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

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
F1  Germany 1 UEFA UEFA Group C winners 5 October 2017 19th[nb 2] 2014 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) 1
F2  Mexico 2 CONCACAF CONCACAF Fifth Round winners 1 September 2017 16th 2014 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) 16
F3  Sweden 3 UEFA UEFA Second Round winners 13 November 2017 12th 2006 Runners-up (1958) 25
F4  South Korea 4 AFC AFC Third Round Group A runners-up 5 September 2017 10th 2014 Fourth 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
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

All times listed are local time.[1]

Germany vs Mexico

Germany 0–1 Mexico
Report
  • Lozano  35'
Attendance: 78,011[3]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Germany[4]
Mexico[4]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 18 Joshua Kimmich
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng
CB 5 Mats Hummels  84'
LB 2 Marvin Plattenhardt  79'
CM 8 Toni Kroos
CM 6 Sami Khedira  60'
RW 13 Thomas Müller  83'
AM 10 Mesut Özil
LW 7 Julian Draxler
CF 9 Timo Werner  86'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Marco Reus  60'
FW 23 Mario Gómez  79'
MF 20 Julian Brandt  86'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 3 Carlos Salcedo
CB 2 Hugo Ayala
CB 15 Héctor Moreno  40'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 16 Héctor Herrera  90'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)  74'
RW 7 Miguel Layún
AM 11 Carlos Vela  58'
LW 22 Hirving Lozano  66'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF 21 Edson Álvarez  58'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez  66'
DF 4 Rafael 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

Sweden 1–0 South Korea
  • Granqvist  65' (pen.)
 Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 42,300[6]
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Sweden[7]
South Korea[7]
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
CB 18 Pontus Jansson
LB 2 Mikael Lustig
RM 17 Viktor Claesson  61'
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson  81'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal  71'
LM 10 Emil Forsberg
CF 9 Marcus Berg
CF 20 Ola Toivonen  77'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Oscar Hiljemark  71'
FW 22 Isaac Kiese Thelin  77'
MF 13 Gustav Svensson  81'
Manager:
Janne Andersson
GK 23 Cho Hyun-woo
RB 2 Lee Yong
CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon
LB 6 Park Joo-ho  28'
CM 17 Lee Jae-sung
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng (c)
CM 13 Koo Ja-cheol  73'
RF 11 Hwang Hee-chan  55'
CF 9 Kim Shin-wook  13'  66'
LF 7 Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
DF 12 Kim Min-woo  28'
MF 15 Jung Woo-young  66'
MF 10 Lee 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

South Korea 1–2 Mexico
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[9]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
South Korea[10]
Mexico[10]
GK 23 Cho Hyun-woo
RB 2 Lee Yong  63'
CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon  58'
LB 12 Kim Min-woo  84'
RM 18 Moon Seon-min  77'
CM 8 Ju Se-jong  64'
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng (c)
LM 11 Hwang Hee-chan
CF 17 Lee Jae-sung
CF 7 Son Heung-min
Substitutions:
MF 10 Lee Seung-woo  72'  64'
MF 15 Jung Woo-young  80'  77'
DF 14 Hong Chul  84'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 21 Edson Álvarez
CB 3 Carlos Salcedo
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 7 Miguel Layún
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)  68'
RF 11 Carlos Vela  77'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
LF 22 Hirving Lozano  71'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Rafael Márquez  68'
MF 17 Jesús Manuel Corona  71'
MF 10 Giovani 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

Germany 2–1 Sweden
 Report
  • Toivonen  32'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[12]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Germany[13]
Sweden[13]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 18 Joshua Kimmich
CB 16 Antonio Rüdiger
CB 17 Jérôme Boateng  71'  82'
LB 3 Jonas Hector  87'
CM 19 Sebastian Rudy  31'
CM 8 Toni Kroos
RW 13 Thomas Müller
AM 7 Julian Draxler  46'
LW 11 Marco Reus
CF 9 Timo Werner
Substitutions:
MF 21 İlkay Gündoğan  31'
FW 23 Mario Gómez  46'
MF 20 Julian Brandt  87'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 2 Mikael Lustig
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM 17 Viktor Claesson  74'
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson  90+7'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal  52'
LM 10 Emil Forsberg
CF 9 Marcus Berg  90'
CF 20 Ola Toivonen  78'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jimmy Durmaz  74'
FW 11 John Guidetti  78'
FW 22 Isaac 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

South Korea 2–0 Germany
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,835[15]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
South Korea[16]
Germany[16]
GK 23 Cho Hyun-woo
RB 2 Lee Yong
CB 5 Yun Young-sun
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon
LB 14 Hong Chul
RM 17 Lee Jae-sung  23'
CM 15 Jung Woo-young  9'
CM 20 Jang Hyun-soo
LM 18 Moon Seon-min  48'  69'
CF 13 Koo Ja-cheol  56'
CF 7 Son Heung-min (c)  65'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Hwang Hee-chan  56'  79'
MF 8 Ju Se-jong  69'
DF 22 Go Yo-han  79'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 18 Joshua Kimmich
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 15 Niklas Süle
LB 3 Jonas Hector  78'
CM 6 Sami Khedira  56'
CM 8 Toni Kroos
RW 14 Leon Goretzka  63'
AM 10 Mesut Özil
LW 11 Marco Reus
CF 9 Timo Werner
Substitutions:
FW 23 Mario Gómez  58'
FW 13 Thomas Müller  63'
MF 20 Julian 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

Mexico 0–3 Sweden
Report
  • Augustinsson  50'
  • Granqvist  62' (pen.)
  • Álvarez  74' (o.g.)
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 33,061[18]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Mexico[19]
Sweden[19]
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 21 Edson Álvarez
CB 3 Carlos Salcedo
CB 15 Héctor Moreno  61'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo  1'  65'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)  75'
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
RW 7 Miguel Layún  86'  89'
AM 11 Carlos Vela
LW 22 Hirving Lozano
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marco Fabián  65'
MF 17 Jesús Manuel Corona  75'
FW 19 Oribe Peralta  89'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 2 Mikael Lustig  88'
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM 17 Viktor Claesson
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson  26'  57'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal  80'
LM 10 Emil Forsberg
CF 9 Marcus Berg  68'
CF 20 Ola Toivonen
Substitutions:
MF 13 Gustav Svensson  57'
FW 22 Isaac Kiese Thelin  68'
MF 15 Oscar 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

  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. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Germany-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Germany v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Sweden-Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Sweden-Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sweden v Korea Republic – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Korea Republic v Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Korea Republic v Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Korea Republic v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Germany-Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 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.
  15. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Korea Republic v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Korea Republic v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Korea Republic v Germany – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Mexico v Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Mexico v Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Mexico v Sweden – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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