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TENNIS | Page 6 GOLF | Page 7 Federer Johnson eyes number regains top one spot in ranking with Stuttgart Tennessee win Tuesday, June 12, 2018 FOOTBALL Ramadan 27, 1439 AH Milla remembers GULF TIMES World Cup magic as history beckons for African teams SPORT Page 3 SPOTLIGHT Neymar and Brazil arrive aiming to win sixth title Brazil start their campaign against Switzerland in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday AFP Neymar marked his fi rst start opening clash against Spain in Sochi Moscow in more than three months by on Friday. scoring in the easy victory in Santos’s side will want to start Vienna while Gabriel Jesus and strongly after a 4-0 defeat by Ger- razil’s squad arrived in Rus- Philippe Coutinho also netted many in Brazil four years ago set the sia yesterday with their star tone for a dismal group-stage exit. Neymar seemingly recovered curtainraiser between hosts Russia France, boasting a lethal attack from a broken foot bone as and Saudi Arabia. featuring Antoine Griezmann and Bthey begin their quest to win a sixth A big question mark hangs over the Kylian Mbappe in an attack-minded World Cup. participation of Egypt and Liverpool squad, also arrived in Russia, seek- The Brazilians landed in the early striker Mohamed Salah, who is still ing to win their second World Cup 20 hours in Sochi, the Black Sea resort receiving treatment for the shoulder years after their 1998 triumph. where they will be based, fresh from injury he suffered in the Champions Despite their impressive resourc- beating Austria 3-0 in their fi nal League final. es, France looked flat in a 1-1 draw warm-up match. Egypt are banking on the avail- against the United States in Lyon on Neymar marked his fi rst start in ability of Salah as they try to get past Saturday. more than three months by scoring the first stage of a World Cup for the While the favourites limber up, host in the easy victory in Vienna while first time. The Egyptians arrived at nation Russia are under high pressure Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho their base in the Chechen capital as they prepare to open the tourna- also netted. Grozny on Sunday, after Salah sat ment at the impressive 80,000-ca- It was Neymar’s 55th goal in a Bra- out their final training session in pacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. zil shirt, allowing him to draw level Cairo. Ranked a lowly 70 in the world, with Romario on his country’s list of Once they touched down, a track- Russia have not won for seven con- all-time leading scorers — only Pele suited Chechen leader Ramzan Kady- secutive games. and Ronaldo have more goals for their rov was among the first to greet Salah. President Vladimir Putin, who has country. Team doctor Mohamed Abou al- spent billions to put on the biggest “I don’t know Neymar’s limits,” Ela admitted the striker, who scored sports event in Russia since the 1980 Brazil coach Tite said. “His technical 44 goals for Liverpool this season, Moscow Olympics, has exhorted the and creative capacity is impressive. was unlikely to play in Egypt’s open- team to raise their level. When we get him in the last third of ing Group A match against Uruguay “I must acknowledge the fact that, the fi eld he is lethal.” on Friday. unfortunately, our team have not Brazil, who crashed out of the last “He still feels pain... this type of achieved big results in recent times,” World Cup on home soil in a humili- injury needs a recovery period of Putin said last week. ating 7-1 defeat to Germany, start Brazil’s forward Neymar three weeks before going back to the Before Thursday’s kickoff , the foot- their campaign against Switzerland in gestures upon the team’s field,” he said. ball world will focus on choosing the Rostov-on-Don on Sunday. arrival at Sochi airport in Cristiano Ronaldo trained with host of the 2026 World Cup between a Neymar, the world’s most expen- Russia yesterday. Portugal on Sunday, as the European joint bid featuring the United States, sive player, joined fellow stars Lionel champions held their first World Cup Canada and Mexico and underdogs Messi of Argentina and Portugal’s training session at the team’s base Morocco. Cristiano Ronaldo on Russian soil as in Kratovo, southeast of Moscow, FIFA member states will vote on the the clock ticks down to Thursday’s five days ahead of their heavyweight issue at their congress on Wednesday. Messi says Argentina future depends on show in World Cup Argentina captain Lionel Messi said his 1-0 to Germany after extra time, before international future will be determined suff ering successive defeats by Chile on by his country’s performance at the World penalties at the Copa America in 2015 and Cup in Russia. 