2018 FIFA World Cup Group G

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Group G of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place from 18 to 28 June 2018.[1] The group consists of Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, and England. The top two teams will advance 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
G1  Belgium 1 UEFA UEFA Group H winners 3 September 2017 13th 2014 Fourth place (1986) 5
G2  Panama 4 CONCACAF CONCACAF Fifth Round third place 10 October 2017 1st – – 49
G3  Tunisia 3 CAF CAF Third Round Group A winners 11 November 2017 5th 2006 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006) 28
G4  England 2 UEFA UEFA Group F winners 5 October 2017 15th 2014 Winners (1966) 12
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[change | change source]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group G will advance to play the runners-up of Group H.
  • The runners-up of Group G will advance to play the winners of Group H.

Matches[change | change source]

All times listed are local time.[1]

Belgium vs Panama[change | change source]

Belgium 3–0 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,257[3]
Belgium[4]
Panama[4]
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 20 Dedryck Boyata
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow card 59'
RM 15 Thomas Meunier Yellow card 14'
CM 7 Kevin De Bruyne Yellow card 88'
CM 6 Axel Witsel Substituted off 90'
LM 11 Yannick Carrasco Substituted off 74'
RW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted off 83'
LW 10 Eden Hazard (c)
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
Substitutions:
MF 19 Mousa Dembélé Substituted in 74'
MF 16 Thorgan Hazard Substituted in 83'
MF 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
RB 2 Michael Amir Murillo Yellow card 51'
CB 5 Román Torres (c)
CB 4 Fidel Escobar
LB 15 Erick Davis Yellow card 18'
DM 6 Gabriel Gómez
CM 11 Armando Cooper Yellow card 49'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow card 57'
RW 8 Édgar Bárcenas Yellow card 45+2' Substituted off 63'
LW 21 José Luis Rodríguez Substituted off 63'
CF 7 Blas Pérez Substituted off 73'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Gabriel Torres Substituted in 63'
FW 10 Ismael Díaz Substituted in 63'
FW 18 Luis Tejada Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match:
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Tunisia vs England[change | change source]

Tunisia 1–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 41,064[6]
Tunisia[7]
England[7]
GK 22 Mouez Hassen Substituted off 16'
RB 11 Dylan Bronn
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 9 Anice Badri
RF 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF 10 Wahbi Khazri (c) Substituted off 85'
LF 23 Naïm Sliti Substituted off 74'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha Substituted in 16'
MF 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor Substituted in 74'
FW 19 Saber Khalifa Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker Yellow card 33'
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
DM 8 Jordan Henderson
CM 20 Dele Alli Substituted off 80'
CM 7 Jesse Lingard Substituted off 90+3'
RM 12 Kieran Trippier
LM 18 Ashley Young
CF 10 Raheem Sterling Substituted off 68'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
FW 19 Marcus Rashford Substituted in 68'
MF 21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Substituted in 80'
MF 4 Eric Dier Substituted in 90+3'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Belgium vs Tunisia[change | change source]

Belgium 5–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[9]
Belgium[10]
Tunisia[10]
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 20 Dedryck Boyata
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
RM 15 Thomas Meunier
CM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CM 6 Axel Witsel
LM 11 Yannick Carrasco
RF 14 Dries Mertens Substituted off 86'
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substituted off 59'
LF 10 Eden Hazard (c) Substituted off 68'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marouane Fellaini Substituted in 59'
FW 21 Michy Batshuayi Substituted in 68'
MF 17 Youri Tielemans Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez
GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha
RB 11 Dylan Bronn Substituted off 24'
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef Substituted off 41'
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 7 Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi Yellow card 14' Substituted off 59'
RF 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF 10 Wahbi Khazri (c)
LF 9 Anice Badri
Substitutions:
DF 21 Hamdi Nagguez Substituted in 24'
DF 3 Yohan Benalouane Substituted in 41'
FW 23 Naïm Sliti Substituted in 59'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

