2018 FIFA World Cup Group G

Last updated

2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting Group G of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage. Russia stamp 2018 No.  2351.jpg
2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting Group G of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.

Group G of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 18 to 28 June 2018. [1] The group consisted of Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, and England. The top two teams, Belgium and England, advanced to the round of 16, [2] and went on to meet each other again in the third-place play-off.

Contents

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2017 [nb 1] June 2018
G1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1 UEFA UEFA Group H winners3 September 201713th 2014 (quarter-finals)Fourth place (1986)53
G2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4 CONCACAF CONCACAF fifth round third place10 October 20171st4955
G3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3 CAF CAF third round group A winners11 November 20175th 2006 (group stage)Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006)2821
G4Flag of England.svg  England 2 UEFA UEFA Group F winners5 October 201715th 2014 (group stage)Winners (1966)1212
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 320183+56
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 31025833
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 300321190
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are local time. [1]

Belgium vs Panama

The two teams had never met before this World Cup match. [3]

Yannick Carrasco and Dries Mertens forced early saves from goalkeeper Jaime Penedo. Eden Hazard hit the side-netting after pouncing on a loose backpass from Román Torres. Hazard fired wide in the 26th minute and was left hobbling by heavy challenges from Michael Amir Murillo and Torres. Hazard then shook off the blows and forced Penedo into a save with his legs. [4] After a goalless first half, Mertens steered in a right-foot volley from the right of the penalty area to give Belgium the lead. [5] Kevin De Bruyne almost doubled the lead but narrowly missed the target with a 25-yard free-kick that curled away from Penedo's right-hand post. Belgium doubled their lead in the 69th minute after Romelu Lukaku scored with a diving header after a cross from the left by Kevin De Bruyne. Lukaku then added a third with a chipped finish from the left of the penalty area after a through ball from Hazard. [4]

Belgium's last victory by two goals or more at the FIFA World Cup was a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay in 1990. It also matched their best win in World Cup history, along with a 3–0 victory over El Salvador in 1970. [6]

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,257 [7]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body belgica1819h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts belg18h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks belg18h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Belgium [8]
Kit left arm pana18a.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body pana18a.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm pana18a.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks panama18a.png
Kit socks long.svg
Panama [8]
GK1 Thibaut Courtois
CB2 Toby Alderweireld
CB20 Dedryck Boyata
CB5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow card.svg 59'
RM15 Thomas Meunier Yellow card.svg 14'
CM7 Kevin De Bruyne Yellow card.svg 88'
CM6 Axel Witsel Sub off.svg 90'
LM11 Yannick Carrasco Sub off.svg 74'
RW14 Dries Mertens Sub off.svg 83'
LW10 Eden Hazard (c)
CF9 Romelu Lukaku
Substitutions:
MF19 Mousa Dembélé Sub on.svg 74'
MF16 Thorgan Hazard Sub on.svg 83'
MF22 Nacer Chadli Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Martínez
BEL-PAN 2018-06-18.svg
GK1 Jaime Penedo
RB2 Michael Amir Murillo Yellow card.svg 51'
CB5 Román Torres (c)
CB4 Fidel Escobar
LB15 Erick Davis Yellow card.svg 18'
DM6 Gabriel Gómez
CM11 Armando Cooper Yellow card.svg 49'
CM20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow card.svg 57'
RW8 Yoel Bárcenas Yellow card.svg 45+2'Sub off.svg 63'
LW21 José Luis Rodríguez Sub off.svg 63'
CF7 Blas Pérez Sub off.svg 73'
Substitutions:
FW9 Gabriel Torres Sub on.svg 63'
FW10 Ismael Díaz Sub on.svg 63'
FW18 Luis Tejada Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match:
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) [7]

Assistant referees: [8]
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Tunisia vs England

The two teams had met in two matches, including one game at the 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage, an England 2–0 victory. [9]

