Football World Cup 2018 / Group B

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Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain Spain  3  1  2  0 006: 500  +1 05
 2. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  1  2  0 005: 400  +1 05
 3. IranIran Iran  3  1  1  1 002: 200  ± 0 04th
 4th MoroccoMorocco Morocco  3  0  1  2 002: 400  −2 01

Group B of the Football World Cup 2018 :

Morocco - Iran 0: 1 (0: 0)

Morocco Iran Lineup
MoroccoMorocco
1st matchday
June 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. CEST ) in Saint Petersburg ( Saint Petersburg Stadium )
Spectators: 62,548
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey ) 1TurkeyTurkey 
Match report
IranIran
Positioning Morocco against Iran
Munir El Kajoui - Achraf Hakimi , Medhi Benatia , Romain Saïss - Mbark Boussoufa , Hakim Ziyech , Karim El Ahmadi , Amine Harit (82nd Manuel da Costa ) - Nordin Amrabat (76th Sofyan Amrabat ), Ayoub El Kaabi (76th Aziz Bouhaddouz ), Younès Belhanda Coach: Hervé Renard ( France ) (C)Captain of the crew
FranceFrance 
Alireza Beiranvand - Ramin Rezaeian , Roozbeh Cheshmi , Morteza Pouraliganji - Karim Ansarifard , Omid Ebrahimi (82. Seyed Majid Hosseini ), Ehsan Hajsafi , Masoud Shojaei (68. Mahdi Taremi ) - Alireza Jahanbakhsh (85. Saman Ghoddos ) Sardar Azmoun , Vahid Amiri Coach: Carlos Queiroz ( Portugal ) (C)Captain of the crew
PortugalPortugal 
Own goal 0: 1 Bouhaddouz (90 + 5 ′, own goal)
yellow cards El Ahmadi (34th) yellow cards Shojaei (10th), Jahanbakhsh (47th), Ansarifard (90th + 2 ′)
Player of the Match: Amine Harit (Morocco)
1Assistants: Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun , fourth official: Sergei Karassjow Video assistants: Felix Zwayer (VAR), Bastian Dankert (AVAR1), Mark Borsch (AVAR2), Jair Marrufo (AVAR3)TurkeyTurkey RussiaRussia 
GermanyGermany GermanyGermany GermanyGermany United StatesUnited States 

Morocco were clearly superior in the early stages, while Iran had a great chance to lead just before half-time. Due to the good positional play of the Iranians with their own weak offensive at the same time, the flow of the game was rather slow; Morocco had the only goal opportunity in the second half in the 80th minute. The decision was made by the first own goal of the tournament: After an Iranian free kick, substitute Bouhaddouz headed the ball into his own goal in an attempt to clear it.

Portugal - Spain 3: 3 (2: 1)

Portugal Spain Lineup
PortugalPortugal
1st matchday
June 15, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CEST ) in Sochi ( Sochi Olympic Stadium )
Spectators: 43,866
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy ) 2ItalyItaly 
Match report
SpainSpain
Line up Portugal against Spain
Rui Patrício - Cédric , Pepe , José Fonte , Raphaël Guerreiro - William Carvalho , João Moutinho - Bernardo Silva (69th Ricardo Quaresma ), Gonçalo Guedes (80th André Silva ), Bruno Fernandes (68th João Mário ) - Cristiano Ronaldo Coach: Fernando Santos(C)Captain of the crew
David de Gea - Nacho , Gerard Piqué , Sergio Ramos , Jordi Alba - Sergio Busquets , Koke - David Silva (86th Lucas Vázquez ), Isco , Andrés Iniesta (70th Thiago ) - Diego Costa (77th Iago Aspas ) Coach: Fernando Hierro(C)Captain of the crew
goal1: 0 Cristiano Ronaldo (4th, penalty kick)

goal2: 1 Cristiano Ronaldo (44.)


goal3: 3 Cristiano Ronaldo (88.)

goal1: 1 Diego Costa (24th)

goal2: 2 Diego Costa (55th)
goal2: 3 Nacho (58th)
yellow cards Bruno Fernandes (28.) yellow cards Busquets (17.)
Player of the Match: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2Assistants: Elenito Di Liberatore and Mauro Tonolini , Fourth Official: Ryūji Satō Video Assistants : Massimiliano Irrati (VAR), Paolo Valeri (AVAR1), Carlos Astroza (AVAR2), Daniele Orsato (AVAR3)ItalyItaly JapanJapan 
ItalyItaly ItalyItaly ChileChile ItalyItaly 

