Saturday, June 30, 2018

Modric living the dream for Croatia

Subsequent to scoring one of the objectives of the competition and upstaging Lionel Messi by driving his group to the highest point of their gathering, Croatia chief Luka Modric would like to satisfy a fantasy that started when he watched his country record a best ever World Glass appearing.

"It was a tremendous advert for Croatia, all the world at last thought about us," the 32-year-old midfielder mirrored two or three years back of that 1998 hurried to a third-put wrap up. "I started imagining about endeavoring to achieve that level multi day."

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On Sunday, Modric drives Croatia in a Series of 16 tie they are hot top choices to win against Denmark, whose primary risk is another slight and velvety midfielder: Christian Eriksen.

Croatia are overflowing with certainty in the wake of winning Gathering D slow and steady with a flawless record, including a 3-0 pounding of Messi's Argentina that incorporated an eminent long-extend strike from Modric that totally debilitated the South Americans.

The Genuine Madrid and previous Tottenham player likewise gave Messi an exercise in changing over spot kicks, scoring his against Nigeria around the same time the fluctuating Argentine notoriously missed one against Iceland.

Such has been his impact, when some were proposing he may before long be blurring into the sundown, Croatia safeguard Dejan Lovren recommended Modric demand to win the Ballon d'Or.

"He is truly outstanding on the planet at the present time," Lovren said. "Modric would presumably be getting more consideration than he is at this moment on the off chance that he was a German or Spanish player."

No Croatian has ever won the yearly honor for the world's best player despite the fact that Davor Suker completed second in 1998, the year Croatia lost to has France On the planet Glass semi-finals.

A visionary passer and armada footed dribbler, Modric came to worldwide noticeable quality when he joined Tottenham in the Head Association in 2008. He has kept his shape with Genuine Madrid's Champions Alliance winning sides since going along with them in 2012.

Not at all like some other innovative masters, Modric likewise busts a lung to help shield - a quality that charms him to the two fans and mentors.

"He's the motor that influences us to go," Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic said before the competition.

"He's likewise a chief who shows others how its done. He generally gives his most extreme, sets elevated requirements with his state of mind, hostility and vitality on the pitch, and with his conduct off it."

Frustrated with his own exhibitions in Brazil four years prior, Modric has officially more than compensated for it yet now needs to go further and outperform the Croatian 'Class of 1998' that initially motivated him as a kid.

Pogba Les Bleus' hope against Argentine Messi hope

French midfielder Paul Pogba will convey Les Bleus' expectations in a mouth-watering last-16 World Container conflict against Argentina on Saturday - and his fans might trust he transforms it into "POGtime".

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Scrutinized for his consistently evolving hair styles and hues, his gigantic exchange tag and his self-references — his home is the "POGhouse", his aquarium the "POGtank", et cetera — Pogba has been feeling the weight this season.

In any case, he appears to have recuperated his joie de vivre since he got away from the day by day routine of Manchester Joined together and Jose Mourinho.

Subsequent to joining the French camp for the World Container, Pogba looked cheerful and effusive in his first appearance at a national group news gathering.

His undyed, clean-trim hair incited French alliance president Noel Le Graet to state: "I saw this decent kid and I pondered, who is he?"

It was Pogba. Casual, grinning.

"I adore you so much, I missed you. Extremely upbeat to see all of you here," he clowned as he got the news meeting going.

"I'm with my family here," he added alluding to the French squad.

Pogba had a troublesome season at Joined together, in the midst of gossipy tidbits that his association with director Jose Mourinho was a long way from perfect.

"There were easily overlooked details," Pogba said.

There were minutes when his ability appeared on the other side, none more so than his two-objective execution in a rebound derby prevail upon Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

In any case, frequently Pogba looked disappointed, awkward in the part given to him in Mourinho's moderate framework and regularly the brunt of his chief's pestering.

Ensured AND Cherished

That is not the situation with France, notwithstanding, where under mentor Didier Deschamps he plainly feels secured and esteemed for his identity.

"I have the privilege to move. When I move and we win, there's no issue," the 25-year-old said. "On the off chance that we lose, it turns into an issue.

"They say I'm an artist, however you need to take me as I am. I'll generally grin, regardless of whether I'm being scrutinized or adulated."

