2018 FIFA Warld Cup Group B

Group B o the 2018 FIFA Warld Cup taks place frae 15 tae 25 Juin 2018.[1] The group consists o Portugal, Spain, Morocco, an Iran. The tap twa teams will advance tae the roond o 16.[2]

Staundins eedit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5[a] Advance tae knockoot stage
2   Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5[a]
3   Iran 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for clessification: Group stage tiebrakers
Notes:
  1. a b Fair play points: Spain −1, Portugal −2.

In the roond o 16:

  • The winners o Group B will advance tae play the runners-up o Group A.
  • The runners-up o Group B will advance tae play the winners o Group A.

Spiels eedit

Aw times leetit are local time.[1]

Morocco vs Iran eedit

Morocco   0–1   Iran
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morocco[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iran[4]
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi
CB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 6 Romain Saïss
RM 14 Mbark Boussoufa
CM 7 Hakim Ziyech
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi   34'
LM 18 Amine Harit   82'
RF 16 Nordin Amrabat   76'
CF 9 Ayoub El Kaabi   77'
LF 10 Younès Belhanda
Substitutions:
MF 21 Sofyan Amrabat   76'
FW 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz   77'
DF 4 Manuel da Costa   82'
Manager:
  Hervé Renard
 
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
CB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 4 Rouzbeh Cheshmi
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
RM 10 Karim Ansarifard   90+2'
CM 9 Omid Ebrahimi   81'
CM 3 Ehsan Hajsafi
LM 7 Masoud Shojaei (c)   10'   68'
RF 18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh   47'   85'
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun
LF 11 Vahid Amiri
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mehdi Taremi   68'
DF 19 Majid Hosseini   81'
FW 14 Saman Ghoddos   85'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz

Man o the Match:
Amine Harit (Morocco)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fowert offeecial:
Sergei Karasev (Roushie)
Fift offeecial:
Anton Averianov (Roushie)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Portugal vs Spain eedit

Portugal   3–3   Spain
Report
Attendance: 43,866[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[7]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 8 João Moutinho
RW 11 Bernardo Silva   69'
AM 17 Gonçalo Guedes   80'
LW 16 Bruno Fernandes   28'   68'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF 10 João Mário   68'
FW 20 Ricardo Quaresma   69'
FW 9 André Silva   80'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
 
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 4 Nacho
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 5 Sergio Busquets   17'
CM 8 Koke
RW 21 David Silva   86'
AM 22 Isco
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta   70'
CF 19 Diego Costa   77'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Thiago   70'
FW 17 Iago Aspas   77'
FW 11 Lucas Vázquez   86'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro

Man o the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fowert offeecial:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Fift offeecial:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Portugal vs Morocco eedit

Portugal   1–0   Morocco
Report
Attendance: 78,011[9]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal[10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morocco[10]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 11 Bernardo Silva   59'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 8 João Moutinho   89'
LM 10 João Mário   70'
CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 18 Gelson Martins   59'
MF 16 Bruno Fernandes   70'
MF 23 Adrien Silva   90+2'   89'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
 
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)   40'
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi   86'
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa
RW 16 Nordin Amrabat
AM 10 Younès Belhanda   75'
LW 7 Hakim Ziyech
CF 13 Khalid Boutaïb   70'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ayoub El Kaabi   70'
MF 23 Mehdi Carcela   75'
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr   86'
Manager:
  Hervé Renard

Man o the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Joe Fletcher (Canadae)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fowert offeecial:
Sergei Karasev (Roushie)
Fift offeecial:
Anton Averianov (Roushie)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Iran vs Spain eedit

Iran   0–1   Spain
Report
Attendance: 42,718[12]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iran[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[13]
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 19 Majid Hosseini
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
LB 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)   69'
CM 9 Omid Ebrahimi   90+2'
CM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi
RW 10 Karim Ansarifard   74'
AM 17 Mehdi Taremi
LW 11 Vahid Amiri   79'   86'
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milad Mohammadi   69'
FW 18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh   74'
FW 14 Saman Ghoddos   86'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz
 
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 2 Dani Carvajal
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Andrés Iniesta   71'
RW 21 David Silva
AM 22 Isco
LW 11 Lucas Vázquez   79'
CF 19 Diego Costa   89'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Koke   71'
MF 20 Marco Asensio   79'
FW 9 Rodrigo   89'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro

Man o the Match:
Diego Costa (Spain)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fowert offeecial:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fift offeecial:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Iran vs Portugal eedit

Iran   1–1   Portugal
Report
Attendance: 41,685[15]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iran[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal[16]
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 19 Majid Hosseini
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
LB 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)   52'   56'
DM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi   76'
CM 18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh   70'
CM 9 Omid Ebrahimi
RW 17 Mehdi Taremi
LW 11 Vahid Amiri
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun   54'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milad Mohammadi   56'
FW 14 Saman Ghoddos   70'
FW 10 Karim Ansarifard   76'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz
 
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric   90+8'
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro   33'
RM 20 Ricardo Quaresma   64'   70'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 23 Adrien Silva
LM 10 João Mário   84'
CF 9 André Silva   90+6'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)   83'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Bernardo Silva   70'
MF 8 João Moutinho   84'
FW 17 Gonçalo Guedes   90+6'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man o the Match:
Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Fowert offeecial:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algerie)
Fift offeecial:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisie)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivie)
Hernán Maidana (Argentinae)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Spain vs Morocco eedit

Spain   2–2   Morocco
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[19]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morocco[19]
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 2 Dani Carvajal
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 10 Thiago   74'
RW 21 David Silva   84'
AM 22 Isco
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta
CF 19 Diego Costa   74'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Iago Aspas   74'
MF 20 Marco Asensio   74'
FW 9 Rodrigo   84'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro
 
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi   88'
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 4 Manuel da Costa   31'
CB 6 Romain Saïss
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi   90+3'
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi   21'
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa (c)   31'
RW 16 Nordin Amrabat   29'
AM 10 Younès Belhanda   63'
LW 7 Hakim Ziyech   85'
CF 13 Khalid Boutaïb   72'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr   63'
FW 19 Youssef En-Nesyri   72'
FW 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz   85'
Manager:
  Hervé Renard

Man o the Match:
Isco (Spain)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fowert offeecial:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (Unitit Arab Emirates)
Fift offeecial:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Discipline eedit

Fair play pynts, that are uised as tiebreakers if the oweraw an heid-tae-heid records o teams are tied, are calculatit based on yellae an reid cards received in aw group spiels as follaes:[2]

  • first yellae card: minus 1 pynt;
  • indirect reid caird (seicont yellae card): minus 3 pynts;
  • direct reid caird: minus 4 pynts;
  • yellae caird an direct reid caird: minus 5 pynts;

Anly ane o the abuin deductions shall be applee'd tae a player in a single spiel.

Team Spiel 1 Spiel 2 Spiel 3 Tot
                                
  Portugal 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 −2
  Spain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −1
  Morocco 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 −2
  Iran 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 −5

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