2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 27 June 2018.[1] The group consisted of Germany, Mexico, Sweden, and South Korea. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

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Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1]June 2018
F1  Germany1UEFAUEFA Group C winners5 October 201719th[nb 2]2014Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)1
F2  Mexico2CONCACAFCONCACAF Fifth Round winners1 September 201716th2014Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)16
F3  Sweden3UEFAUEFA Second Round winners13 November 201712th2006Runners-up (1958)25
F4  South Korea4AFCAFC Third Round Group A runners-up5 September 201710th2014Fourth place (2002)62
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. Germany competed between 1951 and 1990 as West Germany.

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Sweden320152+36Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico320134−16
3  South Korea31023303
4  Germany310224−23
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group F will advance to play the runners-up of Group E.
  • The runners-up of Group F will advance to play the winners of Group E.

Matches

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All times listed are local time.[1]

Germany vs Mexico

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Germany  0–1  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 78,011[3]
Germany[4]
Mexico[4]
GK1Manuel Neuer (c)
RB18Joshua Kimmich
CB17Jérôme Boateng
CB5Mats Hummels  84'
LB2Marvin Plattenhardt  79'
CM8Toni Kroos
CM6Sami Khedira  60'
RW13Thomas Müller  83'
AM10Mesut Özil
LW7Julian Draxler
CF9Timo Werner  86'
Substitutions:
FW11Marco Reus  60'
FW23Mario Gómez  79'
MF20Julian Brandt  86'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB3Carlos Salcedo
CB2Hugo Ayala
CB15Héctor Moreno  40'
LB23Jesús Gallardo
CM16Héctor Herrera  90'
CM18Andrés Guardado (c)  74'
RW7Miguel Layún
AM11Carlos Vela  58'
LW22Hirving Lozano  66'
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF21Edson Álvarez  58'
FW9Raúl Jiménez  66'
DF4Rafael Márquez  74'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Hirving Lozano (Mexico)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Mark Geiger (United States)

Sweden vs South Korea

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Sweden  1–0  South Korea
Report
Sweden[7]
South Korea[7]
GK1Robin Olsen
RB6Ludwig Augustinsson
CB4Andreas Granqvist (c)
CB18Pontus Jansson
LB2Mikael Lustig
RM17Viktor Claesson  61'
CM7Sebastian Larsson  81'
CM8Albin Ekdal  71'
LM10Emil Forsberg
CF9Marcus Berg
CF20Ola Toivonen  77'
Substitutions:
MF15Oscar Hiljemark  71'
FW22Isaac Kiese Thelin  77'
MF13Gustav Svensson  81'
Manager:
Janne Andersson
GK23Cho Hyun-woo
RB2Lee Yong
CB20Jang Hyun-soo
CB19Kim Young-gwon
LB6Park Joo-ho  28'
CM17Lee Jae-sung
CM16Ki Sung-yueng (c)
CM13Koo Ja-cheol  73'
RF11Hwang Hee-chan  55'
CF9Kim Shin-wook  13'  66'
LF7Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
DF12Kim Min-woo  28'
MF15Jung Woo-young  66'
MF10Lee Seung-woo  73'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong

Man of the Match:
Andreas Granqvist (Sweden)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

South Korea vs Mexico

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South Korea  1–2  Mexico
Report
South Korea[10]
Mexico[10]
GK23Cho Hyun-woo
RB2Lee Yong  63'
CB20Jang Hyun-soo
CB19Kim Young-gwon  58'
LB12Kim Min-woo  84'
RM18Moon Seon-min  77'
CM8Ju Se-jong  64'
CM16Ki Sung-yueng (c)
LM11Hwang Hee-chan
CF17Lee Jae-sung
CF7Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
MF10Lee Seung-woo  72'  64'
MF15Jung Woo-young  80'  77'
DF14Hong Chul  84'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB21Edson Álvarez
CB3Carlos Salcedo
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB23Jesús Gallardo
CM7Miguel Layún
CM16Héctor Herrera
CM18Andrés Guardado (c)  68'
RF11Carlos Vela  77'
CF14Javier Hernández
LF22Hirving Lozano  71'
Substitutions:
DF4Rafael Márquez  68'
MF17Jesús Manuel Corona  71'
MF10Giovani dos Santos  77'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Fifth official:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Germany vs Sweden