England vs Panama[change | change source]

England 6–1 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,319[12]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
England[13]
Panama[13]
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
DM 8 Jordan Henderson
CM 21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Yellow card 24'
CM 7 Jesse Lingard Substituted off 63'
RM 12 Kieran Trippier Substituted off 70'
LM 18 Ashley Young
CF 10 Raheem Sterling
CF 9 Harry Kane (c) Substituted off 63'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Jamie Vardy Substituted in 63'
DF 17 Fabian Delph Substituted in 63'
DF 3 Danny Rose Substituted in 70'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
RB 2 Michael Amir Murillo Yellow card 72'
CB 5 Román Torres (c)
CB 4 Fidel Escobar Yellow card 44'
LB 15 Erick Davis
DM 6 Gabriel Gómez Substituted off 69'
CM 11 Armando Cooper Yellow card 10'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy Substituted off 62'
RW 8 Édgar Bárcenas Substituted off 69'
LW 21 José Luis Rodríguez
CF 7 Blas Pérez
Substitutions:
MF 19 Ricardo Ávila Substituted in 62'
FW 16 Abdiel Arroyo Substituted in 69'
DF 23 Felipe Baloy Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Mark Geiger (United States)

England vs Belgium[change | change source]

England 0–1 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 33,973[15]
England[16]
Belgium[16]
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 16 Phil Jones
CB 5 John Stones Substituted off 46'
CB 15 Gary Cahill
DM 4 Eric Dier (c)
CM 21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
CM 17 Fabian Delph
RW 22 Trent Alexander-Arnold Substituted off 79'
LW 3 Danny Rose
CF 19 Marcus Rashford
CF 11 Jamie Vardy
Substitutions:
DF 6 Harry Maguire Substituted in 46'
FW 14 Danny Welbeck Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois (c)
CB 23 Leander Dendoncker Yellow card 33'
CB 20 Dedryck Boyata
CB 3 Thomas Vermaelen Substituted off 74'
RM 22 Nacer Chadli
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini
CM 19 Mousa Dembélé
LM 16 Thorgan Hazard
RF 18 Adnan Januzaj Substituted off 86'
CF 21 Michy Batshuayi
LF 17 Youri Tielemans Yellow card 19'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Vincent Kompany Substituted in 74'
FW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Adnan Januzaj (Belgium)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Panama vs Tunisia[change | change source]

Panama 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 37,168[18]
Panama[19]
Tunisia[19]
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
RB 13 Adolfo Machado
CB 5 Román Torres (c) Substituted off 56'
CB 4 Fidel Escobar
LB 17 Luis Ovalle
DM 6 Gabriel Gómez Yellow card 80'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy
CM 19 Ricardo Ávila Yellow card 78' Substituted off 81'
RW 8 Édgar Bárcenas
LW 21 José Luis Rodríguez
CF 9 Gabriel Torres Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Harold Cummings Substituted in 46'
FW 18 Luis Tejada Yellow card 90+6' Substituted in 56'
FW 16 Abdiel Arroyo Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB 6 Rami Bedoui
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 5 Oussama Haddadi
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi Yellow card 44' Substituted off 46'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 20 Ghailene Chaalali Yellow card 90+3'
RF 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF 10 Wahbi Khazri Substituted off 89'
LF 23 Naïm Sliti Substituted off 77'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Anice Badri Yellow card 71' Substituted in 46'
MF 15 Ahmed Khalil Substituted in 77'
MF 18 Bassem Srarfi Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

Man of the Match:
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

References[change | change source]

  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 G – Belgium-Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Belgium-Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Belgium v Panama – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Tunisia-England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Tunisia-England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tunisia v England – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Belgium-Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Belgium-Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Belgium v Tunisia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Match report – Group G – England v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – England v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "England v Panama – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Match report – Group G – England v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – England v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "England v Belgium – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Panama v Tunisia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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