Tunisia early exit.
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4:36 p.m.
Panama scored its first goal in the World Cup – after conceding six goals in the match against England.
Substitute Felipe Baloy scored Panama's goal in the 78th minute in Nizhny Novgorod for a bit of joy for the beginners of the World Cup.
England captain Harry Kane scored a hat trick, defenseman John Stones scored twice, and Jesse Lingard scored thanks to a sublime curling shot on the crossbar to guarantee England the progression towards the last 16.
Belgium would also qualify for the Round of 16 Group G with an English victory.
England led 5-0 at half-time, with two Kane goals in the first period coming from the penalties. He was credited with a third goal in the 62nd minute, although it was a lucky deflection of him that Panama's goalkeeper hurt Jaime Penedo easily.
In addition to the last 16, England is also racing for its biggest World Cup victory. Previously, England had never won by more than three goals.
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4:25 p.m.
The shoulder injury of the Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah seems to have improved significantly before the last Pharaoh match against Saudi Arabia.
Wounded in the Champions League final last month, Salah showed more energy and mobility in the upper body than usual, but did not seem to be 100% in the warm-up exercises in Volgograd in Russia.
Salah did not play in Egypt's 1-0 defeat to Uruguay on June 15, but started against Russia five days later, scoring a penalty in a defeat of 3-1. Both eliminated, the Saudis and Egyptians are played Monday.
– Associated Press writer Hamza Hendawi reported from Volgograd.
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4:22 p.m.
Harry Kane is the third Englishman to score three goals in a World Cup match, completing the hat trick with a lucky deflection to give his team a 6-0 lead over Panama in the 62nd minute.
Kane scored two penalties in the first half and has now overtook Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku as Russia's top scorer with five goals – though he retains his third goal. The score should be a record for England at the World Cup.
Defender John Stones also scored twice to see England getting closer to a place in the round of 16. An England win over Panama would see him qualify and also send Belgium through.
Jesse Lingard scored England's third goal with a sublime curling shot on the crossbar at 36th. Stones got his second goal before Kane pulled back on the penalty bench in the first half.
Panama play their first World Cup and conceded nine goals in less than two games.
– The author of AP Sports, Gerald Imray, made a report from Nizhny Novgorod.
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4:15 p.m.
A day after being the subject of a FIFA inquiry for complaining of the arbitration of his 2-1 World Cup defeat against Switzerland and its overflows, the Serbian Football Association has declared that it has lodged a formal complaint with the football governing body. Feliz Brych.
In a statement posted on its website Sunday, the Serbian Football Association said it had submitted to FIFA "seven videos that clearly showed a tendency to referee referee Brych at the expense of our national team".
Serbian officials have complained vehemently since Friday's match in Kaliningrad that their team had not been sanctioned by two Swiss defenders on Aleksandar Mitrovic and that Brych had not consulted the video assistant referee. about the incident.
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4:00 p.m.
The coach of England, Gareth Southgate, warned that the photo taken in cannibal training notes on ruffled feathers between the team and the media did not indicate what that the lineup could be for Sunday's match against Panama. He was right.
Raheem Sterling retained his place in the starting lineup after a disappointing performance in England's opening win against Tunisia, even though the photo indicated that it could be abandoned.
The publication of the photo has led to criticism of the British media among some former players and fans for potentially giving an advantage to the opposition.
Mr Southgate told reporters that he was not expecting "the media to support us in their way of working," adding "that guys have to find stories and produce content.
England has already produced a record result with a 5-0 lead over Panama at the break, which virtually guarantees that it will progress.
– Rob Harris, editor of AP Global Soccer, reported to Nizhny Novgorod.
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3:50 p.m.
England is on track for a record World Cup victory and leads Panama 5-0 at halftime in Nizhny Novgorod.
England had never scored five goals in a World Cup match before and never won at the tournament by more than three.
Captain Harry Kane scored two penalties to tie Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku as top scorers in Russia with four goals each in two games.
