FIFA World Cup: Tuesday Wins For Japan, Senegal; Russia On Cusp Of Knockout Stage After Blanking Egypt

Three games were contested in Russia as the FIFA World Cup continued on Tuesday.

GROUP H:

At Saransk:

At Mordovia Stadium, Yaya Osako scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute as Japan knocked off ten-man Colombia 2-1.

Attending the game were Japan's Princess Takamado (right) seen here applauding.

Associated Press photo by Eugene Hoshiko

At Moscow:

In a game played at Otkritie Stadium (the final contest in the first cycle of group-stage games), M'Baye Niang scored the winning goal in the 60th minute as Senegal held off Poland 2-1.

That's Sengalese President Macky Sall standing up for his country's national anthem while attending the match.

Associated Press photo by Darko Vojinovic

Group H Standings:

1. Japan (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Senegal (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Poland (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Colombia (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



GROUP A:

At Saint Petersburg:

In the opening game of the second cycle of group-stage action, contested at Krestovsky Stadium, Ahmed Fathy (OG-47'), Denis Cheryshev (59'; that's him celebrating after scoring), and Artem Dzyuba (62') each scored a second-half goal as Russia broke open what was a scoreless stalemate at halftime and ended up dominating Egypt 3-0, all but securing themselves a berth in the knockout stage.

Associated Press photo by Dmitri Lovetsky