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pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia at 3:30 (BST), about a half hour before the opening match which Russia won 5–0 over Saudi Arabia. Former Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt. English pop singer Robbie Williams then took centre stage with a rendition of "Let Me Entertain You" before Russian soprano Aida Garifullina was carried out on to the pitch on the back of a "firebird" float. Williams

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, preceding the opening match of the tournament between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. At the start of the ceremony, Russian president Vladimir Putin gave a speech, welcoming the countries of the world to Russia and calling football a uniting force. Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo entered the stadium with a child in a Russia shirt. Pop singer Robbie Williams then sang two of his songs solo before he and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performed a duet. Dancers dressed in the flags of the 32 competing teams appeared carrying a sign with the name

pos: Robbie Williams Volume 2", which was released in November 2017. On 14 June 2018, Williams performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Williams sang “Let Me Entertain You” and “Feel” before he performed a duet of “Angels” with Russian soprano Aida Garifullina. Williams then performed an encore with “Rock DJ”, during which he gave the finger. Fox in the U.S. apologised for the incident which they had broadcast live. The incident was not shown on ITV in the UK who had cut away prior to the encore. Williams appeared on "This Morning"

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony Yeah, I did, didn't I?”. Williams changing his lyrics "every night" is still unexplained. 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia at 3:30 (BST), about a half hour before the opening match which Russia won 5–0 over Saudi Arabia. Former Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt. English pop singer Robbie Williams then took centre stage with a rendition of "Let Me Entertain You" before Russian soprano Aida Garifullina was

pos: Aida Garifullina ORF Radio-Symphony Orchestra directed by Cornelius Meister. On 13 June 2018, Garifullina performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening gala concert held at the Red Square in Moscow, She performed with Anna Netrebko, Juan Diego Florez and Placido Domingo and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. On 14 June, Garifullina performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. She performed a duet of “Angels” with English pop singer Robbie Williams. Aida Garifullina Aida Emilevna Garifullina () (born 30 September 1987) is a Russian operatic soprano of Tatar origin. She

neg: Plácido Domingo he sang di Luna again at the Salzburg Festival with Anna Netrebko as Leonora, Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Azucena and Francesco Meli as Manrico. He first sang the title role of Verdi's "Nabucco" at Covent Garden in March–April 2013 and has since reprised it in St. Petersburg, Beijing, Verona, and Vienna. In 2015, he made his debut in the title role of Verdi's Macbeth in Berlin, as well as Don Carlo in "Ernani" in New York and the title role of "Gianni Schicchi" in Los Angeles. On 13 June 2018, Plácido Domingo performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening gala

neg: Néstor Pitana Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final (after Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006). Pitana's performance in the

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Néstor Pitana the rules, which steered the game into France's favor. Source: "worldfootball.net"

Néstor Pitana Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final

neg: 2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony red and green saris and fatua sang the National Anthem of Bangladesh. After the singing of anthem the countdown began which showed a montage of all the scenes of the previous world cup. Popular Bangladeshi pop singers Mila, Balam and others sang the song ""O Preethibi"" (Oh World!) which was enjoyed both by local and foreigners. Stumpy, the tournament mascot, was escorted into the ground, on a cycle rickshaw, then pedal-powered cycle rickshaws escorted each of the captains into the center. The captains were accompanied by young children who wore the jersey of the team they were with. The captains

neg: Iceland at the FIFA World Cup play-offs four years earlier. Despite finishing bottom of the group, Iceland drew against Argentina national football team 1-1 in the opening match of the group. These nine players have been fielded all three of Iceland's FIFA World Cup matches in 2018. In the match v Argentina on 16 June 2018, Alfreð Finnbogason scored the first goal for Iceland in FIFA World Cup history. Iceland at the FIFA World Cup After 12 failed qualification campaigns, Iceland qualified for the FIFA World Cup, for the first time, in 2018. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was Iceland's second major international tournament, having also

neg: Thomas Meunier played his first World Cup match, in a 3–0 win over Panama in their opening group game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In a next match against Tunisia on 23 June 2018, Meunier set up a goal for Romelu Lukaku, who scored his second goal of the game, in a 5–2 win to qualify for the Round of 16. He then played another role when he set up for Nacer Chadli to score in injury time to lift Belgium to a 3–2 victory over Japan in the round of 16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, after a

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F Claesson to be analysed on video and for the referee to point to the spot but it did not affect Granqvist, who sent Jo the wrong way. Hwang Hee-chan spurned a glorious opportunity late on, heading wide from 10 yards out, as Sweden ultimately held on for a precious three points. This was Sweden's first win in their opening match at a World Cup since beating Mexico 3–0 as hosts in 1958. South Korea lost their opening match at a World Cup for the first time since 1998 when they lost 3–1 against Mexico. Sweden's goal was the first they

neg: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup squads Farry The squad was announced on 3 July 2018. Head coach: Mark Hager 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup squads This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup tournament to be held in London, England between 21 July and 5 August 2018. The squad was announced on 11 June 2018. Head coach: Jamilon Mülders The squad was announced on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Roberto Carta The squad was announced on 3 July 2018. Head coach: Alyson Annan The squad was announced on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Huh Sang-young The squad was announced on 4

