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2018 FIFA World Cup
Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA 2018
Chempionat mira po futbolu FIFA 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country
Russia
Dates
14 June – 15 July
Teams
32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)
12 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
France (2nd title)
Runners-up
Croatia
Third place
Belgium
Fourth place
England
Tournament statistics
Matches played
64
Goals scored
169 (2.64 per match)
Attendance
3,031,768 (47,371 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Harry Kane (6 goals)[1]
Best player
Luka Modrić[1]
Best young player
Kylian Mbappé[1]
Best goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois[1]
Fair play award
Spain[1]
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.[2] It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe,[3] and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup.[4] It was also the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.[5][6]
The finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 20 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2014, while both Iceland and Panama made their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup. A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues across 11 cities.[7]
The final took place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, between France and Croatia. France won the match 4–2 to claim their second World Cup title, marking the fourth consecutive title won by a European team.
Contents
1 Host selection
1.1 Criticism
2 Teams
2.1 Qualification
2.2 Draw
2.3 Squads
3 Officiating
3.1 Video assistant referees
4 Venues
4.1 Stadiums
4.2 Team base camps
5 Preparation and costs
5.1 Budget
5.2 Infrastructure spending
5.3 Volunteers
5.4 Transport
6 Schedule
7 Opening ceremony
8 Group stage
8.1 Tiebreakers
8.2 Group A
8.3 Group B
8.4 Group C
8.5 Group D
8.6 Group E
8.7 Group F
8.8 Group G
8.9 Group H
9 Knockout stage
9.1 Bracket
9.2 Round of 16
9.3 Quarter-finals
9.4 Semi-finals
9.5 Third place play-off
9.6 Final
10 Statistics
10.1 Goalscorers
10.2 Discipline
10.3 Awards
10.3.1 Dream Team
10.3.2 Prize money
11 Marketing
11.1 Branding
11.2 Mascot
11.3 Ticketing
11.4 Match ball
11.5 Merchandise
11.6 Official song
12 Controversies
12.1 Host selection
12.2 Response to Skripal poisoning
13 Critical reception
14 Broadcasting rights
15 Sponsorship
16 See also
17 Notes
18 References
19 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 on 2 December 2010.
President Vladimir Putin holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy at a pre-tournament ceremony in Moscow on 9 September 2017
The 100-ruble commemorative banknote celebrates the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It features an image of Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest.[8] Initially, nine countries placed bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings,[9] and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid.[10] 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 22-member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments.[11] 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, which was bidding to host its second tournament, was eliminated in the first round.[12]
The voting results were as follows:[13]
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
Criticism
The English Football Association and others raised concerns of bribery on the part of the Russian team and corruption from FIFA members. They claimed that four members of the executive committee had requested bribes to vote for England, and Sepp Blatter had said that it had already been arranged before the vote that Russia would win.[14] The 2014 Garcia Report, an internal investigation led by Michael J. Garcia, was withheld from public release by Hans-Joachim Eckert, FIFA's head of adjudication on ethical matters. Eckert instead released a shorter revised summary, and his (and therefore FIFA's) reluctance to publish the full report caused Garcia to resign in protest.[15] Because of the controversy, the FA refused to accept Eckert's absolving of Russia from blame, with Greg Dyke calling for a re-examination of the affair and David Bernstein calling for a boycott of the World Cup.[16][17]
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 – applied to enter the qualifying process.[18] Zimbabwe and Indonesia were later disqualified before playing their first matches,[19][20] 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.[21] Places in the tournament were allocated to continental confederations, with the allocation unchanged from the 2014 World Cup.[22][23] The first qualification game, between Timor-Leste and Mongolia, began in Dili on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[24] and the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, on 25 July 2015.[25][26][27][2]
Of the 32 nations qualified to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 20 countries competed at the previous 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.[28] Other teams returning after absences of at least three tournaments include: Egypt, returning to the finals after their last appearance in 1990; Morocco, who last competed in 1998; Peru, returning after 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.[29]
Notable countries that failed to qualify include four-time champions Italy (for the first time since 1958), three-time runners-up and third placed in 2014 the Netherlands (for the first time since 2002), and four reigning continental champions: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon, two-time Copa América champions and 2017 Confederations Cup runners-up Chile, 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners New Zealand, and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions 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.[30]
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the tournament.[31]
AFC (5)
Australia (36)
Iran (37)
Japan (61)
Saudi Arabia (67)
South Korea (57)
CAF (5)
Egypt (45)
Morocco (41)
Nigeria (48)
Senegal (27)
Tunisia (21)
CONCACAF (3)
Costa Rica (23)
Mexico (15)
Panama (55)
CONMEBOL (5)
Argentina (5)
Brazil (2)
Colombia (16)
Peru (11)
Uruguay (14)
OFC (0)
None qualified
UEFA (14)
Belgium (3)
Croatia (20)
Denmark (12)
England (12)
France (7)
Germany (1)
Iceland (22)
Poland (8)
Portugal (4)
Russia (70) (host)
Serbia (34)
Spain (10)
Sweden (24)
Switzerland (6)
Qualified
Did not qualify
Disqualified
Not a FIFA member
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.[32][33] The 32 teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4, by selecting one team from each of the 4 ranked pots.