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Germany  2–1  Sweden
Report
Germany[13]
Sweden[13]
GK1Manuel Neuer (c)
RB18Joshua Kimmich
CB16Antonio Rüdiger
CB17Jérôme Boateng  71'   82'
LB3Jonas Hector  87'
CM19Sebastian Rudy  31'
CM8Toni Kroos
RW13Thomas Müller
AM7Julian Draxler  46'
LW11Marco Reus
CF9Timo Werner
Substitutions:
MF21İlkay Gündoğan  31'
FW23Mario Gómez  46'
MF20Julian Brandt  87'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK1Robin Olsen
RB2Mikael Lustig
CB3Victor Lindelöf
CB4Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB6Ludwig Augustinsson
RM17Viktor Claesson  74'
CM7Sebastian Larsson  90+7'
CM8Albin Ekdal  52'
LM10Emil Forsberg
CF9Marcus Berg  90'
CF20Ola Toivonen  78'
Substitutions:
MF21Jimmy Durmaz  74'
FW11John Guidetti  78'
FW22Isaac Kiese Thelin  90'
Manager:
Janne Andersson

Man of the Match:
Marco Reus (Germany)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Clément Turpin (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

South Korea vs Germany

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South Korea  2–0  Germany
Report
Attendance: 41,835[15]
South Korea[16]
Germany[16]
GK23Cho Hyun-woo
RB2Lee Yong
CB5Yun Young-sun
CB19Kim Young-gwon
LB14Hong Chul
RM17Lee Jae-sung  23'
CM15Jung Woo-young  9'
CM20Jang Hyun-soo
LM18Moon Seon-min  48'  69'
CF13Koo Ja-cheol  56'
CF7Son Heung-min (c)  65'
Substitutions:
FW11Hwang Hee-chan  56'  79'
MF8Ju Se-jong  69'
DF22Go Yo-han  79'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK1Manuel Neuer (c)
RB18Joshua Kimmich
CB5Mats Hummels
CB15Niklas Süle
LB3Jonas Hector  78'
CM6Sami Khedira  56'
CM8Toni Kroos
RW14Leon Goretzka  63'
AM10Mesut Özil
LW11Marco Reus
CF9Timo Werner
Substitutions:
FW23Mario Gómez  58'
FW13Thomas Müller  63'
MF20Julian Brandt  78'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Cho Hyun-woo (South Korea)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Mexico vs Sweden

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Mexico  0–3  Sweden
Report
Mexico[19]
Sweden[19]
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB21Edson Álvarez
CB3Carlos Salcedo
CB15Héctor Moreno  61'
LB23Jesús Gallardo  1'  65'
CM18Andrés Guardado (c)  75'
CM16Héctor Herrera
RW7Miguel Layún  86'  89'
AM11Carlos Vela
LW22Hirving Lozano
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF8Marco Fabián  65'
MF17Jesús Manuel Corona  75'
FW19Oribe Peralta  89'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1Robin Olsen
RB2Mikael Lustig  88'
CB3Victor Lindelöf
CB4Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB6Ludwig Augustinsson
RM17Viktor Claesson
CM7Sebastian Larsson  26'  57'
CM8Albin Ekdal  80'
LM10Emil Forsberg
CF9Marcus Berg  68'
CF20Ola Toivonen
Substitutions:
MF13Gustav Svensson  57'
FW22Isaac Kiese Thelin  68'
MF15Oscar Hiljemark  80'
Manager:
Janne Andersson

Man of the Match:
Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
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  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Germany-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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  6. "Match report – Group F – Sweden-Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Germany-Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  14. "Germany v Sweden – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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