FIFA
2018
Russia
World Cup
Match Day 1
Belgium VS Panama
The match was awesome.
Belgium showed Panama what they were made of.
The first half went on with tries from both teams.
Both tried to score a goal but couldn't connect.
The first half was until a suspense.
Then the second half started and the streak of goals started.
The first goal was scored by Dries Mertens in the first two minutes of the second half.
The goal was scored in 47'.
The score board was now 1-0.
Then to take revenge the Panama players tried to score but unfortunately couldn't.
Then Romelu Lukaku scored two goals for Belgium.
First in 69'and the second in 75'.
The score board was now 3-0.
This leaded the Belgium players and the team a great victory in their first match.
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Tunisia VS England
The best match I have watched yet after Portugal VS Spain.
England was seen in a good form whereas Tunisia was also very good.
England in the first half scored their opening match goal.
It was scored by Harry Kane in 11'.
The score board was now 1-0.
The Tunisian team came under pressure and to release it even they scored a comeback goal.
It was scored by Ferjani Sassi in the 35'.
This made the score board leveled.
Now the score board was 1-1.
The first half ended with one goal each for both teams.
Then in the second half the struggle went on and on from both teams and it could have been seen clearly that all they had in mind was to score a goal for their teams.
Then in the last minutes a miracle happened.
Harry Kane score a beautiful goal in 90+1'. which lead the England team forward to become winners.
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Group H
Colombia VS Japan
This match was not very interesting as the rest of the FIFA Matches.
But a red card was given to Carlos Sánchez Moreno in the first 3'.
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Poland VS Senegal
It has now become a type of tradition of scoring an own goal in the match.
The same situation was with Poland as Thiago Cionek scored an own goal in 37' which was a gift forSenegal as their score was 1-0.
Then in the 60' of second a second goal was scored by Senegal.
The goal was scored by M'Baye Niang.
It made the score board rise to 2-0.
Then in the 86' Poland scored a goal.It was scored by Grzegorz Krychowiak which was no worth as they couldn't score any more goals and eventually lost the match.
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Group E
Costa Rica VS Serbia
The match was exciting but a bit boring as two not so up to the mark teams were facing each other.
The first half was a bit hard for each team.
They struggled and struggled but had no chance to score.
Both teams made many tries but still couldn't connect and score.
Each time a player went to the goal either he was offside or it was saved by the goal keeper.
The first half ended in tries.
But the second half was not like that.
As this time Serbian player Aleksandar Kolarov score a goal.
The goal was scored in the 56' which was an advantage for them but on the other hand there were chances for Costa Rica as there was plenty of time left yet.
But it was not Costa Rica's day as they couldn't score any goal until the 90 minute but yes they were encouraged a lot for their performance in their first game.
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Group E
Brazil VS Switzerland
The match was exciting but more was expected from Brazil.
As Switzerland is not that much of a good team still the match was a draw.
The Brazilians made the first half exciting as they played a little bit defensibly and a more of attacking.
And this made them score in the first half.
In the 20' Philippe Coutinho scored a goal for Brazil.
He made the score board rise and even the supporters.
The score was 1-0.
Then to cover Switzerland made struggle but there was no luck.
Brazil also had chances but couldn't score anymore than 1 in the first half.
The first half ended.
Then second half started and within 5' of the second half Switzerland score making it leveled.
The goal was scored by Steven Zuber in the 50'.
Then as usual the struggle went on to higher score but no luck for the both teams and the game had to end with a score of 1-1.
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Group F
Germany VS Mexico
A bitter defeat for Germany as they lost from a lower grade team Mexico.
No one believed if that could have happened.
Germany the champions of last year world cup faced a defeat.
Well they played well but it wasn't their day.
They attacked well but the game isn't won by attacking only you have to defend yourself.
Due to this Mexico scored in the first half which was not a big deal.
The goal was scored by Hirving Lozano in the first 35'.
