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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 (32 days)
Teams
32 (from 5 or 6 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 2006; 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. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will take place on 15 July in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium.[3][4][5]
The winners will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Contents
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1 Host selection
2 Branding
3 Sponsorship
4 Qualification
4.1 Qualified teams
4.2 Proposal for expansion
5 Venues
6 Schedule
7 Draw
8 Squads
9 Group stage
9.1 Tiebreakers
9.2 Group A
9.3 Group B
9.4 Group C
9.5 Group D
9.6 Group E
9.7 Group F
9.8 Group G
9.9 Group H
10 Knockout stage
10.1 Bracket
10.2 Round of 16
10.3 Quarter-finals
10.4 Semi-finals
10.5 Third place play-off
10.6 Final
11 Controversies
12 Russian visa policy
13 Broadcasting rights
14 Mascot
15 Ticketing
16 See also
17 References
18 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.
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: 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
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.[12] For the branding, a typeface called Dusha (from Душа, Russian for soul) was created by Portuguese design agency Brandia Central in 2014.
Sponsorship
FIFA partners
FIFA World Cup sponsors
European supporters
Adidas[13]
Coca-Cola[14]
Gazprom[15]
Hyundai–Kia[16]
Qatar Airways[17]
VISA[18]
Wanda Group[19]
Anheuser-Busch InBev[20]
Hisense[21]
McDonald's[22]
Vivo Smartphone[23]
Alfa-Bank[24]
Qualification
Team qualified for World Cup
Team may qualify for World Cup
Team failed to qualify - games to play
Team failed to qualify for World Cup - all games done
Team expelled from the tournament by FIFA prior to playing a match
Country not a FIFA member
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically for the tournament as the hosts, all FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualification process.
Myanmar, having successfully appealed against a ban from the competition for crowd trouble during a 2014 World Cup qualifying tie against Oman, were obliged to play all their home matches outside the country.[25] On 12 March 2015, prior to the start of qualification, Zimbabwe were expelled from the tournament for failing to pay former coach José Claudinei.[26] Indonesia were suspended and then expelled before playing a single qualifying match, as part of punishment for government interference in the Football Association of Indonesia.[27]
The qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg on 25 July 2015 at 18:00 local time (UTC+3).[28][29][30] Qualifying matches for AFC and CONCACAF started in March 2015, prior to the qualifying draw.[2]
The allocation of slots for each confederation was decided to be unchanged by the FIFA Executive Committee on 30 May 2015 in Zürich, after the FIFA Congress.[31][32]
On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar and Kosovo became FIFA members and eligible for the World Cup qualifying.[33][34]
Qualified teams
Team
Qualified as
Qualified on
Previous appearances in tournament1
Previous best
performance
Russia2 Hosts 01 !2 December 2010 10 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2014) Fourth place (1966)[35]
Brazil CONMEBOL Round Robin winners 02 !28 March 2017 20 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Iran AFC Third Round Group A winners 03 !12 June 2017 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)
Japan AFC Third Round Group B winners 04 !31 August 2017 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) Round of 16 (2002, 2010)
Mexico CONCACAF Fifth Round winners or runners-up 05 !1 September 2017 15 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
Belgium UEFA Group H winners 06 !3 September 2017 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014) Fourth place (1986)
South Korea AFC Third Round Group A runners-up 07 !5 September 2017 9 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) Fourth place (2002)
Saudi Arabia AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 08 !5 September 2017 4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) Round of 16 (1994)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2 From 1958 to 1990, Russia competed as the Soviet Union.