Pogba has been marked the following huge thing in French football, and in the wake of being named the best youthful player of the 2014 World Glass, he has a one of a kind event to end up the best player of the 2018 competition.

With Argentina and afterward perhaps Portugal, Brazil or Belgium to meet on their way to the last, Pogba may have various chances to demonstrate his value — on and off the pitch.

The lean midfielder can turn into the beneficiary of any semblance of Jean Tigana, Patrick Vieira or Emmanuel Petit, and he is prepared to give everything.

"I'm prepared to give everything for this France group," he stated, adopting a benevolent strategy to his part.

"Would i be able to wind up the pioneer of this group? Why not, it's something that would fall into place. On the off chance that I bark at a player, it's for his own great and I realize that in the event that somebody barks at me, it's for my own great and eventually for the group."

Of Pogba, Deschamps says: "Individuals gab about Paul. He's a midfielder, he's not a number 10, nor a forward.

"He can score objectives and make them, which he does frequently. He's a total midfielder — he can do everything except for he can't do everything. There's a subtlety here."

In the event that he does everything on Saturday, the French would no uncertainty be to a great degree appreciative.

Argentina must lift amusement for 'virtuoso' Messi

AFP reports from Kazan: Mentor Jorge Sampaoli has approached Argentina to lift their diversion to the level of "virtuoso" Lionel Messi when they hope to seal a World Glass quarter-last place with triumph over France on Saturday.

The tone of Argentina's so far worn out offer for the title was set when Messi missed a punishment in the stun opening 1-1 draw with Iceland.

The 31-year-old Barcelona awesome was then for all intents and purposes imperceptible amid a reprimanding 3-0 annihilation to Croatia that uncovered shortcomings with all due respect and an absence of strength in assault.

It took an awesome pinch of control, following a magnificent go from colleague Ever Banega, for Messi to at long last open his record in Russia in the 2-1 prevail upon Nigeria just fixed by Marcos Rojo's 86th moment volley.

In spite of Messi's issues in the competition, under-flame Sampaoli proposed his colleagues needed to give "the best player on earth" however much help as could reasonably be expected.

"Leo has such clear vision with regards to football that he enables us to see things that, occasionally, just a genuine virtuoso sees," said Sampaoli.

"It's frequently hard to be at the level of such an incredible player. He's a sparkling light for every one of us, and we need to do our absolute best to all endeavor to be at his level."

Sevilla midfielder Banega guaranteed Messi has now hit his walk.

"It's solitary ordinary - he wasn't casual, we didn't begin the competition and we ought to have.

"Presently, I see him significantly more agreeable at this point. He helped us win, and that has a major effect."

However, with Portuguese opponent Cristiano Ronaldo hustling ahead in the scoring diagrams on four objectives up until now, and Britain's Harry Kane on five objectives in only two matches, Messi dangers completing this World Container with a whine.

France's group, whose normal age is 25, will hope to alert from their ongoing sleep and Sampaoli, whose side's normal age is 30, underlined the threat of enabling the France to direct play.

As France hope to failing to meet expectations striker Antoine Griezmann to lift his diversion, Sampaoli underlined a greater risk in 19-year-old Paris Holy person Germain midfielder Kylian Mbappe, who lit up France's portable fire stick champ in a 1-0 prevail upon Peru, and 21-year-old Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele.

"France are known for being quick, their strong passing and moving rapidly from resistance to assault, and we can't give them a chance to utilize their speed against us," he said.

"They will attempt to commit us make errors, and endeavor to hurt us on the wings. On the off chance that Dembele and Mbappe play, they will be quick without a doubt.

"The key, for the two groups, will be the real round of passing and football.

"We have two totally unique styles yet I have confidence we will force our own style and direct the pace and mood of the amusement."

Yet, he included: "Argentina will play a forceful style of football, we will assault from commence.

"Tolerating annihilation would be exceptionally troublesome for us."

Friday, June 29, 2018

Women fight groping, sexism in World Cup

In the perspiration and warmth of Nikolskaya Road, men embrace and posture for photos with grinning ladies interested by their shaded wigs and horned Viking caps.

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The segment of bars and shops a couple of hundred yards from the Kremlin is a devour of lager and merriment for football fans going by Moscow for the World Glass.

It is likewise where Mariana Zacarias was sexually hassled while doing her activity. Like various other female columnists, she has been grabbed and kissed while covering the competition.

