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2018 FIFA World Cup
Чемпионат мира по футболу 2018 (Chempionat mira po futbolu 2018)[1]
Tournament details
Host country
Russia
Dates
14 June – 15 July
Teams
32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)
12 (in 11 host cities)
← 2014
2022 →
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018,[2] after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany; all but one of the stadium venues are in European Russia, west of the Ural Mountains, to keep travel time manageable.
The final tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. Of the 32 teams, 20 will be making back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, including defending champions Germany, while Iceland and Panama will both be making their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.[3][4][5]
The winners of the World Cup will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Contents
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1 Host selection
2 Teams
2.1 Qualification
2.2 Draw
2.3 Squads
3 Referees
4 Venues
4.1 Team base camps
5 Schedule
6 Group stage
6.1 Tiebreakers
6.2 Group A
6.3 Group B
6.4 Group C
6.5 Group D
6.6 Group E
6.7 Group F
6.8 Group G
6.9 Group H
7 Knockout stage
7.1 Bracket
7.2 Round of 16
7.3 Quarter-finals
7.4 Semi-finals
7.5 Third place play-off
7.6 Final
8 Prize money
9 Marketing
9.1 Branding
9.2 Mascot
9.3 Ticketing
10 Preparations and costs
11 Controversies
11.1 Doping in Russia
11.2 Response to Skripal poisoning
11.3 Terrorist threats
12 Broadcasting rights
13 Sponsorship
14 See also
15 References
16 External links
Host selection
Main article: Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup bid
Russian bid personnel celebrate the awarding of the 2018 World Cup to Russia.
Russian president Vladimir Putin holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy at a pre-tournament ceremony in Moscow, September 2017
The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest.[6] Initially, nine countries placed bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings,[7] and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid.[8] During the bidding process, the three remaining non-UEFA nations (Australia, Japan, and the United States) gradually withdrew from the 2018 bids, and the UEFA nations were thus ruled out of the 2022 bid. As such, there were eventually four bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, two of which were joint bids: England, Russia, Netherlands/Belgium, and Portugal/Spain.
The twenty-two-member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments.[9] Russia won the right to be the 2018 host in the second round of voting. The Portugal/Spain bid came second, and that from Belgium/Netherlands third. England's bid to host its second tournament fell at the first hurdle.[10]
The voting results were as follows:[11]
2018 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)
Bidders
Votes
Round 1
Round 2
Russia 9 13
Portugal / Spain 7 7
Belgium / Netherlands 4 2
England 2 Eliminated
The process was not without criticism: allegations of bribery on the part of the Russian team and corruption from FIFA members were made particularly by the English Football Association. It was alleged that four members of the executive committee had requested bribes to vote for England, and Sepp Blatter said that it had already been arranged before the vote that Russia would win.[12] Although the 2014 Garcia Report absolved Russia of any blame, the FA refused to accept this, with Greg Dyke calling for a re-examination of the affair and David Bernstein calling for a boycott of the World Cup.[citation needed][needs update]
Teams
Qualification
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, all eligible nations – the 209 FIFA member associations minus automatically qualified hosts Russia – entered the qualifying process.[13] Zimbabwe and Indonesia were later disqualified before playing their first matches,[14][15] while Gibraltar and Kosovo, who joined FIFA on 13 May 2016 after the qualifying draw but before European qualifying had begun, also entered the competition.[16] Places in the tournament were allocated to continental confederations, with the allocation unchanged from the 2014 World Cup.[17][18] The first qualification game began in Dili, Timor Leste, on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[19] and the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg on 25 July 2015 at 18:00 local time (UTC+3).[20][21][22][2]
Of the thirty-two nations qualified to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, twenty countries competed at the previous edition of the tournament in 2014. Both Iceland and Panama qualified for the first time, with the former becoming the smallest country in terms of population to reach the World Cup.[23] Other teams returning after absences of at least three tournaments include: Egypt, returning to the finals after a 28-year absence from their last appearance in 1990; Morocco, who last competed in 1998; Peru, returning after a 36-year absence (since 1982); and Senegal, competing for the second time after reaching the quarter-finals in 2002. It is the first time three Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) and four Arab nations (Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia) have qualified for the World Cup.[24]
Notable countries that failed to qualify include four-time champions Italy (for the first time since 1958) and three-time runner-up Netherlands. Four reigning continental champions failed to qualify: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winner Cameroon, two-time Copa América champion and 2017 Confederations Cup runner-up Chile, 2016 OFC Nations Cup winner New Zealand, and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup champion United States (for the first time since 1986). The other notable qualifying streaks broken were for Ghana and Ivory Coast, who had both made the previous three tournaments.
