At the World Cup in Qatar on December 3, the first matches of the 1/8 finals will be held. Read about all the events of the game day online at RBC Sport
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In Brazil, it was not ruled out that Neymar will play in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup
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In Germany, they want to keep Flick as the head coach of the national team, despite the failure in Qatar
- Ghana coach Otto Addo steps down
Matches 3 December:
17:00. The teams of the Netherlands and the USA have announced the starting lineups for the first match of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup.
15:15. Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani smashed monitor VAR after the match of the third round of the group stage against the team of Ghana.
15:00. The symbolic team of the World Cup group stage according to WhoScored.
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14:45. Forward Gabriel Jesus and defender Alex Telles will miss all remaining matches of the Brazilian national team at the World Cup in Qatar due to injuries, according to Globo.
13:20. The German Football Federation (DFB) may keep Hans-Dieter Flick as the head coach of the national team, despite the failure in Qatar. One of the main reasons is the lack of alternatives that could guarantee a better result, informs Bild.
12:50. Belgian captain Eden Hazard may retire from the national team informs Marca. The 31-year-old midfielder considered leaving the national team after the failure in Qatar, where the Belgians did not make it out of the group. Azar has not made a final decision yet. On account of the player 126 matches for the national team.
11:20. Brazil doctor Rodrigo Lasmar has not ruled out that Neymar will play in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup.
“As for Neymar and Alex Sandro, we think we have time and there is a possibility that they will play in the 1/8 finals. Let’s wait, they haven’t started training with the ball yet, and that’s what they’ll do tomorrow. Let’s see how they react to a new kind of load, “said Lasmar, who is quoted by Archyde.com.
Brazil leader Neymar was injured in the first match of the tournament in Qatar against Serbia.
11:00. President of Kosovo Vyosa Osmani congratulated the Swiss national team on their victory over Serbia at the World Cup. “Well done Albanians,” Osmani wrote on Twitter (the social network is blocked in Russia), posting a photo of Swiss midfielders Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri with their palms folded in the form of a double-headed eagle.
10:50. Ghana head coach Otto Addo confirmedthat will leave his post after the departure from the World Cup.
According to Addo, he will concentrate on his work in the coaching staff of Borussia Dortmund. “I have always said that if we get to the World Cup, I will retire even if we become world champions. My family sees our future in Germany,” Addo said after losing to Uruguay in the third round of the group stage in Qatar.
10:40. Midfielder of the Cameroon national team Gael Ondua, who has Russian citizenship, said that he swapped shirts with Neymar.
“Friends, I just want to share with you: I exchanged jerseys with Neymar. This is a player I have a lot of respect for! And it was like that. After the match, we started talking and he said that he had watched our last matches, that he liked the way I played and that he wanted to exchange jerseys. Honestly, I went nuts) )”, — wrote Ondua in his Telegram channel.
10:00. On the eve of the final day of the final round of the group stage of the World Cup, all participants in the 1/8 finals of the tournament were determined.
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