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.[34] This was different from previous draws, when only pot 1 was based on FIFA rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. However, teams from the same confederation still were not drawn against each other for the group stage, except that two UEFA teams could be in each group.
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
Croatia players after the 2018 World Cup Final against France
Initially, each team had to name a preliminary squad of 30 players but, in February 2018, this was increased to 35.[35] From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by 4 June. Players in the final squad may be replaced for serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match and such replacements do not need to have been named in the preliminary squad.[36]
For players named in the 35-player preliminary squad, there was 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.[37]
Officiating
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup officials
On 29 March 2018, FIFA released the list of 36 referees and 63 assistant referees selected to oversee matches.[38] On 30 April 2018, FIFA released the list of 13 video assistant referees, who solely acted in this capacity in the tournament.[39]
Referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi of Saudi Arabia was removed in 30 May 2018 over a match-fixing attempt,[40] along with his two assistant referees, compatriots Mohammed Al-Abakry and Abdulah Al-Shalwai. A new referee was not appointed, but two assistant referees, Hasan Al Mahri of the United Arab Emirates and Hiroshi Yamauchi of Japan, were added to the list.[41][42] Assistant referee Marwa Range of Kenya also withdrew after the BBC released an investigation conducted by a Ghanaian journalist which implicated Marwa in a bribery scandal.[43]
showList of officials
Confederation
Referee
Assistant referees
Video assistant referees
AFC Alireza Faghani (Iran) Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran) Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Ryuji Sato (Japan) Toru Sagara (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
CAF Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Gehad Grisha (Egypt) Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
CONCACAF Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Mark Geiger (United States) Frank Anderson (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Jair Marrufo (United States) Corey Rockwell (United States)
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
John Pitti (Panama) Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
CONMEBOL Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Christian Schiemann (Chile) Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Sandro Ricci (Brazil) Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
OFC Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
UEFA Felix Brych (Germany) Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany) Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Sergei Karasev (Russia) Anton Averianov (Russia)
Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Clément Turpin (France) Cyril Gringore (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Video assistant referees
VAR in use in during the Group D match between Nigeria and Iceland, at Volgograd.
Shortly after the International Football Association Board's decision to incorporate video assistant referees (VARs) into the Laws of the Game, on 16 March 2018, the FIFA Council took the much-anticipated step of approving the use of VAR for the first time in a FIFA World Cup tournament.[44][45]
VAR operations for all games are operating from a single headquarters in Moscow, which receives live video of the games and are in radio contact with the on-field referees.[46] Systems are in place for communicating VAR-related information to broadcasters and visuals on stadiums' large screens are used for the fans in attendance.[46]
VAR had a significant impact in several games.[47] On 15 June 2018, Diego Costa's goal against Portugal became the first World Cup goal based on a VAR decision;[48] the first penalty as a result of a VAR decision was awarded to France in their match against Australia on 16 June and resulted in a goal by Antoine Griezmann.[49] A record number of penalties were awarded in the tournament, with this phenomenon being partially attributed to VAR.[50] Overall, the new technology has been both praised and criticised by commentators.[51] FIFA declared the implementation of VAR a success after the first week of competition.[52]
Venues
Further information: 2018 FIFA World Cup 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.[53] Most cities are in European Russia, while Sochi[54] and Yekaterinburg[55] are very close to the Europe-Asia border, 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."[56]
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.[57]
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.[58]
Sepp Blatter stated in July 2014 that, given the 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".[59]
Reconstruction of the Yekaterinburg Central Stadium in January 2017
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.[60]
On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the stadiums used during the tournament.[61]
Of the twelve venues used, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Saint Petersburg Stadium – the two largest stadiums in Russia – were used most, both hosting seven matches. Sochi, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara all hosted six matches, including one quarter-final match each, while the Otkrytiye Stadium in Moscow and Rostov-on-Don hosted five matches, including one round-of-16 match each. Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg and Saransk all hosted four matches, but did not host any knockout stage games.