With more ladies watching and working in football than any other time in recent memory, stories like hers have drawn shocked responses via web-based networking media, pushing the issue of sexism and badgering into the spotlight at the world's greatest donning occasion.

A man in a white Shirt got Zacarias' head in the two hands and constrained his mouth onto her face as she battled, receiver close by, before the camera. She distributed the video online in a report for Mexican games site Medio Tiempo.

Amid another communicate, a passing man slapped her base. On a third event, another man seized her.

"It is disagreeable and hostile and it shouldn't occur," she told AFP.

"We are doing our activity and you merit regard, regardless of whether you are a man or a lady."

- Grabbing live on air -

A series of clasps distributed online have indicated fans kissing and grabbing columnists or singing vulgar or offending melodies at female fans.

No less than two female AFP writers have been irritated by fans while covering the World Glass. One of them was grabbed and tossed noticeable all around by fans praising an objective.

In Nikolskaya Road on one match night, AFP got on film the minute a man snatched and kissed Russian TV journalist Yulia Shatilova.

"It has transformed into a kind of excitement, a sort of amusement, particularly with female columnists," she said a short time later.

"It's fairly humiliating what is going on here, particularly during the evening."

- Ladies venturing up -

Ladies writers say they regularly hear men disclosing to them they don't know anything about the excellent diversion. In any case, more ladies seem, by all accounts, to be watching and working in football than any time in recent memory, conveying the issue of sexism to the fore.

A FIFA review of TV seeing figures crosswise over 25 key markets amid the 2014 World Glass demonstrated that about 40 for each penny of watchers were female.

The London-based system Toll, which crusades against segregation in sport, named 44 female supporters engaged with cutting edge broadcasting at the World Glass and said there were known to be "some more".

"From the quantity of ladies engaged with authority, the storylines of television publicizing, the steady television close-ups of alluring ladies in the group, to the quantity of female toilets inside stadiums - the part of ladies is detached, frequently as objects of embellishment," Toll said in a blog.

Be that as it may, "there is another story to this World Glass. One that sees the spaces for ladies to make their check developing," it included.

"Without precedent for the historical backdrop of the competition the general secretary of FIFA is a lady," Fatma Samoura of Senegal.

She herself brought in a tweet this week for ladies experts at the competition to be regarded.

- Football's #MeToo minute? -

Not as much as multi year back the Harvey Weinstein embarrassment constrained rape out beyond all detectable inhibitions in the film business and started the "Me as well" development to upbraid such misuse on the web.

In spite of the fact that the current month's badgering cases have included fans instead of authorities, some are pondering whether this World Container will be a sort of #MeToo minute for football.

"MeToo is an upheaval in which individuals can stand up to put a conclusion to badgering in all territories," said Zacarias.

"On account of the World Container and the end result for me - that is a piece of the MeToo development as well."

Russian lobbyist Alena Popova propelled an appeal to against fans who were taped singing sexist serenades.

"This isn't about 'Me As well'. This is about a more genuine battle for fundamental rights and individual limits for everybody, paying little heed to sex," she told AFP.

"It is great that a global exchange about this has begun, on account of the World Glass."

- Fans forever -

A few fans who made a trip to Russia said the online turmoil in regards to badgering did not do equity to the well disposed climate at the World Container.

"I don't comprehend it. I don't feel that (strain) when I go to the stadiums," said Adriana Coelho, 39, going to from Rio de Janeiro, subsequent to posturing for photographs with Russian families on Moscow's Red Square.

In such a pleasant setting, some observe the World Glass as a chance to change mentalities.

"I have been a football fan for my entire life," said Fernanda Flores, 31, a marketing expert from Mexico City, remaining in the daylight on Red Square.

"We realize that at the World Glass it is for the most part men. Be that as it may, in Mexico there are an ever increasing number of ladies watching football... An occasion like this is for both genders."

World Cup roars into knockout phase

The world's two biggest players and a horde of actors enter the knockout phase of the World Container on Saturday when Lionel Messi's Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal focus on a place in the quarter-finals.

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Argentina, the beaten finalists four years prior, got away just barely after a worn out gathering stage and will depend intensely on Messi when their maturing group faces France in Kazan at 1400 GMT.

