2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

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Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 27 June 2018.[1] The group consisted of Germany, Mexico, Sweden, and South Korea. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Teams[change | change source]

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
F1  Germany 1 UEFA UEFA Group C winners 5 October 2017 19th[nb 2] 2014 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) 1
F2  Mexico 2 CONCACAF CONCACAF Fifth Round winners 1 September 2017 16th 2014 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) 16
F3  Sweden 3 UEFA UEFA Second Round winners 13 November 2017 12th 2006 Runners-up (1958) 25
F4  South Korea 4 AFC AFC Third Round Group A runners-up 5 September 2017 10th 2014 Fourth place (2002) 62
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. Germany competed between 1951 and 1990 as West Germany.

Standings[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group F will advance to play the runners-up of Group E.
  • The runners-up of Group F will advance to play the winners of Group E.

Matches[change | change source]

All times listed are local time.[1]

Germany vs Mexico[change | change source]

Germany 0–1 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 78,011[3]
Germany[4]
Mexico[4]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 18 Joshua Kimmich
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng
CB 5 Mats Hummels Yellow card 84'
LB 2 Marvin Plattenhardt Substituted off 79'
CM 8 Toni Kroos
CM 6 Sami Khedira Substituted off 60'
RW 13 Thomas Müller Yellow card 83'
AM 10 Mesut Özil
LW 7 Julian Draxler
CF 9 Timo Werner Substituted off 86'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Marco Reus Substituted in 60'
FW 23 Mario Gómez Substituted in 79'
MF 20 Julian Brandt Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 3 Carlos Salcedo
CB 2 Hugo Ayala
CB 15 Héctor Moreno Yellow card 40'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 16 Héctor Herrera Yellow card 90'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c) Substituted off 74'
RW 7 Miguel Layún
AM 11 Carlos Vela Substituted off 58'
LW 22 Hirving Lozano Substituted off 66'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF 21 Edson Álvarez Substituted in 58'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted in 66'
DF 4 Rafael Márquez Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Hirving Lozano (Mexico)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Mark Geiger (United States)

Sweden vs South Korea[change | change source]

Sweden 1–0 South Korea
Report
Sweden[7]
South Korea[7]
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
CB 18 Pontus Jansson
LB 2 Mikael Lustig
RM 17 Viktor Claesson Yellow card 61'
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson Substituted off 81'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal Substituted off 71'
LM 10 Emil Forsberg
CF 9 Marcus Berg
CF 20 Ola Toivonen Substituted off 77'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Oscar Hiljemark Substituted in 71'
FW 22 Isaac Kiese Thelin Substituted in 77'
MF 13 Gustav Svensson Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Janne Andersson
GK 23 Cho Hyun-woo
RB 2 Lee Yong
CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon
LB 6 Park Joo-ho Substituted off 28'
CM 17 Lee Jae-sung
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng (c)
CM 13 Koo Ja-cheol Substituted off 73'
RF 11 Hwang Hee-chan Yellow card 55'
CF 9 Kim Shin-wook Yellow card 13' Substituted off 66'
LF 7 Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
DF 12 Kim Min-woo Substituted in 28'
MF 15 Jung Woo-young Substituted in 66'
MF 10 Lee Seung-woo Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong

Man of the Match:
Andreas Granqvist (Sweden)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

South Korea vs Mexico[change | change source]

South Korea 1–2 Mexico
Report
South Korea[10]
Mexico[10]
GK 23 Cho Hyun-woo
RB 2 Lee Yong Yellow card 63'
CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon Yellow card 58'
LB 12 Kim Min-woo Substituted off 84'
RM 18 Moon Seon-min Substituted off 77'
CM 8 Ju Se-jong Substituted off 64'
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng (c)
LM 11 Hwang Hee-chan
CF 17 Lee Jae-sung
CF 7 Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
MF 10 Lee Seung-woo Yellow card 72' Substituted in 64'
MF 15 Jung Woo-young Yellow card 80' Substituted in 77'
DF 14 Hong Chul Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 21 Edson Álvarez
CB 3 Carlos Salcedo
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 7 Miguel Layún
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c) Substituted off 68'
RF 11 Carlos Vela Substituted off 77'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
LF 22 Hirving Lozano Substituted off 71'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Rafael Márquez Substituted in 68'
MF 17 Jesús Manuel Corona Substituted in 71'
MF 10 Giovani dos Santos Substituted in 77'
Manager:
Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Fifth official:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Germany vs Sweden[change | change source]

