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World Cup Day 4 recap

June 18, 2018 at 2:33AM
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa celebrates after winning the group F match between Germany and Mexico at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 17, 2018. Mexico won Germany 1-0. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
ANTONIO CALANNI • Associated Press Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa celebrated after beating Germany on Sunday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Day 4 impact player

Guillermo Ochoa, Mexico

His nine saves were a record for a Mexican goalkeeper at the World Cup, and they enabled his team to beat defending champion Germany.

Day 5 preview

Group F: Sweden (0-0-0) vs. South Korea (0-0-0)

7 a.m., FS1: Sweden is back after missing the past two World Cups but without its most famous player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Group G: Belgium (0-0-0) vs. Panama (0-0-0)

10 a.m., FS1: Panama makes its World Cup debut but has never beaten a European team in nine attempts.

Group G: Tunisia (0-0-0) vs. England (0-0-0)

1 p.m., FS1: England, seeking its first World Cup since 1966, begins its first major tournament under coach Gareth Southgate.

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Switzerland won nine of its 10 qualifying matches for this World Cup. "Sometimes there is a lack of recognition [in our ability], and I think that's a pity," Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic said.

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