AFC (5)
Australia
Iran
Japan
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
CAF (5)
Egypt
Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal
Tunisia
CONCACAF (3)
Costa Rica
Mexico
Panama
CONMEBOL (5)
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay
OFC (0)
None qualified
UEFA (14)
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Iceland
Poland
Portugal
Russia (hosts)
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Teams qualified for World Cup
Teams failed to qualify for World Cup
Teams expelled from the tournament by FIFA prior to playing a match
Countries were not FIFA members
Draw
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
The draw was held on 1 December 2017, at 18:00 MSK, at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.[25][26] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four.
For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2017. Pot 1 contained the hosts Russia (who were automatically assigned to Position A1) and the best seven teams, Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4.[27] This was different from previous draws, where only Pot 1 was based on FIFA Rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. However, still retained was the fact that teams from the same confederation were not drawn against each other for the group stage, except for UEFA where each group contained up to two teams.
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Russia (65) (hosts)
Germany (1)
Brazil (2)
Portugal (3)
Argentina (4)
Belgium (5)
Poland (6)
France (7)
Spain (8)
Peru (10)
Switzerland (11)
England (12)
Colombia (13)
Mexico (16)
Uruguay (17)
Croatia (18)
Denmark (19)
Iceland (21)
Costa Rica (22)
Sweden (25)
Tunisia (28)
Egypt (30)
Senegal (32)
Iran (34)
Serbia (38)
Nigeria (41)
Australia (43)
Japan (44)
Morocco (48)
Panama (49)
South Korea (62)
Saudi Arabia (63)
Squads
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup squads
Each team must first name a preliminary squad of 30 players. From the preliminary squad, the team must name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad may be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match, where the replacement players do not need to be in the preliminary squad.[28]
For players named in the 30-player preliminary squad, there is a mandatory rest period between 21 and 27 May 2018, except for those involved in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final played on 26 May.[29]
In February 2018, it was announced that the number of players to be named in the provisional squads would be increased from 30 to 35.[30]
Referees
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup officials
On 16 March 2018, the FIFA Council approved the use of video assistant referees (VAR) for the first time in a FIFA World Cup tournament.[31]
On 29 March 2018, FIFA released the list of 36 referees and 63 assistant referees selected to oversee matches.[32]
[show]List of officials
Confederation
Referee
Assistant Referees
AFC Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) Yaser Khalil Abdulla Tulefat (Bahrain) / Mohammed Al Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Taleb Al Maari Qatar / Mohamed Alhammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Abdulah Alshalwai (Saudi Arabia) / Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) / Toru Sagara (Japan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) / Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
CAF Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Redouane Achik (Morocco) / Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) / Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola) / Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) / Marwa Range (Kenya)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal) / Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
CONCACAF Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Frank Anderson (United States) / Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Miguel Angel Hernandez Paredes (Mexico) / Juan Carlos Mora Araya (Costa Rica)
Corey Rockwell (United States) / Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Gabriel Victoria (Panama) / Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Mark Geiger (United States)
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
John Pitti (Panama)
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
CONMEBOL Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Carlos Astroza (Chile) / Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) / Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia) / Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Alexander Guzman (Colombia) / Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
Christian Schiemann (Chile) / Nicolas Taran (Uruguay)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) / Juan Zorilla (Paraguay)
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
OFC Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
UEFA Felix Brych (Germany) Anton Averianov (Russia) / Mark Borsch (Germany)
Pau Cebrian Devis (Spain) / Nicolas Danos (France)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) / Roberto Dias Perez (Spain)