Proposal for expansion
In October 2013, UEFA President Michel Platini proposed that the World Cup finals should be expanded from 32 to 40 teams starting from 2018. The format would have been the same, but in groups of five instead of four.[36] This was in response to FIFA President Sepp Blatter's comments that Africa and Asia deserved more spots in the World Cup finals at the expense of European and South American teams.[37] However, FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke said that expansion in 2018 would be "unlikely", while Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said that the country was "preparing on the basis that 32 teams will be taking part."[38][39]
Venues
Russia proposed the following host cities: Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, and Yekaterinburg.[40] 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."[41]
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.[42]
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.[43]
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".[44]
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.[45]
On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the stadiums used during the tournament.[46]
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Kaliningrad
Luzhniki Stadium Otkrytiye Arena
(Spartak Stadium) Krestovsky Stadium
(Saint Petersburg Stadium) Kaliningrad Stadium
Capacity: 81,000
(upgraded) Capacity: 45,360 Capacity: 68,134 Capacity: 35,212[47]
(new stadium)
Kazan
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod
Kazan
Samara
Volgograd
Saransk
Sochi
Rostov-on-Don
Yekaterinburg
Nizhny Novgorod
Kazan Arena Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Capacity: 45,379 Capacity: 44,899
(new stadium)
Samara
Volgograd
Cosmos Arena
(Samara Arena) Volgograd Arena
Capacity: 44,918
(new stadium) Capacity: 45,568
(rebuilt)
Saransk
Rostov-on-Don
Sochi
Yekaterinburg
Mordovia Arena Rostov Arena Fisht Olympic Stadium
(Fisht Stadium) Central Stadium
(Yekaterinburg Arena)
Capacity: 45,015
(new stadium) Capacity: 45,000
(new stadium) Capacity: 47,659 Capacity: 35,000[47]
(upgraded)
Media related to Stadiums of FIFA World Cup 2018 at Wikimedia Commons
Schedule
The full schedule was announced by FIFA on 24 July 2015 (without kick-off times, which were confirmed later).[48] Russia will be placed in position A1 in the group stage and play in the opening match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 14 June, which 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 match on 14 July.[31]
Draw
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
The draw will be held on 1 December 2017 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.[49] The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four.
For the draw, the teams will be allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2017. Pot 1 will contain the hosts Russia (which will be automatically assigned to Position A1) and the best seven teams, Pot 2 will contain the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4.[50] This will be different from previous draws, where only Pot 1 was based on FIFA Rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. Same as previous editions, teams from the same confederation will not be drawn against each other for the group stage, except for UEFA where each group can contain up to two teams.
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.[51]
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.[52]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the round of 16. Matches are played on a round-robin basis.
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 32.5):[51]
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.
All times listed are local time.[53]
Group A
Pos
Team
v
t
e
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
A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
A4 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.
Russia v A2
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
Match 1
A2
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
A3 v A4
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
A3
Match 2
A4
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Russia v A3
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
Match 17
A3
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
A4 v A2
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
A4
Match 18
A2
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
A4 v Russia
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
A4
Match 33
Russia
Cosmos Arena, Samara
A2 v A3
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
A2
Match 34
A3
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Group B
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
B4 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
B3 v B4
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
B3
Match 4
B4
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
B1 v B2
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
B1
Match 3
B2
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
B1 v B3
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
B1
Match 19
B3
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
B4 v B2
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
B4
Match 20
B2
Kazan Arena, Kazan
B4 v B1
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
B4
Match 35
B1
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
B2 v B3
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
B2
Match 36
B3
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Group C
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
C4 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
C1 v C2
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
13:00 MSK (UTC+3)
C1
Match 5
C2
Kazan Arena, Kazan
C3 v C4
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
C3
Match 6
C4
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
C1 v C3
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
C1
Match 21
C3
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
C4 v C2
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
19:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
C4
Match 22
C2
Cosmos Arena, Samara
C4 v C1
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
C4
Match 37
C1
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
C2 v C3
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
C2
Match 38
C3
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Group D
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
D4 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
D1 v D2
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)
D1
Match 7
D2
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
D3 v D4
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
21:00 KALT (UTC+2)
D3
Match 8
D4
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
D1 v D3
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
D1
Match 23
D3
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
D4 v D2
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
D4
Match 24
D2
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
D4 v D1
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
D4
Match 39
D1
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
D2 v D3
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
D2
Match 40
D3
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Group E
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
E4 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
E3 v E4
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
E3
Match 10
E4
Cosmos Arena, Samara
E1 v E2
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
E1
Match 9
E2
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
E1 v E3
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
E1
Match 25
E3
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
E4 v E2
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
E4
Match 26
E2
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
E4 v E1
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
E4
Match 41
E1
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
