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2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place from 14 to 25 June 2018.[1] The group consists of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.[2]

Teams[change]

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1] June 2018
A1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1 UEFA Hosts 2 December 2010 11th[nb 2] 2014 Fourth place (1966)[nb 3] 65
A2 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 4 AFC AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 5 September 2017 5th 2006 Round of 16 (1994) 63
A3 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 3 CAF CAF Third Round Group E winners 8 October 2017 3rd 1990 First round (1934), Group stage (1990) 30
A4 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 2 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up 10 October 2017 13th 2014 Winners (1930, 1950) 17
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ This is the 4th appearance of Russia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union, who qualified on 7 occasions.
  3. ↑ Russia's best result is group stage in 1994, 2002, and 2014. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union.

Standings[change]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group A will advance to play the runners-up of Group B.
  • The runners-up of Group A will advance to play the winners of Group B.

Matches[change]

All times listed are local time.[1]

Russia vs Saudi Arabia[change]

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Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg5–0File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Cheryshev Goal 43', 90+1'
Gazinsky Goal 12'
Dzyuba Goal 71'
Golovin Goal 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 78,011[3]

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GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 2 Mário Fernandes
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov
CM 8 Yury Gazinsky
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov Substituted off 64'
AM 9 Alan Dzagoev Substituted off 24'
LW 17 Aleksandr Golovin Yellow card 88'
CF 10 Fyodor Smolov Substituted off 70'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Denis Cheryshev Substituted in 24'
MF 7 Daler Kuzyayev Substituted in 64'
FW 22 Artem Dzyuba Substituted in 70'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
File:RUS-KSA 2018-06-14.svg
GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 5 Omar Hawsawi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM 14 Abdullah Otayf Substituted off 64'
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim Yellow card 90+3'
RW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
LW 8 Yahya Al-Shehri Substituted off 72'
CF 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad Substituted in 64'
MF 9 Hattan Bahebri Substituted in 72'
FW 20 Muhannad Assiri Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Hérnan Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Egypt vs Uruguay[change]

The two teams have only played each other once, in a friendly game back in 2006 won by Uruguay 2–0.

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Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg0–1File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Report Giménez Goal 89'
Attendance: 27,015[6]

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GK 23 Mohamed El-Shenawy
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB 2 Ali Gabr
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi Yellow card 90+6'
LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 8 Tarek Hamed Substituted off 50'
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny
RW 22 Amr Warda Substituted off 82'
AM 19 Abdallah Said
LW 21 Trézéguet
CF 9 Marwan Mohsen Substituted off 63'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Sam Morsy Yellow card 90+4' Substituted in 50'
FW 11 Kahraba Substituted in 63'
FW 14 Ramadan Sobhi Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper
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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 4 Guillermo Varela
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 22 Martín Cáceres
RM 8 Nahitan Nández Substituted off 58'
CM 15 Matías Vecino Substituted off 87'
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur
LM 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta Substituted off 59'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 5 Carlos Sánchez Substituted in 58'
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez Substituted in 59'
MF 14 Lucas Torreira Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Fifth official:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Clément Turpin (France)

Russia vs Egypt[change]

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Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg3–1File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Fathy Goal 47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev Goal 59'
Dzyuba Goal 62'		 Report Salah Goal 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 64,468[9]

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GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 2 Mário Fernandes
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov Substituted off 86'
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
CM 8 Yury Gazinsky
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 17 Aleksandr Golovin
LW 6 Denis Cheryshev Substituted off 74'
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba Substituted off 79'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Daler Kuzyayev Substituted in 74'
FW 10 Fyodor Smolov Yellow card 84' Substituted in 79'
DF 13 Fyodor Kudryashov Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
File:RUS-EGY 2018-06-19.svg
GK 23 Mohamed El-Shenawy
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB 2 Ali Gabr
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi
LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 8 Tarek Hamed
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny Substituted off 64'
RW 10 Mohamed Salah
AM 19 Abdallah Said
LW 21 Trézéguet Yellow card 57' Substituted off 68'
CF 9 Marwan Mohsen Substituted off 82'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Amr Warda Substituted in 64'
FW 14 Ramadan Sobhi Substituted in 68'
FW 11 Kahraba Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Fifth official:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia[change]

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Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Suárez Goal 23' Report
Attendance: 42,678[12]

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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 4 Guillermo Varela
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 22 Martín Cáceres
RM 5 Carlos Sánchez Substituted off 82'
CM 15 Matías Vecino Substituted off 59'
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur
LM 7 Cristian Rodríguez Substituted off 59'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 17 Diego Laxalt Substituted in 59'
MF 14 Lucas Torreira Substituted in 59'
MF 8 Nahitan Nández Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
File:URU-KSA 2018-06-20.svg
GK 22 Mohammed Al-Owais
RB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 4 Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 14 Abdullah Otayf
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim Substituted off 44'
RW 9 Hattan Bahebri Substituted off 75'
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad Substituted off 78'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Housain Al-Mogahwi Substituted in 44'
MF 12 Mohamed Kanno Substituted in 75'
FW 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Fifth official:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Uruguay vs Russia[change]

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Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Suárez Goal 10'
Cheryshev Goal 23' (o.g.)
Cavani Goal 90'		 Report
Attendance: 41,970[15]

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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
CB 19 Sebastián Coates
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
CB 22 Martín Cáceres
DM 14 Lucas Torreira
CM 15 Matías Vecino
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur Yellow card 59' Substituted off 63'
RW 8 Nahitan Nández Substituted off 73'
LW 17 Diego Laxalt
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani Substituted off 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta Substituted in 63'
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez Substituted in 73'
FW 18 Maxi Gómez Substituted in 90+3'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
File:URU-RUS 2018-06-25.svg
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 23 Igor Smolnikov Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 36'
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
CM 8 Yury Gazinsky Yellow card 9' Substituted off 46'
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 15 Aleksei Miranchuk Substituted off 60'
LW 6 Denis Cheryshev Substituted off 38'
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
DF 2 Mário Fernandes Substituted in 38'
MF 7 Daler Kuzyayev Substituted in 46'
FW 10 Fyodor Smolov Substituted in 60'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Clément Turpin (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Saudi Arabia vs Egypt[change]

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Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Al-Faraj Goal 45+6' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari Goal 90+5'		 Report Salah Goal 22'
Attendance: 36,823[18]

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GK 21 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 23 Motaz Hawsawi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 14 Abdullah Otayf
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM 16 Housain Al-Mogahwi
RW 9 Hattan Bahebri Substituted off 65'
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad Substituted off 79'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Muhannad Assiri Substituted in 65'
MF 8 Yahya Al-Shehri Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi
File:KSA-EGY 2018-06-25.svg
GK 1 Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy Yellow card 86'
CB 2 Ali Gabr Yellow card 45+5'
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi
LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny
CM 8 Tarek Hamed
RW 10 Mohamed Salah
AM 19 Abdallah Said Substituted off 45+7'
LW 21 Trézéguet Substituted off 81'
CF 9 Marwan Mohsen Substituted off 64'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Amr Warda Substituted in 45+7'
FW 14 Ramadan Sobhi Substituted in 64'
FW 11 Kahraba Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

References[change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Russia-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Russia v Saudi Arabia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Egypt-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Egypt-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Egypt v Uruguay – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Russia-Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Russia v Egypt – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Uruguay-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Uruguay v Saudi Arabia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Uruguay v Russia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Saudi Arabia v Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Saudi Arabia v Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Saudi Arabia v Egypt – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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