Stadiums
Exterior of Otkrytie Arena in Moscow
A total of twelve stadiums in eleven Russian cities were built and renovated for the FIFA World Cup.[62]
Kaliningrad: Kaliningrad Stadium. The first piles were driven into the ground in September 2015. On 11 April 2018 the new stadium hosted its first match.
Kazan: Kazan Arena. The stadium was built for the 2013 Summer Universiade. It has since hosted the 2015 World Aquatics Championship and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The stadium serves as a home arena to FC Rubin Kazan.
Moscow: Luzhniki Stadium. The largest stadium in the country was closed for renovation in 2013. The stadium was commissioned in November 2017.
Moscow: Spartak Stadium. The stadium is a home arena to its namesake FC Spartak Moscow. In accordance with the FIFA requirements, during the 2018 World Cup it is called Spartak Stadium instead of its usual name Otkritie Arena. The stadium hosted its first match on 5 September 2014.
Nizhny Novgorod: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. The construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium commenced in 2015. The project was completed in December 2017.[63]
Rostov-on-Don: Rostov Arena. The stadium is located on the left bank of the Don River. The stadium construction was completed on 22 December 2017.
Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg Stadium. The construction of the stadium commenced in 2007. The project was officially completed on 29 December 2016.[64] The stadium has hosted games of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and will serve as a venue for UEFA Euro 2020.
Samara: Samara Arena. The construction officially started on 21 July 2014. The project was completed on 21 April 2018.
Saransk: Mordovia Arena. The stadium in Saransk was scheduled to be commissioned in 2012 in time for the opening of the all-Russian Spartakiad, but the plan was revised. The opening was rescheduled to 2017. The arena hosted its first match on 21 April 2018.
Sochi: Fisht Stadium. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Afterwards, it was renovated in preparation for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.
Volgograd: Volgograd Arena. The main arena of Volgograd was built on the demolished Central Stadium site, at the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex. The stadium was commissioned on 3 April 2018.[65]
Yekaterinburg: Ekaterinburg Arena. The Central Stadium of Yekaterinburg has been renovated for the FIFA World Cup. The arena's stands have a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The renovation project was completed in December 2017.
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Sochi
Luzhniki Stadium Otkritie Arena
(Spartak Stadium) Krestovsky Stadium
(Saint Petersburg Stadium) Fisht Olympic Stadium
(Fisht Stadium)
Capacity: 78,011[66] Capacity: 44,190[67] Capacity: 64,468[68] Capacity: 44,287[69]
Volgograd
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod
Kazan
Samara
Volgograd
Saransk
Sochi
Rostov-on-Don
Yekaterinburg
Rostov-on-Don
Volgograd Arena Rostov Arena
Capacity: 43,713[70] Capacity: 43,472[71]
Nizhny Novgorod
Kazan
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Kazan Arena
Capacity: 43,319[72] Capacity: 42,873[73]
Samara
Saransk
Kaliningrad
Yekaterinburg
Samara Arena Mordovia Arena Kaliningrad Stadium Central Stadium
(Ekaterinburg Arena)
Capacity: 41,970[74] Capacity: 41,685[75] Capacity: 33,973[76] Capacity: 33,061[77]
Team base camps
Base camps were 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.[78]
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: Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast[79]
Denmark: Anapa, Krasnodar Krai
Egypt: Grozny, Chechen Republic
England: Repino, Saint Petersburg[80]
France: Istra, Moscow Oblast
Germany: Vatutinki, Moscow[81]
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
Sweden: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
Switzerland: Togliatti, Samara Oblast
Tunisia: Pervomayskoye, Moscow Oblast
Uruguay: Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Preparation and costs
Budget
Scale model of the Volgograd Arena. Construction began in 2015.