E2 v E3
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
E2
Match 42
E3
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Group F
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
F4 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
F1 v F2
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
F1
Match 11
F2
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
F3 v F4
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
F3
Match 12
F4
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
F1 v F3
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
F1
Match 27
F3
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
F4 v F2
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
F4
Match 28
F2
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
F4 v F1
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
F4
Match 43
F1
Kazan Arena, Kazan
F2 v F3
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
19:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
F2
Match 44
F3
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Group G
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
G4 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
G1 v G2
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
G1
Match 13
G2
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
G3 v G4
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
G3
Match 14
G4
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
G1 v G3
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
G1
Match 29
G3
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
G4 v G2
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
G4
Match 30
G2
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
G4 v G1
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
G4
Match 45
G1
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
G2 v G3
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
G2
Match 46
G3
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Group H
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2
H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
H4 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
H1 v H2
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
H1
Match 15
H2
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
H3 v H4
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
H3
Match 16
H4
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
H4 v H2
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
H4
Match 32
H2
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
H1 v H3
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
H1
Match 31
H3
Kazan Arena, Kazan
H4 v H1
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
H4
Match 47
H1
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
H2 v H3
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
H2
Match 48
H3
Cosmos Arena, Samara
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 winner.[51]
Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
30 June – Sochi
Winner Group A
6 July – Nizhny Novgorod
Runner-up Group B
Winner Match 49
30 June – Kazan
Winner Match 50
Winner Group C
10 July – Saint Petersburg
Runner-up Group D
Winner Match 57
2 July – Samara
Winner Match 58
Winner Group E
6 July – Kazan
Runner-up Group F
Winner Match 53
2 July – Rostov-on-Don
Winner Match 54
Winner Group G
15 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Runner-up Group H
Winner Match 61
1 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Winner Match 62
Winner Group B
7 July – Sochi
Runner-up Group A
Winner Match 51
1 July – Nizhny Novgorod
Winner Match 52
Winner Group D
11 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Runner-up Group C
Winner Match 59
3 July – Saint Petersburg
Winner Match 60 Third place play-off
Winner Group F
7 July – Samara 14 July – Saint Petersburg
Runner-up Group E
Winner Match 55 Loser Match 61
3 July – Moscow (Spartak)
Winner Match 56 Loser Match 62
Winner Group H
Runner-up Group G
Round of 16
Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group C
Match 50
Runner-up Group D
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group A
Match 49
Runner-up Group B
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group B
Match 51
Runner-up Group A
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group D
Match 52
Runner-up Group C
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Winner Group E
Match 53
Runner-up Group F
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group G
Match 54
Runner-up Group H
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group F
Match 55
Runner-up Group E
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Group H
Match 56
Runner-up Group G
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Quarter-finals
Winner Match 49 v Winner Match 50
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Match 49
Match 57
Winner Match 50
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Winner Match 53 v Winner Match 54
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Match 53
Match 58
Winner Match 54
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Winner Match 55 v Winner Match 56
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Winner Match 55
Match 60
Winner Match 56
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Winner Match 51 v Winner Match 52
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Match 51
Match 59
Winner Match 52
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Semi-finals
Winner Match 57 v Winner Match 58
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Match 57
Match 61
Winner Match 58
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Winner Match 59 v Winner Match 60
11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Match 59
Match 62
Winner Match 60
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Third place play-off
Loser Match 61 v Loser Match 62
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Loser Match 61
Match 63
Loser Match 62
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Final
Winner Match 61 v Winner Match 62
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Winner Match 61
Match 64
Winner Match 62
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
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,[54][55] and discrimination against LGBT people in wider Russian society.[56][57] 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.[58][59] FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: "The World Cup has been given and voted to Russia and we are going forward with our work".[60]
Allegations of corruption in the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups caused threats from England's FA to boycott the tournament.[61] FIFA appointed Michael J. Garcia, a US attorney, to investigate and produce a report (the Garcia 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.[62] Garcia criticised the summary as being "materially incomplete" with "erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions", and appealed to FIFA's Appeal Committee.[63][64] 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.[65]
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.[66][67] 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".[68][69]
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.[70]
Russian visa policy
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.[71]
Broadcasting rights
See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
Country
Broadcaster
Ref.
Algeria ENTV [72]
Australia SBS, Optus Sport [73][74]
Brazil Rede Globo [75]
Canada Bell Media; CTV (English), TSN (English), RDS (French) [74][76]
Germany ARD, ZDF [77][78][79]
Indonesia RTV (only terrestrial network) [citation needed]
Iran IRIB [72]
Ireland RTÉ [80][not in citation given]
Kosovo RTK (only terrestrial network) [81][82][83]
Philippines ABS-CBN [84]
Portugal RTP [85]
South Africa SABC [86]
South Korea SBS (Major distributor in South Korea), KBS, MBC [87]
Sweden SVT, TV4 [77][79]
Switzerland SRG SSR [88]
United Kingdom BBC, ITV [78]
United States Fox (English), Telemundo Deportes (Spanish) [89][90]
Region
Broadcaster
Ref.
