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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Nov 13, 2017 22:09:16 GMT
Gary Lineker -@garylineker 13/11/17Mamma Mia! Italy, 6 times World Cup finalists, 4 times World Cup winners, ever-present in the World Cup finals since 1958 have failed to qualify for #Russia2018. It won’t be quite the same without them. Arrivederci.Too true 
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Nov 27, 2017 13:52:40 GMT
Draw (Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup seeding)The draw will be held on 1 December 2017, at 18:00 MSK, at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four.For the draw, the teams will be allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2017. Pot 1 contains the hosts Russia (which will be automatically assigned to Position A1) and the best seven teams, Pot 2 contains the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4. This will be different from previous draws, where only Pot 1 was based on FIFA Rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. Same as previous editions, teams from the same confederation will not be drawn against each other for the group stage, except for UEFA where each group can contain up to two teams.  wikipedia/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Dec 17, 2017 22:29:03 GMT
World Cup groups in full
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
Group F: Germany, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan
June 2018
Monday 18th June - FIFA World Cup - Tunisia 19:00 England
Sunday 24th June - FIFA World Cup - England 13:00 Panama
Thursday 28th June - FIFA World Cup - England 19:00 Belgium
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Mar 23, 2018 22:10:24 GMT
Netherlands 0 England 1Georgie Bingham @georgiebingham 23/3/18
Right people - PERSPECTIVE- The Dutch are rather poor - BUT assured and positive performance. Young team. Don’t want to never watch England again. So - steps!!!I'd agree with that b0252 Followed by:  click image to enlarge. Vardy on 26 mins but undone under pressure by an 87 min penalty. England played well without a cutting edge so this is more the norm.
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on May 19, 2018 14:07:03 GMT
England squad for Russia: Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley). Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Danny Rose (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United). Midfielders: Dele Alli, Eric Dier (both Tottenham), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea). Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal). I'm happy with that. Could be anything! Was fed up with seeing the same old failures picked; let's hope Southgate can get them playing forward for once.
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jun 6, 2018 7:28:33 GMT
World Cup groups in full Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England June 2018Monday 18th June - FIFA World Cup - Tunisia 19:00 England
Sunday 24th June - FIFA World Cup - England 13:00 Panama
Thursday 28th June - FIFA World Cup - England 19:00 Belgium Not long to go now: Gareth Southgate, the whole of England is with you - somewhat ironic! |
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jun 7, 2018 22:27:51 GMT
England concluded their World Cup preparations in impressive fashion by comfortably beating Costa Rica 2-0 at Elland Road, Leeds.
Manager Gareth Southgate made 10 changes from Saturday's win against Nigeria at Wembley - and was rewarded with some fine individual displays and a commanding team performance in their final friendly before they depart for Russia.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was the standout performer, pressing his World Cup claims with an outstanding first-half strike to put England ahead and threatening throughout.
Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope was given his debut as a second-half replacement for Jack Butland as Southgate made a host of changes, and Danny Welbeck - another substitute - wrapped up a thoroughly deserved win with a diving header from Dele Alli's ball.
bbc 7/6/18
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jun 28, 2018 21:52:20 GMT
ALL 16 spots in the World Cup knockout stage have been secured, after the final sudden death match-ups were determined on Friday.
GROUP A
Uruguay won all three of its group matches and will play Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal. The host Russians won their first two to finish second and will take on Spain. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have been eliminated.
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GROUP B
Spain and Portugal tied with five points each and had the same plus-one goal differential, but Spain won the group because it scored one more goal over the three matches. Spain’s reward: playing the Russians in Moscow’s main stadium. Portugal will play Uruguay in the round of 16. Morocco and Iran have been eliminated.
GROUP C
France won the group and will meet Lionel Messi and Argentina to start the knockout stage. Denmark nabbed the second spot and plays Croatia. Australia and Peru were eliminated.
GROUP D
Croatia won the group easily and will play Denmark in the round of 16. Second- place Argentina moves on to play France. Nigeria and Iceland were eliminated.
GROUP E
Brazil took the top spot with a 2-0 win Wednesday over Serbia, which could have advanced with a victory. Brazil will play Mexico in the knockout stage. Switzerland’s 2-2 draw with Costa Rica was enough to lock up second place and a knockout-stage match with Sweden. Serbia and Costa Rica were eliminated.
GROUP F
Defending champion Germany staggered out of the tournament Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to South Korea. Sweden beat Mexico 3-0 to win the group and gets Switzerland to start the knockout stage. Mexico backed into the round of 16 courtesy of South Korea’s shocking win over Germany and will next play Brazil. Germany and South Korea were eliminated.
GROUP G
Belgium finished top of the group after beating England 1-0 as the pair jostled for position in their final group match. The Three Lions finished in second as Tunisia and Panama were eliminated.
