Group
C is formed by France, Australia, Peru and Denmark. This is a very interesting
group to look at. Matches that will take place from 16 to 26 June are likely to
be full of excitement. Apart from France, other three teams have equal
strength. So, it will be hard to predict who among the three- Australia, Peru
and Denmark- will qualify from this group as runners-up.
France:
The
seventh seeded team France has caught all attentions of the world for having one
of best squads in international football. Didier Deschamps led the Les Bleus (nickname
of the French national football team) has a number of young but talented
players- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Monaco), Ousmane
Dembele (Barcelona), Paul Pogba (Manchester United) and N’golo Kante (Chelsea)-
who are performing well at club level. The squad is so balanced that it will be
hard for opponents to find weaknesses in it. They will probably not have much
trouble to progress to the round of 16 as Group C winners.
France
is considered one of the few teams who have the highest possibility to win this
year’s World Cup trophy. But some may raise questions about their ability indicating
their disappointing loss to Portugal on home soil in the Final of Euro 2016. They
won their first and only World Cup trophy twenty years ago in 1998 under the
leadership of Deschamps, France’s current manager. So, everyone is expecting to
see Deschamps once again inspiring France to another World Cup title,
replicating his 1998 success.
Australia:
The
Socceroos (official nickname of the Australian national football team) will
make their fifth appearance in the World Cup since 1974. The Aussies were never
regarded a strong contender at this tournament. Their best performance at the
World Cup was in 2006, when they reached the second round where they eventually
lost to Italy thanks to Francesco Totti who converted a penalty kick in injury
time. However, in the last two editions, they performed poorly as they finished
last in the group stage. This time, they will try their best to qualify from the
group but will face tough challenges from Peru and Denmark.
Australia’s
key player is Tim Cahill. The forward, who is currently playing for South East
London football club Millwall, scored 11 goals in the qualifying rounds and
played a pivotal role in Australia’s qualification into the World Cup 2018 in
Russia. Apart from Cahill, there are other players like Aaron Mooy
(Huddersfield Town) and goalkeeper Matthew Ryan (Brighton & Hove Albion)
who are currently playing in the Premier League.
Peru:
Peru,
the 11th seeded team, will also make their fifth World Cup
appearance since 1930. This is, however, going to be their first appearance in
36 years as they last appeared in a World Cup final back in 1982. However,
making it to the World Cup was not so easy for them. They had to beat New
Zealand 2-0 in a two-leg playoff and become the last nation to qualify for the
tournament. Nicknamed La Blanquirroja (The White and Red) will make tough
competition against Denmark and Australia.
Their
best performance at the World Cup was in 1970, when they moved to the quarter
finals. The Peruvian forward Jefferson Farfan played an instrumental role in
leading Peru to attain the ticket to Russia World Cup. He will be coach Ricardo
Gareca’s key weapon in Russia.
Denmark:
Like
Australia and Peru, Denmark is also going to make their fifth appearance at the
World Cup. Beating the Republic of Ireland 5-1 in the playoffs, Denmark earned
their place at the 2018 Russia World Cup. Christian Eriksen played the key role
as the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder scored hat-trick while Christie and
Bendtner scored one goal apiece. In 10 qualifying matches, Eriksen scored 8
goals.
They
could never advance beyond the quarter finals at the World Cup, and in their
last appearance in 2010 World Cup, Denmark failed to progress from their group
despite beating Cameroon. This year, their first challenge would be to clinch
one of the top two places of Group C.
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Time
|
Venue
|
|
16
June 2018
|
France
vs Australia
|
13:00 MSK
|
Kazan
Arena, Kazan
|
|
16
June 2018
|
Peru
vs Denmark
|
19:00 MSK
|
Mordovia
Arena, Saransk
|
|
21
June 2018
|
Denmark
vs Australia
|
16:00 SAMT
|
Cosmos
Arena, Samara
|
|
21
June 2018
|
France
vs Peru
|
20:00 YEKT
|
Central
Stadium, Yekaterinburg
|
|
26
June 2018
|
Denmark
vs France
|
17:00 MSK
|
Luzhniki
Stadium, Moscow
|
|
26
June 2018
|
Australia
vs Peru
|
17:00 MSK
|
Fisht
Olympic Stadium, Sochi
|
As
it is a football game, match result cannot be predicted until the match ends. Even
a weaker team can make upset. This year’s World Cup supposed to be more exciting.
So, try to watch all matches live.
Links-
#France #Australia #Peru #Denmark #FIFA_World_Cup_2018
#2018_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_C
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