neg: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup squads 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup squads This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup tournament to be held in London, England between 21 July and 5 August 2018. The squad was announced on 11 June 2018. Head coach: Jamilon Mülders The squad was announced on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Roberto Carta The squad was announced on 3 July 2018. Head coach: Alyson Annan The squad was announced on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Huh Sang-young The squad was announced on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Danny Kerry The squad was announced on 29 June

neg: 2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony assembled at the dais and fireworks take off from the stadium. Indian popular singer Sonu Nigam sang "Spirit of Cricket" in the dais. After Sonu's song a video footage was shown on the big screen which showed Sangakkara and Sehwag promoting AIDS awareness. Mustafa Kamal, the chairman of the BCB delivers his speech at first in English and then in Bengali. ICC chief Sharad Pawar walks up and delivered his speech. After that Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina delivered her speech and declared the opening of World Cup. After the opening the cultural program showcasing the heritages of India, Sri Lanka

neg: 2018 Ryder Cup start of the 2018 Ryder Cup. Captain's picks are shown in yellow. Jim Furyk announced three captain's picks at 5 pm EDT on 4 September. The final captain's pick was announced on 10 September after the conclusion of the BMW Championship. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 2018 Ryder Cup. The opening round of four fourball matches started at 8:10 am local time. Pairings were announced after the Opening Ceremony on Thursday. The first point of the 2018 Ryder Cup was won by Team USA, with Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler winning 4 & 2

neg: Diego Costa not included in the final squad for the tournament. On 5 September 2016, Costa scored his first international goals for nearly two years, in an 8–0 win over Liechtenstein at the Estadio Reino de León for Spain's opening match of 2018 World Cup qualification, the first being a header from a free-kick by his former Atlético teammate Koke. In May 2018, Costa was called up to Spain's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In their opening game on 15 June in Sochi, he scored his two first World Cup goals to help Spain secure a 3–3 draw against Portugal.

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F Poland in 1978, and defeated Bolivia 1–0 in 1994. Germany lost their opening match at a World Cup for only the second time, having done so in 1982, against Algeria. This is the third consecutive World Cup in which the reigning champion has failed to win their opening match – Italy drew 1–1 with Paraguay in 2010, while Spain lost 5–1 against the Netherlands in 2014; and also the fourth champions failed to win their opening match, as France lost 0–1 to Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (all of whom, coincidentally, had been knocked out at the group

neg: Jorge Sampaoli game in charge was a friendly match against Brazil on 9 June in Australia, with Argentina winning 1–0. However, Argentina struggled during the qualifiers, and it took a Lionel Messi hat trick at Ecuador to confirm qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 14 May 2018, Sampaoli announced a 35-man preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup. He announced the final squad on 21 May 2018. At the World Cup, Argentina had drawn 1–1 with Iceland during their opening World Cup group match, an underwhelming performance that drew criticism from former Argentine captain and coach Diego Maradona. In the

neg: Italy at the 2018 Winter Olympics Italy at the 2018 Winter Olympics Italy competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 120 competitors in 14 sports. They won ten medals in total, three gold, two silver and five bronze, ranking 12th in the medal table. Short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana, who was also the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, was the country's most successful athlete, having won three medals. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup,

neg: Philippe Coutinho group stage after losing 0–1 to Peru. On 28 March 2017, Coutinho scored in a 3–0 win against Paraguay that ensured Brazil's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In May 2018, Coutinho was named in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 17 June 2018, he scored in his FIFA World Cup debut with a trademark right-footed curling shot from outside the penalty area into the corner of the goal in Brazil's 1–1 draw with Switzerland in their opening match at the World Cup. In the following match against Costa Rica on 22 June, he scored the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off) The 2018 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF Fifth Round, Honduras, and the winner of the AFC Fourth Round play-off, Australia. The matches were played on 10 and 15 November 2017. After a 0-0 draw in the opening leg at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, Australia defeated Honduras 3-1 in the second leg at Stadium Australia, winning the tie by the same margin on aggregate. Australia therefore qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, reaching the tournament for the fifth time, and

neg: Sam Morsy qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 2–1 victory over the Congo. In June 2018 he was named in Héctor Cúper's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He made his FIFA World Cup debut in the opening game of the group stage on 15 June, coming on for the injured Tarek Hamed 50 minutes into a 1–0 defeat to Uruguay. Morsy is an "enforcer" who "relies on his ability to time tackles and break-up play". After leaving Port Vale in June 2013, assistant manager Mark Grew warned Morsy to improve his disciplinary record and

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A with a hamstring injury in the 24th minute. "Alan Dzagoev damaged the muscles in the back of the thigh," Russia said in a brief statement. For the first time in World Cup history, two players – Gazinsky and Cheryshev – scored their first international goals in the opening match. Russia's victory means that the host nation has never lost their opening match in any of the 21 editions of the World Cup (won 16, drew six). Russia (5–0) recorded the second biggest victory by a host nation in their opening match at a World Cup, after Italy v USA in

neg: Gloryland (anthem) Cup occasion, "Gloryland" became a 1994 song by Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness. The song also appears on the official FIFA album "Gloryland World Cup USA 94" under the title "Soccer Rocks the Globe". Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness also sang it at the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup with lyrics. It was also used as the theme to ITV's coverage of the tournament. The song reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994. Gloryland (anthem) "Gloryland (Instrumental)" is a non-official anthem for 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. The instrumental version,

neg: 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony into the land of Australia. World-renowned didgeridoo player William Barton played his instrument at the top of the Q1 tower. Hip-hop artist Mau Power from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and Australian singer Christine Anu sang the song "My Island Home" along with Four Winds Didgeridoo Orchestra. A group of dancers holding small glowing spheres danced along with the song. When the song finished, the dancers immediately stood adjacent to each other forming the shape of Australian land boundary. Christine Anu sang the same song at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the opening ceremonies

