Russia 2018 - Group H
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Russia 2018: Group H.
Coverage of Group H matches during the 2018 World Cup Finals in Russia between Colombia, Japan, Poland, Senegal.
2018 World Cup Finals - Group H - Fixtures and Results
| Group H | P | W | D | L | F/A | Dif | Pts |
Colombia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5/2 | +3 | 6 |
Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 | -- | 4 |
Senegal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 | -- | 4 |
Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2/5 | -3 | 3 |
Group H Games
Tuesday, 19th June
Colombia vs
Japan
in Saransk
(1:2)
Colombia were down to ten men within three minutes; after Carlos Sanchez was dismissed for deliberate handball.
Shinji Kagawa then put Japan ahead from the spot.
Six minutes before half-time, Juan Quintero levelled for Colombia from a
free-kick.
Half-time: Colombia 1 - Japan 1
Japan made good use of their man advantage
and it was little surprise when they restored their lead through Yuya
Osako's 73rd minute header.
Poland vs
Senegal
in Moscow Spartak
(1:2)
It took a while coming, with neither team willing to take a risk and both playing somewhat predictable; although Senegal did look a little racy with Mbaye Niang.
Lukasz Piszczek was aware of Niang's threat
and tried to pull him down; but the ball had already been released down
the left to Sadio Mane and squared to Idrissa Gueye. As Michal Pazdan
threw himself towards the ball, Gueye shot across the face of the goal
and was lucky that Thiago Cionek was standing in the middle, to deflect
the ball past Wojciech Szczesny.
Advantage Africa.
Half-time: Poland 0 - Senegal 1
A ridiculous back-pass, on the hour, saw
Szczesny run half way up the pitch to try and clear it. Niang, on from
the sideline, beat him to it and ran the ball into an empty net.
VAR didn't give Senegal a penalty five minutes from time.
Two minutes later, Grzegorz Krychowiak
headed Poland back into the game; from a Kamil Grosicki free-kick. Great
delivery.
As Poland pushed in search of an equaliser, Khadim Ndiaye made a vital punched clearance to keep them out, just before the final whistle.
Sunday, 24th June
Japan vs Senegal
in Ekaterinburg (2:2)
Liverpool's Sadio Mane put Senegal ahead in
the twelfth minute, knocking in the loose ball with his knee from Eiji Kawashima's low
double punch block.
Even though they weren't really in the game,
Japan pulled one back eleven minutes before half-time; Takashi Inui
striking low inside the right post, after a fine lay off on the left by
Yuto Nagatomo.
Half-time: Japan 1 - Senegal 1
Japan came close to taking the lead on the hour, as the ball ran across the face of the Senegal goal; but Yuya Osako couldn't get on the end of it.
Inui almost had a second, a few minutes late; his shotr flying off the top of the crossbar.
Twenty minutes from time, Sadio Mane flicked
the ball over a defender on the left, the ball was pulled back across
the Japan goal by Youssouf Sabaly. Niang flicked a backheel away from
goal for Moussa
Wague to run in to the box and slam the ball into the back of the net.
Dreadful defending by Senegal saw substitute
Keisuke Honda all alone in the middle to level the score for Japan.
Poland vs Colombia
in Kazan
(0:3)
A comfortable win over Poland for Colombia.
Yerry Mina got Colombia off the mark, just before the break.
Radamel Falcao scored his first ever World Cup Finals goal in the 70th minute and Juan Cuadrado rounded off the masterclass in the 75th.
Thursday, 28th June
Japan vs
Poland
in Volgograd
(0:1)
Poland are out and their goal in the second-half, from a free-kick, could take Japan with them; if Senegal and Colombia remained scoreless in Samara.
Then Colombia scored and Japan had to wait for the result in the other game, where Senegal were going out on fair play.
The final fifteen minutes of the match was a farce and it could have all gone sour had Senegal scored an equaliser.
Senegal vs
Colombia
in Samara
(0:1)
VAR was called on in the 17th minute and the referee had to righly overturn his Senegal penalty decision; after closely watching the great recovery tackle from the heel of Colombia's Davinson Sanchez on Sadio Mane.
Colombia came close with an early free-kick, otherwise it was Senegal who looked the most dangerous in the first forty-five minutes.
No goals in Volgograd either, so if things stay as they are Colombia would be out.
Half-time: Senegal 0 - Colombia 0
Poland's goal against Japan, just before the hour in Volgograd, threw a lifeline for the South Americans.
The tables turned in the
74th minute when Colombia took matters into
their own hands to possibly eliminate
Senegal and bring Japan back into the
picture; who are on fewer yellow cards.
Headed in by Yerry Mina with real
conviction.
And if we were to get really carried away and England win their group; then they would face Japan in the Second Round.
But it's not over yet. Senegal need to score if they want to stay in the tournament. A draw will be enough for them; no matter what Japan do, or don't do. Or Poland could score a second.
Alas, no team from Africa made it out of the Group Stage.
Second Round - Round of 16
Monday, 2nd July
Belgium vs Japan
in
Rostov-on-Don (3:2)
Japan were in the driving seat for much of the game but were out done by a Belgium counter attack masterclass in stoppage time.
Tuesday, 3rd July
Colombia vs England
in
Moscow Spartak (1:1aet 3:4pens)
Colombia equalised in the last minute of stoppage time but lost out in the penalty shootout.
Russia 2018 World Cup Groups
Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D - Group E - Group F - Group G - Group H.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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