GROUP H
Colombia beat Senegal 1-0 in its final group match to secure top spot. Japan lost its final game to Poland 1-0 but progressed ahead of Senegal on fair play rules, having recorded two fewer yellow cards. Therefore, Poland and Senegal were eliminated.
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jul 7, 2018 7:49:30 GMT
Group stages
Thursday 14 June
Russia 5 Saudi Arabia 0
Friday 15 June
Egypt 0 Uruguay 1
Morocco 0 Iran 1
Portugal 3 Spain 3
Saturday 16 June
France 2 Australia 1
Argentina 1 Iceland 1
Peru 0 Denmark 1
Croatia 2 Nigeria 0
Sunday 17 June
Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1
Germany 0 Mexico 1
Brazil 1 Switzerland 1
Monday 18 June
Sweden 1 South Korea 0
Belgium 3 Panama 0
Tunisia 1 England 2
Tuesday 19 June
Colombia 1 Japan 2
Poland 1 Senegal 2
Russia 3 Egypt 1
Wednesday 20 June
Portugal 1 Morocco 0
Uruguay 1 Saudi Arabia 0
Iran 0 Spain 1
Thursday 21 June
Denmark 1 Australia 1
France 1 Peru 0
Argentina 0 Croatia 3
Friday 22 June
Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0
Nigeria 2 Iceland 0
Serbia 1 Switzerland 2
Saturday 23 June
Belgium 5 Tunisia 2
South Korea 1 Mexico 2
Germany 2 Sweden 1
Sunday 24 June
England 6 Panama 1
Japan 2 Senegal 2
Poland 0 Colombia 3
Monday 25 June
Uruguay 3 Russia 0
Saudi Arabia 2 Egypt 1
Spain 2 Morocco 2
Iran 1 Portugal 1
Tuesday 26 June
Denmark 0 France 0
Australia 0 Peru 2
Nigeria 1 Argentina 2
Iceland 1 Croatia 2
Wednesday 27 June
South Korea 2 Germany 0
Mexico 0 Sweden 3
Serbia 0 Brazil 2
Switzerland 2 Costa Rica 2
Thursday 28 June
Japan 0 Poland 1
Senegal 0 Colombia 1
England 0 Belgium 1
Panama 1 Tunisia 2
Round of 16
Saturday 30 June
France 4 Argentina 3
Uruguay 2 Portugal 1
Sunday 1 July
Spain 1 Russia 1 (Russia win 4-3 on penalties)
Croatia 1 Denmark 1 (Croatia win 3-2 on penalties)
Monday 2 July
Brazil 2 Mexico 0
Belgium 3 Japan 2
Tuesday 3 July
Sweden 1 Switzerland 0
Colombia 1 England 1 (England win 4-3 on penalties)
Quarter-final fixtures
Friday 6 July
Uruguay 0 France 2
Brazil 1 Belgium 2
Saturday 7 July
Sweden 0 England 2
Russia 2 Croatia 2 (Croatia win 4-3 on penalties)
Semi-final fixtures
Tuesday 10 July - France vs Belgium - St Petersburg, 7pm (Match 61) - BBC One
Wednesday 11 July - Croatia vs England - Moscow (Luzhniki), 7pm (Match 62) - ITV
Third place play-off Saturday 14 July - Loser match 61 vs Loser match 62 - St Petersburg, 3pm
World Cup 2018 final Sunday 15 July Moscow (Luzhniki), 4pm
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jul 7, 2018 7:54:58 GMT
England v Sweden WCQF 3pm 7/7/2018 - click to enlarge Are we all in here now? - Just 30 seconds now: In life there are so many opportunities and they are always round and about you. Too many people never see the opportunities and many people see the opportunities but never take them. Then there are life's winners. They go looking for the opportunities and when they see them they take them. That's what you're facing on the football field now isn't it? Now go and Fekkin take the opportunity and wring every little bit out of it!Approximately what Brian Taylor said to his England team before they played the Dutch in Rotterdam in 1993 and got cheated out of a place in the 1994 World Cup by an incompetent referee.
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jul 8, 2018 23:04:09 GMT
England v Croatia WCSF 7pm 11/7/2018 - click to enlarge Are we all in here now? - Just 30 seconds now: In life there are so many opportunities and they are always round and about you. Too many people never see the opportunities and many people see the opportunities but never take them. Then there are life's winners. They go looking for the opportunities and when they see them they take them. That's what you're facing on the football field now isn't it? Now go and Fekkin take the opportunity and wring every little bit out of it!Approximately what Brian Taylor said to his England team before they played the Dutch in Rotterdam in 1993 and got cheated out of a place in the 1994 World Cup by an incompetent referee.
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