Some of my favourite moments of games I watched.
GROUP A
Russia 5 – 0 Saudi
The opening game! Russia score their 5th goal from a free kick in the 92nd minute.
Egypt 0 – 1 Uruguay
This was a dull game. The most interesting thing about this game was Rodriguez coming on and noticing that the ‘7’ on his shirt was quite a nice font.
Russia 3 – 1 Egypt
Dzyuba scores Russia’s 3rd goal.
Uruguay 3 – 0 Russia
36 mins in Russia are two goals down and Igor Smolnikov gets a red card.
GROUP B
Morocco 0 – 1 Iran
No boots, no problem.
Bouhaddouz scores an own goal in 95th minute and Iran wins the game.
Portugal 3 – 3 Spain
“Sweet as a nut.” Nacho scores Spain’s 3rd goal.
Portugal 1 – 0 Morocco
Ronaldo falls over a lot.
Iran 0 – 1 Spain
Waiting to hear the VAR results to find out if Iran’s goal is offside.
Bundle!
Spain 2 – 2 Morocco
Boutaib scores!
GROUP C
France 2 – 1 Australia
The aussies broke the ball!
VAR provides the first penalty goal of the World Cup.
Peru 0 – 1 Denmark
Schmeichel looking after my sweepstake.
Gav came over and cooked me food and pretended that he knew what was going on.
Denmark 1 – 1 Australia
France 1 – 0 Peru
Mbappe goal celebration shrug.
“it wasn’t me!”
GROUP D
Argentina 1 – 1 Iceland
Messi’s miss.
Croatia 2 – 0 Nigeria
fans!
Argentina 0 – 3 Croatia
Rebic scores Croatia’s first goal of the match.
Ref Ravshan Irmaton hands out 7 yellow cards
Maradona
Ivan Rakitic scores Croatia’s 3rd goal in the 91st min.
Nigeria 2 – 0 Iceland
Iceland fans thunderclap, with a solitary Nigerian.
Iceland 1 – 2 Croatia
Watching two games at the same time.
Nigeria 1 – 2 Argentina
Messi scores the 100th goal of the World Cup.
Moses’ acrobatic goal celebration.
GROUP E
Costa Rica 0 – 1 Serbia
Brazil 1 – 1 Switzerland
Brazil 2 – 0 Costa Rica
Navas kept it goal free for 90 mins.
Serbia 1 – 2 Switzerland
Swiss defenders hold on to Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Shaqiri scores in the 90th minute, strips off in celebration and gets a yellow card.
Switzerland 2 – 2 Costa Rica
A penalty in the 94th minute hits the crossbar and then into the Swiss goalie, giving Costa Rica and equalising goal.
GROUP F
Germany 0 – 1 Mexico
The longest 3 minutes ever!
South Korea 1 – 2 Mexico
Germany 2 – 1 Sweden
The Swedish goal worked so hard, but a last second a snazzy goal from Germany lost them the game.
South Korea 2 – 0 GermanyÂ
The last 10 minutes of this game!
“The biggest VAR goal EVER!”
In the last minute Neuer went wandering and left the goal open for South Korea to score again. And shockingly, Germany were out.
GROUP G
England 2 – 1 Tunisia
A pitch full of midges & Harry Kane’s 91st minute winner.
Belgium 5 – 2 Tunisia
A game of goals!
England 6 – 1 Panama
Watching England win at my local pub The Sov.
England 0 – 1 Belgium
Acrobatics instead of goal saving.
Panama 1 – 2 Tunisia
Wahbi Khazri scores Tunisia’s 3rd goal of the match, and does that hands-into-a-heart thing that gymnasts do.
GROUP H
Colombia 1 – 2 Japan
Carlos Sanchez gets the first red card of the tournament within minutes of kick off and Colombia play as 10.
Poland 1 – 2 Senegal
Watching at work. Carole shouting at the telly.
Japan 2 – 2 Senegal
Watching with Lorna C. Drinking beers and eating monster munch and skips.
Poland 0 – 3 Columbia
2nd goal.
Senegal 0 – 1 Columbia
fans!
Senegal had the same points/goals as Japan, but more yellow cards, so they had to go home.
Japan help tidy up the stadium after the game, even though their team is knocked out.
gigs and pencils 