Teams [edit ]
- Notes
Standings [edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Russia ( H )
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Egypt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
In the rung of 16 :
- The winners of Group A, Uruguay, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Portugal.
- The runners-up of Group A, Russia, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Spain.
Matches [edit ]
All times listed are local anesthetic fourth dimension. [ 1 ]
Russia volt Saudi Arabia [edit ]
Russia national football team hymn The two teams had met alone once, a friendly game in 1993 won by Saudi Arabia 4–2. [ 3 ] In the 12th minute, Yury Gazinsky headed the first gear finish for Russia from a hybridization from the leave before substitute Denis Cheryshev evaded several challenges and smashed home at the near position close to half-time. The tempo slowed and the atmosphere flattened after the resume, giving the unharmed thing the palpate of a friendly match. But substitute Artem Dzyuba illuminated a match of much doubtful choice with a accurate header from a intersect from the properly to extend his team ‘s star just minutes after replacing Fyodor Smolov. [ 4 ] As the match moved into injury time, Cheryshev smashed home with a crisp left-foot assume into the top correctly corner before Aleksandr Golovin curled a free-kick around the rampart and into the right of the net. [ 5 ] Alan Dzagoev limped off with a hamstring injury in the 24th hour. “ Alan Dzagoev damaged the muscles in the back of the second joint, ” Russia said in a brief statement. [ 6 ] For the first time in World Cup history, two players – Gazinsky and Cheryshev – scored their foremost international goals in the open match. [ 7 ] Russia ‘s victory means that the host nation has never lost their open match in any of the 21 editions of the World Cup ( won 16, drew six ). Russia ( 5–0 ) recorded the moment biggest victory by a host nation in their open meet at a World Cup, after Italy v USA in 1934 ( 7–1 ) ; while it is besides the second largest victory of any host state, only behind Italy vs USA at 1934 and Brazil vs Sweden at 1950, both ended 7–1. Russia ‘s Denis Cheryshev became the first stand-in to score a finish in the possibility match of a World Cup tournament. In this game, Sergei Ignashevich became the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup match for Russia/USSR ( 38 years & 335 days old ). [ 5 ] [ 8 ] For Saudi Arabia, this was their second biggest get the better of in World Cup, after the 0–8 get the better of to Germany in 2002. These losses are besides the biggest defeats for any Arab team to have participated in the FIFA World Cup .
          Russia[10] |
    Saudi Arabia[10] |
Egypt vanadium Uruguay [edit ]
The two teams had met lone once, a friendly game in 2006 succeed by Uruguay 2–0. [ 3 ] Egypt frustrated Uruguay with a deep defensive line, staying covenant, dealing with danger competently and threatening on the counter-attack to maintain the scoreline scoreless, nearing the end of the match. [ 11 ] Luis Suárez looked increasingly at a loss but remained outstanding in the few opportunities that were created. When he had merely the goalkeeper to beat, he dithered besides long and allowed Mohamed El Shenawy to muffle the testis at his feet. With three minutes remaining, Edinson Cavani pulled rate over his come to collaborator over a free kick on the edge of the area. [ 12 ] José Giménez headed into the net in the 89th minute as he met Carlos Sánchez ‘s free-kick from the right to give the South Americans a winning beginning in Russia. [ 13 ] Uruguay won their unfold match at the World Cup tournament for the beginning time since 1970, when they beat Israel 2–0. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
Russia vanadium Egypt [edit ]
Egypt national football team The two teams had never met earlier. [ 17 ] Sergei Ignashevich headed at Mohamed El Shenawy before Aleksandr Golovin fired wide. Trézéguet then curled merely wide from the border of the box. Russia took the star when El Shenawy ‘s clearance punch found Roman Zobnin, whose first-time follow up stroke spun in off Ahmed Fathy, with VAR confirming that Artem Dzyuba had not fouled his opposition. [ 18 ] Mário Fernandes soon drove into the box before supplying a cut-back form the correct for Denis Cheryshev to slot home Russia ‘s irregular with his left metrical foot. [ 19 ] Dzyuba made it 3–0 as he took a loft ball into the corner down on his thorax, taking a reach to go past Ali Gabr and finish by El Shenawy with a low shoot. Salah won a punishment after he was fouled by Zobnin – although it was only given after a reference with the television adjunct reviewer as the referee had initially said the discourtesy took stead outside the area. Salah scored from the spot to become only the third base Egyptian actor to score at a World Cup. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] This is the first time that Russia have won their open two matches at a World Cup since 1966 ( as the Soviet Union ). [ 20 ] And following with Uruguay ‘s 1–0 victory over Saudi Arabia, Russia, for the first time since the crumble of the Soviet Union, qualified for the following rung .