The French, furnished with Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann and ponder kid Kylian Mbappe have neglected to flame the creative energy up until now and must hone up quick to keep alive their expectations of adding a second World Glass to the title they won two decades back on home soil.

Ronaldo removed from the squares in Russia, crushing a cap trap in his first diversion against Spain. In any case, Portugal's concern against a Uruguay group with the meanest safeguard of the competition could be their over-dependence on the 33-year-old five-time world player of the year.

- Uneven draw -

Uruguay won the remainder of their two World Containers in 1950 yet they have high expectations on account of their parsimonious safeguard and best class strikers Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez.

The World Container highlighted 122 objectives in a regularly exciting first stage and, following Argentina's close crumple and the dazzling disappointment of holders Germany to progress past the opening stage without precedent for a long time, the draw is cut sided.

France, Argentina, Portugal, Brazil and Uruguay are altogether assembled in one area of the opposition, with just Spain among ongoing victors in the other half.

It implies that if, for instance, Britain can beat Colombia on Tuesday, they will extravagant their odds of achieving a potential semi-last against 2010 champs Spain.

Prior to the competition, France were generally tipped for a rushed to the last however they have neglected to click up until this point, scoring only three times in three matches. One of those was a punishment and another a claim objective.

"Our gathering diversions left a blended impression," France mentor Didier Deschamps said Friday. "From tomorrow it's another begin for us.

"It's represent the deciding moment. We don't have any decision. We need to do everything conceivable to ensure it goes well for us."

Messi has spent the competition attempting to hold his lopsided and maturing squad together, even obviously bypassing mentor Jorge Sampaoli to give training directions in the 2-1 win against Nigeria that spared the South Americans from an indistinguishable destiny from the Germans.

He has scored just once and Argentina's crusade so far has been characterized as much by Diego Maradona's undeniably sporadic and passionate upheavals as by any signs they can achieve the last once more.

Sampaoli encouraged his different players to give Messi however much help as could reasonably be expected.

"Leo has such clear vision with regards to football that he enables us to see things that, occasionally, just a genuine virtuoso sees," he said on the eve of the match in Kazan.

"It's frequently hard to be at the level of such an awesome player. He's a sparkling light for all of us, and we need to do our absolute best to all endeavor to be at his level."

- FIFA back VAR -

Pierluigi Collina, the director of FIFA's arbitrators board of trustees, said he was satisfied with the effect of the video colleague ref (VAR) framework being utilized as a part of a World Glass out of the blue however that it didn't mean all choices would be great.

FIFA said VAR teams led keeps an eye on 335 episodes amid the gathering stage, accomplishing a 99.3 for each penny rate of right choices.

"VAR doesn't mean flawlessness," Collina said. "There could in any case be some wrong understanding or even missteps, so it's a not a flawlessness that can be come to having executed VAR."

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Messi must deliver to survive against France

Argentina and Lionel Messi need to discover frame quick on the off chance that they are to go any further On the planet Container on Saturday when they meet a France group who still can't seem to satisfy their charging.
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The main last-16 coordinate in Russia guarantees to be an interesting conflict of two under-accomplishing sides who are evidently on various directions.

Every one of the imperfections of a maturing and lopsided Argentina group were savagely uncovered in the whipping by Croatia in the gathering stage.

In any case, thundered on by a pumped-up Diego Maradona, Messi at long last opened his record in this competition before Marcos Rojo volleyed in a staggering victor against Nigeria as the losing 2014 finalists punched their ticket to the knockout stage.

Didier Deschamps' France, in the mean time, among the pre-competition top choices, have looked lazy regardless of facilitating through the gathering stage unbeaten.

To begin with decision striker Antoine Griezmann has been not able recover his best frame and the innovativeness has neglected to spill out of midfield.

Deschamps is unyielding that France will get everything appropriate on the night when the business end of the competition commences on Saturday.

"A radical new rivalry starts presently, coordinate end," Deschamps said. "We got what we needed. Presently the mountain lingers up before us, yet we're there and we're meaning to break through to the following round after that."

Five-time Ballon d'Or victor Messi underlined his significance to Argentina with a brilliantly taken opening objective against Nigeria on Tuesday.

In any case, it just mostly offered some kind of reparation for the Barcelona symbol's punishment miss against Iceland in a dreary 1-1 draw that hosed Argentine expectations from their opening match.