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E Group E of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 27 June 2018. The group consisted of Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Serbia. The top two teams, Brazil and Switzerland, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had never met before. Both defences were tested in the opening moments - Aleksandar Mitrović seeing an effort hooked off the line before Giancarlo González headed straight at Vladimir Stojković at the other end. The Serbian team was almost punished for

neg: Javier Mascherano time, with Mario Götze scoring in the 113th minute. In May 2018, Mascherano was named in Jorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He earned his 143rd cap in a 4–0 friendly win against Haiti on 29 May 2018, equaling Javier Zanetti's record for the most appearances for Argentina. His 144th cap came in Argentina's opening match at the World Cup, a 1–1 draw against Iceland on 16 June 2018, thus becoming the sole most capped player in the country's history. On 30 June 2018, following Argentina's elimination from the World Cup after a

neg: Aleksandr Golovin (footballer) game against Belarus at the Arena Khimki, replacing captain Roman Shirokov in the 61st minute and scoring Russia's second goal of a 4–2 victory 16 minutes later. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. On 14 June 2018, he played a crucial role in Russia's 5–0 victory over Saudi Arabia making two assists and scoring the final goal, a free-kick in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Aleksandr Golovin (footballer) Aleksandr Sergeyevich Golovin (; born 30

neg: 2017 Thailand national football team results 2017 Thailand national football team results This article details the fixtures and results of the Thailand national football team in 2017. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round Assistant referees: Mohamed Jaafar (Bahrain) Nawaf Shaheen (Bahrain) Fourth official: Ammar Ebrahim (Bahrain) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round Assistant referees: Park Sang-jun (South Korea) Park In-sun (South Korea) Fourth official: Kim Dae-Young (South Korea) International friendly Assistant referees: Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan) Sanjar Shoyusupov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Dmitriy Pislegin (Uzbekistan) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round Assistant referees: Lim Kok Heng (Singapore) Mohd Yusri

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony sang a section of "Feel" before he and Garifullina performed a duet of "Angels" as performers emerged, dressed in the flags of all 32 teams and carrying a sign bearing the name of each nation. Ronaldo returned with the official ball – the Adidas Telstar 18 – which was sent into space with the International Space Station crew in March and came back to Earth in early June. Williams then sung "Rock DJ" in an encore as the pitch was being cleared for the first match. During the encore, Williams "gave the finger". " Fox in the US apologised for

neg: Adam Lallana Lallana had won the England Player of the Year Award for 2016 after his performance for the national team. On 16 May 2018, he was one of five players named on standby for the 23-man England national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Lallana married his fiancée Emily Jubb on 24 December 2013. The couple, who had been dating for seven years, were due to marry on 14 June 2014, which coincided with England's opening World Cup match with Italy. They wed at Poole Register Office in Dorset. Together, they have two sons, Arthur Michael, born on 26

neg: Rúrik Gíslason for the opening game against Belarus. In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Rúrik was a candidate for the centre-right Independence Party in the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016 and Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017. After Iceland's World Cup Group game against Argentina, Rúrik's Instagram profile went viral, as his follower increased by 250,000 after the game. His follower count is now at one million, more than triple the size of Iceland's current population. Copenhagen Rúrik Gíslason Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a

neg: Timo Werner tournament's Golden Boot. On 4 June 2018, Werner was included in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He made his first World Cup appearance on 17 June, starting in a 1–0 loss to Mexico in Germany's opening match. He featured in both of the remaining group stage fixtures but failed to score as Germany were eliminated at the group stage for the first time since 1938. "Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Werner goal." Timo Werner Timo Werner (; born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a

neg: Massimiliano Irrati second qualifying round. On 30 April 2018, Irrati was selected by FIFA as one of the video assistant referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first FIFA World Cup to use the technology. Irrati was appointed as VAR in his first World Cup match between Russia and Saudi Arabia on 14 June 2018 in Group A, the opening match of the tournament. On 12 July 2018, Irrati was appointed as the VAR for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia. In total, Irrati was the main VAR for 14 matches during the tournament, the

neg: CJ Stander Kings on 7 April 2018, scoring a try in the match that was played in Outeniqua Park in his hometown of George. Stander scored Munster's second try in their 30–22 defeat at the hands of Leinster in round 6 of the 2018–19 Pro14 on 6 October 2018. One week later, Stander scored Munster's only try in their 10–10 draw against Exeter Chiefs in Sandy Park during the sides' opening 2018–19 Champions Cup pool 2 fixture. In May 2015, Stander, who qualified for Ireland by residency on the day after the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final, told Pro12's official website, "I

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. The group consists of Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, and Nigeria. The top two teams, Croatia and Argentina, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had never met before. Despite stamping their authority on the game's opening stages, Argentina struggled to find space against the Icelandic defence. Argentina then at the 19th minute scored, giving them a 1–0 lead. Alfreð Finnbogason made history by scoring his country's

