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Chechen leader makes Salah honorary citizen Germany gets a lifeline Reuters | Moscow

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acrobatically to international superstar. day to keep alive their hopes of nen finished confidently after deflect Berg’s header from Se- qualifying for the World Cup Germany’s Toni Kroos gave the bastian Larsson’s stoppage-time last 16. ball away in midfield. free kick. Kroos curled in a superb strike Marco Reus equalised in the Reus got Germany back in the Musa warns from an indirect free kick to grab 48th minute, meeting a low game early in the second half as the three points for the four- cross from Timo Werner, and the Germans launched a massive Argentina he is not times world champions who are despite having Jerome Boateng offensive and when Boateng was their hero now level with Sweden in Group sent off in the 82nd minute, sent off for his second yellow F on three points and behind Germany kept going and Kroos card eight minutes from time AFP | Volgograd, Russia Mexico who have six. Germany’s midfielder Toni Kroos celebrates after winning at the end of the earned them a famous win. the Germans continued to push Sweden took the lead in the Russia 2018 World Cup Group F football match between Germany and Sweden The Swedes played with fire on. igeria’s Ahmed Musa Nbecame ‘Lionel Musa’ on social media in Argentina on Friday after his two goals against Iceland which not FIFA World Cup Video Assistant Referee only put the Africans back Russia sees record in penalties Video Assistant Referees (VARs) aim to help referees reach more correct on course for a last 16 place, decisions. The system was introduced to most top European leagues, and was trialled in England’s FA Cup, in the 2017–18 season but also restored the World Reuters | Samara, Russia two games. at 18. VARs CAN BE USED IN FOUR SCENARIOS Cup hopes of the South VAR 11 of the penalties have been The role of goes a long Goals: Penalty: Americans. here have already been successfully converted. way to explaining this trend, 1 Check for 2 Double- However, the Nigerian Tmore penalties awarded Belgium’s Eden Hazard also with six penalties so far be - infringement check no wrong has warned his new-found that would decision is in the first 28 games of Rus - scored from the spot after the ing awarded following a vid- disallow goal. made with hero status in Argentina sia 2018 than in the entire video assistant referee (VAR) eo review and VAR has also Match already award (or is likely to end abruptly World Cup four years ago in advised that he had been fouled confirmed referees’ deci - paused so no non-award) on Tuesday when the two Brazil. in the penalty area during Bel- sions on the field on several impact on game of penalty kick countries meet in a deci - Carlos Vela’s penalty in gium’s 5-2 win over Tunisia occasions. Red card Mistaken sive Group D game in St. Mexico’s match with South yesterday. A penalty was also disallowed 3 incidents: 4 identity: Petersburg. Ensure no VARs can Korea yesterday was the 14th In Brazil four years ago, there in Brazil’s win over Costa Rica obviously identify of the tournament in the first were only 13 penalties in the on Friday after VAR deemed wrong decision correct player 28 games, meaning there has entire tournament. The World there not to have been a foul is made when to discipline, sending if referee now been a penalty once every Cup record, set in 2002, stands on Neymar. player off is unsure Neymar fully

REVIEW CAN BE INITIATED BY REFEREE OR VARs recovered Referee Video Serbia wants referee on trial 1 informs 2 footage AFP | Sochi VARs (or VARs reviewed by recommend VARs, who AFP | Kaliningrad, Russia Mitrovic was wrestled to the Brych’s decision. to referee) that advise referee eymar has now “total- ground in the penalty area by “I wouldn’t give him either decision or via headset Nly recovered” from the a yellow or red card, I would incident should what video erbia’s coach has reacted to Swiss defenders Stephan Licht- be reviewed shows foot injury that required Shis team’s World Cup defeat steiner and Fabian Schaer. send him to the Hague. Then surgery and saw him miss to Switzerland by calling for Despite opening the scor- they could put him on trial, like Referee Referee the end of the club season, 3 OR the referee to be put on trial ing through Mitrovic in the they did to us.” accepts decides Brazil’s team doctor said information to review video in the Hague, in a reference to fifth minute, Serbia lost The Hague-based Interna- from video footage at yesterday. the war crimes tribunal for the 2-1 after Granit Xhaka and tional Criminal Tribunal for the footage side of pitch However, winger Douglas ex-Yugoslavia. Xherdan Shaqiri netted for former Yugoslavia is a UN body and takes before taking Costa will miss the side’s appropriate appropriate Serbia were furious when Switzerland. that prosecutes the perpetra- action action final World Cup Group E German referee Felix Brych “We were robbed,” Mladen tors of war crimes committed outing against Serbia on failed to award a penalty in Fri- Krstajic told Serbian reporters during the wars in the former Referee makes final decision, VARs have no power to overrule Wednesday. day’s game after Aleksandar yesterday, when asked about Yugoslavia. Sources: FIFA, Bundesliga, Sky News Pictures: Bundesliga © GRAPHIC NEWS

WORLD CUP PREDICT AND WIN Yesterday’s lucky winner is Kamelia. Winner will be contacted

DAY 11, 24th JUNE 2018

ENGLAND PANAMA DRAW

POLAND COLOMBIA DRAW

JAPAN SENEGAL DRAW

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