2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

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2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting Group H of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.

Group H of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 19 to 28 June 2018.[1] The group consisted of Poland, Senegal, Colombia, and Japan. The top two teams, Colombia and Japan, advanced to the round of 16.[2] For the first time in World Cup history, the "fair play" rule was invoked to break a tie. Japan and Senegal finished with identical scores and goal differences to tie for second behind Colombia. Japan were awarded the place in the round of 16 based on receiving fewer yellow cards in their three matches.[3][4]

Teams[edit]

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
H1  Poland 1 UEFA UEFA Group E winners 8 October 2017 8th 2006 Third place (1974, 1982) 6 8
H2  Senegal 3 CAF CAF third round group D winners 10 November 2017 2nd 2002 Quarter-finals (2002) 32 27
H3  Colombia 2 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place 10 October 2017 6th 2014 Quarter-finals (2014) 13 16
H4  Japan 4 AFC AFC third round group B winners 31 August 2017 6th 2014 Round of 16 (2002, 2010) 44 61
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

In the round of 16:

Matches[edit]

All times listed are local time.[1]

Colombia vs Japan[edit]

The two teams had met in three previous matches, most recently in a 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage game, won by Colombia 4–1.[5]

In the third minute, Carlos Sánchez blocked Shinji Kagawa's 20-yard shot with his arm, denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity and the referee pointed to the penalty spot before showing the midfielder a straight red card.[6] After lengthy protests, Sánchez eventually left the field and Kagawa slotted the penalty into the bottom right corner of the net. José Pékerman then replaced Juan Cuadrado with Wílmar Barrios at the half-hour mark, and an equaliser arrived nine minutes later, from a Juan Fernando Quintero free kick, shot low under the jumping wall which the goalkeeper failed to keep out.[7] In the second half, David Ospina dived full length to his left to stop Takashi Inui's curling 20-yard shot. Yuya Osako then headed the ball into the far corner of the net from a Keisuke Honda corner from the left. With 13 minutes left, James Rodríguez's strike from inside the box was turned over the crossbar by the outstretched leg of Osako.[8]

Quintero became the first Colombian player in history to score at two World Cups. Japan became the first Asian team to beat a side from South America in the competition's history.[9][10] Honda became the first player from an Asian nation to provide an assist in three different World Cup tournaments since 1966. Eiji Kawashima (35 years, 91 days) became the oldest player to appear for Japan in a World Cup finals match.[7][8]

Colombia 1–2 Japan
  • Quintero 39'
Report
Attendance: 40,842[11]
Colombia[12]
Japan[12]
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Davinson Sánchez
CB 3 Óscar Murillo
LB 17 Johan Mojica
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez Red card 3'
CM 16 Jefferson Lerma
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado downward-facing red arrow 31'
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 21 José Izquierdo downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c)
Substitutions:
MF 5 Wílmar Barrios Yellow card 64' upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF 10 James Rodríguez Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 7 Carlos Bacca upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima Yellow card 90+4'
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 3 Gen Shoji
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 14 Takashi Inui
CF 15 Yuya Osako downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Keisuke Honda upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Akira Nishino

Man of the Match:
Yuya Osako (Japan)[11]

Assistant referees:[12]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Poland vs Senegal[edit]

The two teams had never met before.[13]

Senegal had the first clear chance in the 18th minute, M'Baye Niang dragging an effort wide after a break. Senegal took the lead when Idrissa Gueye's 20-yard shot took a huge deflection off Thiago Cionek to flick in Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny's goal and give Senegal the lead. Robert Lewandowski stepped up to float a 25-yard free-kick over the wall, Khadim N'Diaye dived to turn the ball away. Grzegorz Krychowiak hooked a high ball back towards his own goal from inside the Senegal half and with Szczesny attempting to intercept by coming out of his penalty area, Niang knocked the ball past him before side footing into an unguarded goal.[14] Arkadiusz Milik slotted a Łukasz Piszczek cross wide at the near post. Dawid Kownacki's headed attempt was saved late on by N'Diaye but the goalkeeper was beaten by Krychowiak's header with five minutes to go after a free kick from the right.[15][16]

Cionek became the first Polish player to score an own goal in a World Cup match. Cionek's own goal was only the second time an African nation has benefited from an own goal in a World Cup match, after Andoni Zubizarreta for Spain against Nigeria in 1998.[17] Senegal continued their impressive undefeated run in an opening World Cup match, having beaten France 1–0 in 2002.