Caribbean[n 1] DirecTV [91]
Europe[n 2] EBU [77][92]
Middle East and North Africa[n 3] beIN Sports [72][93][94]
Jump up ^ The FIFA/DirecTV deal covers the rights for 22 countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and the Turks and Caicos.
Jump up ^ The FIFA/EBU deal covers the rights for 37 countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine
Jump up ^ The FIFA/beIN Sports Arabia deal covers the rights for 21 countries: Algeria (ENTV), Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen and the territory of Palestine
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" with put on and removed 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 October 22, 2016, in the Evening Urgant on the Channel One Russia. Wolf, named Zabivaka, scored 53% of the vote, ahead of Tiger (27%). Cat, with 20% of the vote, was the third. More than 1 million people participated in the voting, which took place during September 2016 in the FIFA platforms, as well as during the live broadcast on Channel One, where the results of creative competition were announced.[95]
Ticketing
The first phase of ticket sales started on 14 September 2017, 12:00 Moscow time, and will last until 12 October 2017.[96]
See also
Association football portal
Russia portal
2010s portal
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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Majin Buu
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Majin Buu
Dragon Ball character
Three different appearances of Majin Buu, drawn by Akira Toriyama.
First appearance
Dragon Ball chapter #460: "Majin Buu Appears?!" (1994)
Created by
Akira Toriyama
Voiced by
Japanese
Kōzō Shioya
English
Josh Martin (as Majin and Kid Buu), Justin Cook (as Super Buu) (Funimation)
Scott McNeil (as Majin Buu), Brian Dobson (as Super and Kid Buu)
Profile
Relatives
Bibbidi (creator)
Oob (reincarnation)
Majin Buu (Japanese: 魔人ブウ, Hepburn: Majin Bū), spelled Majin Boo in Funimation's English subtitles and translated as Djinn-Boo in the Viz Media manga, is a fictional character and the final antagonist in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is introduced in chapter #460 Majin Boo Appears?! (魔人ブウ出現か!?, Majin Bū Shutsugen ka!?) first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on March 1, 1994.[1] Majin Buu is a genie-like magical life form created by the Evil Warlock Bibbidi that terrorized galaxies by destroying entire planets, millions of years before the events of Dragon Ball take place. He was temporarily sealed away and brought to Earth; however, Bibbidi was killed and Buu remained hidden. During the series, he is revived by Bibbidi's son Bobbidi in order to carry on his father's plan to conquer the entire universe.
Contents
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1 Creation and design
2 Powers and abilities
3 Appearances
3.1 In Dragon Ball
3.2 In Dragon Ball Super
3.3 In other media
4 Voice actors
5 Reception
6 References
Creation and design[edit]
Toriyama stated that when creating a villain in Dragon Ball, he would try to make them different from any that had come before. Although it was difficult and he was usually not entirely pleased with the results, he thinks he did achieve this with Majin Buu.[2] The Shenlong Times issue #2, a bonus pamphlet given to some buyers of the Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide guidebook, says that Majin Buu was modeled after Toriyama's editor at the time, Fuyuto Takeda.[3] Buu, Bibbidi and Bobbidi take their names from the song "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" in the Walt Disney movie Cinderella.[4]
Majin Buu has several different forms, each with a different appearance and personality, however, all are pink creatures with an antenna on their head and several holes/pores on both sides of their heads and on their arms. They have a rubbery body that can regenerate instantly from any wound,[5] separate parts of it from themselves and control them independently,[6] and can even completely restore themselves from vapor.[7] Buu can also heal damaged beings,[8] and can absorb other organisms by enveloping them with his body or eating them,[9] the latter done by using his signature attack that turns people into food such as candy.[10]
When first introduced he is overweight and wears gloves, boots, a vest and a cape. He is very naive and childlike, taking joy in fighting and scaring people. Throughout the series, he is always referred to by either Majin Buu or simply Buu, no matter what form he is in. However, each form has been given their own names in guidebooks, video games or by fans, in order to distinguish between them. When Buu expels the evil inside him, it takes on a taller and much skinnier, frail form referred to as "Pure Evil Majin Buu" (魔人ブウ 純粋悪, Majin Bū Junsui Aku).[11]:61 When this Buu absorbs the fat one, he transforms in a muscular version of himself referred to as "Evil Majin Buu" (魔人ブウ 悪, Majin Bū Aku).[11]:61 Personality-wise, Evil Buu is more intelligent than Buu and is described as "pure rage".[12]
