Day 5
The European teams dominated the day –
Wins for Sweden, Belgium, and England
Group F – Sweden vs South Korea
Date – June 18, 2018
Venue – Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Goal scorers – (Sweden) Andreas Granqvist 65’(pen)
Sweden joins Mexico at the top of Group F table.
A deserving victory for Sweden was achieved when Andreas Granqvist converted a second-half penalty into the only goal of the match.
Group G – Belgium vs Panama
Date – June 18, 2018
Venue – Fisht Olympic Stadium
Goal Scorers – (Belgium) Dries Mertens 47’| Romelu Lukaku 69’ 75’
Belgium came alive in the second-half and showed their dominance against Panama.
Panama’s first ever FIFA World Cup match ended in a ‘3-0’ defeat to Belgium. It took a special strike of the ball for Dries Mertens to break the deadlock and hand Belgium the winning goal. Romelu Lukaku added a brace to ensure that Belgium sat at the top of Group G.
Group G – Tunisia vs England
Date – June 18, 2018
Venue – Volgograd Arena
Goal scorers – (Tunisia) Ferjani Sassi 35’
Goal scorers – (England) Harry Kane 11’, 90+1’
It was Harry Kane’s day.
Kane secured maximum points for England with a late goal – a header in injury time of the second-half to reinstate the lead he had given England.
A 33rd-minute penalty awarded to Tunisia gave them a lifeline to get on level terms with England. A well-organized and composed Tunisia defense held England to a point for the majority of the regulation time.