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids bid: Spain would lead a twelve-stadium project with eight of the venues, and the opening and final games would be held in Lisbon and Madrid, respectively. Spain has previously hosted the 1982 World Cup, while Portugal organised the Euro 2004. Russia announced its intent to bid in early 2009, and submitted its request to FIFA in time. Russia's President Vladimir Putin took a keen interest in the bid and ordered Vitaly Mutko, the Minister of Sports, to "prepare a bid for Russia to hold the 2018 World Cup". According to a report earlier submitted by Vitaly Mutko, who also served

neg: Dyson Parody by Javier Garcia Toquero in the semi-finals of the South European Qualifier for the 2017 World Championship. At the 2017 World Cup, Parody and Duo lost 5–2 to England in the opening round. At the 2018 World Cup, Dyson Parody and Justin Broton lost 5–0 to Netherlands in the opening round. Dyson Parody Dyson Parody (born 7 August 1984) is a Gibraltarian darts player. Parody represented Gibraltar with Dylan Duo in the 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 6–4 by Russia in the first round, and they were together again in the 2012 PDC World

neg: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand (after the 2002 and 2010 events). New Zealand was the first country to host the event three times. The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018. The West Indies were the defending champions. However, they failed to defend their title, after losing their first two group fixtures. Following

neg: Jacky Cheung song for Hong Kong Disneyland, entitled "One." The music video for "One" was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland. He also recorded for the . In December 2006, Cheung performed live the theme song ""Together Now"" at the Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. He was introduced as "the most popular Asian performer in the world". In 2010, Cheung, Jane Zhang, and K'naan sang a Mandarin version of "Wavin' Flag (The Celebration Mix)" for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. In 2012, Cheung sang "中国节拍·震动世界", the cheering song of China for the 2012 London Olympics. On 15 February

neg: Yerry Mina 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At the 2018 World Cup, Mina scored three goals for Colombia, all coming from headers off corner kicks. Mina did not play in Colombia's opening 2–1 loss with Japan, but started at centre back in each of Colombia's remaining matches. In the group stage, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Poland, then scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win over Senegal which propelled Colombia to the top of their group and into the knockout stage. Against England in the round of sixteen, Mina tied the scoring

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) Ebola epidemic. On 14 June 2018, Ronaldo featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. He walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt at the beginning, and returned at the end of the ceremony with the official ball of the 2018 World Cup – Adidas Telstar 18 – which was sent into space with the International Space Station crew in March and came back to Earth in early June. Ronaldo is regarded as one of the greatest and most complete forwards of all time. Dubbed "Il (or O)

neg: Mathew Leckie group matches and came on as a Substitute in the last group match in the 57th minute against Chile. On 3 September 2015, Leckie scored his second goal for Australia, and his first since 2013, opening the scoring against Bangladesh in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. On 5 September 2017, Leckie scored his 6th international goal for Australia against Thailand. In May 2018 he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Australia: FC Ingolstadt 04: Personal Honours: Mathew Leckie Mathew Allan Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian footballer who plays

neg: Hinata Miyazawa Hinata Miyazawa Miyazawa was born in Minamiashigara on November 21, 1999. After graduating from high school, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2018. She was selected Best Young Player Award in 2018 season. In September 2016, Miyazawa was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches and Japan won the 2nd place. In August 2018, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches. At final against Spain, she scored a opening goal and Japan won the championship. November 11, 2018, she debuted

neg: Paul Pogba 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 16 June 2018, he took the shot that deflected off Aziz Behich and resulted in the winning goal in France's 2–1 win over Australia in their opening match at the tournament. The goal was initially awarded to Pogba, but the following day FIFA re-awarded it as an own goal to Behich. In the 59th minute of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, Pogba extended France's lead over Croatia to 3–1 with a strike from the edge of the penalty area after his initial shot had been blocked. France eventually won the World Cup

neg: James Rodríguez and granting Colombia the last automatic qualification spot at fourth place. James' last contribution of 2017 for Colombia would be an assist against South Korea, which would end 2–1. Colombia's World Cup preparations in 2018 began against World Cup favorites France, where James provided two assists towards a comeback of a 2–0 score to a 2–3 victory. This marked the first victory in Colombia's history over France. On 4 June 2018, James was selected in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. James did not start in the opening game against Japan after a calf injury

neg: South Korea at the FIFA World Cup matches back in those times, some of the records made by the South Koreans in 1954 are unbroken til now (2018). South Korea is the only Asian team to ever win a team award at a FIFA World Cup when they were voted Most Entertaining Team in 2002 after finishing in fourth place. In the same year, Hong Myung-bo and Yoo Sang-chul have been voted members of the MasterCard All Star Team. They are the only Asians ever to have been named in a FIFA World Cup All-Star Team over the years. All times local CET () All times local

neg: José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998) 14 May 2018, Rodríguez was included in Panama's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the country's first ever FIFA World Cup. Rodríguez made his international debut for Panama on 29 May 2018 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Northern Ireland. The following day, Rodríguez was included in Panama's final 23-man World Cup squad. Rodríguez made his World Cup debut in Panama's opening match on 18 June 2018 in a 0–3 loss to Belgium, starting the match before being substituted in the 63rd minute for Ismael Díaz. José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998) José Luis Rodríguez Francis (born

