the Twelfth game day of the FIFA World Cup opened a deciding round of a group stage and defined the two first couple 1/8 finals of tournament. The national team Russian Federation will play on July 1 with the team Spain in "Luzhniki", and Uruguayans will meet Portuguese on June 30 to Sochi. In group B Iranians stopped in a step from sensation, Spaniards — from a failure.
the National teams Russian Federation and Uruguay ahead of schedule ensured participation in a playoffs so meetings of final round which began at 17:00 Moscow time, influenced only total distribution of teams in group A, transfers online edition "DV-ROSS" with reference to information agency "ITAR-TASS".
the Match for the first place which passed in Samara at record audience (41970 viewers), turned back for Russians the devastating defeat first in the history on world championships — 0:3.<"46>" the Team Stanislas Cherchesov passed
on the 10th minute — the goalkeeper and "wall" from a penalty Louis Alberto Suárez Dias outwitted, and in 13 minutes Uruguayans were helped by a ricochet from Denise Cheryshev — 2:0. On the 36th minute for the second yellow card the defender Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov then the South American team completely took control of game advantage was removed. The final account on the 90th minute Kavani Edinson established, finished ball in gate after heading Godin Diego and rescue Igor Akinfeev.
After a match Stanislas Cherchesov reminded that "the slap in the face at some point and in the correct time is useful". "We want or not, this team [Uruguay] other level, once again I will repeat, through this game we were prepared to following" — he noted. The Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko found plus that the team will play a match 1/8 finals in "Luzhniki" which "historically always were on our party".
Special day became for the 32-year-old Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. The goalkeeper played the 100-th match for the national team and the 14th in the World Cups that is a national record.
For the first time on a WC in 45 years
In the second match in a quartet And which took place in Volgograd in the presence of 36823 viewers, Saudis got the first victory in the World Cups since 1994, having deprived of Egyptians of opportunity for the first time to celebrate success on world championships. Salakh Mokhammed (the 22nd minute) Saudis answered a ball with Salman's exact blows of al-Faraj (the 45th minute, with a penalty) and Salem al-Davsari (90%2B5). On the 41st minute of al - Faraj did not realize a penalty, Egyptians were helped out by the goalkeeper.
the Goalkeeper of Egyptians Essam El-Jadari who for the first time has taken part in a match of the World Cup, became the most age player in the history of world championships. The goalkeeper left in the field at the age of 45 years 161 days, having surpassed achievement of the Colombian goalkeeper Mondragon Farid, 2014 which has played on tournament at the age of 43 years and 3 days.
"I am proud of what to me managed to be reached, but it became possible thanks to everything to Egypt which supported me" — El-Jadari told after a meeting, having apologized before the country for three defeats on tournament. After game the local football federation declared that will not prolong contract with the head coach Cooper Ektor.
Total situation in group A: Uruguay (9 points, a difference of balls — 5:0), Russian Federation (6, 8:4), Saudi Arabia (3, 2:7), Egypt Dismantling
last minutes
In the group B which matches started at 21:00 Moscow time, two permits were played (0, 2:6).<"54>" last minutes, could create sensation Iranians. The team Keyrush Karlush met Portuguese in Saransk (41685 viewers), and Spaniards — Moroccans not having to tournament motivation in Kaliningrad (33973 viewers).
Portuguese moved
after viewing of an episode by means of system of the video help to arbitrators (VAR), however the forward could not beat the goalkeeper of Iranians. On the 93rd minute Iranians evened the score from the penalty which has been also appointed by means of VAR, Ansarifard Karim was exact. Last compensated minute the Iranian player missed fine opportunity for a capture of gate.
On the 83rd minute Cristiano Ronaldo could receive a red card for blow an elbow of the rival and pass because of disqualification a match 1/8 finals, however the judge by means of VAR decided to show to the forward a yellow card. The penalties appointed in game became the 19th and the 20th on the current tournament — a new record of world championships. Earlier in three World Cups it was appointed on 18 penalties — in 1990, 1998 and 2002).
In a match of Spaniards and Moroccans the African national team came forward twice. On the 14th minute Khalid Butaib used a mistake Andres Iniesta Lukhan in a midfield and escaped in private with the goalkeeper, and on the 81st minute Yusef was successful in exact heading en-Neseri. Spaniards from a departure from tournament rescued Isko (19) who struck exact blow after pass and transfer of the same Andres Iniesta Lukhan, and also Iago Aspas (90%2B1). To include Aspas's goal the judge needed to resort to the help of VAR regarding situation off side.
the Total provision of teams in group B: Spain (5 points, a difference of balls — 6:5), Portugal (5, 5:4), Iran (4, 2:2), Morocco (1, 2:4). Spaniards outstripped Portuguese on the second additional indicator — bigger quantity of the hammered balls. Both Iranians, and Moroccans noted that leave tournament with highly raised head.
Out of fields
Put traditionally it was not limited to matches. The secretary general FIFA) Samura Fatma rose by Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, assigned flowers to a mass grave and left entry in the Memory Book. Before it Samura Fatma visited the museum "Battle of Stalingrad", and was present on a match of Egyptians and Saudis in the evening.
FIFA fined Association of soccer Argentina $105 thousand and the Croatian football union on $13 thousand following the results of a meeting of teams in Nizhny Novgorod in the second round of a group stage which came to the end with a victory of the European national team with the score 3:0.
to Both organizations participation of fans in fights, throwing of foreign subjects, bawling out of offensive chants, and also ignoring of journalists is imputed tofrom football players of the national team after a match.
the Minister of safety Argentina Bullrich Patrisiya published in Twitter photos of 24 people which, according to its data, "provoked a fierce fight between fans before a match between Argentina and Croatia". She reported that at the request of the Argentina party organizers of the World Cup already cancelled their passports of fans.