Shortly after the start, Nacho owed a penalty with a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo, which he safely converted. The compensation for the Spaniards, who gradually found their way into the game, fell through a single action by Diego Costa, who first prevailed hard against Pepe, but without a foul in the opinion of the referee team, and then played off two other defenders before he finished to 1-1. Shortly afterwards, Isco shot the ball to the lower edge of the crossbar, from where it jumped onto the goal line. Spain dominated the game but fell behind again as goalkeeper de Gea could not intercept a shot from Cristiano Ronaldo and steered it into their own goal. After half-time, Diego Costa scored again from a free kick before Nacho gave the Spanish lead with a long-range shot. As a result, Portugal was barely able to develop a goal risk, but was equalized by a free kick that Cristiano Ronaldo converted directly.

Portugal - Morocco 1: 0 (1: 0)

Portugal Morocco Lineup
PortugalPortugal
2nd matchday
June 20, 2018 at 3 p.m. (2 p.m. CEST ) in Moscow ( Luzhniki Olympic Stadium )
Spectators: 78,011
Referee: Mark Geiger ( United States ) 3United StatesUnited States 
Match report
MoroccoMorocco
Line up Portugal against Morocco
Rui Patrício - Cédric , Pepe , José Fonte , Raphaël Guerreiro - Bernardo Silva (59th Gelson Martins ), William Carvalho , João Moutinho (89th Adrien Silva ), João Mário (70th Bruno Fernandes ) - Gonçalo Guedes , Cristiano Ronaldo Coach: Fernando Santos(C)Captain of the crew
Munir El Kajoui - Nabil Dirar , Medhi Benatia , Manuel da Costa , Achraf Hakimi - Karim El Ahmadi (86th Fayçal Fajr ), Mbark Boussoufa - Nordin Amrabat , Younès Belhanda (75th Mehdi Carcela-González ), Hakim Ziyech - Khalid Boutaïb ( 70. Ayoub El Kaabi ) Coach: Hervé Renard ( France ) (C)Captain of the crew
FranceFrance 
goal 1-0 Cristiano Ronaldo (4th)
yellow cards Adrien Silva (90th + 2 ′) yellow cards Benatia (40.)
Player of the Match: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
3Assistants: Frank Anderson and Joe Fletcher , Fourth Official: Sergei Karassjow Video Assistants : Felix Zwayer (VAR), Jair Marrufo (AVAR1), Simon Lount (AVAR2), Bastian Dankert (AVAR3)United StatesUnited States CanadaCanada RussiaRussia 
GermanyGermany United StatesUnited States New ZealandNew Zealand GermanyGermany 

Iran - Spain 0: 1 (0: 0)

Iran Spain Lineup
IranIran
2nd matchday
June 20, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CEST ) in Kazan ( Kazan Arena )
Spectators: 42,718
Referee: Andrés Cunha ( Uruguay ) 4UruguayUruguay 
Match report
SpainSpain
Line up Iran against Spain
Alireza Beiranvand - Ramin Rezaeian , Seyed Majid Hosseini , Morteza Pouraliganji , Ehsan Hajsafi (69. Milad Mohammadi ) - Omid Ebrahimi , Saeid Ezatolahi - Karim Ansarifard (74. Alireza Jahanbakhsh ), Mahdi Taremi , Vahid Amiri (86. Saman Ghoddos ) - Sardar Azmoun Coach: Carlos Queiroz ( Portugal ) (C)Captain of the crew
PortugalPortugal 
David de Gea - Dani Carvajal , Gerard Piqué , Sergio Ramos , Jordi Alba - Sergio Busquets , Andrés Iniesta (71st Koke ) - David Silva , Isco , Lucas Vázquez (79th Marco Asensio ) - Diego Costa (89th Rodrigo ) Coach: Fernando Hierro(C)Captain of the crew
goal 0: 1 Diego Costa (54th)
yellow cards Amiri (79.), Ebrahimi (90. + 2 ′)
Player of the Match: Diego Costa (Spain)
4thAssistants: Mauricio Espinosa and Nicolas Taran , Fourth Official: Julio Bascuñán Video Assistants : Mauro Vigliano (VAR), Wilton Sampaio (AVAR1), Alexander Guzman (AVAR2), Massimiliano Irrati (AVAR3)UruguayUruguay ChileChile 
ArgentinaArgentina BrazilBrazil ColombiaColombia ItalyItaly 

In a heated game with many small interruptions, striker Diego Costa was able to overcome the Iranian defensive in the 54th minute. However, only with the help of opposing defender Rezaeian, who shot the Spanish striker while trying to clear a low pass from Iniesta, the ball then ricocheted off his knee and rolled over the line. A hit by the Iranian Ezatolahi a little later was not recognized after the use of video evidence because of a previous offside position.

