Chapter 593: The Third Round Begins
At 22 o'clock in the evening of June 25, in the third round of the World Cup group stage, the battle for the top of Group A was played between Uruguay and Russia.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt played two matches at the same time.
Samara Arena, Uruguay ushered in the host Russian team, and as soon as the game began, Uruguay gave Russia a reminder!
Just a minute into the game, Coates cut inside from the left side of the pitch and fired a shot wide of the left post.
In the 10th minute of the game, from a free kick opportunity near the penalty area line in the front field, Suarez took a low flat ball to hit the goal, Ignashevic just walked away in the human wall, and the football went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, and Uruguay led Russia 1-0!
In the 12th minute of the game, the Russian backfield made a long pass, Dzyuba made the ball with his back, Cheryshev followed up with a direct volley, and goalkeeper Muslera struggled to block the ball.
In the 17th minute of the game, Russia had a corner kick opportunity on the left side of the front, and Dzyuba in front of the goal hit the ground and went high above the crossbar.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Laxalt made a volley from outside the penalty area, and the football hit Cheryshev's foot and bounced into the bottom left corner of the goal, and Uruguay led Russia 2-0!
In the 28th minute of the game, Suarez sent a through ball in front, Bentancur stepped forward and faced the goalkeeper's low shot with a single chance to be blocked, and then the defender cleared the ball.
In the 36th minute of the game, Smolnikov was shown his second yellow card by the referee for a foul on Laxalt in the backfield, and two yellows and one red were sent off.
In the 54th minute of the second half, Nandez was very brave when he fought with Alexei Milanchuk at the back, and used his head to protect the ball after falling.
In the 64th minute of the game, Nandez cut inside with the ball on the right side of the front field and sent a through ball, Cavani stepped forward to have a great chance to shoot, but unfortunately he did not shoot on goal on the first time, and then the ball was destroyed when he carried the position.
In the 68th minute of the game, Godin unexpectedly came from behind the midfield with an ultra-long-range lob that deflected off the right post.
A minute later, Cavani cut inside on the left side of the field and fired a right-footed shot wide after cutting past two defenders in succession.
In the 74th minute of the game, Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera made a mistake in the backfield and was cut off, and Dzyuba received a ball from his teammates in the penalty area, and then hit the goal with his left foot, but unfortunately did not hit the target.
In the 80th minute of the game, the Russian backfield made a mistake in passing, Cavani intercepted the ball and sent it straight, Suarez took the ball to the left side of the penalty area and crossed, but unfortunately Cavani was a little slow to grab the point and missed an excellent opportunity to score.
In the 84th minute of the game, substitute Cristian Rodriguez shot from outside the penalty area, and the goalkeeper punched the ball out.
In the 86th minute of the game, Cavani received a teammate's through plug in the penalty area and shot with his left foot after a series of feints to deduct two defenders, and the football hit the defender and missed the goal.
In the ensuing corner, De Arrascaeta took the penalty and hit the ball directly towards the goal, and goalkeeper Akinfeev flew to block the ball.
In the 90th minute, Cristian Rodriguez made another long-range shot from the left position, and Akinfeev made another wonderful save.
Then the corner kick was taken, Godin's header was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Cavani scored a follow-up shot, 3-0!
In the end, Uruguay won 3-0 Russia, Uruguay won 3 games and 3 wins, accumulating 9 points, winning the first group, and Russia won 3 games and 2 wins, accumulating 6 points to qualify for the second place in the group.
The other match in Group A of the third round of the group stage of the World Cup, Saudi Arabia played Egypt.
In the first half, Mohamed Salah broke the deadlock with a volley and then a handball from inside the box by Fathi was saved by Al-Hadari.
In stoppage time, Jabr was awarded a yellow card and a penalty after being confirmed by VAR, and Salman converted the spot-kick.
In the second half, the old goalkeeper Hadari made many saves, and Salem scored in stoppage time to complete the reversal for Saudi Arabia.
In the end, Saudi Arabia defeated Egypt 2-1, with Saudi Arabia finishing third in the group and Egypt in fourth place.
Uruguay has become the object of heated media discussion, with three wins in three games, which makes Uruguayan fans very excited.
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Then the focus shifted to Group B, who is the top of the group between Spain and Portugal?
At 2 o'clock on June 26, a match in Group B of the third round of the World Cup group stage was staged at the Kaliningrad Stadium between Morocco and Spain!
In the sixth minute of the game, Nur al-Din Amrabat and Ramos clashed in a scramble, and the situation of both players was a little excited.
In the 14th minute of the game, the Spanish backfielder Ramos made a mistake in the cooperation with Iniesta, and after Butaib got the ball, he stepped forward at high speed and scored a low shot in the face of the goalkeeper, Morocco led 1-0 Spain!
In the 19th minute of the game, Spain equalized, a wonderful cooperation from the left side, Iniesta received Costa's ball to the left side of the penalty area near the bottom line and then reversed the triangle pass, Isco followed up with a close-range volley, 1-1!
In the 23rd minute of the game, Spain's corner kick opportunity, Pique's header was securely confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 25th minute of the game, Morocco got another single chance, a fast kick from the left side of the front, Butaib got the ball at high speed and took it to the penalty area to face the goalkeeper with a low shot, goalkeeper De Gea blocked the ball with his body.