This intelligence allows him to plan ahead for the opportunity to absorb Gotenks and Piccolo, and later Gohan. After absorbing the first two, his antenna lengthen and forming five full-fingers, Evil Buu gains Piccolo's intellect and momentarily wore Gotenks's vest and strength before his latter victim's fusion wore off. He then absorbed Gohan, gaining his power while wearing his dōgi top and undershirt. The last form shown, referred to as Kid Buu or "Pure Majin Buu" (魔人ブウ 純粋, Majin Bū Junsui),[11]:61 is actually Buu's original form. Evil Buu was forced into that state after the fat Buu was completely removed from his body along with Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo. While a child-like version of Evil Buu, Kid Buu is completely feral and animalistic, living only to destroy and is called "evil incarnate".[13] Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide refers to him as the "strongest enemy in the universe".[14] Even after Kid Buu is killed, the fat Majin Buu lives on Earth now completely-kindhearted and known as Mr. Buu (ミスター・ブウ, Misutā Bū). In the anime, Buu's "Evil" and "Pure" forms' designs differ from the manga in that they both always have five fingers.
Powers and abilities[edit]
Being the final villain faced by the protagonists in the Dragon Ball manga, Buu is the most powerful of them all, possessing vast superhuman strength, speed and reflexes beyond that of a trained Super Saiyan 2. He is able to channel his inner Ki energy for devastating offensive techniques capable of destroying planets or star systems. Buu also holds the unique ability of being able to transform objects or living things into chocolate or other sweet foods which he then consumes to satiate his greed and gluttony. Buu is also able to instantly recover and regenerate from severe trauma, dismemberment and even combustion at a sub-molecular level. Buu can instantly emulate techniques used on him, launching Goku's signature Kamehameha many times.
Appearances[edit]
In Dragon Ball[edit]
Majin Buu in the anime, in the first form he is introduced in.
Before the events of Dragon Ball, the evil warlock Bibbidi created Majin Buu; a being that existed "solely to slaughter and destroy" and within a few years they destroyed hundreds of planets.[15] Buu even killed four of the five Supreme Kais who govern the universe, absorbing one of them and their leader which dulled his destructive nature and turned him into his current form. But Buu was still too ferocious even for Bibbidi to control, resulting with the Majin temporarily sealed and moved to their next target, Earth.[15] But the last surviving Supreme Kai, Shin, took advantage of this to kill Bibbidi with Buu sealed away on Earth.[15] In the present day, Bibbidi's son Babidi makes it his goal to revive Buu, which Shin plans to prevent by killing him. But Shin underestimates the power of Goku and Vegeta, and their spent energy results in Majin Buu's quick revival.[16] When Babidi threatens to re-seal him, Buu begins to obey his orders and destroys and kills everything and everyone in sight in-order to get Piccolo, Trunks and Goten to come out of hiding.[17] That is until Goku asks him why he lets Babidi boss him around, leading to Buu killing him, however he continues his mischief and destruction, unaware that what he is doing is wrong.[18]
Majin Buu attacks humans, destroying nearly all of the world's population, then builds a house by converting people into clay. He is resting in his house when Mr. Satan befriends him while waiting for an opening to kill him.[19] The friendship coupled with the affection from a dog he healed, has Buu resolve not to kill anymore, when two civilians shoot the dog and then Mr. Satan.[18] Buu heals them, but the evil aspect of her personality takes advantage of Buu's rage to manifest out of his body, transforming into a taller and much skinnier Buu, who attacks the now weaker fat Buu.[18] The evil Buu reflects fat Buu's attack, turning his benign counterpart into chocolate and eating him to become whole and transform into a more dangerous Majin Buu.[18] Evil Buu quickly senses Piccolo, Trunks and Goten and goes to them, demanding Gotenks fight him.[20] Gohan then arrives and clearly has the upper-hand over Buu, but Buu absorbs Gotenks and later Piccolo. Now stronger than Gohan, Buu, knowing that there is a time-limit on Gotenk's fusion, planned ahead and is able to absorb Gohan as well.[20] However, Goku and Vegeta fuse together into Vegito, but, despite being powerful enough to defeat him, they purposefully get absorbed by Buu in-order to enter his body.[21] Though the Potara Fusion ran its course, Goku and Vegeta manage to retrieve Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks before they completely separate fat Buu from Evil Buu.[21]