Messi was then for all intents and purposes long gone when Jorge Sampaoli's men endured the reprimanding annihilation to Croatia.

The strain of the prevail upon Nigeria had 1986 World Glass champ Maradona frowning towards the sky, a crazed look in his eyes.

Maradona later played down worries over his wellbeing after he was examined by paramedics inside his VIP box.

'Messi wrecked's -

Be that as it may, Argentina, and Messi's wellbeing is under investigation as well, as indicated by previous France commander Marcel Desailly.

A World Container victor with France in 1998, Desailly revealed to England's Gatekeeper daily paper: "We know Messi is awesome however we're mistaken and pitiful for him.

"He is such an unadulterated Barcelona item yet with Argentina at the present time, Messi's wrecked."

"Furthermore, let be honest, France still can't seem to indicate anything to influence us to feel idealistic, to give us trust," said Desailly.

With only three objectives from three diversions, an assaulting line highlighting Griezmann, 145-million-euro young sensation Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud has scarcely set the competition ablaze.

Griezmann, especially, is confronting expanding examination two years after his six-objective, seven-help count directed France to the last of Euro 2016, where France lost to Portugal.

His crusade so far has been more striking for the debate caused by his choice to declare his duty to Atletico Madrid, dismissing Barcelona all the while, in a 40-minute video which broadcast on the eve of France's opener.

"He's fine, he's fine. You mustn't ever question a standout amongst other players on the planet," said his Atletico colleague Lucas Hernandez.

Les Bleus ought to have the measure of Messi, as indicated by Marius Tresor, the previous France protector who pushed Les Bleus to a fourth-put complete at the 1982 World Container.

"Against Messi, they (France) should play astutely," Tresor told AFP.

"On the off chance that Messi gets through the center we have a person called N'Golo Kante who doesn't let individuals past him effortlessly.

"On his (Messi's) correct side there's Hernandez, who knows him well from the Spanish group.

Messi "likes to move around, so we need to attempt and control him."

Godin, Uruguay look to stop Ronaldo

The man who has marshaled the best resistance On the planet Container so far will savor the assignment of endeavoring to stop his old enemy Cristiano Ronaldo when Uruguay and Portugal meet in Sochi on Saturday.

The Madrid derby goes to the shores of the Dark Ocean in the last 16 with Uruguayan chief Diego Godin, of Atletico, and his club colleague Jose Maria Gimenez coming up against Genuine and Portugal's five-time Ballon d'Or champ.

It will be an entrancing fight at the Fisht Stadium with Ronaldo, at 33, making the most of his best World Container yet Uruguay the main side to get through the gathering stage in Russia without yielding an objective.

Godin is a specialist at keeping clean sheets, as the pioneer of an Atletico barrier that is the most considerable in the European club diversion they kept 34 in all rivalries last season-and of a Uruguay side that has not yielded an objective in 2018 of every six amusements.

Ronaldo, however, has just scored four times at this World Container, including a cap trap on his last visit here when Portugal drew 3-3 with Spain. That implies he has 85 global objectives, more than some other male European player ever.

Over the most recent two years, he has scored two cap traps for Genuine against Godin's Atletico, having additionally risen successful in two Madrid derby Champions Alliance finals.

More in their locker

Be that as it may, the rough and overcome Godin, who required reconstructive dental medical procedure in the wake of having three teeth punched out in an ethereal test with Valencia's goalkeeper recently, has prevailing with regards to gagging Ronaldo on bounty different events at club level returning very nearly 10 years.

"Godín is a star. He shields, orders, scores objectives, wins titles, and does not miss a diversion," said Diego Maradona as of late.

On Saturday, Gimenez-who scored Uruguay's late champ against Egypt-is set to rejoin Godin in focal barrier in the wake of missing the 3-0 triumph over Russia because of damage.

Ronaldo, then, will hope to get back among the objectives having had a punishment spared in Portugal's 1-1 draw with Iran. That, and the VAR-granted late spot-kick for the Iranians, sentenced the safeguarding European champions to this tie as opposed to a gathering with the hosts in Moscow.

Portugal without a doubt would have favored that, for while Uruguay keep on producing intense focus backs, they are in no way, shape or form totally dependent on them.