Dalibor Djurdjevic (Serbia) / Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Cyril Gringore (France) / Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) / Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Tarik Ongun (Turkey) / Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Milovan Ristic (Serbia) / Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy) / Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia) / Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Clément Turpin (France)
Venues
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Russia proposed the following host cities: Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, and Yekaterinburg.[33] All the cities are in or just outside European Russia to reduce travel time for the teams in the huge country. The bid evaluation report stated: "The Russian bid proposes 13 host cities and 16 stadiums, thus exceeding FIFA's minimum requirement. Three of the 16 stadiums would be renovated, and 13 would be newly constructed."[34]
In October 2011, Russia decreased the number of stadiums from 16 to 14. Construction of the proposed Podolsk stadium in the Moscow region was cancelled by the regional government, and also in the capital, Otkrytiye Arena was competing with Dynamo Stadium over which would be constructed first.[35]
The final choice of host cities was announced on 29 September 2012. The number of cities was further reduced to 11 and number of stadiums to 12 as Krasnodar and Yaroslavl were dropped from the final list. Of the 12 stadiums used for the tournament, 3 (Luzhniki, Yekaterinburg and Sochi) have been extensively renovated and the other 9 stadiums to be used are brand new; $11.8 billion has been spent on hosting the tournament.[36]
Sepp Blatter stated in July 2014 that due to concerns over the completion of venues in Russia, the number of venues for the tournament may be reduced from 12 to 10. He also said, "We are not going to be in a situation, as is the case of one, two or even three stadiums in South Africa, where it is a problem of what you do with these stadiums".[37]
In October 2014, on their first official visit to Russia, FIFA's inspection committee and its head Chris Unger visited St Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan and both Moscow venues. They were satisfied with the progress.[38]
On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the stadiums used during the tournament.[39]
Of the 12 venues used, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Saint Petersburg Stadium (the two largest stadiums in Russia) will be used most, with 7 matches being played at each of these stadiums. Sochi, Kazan, Nizhny Novogrod and Samara will host 6 matches including one quarter-final match apiece, and the Otkrytiye Stadium in Moscow and Rostov-on-Don will host 5 matches apiece including one round of 16 match each. Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg and Saransk will host 4 matches each and none of these cities will host any knockout stage games.
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Sochi
Luzhniki Stadium Otkritie Arena
(Spartak Stadium) Krestovsky Stadium
(Saint Petersburg Stadium) Fisht Olympic Stadium
(Fisht Stadium)
Capacity: 81,000 Capacity: 45,360 Capacity: 68,134 Capacity: 47,659
Samara
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod
Kazan
Samara
Volgograd
Saransk
Sochi
Rostov-on-Don
Yekaterinburg
Kazan
Cosmos Arena
(Samara Arena) Kazan Arena
Capacity: 45,568
(new stadium) Capacity: 45,379
Rostov-on-Don
Volgograd
Rostov Arena Volgograd Arena
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 44,918
Nizhny Novgorod
Saransk
Yekaterinburg
Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Mordovia Arena Central Stadium
(Ekaterinburg Arena) Kaliningrad Stadium
Capacity: 44,899 Capacity: 44,442 Capacity: 35,696 Capacity: 35,212
Team base camps
Base camps will be used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 9 February 2018, FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team.[40]
Argentina: Bronnitsy, Moscow Oblast
Australia: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Belgium: Krasnogorsky, Moscow Oblast
Brazil: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
Colombia: Verkhneuslonsky, Republic of Tatarstan
Costa Rica: Saint Petersburg
Croatia: Vyborgsky, Leningrad Oblast
Denmark: Anapa, Krasnodar Krai
Egypt: Grozny, Chechen Republic
England: Saint Petersburg
France: Istra, Moscow Oblast
Germany: Moscow
Iceland: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
Iran: Bakovka, Moscow Oblast
Japan: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Mexico: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
Morocco: Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast
Nigeria: Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai
Panama: Saransk, Republic of Mordovia
Peru: Moscow
Poland: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
Portugal: Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast
Russia: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
Saudi Arabia: Saint Petersburg
Senegal: Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast
Serbia: Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
South Korea: Saint Petersburg
Spain: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
Switzerland: Togliatti, Samara Oblast
Sweden: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
Tunisia: Pervomayskoye, Moscow Oblast
Uruguay: Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Schedule
A ceremony in Moscow launching the countdown from 1,000 days until the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup begins in Russia.