The removal of Buu causes Evil Buu to revert to the original form of Majin Buu, not longer deluded by his benign counterpart as he immediately destroys the Earth.[21] Kid Buu then follows Goku and Vegeta to the Kaiō-shin planet, where, after a battle with Goku, he is stalled by Vegeta and then fat Buu, so that Goku can finish him off with a giant Genki-Dama made with energy from the people on the newly resurrected Earth.[21] The good fat Majin Buu goes on to live with Mr. Satan on Earth as Mr. Buu, after the Dragon Balls erase the people of Earth's memories about him.[21] Kid Buu is reincarnated into a child named Oob, whom, ten years later, Goku meets at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai martial arts tournament and leaves with to train as his successor.[21]
In Dragon Ball Super[edit]
Buu is selected to participate in the Universe 7 team's tournament with Universe 6. He is disqualified before the tournament begins by falling asleep during the exam. Buu agrees to fight with Goku and Gohan in the Universe Survival tournament, being matched against Universe 9's Basil.[22] Buu is initially overwhelmed, though becomes enraged over seeing Mr. Satan injured by the battle collaterally and quickly overpowers Basil. After consuming a drug that increases his power, Basil seems to gain the upper hand on Buu with a buffer form coinciding with his attacks, however Buu is unaffected by the attacks and defeats Basil with a Kamehameha wave. Buu then heals Mr. Satan.[23]
In other media[edit]
In Dragon Ball GT, an anime-only sequel to the series, both Mr. Buu and Oob participate in battles against foes such as Baby, Super Android #17 and Super One-Star Dragon. They also fuse together, creating a character referred to as "Majoob" or Super Oob (スーパーウーブ, Sūpā Ūbu) and became more powerful. Buu is also seen in the 2008 short film Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! and plays a small role in the 2013 theatrical Dragon Ball Z film, Battle of Gods.
Majin Buu briefly appears in an episode of the 1997 anime remake of Toriyama's Dr. Slump, and makes a brief cameo appearance in Toriyama's manga series Neko Majin Z. He also appears in chapter four of the Saikyō Jump manga Dragon Ball SD, a super deformed spin-off of Dragon Ball written by Naho Ōishi, which depicts a comedic alternate retelling of him being released.[24] Ōishi drew a special chapter focusing on Buu for the July 2014 issue, titled Dragon Ball SD Majin Buu Extra Story (ドラゴンボールSD 魔人ブウ番外編, Doragonbōru SD Majin Bū Bangai-hen) it also features Toriyama's Neko Majin.[25]
He is a playable character in the franchise's video games, the first being Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3 in 1994, but also in most of the more recent games such as the Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! series. He is also playable in the Weekly Shōnen Jump crossover games Battle Stadium D.O.N and Jump Ultimate Stars.
He is also referenced in the song "Pink Matter" by Frank Ocean featuring André 3000 in the lyrics "That soft pink matter, Cotton candy Majin Buu".
Voice actors[edit]
Justin Cook is Evil and Super Buu's most consistent English voice actor.
In the original Japanese, Buu and all his forms are voiced by Kōzō Shioya in all media.[26] He said he looked at the character as a self-centered three-year-old. Even through all the different forms of the character, Shioya explained that he tried not to deviate too far from the personality of the original while subtlety showing that he changed form.[27]
In the Funimation dub, Josh Martin voices Fat and Kid Buu,[28][29] while Justin Cook voices Evil and Super Buu.[30]
Reception[edit]
Majin Buu is a popular character in the Dragon Ball series, in 2004 Japanese fans voted him the eighth most popular character.[31] He was rated by Wizard magazine as the 40th greatest villain of all time, the only anime or manga character from Japan to make the list.[32] IGN's David F. Smith states that although he is tough, Majin Buu's pink complexion prevents anybody from taking him as a serious threat.[33] Theron Martin of Anime News Network claims Buu's "childlike demeanor actually gives his malicious smiles and mad faces a surprisingly chilling effect", claiming it sets him apart from the "hyper-evil badasses" of the series.[4] He called Josh Martin's English vocal performance far more childish than Kōzō Shioya's, but also felt that Shioya's voice does not fit Buu's behavior.[4] According to Dennis Amith of J!-ENT, seeing him "kill people for the sake of hunger or for enjoyment to hear things go 'boom'" makes Buu the deadliest villain of the series.[34] Toriyama stated that the fight between Buu and Gotenks was fun to draw because he was able to come up with odd techniques in "the spirit of gag manga".[11]:167
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Toriyama, Akira (2006). "Chapter 486". Dragon Ball, Volume 41 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 25). Viz Media. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4215-0404-9. Now his body is perfectly suited to battle... and his soul is pure rage...
Jump up ^ Toriyama, Akira (2006). "Chapter 508". Dragon Ball, Volume 42 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 26). Viz Media. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4215-0636-4. This Buu... is evil incarnate...
Jump up ^ DRAGON BALL 大全集 2: STORY GUIDE (in Japanese). Shueisha. 1995. p. 242. ISBN 4-08-782752-6.
^ Jump up to: a b c Toriyama, Akira (2005). "Chapter 445". Dragon Ball, Volume 37 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 21). Viz Media. pp. 189–191. ISBN 1-59116-873-2. This Djinn possesses neither reason nor emotion. He exists solely to slaughter and destroy. To strike fear into the hearts of all living things. In just a few years, hundreds of planets were wiped out.
Jump up ^ Toriyama, Akira (2005). "Chapter 459". Dragon Ball, Volume 38 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 22). Viz Media. pp. 179–191. ISBN 978-1-4215-0051-5.
Jump up ^ Toriyama, Akira (2005). "Chapter 471". Dragon Ball, Volume 39 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 23). Viz Media. pp. 155–160. ISBN 978-1-4215-0148-2.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Toriyama, Akira (2006). "Chapters 473–485". Dragon Ball, Volume 40 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 24). Viz Media. pp. 7–181. ISBN 978-1-4215-0273-1.
Jump up ^ Toriyama, Akira (2006). "Chapter 481". Dragon Ball, Volume 40 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 24). Viz Media. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-4215-0273-1. In just one day, 80% of the world's population has been decimated.
^ Jump up to: a b Toriyama, Akira (2006). "Chapters 486–487, 497–502". Dragon Ball, Volume 41 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 25). Viz Media. pp. 7–33, 156–235. ISBN 978-1-4215-0404-9.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Toriyama, Akira (2006). "Chapters 503–519". Dragon Ball, Volume 42 (Dragon Ball Z, Volume 26). Viz Media. pp. 7–243. ISBN 1-4215-0636-X.
Jump up ^ "The Universes' Gods are Aghast! You'll Be Obliterated if You Lose at the "Tournament of Power". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 78. February 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Universe 9's Kicker Basil vs Universe 7's Majin Buu". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 79. February 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ Ōishi, Naho (October 2011). "Chapter 4". Saikyō Jump. Dragon Ball SD (in Japanese). Vol. 4. Shueisha.
Jump up ^ Ōishi, Naho (June 2014). "Dragon Ball SD Majin Buu Extra Story". Saikyō Jump. Dragon Ball SD (in Japanese). Shueisha.
Jump up ^ "Dragon Ball Super Main Visual Reveals 2 New Characters". Anime News Network. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
Jump up ^ DRAGON BALL 天下一伝説 (in Japanese). Shueisha. 2004. pp. 174–175. ISBN 4-08-873705-9.
Jump up ^ "Dragon Ball Super's New Opening Sequence Previewed in Screenshots". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
Jump up ^ "Voice Cast Revealed for the Official U.S. English Dub of "Dragon Ball Super"". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
Jump up ^ "Super Buu". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2017-07-14. (w/green checkmark)
Jump up ^ Dragon Ball Forever (in Japanese). Shueisha. 2004. ISBN 4-08-873702-4.
Jump up ^ The Wizard Staff (July 2006). "The 100 Greatest Villains of All Time". Wizard Magazine. No. 177. p. 90.
Jump up ^ Smith, David (2008-06-16). "Dragon Ball Z: Season Five DVD Review, You probably know the drill by now, as we plow into the long Cell Saga". IGN. Retrieved 2013-05-25. Let's be honest with ourselves – Majin Buu was pretty tough, but he was just a little too pink to take seriously as a threat most of the time.
Jump up ^ Amith, Dennis (2011-07-07). "Dragon Ball Z – Dragon Box Z Vol. 6 (a J!-ENT Anime DVD Review)". J!-ENT. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
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