Poland 1–2 Senegal
Report
Attendance: 44,190[18]
Poland[19]
Senegal[19]
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek downward-facing red arrow 83'
CB 4 Thiago Cionek
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 13 Maciej Rybus
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow card 12'
CM 19 Piotr Zieliński
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 7 Arkadiusz Milik downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 11 Kamil Grosicki
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Bednarek upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 23 Dawid Kownacki upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 18 Bartosz Bereszyński upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 22 Moussa Wagué
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 6 Salif Sané Yellow card 49'
LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly
RM 10 Sadio Mané (c)
CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye Yellow card 72'
LM 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 19 M'Baye Niang downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 14 Moussa Konaté upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
M'Baye Niang (Senegal)[18]

Assistant referees:[19]
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Japan vs Senegal[edit]

The two teams had faced each other three times, most recently in a friendly in 2003, won by Senegal 1–0.[5]

Senegal took the lead in the 11th minute when Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima spilled a Youssouf Sabaly shot into the path of Sadio Mané, who hit the ball in from close range. Japan responded in the 34th minute when Yuto Nagatomo received a ball over the top and sent it to Takashi Inui, who curled a shot into the bottom corner past the Senegalese defenders. Yuya Osako missed a close chance in front of the Senegal net and Inui's shot struck the crossbar, before Senegal retook the lead in the 71st minute, when Moussa Wagué finished a low Sabaly cross into the top corner. Japan equalised again just seven minutes later, when Senegal goalkeeper Khadim N'Diaye failed to collect an Osako cross, leading to Inui sending the ball to Japanese substitute Keisuke Honda, who finished at the near post.[20]

Wagué became the youngest African goalscorer at a World Cup, at the age of 19 years and 268 days. With his goal, Honda became the first Japanese player to score at three different World Cups, as well as the top scoring Asian player in World Cup history with four goals. Japan equalled their best points tally of four after two group games at a World Cup, just as they did as co-hosts in 2002.[21][22]

Japan 2–2 Senegal
Report
Japan[24]
Senegal[24]
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 3 Gen Shoji
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) Yellow card 90+4'
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 14 Takashi Inui Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 15 Yuya Osako
Substitutions:
MF 4 Keisuke Honda upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 11 Takashi Usami upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Akira Nishino
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 12 Youssouf Sabaly Yellow card 90'
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 6 Salif Sané
LB 22 Moussa Wagué
CM 17 Badou Ndiaye downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
RF 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 19 M'Baye Niang Yellow card 59' downward-facing red arrow 86'
LF 10 Sadio Mané (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 9 Mame Biram Diouf upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Sadio Mané (Senegal)[23]

Assistant referees:[24]
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Reserve assistant referee:
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Poland vs Colombia[edit]

The two teams had met in five matches, most recently in a 2006 friendly, won by Colombia 2–1.[5]

Abel Aguilar was taken from the field on a stretcher in the 32nd minute and was replaced by Mateus Uribe. Shortly after, a cross by James Rodríguez from the right was met by the head of Yerry Mina, who lost his marker to head over Wojciech Szczęsny's outstretched arms and into the net. Juan Fernando Quintero fired wide from 25 yards at the start of the second half. Juan Cuadrado then squared to Radamel Falcao on the edge of the box who lifted his shot well over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Robert Lewandowski controlled a long pass only to shoot straight into David Ospina's midriff as Poland attempted their first shot on target of the game. Quintero's slide-rule pass presented Falcao with a one-on-one situation and he guided the ball past Szczęsny with the outside of his right foot to double his side's lead. With 15 minutes left on the clock, James' pass from the left found Cuadrado in space through the middle and he took a touch before finishing it into the bottom-right corner of the net.[25][26]

Poland were the first European nation to be eliminated from the 2018 World Cup. Including Colombia's victory against Poland, there were 14 World Cup goals scored on 24 June 2018 - the most on a single day of action in the competition (maximum 3 games) since 10 June 1990 (also 14).[27]

Poland 0–3 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 42,873[28]
Poland[29]
Colombia[29]
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
CB 20 Łukasz Piszczek
CB 5 Jan Bednarek Yellow card 61'
CB 2 Michał Pazdan downward-facing red arrow 80'
RM 18 Bartosz Bereszyński downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 6 Jacek Góralski Yellow card 85'
LM 13 Maciej Rybus
RF 19 Piotr Zieliński
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
LF 23 Dawid Kownacki downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Kamil Grosicki upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 14 Łukasz Teodorczyk upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 15 Kamil Glik upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Davinson Sánchez
CB 13 Yerry Mina
LB 17 Johan Mojica
CM 8 Abel Aguilar downward-facing red arrow 32'
CM 5 Wílmar Barrios
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 10 James Rodríguez
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Mateus Uribe upward-facing green arrow 32'
MF 16 Jefferson Lerma upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 7 Carlos Bacca upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)[28]