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 18 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung Pre-race favourites were Nao Kodaira, world record holder at this distance and winner of every single pre-Olympic ISU World Cup 500m in the 2017/18 season, and Lee Sang-hwa, two-time Olympic 500m gold medallist. Skating in the fourth pair, Jorien Ter Mors posted a time of 37.53, which stood until Brittany Bowe improved it by 0.009 seconds in the eleventh pair. Starting in pair 16 versus Karolína

neg: Kenneth Bowen (tenor) Kenneth Bowen (tenor) Kenneth Bowen (3 August 1932 – 1 September 2018) was a Welsh tenor who was Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Bowen was born in Llanelli in 1932. He studied at Llanelli Grammar School, University of Wales, and St John's College, Cambridge. Bowen was married and later separated in 1995, and the couple had two children. Bowen sang his first "Messiah" in 1954. In 1969, he sang at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, and in 1982, he sang at the opening of St David's Hall in Cardiff. In 1983, Bowen co-founded

neg: Francisca Ordega and 2015. At the latter she opened her World Cup account by scoring Nigeria's equalizing goal against Sweden on 8 June 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The pulsating match ended 3–3 in the opening game of Group D. She was also part of Nigeria's squads at the African Women's Championship of 2010 and 2014, winning both tournaments. In 2018,She was also a member of the Nigerian squad who won the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Ghana, A tournament where she had two goals and two assists and won the woman of the match award at the final game

neg: Alan Dzagoev matches as Russia were eliminated at the group stage. Dzagoev was included in Russia's squad for UEFA Euro 2016; however he withdrew due to injury on 22 May 2016. He was excluded from the nation's squad for the FIFA Confederations Cup exactly a year later, again with an injury. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He featured in the opening match of the tournament against Saudi Arabia but was withdrawn through injury after just 24 minutes. He recovered

neg: 2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony and the Bangladesh's performance. The music for the cultural section was composed by Ricky Kej. Electronic kites were being flown above the stadium, then a 3-D electronic depiction of the World Cup on a building outside the stadium was shown. The cup was gone and an image of the Bangabandhu stadium was displayed. A cricket match was being shown; after the display the cultural show began. Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams performed his famous song "Summer of '69" and "18 til I Die". At the end Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy sang the tournament's official song. ESPN, the official broadcasters of the ICC events,

neg: Bilal Hassan 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. In October 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. Bilal Hassan Bilal Hassan (born 15 April 1990) is a Ugandan cricketer who plays for the Uganda national cricket team. In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia. In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC

neg: Hinata Miyazawa for Japan national team against Norway. Hinata Miyazawa Miyazawa was born in Minamiashigara on November 21, 1999. After graduating from high school, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2018. She was selected Best Young Player Award in 2018 season. In September 2016, Miyazawa was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches and Japan won the 2nd place. In August 2018, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches. At final against Spain, she scored a opening goal and Japan won the

neg: Neah Evans was selected to represent Britain at the Cali World Cup event in 2017. At the opening round of the 2017-18 World Cup track series, Evans won the scratch race only to be relegated to fourth after being deemed to have gained an advantage by going on to the côte d'azur. Evans was part of the team pursuit that claimed the bronze medal in Pruszkow. She also won a solo bronze medal for Scotland in the points race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Neah Evans Neah Evans (born 1 August 1990) is a Scottish professional racing cyclist who rides for Podium

neg: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) became popular on YouTube, receiving 2.1 billion views as of December 2018 and becoming the twenty-sixth most-watched video of all time on the site. Shakira performed the song at the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on 10 June as well as at the closing ceremony on 11 July. It was also included on the set list of her The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–11) and El Dorado World Tour (2018). In February 2010, Shakira wrote and produced "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" with American record producer John Hill, who had previously collaborated with her on several songs

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup squads 2018 FIFA World Cup squads The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. A provisional list of 35 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 14 May 2018, one month prior to the opening match of the tournament. From the preliminary squad, the final list of 23 players per national team was submitted

neg: Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a goal against Andorra in a 2–0 victory. In the build-up to the 2018 World Cup, Portugal hosted friendlies against Tunisia, Belgium and Algeria. Ronaldo featured in the final of the three matches in which he made his 150th international appearance. On 15 June 2018, Ronaldo became the oldest player ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, helping Portugal secure a 3–3 draw against Spain in their opening match at the World Cup. In doing so, he also became the first Portuguese player to score a goal in four World Cups and one of four players

neg: Bilal Hassan Bilal Hassan Bilal Hassan (born 15 April 1990) is a Ugandan cricketer who plays for the Uganda national cricket team. In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia. In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H corner from the right found Yerry Mina who rose and crashed home a header that went through goalkeeper Khadim N'Diaye. 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. Colombia were the only team to reach the knockout stages of Russia 2018 despite losing their opening match of the tournament. Senegal became the third team to be eliminated from Russia 2018 despite winning their opening game of the tournament (also Iran and Serbia);

