England, Belgium, Colombia and Japan progress
- 6 years ago
Let's take a look at the latest from the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The last of the group games took place on Thursday... ahead of the start of the knockout phase -- the round of 16 -- on Saturday.
Our Lee Seung-jae has a wrap of the day's action,... starting with Colombia versus Senegal.
Day-14 of the 2018 World Cup kicked off with two matches in Group H.
It included Colombia who were looking to finish strong in Group H,... as they took on Senegal,... who just needed a draw to progress.
Senegal held out during the first half,... keeping the South Americans at bay.
But the deadlock was broken in the 74th minute.
Yerry Mina's header from Juan Quintero's cross found the back of the net,... giving Colombia the lead.
Senegal desperately poured forward searching for a goal,... but to no avail.
With the game ending one-nil,... Colombia advances to the last 16,... finishing top of Group H with six points.
In Volgograd,... Poland took on Japan,... having already been eliminated from the World Cup after two straight losses.
In the 59th minute Jan Bednarek's close range shot gave the Polish the one-nil lead and the win.
Japan, with four points... found themselves tied on points with Senegal,.... but the Asian nation advance by having a better disciplinary record than the African side.
Later in the day,... two more matches closed out Group G.
England and Belgium,... having already advanced to the next round,... rested most of their star players in a bid to keep them fresh for the later rounds.
The game remained scoreless until the 51st minute when Adnan Januzaj's left-foot shot gave Belgium the 1-0 lead.
With Belgium holding on for the victory,... they topped Group G with a maximum nine points.
England advancing in the second qualification spot.
Also in Group G, Panama went head-to-head with Tunisia.
Panama,... looking to win their first-ever World Cup match,... got off to a good start,.. when Yassine Meriah's own goal in the 33rd minute,.. gave Panama the 1-0 lead at half time.
But Tunisia came out strong in the second half,... scoring two unanswered goals in the 51st and 66th minute,... crushing Panama's quest for a first World Cup win.
With the group stage matches over,.. the first knockout stage match between France and Argentina will take place on Saturday.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
The last of the group games took place on Thursday... ahead of the start of the knockout phase -- the round of 16 -- on Saturday.
Our Lee Seung-jae has a wrap of the day's action,... starting with Colombia versus Senegal.
Day-14 of the 2018 World Cup kicked off with two matches in Group H.
It included Colombia who were looking to finish strong in Group H,... as they took on Senegal,... who just needed a draw to progress.
Senegal held out during the first half,... keeping the South Americans at bay.
But the deadlock was broken in the 74th minute.
Yerry Mina's header from Juan Quintero's cross found the back of the net,... giving Colombia the lead.
Senegal desperately poured forward searching for a goal,... but to no avail.
With the game ending one-nil,... Colombia advances to the last 16,... finishing top of Group H with six points.
In Volgograd,... Poland took on Japan,... having already been eliminated from the World Cup after two straight losses.
In the 59th minute Jan Bednarek's close range shot gave the Polish the one-nil lead and the win.
Japan, with four points... found themselves tied on points with Senegal,.... but the Asian nation advance by having a better disciplinary record than the African side.
Later in the day,... two more matches closed out Group G.
England and Belgium,... having already advanced to the next round,... rested most of their star players in a bid to keep them fresh for the later rounds.
The game remained scoreless until the 51st minute when Adnan Januzaj's left-foot shot gave Belgium the 1-0 lead.
With Belgium holding on for the victory,... they topped Group G with a maximum nine points.
England advancing in the second qualification spot.
Also in Group G, Panama went head-to-head with Tunisia.
Panama,... looking to win their first-ever World Cup match,... got off to a good start,.. when Yassine Meriah's own goal in the 33rd minute,.. gave Panama the 1-0 lead at half time.
But Tunisia came out strong in the second half,... scoring two unanswered goals in the 51st and 66th minute,... crushing Panama's quest for a first World Cup win.
With the group stage matches over,.. the first knockout stage match between France and Argentina will take place on Saturday.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.