Germany had in mind that they will recover soon but no chance was given by Mexico.
As they played very well in their first game against the last years legends.
The first half ended without any sruggle from Germany.
In the second half They had many chances but those couldn't be availed.
Even a German player missed the penalty which could have saved them from disappointment.
From that moment till the end they struggled and struggled but couldn't score any goal and eventually the final whistle blew making Mexico achieve their biggest achievement.
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Sweden VS South Korea
No one had been expecting a brilliant performance from South Korea:
They played beautifully.
Not that Sweden had played bad even they played beautifully.
Both teams did their best out in the field.
They prepared themselves either to score goal or score enough That they don't have to face humiliation.
They continually struggled in the first half but couldn't score any goal.
Then in the second half in just 20' South Korea showed their colors.
Andreas Granqvist made the first goal for South Korea in 65'.
After that goal the game went more interesting as they urged to score more goal and vice versa.
But no chance for Sweden that they could level or beat South Korea.
Hence the final whistle blew and South Korea won with 1-0 score.
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Argentina VS Iceland
This match was very tough.
As Iceland seemed to be a weak team in front of Argentina.
But it wasn't as they gave a heck of a time to Argentina.
They struggled until the 19'.
Sergio aguero scored a beautiful goal for Argentina.
Score board was now 1-0.
Then in the 23' it was a payback for Iceland.Alfreð Finnbogason scored a goal.
The score board was now 1-1.This builded a pressure for Argentina as they were worried if they are going to score any more or not.
The first half ended.
And as usual the second half goes on with a struggle but no goals.
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Group D
Croatia VS Nigeria
The match was quite exciting.
The first half made the whole crowd go insane.
Croatia made its first goal in 32'.
Well it was not his goal as it touched Oghenekaro Etebo boot which made it an own goal.
The score was 1-0
goes on and on from Nigeria but no luck.
As they were a bit over confident that they will after this match make their way to semi finals.
That over confidence let them down.The first half ended.
The second half started and it even was more interesting than the first half.
Both continued their struggle.
Until the 71' Croatia made another goal.
This goal was scored by Luka Modrić.
An amazing goal by him made the score board rise to 2-0.
Nigerians still struggled but had no luck in scoring a goal.
And hence the second half ended making Croatia the winners.
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Group B
Portugal VS Spain
The match was very intense.
Both teams were great.
Having great players in it.
Each player of both teas struggled to score.
In the very first 3' Ronaldo got a penalty.
And every person knows if he takes a penalty it is definitely scored.
So Ronaldo made a penalty and scored in the right corner.
The score board was 1-0.
Then in the 23' Diego Costa scored a goal for Spain making the Portugal defenders think how as he dribbled he ball in between the two defenders.
It seemed like a handicap match between them.
The score board was 1-1.
In the 44' Ronaldo scored a second goal.
The ball touched Di Gea's gloves and into the goal.
making the score board 2-1.
The first half ended.
Now when the 2nd half started in the 55' a goal was scored for Spain.
It was again Diego Costa having a first touch via header in the penalty area.
The score board was now 2-2.
Then after 3' of the goal Nacho scored a goal in 58' from a wide distance and it went straight into the lower left corner.
He made Spain lead with a goal.
The score was 2-3.
Then till the end minutes Portugal made efforts to score a goal but had no luck.
But in the 88' Ronaldo go a chance to score via free kick.
He made the free kick and connected it as the ball curled slightly away from the heads of the defenders and into the goal.
Di Gea was stunned and stood at his place as he just couldn't believe what just happened.
Hence the second half ended with a draw.
Both teams having the score 3-3.
And Ronaldo becoming the first player to score a Hat rick in 2018 World cup.
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Group C
France VS Australia
The match was not very interesting in the first half.
Both teams were very keen to score a goal but couldn't score it.
The first half was very boring.
But when the second half started the match became interesting as France scored its first goal via penalty.
