France - Belgium (Semifinal)

Date and time: 10-07-2018, 11:30 pm
City: St. Petersburg

First semifinal of Russia 2018 World Cup

First Half:

00: Match begins with France in Blue-Blue and Belgium in Red-Red
04: Nobody in box to connect de Bruyne (BEL) pass
06: Hazard (BEL)'s cross flicked out by defenders conceding a corner
11: Mbappe (FRA) couldn't connect the ball in the box
13: Mbappe (FRA)'s dangerous solo run, but GK intercepts the ball before he could do any damage
16: Hazard (BEL)'s ground shot just goes wide
18: Matudi (FRA)'s powerful shot saved by GK
19: Hazard (BEL)'s shot deflected over, FRA concedes a corner
21: Another corner for BEL. 
22: Alderweired (BEL)'s shot saved by GK. Another corner for BEL
23: Giroud (FRA) couldn't control the ball in box
25: Corner for FRA.
28: de Bruyne (BEL)'s shot blocked by  defender
33: Giroud (FRA)'s shot goes wide off the bar
34: Mbappe (FRA)'s perfect cross to box, but Giroud couldn't make any use of it
37: Griezeman (FRA)'s shot goes wide of the goal
39: Pavard (FRA)'s shot saved by GK, concedes a corner
44: A free kick for FRA in the edge of the box
45+1: Lukaku (BEL) couldn't connect a cross
45+1: First half ends after 1 added minute

Second Half:

47: Excellent cross to box, but Lukaku (BEL)'s header goes above the bar
51: Giroud (FRA)'s kick goes wide but gets a corner, Umtiti (FRA) scores from the corner with a header (1-0)

Umtiti's header puts France ahead (1-0)

53: Free kick for FRA from just outside the box, defused by BEL
56: Giroud (FRA)'s shot blocked in box. FRA attacks relentlessly after scoring a goal
60: Dembele (BEL) is replaced by Mertens
61: de Bruyne (BEL)'s shot is stopped by GK
63: Corner for BEL, wasted
63: Hazard (BEL) gets yellow card
65: Mertens (BEL)'s shot punched away by GK
65: Fellaini (BEL)'s powerful header just goes wide
67: Giroud (FRA)'s shot off a Griezemann pass goes way above the bar
71: Alderweireld (BEL) shown a yellow card
76: de Bruyne (BEL)'s shot goes high above the bar
80: Fellaini (BEL) is replaced by Carrasco
81: FRA's Powerful shot saved by GK
85: Giroud (FRA) is replaced by Nzonzi
86: Matuidi (FRA) is replaced by Tolisso
87: Kante (FRA) shown yellow card
88: Free kick to BEL, but couldn't be converted by anyone in the box
90+1: Chadly (BEL) is replaced by Batshuayi
90+2: Mbappe (FRA) shown yellow card for time wasting
90+3: Griezemann (FRA)'s easy shot saved by GK
90+4: Vertonghen (BEL) gets a yellow card
90+6: Tolisso (FRA)'s shot flicked away by GK, FRA gets a corner
90+6: Game ends after 6 added minutes. France beat Belgium 1-0 to enter the final of the tournament

Brazil - Belgium (Quarter Final)

Date and time: 06-07-2018, 11:30 pm
City: Kazan

First Half:

00: Match begins with Brazil in in traditional Yellow-Blue and Belgium in Red-Red
02: de Bruyne (BEL)'s ground shot just goes wide

Own goal by Fernandinho puts Belgium ahead (0-1)

07: BEL concedes a corner, Thiago Silva (BRA)'s flick on strikes post
08: Chadli (BEL)'s shot misses narrowly
10: Tense moments in Belgian box, concedes a corner
13: de Bruyne (BEL) couldn't control the ball correctly. Misses but gets a corner. Ball hits Fernandinho (BRA)'s elbow and lands in net. This is an Own goal and Belgium leads (0-1)
15: Hair-raising escape for BEL as Brazil couldn't connect a returned ball
19: Coutinho (BRA)'s straight shot saved by GK
23: Thiago Silva (BRA)'s kicks away a dangerous ball from Lukaku (BEL), corner for BEL
26: Marcelo (BRA)'s shot blocked by GK

de Bruyne scores for Belgium (0-2)

29: Free kick for BRA from very near the corner point.
31: de Bruyne (BEL)'s powerful ground shot reaches net (0-2)
36: Gabriel Jesus (BRA)'s header goes above the bar
37: Marcelo (BRA)'s shot deflected, corner conceded
38: Coutinho (BRA)'s shot punched away by GK, corner conceded
41: de Bruyne (BEL)'s free kick deflected above bar by GK
42: Kompany (BEL)'s flick from corner saved by GK
45+1: First half ends after 1 minute of added time (0-2)

Second Half:

47: Alderweireid (BEL) gets yellow card
49: Lukaku (BEL) run fails before the post without a decent strike
51: Marcelo (BRA)'s cross rolls across the goal, but nobody could connect it
53: Neymar (BRA) falls down in box, referee doesn't mind it. Neymar's antics have become notorious
55: BEL concedes a corner
56: Jesus (BRA)'s move foiled by defender, but penalty awarded for BRA. Video check done and penalty decision withdrawn
58: Jesus (BRA) is replaced by Douglas Costa
59: Possession so far BRA 57%, BEL 43%

Renato Agusto scores for Brazil (1-2)

62: Douglas Costa (BRA)'s shot saved by GK
67: Pace slows down for the last few minutes
71: Meunier (BEL) gets yellow card for fouling Neymar
71: Douglas Costa (BRA)'s strong ground shot stopped by GK
73: Paulinho (BRA) replaced by Renato Agusto
75: Costa (BRA)' shot blocked by GK, Neymar strikes the rebound but again deflected by GK
76: Renato Agusto (BRA)'s header lands in Belgian net (1-2)
78: Corner for BRA
81: Agusto (BRA)' shot goes wide
84: Coutinho (BRA)'s wild shot goes very far away
85: Fernandinho (BRA) gets a yellow card
87: Lukaku (BEL) is replaced by Tielemans
90: Fagner (BRA) shown yellow card
90+1: Neymar (BRA) fails to connect a lobe, falls down in box, video check done, no penalty
90+4: Neymar (BRA)'s shot flicked over the bar by GK, conceding a corner
90+5: Corner for BEL, wasted
90+5: Match ends after 5 added minutes, Belgium beat Brazil (1-2) to enter the Semi Finals

Colombia - England (Round of 16)

Date and time: 03-07-2018, 11.30 pm
City: Moscow

The last of the pre-quarter match is being played

First Half:

00: The game begins with Colombia in Yellow-White and England in Red-Red
05: A free kick for ENG from right outside the box. Young's shot punched away by GK
06: ENG's corner safely lands in GK's hands
08: Another corner for ENG.
10: Corner again for ENG, free kick against Stones (ENG) for pushing and shoving in box
13: Lingard (ENG)'s blocked by defender in box
16: Kane (ENG)'s header lands on the top of the net
19: English goal keeper tested for the first time. A feeble pass saved by him
23: Mojica (COL)'s shot flies wide off the goal
24: Game is very, very fast paced. Highly likely that some mistakes might be made
27: Maguire (ENG)'s header goes wide, COL concedes a corner
33: Quintero (COL)'s shot goes wide
37: Kane (ENG) fails to connect a volley to the box
38: Kane (ENG) brought down just outside the box, a free kick for ENG
39: A ruckus in the box on the issue of wall formation. Barrios (COL) shown yellow card
42: Trippier (ENG)'s kick just goes wide off the post
45: Kane (ENG)'s shot goes wide
45+2: Quintero (COL)'s powerful shot saved by GK
45+2: Lingard (ENG)'s kick goes above the goal
45+5: A very fast paced first half ends after 5 added minutes. Precision was poor for both teams

Second Half:

52: Arias (COL) gets a yellow card
53: Free kick headed out, conceding a corner by COL

Kane scores from the penalty spot (0-1)

54: Sanchez (COL) shown yellow card for pushing in box, penalty for ENG
56: Penalty yet to be taken, Henderson (ENG) shown yellow card
57: Kane (ENG) scores from the penalty (0-1)
61: Lerma (COL) is replaced by Bacca
63: Trippier (ENG)'s header goes out
64: Hard time for the referee with so many fouls. Falcao (COL) gets a yellow card
64: Bacca (COL) gets a yellow, immediately on arrival in the ground
67: Young (ENG)'s pass couldn't be connected as no ENG player was on the box
69: Lingard (ENG) shown yellow card
72: No threatening move by Colombia in the second half so far
73: COL concedes a corner, Maguire (ENG)'s header lands on the outside of the net

75: ENG's free kick goes out as Kane is offside
76: Dangerous move by COL, cleared by defender

Mina equalizes for Colombia (1-1)

77: Lingard (ENG) is brought down in box after a long run, but no penalty
79: Sanchez (COL) is replaced by Uribe
80: Alli (ENG) is replaced by Dier
81: Cuadrado (COL)'s uncontrolled shot goes to the skies
86: Falcao (COL)'s header goes wide
87: Falcao (COL)'s ground shot saved by GK
88: Sterling (ENG) is replaced by Vardi, Quintero (COL) is replaced by Muriel
90+3: Muribe (COL)'s powerful shot deflected by GK
90+3: Mina (COL) scores from a header and equalizes (1-1)
90+6: Second half ends after 6 minutes of stoppage time (1-1)

Extra Time First Half:

96: Bacca (COL) couldn't connect a pass in the box
101: Bacca (COL)'s header goes out but ENG concedes a corner
102: Mina (COL)'s header goes above the bar
102: Young (ENG) is replaced by Rose
104: Falcao (COL)'s header again goes wide
105+1: First half of extra time ends after 1 added minute

Extra Time Second Half:

