2018 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 15 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Iran. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
October 2017 June 2018
B1 Portugal1UEFAUEFA Group B winners10 October 20177th2014Third place (1966)3
B2 Spain2UEFAUEFA Group G winners6 October 201715th2014Winners (2010)8
B3 Morocco4CAFCAF Third Round Group C winners11 November 20175th1998Round of 16 (1986)48
B4 Iran3AFCAFC Third Round Group A winners12 June 20175th2014Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)34
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are local time.

Morocco vs Iran

The two teams have never met before.

Morocco 0–1 Iran
Report Bouhaddouz Goal 90+5' (o.g.)
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 62,548
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Morocco
Iran
GK12Munir Mohamedi
CB2Achraf Hakimi
CB5Medhi Benatia (c)
CB6Romain Saïss
RM14Mbark Boussoufa
CM7Hakim Ziyech
CM8Karim El AhmadiYellow card 34'
LM18Amine HaritSubstituted off 82'
RF16Nordin AmrabatSubstituted off 76'
CF9Ayoub El KaabiSubstituted off 77'
LF10Younès Belhanda
Substitutions:
MF21Sofyan AmrabatSubstituted in 76'
FW20Aziz BouhaddouzSubstituted in 77'
DF4Manuel da CostaSubstituted in 82'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK1Alireza Beiranvand
CB23Ramin Rezaeian
CB4Rouzbeh Cheshmi
CB8Morteza Pouraliganji
RM10Karim AnsarifardYellow card 90+2'
CM9Omid EbrahimiSubstituted off 81'
CM3Ehsan Hajsafi
LM7Masoud Shojaei (c)Yellow card 10'Substituted off 68'
RF18Alireza JahanbakhshYellow card 47'Substituted off 85'
CF20Sardar Azmoun
LF11Vahid Amiri
Substitutions:
FW17Mehdi TaremiSubstituted in 68'
DF19Majid HosseiniSubstituted in 81'
FW14Saman GhoddosSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Amine Harit (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarik Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Anton Averianov (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Portugal vs Spain

The two teams have played each other 35 times before, including one game in the 2010 FIFA World Cup round of 16, won by Spain 1–0.

Portugal 3–3 Spain
Ronaldo Goal 4' (pen.), 44', 88' Report Costa Goal 24', 55'
Nacho Goal 58'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,866
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Portugal
Spain
GK1Rui Patrício
RB21Cédric
CB3Pepe
CB6José Fonte
LB5Raphaël Guerreiro
CM14William Carvalho
CM8João Moutinho
RW11Bernardo SilvaSubstituted off 69'
AM17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted off 80'
LW16Bruno FernandesYellow card 28'Substituted off 68'
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF10João MárioSubstituted in 68'
FW20Ricardo QuaresmaSubstituted in 69'
FW9André SilvaSubstituted in 80'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK1David de Gea
RB4Nacho
CB3Gerard Piqué
CB15Sergio Ramos (c)
LB18Jordi Alba
CM5Sergio BusquetsYellow card 17'
CM8Koke
RW21David SilvaSubstituted off 86'
AM22Isco
LW6Andrés IniestaSubstituted off 70'
CF19Diego CostaSubstituted off 77'
Substitutions:
MF10ThiagoSubstituted in 70'
FW17Iago AspasSubstituted in 77'
FW11Lucas VázquezSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Portugal vs Morocco

The two teams have once played each other in a group stage game in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, won by Morocco 3-1.

Portugal 1–0 Morocco
 Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Portugal
Morocco
GK1Rui Patrício
RB21Cédric
CB3Pepe
CB6José Fonte
LB5Raphaël Guerreiro
RM11Bernardo SilvaSubstituted off 59'
CM14William Carvalho
CM8João MoutinhoSubstituted off 89'
LM10João MárioSubstituted off 70'
CF17Gonçalo Guedes
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW18Gelson MartinsSubstituted in 59'
MF16Bruno FernandesSubstituted in 70'
MF23Adrien SilvaYellow card 90+2'Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK12Munir Mohamedi
RB17Nabil Dirar
CB5Medhi Benatia (c)Yellow card 40'
CB4Manuel da Costa
LB2Achraf Hakimi
CM8Karim El AhmadiSubstituted off 86'
CM14Mbark Boussoufa
RW16Nordin Amrabat
AM10Younès BelhandaSubstituted off 75'
LW7Hakim Ziyech
CF13Khalid BoutaïbSubstituted off 70'
Substitutions:
FW9Ayoub El KaabiSubstituted in 70'
MF23Mehdi CarcelaSubstituted in 75'
MF11Fayçal FajrSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Anton Averianov (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Iran vs Spain

The two teams have never played each other before.

