Real Madrid vs Kashima Antlers 2018 (RMA-Kashima 2018)
Final score and result:- Real Madrid vs Kashima Antlers 3-1 (Bale*2/Doi)
Abu Dhabi- 19 December, 2018- Club World Cup Semi final- Wednesday
Gareth Bale’s hat trick takes Real Madrid into the Club World Cup final as they beat Kashima Antlers 3-1
World champions France and bronze medal winners Belgium are jointly on top of FIFA’s newest ranking list- the first time that two nations have jointly topped the rankings since they were introduced in 1992.
There are eight European nations in the top 10- Brazil and Uruguay are the two non European ones. 6 teams in the top 20 (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico) are non European.
What is England’s FIFA ranking?
As of the rankings released in September 2018, England are sixth. Wales are 19th, while Northern Ireland are 28th and Scotland 39th.
Are Germany in the top 10?
Germany fell to 15th following their disastrous World Cup campaign, but have managed to move three places up to 12th.
New Spain manager Luis Enrique has named his first national squad for their upcoming games against England and Spain, and somewhat surprisingly (or unsurprisingly!), there is no space for Barcelona’s Jordi Alba. The left back allegedly fell out with Enrique during the latter’s term at the Nou Camp, and Alba’s comments that he “preferred Valverde to Enrique” have apparently not gone down well with Spain’s new manager, who has chosen to omit him from his first squad.
There are only TWO Barcelona players in Enrique’s squad- Sergio Busquets and Sergi Roberto. Five England based players have been called- Manchester United’s David de Gea and the Chelsea quartet of Kepa, Marcos Alonso, Azpi and Morata.
Luis Enrique’s first Spanish squad for games v England and Croatia in September 2018 (Sep 8 and Sep 11)
Goalkepeers: David de Gea (Man Utd), Kepa (Chelsea), Pau Lopez (Real Betis)