Uruguay volt Saudi Arabia [edit ]
Uruguay volt Saudi Arabia
The two teams had met in two games. Their most holocene meet was a friendly in 2014, ending in a 1–1 string. [ 24 ] A leftist Carlos Sánchez corner was missed by Mohammed Al-Owais, giving Luis Suárez a close-range end into an unguarded net with his left foot. Fernando Muslera had to tip over a long-range driveway from Hattan Bahebri, who then missed a luck in the box. The two-dimensional tactile property of the game continued after the time interval with both sides struggling to build tempo in hot conditions at the Rostov Arena. Martín Cáceres headed over in the 68th minute from a Sanchez manner of speaking. Saudi Arabia had batch of the testis in the close up stages but were unable to score a finish. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] The result ensured that both Russia and Uruguay would advance to the smasher stage, while Egypt and Saudi Arabia were eliminated at the group stage. Uruguay have won all four of their World Cup matches against asian opposition. Suarez became the sixth player to make 100 appearances for his state. He besides became the inaugural Uruguay player to score in three World Cups. [ 27 ] Uruguay ‘s victory had besides helped Russia to qualify for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, as Russia had won 3–1 over Egypt in the first place .
    Uruguay[29] |
    Saudi Arabia[29] |
Uruguay vs Russia [edit ]
Uruguay national team warming-up The two teams had met in one previous game, a friendly in 2012, which ended in a 1–1 draw. With Russia once playing as the Soviet Union, the sides had faced each other seven times, including two matches at the World Cup, one in the 1962 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by the Soviet Union 2–1, and the other one at the 1970 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, won by Uruguay 1–0. [ 24 ] Luis Suárez curled a low free-kick into the bottom-right corner after Yury Gazinsky ‘s foul on Rodrigo Bentancur. Denis Cheryshev struck a half-volley straight at Fernando Muslera. He then found the web at the other end on 23 minutes, though, as his touch diverted Diego Laxalt ‘s first-time attempt past Igor Akinfeev. In the 36th infinitesimal, Igor Smolnikov picked up his second book after lunging in on Edinson Cavani, fair eight minutes after being carded for a pollute on Matías Vecino. Muslera ‘s pass enabled Russia to counter, though Artem Dzyuba sent his close-range feat well wide. In the concluding infinitesimal of normal time, Cavani thumped home the rebound after Akinfeev had kept out Diego Godín ‘s header. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] soviet union are the first european side to fail to top their group as the host nation since Spain in 1982, and they are equal with South Africa ( 2010 ) in suffering the heaviest frustration as hosts in the group stage – both defeated 3–0 by Uruguay. Uruguay are the inaugural side to win all three of their group games ( scoring five goals ) without conceding a one finish since Argentina in 1998 ( seven goals scored, none conceded ). Cavani became just the second actor to score a goal in three discriminate World Cup tournaments for Uruguay after Luis Suárez. Muslera became Uruguay ‘s all-time precede appearance maker at the World Cup ( 14 ) overtaking Ladislao Mazurkiewicz. [ 32 ]
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt [edit ]
Saudi Arabia The two teams had met in six previous matches, the most recent one in the 2007 Pan Arab Games, won by Egypt 2–1. [ 3 ] Mohamed Salah took Abdallah Said ‘s long ball in his stride and then sent a deft lob over the onrushing Yasser Al-Mosailem with his second touch in the 22nd infinitesimal. Salah broke Saudi Arabia ‘s offside trap and clipped an effort wide of the right station. Five minutes before the interval Ahmed Fathy was adjudged to have measuredly handled Yasser Al-Shahrani ‘s hybridization inside the area. Essam El Hadary produced a save to deny Fahad Al-Muwallad, but his celebrations were cut shortstop when a moment penalty was awarded for Ali Gabr ‘s tug on Al-Muwallad ‘s shirt. Salman Al-Faraj stepped up this time to fire past the goalkeeper and draw his side grade. Egypt substitute Kahraba fired straight at Al-Mosailem deep on. Salem Al-Dawsari finished a right-footed fusillade past El Hadary in the close stages. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] This equal was the beginning time Egypt have always led in a World Cup meet, in what was their seventh match in the rival. Al-Faraj ‘s penalty goal for Saudi Arabia, scored after 50 minutes and 36 seconds, was the latest goal scored in the first half of a World Cup game since 1966. [ 37 ] El Hadary, at the age of 45 years and 161 days, is the oldest actor in the history of the World Cup, breaking the criminal record set by Colombia ‘s Faryd Mondragón in 2014 ( 43y 3d ). Salah became the first African actor to score in his first two appearances at the World Cup. Abdullah Otayf completed 110 passes in this match, the most by an asian player in a World Cup catch since 1966. [ 36 ] Saudi Arabia remains undefeated when it comes against their arabian rivals in the World Cup, having beaten Morocco 2–1 in 1994 and drew 2–2 to Tunisia in 2006. It was Saudi Arabia ‘s beginning World Cup win since 1994 .
| Saudi Arabia[39] |
     Egypt[39] |
discipline [edit ]
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and neck and neck records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and loss cards received in all group matches as follows : [ 2 ]
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
entirely one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single meet .
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| Uruguay |
1 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Egypt |
2 | 1 | 2 | −5 | |||||||||
| Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −6 | ||||||||