At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion as of June 2018,[4] it is the most expensive World Cup in history, surpassing the cost of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[82]
The Russian government had originally earmarked a budget of around $20 billion[83] which was later slashed to $10 billion for the preparations of the World Cup, of which half is spent on transport infrastructure.[84] As part of the program for preparation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a federal sub-program "Construction and Renovation of Transport Infrastructure" was implemented with a total budget of 352.5 billion rubles, with 170.3 billion coming from the federal budget, 35.1 billion from regional budgets, and 147.1 billion from investors.[85] The biggest item of federal spending was the aviation infrastructure (117.8 billion rubles).[86] Construction of new hotels was a crucial area of infrastructure development in the World Cup host cities. Costs continued to balloon as preparations were underway.[82]
Infrastructure spending
Platov International Airport in Rostov-on-Don was upgraded with automated air traffic control systems, modern surveillance, navigation, communication, control, and meteorological support systems.[87] Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg was upgraded with radio-engineering tools for flight operation and received its second runway strip. Saransk Airport received a new navigation system; the city also got two new hotels, Mercure Saransk Centre (Accor Hotels) and Four Points by Sheraton Saransk (Starwood Hotels) as well as few other smaller accommodation facilities.[88] In Samara, new tram lines were laid.[89] Khrabrovo Airport in Kaliningrad was upgraded with radio navigation and weather equipment.[90] Renovation and upgrade of radio-engineering tools for flight operation was completed in the airports of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Sochi.[87] On 27 March, the Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of Russia reported that all communications within its area of responsibility have been commissioned. The last facility commissioned was a waste treatment station in Volgograd. In Yekaterinburg, where four matches are hosted, hosting costs increased to over 7.4 billion rubles, over-running the 5.6 billion rubles originally allocated from the state and regional budget.[91]
Volunteers
Volunteer flag bearers on the field prior to Belgium's (flag depicted) group stage match against Tunisia
Volunteer applications to the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee opened on 1 June 2016. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Volunteer Program received about 177,000 applications,[92] and engaged a total of 35,000 volunteers.[93] They received training at 15 Volunteer Centres of the Local Organising Committee based in 15 universities, and in Volunteer Centres in the host cities. Preference, especially in the key areas, was given to those with knowledge of foreign languages and volunteering experience, but not necessarily to Russian nationals.[94]
Transport
Free public transport services were offered for ticketholders during the World Cup, including additional trains linking between host cities, as well as services such as bus service within them.[95][96][97]
Schedule
Launching of a 1,000 days countdown in Moscow
The full schedule was announced by FIFA on 24 July 2015 (without kick-off times, which were confirmed later).[98][99] On 1 December 2017, following the final draw, six kick-off times were adjusted by FIFA.[100]
Russia was placed in position A1 in the group stage and played 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.[101] The Luzhniki Stadium also hosted the second semi-final on 11 July and the final on 15 July. The Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg hosted the first semi-final on 10 July and the third place play-off on 14 July.[102][22]
Opening ceremony
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
Soprano Aida Garifullina and pop singer Robbie Williams singing "Angels" at the opening ceremony
The opening ceremony took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, preceding the opening match of the tournament between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia.[103][104]
Former Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt. English pop singer Robbie Williams then performed two songs before he and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performed a duet while other performers emerged, dressed in the flags of all 32 teams and carrying a sign bearing the name of each nation. Dancers were also present.[105] Ronaldo returned with the official match ball of the 2018 World Cup which was sent into space with the International Space Station crew in March and came back to Earth in early June.[105]
Group stage
Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the knockout stage. Ten European teams and four South American teams progressed to the knockout stage, together with Japan and Mexico.
For the first time since 1938, Germany (reigning champions) did not advance past the first round. For the first time since 1982, no African team progressed to the second round. For the first time, the fair play criteria came into use, when Japan qualified over Senegal due to having received fewer yellow cards. Only one match, France v Denmark, was goalless. Until then there were a record 36 straight games in which at least one goal was scored.[106]
All times listed below are local time.[100]
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[36][107]
Points obtained in all group matches;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Number of goals scored in all group matches;
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
Yellow card: –1 points;
Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
Direct red card: –4 points;
Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
Drawing of lots.
Group A
Pre-match ceremony prior to the opening game, Russia v Saudi Arabia
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2
Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3
Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4
Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
5–0
Saudi Arabia
Gazinsky 12'
Cheryshev 43', 90+1'
Dzyuba 71'
Golovin 90+4'
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[108]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Egypt
0–1
Uruguay
Report
Giménez 89'
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 27,015[109]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
3–1
Egypt
Fathy 47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev 59'
Dzyuba 62'
Report
Salah 73' (pen.)
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[110]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Uruguay
1–0
Saudi Arabia
Suárez 23'
Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 42,678[111]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Uruguay
3–0
Russia
Suárez 10'
Cheryshev 23' (o.g.)
Cavani 90'
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[112]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Saudi Arabia
2–1
Egypt
Al-Faraj 45+6' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari 90+5'
Report
Salah 22'
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 36,823[113]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Group B
The first match of the group, Iran's squad against Morocco in St. Petersburg
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2
Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3
Iran 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4
Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Morocco
0–1
Iran
Report
Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.)
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 62,548[114]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Portugal
3–3
Spain
Ronaldo 4' (pen.), 44', 88'
Report
Costa 24', 55'
Nacho 58'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,866[115]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Portugal
1–0
Morocco
Ronaldo 4'
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[116]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Iran
0–1
Spain
Report
Costa 54'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,718[117]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Iran
1–1
Portugal
Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.)