neg: Yury Gazinsky was included in the finalized World Cup squad. On 14 June 2018, he scored the first goal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the 12th minute of the opening match against Saudi Arabia. Russia went on to win the match 5–0. He stayed on the bench in the Round of 16 defeat of Spain before appearing as a substitute in the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia. Yury Gazinsky Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky (; born 20 July 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Krasnodar and the Russia national team. In May 2013, Gazinsky signed

neg: José Giménez Uruguay's goal in a 1–1 draw with Paraguay which saw both teams progress to the knockout stage. In May 2018 he was named in Uruguay's provisional 26 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 15 June, he scored the winning goal in the final minute of Uruguay's opening game of the World Cup against Egypt. Atlético Madrid José Giménez José María Giménez de Vargas (; born 20 January 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team as a central defender. After starting out his professional career

neg: History of the Argentina national football team Cup champion, and Argentina's biggest loss since their 6-1 loss to Bolivia in 2009, and also tied the record for Argentina's biggest loss overall, by a margin of five goals. On 14 May 2018, Sampaoli announced a 35 man preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup, and the final squad list was released on 21 May 2018. When the World Cup in Russia came around, the tournament was a disaster for the "Albiceleste". Argentina competed in Group D. Argentina drew 1–1 with Iceland during their opening World Cup group match, with one goal scored by Sergio Agüero, and the other

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D cards received in all group matches as follows: Only one of the above deductions would be applied to a player in a single match. 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. The group consists of Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, and Nigeria. The top two teams, Croatia and Argentina, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had never met before. Despite stamping their authority on the game's opening stages, Argentina struggled to find space

neg: Pontus Jansson 27 March 2018, Jansson was named as the Sweden captain for the friendly match against Romania ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 15 May 2018, Jansson was named in Sweden's final 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 18 June, Jansson was named in the starting lineup ahead of Manchester United's Victor Lindelöf for Sweden's opening game of Group F in a 1-0 win against South Korea. Sweden reached the World Cup Quarter-Finals of the tournament after beating Switzerland in the last 16, however England knocked out Sweden in a 2-0 win on 7 July

neg: Mile Jedinak Saudi Arabia. He was replaced in the squad by James Jeggo. On 15 November 2017, Jedinak scored a hat-trick against Honduras to qualify Australia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 16 June, he scored a penalty during a 2–1 defeat against France in Australia's opening match of the tournament, his second goal in a World Cup after scoring against the Netherlands in 2014. Jedinak scored another penalty against Denmark in the second group match on 21 June 2018. Sydney United Central Coast

neg: Jordan Pickford 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia. However, he later withdrew from the squad due to injury. Pickford made his debut in a friendly on 10 November 2017, starting as England drew 0–0 with Germany at Wembley Stadium. Pickford was named in the 23-man England national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He started the opening match against Tunisia, which England won 2–1. In their round of 16 match on 3 July, Pickford helped England beat Colombia 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, saving from Carlos Bacca, to claim his nation's first World Cup penalty

neg: Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman reverse which eliminated Brunei from the 2018 World Cup. Abdul Azizi scored his first international goal against Cambodia in a friendly match on 3 November 2015. Despite opening the scoring, Brunei lost 1–6. He played a bit-part role in Brunei's international tournament outings of 2016, namely the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification and the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup. Abdul Azizi's younger brother Azwan is also a Bruneian international who is his teammate at DPMM FC. Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman Soldadu Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman is a Bruneian footballer who plays for DPMM FC of the Singaporean S.League as well

neg: Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kazakhstan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. On January 9, 2018, short track speed skater Abzal Azhgaliyev was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Kazakhstan qualified one male and one female athlete. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Kazakhstan qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women. Kazakhstan qualified a total of 6 male and female athletes for

neg: Jon Christos Williams on Britain's Got Talent, their performance being farcically interrupted when a dog strayed on to the stage. Christos has performed at a number of high-profile sporting events, including appearances at the Powergen Rugby Cup Final, the 2009 England vs Scotland 6 Nations Championship Rugby Union game at Twickenham along with Jonathan Ansell, the Heineken Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and was credited as the first man to sing at the new Wembley Stadium. In 2008 he sang at the opening ceremony of the FINA World Swimming Championships at the Manchester Evening News Arena, and also at

neg: Salman Butt the 2017-18 National T20 Cup he jointly with Kamran Akmal set the world record opening partnership in T20 history of unbeaten 209 runstand, surpassing the previous highest opening partnership of 207 in any form of T20 cricket held by Joe Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond. The record runstand was also the third highest partnership in terms of runs for any wicket in T20 history. In April 2018, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 559 runs in ten matches. He was also the leading

neg: Julian Brandt in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 17 June, Brandt made his first World Cup appearance as a substitute by replacing Timo Werner in the 86th minute in the opening match against Mexico in which they lost 1–0. Julian Brandt Julian Brandt (; born 2 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team. Brandt made over 55 combined appearances for Germany's underage teams, playing at every level from U15 to U21. He was a member of the squad that won the UEFA European

neg: Siphiwo Ntshebe Siphiwo Ntshebe Siphiwo Desmond Ntshebe (28 June 1974 – 25 May 2010) was a South African tenor opera singer. Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela selected Ntshebe to perform at the opening ceremony for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg. Ntshebe died of acute bacterial meningitis on 25 May 2010 at Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth, days before he was due to perform at the opening ceremonies on 11 June 2010. Keith Lister, chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment, the parent of Ntshebe's record label, described his death as "a sad, tragic story." Timothy Moloi sang the song

neg: Fred Achelam Fred Achelam Fred Achelam (born 27 January 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer. In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia. In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.

