List of current groups in World Cup 2018 and other World Cup tournaments from Sports Mole People love the BBCâs World Cup coverage - and weâre making sure they can tune in whenever and wherever they want. The Peruvian side have made the quarter-finals at every Copa America since 1997, so have a certain pedigree about them. Stadium: Samara Arena, Samara (RUS), Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN) - Argentina did have an opportunity to get off on the right foot a half hour in, but Enzo Perez missed a clear-cut chance on a near-open goal with the game still scoreless. World Cup 2018: More than 40m streams for group stage matches online with BBC . England against Tunisia was also viewed by 18.3m on television, making it the BBC's most watched TV event of 2018. The BBC continues to provide 24/7 coverage of World Cup 2018 across TV, radio and online during the Round of 16 stage of the tournament. Think South Korea and Japan in 2002, and the United States in 1994. Huge online audiences across BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer saw a total of over 40.9m million live and on-demand requests for the BBC’s group-stage matches. © 2020 Associated Newspapers Limited. said Steve Rudge, BBC lead executive for football. Argentina will require a win against Nigeria, combined with results elsewhere, if they have any hope of salvaging their 2018 World Cup dream. What a group. Stadium: Mordovia Arena, Saransk (RUS), Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA) - Serbia are a better side than they’ve been for a while, but Brazil and Switzerland should find this group relatively straightforward. Morocco and Iran shouldn’t offer them much resistance in their route out. 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South Korea have some top talents such as Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, yet are probably the weakest in the group. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 14 June and 15 July 2018 in Russia. The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com, Croatia took the hammer to Lionel Messi and Co., inflicting the Albiceleste’s worst first-round group stage defeat since 1958, Why Kane should no longer be England's No.9, FIFA 21: Best young players on career mode, Trincao speaks on Ronaldo and Messi debate, World Cup 2018 Group D: Fixtures & standings, 'Don't cry for me Argentina!' Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS), Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA) - #ARG #CRO #ARGCRO. Poor Costa Rica. By continuing to … They probably don’t. People love the BBC’s World Cup coverage - and we’re making sure they can tune in whenever and wherever they want.”. Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS), Referee: Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (MEX) - Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena, Moskva (RUS), Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (GAM) - H (Colombia, Poland, Japan, Senegal) isn’t pretty either. It’s a tough group. Goal difference resulting from the Group matches between the teams concerned; 3. Argentina have so much attacking firepower, they should get out of the group stage, you can also see a Croatia side with young stars getting past a strong Nigeria team. World Cup 2018 Group D: Fixtures & standings 'Don't cry for me Argentina!' Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription. Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad (RUS), Referee: Malang Diedhiou (SEN) - 3. Croatia put in a strong performance, breaking through after both sides squandered first-half chances, and came away with a convincing 3-0 victory over the Albiceleste in the second game of Group D play on Thursday. World Cup 2018 (Russia) Group Stage Standings - ScoresPro.com Stadium: Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht, Sochi (RUS), Referee: Wilmar Alexander Roldan Perez (COL) - "We now look forward to bringing viewers some of the biggest games of the next round, including heavyweight clashes between France and Argentina and when the hosts Russia take on Spain in Moscow.". "We're delighted we've been able to bring some of the most exciting games of the World Cup so far to BBC audiences and that so many have tuned in!" Australia are no slouches, yet are arguably the weakest team in the group, while Peru are 11th in the world rankings, supposedly ahead of Denmark. Stadium: Saint-Petersburg Stadium, Sankt-Peterburg (RUS), Referee: Mark Geiger (USA) - å第å輪, 欧洲å åèèµ / 欧足è欧洲èèµ, ÐолиÑика конÑиденÑиалÑноÑÑи. Stadium: Rostov Arena, Rostov-na-Donu (RUS). This is also a tricky group. 1 - This was Argentina’s heaviest defeat in the first round group stages of a World Cup tournament since losing 1-6 to Czechoslovakia in 1958. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. Steve Rudge, BBC lead executive, football, says:“We’re delighted that we’ve been able to bring some of the most exciting games of the World Cup so far to BBC audiences and that so many have tuned in! We now look forward to bringing viewers some of the biggest games of the next round including heavyweight clashes between France and Argentina and when the hosts Russia take on Spain in Moscow.”, Matthew Postgate, Chief Technology & Product Officer, says: “Alongside the BBC’s world-class TV and Radio coverage, record numbers of fans are using our digital services to follow the World Cup. Stadium: Rostov Arena, Rostov-na-Donu (RUS), Referee: Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas (SLV) - Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena, Moskva (RUS), Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR) - At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup to date. A Luke Modric rocket from distance doubled their advantage. In addition, though they did get past the Netherlands in the semi-final of the tournament in Brazil, it came through a shootout after a scoreless 120 minutes. Anything could happen, really. Aside from the loss to Croatia and an opening-game draw against Iceland, Argentina lost in the 2014 World Cup final to Germany in extra time. 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage Points Simulator The score is automatically saved on the browser. Skip to Navigation; Skip to Content; Skip to footer; Sign in. Stadium: Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod (RUS), Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM) - Last updated on 29 June 201829 June 2018.From the section World Cup. It was an ugly performance all around for Argentina, as they struggled to get their stars, Messi and Sergio Aguero into the proceedings . msn back to msn home sport. It was the eleventh time the championships had been held in Europe, and the first time they were held in Eastern Europe. It would be classic England to slip up on a Tunisian banana skin, however. Group C of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018.