the Fourteenth day of the World Cup in Russian Federation brought
main while sensation of tournament — world champions Germans did not manage to leave group. On Wednesday the next two couple 1/8 finals were defined, on July 2 in Samara will play the national teams Brazil and Mexico, and on July 3 Sankt-Saint Petersburg — teams Sweden and Switzerland.
the National team Germany carried on tradition when the team from Europe becomes the world champion, and on the following tournament fails and does not leave group. So was in 2002 to Japan and South Korea from the national team of France, in eight years to South Africa Italians, four years ago to Brazil — Spaniards stumbled. Now the turn and combined Germany came, transfers online edition "DV-ROSS" with reference to information agency "ITAR-TASS".
Germans began tournament with unexpected defeat from Mexicans with the score 0:1. In the second match of tournament with Swedes world champions also risked to lose points, and only a victorious shot Kroos Tony from a penalty at the end of a meeting allowed them to keep good chances of an exit in the following round. For a saving step they needed to beat the South Korean national team which initially was considered as the outsider of group and suffered two defeats on start.
However instead of a victory the national team Germany got two meek balls in the gate. In the first case a goal Kim Yeon Gwona was included after a video review, and in the second the main star of South Korean team the forward of London "Tottenham" Min Khyn hammered the Dream already into empty gate. Gone to play a midfield the goalkeeper of the German national team Neuer Manoel lost a ball in fight against the rival, and South Koreans organized productive attack.
"It is difficult toto be now at loss for words, we believed in success till the end, created a set of the moments — the defender Mats Hummels told after game. — Teams from which waited smaller, played very well, including I speak and about the national team of Mexico. We last time convincingly looked only in the fall of 2017 that was already for a long time".
the Head coach Leo Yoakhim declared that he yet did not solve, whether it is worth continuing work from the national team. Nevertheless the speech about resignation Leo Yoakhim does not go. The head of the German football union Reinhard Grindel declared that the decision to prolong contract with the head coach till 2022 was absolutely true.
Swedes left group from the first place
In a parallel match Swedes crushed Mexicans with the score 3:0 and won first place in group F. The hammered balls marked out Ludwig Augustinsson (the 50th minute), Grankvist Andreas (62, with a penalty), one more ball into the gate was hammered by Alvares Edson (74).
the Head coach combined Sweden Andersson Yanna admitted that he is very disappointed with an absenteeism in a playoffs combined Germany. "I did not think of how Germans will play with South Koreans. It was concentrated at a meeting with Mexicans. It is disappointed that the German national team did not leave in a playoffs, but we deserved to be the first in our group" — the trainer of Scandinavians told.
the Author of the first goal of Swedes admitted this meeting that the team did not expect, but hoped for an exit in a playoffs. "I knew that I will score a goal in the World Cup in Russian Federation. We held to the plan and deserved such result. We did not expect an exit from group, but trusted in it, we showed that everything is possible" — Augustinsson told.
Swedes gathered six points and won first place in group, having bypassed Mexicans (6 points) on the best difference of balls, the third place was taken by team South Korea (3), the fourth — the national team Germany (3). Brazilians win against br, Serbians with optimism look into the future
In the group E which matches started at 21:00 Moscow time, for two post in a playoffs applied three teams — the national teams which have made on four point Brazil and Switzerland, and also the Serbians who have approached to final round with three points. The national team of Costa Rica already lost chances of an exit from group. The victory in a match with Brazilians was necessary to Serbians only.
the National team Serbia came perfectly motivated for game, started playing high pressure and rigidly met Brazilians on the half of a field. It worked till 36th minute when the central halfback of Brazilians Paulinyo rushed into a penalty area on the center and threw a ball through the goalkeeper. In the second time the final account established Silva Tiago, the head driven ball in a grid after the angular.
Brazilians left togood impression. It is visible that the team in the World Cup adds from a match to a match. Solidly the defense line looks that at such selection of performers in attack quite is able to allow Brazilians to pass far on a grid a playoffs.
"If to speak about a playoffs, at me will be absolutely small space for a mistake — the head coach of Brazilians Tit told after a match. — Certainly, it is necessary to be mistaken at all, but it is necessary to aspire to reducing quantity of mistakes. I consider that our team grew both in physical, and in the mental plan, but process of our evolution is yet complete".
the Departure from tournament not especially upset withSerbians. "We have the young team, many of this structure won the youth World Cup three years ago. I hope, in the future we will have a strong team with good prospects for the next 10 years. Main goal in this World Cup for us was to look that we now are in what we need to add" — the vice-president of Federation of soccer told after a match Serbia Savo Milosevic.
the Swiss goalkeeper was marked out autonaked
byB other match of group E the national team Switzerland could not hold a victory in a match against team of Costa Rica, having drawn with the score 2:2. As a part of Swisses the hammered balls marked out Blerim Dzhemayli (the 31st minute) and Drmich Yosip (85). At kostarikanets Uoston Kendall (56) caused a stir, one more ball was written down as an autogoal of the goalkeeper combined Switzerland Zommer Yann from which the ball jumped aside in gate after blow Ruis Brian with a penalty. Zommer Yann became the third goalkeeper in the history of the World Cups after the Spaniard Subisarreta Andoni (1998) and Valyadares Noel (2014) of Honduras, hammered a ball in the gate.
the Head coach of the Swiss team Petkovich Vladimir noted that his team did not have enough motivation. "The minimum purpose which needed to be executed, is reached, it will be now necessary to concentrate on the following rival. Today we, maybe, did not have motivation for a victory. Nevertheless we will try to keep a spark which we showed today, in game with Swedes" — the expert told.
the National team Brazil gathered seven points and became the winner of group. Swisses became the second (5), Serbians — the third (3), kostarikanets — the fourth (1).
the Best goal-scorer of the World Cup at present is the Englishman Keyn Gary (5 heads), the Belgian Lukaku Romel and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (on 4), and also the Russian Denise Cheryshev and Spaniard Diego Costa (on 3) afterwards settled down.
On Thursday there will pass final matches of a group stage. At 17:00 Moscow time start group H meetings — in Volgograd will play the national teams Japan and Poland, and in Samara — teams Senegal and Colombia. At 21:00 Moscow time matches of rivals on group G will begin — in Saransk will play the national teams of Panama and Governorate of Tunis, and in Kaliningrad — teams England and Belgium.