Defender John Stones also scored two goals to allow England to qualify for a spot in the round of 16. A win of England on the first columnist of the World Cup would qualify it and also send it to Belgium. They would play Thursday to determine who wins the group.
Stones opened the scoring with a header in the 8th minute. Kane made 2-0 from the square in the 22nd.
Jesse Lingard got the third with a sublime curling shot on the crossbar at 36th. Stones got his second goal before Kane pulled back on the penalty bench in the first half.
Panama plays its first World Cup and conceded eight goals in a game and a half.
– The Associated Press writer, Gerald Imray, made a report from Nizhny Novgorod.
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3:22 p.m.
England is 2-0 after only 22 minutes of play against Panama, with Harry Kane adding a penalty kick to John Stones' first goal.
Kane smashed his penalty in the upper left corner after Jesse Lingard was a victim of Fidel Escobar's fault.
First place puts England in a good position for the round of 16. England can qualify with a win over Panama and send Belgium by Group G.
Stones gave the advantage to England when he took the lead of Kieran Trippier's corner in the eighth minute. The English defender was completely cleared near the penalty spot and buried his head in the lower left corner of Jaime Penedo's goal.
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3:08 p.m.
England took a quick lead against Panama at the World Cup with a header by defenseman John Stones.
Stones was not scored when he encountered Kieran Trippier's corner in the eighth minute and buried his head in the lower left corner.
England can qualify for the round of 16 with a win over the World Cup debutants in Nizhny Novgorod.
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2:05 p.m.
France striker Antoine Griezmann is confident in the resumption of his World Cup after a slow start.
Although he deserved and scored a penalty kick while France opened his campaign with a 2-1 victory over Australia, he made a quiet match and was replaced by coach Didier Deschamps 20 minutes from the end.
Griezmann was retired with 10 minutes to play in the 1-0 win against Peru, after another frustrating performance below par.
But Griezmann, the top scorer in the European Championship two years ago, is confident of being able to repeat his exploits of Euro 2016.
He tells Telefoot: "I'm going to get better and better, it was the same for the Euros, it's only after the second round that I started to play well. . "
Midfielder Paul Pogba praised Griezmann for his "huge" rate of repechage work to defend against Peru.
Pogba says, "He's fighting for the team."
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1:15 p.m.
Danish midfielder William Kvist, who was sent home after suffering two broken ribs and a punctured lung after a violent collision in a match against Peru last week, is expected to return to the World Cup.
Danish coach Age Hareide tells the Danish TV channel TV2 that Kvist is back in Russia, but that he probably can not play against France in the Group C match in Moscow on Tuesday.
Hareide says that Kvist has passed exams in Denmark that showed that there was no substantial injury to the lungs.
"It's only the rib fractures that are causing him problems," Hareide told TV2. "We must therefore see if he is fit to train after the match against France."
Denmark beat Peru 1-0 in its opening match and played a 1-1 draw against Australia on 21 June.
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11:25
Croatian defender Dejan Lovren said his teammate Luka Modric would be a contender for the world 's best player of the year if he was playing for one of the so – called powers of international football.
Modric was one of the most notable players in the World Cup, scoring in both matches – including a long-range shot against Argentina – to help the Croatians qualify for the eighths of the World Cup final with a match to play.
Lovren says that "Modric would probably receive more attention than he was at the moment if he was a German or Spanish player – he might even be a Balloon winner. D & ### 39; Or. "
The Liverpool defender adds, "Because we are a smaller country, it receives less attention than it deserves."
Croatia plays Iceland in its last group D on Tuesday.
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11:20
The Peruvian Football Federation claims that striker Jefferson Farfan was hospitalized for head trauma after a violent collision with a teammate at the World Cup.
The federation says the first results "were favorable to the player" but Farfan was going to stay at the hospital so the doctors could watch him.
Farfan fell after a collision with one of the team's goalkeepers during a training session on Saturday.
The federation says that it was transferred to the hospital after all medical protocols were followed in the field.
Peru was eliminated from the World Cup after defeats against Denmark and France and it remains a group match against Australia in Sochi.
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