England scored in the 11th minute when Mouez Hassen stopped a John Stones' header from a corner from the left, but could not save a Harry Kane follow-up from close range. Hassen was substituted four minutes later for Farouk Ben Mustapha due to an injury earlier in the game, after he had a collision with Jesse Lingard. Lingard then mishit a volley from Ashley Young's cross to the far post. [10] After 10 minutes, Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef. [11] Kane had an appeal for a penalty waved away within five minutes of the restart as he was seemingly impeded by a pair of Tunisia players at a corner. [12] In the additional time, Harry Maguire flicked a Kieran Trippier corner from the right into the path of Kane, who headed it inside the goal after being left free at the back post. [10] [13]

England scored more than once for the first time in 10 World Cup matches, since a 2–2 draw against Sweden in 2006. Kane became the first England player to score a brace in a World Cup match since Gary Lineker against Cameroon in 1990. [11]

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 41,064 [14]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Kit left arm tunisia18h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body tunisia18h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm tunisia18h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts tunisia18h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks uhlsportfootballtunisia18h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Tunisia [15]
Kit left arm eng18a.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body eng18a.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm eng18a.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts eng18a2.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks eng18a.png
Kit socks long.svg
England [15]
GK22 Mouez Hassen Sub off.svg 16'
RB11 Dylan Bronn
CB2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB4 Yassine Meriah
LB12 Ali Maâloul
CM13 Ferjani Sassi
CM17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM9 Anice Badri
RF8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF10 Wahbi Khazri (c)Sub off.svg 85'
LF23 Naïm Sliti Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
GK1 Farouk Ben Mustapha Sub on.svg 16'
MF14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor Sub on.svg 74'
FW19 Saber Khalifa Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul
TUN-ENG 2018-06-18.svg
GK1 Jordan Pickford
CB2 Kyle Walker Yellow card.svg 33'
CB5 John Stones
CB6 Harry Maguire
DM8 Jordan Henderson
CM20 Dele Alli Sub off.svg 80'
CM7 Jesse Lingard Sub off.svg 90+3'
RM12 Kieran Trippier
LM18 Ashley Young
CF10 Raheem Sterling Sub off.svg 68'
CF9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
FW19 Marcus Rashford Sub on.svg 68'
MF21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub on.svg 80'
MF4 Eric Dier Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England) [14]

Assistant referees: [15]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Belgium vs Tunisia

The two teams had faced each other in three matches, including one game at the 2002 FIFA World Cup group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw. [9]

Just 6 minutes into the game, Syam Ben Youssef's late challenge on Eden Hazard was deemed, with the use of VAR, to have been just inside the area and he stepped up to score the penalty into the bottom-left corner. Ten minutes later, Dries Mertens won possession just inside the Tunisia half before driving forward and passing the ball to Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku then shot a low strike across Farouk Ben Mustapha into the bottom-right corner. Wahbi Khazri's free-kick from the left was met by Dylan Bronn, who flashed a header past Thibaut Courtois. Thomas Meunier found Lukaku inside the area, which he clipped over the onrushing Mustapha. Toby Alderweireld's long pass from defence was taken on the chest by Hazard, who then rounded Mustapha to stroke into an empty net. Michy Batshuayi met Youri Tielemans' cross at the back post with a controlled half-volley to score Belgium's 5th. Khazri scored deep into stoppage time after a swivel in the box. [16] [17]

Lukaku became the first player since Diego Maradona to score back-to-back braces in consecutive world cup games. [18] Hazard's penalty was Belgium's second quickest goal in a World Cup match (5:59), behind only Léopold Anoul's goal against England in 1954, in the fifth minute. [19] For Tunisia, it has registered as their worst defeat ever in their World Cup history.