106: Vardy (ENG)'s shot stopped by GK
108: Pickford (ENG) GK comes forward and clears a ball
112: Rose (ENG)'s ground shot just goes wide
113: Walker (ENG) is replaced by Rashford
114: Dier (ENG)'s header goes above the bar
115: Arias (COL) replaced by Zapata
118: Cuadrado (COL) shown yellow card
120+1: Extra time second half ends after 1 minute of stoppage time

Penalty Shootout

Shootout takes place on the left end of the pitch

1. Falcao (COL): Scores (1-0)
2. Kane (ENG): Scores (1-1)
3. Cuadrado (COL): Scores (2-1)
4. Rashford (ENG): Scores (2-2)
5. Muriel (COL): Scores (3-2)
6. Henderson (ENG): Saved by GK (3-2)
7. Uribe (COL): Hits cross bar and misses (3-2)
8. Trippier (ENG): Scores (3-3)
9. Bacca (COL): Saved by GK (3-3)
10. Dier (ENG): Scores and Wins! (3-4)

England won on shoot out 1-1 (3-4)

Croatia - Denmark (Round of 16)

Date and time: 01 Jul 2018, 11.30 pm
City: Nizhny Novgorod

With the ouster of Argentina, Portugal and Spain, 2018 World Cup has become wide open

First Half:

00: Match begins with Croatia in Black-Black and Denmark in White-Red
01: Jorgensen (DEN) scores in the very first minute from a throw (0-1)
04: Mandzukic (CRO) equalizes in the very first attack by CRO (1-1)

Jorgensen (DEN) scores in the first minute (0-1)

11: Rebic (CRO) is fouled just outside the box. Gets a free kick. Perisic (CRO)'s shot headed out for a corner
17: After the initial pace, matters settle down a little
20: Mandzukovic (CRO) fails to convert a cross. Claims foul in box, but disallowed
23: CRO concedes a corner, but wasted

27: Braithwaite (DEN)'s flick deflected by GK
29: Good Croatian move, but three attempts in a row failed
31: CRO concedes a corner
32: Eriksen (DEN)'s pass saved by GK
33: Strinic (CRO)'s solo move stopped by GK
39: Modric (CRO)'s free kick flies across the face of the goal, but nobody could connect it
42: Eriksen (DEN)'s lobe goes over the crossbar
44: Rakitic (CRO)'s shot stopped by GK
45+2: First half ends after 2 added minutes (1-1)



Second Half:
46: Christensen (DEN) replaced by Schone
51: DEN's lobe to box saved by GK
56: Braithwaite (DEN) couldn't connect the ball fast enough in the box

Mandzukovic equalizes for Croatia (1-1)

62: Delaney (DEN)'s solo run failed to show result
64: DEN concedes a corner
65: Rabic (CRO)'s shot deflected by GK
66: Cornelius (DEN) replaced by Jorgensen
71: Brozovic (CRO) replaced by Kovacic
72: Jorgensen (DEN)'s shot went straight to GK's hands
74: Eriksen (DEN)'s weak shot went outside
77: Modric (CRO)'s wild shot goes wide off the mark
78: Rebic (CRO)'s accurate shot saved by GK
81: Strinic (CRO) replaced by Pivaric
84: Perisic (CRO)'s header goes above the bar
86: Pivaric (CRO)'s shot blocked on the way, DEN concedes a corner
90+2: Rakitic (CRO)'s powerful shot goes just wide
90+3: CRO concedes a corner. Braithwaite (DEN)'s shot goes wide
90+3: Second half ends after 3 added minutes. Match goes to extra time

Extra Time First Half:
95: Knudsson (DEN)'s shot in box deflected by defender, giving a corner away
97: Perisic (CRO) replaced by Kramaric
98: Delaney (DEN) replaced by Krohn-Dehli
99: Schone (DEN)'s shot just goes wide
104: Modric (CRO)'s pass saved by GK conceding a corner
105: Another corner conceded by DEN

Extra Time Second Half:
113: Jorgensen (DEN)'s shot off Knudsson's throw goes wide
114: Rebic (CRO) makes a solo run, brought down by Jorgensen, penalty for Croatia. Jorgensen (DEN) gets yellow card
116: Modric (CRO) takes penalty, saved by Schmeichel (GK)
119: Modric (CRO)'s ground shot saved by GK
120: Kramaric (CRO)'s shot goes way above the bar
120+1: After the end of Extra Time, score is still 1-1, penalty shoot out is required

Penalty Shootout: (Right End)
1. Eriksen (DEN) : saved by Subasic (0-0)
2. Badelj (CRO) : saved by Schmeichel (0-0)
3. Kjaer (DEN): scores (0-1)
4. Kramaric (CRO): scores (1-1)
5. Krohn-Deli (DEN): scores (1-2)
6. Modric (CRO): scores (2-2)
7. Schone (DEN): saved by Subasic (2-2)
8. Pivaric (CRO): saved by Schmeichel (2-2)
9. Jorgensen (DEN): saved by Subasic (2-2)
10. Rakitic (CRO): scores and wins (3-2)

Croatia wins by penalty shoot out 1-1 (3-2) and moves to Quarter Final