Group A : FIFA Worldcup 2018 Review - Vivpost

Welcome to the New Series of Vivpost guys, This series covers details and analysis of groups present in FIFA Worldcup 2018 Russia, Today I review Group A Teams, Players, their Ranking and predict their position/ranking according to their recent play or form.

As we all know only 16 days left for the starting of long-awaited FIFA Worldcup 2018 hosted by Russia. Let us analyze our 1st group as we all know only 2 Teams will advances to Super 16 from each group:-

Group A Teams:-

1) Uruguay

2) Egypt

3) Russia 

4) Saudi Arabia

Now let us check out some details about teams:-

URUGUAY

(FIFA Ranking = 17)

Starting their campaign as favorites of Group A, featuring Key Players like Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) - Top goal scorer of the South American qualifiers with 10 goals in 18 matches and  Luis Suarez.

 Under the guidance of Oscar Tabarez which will coach Uruguay for his fourth World Cup, the third in a row. 

RUSSIA

(FIFA Ranking = 66)

When the Russians launched their bid to host the World Cup for the first time, they were on a high after reaching the semifinals at the 2008 European Championship.

Haven't qualified past group stages since 2008, this must be a challenging tournament for them. As Home pressure also given on them it is up to them how they use it, as a pressure or as a support (12th man). 

Key Player:- Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow) - A talented goalkeeper who also captains the team.

EGYPT

(FIFA Ranking = 46)

Another favorite in Group A to advance by topping the group. Impressive performances in WC Qualifiers. Egypt waited a long time to be back at the World Cup. The record seven-time African champions had to watch on the sidelines since last qualifying in 1990.

Key Player: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - Delivered when it counted with five goals in six games in the final round of qualifiers, including the late penalty that took Egypt to the World Cup. The recent injury to Salah is a major setback to EGYPT but Salah is confident that he can recover in time.

SAUDI ARABIA

(FIFA Ranking = 67)

Nothing is going well for Saudi Arabia, Juan Antonio Pizzi, who was only named on Tuesday as the new coach, will be tasked with improving on Saudi Arabia's best-ever performance at World Cup - the second-round exit to Sweden at the 1994 tournament in the United States.

Key Player: Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr) - The striker was responsible for helping the Saudis reach the tournament with 16 goals in qualifying.

Match to look out for:-

1)URUGUAY vs EGYPT 

Group A winner decider.

2)RUSSIA vs EGYPT

Upset alert, Russia in front of their home crowd and Salah absence can give the world a shock.

Group A standing (Prediction):-

1) URUGUAY

2) EGYPT

3) RUSSIA

4) SAUDI ARABIA

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