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg5–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190 [20]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Kit left arm bel18a.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body bel18a.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm bel18a.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts belg18a.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks belg18a.png
Kit socks long.svg
Belgium [21]
Kit left arm tunisia18a.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body tunisia18a.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm tunisia18a.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts tunisia18a.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks uhlsportfootballtunisia18a.png
Kit socks long.svg
Tunisia [21]
GK1 Thibaut Courtois
CB2 Toby Alderweireld
CB20 Dedryck Boyata
CB5 Jan Vertonghen
RM15 Thomas Meunier
CM7 Kevin De Bruyne
CM6 Axel Witsel
LM11 Yannick Carrasco
RF14 Dries Mertens Sub off.svg 86'
CF9 Romelu Lukaku Sub off.svg 59'
LF10 Eden Hazard (c)Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutions:
MF8 Marouane Fellaini Sub on.svg 59'
FW21 Michy Batshuayi Sub on.svg 68'
MF17 Youri Tielemans Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Martínez
BEL-TUN 2018-06-23.svg
GK1 Farouk Ben Mustapha
RB11 Dylan Bronn Sub off.svg 24'
CB2 Syam Ben Youssef Sub off.svg 41'
CB4 Yassine Meriah
LB12 Ali Maâloul
CM7 Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
CM17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM13 Ferjani Sassi Yellow card.svg 14'Sub off.svg 59'
RF8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF10 Wahbi Khazri (c)
LF9 Anice Badri
Substitutions:
DF21 Hamdi Nagguez Sub on.svg 24'
DF3 Yohan Benalouane Sub on.svg 41'
FW23 Naïm Sliti Sub on.svg 59'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium) [20]

Assistant referees: [21]
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

England vs Panama

The two teams had never met before. [3]

John Stones headed in from Kieran Trippier's corner to open the scoring. Harry Kane converted a penalty to make it 2–0 following a foul on Jesse Lingard, who was next to find the net with a curling finish with his right foot from the edge of the area. Stones nodded home the rebound after goalkeeper Jaime Penedo had kept out Raheem Sterling's close-range header. Kane scored his second penalty of the match in the stoppage time of first half, hammering the ball into Penedo's top right corner after referee had spotted a foul on the forward by Fidel Escobar. Kane completed his hat-trick when a deflected shot by Ruben Loftus-Cheek flicked off from his ankle. Felipe Baloy scored Panama's first-ever World Cup goal, with a half-volley from a Ricardo Ávila free-kick. [22] The result ensured that both England and Belgium would advance to the knockout stage, while Tunisia and Panama would be eliminated at the group stage.

Gary Lineker was the last England player before Kane to notch more than one goal in consecutive World Cup matches, 32 years ago. At Mexico 1986, Lineker followed up a hat-trick against Poland with a brace against Paraguay. [23] This was England's biggest win at a major tournament. Stones became the first England defender to score two goals in a World Cup match. Kane is the first player to score at least twice in both of his first two World Cup appearances since Grzegorz Lato of Poland in 1974. [24] Kane is the third England player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, after Geoff Hurst against Germany in the 1966 final and Gary Lineker against Poland in 1986. [25]

England  Flag of England.svg6–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Kit left arm eng18h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body eng18home.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm eng18h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts eng18h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
England [27]
Kit left arm crc18h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body pan18h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm crc18h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks panama18h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Panama [27]
GK1 Jordan Pickford
CB2 Kyle Walker
CB5 John Stones
CB6 Harry Maguire
DM8 Jordan Henderson
CM21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Yellow card.svg 24'
CM7 Jesse Lingard Sub off.svg 63'
RM12 Kieran Trippier Sub off.svg 70'
LM18 Ashley Young
CF10 Raheem Sterling
CF9 Harry Kane (c)Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
FW11 Jamie Vardy Sub on.svg 63'
DF17 Fabian Delph Sub on.svg 63'
DF3 Danny Rose Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
ENG-PAN 2018-06-24.svg
GK1 Jaime Penedo
RB2 Michael Amir Murillo Yellow card.svg 72'
CB5 Román Torres (c)
CB4 Fidel Escobar Yellow card.svg 44'
LB15 Erick Davis
DM6 Gabriel Gómez Sub off.svg 69'
CM11 Armando Cooper Yellow card.svg 10'
CM20 Aníbal Godoy Sub off.svg 62'
RW8 Yoel Bárcenas Sub off.svg 69'
LW21 José Luis Rodríguez
CF7 Blas Pérez
Substitutions:
MF19 Ricardo Ávila Sub on.svg 62'
FW16 Abdiel Arroyo Sub on.svg 69'
DF23 Felipe Baloy Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England) [26]