The full schedule was announced by FIFA on 24 July 2015 (without kick-off times, which were confirmed later).[41][42] On 1 December 2017, following the final draw, six kick-off times were adjusted by FIFA.[43] Russia was placed in position A1 in the group stage and will play in the opening match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 14 June against Saudi Arabia, the two lowest ranked teams of the tournament at the time of the final draw.[44] The Luzhniki Stadium will also host the second semi-final on 11 July and the final on 15 July. The Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg will host the first semi-final on 10 July and the third place play-off on 14 July.[17]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the round of 16. Matches are played on a round-robin basis.
All times listed are local time.[43]
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 32.5):[28]
points obtained in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
fair play points
first yellow card: minus 1 point;
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
direct red card: minus 4 points;
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Group A
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Russia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
Match 1
Saudi Arabia
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Egypt
Match 2
Uruguay
Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
Match 17
Egypt
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Uruguay
Match 18
Saudi Arabia
Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Uruguay
Match 33
Russia
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Saudi Arabia
Match 34
Egypt
Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Group B
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Morocco
Match 4
Iran
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Portugal
Match 3
Spain
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Portugal
Match 19
Morocco
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Iran
Match 20
Spain
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Iran
Match 35
Portugal
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
Spain
Match 36
Morocco
Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Group C
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)13:00 MSK (UTC+3)
France
Match 5
Australia
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Peru
Match 6
Denmark
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Denmark
Match 22
Australia
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
France
Match 21
Peru
Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Denmark
Match 37
France
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Australia
Match 38
Peru
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Group D
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D
Pos
Team
[
v
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e
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)16:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Argentina
Match 7
Iceland
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)21:00 KALT (UTC+2)
Croatia
Match 8
Nigeria
Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Argentina
Match 23
Croatia
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Nigeria
Match 24
Iceland
Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Nigeria
Match 39
Argentina
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Iceland
Match 40
Croatia
Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Group E
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E
Pos
Team
[
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 17 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Costa Rica
Match 10
Serbia
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Brazil
Match 9
Switzerland
Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Brazil
Match 25
Costa Rica
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
Serbia
Match 26
Switzerland
Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Serbia
Match 41
Brazil
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Switzerland
Match 42
Costa Rica
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Group F
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 17 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Germany
Match 11
Mexico
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Sweden
Match 12
South Korea
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
South Korea
Match 28
Mexico
Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Germany
Match 27
Sweden
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
South Korea
Match 43
Germany
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)19:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Mexico
Match 44
Sweden
Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Group G
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G
Pos
Team
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v
t
e
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
Match 13
Panama
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Tunisia
Match 14
England
Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
Match 29
Tunisia
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
England
Match 30
Panama
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
England
Match 45
Belgium
Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Panama
Match 46
Tunisia
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Group H
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H
Pos
Team
[
v
t
e
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 June 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Colombia
Match 16
Japan
Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Poland
Match 15
Senegal
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Japan
Match 32
Senegal
Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Poland
Match 31
Colombia
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Japan
Match 47
Poland
Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Senegal
Match 48
Colombia
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Knockout stage
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[28]
If a match goes into extra time, each team will be allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this has been allowed in a FIFA World Cup tournament.[31]
Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
30 June – Sochi
Winners Group A
6 July – Nizhny Novgorod
Runners-up Group B
Winners Match 49
30 June – Kazan
Winners Match 50
Winners Group C
10 July – Saint Petersburg
Runners-up Group D
Winners Match 57
2 July – Samara
Winners Match 58
Winners Group E
6 July – Kazan
Runners-up Group F
Winners Match 53
2 July – Rostov-on-Don
Winners Match 54
Winners Group G
15 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Runners-up Group H
Winners Match 61
1 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Winners Match 62
Winners Group B
7 July – Sochi
Runners-up Group A
Winners Match 51
1 July – Nizhny Novgorod
Winners Match 52
Winners Group D
11 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Runners-up Group C
Winners Match 59
3 July – Saint Petersburg
Winners Match 60 Third place play-off
Winners Group F
7 July – Samara 14 July – Saint Petersburg
Runners-up Group E
Winners Match 55 Losers Match 61
3 July – Moscow (Otkritie)
Winners Match 56 Losers Match 62
Winners Group H
Runners-up Group G
Round of 16
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group C
Match 50
Runners-up Group D
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group A
Match 49
Runners-up Group B
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group B
Match 51
Runners-up Group A
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group D
Match 52
Runners-up Group C
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Winners Group E
Match 53
Runners-up Group F
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group G
Match 54
Runners-up Group H
Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group F
Match 55
Runners-up Group E
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Group H
Match 56
Runners-up Group G
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Quarter-finals
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Match 49
Match 57
Winners Match 50
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Match 53
Match 58
Winners Match 54
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Winners Match 55
Match 60
Winners Match 56
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Match 51
Match 59
Winners Match 52
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Semi-finals
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Match 57
Match 61
Winners Match 58
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Match 59
Match 62
Winners Match 60
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Third place play-off
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Losers Match 61
Match 63
Losers Match 62
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Final
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winners Match 61
Match 64
Winners Match 62
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Prize money
Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[45]
Position
Amount (USD million)
Per team
Total
Champions 38 38
Runners-up 28 28
Third place 24 24
Fourth place 22 22
5th–8th place 16 64
9th–16th place 12 96
17th–32nd place 8 128
Total
400
Marketing
Branding
The typeface used for branding
The tournament logo was unveiled on 28 October 2014 by cosmonauts at the International Space Station and then projected onto Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre during an evening television programme. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that the logo was inspired by "Russia's rich artistic tradition and its history of bold achievement and innovation", and FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that it reflected the "heart and soul" of the country.[46] For the branding, a typeface called Dusha (from Душа, Russian for soul) was created by Portuguese design agency Brandia Central in 2014.
Mascot
The official FIFA World Cup mascot for the 2018 tournament, a wolf named Zabivaka ("the one who scores" in Russian), was unveiled on 21 October 2016. Representing an anthropomorphic wolf with brown and white wool T-shirt with the words "RUSSIA 2018" and orange sport glasses. The combination of white, blue and red T-shirt and shorts are the national colors of the Russian team. The student designer is Ekaterina Bocharova, and the mascot was selected by Internet voting.
The election results were announced on 22 October 2016, in the Evening Urgant on Channel One Russia. Wolf, named Zabivaka, scored 53% of the vote, ahead of Tiger (27%). Cat, with 20% of the vote, was third. More than 1 million people participated in the voting, which took place during September 2016 on the FIFA platforms, as well as during the live broadcast on Channel One, where the results of the creative competition were announced.[47]
Ticketing
The first phase of ticket sales started on 14 September 2017, 12:00 Moscow Time, and lasted until 12 October 2017.[48] The general visa policy of Russia will not apply to the World Cup participants and fans, who will be able to visit Russia without a visa right before and during the competition regardless of their citizenship.[49] Fans attending the matches will be required to avail of a FAN ID.[48]
In April 6, 2018, the design of the ticket was unveiled. The ticket design contain security features such as a barcode, a hologram next to the stadium sector map, and the name of the ticketholder.[50]
Preparations and costs
The Russian Government has earmarked a budget of around 20 billion dollars[51] which was later slashed to 10 billion dollars for the preparations of the World Cup of which half is spent on transport infrastructure.[52] A special emphasis was made on airports, with many of those in the host cities were renovated and modernised. In Samara, new tram lines were laid.[53] The city of Saransk got two new hotels, Mercure Saransk Centre and Four Points by Sheraton Saransk as well as few other smaller accommodation facilities.[54]
Controversies
Main article: List of 2018 FIFA World Cup controversies
