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2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place from 14 to 25 June 2018.[1] The group consists of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1] June 2018
A1   Russia 1 UEFA Hosts 2 December 2010 11th[nb 2] 2014 Fourth place (1966)[nb 3] 65
A2   Saudi Arabia 4 AFC AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 5 September 2017 5th 2006 Round of 16 (1994) 63
A3   Egypt 3 CAF CAF Third Round Group E winners 8 October 2017 3rd 1990 First round (1934), Group stage (1990) 30
A4   Uruguay 2 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up 10 October 2017 13th 2014 Winners (1930, 1950) 17
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ This is the 4th appearance of Russia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union, who qualified on 7 occasions.
  3. ↑ Russia's best result is group stage in 1994, 2002, and 2014. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union.

Standings

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In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group A will advance to play the runners-up of Group B.
  • The runners-up of Group A will advance to play the winners of Group B.

Matches

All times listed are local time.[1]

Russia vs Saudi Arabia

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14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Russia   5–0   Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[3]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Cheryshev   43', 90+1'
Gazinsky   12'
Dzyuba   71'
Golovin   90+4' 		Report

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Russia[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia[4]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 2 Mário Fernandes
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov
CM 8 Yury Gazinsky
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov   64'
AM 9 Alan Dzagoev   24'
LW 17 Aleksandr Golovin   88'
CF 10 Fyodor Smolov   70'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Denis Cheryshev   24'
MF 7 Daler Kuzyayev   64'
FW 22 Artem Dzyuba   70'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
 
GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 5 Omar Hawsawi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM 14 Abdullah Otayf   64'
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim   90+3'
RW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
LW 8 Yahya Al-Shehri   72'
CF 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi   85'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad   64'
MF 9 Hattan Bahebri   72'
FW 20 Muhannad Assiri   85'
Manager:
  Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Hérnan Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Egypt vs Uruguay

The two teams have only played each other once, in a friendly game back in 2006 won by Uruguay 2–0.

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15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
 Egypt   0–1   Uruguay Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 27,015[6]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report Giménez   89'

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Egypt[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay[7]
GK 23 Mohamed El-Shenawy
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB 2 Ali Gabr
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi   90+6'
LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 8 Tarek Hamed   50'
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny
RW 22 Amr Warda   82'
AM 19 Abdallah Said
LW 21 Trézéguet
CF 9 Marwan Mohsen   63'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Sam Morsy   90+4'   50'
FW 11 Kahraba   63'
FW 14 Ramadan Sobhi   82'
Manager:
  Héctor Cúper
 
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 4 Guillermo Varela
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 22 Martín Cáceres
RM 8 Nahitan Nández   58'
CM 15 Matías Vecino   87'
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur
LM 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta   59'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 5 Carlos Sánchez   58'
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez   59'
MF 14 Lucas Torreira   87'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Fifth official:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Clément Turpin (France)

Russia vs Egypt

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19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Russia   3–1   Egypt Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[9]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Fathy   47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev   59'
Dzyuba   62' 		Report Salah   73' (pen.)

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Russia[10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt[10]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 2 Mário Fernandes
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov   86'
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
CM 8 Yury Gazinsky
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 17 Aleksandr Golovin
LW 6 Denis Cheryshev   74'
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba   79'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Daler Kuzyayev   74'
FW 10 Fyodor Smolov   84'   79'
DF 13 Fyodor Kudryashov   86'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
 
GK 23 Mohamed El-Shenawy
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB 2 Ali Gabr
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi
LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 8 Tarek Hamed
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny   64'
RW 10 Mohamed Salah
AM 19 Abdallah Said
LW 21 Trézéguet   57'   68'
CF 9 Marwan Mohsen   82'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Amr Warda   64'
FW 14 Ramadan Sobhi   68'
FW 11 Kahraba   82'
Manager:
  Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Fifth official:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia

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20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Uruguay   1–0   Saudi Arabia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 42,678[12]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Suárez   23' Report

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Uruguay[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia[13]
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 4 Guillermo Varela
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 22 Martín Cáceres
RM 5 Carlos Sánchez   82'
CM 15 Matías Vecino   59'
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur
LM 7 Cristian Rodríguez   59'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 17 Diego Laxalt   59'
MF 14 Lucas Torreira   59'
MF 8 Nahitan Nández   82'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
 
GK 22 Mohammed Al-Owais
RB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 4 Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 14 Abdullah Otayf
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim   44'
RW 9 Hattan Bahebri   75'
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad   78'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Housain Al-Mogahwi   44'
MF 12 Mohamed Kanno   75'
FW 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi   78'
Manager:
  Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Fifth official:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Uruguay vs Russia

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25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Uruguay   3–0   Russia Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[15]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Suárez   10'
Cheryshev   23' (o.g.)
Cavani   90' 		Report

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Uruguay[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia[16]
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
CB 19 Sebastián Coates
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
CB 22 Martín Cáceres
DM 14 Lucas Torreira
CM 15 Matías Vecino
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur   59'   63'
RW 8 Nahitan Nández   73'
LW 17 Diego Laxalt
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani   90+3'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta   63'
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez   73'
FW 18 Maxi Gómez   90+3'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
 
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 23 Igor Smolnikov     27', 36'
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
CM 8 Yury Gazinsky   9'   46'
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 15 Aleksei Miranchuk   60'
LW 6 Denis Cheryshev   38'
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba
Substitutions:
DF 2 Mário Fernandes   38'
MF 7 Daler Kuzyayev   46'
FW 10 Fyodor Smolov   60'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Clément Turpin (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Saudi Arabia vs Egypt

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25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Saudi Arabia   2–1   Egypt Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 36,823[18]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Al-Faraj   45+6' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari   90+5' 		Report Salah   22'

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Saudi Arabia[19]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt[19]
GK 21 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB 6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 23 Motaz Hawsawi
LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 14 Abdullah Otayf
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM 16 Housain Al-Mogahwi
RW 9 Hattan Bahebri   65'
LW 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 19 Fahad Al-Muwallad   79'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Muhannad Assiri   65'
MF 8 Yahya Al-Shehri   79'
Manager:
  Juan Antonio Pizzi
 
GK 1 Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy   86'
CB 2 Ali Gabr   45+5'
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi
LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny
CM 8 Tarek Hamed
RW 10 Mohamed Salah
AM 19 Abdallah Said   45+7'
LW 21 Trézéguet   81'
CF 9 Marwan Mohsen   64'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Amr Warda   45+7'
FW 14 Ramadan Sobhi   64'
FW 11 Kahraba   81'
Manager:
  Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

2018 FIFA World Cup Group A Media

  • 2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.

  • Russia national football team anthem

  • Carlos Sánchez's corner kick

  • The Egyptian team lining up

  • Uruguay - Saudi Arabia match, Group A, 2018 FIFA World Cup. Anthems ceremony.

  • Uruguay national team warming-up

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Russia-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Russia v Saudi Arabia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Egypt-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Egypt-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Egypt v Uruguay – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Russia-Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Russia v Egypt – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Uruguay-Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Uruguay v Saudi Arabia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Uruguay v Russia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Saudi Arabia v Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Saudi Arabia v Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Saudi Arabia v Egypt – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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