Assistant referees:[29]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Japan vs Poland[edit]

The two teams had met twice, most recently in a friendly game in 2002, won by Japan 2–0.[5]

Yoshinori Muto's drive forced Łukasz Fabiański to parry, before the goalkeeper smothered a Gōtoku Sakai effort. Eiji Kawashima scooped Kamil Grosicki's header clear. With just over half an hour remaining, Rafał Kurzawa's free-kick from the left picked out Jan Bednarek, who volleyed it into the net from six yards out. Maya Yoshida headed well wide from a left-wing corner. Robert Lewandowski steered Grosicki's pin-point pass over the top.[30][31]

Poland beat Japan for the first time in an official match, having defeated Japan in four unofficial matches. Poland won each of their 14 games in which they scored first in World Cup finals. Poland kept a clean sheet at the World Cup for the first time since winning 1–0 against Portugal in 1986.[32] On another side, since the new millennia, Poland had repeated their poor performances in 2002 and 2006 World Cups, eliminated after losing two opening matches before grabbing a late victory in the final match.

There was some criticism of the final minutes in the game, as both sides appeared to settle for the 1–0 scoreline.[33]

Japan 0–1 Poland
Report
Attendance: 42,189[34]
Japan[35]
Poland[35]
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima (c)
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 20 Tomoaki Makino Yellow card 66'
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 21 Gōtoku Sakai
AM 9 Shinji Okazaki downward-facing red arrow 47'
LW 11 Takashi Usami downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 13 Yoshinori Muto downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Yuya Osako upward-facing green arrow 47'
MF 14 Takashi Inui upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 17 Makoto Hasebe upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Akira Nishino
GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański
CB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 5 Jan Bednarek
RM 21 Rafał Kurzawa downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 6 Jacek Góralski
LM 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk
RF 19 Piotr Zieliński downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
LF 11 Kamil Grosicki
Substitutions:
FW 14 Łukasz Teodorczyk upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 17 Sławomir Peszko upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match:
Jan Bednarek (Poland)[34]

Assistant referees:[35]
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Senegal vs Colombia[edit]

The two teams had met only once, a 2014 friendly game which ended in a 2–2 draw.[5]

The referee awarded Senegal a penalty in the 17th minute. After consulting VAR, he judged that defender Davinson Sánchez had won the ball before making any contact with Sadio Mané. After half an hour, James Rodríguez was substituted with what appeared to be a recurrence of the injury that kept him out of Colombia's 2–1 loss to Japan. Mané took a free-kick in the 64th minute which he shot off-target. Kalidou Koulibaly got a touch on a Luis Muriel drive to deflect the ball narrowly wide. And in the 74th minute Colombia scored the decisive goal of the game, Juan Quintero's corner from the right found Yerry Mina who rose and crashed home a header that went through goalkeeper Khadim N'Diaye.[36]

With Senegal being the last African team to be knocked out of Russia 2018, there were no teams from Africa in the round of 16 for the first time since the stage was introduced in 1986.[37] Colombia were the only team to reach the knockout stage despite losing their opening match of the tournament. Senegal became the third team to be eliminated despite winning their opening game of the tournament (also Iran and Serbia); and even moreover, this was the first time Senegal got eliminated from the group stage, despite owning a huge advantage prior to the match against Colombia. The last time as many as three teams failed to get through the group stage despite winning their opener was in 2002 (Argentina, Costa Rica, and Russia).[38]

Senegal 0–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 41,970[39]
Senegal[40]
Colombia[40]
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 21 Lamine Gassama
CB 6 Salif Sané
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly downward-facing red arrow 74'
RM 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
LM 10 Sadio Mané
CF 20 Keita Baldé downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 19 M'Baye Niang Yellow card 51' downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
DF 22 Moussa Wagué upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 14 Moussa Konaté upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 15 Diafra Sakho upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Davinson Sánchez
CB 13 Yerry Mina
LB 17 Johan Mojica Yellow card 45'
CM 15 Mateus Uribe downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero
LW 10 James Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 31'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c) downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Luis Muriel upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF 16 Jefferson Lerma upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 19 Miguel Borja upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Yerry Mina (Colombia)[39]

Assistant referees:[40]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Discipline[edit]

Fair play points were used as tiebreakers because the overall and head-to-head records of Japan and Senegal were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Japan 1 2 1 −4
 Senegal 2 3 1 −6

See also[edit]

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