neg: Fabio Capello became manager of the Russia national team, following the resignation of Dick Advocaat. His first game in charge was a 1–1 draw with Ivory Coast. Capello's first competitive game in charge of Russia was the opening match of the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign, a 2–0 victory at home to Northern Ireland. He led Russia into the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification finals, finishing first in Group F. In January 2014, Capello committed his future to the Russia national team until the end of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At the 2014 World Cup, Russia were knocked out at

neg: Yuichi Nishimura Hae-Sang, and Toru Sagara. Nishimura produced the first red card of the tournament, when he sent Uruguay midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro off the field for two yellow cards. During the first quarter-final game between Brazil and the Netherlands at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Nishimura sent off Felipe Melo of Brazil in the 73rd minute of the game. He was the 4th official for the final match of the World Cup, Netherlands vs. Spain. Nishimura was chosen by FIFA to referee the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia. With this, he became only

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group D the wrong way from 12 yards for his first World Cup goal. Croatia have won their opening game of a World Cup for the first time since their debut in the competition in 1998 (3–1 vs Jamaica). Nigeria became the first team in World Cup history to concede two consecutive own goals in the competition, with their last goal shipped in 2014, against France in the last 16, also coming in this manner.

 The two teams had met in four matches, including one game at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, an Argentina 1–0 victory. Ivan

neg: Moussa Sow his first goal for Senegal in a 4–0 defeat of the Democratic Republic of Congo during qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored three more times in the qualifying phase as well as once in a 2–1 defeat to Equatorial Guinea at the tournament finals. At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Sow scored Senegal's winning goal as they defeated Ghana 2–1 in the team's opening match. In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He retired from international football in August 2018. "As of March

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A 1934 (7–1); while it is also the second largest victory of any host nation, only behind Italy vs USA at 1934 and Brazil vs Sweden at 1950, both ended 7–1. Russia's Denis Cheryshev became the first substitute to score a goal in the opening match of a World Cup tournament. In this game, Sergei Ignashevich became the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup match for Russia/USSR (38 years & 335 days old). For Saudi Arabia, this was their second biggest defeat in World Cup, after the 0–8 defeat to Germany in 2002. These losses are also the

neg: Mordovia Arena people with disabilities. The 2018 FIFA World Cup offers tickets intended to accommodate people with disabilities, people with limited mobility, and plus-sized persons. These tickets are categorized as Special Access Tickets and are available in four categories: By the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium will be equipped with alarm and public alert systems, metal detectors, indicators of hazardous liquids and explosives, and it will be serviced by 30 24-hour security posts. When attending matches, spectators are advised to remember: The stadium hosted four group stage matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A test match is

neg: 2018 Clifford Cup 2018 Clifford Cup The 83rd Clifford Cup tournament was held between the 16 and 25 February 2018. The 2018 Clifford Cup took place after the conclusion of the regular season, with teams seeded based on their performance in the 2017-18 Dialog Rugby League season. Navy SC, who finished in second place at the end of the domestic season by a solitary point, competed in the opening quarter-final match at the Colombo Racecourse ground, against the seventh placed Police SC. The lead changed numerous times during the game however Navy SC's captain, Dulanjana Wijesinghe, scored a try in the dying minutes

neg: Gian Piero Ventura team's opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie away to Israel, 3–1. On 9 August 2017, his contract was extended until 2020. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 aggregate loss to Sweden in the play-offs; this was the first time since the 1958 FIFA World Cup that Italy had failed to qualify for the tournament. In the events after the match, Ventura stated, "I apologised to Italians for this result. It's horrible to see a World Cup without Italy, but it's done now and I can't do anything about it." Also when asked

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group B 33, Ronaldo also became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the World Cup, surpassing Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands, who scored three times against Iran in 1978, aged 30. With this result, Spain has not won any opening matches since 2006, having lost to Switzerland 0–1 in 2010 and the Netherlands 1–5 in 2014.

 The two teams had met previously only once, a group stage game in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, won by Morocco 3–1. João Moutinho swung in a cross from the right after a short corner and Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball powerfully

neg: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final team in the world Argentina in the quarterfinal. Belgium dominated the semifinal, shutting out England 6–0 as Boon, Gougnard, Charlier, Hendrickx and Dockier scored for the Red Lions. Belgium thus entered their first ever World Cup final. Ranked fourth in the world, the Netherlands were tipped prior to the World Cup as one of the contenders to win the tournament. The Dutch had finished runners-up at the 2014 World Cup and won the 2017 EuroHockey Nations Championship. The Netherlands were placed in Pool D with Germany, Malaysia and Pakistan. They recorded a 7–0 win over Malaysia in the opening match,

neg: Evin Lewis first batsman to score 2 centuries against a same opposition in T20I history as well. In February 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Lewis as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. In June 2018, he was named the T20 International Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards. Evin Lewis Evin Lewis (born 27 December 1991) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies in limited over internationals. He plays as a left-handed opening batsman. Generally a fast scoring left handed batsman, Lewis is

