2018 FIFA World Cup Group D
Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. The group consisted of Argentina national football team, Argentina, Iceland national football team, Iceland, Croatia national football team, Croatia, and Nigeria national football team, Nigeria. The top two teams, Croatia and Argentina, advanced to the round of 16. Teams ;Notes Standings In the 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16, round of 16: * The winners of Group D, Croatia national football team, Croatia, advanced to play the runners-up of 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C, Group C, Denmark national football team, Denmark. * The runners-up of Group D, Argentina national football team, Argentina, advanced to play the winners of 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C, Group C, France national football team, France. Matches All times listed are Time in Russia, local time. Argentina vs Iceland The two teams had never met before. Despite stamping their authority on the game's opening stages, Argentina strugg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russia Stamp 2018 № 2348
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, and extends across eleven time zones, sharing land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the Lower Paleolithic. The East Slavs emerged as a recognised group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire. Kievan Rus' ultimately disintegrated; the Grand Duchy of Moscow led the u ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Confederation Of African Football
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Congress in 1954 held in Bern, Switzerland, it was voted to recognize Africa as a Confederation. Representing the African geography of association football, confederation of FIFA, CAF organizes runs and regulates national team and football team, club #CAF competitions, continental competitions annually or biennially such as the Africa Cup of Nations and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which they control the prize money and broadcasting of sports events, broadcast rights to. CAF will be allocated 9 spots at the FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2026 and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving 6 teams to decide the last 2 FIFA World Cup places (46+2). The main ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic filmmaker and former professional footballer. He was a member of the Iceland national team where he was capped 77 times and appeared at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Club career Iceland Hannes played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR. Hannes joined KR at the age of 5. He quit football at the age of 20 following a shoulder injury, before returning to the sport and joining third-tier Leiknir. Hannes started his career at Leiknir at a time when the team was in the fourth- and third tier of the Icelandic football league system. Hannes was let go from Leiknir in 2004 after making a number of serious mistakes in an important game that revolved around progressing to the second tier. During his time at Leiknir, Hannes sought to join Númi, which played in the Icelandic bottom tier, after struggling to get into the Leiknir first team, but the team rejected him. Aft ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maximiliano Meza (footballer, Born 1992)
Maximiliano Eduardo Meza (born 15 December 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate. Club career Gimnasia Meza, off a stint with Club Cambá Porá, was promoted into Gimnasia y Esgrima's first-team in 2012 and subsequently made his professional debut on 10 December against Deportivo Merlo in the Primera B Nacional, he made fourteen league appearances in total in Gimansia's promotion-winning season of 2012–13. In the following season, Meza became a regular for the club as he made thirty-six appearances and scored five goals; the first five goals of his career. Over the next three league campaigns he made fifty-three appearances in all competitions while scoring seven goals, the last coming versus Colón on 23 May 2016. Independiente On 18 September 2016, a week after making his 100th league appearance for Gimnasia, he left the club to sign for fellow Primera División club Independiente. His Independiente debut came in a 2016 Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (born 11 February 1993) is an Icelandic professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos and the Iceland national football team, Iceland national team. Club career Early career Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Hörður began his career within the youth academy of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in 1998. He remained within the youth academy until 2010, although he managed to appear in six first–team matches between the 2009 and 2010 campaigns, with his debut coming in a 3–1 away defeat to KR on 30 August 2009. He remained with his local team until 2011, when he was transferred to Italian club Juventus FC, Juventus. Juventus On 23 July 2011, Hörður officially transferred to Juventus where he was registered with the club's Juventus F.C. Youth Sector, youth academy. After spending the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons as an overage player with the ''Primavera'' (under-19) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14 season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season. Alfreð made his debut for the Iceland national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 72 caps to date, scoring 18 goals. He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he became the first Icelander to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup. Club career Born in Grindavík, Alfreð played for Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur's youth teams while also spending two years of his childhood in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Alfreð played for boys' club Hutchison Vale, and became a fan of Hibernian, while his father studied in the city. Breiðablik upleft, Finnbogason training with Breiðablik Alfreð joined B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League. He played for Manchester City F.C., Manchester City from 2011 to 2021 and is the club's List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics#All-time top goalscorers, all-time top goalscorer and holds the record for List of Premier League hat-tricks, most Premier League hat-tricks, with 12. Agüero began his career at the Argentine club Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente where, on 5 July 2003, he became the youngest player to play in the Argentine Primera División at 15 years and 35 days, breaking the Seasons in Argentine football, 27 year record previously set by future father-in-law Diego Maradona. In 2006, Agüero moved to La ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FWC 2018 - Group D - ARG V ISL - Messi Penalty Kick
FWC may refer to: * Fairfield Municipal Airport (Illinois), in the United States * Fair Work Commission, in Australia * Far West Capital, an American financial services company * FIFA World Cup, an international football (soccer) competition held every four years * FIFI Wild Cup, international football tournament * Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, an agency of the state government of Florida, United States * Fortnite World Cup, an annual ''Fortnite'' video game competition * Fort Worth Christian School, in North Richland Hills, Texas, United States * Foster Wheeler Corporation, a Swiss engineering and construction conglomerate * '' Frail Words Collapse'', an album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying * Free Wesleyan Church, in Tonga * Fujian White Crane, a Chinese martial art * Future Worlds Center Future Worlds Center (FWC) is a non-profit, non-Governmental independent organization active in programs with future orientation in areas related to positive ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Time In Russia
There are 11 time zones in Russia, which currently observe times ranging from UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00. Daylight saving time (DST) has not been used in Russia since 26 October 2014. From 27 March 2011 to 26 October 2014, permanent DST was used. __TOC__ List of zones Since 27 December 2020, the time zones are as follows:Time Zones Currently Being Used in Russia Timeanddate.com. Daylight saving time Prior to 2011, Russia moved its clocks backward and forward on the same annual cycle as Europe. On 27 March 2011, clocks were advanced as usual, but they did not go back on 30 October 2011, effectively making Moscow Time UTC+04:00 permanently. On 26 October 2014, following another change in the law, the clocks in most of the country were moved back one hour, bu ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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France National Football Team
The France national football team () represents France in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; ), the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours and imagery reference two national symbols: the French Flag of France, blue-white-red tricolour and Gallic rooster (''coq gaulois''). The team is colloquially known as ''Les Bleus'' (The Blues). They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis and train at :fr:Centre_national_du_football, Centre National du Football in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. Founded in 1904, the team has won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships, one CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, two FIFA Confederations Cups and one UEFA Nations League title. France was one of the four European teams that participated in the first World Cup in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Denmark National Football Team
The Denmark national football team ( or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. Denmark were winners of the unofficial Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Games football competition and silver medalists at the Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Olympics. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960. Since the 1980s and the "#Danish Dynamite (1980–1990), Danish Dynamite" team, Denmark has ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 FIFA World Cup Group C
Group C of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. The group consisted of eventual champions France national football team, France, Australia men's national soccer team, Australia, Peru national football team, Peru, and Denmark national football team, Denmark. The top two teams, France and Denmark, advanced to the round of 16. France, Denmark, and Australia were drawn in 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D, the same group again for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Teams ;Notes Standings In the 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16, round of 16: *The winners of Group C, France national football team, France, advanced to play the runners-up of 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D, Group D, Argentina national football team, Argentina. *The runners-up of Group C, Denmark national football team, Denmark, advanced to play the winners of 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D, Group D, Croatia national football team, Croatia. Matches All times listed are Time in Russia, local time. Fra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |