2018 FIFA World Cup Group F Facts for Kids

Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was an exciting part of the big football tournament in 2018. It happened from June 17 to June 27, 2018. This group included four strong teams: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, and South Korea. The top two teams from this group got to move on to the next round, called the "round of 16".

Teams in Group F
Group Standings
Group F Matches
Images for kids
See also

Teams in Group F

Let's meet the teams that played in Group F:

Team	Where they are from (Confederation)	How they qualified	How many times they've been to the World Cup
Germany	UEFA (Europe)	Won their qualification group	19th time
Mexico	CONCACAF (North/Central America)	Won their qualification round	16th time
Sweden	UEFA (Europe)	Won their playoff round	12th time
South Korea	AFC (Asia)	Finished second in their qualification group	10th time

Group Standings

This table shows how the teams did in Group F. The teams earned points for wins and draws.

The teams that finished first and second in Group F moved on to the next stage of the World Cup.

The team that won Group F played against the team that came second in Group E.
The team that came second in Group F played against the team that won Group E.

Group F Matches

Here are the results of all the games played in Group F. All times are local Russian time.

Germany vs Mexico

This match was played on June 17, 2018, in Moscow.

17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) 18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Germany	0–1	Mexico	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
		Report	Lozano 35'

Man of the Match: Hirving Lozano (Mexico)

Sweden vs South Korea

This game took place on June 18, 2018, in Nizhny Novgorod.

18 June 2018 (2018-06-18) 15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Sweden	1–0	South Korea	Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
	Granqvist 65' (pen.)	Report

Man of the Match: Andreas Granqvist (Sweden)

South Korea vs Mexico

This match was played on June 23, 2018, in Rostov-on-Don.

23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) 18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	South Korea	1–2	Mexico	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 43,472 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
	Son Heung-min 90+3'	Report	Vela 26' (pen.) Hernández 66'

Man of the Match: Javier Hernández (Mexico)

Germany vs Sweden

This exciting game happened on June 23, 2018, in Sochi.

23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) 21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Germany	2–1	Sweden	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 44,287 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
	Reus 48' Kroos 90+5'	Report	Toivonen 32'

Man of the Match: Marco Reus (Germany)

South Korea vs Germany

This match was played on June 27, 2018, in Kazan.

27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) 17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	South Korea	2–0	Germany	Kazan Arena, Kazan Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
	Kim Young-gwon 90+3' Son Heung-min 90+6'	Report

Man of the Match: Cho Hyun-woo (South Korea)

Mexico vs Sweden

This final group match happened on June 27, 2018, in Yekaterinburg.

27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) 19:00 YEKT (UTC+5)	Mexico	0–3	Sweden	Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg Attendance: 33,061 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
		Report	Augustinsson 50' Granqvist 62' (pen.) Álvarez 74' (o.g.)

Man of the Match: Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden)

Images for kids

2018 postage stamp from Russia showing Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.
South Korean fans, known as the "Red Devils", cheering in Seoul.
A diagram showing the match between Germany and Mexico.
A diagram showing the match between Sweden and South Korea.
A diagram showing the match between South Korea and Mexico.
A diagram showing the match between Germany and Sweden.
A diagram showing the match between South Korea and Germany.
A diagram showing the match between Mexico and Sweden.