Assistant referees: [27]
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Mark Geiger (United States)

England vs Belgium

The two teams had met in 21 matches, including two matches at the World Cup, one round of 16 game at the 1990 FIFA World Cup which ended in a 1–0 victory for England, and one group stage game at the 1954 FIFA World Cup which ended in a 4–4 draw. [9] Both teams had already guaranteed to advance to the last 16 before kick off, with the winner securing top spot in the group.

Both teams fielded significantly altered line-ups before the game, with media outlets stating that a loss could potentially become beneficial, as the winner would be in the half of the draw with the 4 of the top 7 sides in the world. [lower-alpha 1] [28] [29]

Jordan Pickford kept out a long-range drive from Youri Tielemans before the goalkeeper was rescued by Gary Cahill's goal-line clearance after the ball squirmed out of his grasp. In the 51st minute, Adnan Januzaj cut in from the right and hit a left foot shot into the top left corner of the net. Jamie Vardy sent Marcus Rashford through on goal in the 66th minute, but the striker's effort was turned wide of the post by a touch from Thibaut Courtois. [30]

This 1–0 victory ended Belgium's 82-year winless run against England which dates back to a friendly played in Brussels on 9 May 1936. The scoreline was 3–2 on that occasion. [31] This is the first World Cup match (other than 0–0 draws) in which England failed to score since a 1–0 loss to Portugal in 1986. [32]

England  Flag of England.svg0–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Kit left arm eng18h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body eng18home.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm eng18h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts eng18h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
England [34]
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body belgica1819h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts belg18h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks belg18h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Belgium [34]
GK1 Jordan Pickford
CB16 Phil Jones
CB5 John Stones Sub off.svg 46'
CB15 Gary Cahill
DM4 Eric Dier (c)
CM21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
CM17 Fabian Delph
RW22 Trent Alexander-Arnold Sub off.svg 79'
LW3 Danny Rose
CF19 Marcus Rashford
CF11 Jamie Vardy
Substitutions:
DF6 Harry Maguire Sub on.svg 46'
FW14 Danny Welbeck Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
ENG-BEL 2018-06-28.svg
GK1 Thibaut Courtois (c)
CB23 Leander Dendoncker Yellow card.svg 33'
CB20 Dedryck Boyata
CB3 Thomas Vermaelen Sub off.svg 74'
RM22 Nacer Chadli
CM8 Marouane Fellaini
CM19 Mousa Dembélé
LM16 Thorgan Hazard
RF18 Adnan Januzaj Sub off.svg 86'
CF21 Michy Batshuayi
LF17 Youri Tielemans Yellow card.svg 19'
Substitutions:
DF4 Vincent Kompany Sub on.svg 74'
FW14 Dries Mertens Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) [33]

Assistant referees: [34]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Panama vs Tunisia

The two teams had never met before. [3] Both teams had already been eliminated from the tournament before the match.

Panama took the lead in the 33rd minute, after a José Rodríguez shot from outside the penalty area took a deflection off Yassine Meriah and nestle in the back of the net. In the 51st minute, Naïm Sliti found Wahbi Khazri down the right and the latter's low cross was converted by Fakhreddine Ben Youssef just six yards out. At the 66 minute mark, Khazri finished off a cross from the left by Oussama Haddadi from close range at the back post. [35] [36]

Tunisia won a World Cup match after 40 years, since their 3–1 victory over Mexico in 1978. Panama became the first nation since Serbia & Montenegro and Togo in 2006 to lose each of their first three World Cup games. Panama's goal means this is the first World Cup tournament in which every side has scored at least two goals in the competition. Meriah's own goal was the 50th in World Cup history. [37]

