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Post by Avinalaff on May 17, 2018 19:23:50 GMT
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 17, 2018 19:25:54 GMT
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 18, 2018 17:09:18 GMT
Monday 18th June FIFA World Cup Tunisia 19:00 England
Sunday 24th June FIFA World Cup England 13:00 Panama
Thursday 28th June FIFA World Cup England 19:00 Belgium
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 30, 2018 17:50:05 GMT
Referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi dropped for attempted match fixing in Saudi Arabia
Fifa has dropped Saudi Arabian referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi from the 2018 World Cup after he was banned for a match-fixing attempt in his country.
Al-Mirdasi, 32, was already banned from officiating for life by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF).
The body claims he confessed to trying to fix the King's Cup final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Faisaly.
After considering evidence, Fifa said "the conditions to be selected for the World Cup are not satisfied anymore".
World football's governing body also stood down Mohammed Al-Abakry and Abdulah Al-Shalwai, the two assistant referees who were due to work with Al-Mirdasi.
According to the SAFF, Al-Mirdasi's misdemeanour involved him contacting an Al-Ittihad official, who handed the messages over.
His confession arrived just weeks before he was due to fly to Russia for the World Cup and the SAFF said he admitted soliciting the corrupt payment after being taken into police custody.
Al-Mirdasi has been a Fifa referee since 2011.
Fifa's referees committee chose not to replace him directly at the World Cup but have instead called up two assistant referees - Hasan Al-Mahri from the UAE and Japan's Hiroshi Yamauchi.
They will work with Mohammed Mohammed Abdulla of UAE and Ryuji Sato of Japan respectively, who had already been appointed to officiate at the tournament.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jun 8, 2018 15:34:33 GMT
Who made England's 23-man squad? Here's who will feature in England's World Cup squad:
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley).
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United).
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Standby: Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jake Livermore (West Brom).
Who is in England's group? England are in Group G alongside Belgium, Tunisia and Panama.
Belgium: One of the favourites for the competition with a dazzling array of talent. England will be familiar with most of their key players: Thibuat Courtois, Vincent Kompany, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku among others, all play in the Premier League. England's toughest opponent by a distance.
Tunisia: Potentially tricky opposition who will look to frustrate England. Were unbeaten in qualifying and Sunderland winger Wahbi Khazri could be a danger man. Nevertheless, a team England should beat if they have aspirations to reach the latter stages.
Panama: One of the stories of the tournament, having qualified for the finals for the first time in dramatic fashion. England will be heavy favorites to swat them aside.
When do England play? Monday June 18
Tunisia vs England (Volgograd), 7pm BST.
Sunday June 24
England vs Panama (Nizhny Novgorod), 1pm BST.
Thursday June 28
England vs Belgium (Kaliningrad), 7pm BST.
Should England progress from their group, their last-16 match will be on Monday July 2 (if they win the group) or Tuesday July 2 (if they finish runners-up in the group).
Should England progress beyond that stage, their quarter-final will either be:
Friday 6 July
Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 - Kazan, 7pm BST.
OR
Saturday 7 July
Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 - Samara, 3pm BST.
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