2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

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Group H of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 19 to 28 June 2018.[1] The group consists of Poland, Senegal, Colombia, and Japan. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.[2]

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1] June 2018
H1   Poland 1 UEFA UEFA Group E winners 8 October 2017 8th 2006 Third place (1974, 1982) 6
H2   Senegal 3 CAF CAF Third Round Group D winners 10 November 2017 2nd 2002 Quarter-finals (2002) 32
H3   Colombia 2 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place 10 October 2017 6th 2014 Quarter-finals (2014) 13
H4   Japan 4 AFC AFC Third Round Group B winners 31 August 2017 6th 2014 Round of 16 (2002, 2010) 44
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3   Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
4   Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group H will advance to play the runners-up of Group G.
  • The runners-up of Group H will advance to play the winners of Group G.

Matches

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All times listed are local time.[1]

Colombia vs Japan

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Colombia  1–2  Japan
Report
Attendance: 40,842[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colombia[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan[4]
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Dávinson Sánchez
CB 3 Óscar Murillo
LB 17 Johan Mojica
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez   3'
CM 16 Jefferson Lerma
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado   31'
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero   59'
LW 21 José Izquierdo   70'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c)
Substitutions:
MF 5 Wílmar Barrios   64'   31'
MF 10 James Rodríguez   86'   59'
FW 7 Carlos Bacca   70'
Manager:
  José Pékerman
 
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima   90+4'
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 3 Gen Shoji
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki   80'
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa   70'
LW 14 Takashi Inui
CF 15 Yuya Osako   85'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Keisuke Honda   70'
MF 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi   80'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki   85'
Manager:
Akira Nishino

Man of the Match:
Yuya Osako (Japan)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Poland vs Senegal

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Poland  1–2  Senegal
Report
Attendance: 44,190[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal[7]
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek   83'
CB 4 Thiago Cionek
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 13 Maciej Rybus
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak   12'
CM 19 Piotr Zieliński
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski   46'
AM 7 Arkadiusz Milik   73'
LW 11 Kamil Grosicki
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Bednarek   46'
FW 23 Dawid Kownacki   73'
DF 18 Bartosz Bereszyński   83'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
 
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 22 Moussa Wagué
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 6 Salif Sané   49'
LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly
RM 10 Sadio Mané (c)
CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye   87'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye   72'
LM 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf   62'
CF 19 M'Baye Niang   75'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye   62'
FW 14 Moussa Konaté   75'
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté   87'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
M'Baye Niang (Senegal)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Fifth official:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Japan vs Senegal

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Japan  2–2  Senegal
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Japan[10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal[10]
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 3 Gen Shoji
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)   90+4'
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi   75'
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa   72'
LW 14 Takashi Inui   68'   87'
CF 15 Yuya Osako
Substitutions:
MF 4 Keisuke Honda   72'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki   75'
MF 11 Takashi Usami   87'
Manager:
Akira Nishino
 
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 12 Youssouf Sabaly   90'
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 6 Salif Sané
LB 22 Moussa Wagué
CM 17 Badou Ndiaye   81'
CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye   65'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
RF 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 19 M'Baye Niang   59'   86'
LF 10 Sadio Mané (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté   65'
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye   90+1'   81'
FW 9 Mame Biram Diouf   86'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Sadio Mané (Senegal)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Fifth official:
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Poland vs Colombia

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Poland  0–3  Colombia
Report
Attendance: 42,873[12]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colombia[13]
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
CB 20 Łukasz Piszczek
CB 5 Jan Bednarek   61'
CB 2 Michał Pazdan   80'
RM 18 Bartosz Bereszyński   72'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 6 Jacek Góralski   85'
LM 13 Maciej Rybus
RF 19 Piotr Zieliński
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
LF 23 Dawid Kownacki   57'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Kamil Grosicki   57'
FW 14 Łukasz Teodorczyk   72'
DF 15 Kamil Glik   80'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
 
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Dávinson Sánchez
CB 13 Yerry Mina
LB 17 Johan Mojica
CM 8 Abel Aguilar   32'
CM 5 Wílmar Barrios
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero   73'
LW 10 James Rodríguez
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c)   78'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Mateus Uribe   32'
MF 16 Jefferson Lerma   73'
FW 7 Carlos Bacca   78'
Manager:
  José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Japan vs Poland

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Japan  0–1  Poland
Report
Attendance: 42,189[15]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland[16]
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima (c)
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 20 Tomoaki Makino   66'
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 21 Gōtoku Sakai
AM 9 Shinji Okazaki   47'
LW 11 Takashi Usami   65'
CF 13 Yoshinori Muto   82'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Yuya Osako   47'
MF 14 Takashi Inui   65'
MF 17 Makoto Hasebe   82'
Manager:
Akira Nishino
 
GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański
CB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 5 Jan Bednarek
RM 21 Rafał Kurzawa   79'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 6 Jacek Góralski
LM 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk
RF 19 Piotr Zieliński   79'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
LF 11 Kamil Grosicki
Substitutions:
FW 14 Łukasz Teodorczyk   79'
MF 17 Sławomir Peszko   79'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match:
Jan Bednarek (Poland)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Senegal vs Colombia

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Senegal  0–1  Colombia
Report
Attendance: 41,970[18]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal[19]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colombia[19]
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 21 Lamine Gassama
CB 6 Salif Sané
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly   74'
RM 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
LM 10 Sadio Mané
CF 20 Keita Baldé   80'
CF 19 M'Baye Niang   51'   86'
Substitutions:
DF 22 Moussa Wagué   74'
FW 14 Moussa Konaté   80'
FW 15 Diafra Sakho   86'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
 
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Dávinson Sánchez
CB 13 Yerry Mina
LB 17 Johan Mojica   45'
CM 15 Mateus Uribe   83'
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero
LW 10 James Rodríguez   31'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c)   89'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Luis Muriel   31'
MF 16 Jefferson Lerma   83'
FW 19 Miguel Borja   89'
Manager:
  José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Yerry Mina (Colombia)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

References

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