Iran 0–1 Spain
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Iran
Spain
GK1Alireza Beiranvand
RB23Ramin Rezaeian
CB19Majid Hosseini
CB8Morteza Pouraliganji
LB3Ehsan Hajsafi (c)Substituted off 69'
CM9Omid EbrahimiYellow card 90+2'
CM6Saeid Ezatolahi
RW10Karim AnsarifardSubstituted off 74'
AM17Mehdi Taremi
LW11Vahid AmiriYellow card 79'Substituted off 86'
CF20Sardar Azmoun
Substitutions:
DF5Milad MohammadiSubstituted in 69'
FW18Alireza JahanbakhshSubstituted in 74'
FW14Saman GhoddosSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Queiroz
GK1David de Gea
RB2Dani Carvajal
CB3Gerard Piqué
CB15Sergio Ramos (c)
LB18Jordi Alba
CM5Sergio Busquets
CM6Andrés IniestaSubstituted off 71'
RW21David Silva
AM22Isco
LW11Lucas VázquezSubstituted off 79'
CF19Diego CostaSubstituted off 89'
Substitutions:
MF8KokeSubstituted in 71'
MF20Marco AsensioSubstituted in 79'
FW9RodrigoSubstituted in 89'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro

Man of the Match:
Diego Costa (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Iran vs Portugal

The two teams have played each other two times, most recently in a group stage game in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, won by Portugal 2-0.

Iran 1–1 Portugal
 Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 41,685
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Iran
Portugal
GK1Alireza Beiranvand
RB23Ramin Rezaeian
CB19Majid Hosseini
CB8Morteza Pouraliganji
LB3Ehsan Hajsafi (c)Yellow card 52'Substituted off 56'
DM6Saeid EzatolahiSubstituted off 76'
CM18Alireza JahanbakhshSubstituted off 70'
CM9Omid Ebrahimi
RW17Mehdi Taremi
LW11Vahid Amiri
CF20Sardar AzmounYellow card 54'
Substitutions:
DF5Milad MohammadiSubstituted in 56'
FW14Saman GhoddosSubstituted in 70'
FW10Karim AnsarifardSubstituted in 76'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Queiroz
GK1Rui Patrício
RB21CédricYellow card 90+8'
CB3Pepe
CB6José Fonte
LB5Raphaël GuerreiroYellow card 33'
RM20Ricardo QuaresmaYellow card 64'Substituted off 70'
CM14William Carvalho
CM23Adrien Silva
LM10João MárioSubstituted off 84'
CF9André SilvaSubstituted off 90+6'
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)Yellow card 83'
Substitutions:
MF11Bernardo SilvaSubstituted in 70'
MF8João MoutinhoSubstituted in 84'
FW17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted in 90+6'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Spain vs Morocco

Despite their locations, the two teams have played each other only in two opportunities, both were games for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, and both were won by Spain.

Spain 2–2 Morocco
 Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Spain
Morocco
GK1David de Gea
RB2Dani Carvajal
CB3Gerard Piqué
CB15Sergio Ramos (c)
LB18Jordi Alba
CM5Sergio Busquets
CM10ThiagoSubstituted off 74'
RW21David SilvaSubstituted off 84'
AM22Isco
LW6Andrés Iniesta
CF19Diego CostaSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
FW17Iago AspasSubstituted in 74'
MF20Marco AsensioSubstituted in 74'
FW9RodrigoSubstituted in 84'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro
GK12Munir MohamediYellow card 88'
RB17Nabil Dirar
CB4Manuel da CostaYellow card 31'
CB6Romain Saïss
LB2Achraf HakimiYellow card 90+3'
CM8Karim El AhmadiYellow card 21'
CM14Mbark Boussoufa (c)Yellow card 31'
RW16Nordin AmrabatYellow card 29'
AM10Younès BelhandaSubstituted off 63'
LW7Hakim ZiyechSubstituted off 85'
CF13Khalid BoutaïbSubstituted off 72'
Substitutions:
MF11Fayçal FajrSubstituted in 63'
FW19Youssef En-NesyriSubstituted in 72'
FW20Aziz BouhaddouzSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Isco (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

References

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