Germany 2–1 Sweden
Report
Germany[13]
Sweden[13]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 18 Joshua Kimmich
CB 16 Antonio Rüdiger
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 82'
LB 3 Jonas Hector Substituted off 87'
CM 19 Sebastian Rudy Substituted off 31'
CM 8 Toni Kroos
RW 13 Thomas Müller
AM 7 Julian Draxler Substituted off 46'
LW 11 Marco Reus
CF 9 Timo Werner
Substitutions:
MF 21 İlkay Gündoğan Substituted in 31'
FW 23 Mario Gómez Substituted in 46'
MF 20 Julian Brandt Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 2 Mikael Lustig
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM 17 Viktor Claesson Substituted off 74'
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson Yellow card 90+7'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal Yellow card 52'
LM 10 Emil Forsberg
CF 9 Marcus Berg Substituted off 90'
CF 20 Ola Toivonen Substituted off 78'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jimmy Durmaz Substituted in 74'
FW 11 John Guidetti Substituted in 78'
FW 22 Isaac Kiese Thelin Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Janne Andersson

Man of the Match:
Marco Reus (Germany)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Clément Turpin (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

South Korea vs Germany[change | change source]

South Korea 2–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 41,835[15]
South Korea[16]
Germany[16]
GK 23 Cho Hyun-woo
RB 2 Lee Yong
CB 5 Yun Young-sun
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon
LB 14 Hong Chul
RM 17 Lee Jae-sung Yellow card 23'
CM 15 Jung Woo-young Yellow card 9'
CM 20 Jang Hyun-soo
LM 18 Moon Seon-min Yellow card 48' Substituted off 69'
CF 13 Koo Ja-cheol Substituted off 56'
CF 7 Son Heung-min (c) Yellow card 65'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Hwang Hee-chan Substituted in 56' Substituted off 79'
MF 8 Ju Se-jong Substituted in 69'
DF 22 Go Yo-han Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 18 Joshua Kimmich
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 15 Niklas Süle
LB 3 Jonas Hector Substituted off 78'
CM 6 Sami Khedira Substituted off 56'
CM 8 Toni Kroos
RW 14 Leon Goretzka Substituted off 63'
AM 10 Mesut Özil
LW 11 Marco Reus
CF 9 Timo Werner
Substitutions:
FW 23 Mario Gómez Substituted in 58'
FW 13 Thomas Müller Substituted in 63'
MF 20 Julian Brandt Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Cho Hyun-woo (South Korea)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Mexico vs Sweden[change | change source]

Mexico 0–3 Sweden
Report
Mexico[19]
Sweden[19]
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 21 Edson Álvarez
CB 3 Carlos Salcedo
CB 15 Héctor Moreno Yellow card 61'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo Yellow card 1' Substituted off 65'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c) Substituted off 75'
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
RW 7 Miguel Layún Yellow card 86' Substituted off 89'
AM 11 Carlos Vela
LW 22 Hirving Lozano
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marco Fabián Substituted in 65'
MF 17 Jesús Manuel Corona Substituted in 75'
FW 19 Oribe Peralta Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 2 Mikael Lustig Yellow card 88'
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM 17 Viktor Claesson
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson Yellow card 26' Substituted off 57'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal Substituted off 80'
LM 10 Emil Forsberg
CF 9 Marcus Berg Substituted off 68'
CF 20 Ola Toivonen
Substitutions:
MF 13 Gustav Svensson Substituted in 57'
FW 22 Isaac Kiese Thelin Substituted in 68'
MF 15 Oscar Hiljemark Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Janne Andersson

Man of the Match:
Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

References[change | change source]

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