Report
Quaresma 45'
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 41,685[118]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
Spain
2–2
Morocco
Isco 19'
Aspas 90+1'
Report
Boutaïb 14'
En-Nesyri 81'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[119]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Group C
Australia v Peru
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 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2
Denmark 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3
Peru 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4
Australia 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)13:00 MSK (UTC+3)
France
2–1
Australia
Griezmann 58' (pen.)
Behich 81' (o.g.)
Report
Jedinak 62' (pen.)
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,279[120]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Peru
0–1
Denmark
Report
Poulsen 59'
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 40,502[121]
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Denmark
1–1
Australia
Eriksen 7'
Report
Jedinak 38' (pen.)
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 40,727[122]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
France
1–0
Peru
Mbappé 34'
Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,789[123]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Denmark
0–0
France
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[124]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Australia
0–2
Peru
Report
Carrillo 18'
Guerrero 50'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,073[125]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Group D
Iceland v Croatia
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Croatia 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2
Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3
Nigeria 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4
Iceland 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)16:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Argentina
1–1
Iceland
Agüero 19'
Report
Finnbogason 23'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[126]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)21:00 KALT (UTC+2)
Croatia
2–0
Nigeria
Etebo 32' (o.g.)
Modrić 71' (pen.)
Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 31,136[127]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Argentina
0–3
Croatia
Report
Rebić 53'
Modrić 80'
Rakitić 90+1'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[128]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Nigeria
2–0
Iceland
Musa 49', 75'
Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 40,904[129]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Nigeria
1–2
Argentina
Moses 51' (pen.)
Report
Messi 14'
Rojo 86'
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[130]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Iceland
1–2
Croatia
G. Sigurðsson 76' (pen.)
Report
Badelj 53'
Perišić 90'
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[131]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Group E
Brazil v Costa Rica
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 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2
Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3
Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4
Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Costa Rica
0–1
Serbia
Report
Kolarov 56'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,432[132]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Brazil
1–1
Switzerland
Coutinho 20'
Report
Zuber 50'
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,109[133]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Brazil
2–0
Costa Rica
Coutinho 90+1'
Neymar 90+7'
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[134]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
Serbia
1–2
Switzerland
Mitrović 5'
Report
Xhaka 52'
Shaqiri 90'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,167[135]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Serbia
0–2
Brazil
Report
Paulinho 36'
Thiago Silva 68'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[136]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Switzerland
2–2
Costa Rica
Džemaili 31'
Drmić 88'
Report
Waston 56'
Sommer 90+3' (o.g.)
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[137]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Group F
Germany v Mexico
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2
Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3
South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4
Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Germany
0–1
Mexico
Report
Lozano 35'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[138]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Sweden
1–0
South Korea
Granqvist 65' (pen.)
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 42,300[139]
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
South Korea
1–2
Mexico
Son Heung-min 90+3'
Report
Vela 26' (pen.)
Hernández 66'
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[140]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Germany
2–1
Sweden
Reus 48'
Kroos 90+5'
Report
Toivonen 32'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[141]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
South Korea
2–0
Germany
Kim Young-gwon 90+3'
Son Heung-min 90+6'
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,835[142]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)19:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Mexico
0–3
Sweden
Report
Augustinsson 50'
Granqvist 62' (pen.)
Álvarez 74' (o.g.)
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 33,061[143]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Group G
Belgium v Tunisia
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2
England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3
Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4
Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
3–0
Panama
Mertens 47'
Lukaku 69', 75'
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,257[144]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Tunisia
1–2
England
Sassi 35' (pen.)
Report
Kane 11', 90+1'
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 41,064[145]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
5–2
Tunisia
E. Hazard 6' (pen.), 51'
Lukaku 16', 45+3'
Batshuayi 90'
Report
Bronn 18'
Khazri 90+3'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[146]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
England
6–1
Panama
Stones 8', 40'
Kane 22' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 62'
Lingard 36'
Report
Baloy 78'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[147]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
England
0–1
Belgium
Report
Januzaj 51'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[148]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Panama
1–2
Tunisia
Meriah 33' (o.g.)
Report
F. Ben Youssef 51'
Khazri 66'
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 37,168[149]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Group H
Japan v Poland
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2
Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3
Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
4
Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
^ Jump up to: a b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Colombia
1–2
Japan
Quintero 39'
Report
Kagawa 6' (pen.)
Osako 73'
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 40,842[150]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Poland
1–2
Senegal
Krychowiak 86'
Report
Cionek 37' (o.g.)
