By NAN Sports Editor
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 22, 2018: Here are the latest results from the first week of World Cup 2018 action.
Group A Results
Russia 6
Saudi 0
Uruguay 6
Egypt 0
Saudi Arabia 0
Russia and Uruguay have both advanced to the second round.
Group B Results
Iran 3 Morocco 0
Spain 4 Portugal 4
Group C Results
Australia 1 France 6
Denmark 4 Peru 0
France and Denmark are currently joint leaders.
Group D Results
Iceland 1 Argentina 1
Nigeria 0 Croatia 6
Croatia sits on top of Group D with their win over Argentina Thursday.
Group E Results
Serbia 3 Costa Rica 0
Switzerland 1 Brazil 1
Serbia heads this Group after the first set of matches.
Group F Results
Mexico 3 Germany 0
South Korea 0 Sweden 3
Mexico and Sweden are joint leaders of this group. Germany’s shocking defeat by Mexico sent alarm bells ringing in the camp of the defending champions. Their upcoming game against Sweden will decide their fate. Mexico will face South Korea and the results from both matches will shed some light on the two that will advance from this group.
Group G Results
Panama 0 Belgium 3
England 3 Tunisia 0
Belgium and England are now joint leaders of this group at the end of the first week.
Group H Results
Japan 3 Columbia 0
Senegal 3 Poland 0
This group was considered the group of death based on their competitiveness. After the first round of matches, Japan and Senegal have both put themselves in a strong position to advance.
