2018 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 15 to 25 June 2018.[1] The group consisted of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Iran. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1] June 2018
B1  Portugal 1 UEFA UEFA Group B winners 10 October 2017 7th 2014 Third place (1966) 3
B2  Spain 2 UEFA UEFA Group G winners 6 October 2017 15th 2014 Winners (2010) 8
B3  Morocco 4 CAF CAF Third Round Group C winners 11 November 2017 5th 1998 Round of 16 (1986) 48
B4  Iran 3 AFC AFC Third Round Group A winners 12 June 2017 5th 2014 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) 34
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group B will advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group B will advance to play the winners of Group A.

Matches

All times listed are local time.[1]

Morocco vs Iran

The two teams have never met before.[3]

Morocco 0–1 Iran
Report Bouhaddouz  90+5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 62,548[4]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Morocco[5]
Iran[5]
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi
CB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 6 Romain Saïss
RM 14 Mbark Boussoufa
CM 7 Hakim Ziyech
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  34'
LM 18 Amine Harit  82'
RF 16 Nordin Amrabat  76'
CF 9 Ayoub El Kaabi  77'
LF 10 Younès Belhanda
Substitutions:
MF 21 Sofyan Amrabat  76'
FW 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz  77'
DF 4 Manuel da Costa  82'
Manager:
Hervé Renard
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
CB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 4 Rouzbeh Cheshmi
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
RM 10 Karim Ansarifard  90+2'
CM 9 Omid Ebrahimi  81'
CM 3 Ehsan Hajsafi
LM 7 Masoud Shojaei (c)  10'  68'
RF 18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh  47'  85'
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun
LF 11 Vahid Amiri
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mehdi Taremi  68'
DF 19 Majid Hosseini  81'
FW 14 Saman Ghoddos  85'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Amine Harit (Morocco)[6]

Assistant referees:[5]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarik Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Fifth official:
Anton Averianov (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Portugal vs Spain

The two teams have played each other 35 times before, including one game in the 2010 FIFA World Cup round of 16, won by Spain 1–0.[7]

Portugal 3–3 Spain
Ronaldo  4' (pen.), 44', 88' Report Costa  24', 55'
Nacho  58'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,866[8]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Portugal[9]
Spain[9]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 8 João Moutinho
RW 11 Bernardo Silva  69'
AM 17 Gonçalo Guedes  80'
LW 16 Bruno Fernandes  28'  68'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF 10 João Mário  68'
FW 20 Ricardo Quaresma  69'
FW 9 André Silva  80'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 4 Nacho
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 5 Sergio Busquets  17'
CM 8 Koke
RW 21 David Silva  86'
AM 22 Isco
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta  70'
CF 19 Diego Costa  77'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Thiago  70'
FW 17 Iago Aspas  77'
FW 11 Lucas Vázquez  86'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[10]

Assistant referees:[9]
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Portugal vs Morocco

The two teams have once played each other in a group stage game in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, won by Morocco 3-1.[11]

Portugal 1–0 Morocco
 Report
Attendance: 78,011[12]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Portugal[13]
Morocco[13]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 11 Bernardo Silva  59'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 8 João Moutinho  89'
LM 10 João Mário  70'
CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 18 Gelson Martins  59'
MF 16 Bruno Fernandes  70'
MF 23 Adrien Silva  90+2'  89'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)  40'
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  86'
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa
RW 16 Nordin Amrabat
AM 10 Younès Belhanda  75'
LW 7 Hakim Ziyech
CF 13 Khalid Boutaïb  70'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ayoub El Kaabi  70'
MF 23 Mehdi Carcela  75'
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr  86'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Fifth official:
Anton Averianov (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Iran vs Spain

The two teams have never played each other before.[3]

Iran 0–1 Spain
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Iran[15]
Spain[15]
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 19 Majid Hosseini
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
LB 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)  69'
CM 9 Omid Ebrahimi  90+2'
CM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi
RW 10 Karim Ansarifard  74'
AM 17 Mehdi Taremi
LW 11 Vahid Amiri  79'  86'
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milad Mohammadi  69'
FW 18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh  74'
FW 14 Saman Ghoddos  86'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 2 Dani Carvajal
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Andrés Iniesta  71'
RW 21 David Silva
AM 22 Isco
LW 11 Lucas Vázquez  79'
CF 19 Diego Costa  89'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Koke  71'
MF 20 Marco Asensio  79'
FW 9 Rodrigo  89'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro

Man of the Match:
Diego Costa (Spain)[16]

Assistant referees:[15]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Iran vs Portugal

The two teams have played each other two times, most recently in a group stage game in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, won by Portugal 2-0.[11]

Iran 1–1 Portugal
  • Ansarifard  90+3' (pen.)
 Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 41,685[17]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Iran[18]
Portugal[18]
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 19 Majid Hosseini
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
LB 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)  52'  56'
DM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi  76'
CM 18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh  70'
CM 9 Omid Ebrahimi
RW 17 Mehdi Taremi
LW 11 Vahid Amiri
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun  54'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Milad Mohammadi  56'
FW 14 Saman Ghoddos  70'
FW 10 Karim Ansarifard  76'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric  90+8'
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro  33'
RM 20 Ricardo Quaresma  64'  70'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 23 Adrien Silva
LM 10 João Mário  84'
CF 9 André Silva  90+6'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)  83'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Bernardo Silva  70'
MF 8 João Moutinho  84'
FW 17 Gonçalo Guedes  90+6'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal)[19]

Assistant referees:[18]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Spain vs Morocco

Despite their locations, the two teams have played each other only in two opportunities, both were games for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, and both were won by Spain.[11]

Spain 2–2 Morocco
 Report
  • Boutaïb  14'
  • En-Nesyri  81'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[20]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Spain[21]
Morocco[21]
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 2 Dani Carvajal
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 5 Sergio Busquets
CM 10 Thiago  74'
RW 21 David Silva  84'
AM 22 Isco
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta
CF 19 Diego Costa  74'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Iago Aspas  74'
MF 20 Marco Asensio  74'
FW 9 Rodrigo  84'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi  88'
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 4 Manuel da Costa  31'
CB 6 Romain Saïss
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi  90+3'
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  21'
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa (c)  31'
RW 16 Nordin Amrabat  29'
AM 10 Younès Belhanda  63'
LW 7 Hakim Ziyech  85'
CF 13 Khalid Boutaïb  72'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr  63'
FW 19 Youssef En-Nesyri  72'
FW 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz  85'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Isco (Spain)[22]

Assistant referees:[21]
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

References

  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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2018 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Match report – Group B – Morocco-Iran" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Morocco-Iran" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Morocco v Iran – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  8. ↑ "Match report – Group B – Portugal-Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Portugal-Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Portugal v Spain – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "2018 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  12. ↑ "Match report – Group B – Portugal-Morocco" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Portugal-Morocco" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Portugal v Morocco – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Iran-Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Iran v Spain – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Match report – Group B – IR Iran v Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – IR Iran v Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "IR Iran v Portugal – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Match report – Group B – Spain v Morocco" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Spain v Morocco" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Spain v Morocco – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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