Niang 60'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[151]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Japan
2–2
Senegal
Inui 34'
Honda 78'
Report
Mané 11'
Wagué 71'
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,572[152]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Poland
0–3
Colombia
Report
Mina 40'
Falcao 70'
Ju. Cuadrado 75'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[153]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Japan
0–1
Poland
Report
Bednarek 59'
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 42,189[154]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Senegal
0–1
Colombia
Report
Mina 74'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[155]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Knockout stage
Russia v Croatia
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.[36]
If a match went into extra time, each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this had been allowed in a FIFA World Cup tournament.[44]
Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
30 June – Sochi
Uruguay 2
6 July – Nizhny Novgorod
Portugal 1
Uruguay 0
30 June – Kazan
France 2
France 4
10 July – Saint Petersburg
Argentina 3
France 1
2 July – Samara
Belgium 0
Brazil 2
6 July – Kazan
Mexico 0
Brazil 1
2 July – Rostov-on-Don
Belgium 2
Belgium 3
15 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Japan 2
France 4
1 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Croatia 2
Spain 1 (3)
7 July – Sochi
Russia (p) 1 (4)
Russia 2 (3)
1 July – Nizhny Novgorod
Croatia (p) 2 (4)
Croatia (p) 1 (3)
11 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
Denmark 1 (2)
Croatia (a.e.t.) 2
3 July – Saint Petersburg
England 1 Third place play-off
Sweden 1
7 July – Samara 14 July – Saint Petersburg
Switzerland 0
Sweden 0 Belgium 2
3 July – Moscow (Otkritie)
England 2 England 0
Colombia 1 (3)
England (p) 1 (4)
Round of 16
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
France
4–3
Argentina
Griezmann 13' (pen.)
Pavard 57'
Mbappé 64', 68'
Report
Di María 41'
Mercado 48'
Agüero 90+3'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[156]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Uruguay
2–1
Portugal
Cavani 7', 62'
Report
Pepe 55'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[157]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Spain
1–1 (a.e.t.)
Russia
Ignashevich 12' (o.g.)
Report
Dzyuba 41' (pen.)
Penalties
Iniesta
Piqué
Koke
Ramos
Aspas
3–4
Smolov
Ignashevich
Golovin
Cheryshev
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[158]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Croatia
1–1 (a.e.t.)
Denmark
Mandžukić 4'
Report
M. Jørgensen 1'
Penalties
Badelj
Kramarić
Modrić
Pivarić
Rakitić
3–2
Eriksen
Kjær
Krohn-Dehli
Schöne
N. Jørgensen
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 40,851[159]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Brazil
2–0
Mexico
Neymar 51'
Firmino 88'
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[160]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
3–2
Japan
Vertonghen 69'
Fellaini 74'
Chadli 90+4'
Report
Haraguchi 48'
Inui 52'
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 41,466[161]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Sweden
1–0
Switzerland
Forsberg 66'
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,042[162]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Colombia
1–1 (a.e.t.)
England
Mina 90+3'
Report
Kane 57' (pen.)
Penalties
Falcao
Ju. Cuadrado
Muriel
Uribe
Bacca
3–4
Kane
Rashford
Henderson
Trippier
Dier
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[163]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Quarter-finals
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Uruguay
0–2
France
Report
Varane 40'
Griezmann 61'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[164]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Brazil
1–2
Belgium
Renato Augusto 76'
Report
Fernandinho 13' (o.g.)
De Bruyne 31'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[165]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Sweden
0–2
England
Report
Maguire 30'
Alli 59'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 39,991[166]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Russia
2–2 (a.e.t.)
Croatia
Cheryshev 31'
Fernandes 115'
Report
Kramarić 39'
Vida 101'
Penalties
Smolov
Dzagoev
Fernandes
Ignashevich
Kuzyayev
3–4
Brozović
Kovačić
Modrić
Vida
Rakitić
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[167]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Semi-finals
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
France
1–0
Belgium
Umtiti 51'
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,286[168]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Croatia
2–1 (a.e.t.)
England
Perišić 68'
Mandžukić 109'
Report
Trippier 5'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[169]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Third place play-off
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
2–0
England
Meunier 4'
E. Hazard 82'
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,406[170]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Final
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
France
4–2
Croatia
Mandžukić 18' (o.g.)
Griezmann 38' (pen.)
Pogba 59'
Mbappé 65'
Report
Perišić 28'
Mandžukić 69'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[171]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Statistics
Further information: 2018 FIFA World Cup statistics
Goalscorers
There were 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.