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 37,168 [38]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Kit left arm crc18h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body pan18h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm crc18h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks panama18h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Panama [39]
Kit left arm tunisia18h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body tunisia18h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm tunisia18h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts tunisia18h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks uhlsportfootballtunisia18h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Tunisia [39]
GK1 Jaime Penedo
RB13 Adolfo Machado
CB5 Román Torres (c)Sub off.svg 56'
CB4 Fidel Escobar
LB17 Luis Ovalle
DM6 Gabriel Gómez Yellow card.svg 80'
CM20 Aníbal Godoy
CM19 Ricardo Ávila Yellow card.svg 78'Sub off.svg 81'
RW8 Yoel Bárcenas
LW21 José Luis Rodríguez
CF9 Gabriel Torres Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
DF3 Harold Cummings Sub on.svg 46'
FW18 Luis Tejada Yellow card.svg 90+6'Sub on.svg 56'
FW16 Abdiel Arroyo Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Hernán Darío Gómez
PAN-TUN 2018-06-28.svg
GK16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB6 Rami Bedoui
CB4 Yassine Meriah
LB5 Oussama Haddadi
CM13 Ferjani Sassi Yellow card.svg 44'Sub off.svg 46'
CM17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM20 Ghailene Chaalali Yellow card.svg 90+3'
RF8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF10 Wahbi Khazri Sub off.svg 89'
LF23 Naïm Sliti Sub off.svg 77'
Substitutions:
FW9 Anice Badri Yellow card.svg 71'Sub on.svg 46'
MF15 Ahmed Khalil Sub on.svg 77'
MF18 Bassem Srarfi Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

Man of the Match:
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia) [38]

Assistant referees: [39]
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [2]

Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of England.svg  England 11−2
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 13−4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32−5
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 533−11

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panama national football team</span> National association football team

The Panama national football team represents Panama in men's international football and is governed by the Panamanian Football Federation. The team represents all three FIFA, CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 FIFA World Cup</span> Association football tournament in Russia

The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in late 2010. It was the eleventh time the championships had been held in Europe, the first time they were held in Eastern Europe, and the first time they were held across two continents. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup ever held until it was surpassed by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wahbi Khazri</span> Footballer (born 1991)

Wahbi Khazri is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, left winger or forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.

The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India from 6 to 28 October 2017, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 5 December 2013. The tournament marked the first time India hosted a FIFA tournament and the second Asian country to host U-17 World Cup after United Arab Emirates in 2013. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133, surpassing China's record in 1985 with 1,230,976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fakhreddine Ben Youssef</span> Tunisian footballer (born 1991)

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al-Masry and the Tunisia national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup</span> International football competition

The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament was hosted by South Korea from 20 May to 11 June 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the FIFA World Cup</span> Overview of France at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of France's results at the FIFA World Cup. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 16 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country. The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup</span> International football competition

The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament was hosted by Poland between 23 May and 15 June 2019. This was the first FIFA tournament hosted by Poland; the country had hosted UEFA international football events in the past including the UEFA Euro 2012 with Ukraine and the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup</span> Participation of Tunisias national football team in the FIFA World Cup

Tunisia has participated six times in the FIFA World Cup, the biggest men's football event in the world, in 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022. Tunisia has never been able to advance past the group stage on any of these occasions; they have played eighteen games, winning three, with five draws and ten defeats. The selection played its first qualifying match for a World Cup on 30 October 1960 against Morocco at the Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellyes Skhiri</span> Tunisian footballer (born 1995)

Ellyes Joris Skhiri is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Amir Murillo</span> Panamanian footballer (born 1996)

Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Panama national team.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

The knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 30 June with the round of 16 and ended on 15 July with the final match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off was also played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panama at the FIFA World Cup</span> Participation of Panamas national football team in the FIFA World Cup

Panama has qualified once for the FIFA World Cup, the 2018 edition. They directly qualified after securing the third spot in the hexagonal on the final round. This meant that after 10 failed qualification campaigns, Panama appeared at the World Cup for the first time in their history.

