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FIFA World Cup 2018: Group H analysis (Poland, Japan, Colombia, Senegal)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Group H analysis featuring Poland, Japan, Colombia and Senegal. Robert Lewandowski and James Rodriguez light up the group.

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Radamel Falcao will lead Colombias hopes in Group H of the FIFA World Cup 2018 (Image: Twitter)
Radamel Falcao will lead Colombia's hopes in Group H of the FIFA World Cup 2018 (Image: Twitter)

Group H

Countries: Poland, Japan, Colombia, Senegal

Fixtures:

Colombia vs Japan at 5.30 pm IST on June 19 (Saransk)

Poland vs Senegal at 8.30 pm IST on June 19 (Moscow Spartak)

Japan vs Senegal at 8.30 pm IST on June 24 (Ekaterinburg)

Poland vs Colombia at 11.30 pm IST on June 24 (Kazan)

Japan vs Poland at 7.30 pm IST on June 28 (Volgograd)

Senegal vs Colombia at 7.30 pm IST on June 28 (Samara)

Key game: Poland vs Colombia

World Cup fixtures | Groups and points table

Interesting battles in Group H: Robert Lewandowski (Poland) vs Davinson Sanchez (Colombia)

Sadio Mane (Senegal) vs Kamil Glik (Poland)

Shinji Kagawa (Japan) vs James Rodriguez (Colombia)

Group predictor: At first glance, Group H appears disintersting yet it's the most open of all the groups at the FIFA World Cup 2018. Poland are the highest-ranked team in the group (No 7 in the world) but they achieved that by not playing any friendlies after qualifying for the World Cup. This could probably work against them as Colombia will push for the top spot in the group from their very first game - against the fledging Japan.

Senegal, famous for their 2002 World Cup surge into the quarterfinals, are the most unpredictable side among the 32 teams playing in the tournament. With pace and agility, they can break down any side on their day but inexperience at the big stage could hurt them.

Japan are coming off three defeats in their recent friendlies. Akira Nishino was elevated into the head coach role after the federation fired Vahid Halilhodzic and the Blue Samurai got only a fortnight's time to train with Nishino ahead of the World Cup.

Group picks: Poland and Colombia to go through (not in the same order). Senegal third and Japan fourth.

Poland</a> | <a class=Colombia | Japan | Senegal" title="Poland | Colombia | Japan | Senegal" />Poland | Colombia | Japan | Senegal

Germany</a> | <a class=Sweden | South Korea | Mexico" title="Germany | Sweden | South Korea | Mexico" />Germany | Sweden | South Korea | Mexico

Belgium</a> | <a class=Panama | England | Tunisia" title="Belgium | Panama | England | Tunisia" />Belgium | Panama | England | Tunisia

Story first published: Saturday, June 16, 2018, 0:55 [IST]
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