Twelve own goals were scored during the tournament, doubling the record of six set in 1998.[172]
6 goals
Harry Kane
4 goals
Romelu Lukaku
Antoine Griezmann
Kylian Mbappé
Cristiano Ronaldo
Denis Cheryshev
3 goals
Eden Hazard
Yerry Mina
Mario Mandžukić
Ivan Perišić
Artem Dzyuba
Diego Costa
Edinson Cavani
2 goals
Sergio Agüero
Mile Jedinak
Philippe Coutinho
Neymar
Luka Modrić
Mohamed Salah
John Stones
Takashi Inui
Ahmed Musa
Son Heung-min
Andreas Granqvist
Wahbi Khazri
Luis Suárez
1 goal
Ángel Di María
Gabriel Mercado
Lionel Messi
Marcos Rojo
Michy Batshuayi
Nacer Chadli
Kevin De Bruyne
Marouane Fellaini
Adnan Januzaj
Dries Mertens
Thomas Meunier
Jan Vertonghen
Roberto Firmino
Paulinho
Renato Augusto
Thiago Silva
Juan Cuadrado
Radamel Falcao
Juan Fernando Quintero
Kendall Waston
Milan Badelj
Andrej Kramarić
Ivan Rakitić
Ante Rebić
Domagoj Vida
Christian Eriksen
Mathias Jørgensen
Yussuf Poulsen
Dele Alli
Jesse Lingard
Harry Maguire
Kieran Trippier
Benjamin Pavard
Paul Pogba
Samuel Umtiti
Raphaël Varane
Toni Kroos
Marco Reus
Alfreð Finnbogason
Gylfi Sigurðsson
Karim Ansarifard
Genki Haraguchi
Keisuke Honda
Shinji Kagawa
Yuya Osako
Javier Hernández
Hirving Lozano
Carlos Vela
Khalid Boutaïb
Youssef En-Nesyri
Victor Moses
Felipe Baloy
André Carrillo
Paolo Guerrero
Jan Bednarek
Grzegorz Krychowiak
Pepe
Ricardo Quaresma
Mário Fernandes
Yury Gazinsky
Aleksandr Golovin
Salem Al-Dawsari
Salman Al-Faraj
Sadio Mané
M'Baye Niang
Moussa Wagué
Aleksandar Kolarov
Aleksandar Mitrović
Kim Young-gwon
Iago Aspas
Isco
Nacho
Ludwig Augustinsson
Emil Forsberg
Ola Toivonen
Josip Drmić
Blerim Džemaili
Xherdan Shaqiri
Granit Xhaka
Steven Zuber
Dylan Bronn
Ferjani Sassi
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
José Giménez
1 own goal
Aziz Behich (against France)
Fernandinho (against Belgium)
Mario Mandžukić (against France)
Ahmed Fathy (against Russia)
Edson Álvarez (against Sweden)
Aziz Bouhaddouz (against Iran)
Oghenekaro Etebo (against Croatia)
Thiago Cionek (against Senegal)
Denis Cheryshev (against Uruguay)
Sergei Ignashevich (against Spain)
Yann Sommer (against Costa Rica)
Yassine Meriah (against Panama)
Source: FIFA[173]
Discipline
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record
In total, only four players were sent off in the entire tournament, the fewest since 1978.[174] International Football Association Board technical director David Elleray stated a belief that this was due to the introduction of VAR, since players would know that they would not be able to get away with anything under the new system.[175]
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[36]
Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
Player
Offence(s)
Suspension(s)
Carlos Sánchez in Group H vs Japan (matchday 1; 19 June) Group H vs Poland (matchday 2; 24 June)
Yussuf Poulsen in Group C vs Peru (matchday 1; 16 June)
in Group C vs Australia (matchday 2; 21 June) Group C vs France (matchday 3; 26 June)
Jérôme Boateng in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 2; 23 June) Group F vs South Korea (matchday 3; 27 June)
Armando Cooper in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June)
in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June) Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)
Michael Amir Murillo in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June)
in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June) Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)
Igor Smolnikov in Group A vs Uruguay (matchday 3; 25 June) Round of 16 vs Spain (1 July)
Sebastian Larsson in Group F vs Germany (matchday 2; 23 June)
in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June) Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July)
Héctor Moreno in Group F vs Germany (matchday 1; 17 June)
in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 3; 27 June) Round of 16 vs Brazil (2 July)
Stephan Lichtsteiner in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June)
in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June) Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)
Fabian Schär in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June)
in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June) Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)
Blaise Matuidi in Group C vs Peru (matchday 2; 21 June)
in Round of 16 vs Argentina (30 June) Quarter-finals vs Uruguay (6 July)
Casemiro in Group E vs Switzerland (matchday 1; 17 June)
in Round of 16 vs Mexico (2 July) Quarter-finals vs Belgium (6 July)
Mikael Lustig in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June)
in Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July) Quarter-finals vs England (7 July)
Michael Lang in Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July) Suspension served outside tournament
Thomas Meunier in Group G vs Panama (matchday 1; 18 June)
in Quarter-finals vs Brazil (6 July) Semi-finals vs France (10 July)
Awards
Luka Modrić accepting the Golden Ball award from Vladimir Putin
Kylian Mbappé receiving the World Cup best young player award from Emmanuel Macron
