Warm-up is complete

Sixteen matches and blamestorming session

Here also died down the first week for the first time passing in Eastern Europe the XXI FIFA World Cup which was solemnly open on June 14 at the reconstructed Olympic stadium "Luzhniki" in Moscow. Participants and guests of the FIFA World Cup-2018 warmly were welcomed President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the president of FIFA by Janne Infantino.

the Tradition remains tradition

indisputable that constant readers of our weekly well know that the first week of any football World Cup where it passed and whatever national teams participated in it, is taken away on a peculiar verification of passports of all its 32 participants. The teams divided by a lot into eight groups, on four national teams in everyone, carry out developing attack: get accustomed, study not only rivals on group, but also potential opponents from other groups with which their ways can already meet in 1/8 finals play-off. At everything thus the strongest not really try to open all the cards or, on the contrary, to stun all and everything that were afraid. Such tradition.

But even if the team also will suffer defeat in the first match of the championship, it does not mean that for it at a group stage everything is lost. After all it is very long time ago counted without loss to jump out in a playoffs of these eight "boiling coppers" where competitions are carried out on circular system, it is necessary to reserve in three matches for itself at best five-six points from nine possible, and in the worst — four.

So when the reader of "the Crimean Telegraph" will open this issue of the newspaper, participants of 2018 FIFA World Cup will finish a peculiar warm-up, before for many of them decisive games of the second round. And now get acquainted with how passed sixteen matches of the first round.

14.06. Russian Federation — Saudi Arabia 5:0 (2:0). Moscow, "Luzhniki" (78 011 viewers). Arbitrator Nestor Pitana (Argentina). Goals: Gazinsky Youri (the 12th min.) Denise Cheryshev (the 43rd and the 90th), Artem Dzyuba (70th), Golovin Alexander (90th).

15.06. Egypt — Uruguay 0:1 (0:0). "Yekaterinburg Arena" (27 015). Arbitrator Keypers Bjrn (Netherlands). Goal: Ignasio Khose Khimenes Maria (90th).

At Russian Federation and Uruguay — on 3, at Egypt and Saudi Arabia — on 0 points. In the second round play: Russian Federation — Egypt, Uruguay — Saudi Arabia.

15.06. Portugal — Spain 3:3 (2:1). Sochi, Fisht stadium (44 698). Rocca's arbitrator Rokki Dzhanluka (Italy). Goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (4 foams. the 44th and the 88th) — Diego Costa (the 24th and the 55th), Ignasio Khose Nacho (58th).

15.06. Morocco — Iran 0:1 (0:0). St. Petersburg stadium (62 548). Arbitrator Chakyr Dzhyuneyt (Turkey). Goal: Aziz Bukhadduz (Morocco, the 90th, autogoal).

U Iran −3, Spain and Portugal — on 1, Morocco — 0 points. In the second round meet: Portugal — Morocco, Iran — Spain.

Group C

16.06. France — Australia 2:1 (0:0). "Kazan Arena" (41 279). Arbitrator Kunya Andres (Uruguay). Goals: Antoine Griezmann (the 58th, foams. ) Paule Labil Pogba (80th) — Mila Edinak (the 62nd, foams. ) .

16.06. Peru — Denmark 0:1 (0:0). Saransk, "Republic of Mordovia Arena" (40 502). Arbitrator Bakari Gassam (Gambia). Goal: Yusuf Poulsen (59th). On 45%2B1 Peruvian Christian Kueva did not realize a penalty.

At France and Denmark — on 3, at Australia and Peru — on 0 points. In the second round meet: Denmark — Australia, France — Peru.

Group D

16.06. Argentina — Iceland 1:1 (1:1). Moscow, Stadium "Spartak" (44 190). Arbitrator Martsinyak Szymon (Poland). Goals: Aguero Sergio (19th) — Finnbogason Alvred (29th). On the 64th Argentinian Lionel Messi did not realize a penalty.

16.06. Croatia — Nigeria 2:0 (1:0). Kaliningrad stadium (31 136). Arbitrator Sandro Ricky (Brazil). Goals: Ogenekaro Etebo (Nigeria, the 32nd, autogoal), Modric Luca (the 71st, foams. ) .

At Croatia — 3, Argentina and Iceland — on 1, Nigeria — 0 points. In the second round meet: Argentina — Croatia, Nigeria — Iceland.

17.06. Costa Rica — Serbia 0:1 (0:0). "Samara Arena" (41 432). Arbitrator Malang Dyediu (Senegal). Goal: Kolarov Alexander (56th).

17.06. Brazil — Switzerland 1:1 (1:0). Rostov-on-Don, "Rostov Arena" (43 109). Arbitrator Ramos Sesar Palasuelos (Mexico). Goals: Koutinyo Philipp (20th) — Tsuber Stephen (50th).

At Serbia — 3, Brazil and Switzerland — on 1, Costa Rica — 0 points. In the second round meet: Serbia — Switzerland, Brazil — Costa Rica.

17.06. Germany — Mexico 0:1 (0:1). Moscow, "Luzhniki" (78 011). Arbitrator Alireza Fagani (Iran). Goal: Losano Irving (35th).

18.06. Sweden — South Korea 1:0 (0:0). Nizhny Novgorod stadium (42 300). Arbitrator Hoel Agilar Chikas (El Salvador). Goal: Grankvist Andreas (the 65th, foams. ) .

