After Brazil and Germany both failed to gain wins on day four in Russia we now turn to Belgium and England on Monday as we prepare for the Group G openers.
Sweden and South Korea will kick off the day in Group F at 1pm before Belgium take on Panama at 4pm with England and Tunisia rounding out the final game of the day from 7pm in Volgograd.
RTE will once again be showing each game live, however, ITV will be showing Sweden and South Korea while the BBC will be broadcasting both Belgium and Panama and England and Tunisia later in the day.
RTE – Peter Collins will start the day alongside Damien Duff and Michael O’Neill in studio for the Sweden and South Korea match from Nizhny Novgorod. Commentary will be provided by Adrian Eames and Brian Kerr with Duff and O’Neill hanging on then for Belgium and Panama at 4pm with commentary from John Kenny and Ray Houghton.
RTE host Darragh Moloney will then take over from 6pm in Montrose with Didi Hamann, Liam Brady and Richard Dunne joining him for the England and Tunisia game with commentary from George Hamilton and Ronnie Whelan.
ITV – ITV have just the one match with Jacqui Oatley presenting live coverage of Sweden and South Korea with analysis by Henrik Larsson, Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra, and commentary by Jon Champion and Ally McCoist.
BBC – Gary Lineker will be joined in studio by Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer for the day with Steve Bower and Mark Lawrenson providing commentary for Belgium and Panama from the Fisht Stadium in Sochi while Guy Mowbray and Martin Keown will be on the microphones for the England match in Volgograd.
Did you know? [Provided by FIFA]
Sweden and South Korea first faced off at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where the Swedes won 12-0. Their only meetings since then have come in friendlies, with the Scandinavians winning one of them 2-0 and the other two ending in draws.
Since losing to Mexico at the Estadio Azteca during the group stage at the 1986 World Cup, Belgium are undefeated in 11 matches against CONCACAF nations, posting nine wins and two draws. Panama, on the other hand, have yet to prevail in nine previous meetings with European teams, drawing four and losing five.
The opening fixture of Group G at the 1998 World Cup was England’s 2-0 victory against Tunisia at Stade Velodrome in Marseille on 15 June 1998.
Possible lineups
Sweden: Olsen; Lustig, Granqvist, Lindelof, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Toivonen.
Korea Republic: Kim Seunggyu; Lee Yong, Kim Younggwon, Jang Hyunsoo, Park Jooho; Ki Sungyueng, Jung Wooyoung; Hwang Heechan, Lee Jaesung, Son Heungmin; Kim Shinwook.
Belgium: Thibaut Courtois; Jan Vertonghen, Dedryck Boyata, Toby Alderweireld; Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Yannick Carrasco, Thomas Meunier; Dries Mertens, Eden Hazard; Romelu Lukaku.
Panama: Jaime Penedo; Roman Torres, Fidel Escobar, Eric Davis, Michael Murillo; Gabriel Gomez, Anibal Godoy, Armando Cooper, Edgar Barcenas, Jose Luis Rodriguez; Blas Perez.
Тunisia: Mouez Hassen; Yassine Meriah, Syam Ben Youssef, Dylan Bronn, Ali Maaloul; Ellyes Skhiri, Anice Badri, Ferjani Sassi; Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Wahbi Khazri, Naim Sliti.
England: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire; Kieran Trippier, Dele Alli, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Ashley Young; Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane.
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