8 players who are under contract with Milan will be in Russia for the world’s most prestigious prize, although that also includes new signings Pepe Reina, Ivan Strinić, as well as Carlos Bacca.
It was a complicated season for Milan with ups and downs, and while Gennaro Gattuso and most of the players can now rest and get ready for the next year, 8 men who are under contract with the Rossoneri will be in Russia to play for the World Cup.
Among those 8 men, you can find Carlos Bacca, who said he wants to stay at Villarreal but is still a Milan player, and he will be together with Cristian Zapata and Colombia, and new signings Pepe Reina and Ivan Strinić. Reina and Spain are in the same group as André Silva and Portugal, while Strinić & Nikola Kalinić will try to beat Lucas Biglia’s Argentina.
The full list of called-up players and their matches with dates and times is below:
| National Team | Player/s | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | André Silva | GROUP B: Portugal-Spain (Fisht Stadium, Sochi, June 15, 2018, 20:00 CET) Portugal-Morocco (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, June 20, 2018, 14:00 CET) IR Iran-Portugal (Mordovia Arena, Saransk, June 25, 2018, 20:00 CET) |
| Spain | Pepe Reina | GROUP B: Portugal-Spain (Fisht Stadium, Sochi, June 15, 2018, 20:00 CET) IR Iran-Spain (Kazan Arena, Kazan, June 20, 2018, 20:00 CET) Spain-Morocco (Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, June 25, 2018, 19:00 CET) |
| Argentina | Lucas Biglia | GROUP D: Argentina-Iceland (Spartak Stadium, Moscow, June 16, 2018, 15:00 CET) Argentina-Croatia (Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, June 21, 2018, 20:00 CET) Nigeria-Argentina (Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, June 26, 2018, 17:00 CET) |
| Croatia | Nikola Kalinić Ivan Strinić | GROUP D: Croatia-Nigeria (Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, June 16, 2018, 20:00 CET) Argentina-Croatia (Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, June 21, 2018, 20:00 CET) Iceland-Croatia (Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don, June 26, 2018, 20:00 CET) |
| Switzerland | Ricardo Rodriguez | GROUP E: Brazil-Switzerland (Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don, June 17, 2018, 20:00 CET) Serbia-Switzerland (Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, June 22, 2018, 20:00 CET) Switzerland-Costa Rica (Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, June 27, 2018, 20:00 CET) |
| Colombia | Cristian Zapata Carlos Bacca | GROUP H: Colombia-Japan (Mordovia Arena, Saransk, June 19, 2018, 14:00 CET) Poland-Colombia (Kazan Arena, Kazan, June 25, 2018, 20:00 CET) Senegal-Colombia (Samara Arena, Samara, June 28, 2018, 17:00 CET) |
Offtopic:
According to a report, Montolivo is seeking for a termination of contract with Milan as he wants a new adventure
If it means Loca stays and is given more time then thank you captain Montolivo for your service and loyalty
Regardless I hope he leaves. Montolivo has done absolutely nothing special at Milan since his arrival. Another player who overstayed his time at Milan. Good riddance! Addios! Ciao! arrivederci! Hasta luego! a bientot! Au revior!
I hope once again Andre Silva will prove himself as a deadly striker and be ready for next season with new spirit….he is still very young anyway, and Milan is his first club abroad…
he scored again for Portugal. He will leave Milan if the management doesn’t show some faith.
Salah was also having difficulties with his first season abroad. look at him now
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Nothing interesting. Everybody knows that Li is not the real owner. Just a front or smokescreen. We will never know who the real owner is
From the beginning I was suspicious it was only Berlu’s game.
Silva scores again for Portugal. At Milan he can’t play at all. Don’t understand our muppet management. Hope he has an incredible World Cup so the muppets in charge of milan can hide themselves in shame!!
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