This is an agree with phenomenal, Italian-based midfielders in Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Torreira and Matias Vecino. Also, in advance they gloat two of the best objective scorers of their age in Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

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Suarez may do not have a similar sharpness of old, however he has still scored twice in Russia. One progressively and he will measure up to 1950 World Glass champ Oscar Miguez's Uruguayan record of eight objectives at the competition.

Overachievers

"They are an ordinary South American side," said Portugal mentor Fernando Santos.

"It's not simply in this World Glass that they have not been yielding objectives. It has been similar to that for the entire of 2018. Oscar Tabarez is the longest-serving global chief. That implies he has an extremely solid association with his players."

These two nations with a joined populace of 13.5 million have for some time been overachievers on the global scene-the most recent decade under Tabarez has seen two-time previous victors Uruguay achieve one World Glass semi-last and win one Copa America, while Portugal triumphed at Euro 2016.

What's more, the Uruguayans hold their adversaries in similarly high respect, cognizant that Ronaldo is bolstered by more youthful abilities like Bernardo Silva and Goncalo Guedes.

"We will check him with a similar regard we stamp everybody, in spite of him being a hotshot," said Sebastian Coates of Ronaldo. "You don't set up a match simply taking a gander at one player."

You may miss these World Cup stories

AFP Game investigates a portion of the stories you may have missed at the World Container:

Social misunderstanding?

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Peruvian media have blamed Australia fans for focusing on Peru safeguard Luis Advincula with bigot mishandle amid the Socceroos' 2-0 overcome on Tuesday, albeit Australian media say the line comes from a "social misconception".

A few Peruvian outlets, including news locales Elcomercio and La Republica, said Advincula was subjected to monkey serenades in Sochi and called for FIFA to make a move.

Yet, Australia's news.com.au said fans were basically booing Advincula for attempting to acquire a free kick in the wake of being handled, regular treatment at Australian justification for players blamed for plunging.

Paulinho's China help

Brazil's Paulinho has credited a spell in China with restoring his vocation after his certainty was shot after the Selecao's 7-1 misfortune to Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Container.

The midfielder, man of the match in Brazil's 2-0 prevail upon Serbia on Wednesday, was at that point battling for frame with Tottenham Hotspur and couldn't hold down his place in the group after the misfortune.

Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazil's mentor amid their awfulness night against the Germans, requesting that he join Guangzhou Evergrande in China and Paulinho concurred, despite the fact that commentators said it implied his worldwide profession was finished.

In any case, he helped Guangzhou win the Chinese group title and AFC Champions Alliance in 2015, provoking a global review when Tite assumed control as Brazil mentor in 2016. Such was his shape that Barcelona swooped in and fixed a 40-million euro ($46 million) move a year ago.

"My leaving Britain for China was beneficial for me. Something I had lost, my self-assurance, I recaptured that," he said.

Belgium's Chief Group center

The Belgium squad incorporates no less than 11 Chief Group players, more than some other squad in the competition outside Britain.

English clubs have likewise demonstrated an enjoying for Brazilians. Seven Brazil players carry out their specialty in Britain nearby seven Senegalese, seven Danes and six Argentines.

By and large, 113 of the 736 players at the competition in Russia play in the English groups, ascending to 136 in the event that you incorporate Gareth Southgate's 23-man squad.

Spain has 58 outside players at the competition in its groups, trailed by Italy on 54, Germany 50 and France 37.

'Mon ami' Messi

France protector Samuel Umtiti is putting his companionship with Barcelona colleague Lionel Messi on hold until the point that Saturday's last-16 conflict with Lionel Messi's Argentina is off the beaten path. Inquired as to whether the combine had been staying in touch in Russia Umtiti answered: "No messages. I like to see him on the pitch, a short time later, we can visit. Presently isn't the correct time for me. However, I get on extremely well with him. He's a decent person."

Spain's troubled drummer

"Manolo el del bombo' (Manolo the man with the drum) is one of Spain's most praised supporters, an establishment among La Roja's fanbase. He is in a split second unmistakable, with his Basque beret, his national group shirt bearing the number 12, or more all, his well known bass drum. In any case, at his tenth World Container Manolo has kept running into an issue in the state of Russia's security administrations. They've restricted him bringing his drum into matches. "We've had three amusements to play yet they just enabled me to acquire it to one of those," he revealed in tears. He's asked Spain's new PM Pedro Sanchez to utilize his impact to induce FIFA to unwind the standards.