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

Standings

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.

Colombia vs Japan

19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Colombia  1–2  Japan Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 40,842
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
  • Quintero Goal 39'
Report
Colombia
Japan
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Dávinson Sánchez
CB 3 Óscar Murillo
LB 17 Johan Mojica
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez Red card 3'
CM 16 Jefferson Lerma
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado Substituted off in the 31st minute 31'
AM 20 Juan Fernando Quintero Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
LW 21 José Izquierdo Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c)
Substitutions:
MF 5 Wílmar Barrios Booked in the 64th minute 64' Substituted on in the 31st minute 31'
MF 10 James Rodríguez Booked in the 86th minute 86' Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
FW 7 Carlos Bacca Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman
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GK 1 Eiji Kawashima Booked in the 90+4th minute 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 Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
LW 14 Takashi Inui
CF 15 Yuya Osako Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Keisuke Honda Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
MF 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Akira Nishino

Man of the Match:
Yuya Osako (Japan)

Assistant referees:
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 Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Report
  • Cionek Goal 37' (o.g.)
  • Niang Goal 60'
Poland
Senegal
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
RB 20 Łukasz Piszczek Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
CB 4 Thiago Cionek
CB 2 Michał Pazdan
LB 13 Maciej Rybus
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Booked in the 12th minute 12'
CM 19 Piotr Zieliński
RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 7 Arkadiusz Milik Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
LW 11 Kamil Grosicki
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Bednarek Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 23 Dawid Kownacki Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
DF 18 Bartosz Bereszyński Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
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GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 22 Moussa Wagué
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 6 Salif Sané Booked in the 49th minute 49'
LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly
RM 10 Sadio Mané (c)
CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye Booked in the 72nd minute 72'
LM 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CF 19 M'Baye Niang Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
FW 14 Moussa Konaté Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

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

Assistant referees:
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 Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,572
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Report
  • Mané Goal 11'
  • Wagué Goal 71'
Japan
Senegal
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) Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4'
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
LW 14 Takashi Inui Booked in the 68th minute 68' Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CF 15 Yuya Osako
Substitutions:
MF 4 Keisuke Honda Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 11 Takashi Usami Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Akira Nishino
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GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 12 Youssouf Sabaly Booked in the 90th minute 90'
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 6 Salif Sané
LB 22 Moussa Wagué
CM 17 Badou Ndiaye Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
RF 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 19 M'Baye Niang Booked in the 59th minute 59' Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
LF 10 Sadio Mané (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
FW 9 Mame Biram Diouf Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Sadio Mané (Senegal)

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

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
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 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 42,189
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Report
  • Bednarek Goal 59'
Japan
Poland
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima (c)
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 20 Tomoaki Makino Booked in the 66th minute 66'
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki
RW 21 Gōtoku Sakai
AM 9 Shinji Okazaki Substituted off in the 47th minute 47'
LW 11 Takashi Usami Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 13 Yoshinori Muto Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Yuya Osako Substituted on in the 47th minute 47'
MF 14 Takashi Inui Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 17 Makoto Hasebe Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Akira Nishino
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GK 22 Łukasz Fabiański
CB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 5 Jan Bednarek
RM 21 Rafał Kurzawa Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 6 Jacek Góralski
LM 3 Artur Jędrzejczyk
RF 19 Piotr Zieliński Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
LF 11 Kamil Grosicki
Substitutions:
FW 14 Łukasz Teodorczyk Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
MF 17 Sławomir Peszko Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka

Man of the Match:
Jan Bednarek (Poland)

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

Man of the Match:
Yerry Mina (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
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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