Four matches are taking place at the World Championship in Qatar on December 2, the results of which will determine the last playoff participants in groups G and H. Read about all the events of the game day online at RBC Sport
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- The Koreans snatched victory from Portugal in stoppage time
- Uruguay defeated Ghana and did not reach the playoffs for the first time in four tournaments
- Neymar’s father expects the striker to return to action for the World Cup final
Matches 2 December:
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23:54 The national teams of Brazil and Switzerland reached the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, gaining 6 points each. The teams of Cameroon and Serbia failed to advance from the group.
23:51 Cameroonian striker Vincent Abubakar scores from close range in the 93rd minute of the match against Brazil, but this is not enough for the team to reach the playoffs. The Cameroon team scored 4 points, finishing in third place.
During the celebration, Abubakar took off his shirt, earning a second yellow card.
23:03 The Swiss team is once again taking the lead. Midfielder Remo Freuler scores from Sherdan Shaqiri’s heel pass.
22:44 Switzerland level the score thanks to Breel Embolo’s goal and are back in second place in the table with 4 points.
22:36 Dusan Vlahovic leads the Serbian national team in the match with the Swiss. The striker shot into the lower right corner. According to preliminary results, the Serbs leave the group from the second place, gaining 4 points. However, they need Cameroon to lose or draw against Brazil in the parallel match.
22:26 Serb Aleksandar Mitrovic scores with a header from close range and equalises. Now Switzerland has 4 points, but it still remains in second place, the Serbs are in last place, they have two points on their account.
22:20 Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri scores the ball against Serbia from an assist by Dibril Sow and takes his team to a clear second place in the table, now Switzerland has 6 points.
22:05 In the match against Cameroon, the Brazilian Dani Alves became the oldest player in the Brazilian national team at the world championships. The defender entered the field at the age of 39 years and 210 days.
21:40 At the post-match press conference, head coach of the Portuguese national team Fernando Santos toldthat striker Cristiano Ronaldo was very angry with the actions of the Korean football player, who hurried him to leave for a replacement.
21:25 A fan of the Serbian national team came to the match against Switzerland in a T-shirt of the Russian national team, about this informs Match TV. “Russia is our brother. I love Russia, I respect it, that’s why today I’m wearing your national team shirt. Russia is a great country, it always supports Serbia. Thank you! – the match TV correspondent from Doha conveys the words of the fan.
21:00. Forward Romelu Lukaku after the failure of the Belgian national team at the World Cup in Qatar I decided cancel the holiday and return to Inter to prepare for the second half of the season, according to Football Italia.
20:40. The example of the Japanese was contagious. The fans of the Ghana national team also decided to clean up the stadium.
20:20. The presenters and guests of the Qatari TV channel Alkass saw off the German national team that had taken off from the World Cup, parodying its protest before the game with Japan. Then German footballers covered their mouths with their hands while taking pictures due to FIFA’s ban on armbands in support of LGBT people.
20:02. The Uruguay national team beat Ghana 2-0, but this was not enough to advance from the group. Uruguay scored four points in three matches, however, according to additional indicators, they lost second place and a ticket to the playoffs to the team of South Korea.
19:50. Korean Hwang Hee Chan beat the goalkeeper and struck from outside the penalty area at the bottom. South Korea rises to second place and advances to the World Cup playoffs.
19:25 Brazilian striker Neymar’s father, Neymar Santos, has told TalkSport that his son will be able to recover from his injury and play in the World Cup final in Qatar.
18:53 After the first half, Portugal retained the top spot in Group H, while South Korea dropped to last with two points. The Koreans need to score more to beat the Portuguese and equal the Uruguayans on points. In this case, the place in the table will depend on the goal difference between Uruguay and South Korea.
18:51 Teams Uruguay and Ghana went on a break. The Uruguayan national team, thanks to two goals scored, is gaining three points and rising from last place to second in Group H, at the moment the Uruguayans can count on reaching the playoffs. Ghana needs to level the score to take the place of the Uruguayans.
18:32 Uruguayan Georgian De Arrascaeta shoots from the penalty area in the center of the goal and doubles the team’s advantage. Double on the account of the midfielder. 2:0 in favor of Uruguay.
18:27 After a corner kick by the Korean team Yong Won Kim scores the ball in the center of the goal. The Korean equalizes the score – 1:1.
18:26 Midfielder Georgian De Arrascaeta headed into the far corner to give Uruguay the lead. The goalkeeper of Ghana caught the ball in a jump, but it flew off to the post.
18:21 Ghana striker Andre Ayew misses the opportunity to open the scoring and misses a penalty. Goalkeeper Sergio Rochet takes the ball from the bottom corner of the goal
18:17 The Korean national team tried to level the score in the match with the Portuguese team. Jin Soo Kim scored the ball into the goal, but the referee calls it offside.
18:05 Portugal midfielder Ricardo Horta opens the scoring in the third round match against South Korea.
16:57. The Guardian, citing a study by the Alan Turing Institute, has published a list of the most offended players in the England national team. Most of the negative messages were posted about team captain Harry Kane (426 tweets, 28% of the total). One of the reasons for the insults was Kane’s refusal of the captain’s armband with the inscription One Love in support of LGBT, for the use of which FIFA threatened with yellow cards.
Also in the top three most offended players were Mason Mount (167 tweets) and Harry Maguire (152).
14:45 Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov declaredthat, despite the absence of Russia at the World Cup in Qatar, Russian culture is still present.
“Russia is not at the World Cup. Let’s call a spade a spade. We do not participate in the World Cup. But Russian culture in its various manifestations is part of world culture, no matter how much someone wants to cancel it, ”Peskov said, answering a question from journalists about how the Kremlin treats the sound of Russian songs at the World Cup.
14:15. At least 20 people have been arrested in different cities in the Netherlands as a result of the riots that followed the victory of the Moroccan national team over the Canadians at the World Cup. In Rotterdam, Amersfoort and Amsterdam, pyrotechnics were thrown at the police, informs NL Times.
13:40. Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich named departure from the World Cup on the worst day of his career and hinted at the “evil eye”. “All this makes me think that these failures are connected with me,” Kimmich added.
12:33. Japan Football Association (JFA) reported on the extension of the partnership agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Heads of federations Luis Rubiales and Kozo Tashima signed a new agreement in Qatar on December 1, the day of the final World Cup group stage match between Japan and Spain.
11:10. Former footballer of CSKA and the Japanese national team Keisuke Honda answered to the congratulations of the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, on the entry of the Asian team into the 1/8 finals of the World Championship in Qatar and invited him to attend the matches of the tournament. “You must be very busy! But come and watch the USA vs Japan match, please. Just for a day,” Honda wrote on Twitter.
9:51. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier reacted for the departure of the German team from the World Cup in Qatar. “Dear team, for us it was not just a tournament. Of course, we would love to continue to cheer for you. It’s time to take a deep breath, relax a little and head out to the next tournament with fresh energy. Good luck in this endeavor!” the president wrote.
Remo Froyler