U Mexico and Sweden — on 3, at Germany and South Korea — on 0 points. In the second round meet: Germany — Sweden, South Korea — Mexico.

18.06. Belgium — Panama 3:0 (0:0). Sochi, Fisht stadium (43 257). Arbitrator to Zhanni Sikaz (Zambia). Goals: Mertens Driss (47th), Lukaku Romel (the 69th and the 75th).

18.06. Governorate of Tunis — England 1:2 (1:1). "Volgograd Arena" (41 064). Arbitrator Roldan Vilmar Perez (Colombia). Goals: Ferzhani Sassi (the 35th, foams. ) — Keyn Gary (the 11th and 90%2B1).

At Belgium and England — on 3, at Governorate of Tunis and Panama — on 0 points. In the second round meet: Belgium — Governorate of Tunis, England — Panama.

19.06. Colombia — Japan 1:2 (1:1). Saransk, "Republic of Mordovia Arena" (40 842). Arbitrator Damir Skomina (Slovenia). Goals: Kintero Juan (39th) — Shinji Kagava (the 6th, foams. ) Yuya Osako (73rd). On the 3rd minute from a field Sanches Carlos (Colombia) was removed.

19.06. Poland — Senegal 1:2 (0:1). Moscow, Stadium "Spartak" (44 190). Arbitrator Abdulla Navaf Shukralla (Bahrain). Goals: Gzhegosh Krykhovyak (86th) — Tyago Sionek (Poland, the 37th, an autogoal), M'<"40>" Bai Nyang (60th).

At Japan and Senegal — on 3, at Colombia and Poland — on 0 points. In the second round meet: Poland — Colombia, Japan — Senegal.

On paper and in practice After matches of the first circle early to tell

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who staked out for itself(himself) places in 1/8 finals and who, having appeared out of the first two in groups, having received nearly ten million US dollars for participation in decisive part of the championship, goes home. Let's glance in the special list in which large experts of soccer designate national teams from each group in 1/8finala. It is Uruguay and Russian Federation, Spain and Portugal, France and Peru, Argentina and Croatia, Brazil and Switzerland, Germany and Mexico, Belgium and England, Poland and Colombia. So was on paper, and in practice not all while is clear. A lot of things coincide with predictions. And round, after all is played while only the first, warm-up round, and here from the second (it started on June 19) before many national teams there will be a question: to be it or not to be among sixteen best national teams of the FIFA World Cup-2018 which for an exit in 1/8 finals to the ten million dollars earned already will add twelve million more.
Club of champions

It while unites

in the ranks of world champions of football players of only eight countries. And if four years ago on the FIFA World Cup to Brazil all members of this peculiar club, figuratively speaking gathered under one roof, now the club missed very titled Italy (world champions in Italy-1934, France-1938, Spain-1982, Germany-2006). Certainly, now to Russian Federation, as before, the place of honor at the holiday table is provided Brazil, which five times in the history of participation in all previous twenty World Cups received gold medals (Sweden-1958, Chile-1962, Mexico-1976, SShA-1994, Japan / South Korea — 2002). Behind them took place Germany (Switzerland-1954, Germany-1974, Italy-1990, Brazil-2014), Uruguay (Uruguay-1930, Brazil-1950) and Argentina (Argentina-1978, Mexico-1986), England (England-1966), France (France-1998) and Spain (YuAR-2010).<"156>"
Among participants of the present championship we see also prize-winners of the past twenty FIFA World Cups — the national teams Sweden, Portugal, Poland and Croatia. As you can see, nearly a third of participants of the present championship know firsthand as it is necessary to fight for FIFA World Cup-2018 medals. To them it is necessary to add Belgium, Switzerland, the national teams of the African continent which any more conduct the first year cruel fight with FIFA for providing the sixth license opening roads on the FIFA World Cup-2022 to Qatar to them.

While overwhelming number of fans, despite all Anglo-Saxon propaganda not to go to Russian Federation on the football World Cup, struck with the beauty all twelve perfectly prepared stadiums, heat of hearts of our people though not in all cities of the present FIFA World Cup arrival of summer is fully felt.
the Truth after the first round it is yet visible to
of an expected feast of attacking soccer which sixteen matches were visited already by 743 684 admirers of soccer who were witnesses of 38 scored goals. But that fact that from these duels only three came to the end in a draw, promises still bigger strengthening and a fight aggravation.
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Yes, in comparison with the first round of four-year prescription into Brazil it is hammered nowadays seven balls less. But consider that now the hat trick was written down to himself in an asset by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Russian Denise Cheryshev, Spaniard Diego Costa, the Belgian Lukaku Romel, the Englishman Keyn Gary — on two balls. And, as they say, it is not over yet!

the Question of the Gold football boot

From Saint Petersburg this week the joyful message connected not only came that in the second round of group A Russians beat Egyptians — the 3:1 and first broke in 1/8 finals play-off. Following the results of this meeting Denise Cheryshev, having scored the third goal, caught up with Cristiano Ronaldo in fight for the Gold football boot "Adidas" to the best goal-scorer of 2018 FIFA World Cup. It is one more unambiguously pleasant moment. Though, of course, actually everything only begins...

Orlov Garik, Polezhaev Dimitri
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the Material is published in the Krymsky Telegrafj» № 484 newspaper of June 22, 2018