To your attention the review of the day of World Cup 2018 for June 23.
In recent years, the winners of the World Cup not only can not defend the title, but in general - very easily part with their champion ambitions. Before the World Cup 2018, three of the four current world champions ended the fight in the group stage, and the fourth - the Brazilian national team - managed to reach only the quarterfinals at the 2006 World Cup.
Today, the German national team could have continued this sad tradition, because after the first half of the match against Sweden, the Germans lost 0: 1, and it all went to the fact that it was the Swedes and the Mexicans who would reach the 1/8 finals. But the Germans are molded from a special test, and wards Joachim Leva still managed to snatch victory, and in the minority.
The miracle happened in the last seconds of the compensated time, when Tony Kroos struck with a fine free-kick into the deep shock of Swedish fans, instantly turning from an anti-hero into a hero of the match. Recall, it was the error of Kroos that allowed Ole Toivonen to open an account in this meeting.
See also: Goals and the review of the match Germany - Sweden 2: 1 Today the whole world, of course, will talk about the fantastic victory of Germany, but its bright game today is also remembered by the national teams, which show at the tournament almost the best football. Belgium is on par with Russia the most productive team of the 2018 World Cup - after today's 5: 2 victory over Tunisia on account of the Belgians also eight goals scored.
In the double at his own expense, Romel Lukaku and Eden Azar were recorded, Lukaku having already scored his fifth goal in the world championships and equaled this indicator with the ex-coach of the Belgium national team Mark Vilmots. This is the sixth consecutive victory of the Belgians in the group stage of the mundiales, and the unbeaten team series lasts 21 matches - an absolute record for the national team.
See also: Heads-up and match review Belgium - Tunisia 5: 2 After this victory it became obvious that Belgium is seriously determined to compete for the main trophy, as well as the Mexican national team, which won its second victory today at the tournament - 2: 1 over the Republic of Korea. It would seem that such an account indicates that the match was tense, but in fact, the Mexicans dominated throughout the match and calmly brought the match to victory.
See also: Goals and the review of the match South Korea - Mexico 1:
2 By the way, at the World Cup 2018 recorded a new record - not one goalless draw in 29 games. The previous record was set at the 1954 World Cup - not a single "dry" draw in 26 games.
Matches June 24th England - Panama (Group G);.
Japan - Senegal (Group H);.
Poland - Colombia (Group H).
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