In the 37th minute of the game, Spain's corner kick opportunity on the left side, Busquets' header went wide when he ran away.
In stoppage time of the half, Andres Iniesta sent another cross from the left, but Costa's tackle failed to hit the ball on target, and the score was 1-1 at half-time.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Pique had a handball in the penalty area at the back when he received a pass from Carvajal, but the referee did not indicate it.
In the 50th minute of the game, Morocco sent a long ball to the penalty area from the left side of the front, but De Gea took the lead to clear the ball.
In the 55th minute of the game, Nur al-Din Amrabat made a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, and the football hit the goal frame and bounced, De Gea did not react, and Spain escaped.
In the 62nd minute of the game, Carvajal sent a pass from the right, Isco jumped high to head the goal, the goalkeeper had no way to save, but Saiss cleared the ball on the goal line.
From the ensuing corner, Pique's header grazed the left-hand post.
In the 80th minute of the game, Morocco crossed a low flat ball from the right side, and Ziyech's scrambling shot in front of the goal hit Pique's hand, and the referee did not indicate it.
Then a corner kick opportunity, substitute En-Nesyri took advantage of Ramos's header in front of the goal, Morocco 2-1 Spain!
In the 90th minute of the game, Carvajal assisted Aspas to score with his heel in the penalty area, and the referee signaled that the offside was invalid at the beginning, and after the video referee's prompt, the goal was valid, 2 to 2!
In the end, Spain held Morocco to a 2-2 draw.
At 2 o'clock on June 26, another match of Group B of the third round of the World Cup group stage opened at the same time, the match between Portugal and Iran was launched at the Moldovan Arena!
In the 3rd minute of the game, Portugal took the lead, Mario knocked on the left, Ronaldo won the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and then his right-footed shot was defused by goalkeeper Beiranvande.
In the 7th minute of the game, the Iranian team counterattacked, Azmoun split the ball in front, Jahanbakhsh knocked on the front of the penalty area on the right, and Amiri inserted a strong shot and kicked it wide.
In the 9th minute of the game, Carvalho made a long pass to the penalty area, and Iran's Beiranvand and Ezzatolahi made a coordination error and interfered with each other, giving Portugal a good chance to score.
Thankfully, Mario was able to keep Iran from conceding the ball, and Berranvand then got into an altercation with Ezatolahi that was quickly settled.
In the 20th minute of the game, the Iranian team attacked in front, Adrian Silva brought down Hajsafi in front of the penalty area, Iran won a set-piece, and Rezayan hit the penalty into the upper left corner of the goal slightly wide.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Iran counterattacked and went straight into the penalty area, and Patricio was hit on the head by Jahanbakhsh when he came out to get the ball, and continued the game after receiving medical treatment in the field.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Guerrero tackled Jahanbakhsh on the left side of the backfield, so he got a yellow card and gave Iran a set-piece opportunity.
In the 40th minute of the game, Ronaldo received a knock from his teammates in the front court, fired a long-distance shot, and the angle of the shot was too positive and was easily defused by Beiranvand.
In the 45th minute of the game, after Quaresma collided with Adrian on the right side, he hit the iconic outside instep shot at the edge of the penalty area and knocked on the door of the Iranian team! Portugal 1-0!
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and in the 50th minute of the game, Ronaldo cut into the penalty area and fell to the ground after being hit by Ezzatorahi, and then the referee Cáceres personally watched the video replay and awarded a penalty!
In the 53rd minute of the game, Ronaldo personally took the penalty, he hit the right side of the goal but was saved by Berranvand on the ground! Portugal miss a great chance to extend the scoreline! Iran retains hope.
In the 56th minute of the game, Iran took the lead in substitutions, with Mohammadi replacing Al Khaisafi.
In the 58th minute of the game, Iran crossed in front of the goal from the right side, and Pepe arrived in time to block the ball from the bottom line.
In the 66th minute of the game, Ronaldo cut inside on the left side to the front of the penalty area, and forced his shot to the right post in the face of Iran's multi-person defense.
In the 70th minute of the game, Portugal replaced the scorer Quaresma with Bernardo Silva, and Iran also replaced Jahanbakhsh with Gudos.
In the 72nd minute of the game, the Iranian midfielder made a long pass, Azmoun headed back from the edge of the penalty area, and Gudos got the ball and fired a low shot slightly off the left post.
In the 74th minute of the game, Azmoun fell to the ground after colliding with Carvalho in the Portuguese penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 80th minute of the game, Ronaldo hit the latter in the face when he and Praliganji grabbed the position, and the referee showed Ronaldo a yellow card warning after VAR replay.
In the 90th minute of the game, Azmoun's header in the Portuguese penalty area was suspected to be on Cedric's arm, and the referee awarded a penalty after watching the replay!
In the 93rd minute of the game, Ansarifard equalized with a penalty.
In the 94th minute of the game, the Iranian team got a good chance in the penalty area, but Taremi shot and hit the side netting and missed the opportunity to turn the tables!
In the end, Portugal drew with Iran, and in the end, Spain drew 2-2 with Morocco, and Iran and Portugal were tied 1-1 due to the other match in the same group.
Spain qualified first in the group with the advantage of more goals, and in the knockout round, Spain will play the host Russia, and Uruguay, the first in Group A, will face Portugal!