Iran - Portugal 1: 1 (0: 1)

Iran Portugal Lineup
IranIran
3rd matchday
June 25, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CEST ) in Saransk ( Mordovia Arena )
Spectators: 41,685
Referee: Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) 5ParaguayParaguay 
Match report
PortugalPortugal
Positioning Iran against Portugal
Alireza Beiranvand - Ramin Rezaeian , Seyed Majid Hosseini , Morteza Pouraliganji , Ehsan Hajsafi (56. Milad Mohammadi ) - Mahdi Taremi , Alireza Jahanbakhsh (70. Saman Ghoddos ) Saeid Ezatolahi (76. Karim Ansarifard ) Omid Ebrahimi , Vahid Amiri - Sardar Azmoun Coach: Carlos Queiroz ( Portugal ) (C)Captain of the crew
PortugalPortugal 
Rui Patrício - Cédric , Pepe , José Fonte , Raphaël Guerreiro - Ricardo Quaresma (70th Bernardo Silva ), William Carvalho , Adrien Silva , João Mário (84th João Moutinho ) - André Silva (90th + 6 ′ Gonçalo Guedes ), Cristiano Ronaldo coach: Fernando Santos(C)Captain of the crew

goal 1: 1 Ansarifard (90th + 3 ′, hand penalty)
goal 0: 1 Ricardo Quaresma (45th)
yellow cards Hajsafi (52nd), Azmoun (54th) yellow cards Raphaël Guerreiro (33.), Ricardo Quaresma (64.), Cristiano Ronaldo (83.), Cédric (90. + 8 ′)
Penalty missed Beiranvand saves a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo (53.).
Player of the Match: Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal)
5Assistants: Eduardo Cardozo and Juan Zorrilla , Fourth official: Mehdi Abid Charef Video assistants: Massimiliano Irrati (VAR), Gery Vargas (AVAR1), Hernán Maidana (AVAR2), Paolo Valeri (AVAR3)ParaguayParaguay AlgeriaAlgeria 
ItalyItaly BoliviaBolivia ArgentinaArgentina ItalyItaly 

Spain - Morocco 2: 2 (1: 1)

Spain Morocco Lineup
SpainSpain
3rd matchday
June 25, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. in Kaliningrad ( Kaliningrad Stadium )
Spectators: 33,973
Referee: Ravshan Ermatov ( Uzbekistan ) 6UzbekistanUzbekistan 
Match report
MoroccoMorocco
Line up Spain against Morocco
David de Gea - Dani Carvajal , Gerard Piqué , Sergio Ramos , Jordi Alba - Sergio Busquets , Thiago (74th Marco Asensio ) - David Silva (84th Rodrigo ), Isco , Andrés Iniesta - Diego Costa (74th Iago Aspas ) Coach: Fernando Hierro(C)Captain of the crew
Munir El Kajoui - Nabil Dirar , Manuel da Costa , Romain Saïss , Achraf Hakimi - Karim El Ahmadi , Mbark Boussoufa - Nordin Amrabat , Younès Belhanda (63rd Fayçal Fajr ), Hakim Ziyech (85th Aziz Bouhaddouz ) - Khalid Boutaïb (72nd place ) Youssef En-Nesyri ) Coach: Hervé Renard ( France ) (C)Captain of the crew
FranceFrance 

goal1: 1 Isco (19th)

goal2: 2 Aspas (90th + 1 ′)
goal0: 1 Boutaïb (14th)

goal1: 2 En-Nesyri (81st)
yellow cards El Ahmadi (21st), Amrabat (29th), da Costa (31st), Boussoufa (31st), El Kajoui (89th), Hakimi (90th + 3 ′)
Player of the Match: Isco (Spain)
6thAssistants: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov and Jahongir Saidov , fourth official: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Mohammed Video assistants: Felix Zwayer (VAR), Bastian Dankert (AVAR1), Mark Borsch (AVAR2), Danny Makkelie (AVAR3)UzbekistanUzbekistan United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
GermanyGermany GermanyGermany GermanyGermany NetherlandsNetherlands 

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 90 + 5! Bouhaddouz's own goal makes Iran cheer. In: kicker.de . June 15, 2018, accessed June 17, 2018 .
  2. Three times "CR7": Cristiano Ronaldo annoys Spain. In: kicker.de . June 15, 2018, accessed June 17, 2018 .
  3. Brave Iran struggles with Diego Costa's knee. In: kicker.de . June 20, 2018, accessed June 21, 2018 .