2016. “It will depend on how far we go, how Messi, who will turn 31 during the World we’re going to finish” at the finals, Messi Cup, believes Spain, Brazil, Germany, said in an interview with Spanish daily France and Belgium are the leading con- Sport. tenders for the title. “We’ve just lost wwthree finals in a row, “There are lots of teams who arrive with which has led to us going through some lots of confidence, with both a team game diff icult moments with the press,” added and individual talents,” said the five-time the Barcelona forward. world player of the year. “Notably with the Argentine press be- Argentina launch their World Cup cam- cause we have diff erences of opinion over paign against Iceland on Saturday in Mos- what it means to make these three finals.” cow, with games to follow against Croatia Argentina lost the 2014 World Cup final and Nigeria in Group D. Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi gestures during a training session at the team’s base camp in Bronnitsy, near Moscow, yesterday. In the fabled 90-year history of the World Cup nearly 2,400 goals have been scored 2 Gulf Times Tuesday, June 12, 2018 What’s up for grabs 1930-1970 Off icial Mascot Before Zabivaka means “the one who scores” in Russian, a very FIFA commissions French sculptor Abel suitable name for this wolf who radiates fun, charm and Lafleur to design the first World Cup trophy. confidence. It was later named the Jules Rimet Cup in 1946 in honour of the founding father of the FIFA World Cup. The toys 1939-1945 we begin Video assistant referee The trophy is kept hidden in a For the first time, Video Assistant Referees will be box under a bed in Italy during ... a look at the basics that make the World Cup tick employed in World Cup match play. The VAR is a match off icial whose role is to check play through World War II. Two World Cup the game and inform the referee of errors in match-deciding calls or serious unseen incidents. tournaments are cancelled. A look at Adidas’ FIFA World Cup match balls since 1970. The Adidas Telstar 18 soccer ball design mimics the look of a spinning HOW VAR WORKS Telstar ball, the classic icon of the The video assistant referee team, comprising The tool 1970 and 1974 tournaments. The a video assistant referee (VAR) and his three thermally-bonded ball has a assistants, supports match off icials from a video MATERIAL: seamless surface for pinpoint operation room in Moscow. The team advises accuracy and low water absorption. Gold-plated sterling silver Retail price: $165 when there is questionable play that involves goals, penalties, direct red card incidents and WEIGHT: 3.8 kg | HEIGHT: 35 c mistaken identity. 1970 TELSTAR TELSTAR 18 Brazil takes home the Jules Rimet Cup after Mexico 1970 Russia 2018 MULTIPLE ANGLES winning the World Cup three times, as BRAZUCA The VAR team TELSTAR has access to 33 stated by FIFA at the time. In 1983 the Germany 1974 Brazil 2014 broadcast cameras trophy is stolen in Rio de Janeiro, never to and two dedicated off side cameras. be seen again. TANGO JABULANI South Africa 2010 A WORLD CUP RUSSIA Argentina 1978 REVIEW REQUEST When an incident occurs, the referee informs the VAR that a decision or incident should be reviewed. TANGO ESPANA TEAMGEIST Spain 1982 Germany 2006 1974-present ADVICE FIFA commissions Italian TELSTAR 18 VAR reviews the artist Silvio Gazzaniga to video footage and AZTECA FEVERNOVA advises the referee via headset what design the new trophy. Mexico 1986 Japan/ S. Korea 2002 the video shows. MATERIAL: 18-carat gold and ETRUSCO UNICO TRICOLORE malachite Italy 1990 France 1998 FURTHER REVIEW QUESTRA The referee can ac- WEIGHT: 6.175 kg U.S.A. 1994 cept VAR’s advice Source: Adidas. or review the foot- HEIGHT: 36.5 cm Staff, 25/04/2018 age before making a decision. Smartwatch for referees Venues and stadia For the first time, referees will be wearing the Hublot Big Bang Referee watch. 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