As with the 2014 Winter Olympics, the choice of Russia as host has been challenged. Controversial issues have included the level of racism in Russian football,[55][56] and discrimination against LGBT people in wider Russian society.[57][58] Russia's involvement in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has also caused calls for the tournament to be moved, particularly following the annexation of Crimea.[59][60] In 2014, FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that "The World Cup has been given and voted to Russia and we are going forward with our work".[61]
Allegations of corruption in the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups caused threats from England's FA to boycott the tournament.[62] FIFA appointed Michael J. Garcia, a US attorney, to investigate and produce a report on the corruption allegations. Although the report was never published, FIFA released a 42-page summary of its findings as determined by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert. Eckert's summary cleared Russia and Qatar of any wrongdoing, but was denounced by critics as a whitewash.[63] Garcia criticised the summary as being "materially incomplete" with "erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions", and appealed to FIFA's Appeal Committee.[64][65] The committee declined to hear his appeal, so Garcia resigned in protest of FIFA's conduct, citing a "lack of leadership" and lack of confidence in the independence of Eckert.[66]
On 3 June 2015, the FBI confirmed that the federal authorities were investigating the bidding and awarding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.[67][68] In an interview published on 7 June 2015, Domenico Scala, the head of FIFA's Audit And Compliance Committee, stated that "should there be evidence that the awards to Qatar and Russia came only because of bought votes, then the awards could be cancelled".[69][70]
Due to the financial crisis in the Russian economy, the budget for the preparations was cut a few times. In June 2015, a government decree cut the budget by $560 million, to a total of $11.8 billion.[71]
After Morocco qualified for the tournament with a 2–0 victory over Ivory Coast, the celebrations by the Moroccan community in Brussels turned into a riot with cars burnt, shops looted by some 300 rioters and 20 police officers injured.[72][73] Firefighters sent to put out the fires were also attacked by the rioters.[73]
Doping in Russia
Main articles: Doping in Russia, McLaren Report, Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Russia has had the most (51) Olympic medals stripped for doping violations – the most of any country, four times the number of the runner-up and nearly a third of the global total. From 2011 to 2015, more than a thousand Russian competitors in various sports, including summer, winter and Paralympic sports, benefited from a cover-up.[74][75][76][77] 33 footballers who are alleged to be part of the steroid program are listed in the McLaren Report.[78]
On 5 December 2017, the IOC announced that Russia is not allowed to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[79] Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Russian Football Union Vitaly Mutko was banned for life from future Olympic Games for his role in the doping conspiracy.[80]
On 22 December 2017, it was reported that FIFA fired a doctor who had been investigating doping in Russian football.[81]
Response to Skripal poisoning
See also: Reactions to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
In response to the March 2018 poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that no British ministers or members of the royal family would attend the World Cup, and issued a warning to any travelling England fans.[82] Furthermore, Iceland has decided to diplomatically boycott the Russia-held 2018 FIFA World Cup.[83]
Russia responded to the comments from the UK Parliament claiming that "the west are trying to deny Russia the World Cup".[84]
Terrorist threats
Late in March 2018, ISIS made a threat that they would bomb (primarily England) fans via drones. Information came to light after ISIS members posted video clips and photos on an encrypted app, Telegram.[85] Though originally, threats started in October 2017, when a pro-ISIS page posted a picture of Argentina star, Lionel Messi, seemingly in a jail cell with blood on his face and a mock up of Nikes tagline "Just Do It" replaced with "Just Terrorism".[86]
Broadcasting rights
See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
FIFA, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to various local broadcasters.
In the United States, the 2018 World Cup will be the first men's World Cup whose rights will be held by Fox Sports. The elimination of the U.S. national team in qualifying led to concerns that U.S. interest and viewership of this World Cup would be reduced (particularly "casual" viewers interested in the U.S. team), especially noting how much Fox paid for the rights, and that U.S. games at the 2014 World Cup peaked at 16.5 million viewers. During a launch event prior to the elimination, Fox stated that it had planned to place a secondary focus on the Mexican team in its coverage to take advantage of their popularity in the U.S.; the network stated that it still committed to broadcasting a significant amount of coverage for the tournament.[87][88][89]
In February 2018, Ukrainian rightsholder UA:PBC stated that it would not broadcast the World Cup. This came in the wake of growing boycotts of the tournament among the Ukraine Football Federation and sports minister Ihor Zhdanov.[90][91]
Sponsorship
FIFA partners
FIFA World Cup sponsors
Asian supporters
European supporters
Adidas[92]
Coca-Cola[93]
Gazprom[94]
Hyundai–Kia[95]
Qatar Airways[96]
VISA[97]
Wanda Group[98]
Anheuser-Busch InBev[99]
Hisense[100]
McDonald's[101]
Mengniu Dairy[102]
Vivo[103]
Yadea[104]
Alfa-Bank[105]
Alrosa[106]
Rostelecom[107]
Russian Railways[108]
See also
Association football portal
Russia portal
2010s portal
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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