2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

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]

Teams

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

Pos	Team v t e	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. 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

All times listed are local time.^[1]

Colombia vs Japan

19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)

15:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Colombia	1–2	Japan
Quintero  39'	Report	Kagawa  6' (pen.) Osako  73'

Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Attendance: 40,842^[3]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

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

19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Poland	1–2	Senegal
Krychowiak  86'	Report	Cionek  37' (o.g.) Niang  60'

Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 44,190^[6]

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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

24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)

20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)

Japan	2–2	Senegal
Inui  34' Honda  78'	Report	Mané  11' Wagué  71'

Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Attendance: 32,572^[9]

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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

24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Poland	0–3	Colombia
	Report	Mina  40' Falcao  70' Ju. Cuadrado  75'

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 42,873^[12]

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

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

28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Japan	0–1	Poland
	Report	Bednarek  59'

Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

Attendance: 42,189^[15]

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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

28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)

18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)

Senegal	0–1	Colombia
	Report	Mina  74'

Cosmos Arena, Samara

Attendance: 41,970^[18]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

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)

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Other websites

• 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com