It was by Antoine Griezmann in the 58'.
The score was 1-0.
Then Australia took its revenge in the 62'.Mile Jedinak scored a goal via penalty.
The score was now 1-1.
In the 80' Aziz Behich an Australian player scored an own goal.
The score was now 2-1.
Hence France won with 2 for 1 goals.
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Group C
Peru VS Denmark
The match was tough.
Both teams seemed to have a courage to score a goal.
Several tries from both teams in every minute.
Each time the player went towards the goal the hears of supporters started to beat faster.
It made them go mad.
The first half went off in trying to score but both teams couldn't score any goals.
But in the second half the game changed.
Yussuf Poulsen scored a goal in the 58' making Denmark's score board rise to 0-1.
And then until the end whistle both team players struggled but couldn't score goals.
Hence the second half also finished making Denmark the winners of the match.
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Morocco VS Iran
The match was exciting at every stage.
Both the teams made their effort to score a goal.
In the 4' Morocco got a chance but they couldn't connect.
Then in the 19' they had another chance but the defense of Iran was awesome and they didn't let them make a goal.
After that in 32' Iran got a chance to sore a goal.
It was a pass and a beautiful run but couldn't connect to the goal properly due to which it was saved.
Then Morocco in the mean time got a chance to score but as the last attempts they missed.
Then in the 90'+ Morocco accidently made and own goal making the Iranians the winner of the match.
Morocco had to face defeat in that match.
The score board was 1-0.
Squad:
Morocco:
MohamediN Amrabat BenatiaSaïssHakimiEl Ahmadi
BoussoufaZiyechBelhandaHarit
El Kaabi
Iran:
BeiranvandRaeianPouraliganjiCheshmiHaji SafiEbrahimiJahanbakhshShojaeiAmiriAnsarifard
Azmoun
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Egypt Vs. Uruguay
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The match was not as expected.
Their were high expectations from Uruguay but they did not come up to the point.
Infact Egypt played better than Uruguay in the match.
They struggled for their score board to rise but both teams gave a tough competition.
Each player with a courage to score a goal.
The first half went not very well.
Even the second half was the same but until the last minute in 89' José Giménez made a goa; for Uruguay.
It ended with a score of 1-0 and Egypt had to face a defeat.
Squad:
Egypt:
El-Shaenawy
Fathy
Gabr
Hegazy
Abdel-Shafi
Elneny
El Said Hamed
Warda
El Said
Hassan
Mohsen
Uruguay:
Muslera
Varela
Gimenez
Godin
Caceres
Nandez
Vecino
Bentancur
de Arrascaeta
Suarez
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Russia V.S Saudia Arabia
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Its could not get any better than it.
Russia hosting the worlds biggest football world cup.
Its all started with the opening of the tournament.
It was way more than our expectations.
Also the soccer ball Adidas Telstar 2018 was showed to the whole world.
It was made in Sialkot, Pakistan.
Pakistan gave FIFA a ball for the second time.
Now coming to the match.
It started off with the ball in possession with the Arabian team.
They were not letting the Russians touch it.
In the 12' a Russian player Yury Gazinsky scored a goal for Russia.
It was a header by him via a kick.
The score board was 1-0.
The first goal didn't meant a lot for them but in the 43' Denis Cheryshev scored a goal.
The score board was now 2-0.
The first half ended with Russia ahead.
The second half was as expected.
Saudi Arabia had many chances to score a goal but couldn't connect.
After the 71' of the second half a beautiful goal was scored by Artem Dzyuba.
He made the score board rise to 3-0.
The game went on and Saudi Arabia struggled for a goal but it was not their day.
In the 90+1' Denis Cheryshev scored another goal.
Now the score was 4-0.
And in the 90+4' the game was in the hands of Russia as Aleksandr Golovin scored a goal for Russia.
He made the Score board 5-0 now.
Then the final whistle blew and it all ended with an embracement for Saudi Arabia.
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