neg: Joshua Kimmich first Confederations Cup title. On 6 June 2017,Kimmich scored from a stunning overhead kick in a friendly against Denmark in the 88 th minute of the game which helped Germany to grab their late equaliser against Denmark,as the match ended up 1 –1. On 4 June 2018, Kimmich was selected for Germany's final 23-man squad by Joachim Löw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 17 June 2018, Kimmich made his World Cup debut against Mexico in their opening match, but the game ended in a 1–0 loss for Germany. On 6 September 2018, Kimmich started Germany's UEFA Nations League

neg: Thomas Meunier Cup Qualification win over Estonia at the King Baudouin Stadium to register his first ever senior international goal. On 31 August 2017, Meunier recorded his first career senior international hat-trick in Belgium's 9–0 defeat of Gibraltar, a match in which he also recorded four assists. On 7 October 2017, he scored the opening goal of Belgium's 4–3 defeat of Bosnia and Herzegovina to end the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals and seven assists from eight matches. Meunier was selected to Belgium's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was Belgium's first-choice right midfielder and

neg: Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup to play for a berth in the next World Cup — that had a direct effect in the organization of the 2006 World Cup: since the 1990 World Cup, the competition has had an opening match, which is played immediately after the Opening Ceremonies; until the last World Cup, this match was a privilege of the winner of the previous World Cup, who would play its first match as the first match of the given World Cup, against an opponent from its group, as decided by the official draw (in the 1990 World Cup, Argentina, winner of the 1986 FIFA

neg: Fyodor Smolov against New Zealand on 17 June at Krestovsky Stadium, Smolov scored Russia's second goal in a 2–0 win and was awarded as a Man of the Match. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He started the tournament-opener game against Saudi Arabia and appeared as a substitute in every Russia's subsequent game. He scored the opening penalty kick in the shoot-out that helped Russia defeat Spain in the Round of 16, but had his shot saved by Danijel Subašić

neg: Sadio Mané in a group stage exit. Mané represented Senegal at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and scored a goal in each of the nation's opening two games, 2–0 wins against Tunisia and Zimbabwe. After a goalless draw in the quarter-final clash against Cameroon, he missed in the penalty shootout as Senegal were eliminated. In May 2018, he was named in Senegal’s 23 man-squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw against Japan in the group stage. Mané is a devout Muslim and often makes du'a before the start

neg: 2017 Thailand national football team results International friendly Assistant referees: Chit Moe Aye (Myanmar) Hein Min Tun (Myanmar) Fourth official: Punmarin Khamruem (Thailand) 2017 Thailand national football team results This article details the fixtures and results of the Thailand national football team in 2017. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round Assistant referees: Mohamed Jaafar (Bahrain) Nawaf Shaheen (Bahrain) Fourth official: Ammar Ebrahim (Bahrain) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round Assistant referees: Park Sang-jun (South Korea) Park In-sun (South Korea) Fourth official: Kim Dae-Young (South Korea) International friendly Assistant referees: Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan) Sanjar Shoyusupov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Dmitriy Pislegin (Uzbekistan)

neg: Wilmar Roldán 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. In January 2014, FIFA included Wilmar Roldán in its refereeing team for the World Cup. He was the head referee in the Group A match between Mexico and Cameroon. In April 2017, Roldán was selected as a referee for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. He was selected to officiate the tournament's opening game between the host nation Russia and New Zealand. In June 2018, Roldán was selected to referee England vs Tunisia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Wilmar Roldán Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez (;

neg: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from 21 July to 5 August 2018 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, England. Defending champions the Netherlands won the tournament for a record eighth time after defeating Ireland 6–0 in the final, who claimed their first ever World Cup medal. Spain won the third place match by defeating Australia 3–1 to claim their first ever World Cup medal as well. In March 2013, one month after the

neg: Manu Bhaker the Gold in this event. Youth Olympics 2018, Manu Bhaker shot 236.5 to stand at the top of the points table in the women’s 10m air pistol event. The Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics is also the World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold medalist.The 16-year-old Manu became the first shooter from India and the first female athlete from India to grab a gold medal at the Youth Olympics games. Manu Bhaker Manu Bhaker is an Indian sport shooter. She represented India at the 2018 ISSF World Cup and won two gold medals. She is

neg: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Zimbabwe's last group match. On 13 March 2018, the ICC confirmed all the umpires for the Super Sixes and playoff matches. These were the final standings at the end of the tournament: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place during March 2018 in Zimbabwe. It decided the final qualification for the 2019 World Cup, to be played in England and Wales. The top two teams, Afghanistan and the West Indies, qualified for the World Cup, joining the hosts and the seven teams who had already qualified through their

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino. The draw was for the first round (group stage) which was not held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Germany, who finished with a 100% record, qualified directly for

neg: Iceland at the FIFA World Cup Iceland at the FIFA World Cup After 12 failed qualification campaigns, Iceland qualified for the FIFA World Cup, for the first time, in 2018. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was Iceland's second major international tournament, having also qualified for UEFA Euro 2016. Iceland is the smallest nation to reach the World Cup finals, breaking the record set by Trinidad and Tobago. Following a 2–0 home win over Kosovo in the final round of the qualifiers, Iceland secured their spot in Russia 2018, finishing top of Group I by two points over Croatia, who had defeated Iceland in the World Cup