The following article is a summary of the 2017–18 football season in Belgium, which is the 1145th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2017 until June 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998)</span> Panamanian footballer (born 1998)

José Luis Rodríguez Francis, commonly known as Puma, is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the Panama national team.

The following article concerns the performance of Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 FIFA World Cup Group D</span>

Matches in Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from 22 to 30 November 2022. The group consisted of reigning world champions France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. The top two teams, France and Australia advanced to the round of 16. Australia, Denmark and France were also in Group C of the previous World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of the Tunisia national football team</span>

The Tunisia national football team is the national team that represents Tunisia in men's international football, since it played its first match on 2 June 1957 against Libya, which ended with Tunisia winning 4–2. It is a member team of the FIFA internationally and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on the continent. It is supervised by the Tunisian Football Federation, which was established on 29 March 1957, after Tunisia's independence. Jalel Kadri has been coaching the team since 30 January 2022, accompanied by his assistants Ali Boumnijel and Selim Benachour. The Tunisian national team is nicknamed the Eagles of Carthage, The team's colors are red and white, similar to the colors of the Tunisian flag, and its symbol is the Bald eagle. There have been periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level: from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. Most of its matches have been played since 2001 at the Stade Hammadi Agrebi which is located in the city of Radès, in the southern suburbs of the capital, Tunis. It has a capacity of 60,000 spectators.

References

  1. Belgium were ranked third, and Germany had already been eliminated. Only Switzerland (6) and Spain (10) would be on the loser's half of the draw from the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings
  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "2018 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Jamie (18 June 2018). "Mertens magic sets up Group G win". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.
  5. Emons, Michael (18 June 2018). "Belgium 3 Panama 0". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
  6. "Belgium prevail over gritty Panama". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Match report – Group G – Belgium v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Belgium v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "2018 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 McGee, Nicholas (18 June 2018). "Captain Kane saves Three Lions". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.
  11. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (18 June 2018). "Tunisia 1 England 2". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
  12. "Kane double ensures England defeat Tunisia in World Cup opener". Guardian. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  13. "England kick off campaign with hard-fought victory". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Match report – Group G – Tunisia v England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Tunisia v England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  16. Atkinson, Guy (23 June 2018). "Lukaku and Hazard shine as Red Devils run riot". Goal.com.
  17. "Belgium dazzle in seven-goal thriller". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018.
  18. "Belgium's Romelu Lukaku first to score back-to-back World Cup braces since Maradona". ESPN FC. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  19. Bevan, Chris (23 June 2018). "Belgium 5 Tunisia 2". BBC Sport.
  20. 1 2 "Match report – Group G – Belgium v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Belgium v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  22. Lancaster, Rob (24 June 2018). "Kane hat-trick sees Southgate's side sail through". Goal.com.
  23. "England romp past Panama and into last 16". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018.
  24. McNulty, Phil (24 June 2018). "England 6 Panama 1". BBC Sport.
  25. Law, Matt (24 June 2018). "England hat-trick hero Harry Kane 'irreplaceable' at World Cup, says manager Gareth Southgate". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  26. 1 2 "Match report – Group G – England v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  27. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – England v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  28. "England's game v Colombia 'biggest knockout game for decade'". BBC Sport. 28 June 2018.
  29. Delaney, Miguel (28 June 2018). "Three Lions still left wondering how good they really are after deflating defeat" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  30. Smith, Jamie (28 June 2018). "Januzaj stunner claims Group G top spot". Goal.com.
  31. "Belgium stay perfect, England finish second". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018.
  32. McNulty, Phil (28 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: England lose 1-0 to Belgium in final group game". BBC Sport.
  33. 1 2 "Match report – Group G – England v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  34. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – England v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  35. Chowdhury, Saj (28 June 2018). "Wahbi Khazri scores as Tunisia end with 2-1 win over Panama". BBC Sport.
  36. "Second-half surge sees Tunisia bow out in style". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018.
  37. Atkinson, Guy (28 June 2018). "Khazri seals first World Cup win in 40 years". Goal.com.
  38. 1 2 "Match report – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  39. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.