France lifting the World Cup trophy
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were all sponsored by Adidas.[1]
Golden Ball
Silver Ball
Bronze Ball
Luka Modrić Eden Hazard Antoine Griezmann
Golden Boot
Silver Boot
Bronze Boot
Harry Kane
(6 goals, 0 assists) Antoine Griezmann
(4 goals, 2 assists) Romelu Lukaku
(4 goals, 1 assist)
Golden Glove
Thibaut Courtois
Best Young Player
Kylian Mbappé
FIFA Fair Play Award
Spain
Additionally, FIFA.com shortlisted 18 goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best.[176] The poll closed on 23 July. The award was sponsored by Hyundai.[177]
Goal of the Tournament
Goalscorer
Opponent
Score
Round
Benjamin Pavard Argentina 2–2 Round of 16
Dream Team
As was the case during the 2010 and 2014 editions, FIFA did not release an official All-Star Team, but instead invited users of FIFA.com to elect their Fan Dream Team.[178][179]
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Thibaut Courtois Marcelo
Thiago Silva
Raphaël Varane
Diego Godín Kevin De Bruyne
Philippe Coutinho
Luka Modrić Harry Kane
Kylian Mbappé
Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA also published an alternate team of the tournament based on player performances evaluated through statistical data.[180]
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Thibaut Courtois Andreas Granqvist
Thiago Silva
Raphaël Varane
Yerry Mina Denis Cheryshev
Philippe Coutinho
Luka Modrić Harry Kane
Antoine Griezmann
Eden Hazard
Prize money
Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[181]
Position
Amount (million USD)
Per team
Total
Champions 38 38
Runner-up 28 28
Third place 24 24
Fourth place 22 22
5th–8th place (quarter-finals) 16 64
9th–16th place (round of 16) 12 96
17th–32nd place (group stage) 8 128
Total
400
Marketing
The typeface "Dusha" used for branding
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.[182] For the branding, Portuguese design agency Brandia Central created materials in 2014, with a typeface called Dusha (from душа, Russian for soul) designed by Brandia Central and edited by Adotbelow of DSType Foundry in Portugal.[183]
Mascot
Main article: Zabivaka
Tournament mascot, wolf Zabivaka
The official mascot for the tournament was unveiled 21 October 2016, and selected through a design competition among university students. A public vote was used to select from three finalists—a cat, a tiger, and a wolf. The winner, with 53% of approximately 1 million votes, was Zabivaka—an anthropomorphic wolf dressed in the colours of the Russian national team. Zabivaka's name is a portmanteau of the Russian words забияка ("hothead") and забивать ("to score"), and his official backstory states that he is an aspiring football player who is "charming, confident and social".[184]
Ticketing
The first phase of ticket sales started on 14 September 2017, 12:00 Moscow Time, and lasted until 12 October 2017.[185]
The general visa policy of Russia did not apply to participants and spectators, who were able to visit Russia without a visa right before and during the competition regardless of their citizenship.[186] Spectators were nonetheless required to register for a "Fan-ID", a special photo identification pass. A Fan-ID was required to enter the country visa-free, while a ticket, Fan-ID and a valid passport were required to enter stadiums for matches. Fan-IDs also granted World Cup attendees free access to public transport services, including buses, and train service between host cities. Fan-ID was administered by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, who could revoke these accreditations at any time to "ensure the defence capability or security of the state or public order".[95][96][97]
Match ball
Main article: Adidas Telstar 18
Match ball "Telstar 18"
Match ball for the knockout stage, "Telstar Mechta".
The official match ball of the 2018 World Cup group stage was "Telstar 18", based on the name and design of the first Adidas World Cup ball from 1970. It was introduced on 9 November 2017.[187]
After the group stage, "Telstar Mechta" was used for the knockout stage. The word mechta (Russian: мечта) means dream or ambition. The difference between Telstar 18 and Mechta is the red details on the design.[188]
Merchandise
See also: FIFA World Cup video games
On 30 April 2018, EA announced a free expansion for FIFA 18 based on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring all 32 participating teams and all 12 stadiums used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[189]
Official song
Main article: Live It Up (Nicky Jam song)
The official song of the tournament was "Live It Up", with vocals from Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi, released on 25 May 2018. Its music video was released on 8 June 2018.[190]
Controversies
Main article: List of 2018 FIFA World Cup controversies
Thirty-three footballers who are alleged to be part of the steroid program are listed in the McLaren Report.[191] On 22 December 2017, it was reported that FIFA fired a doctor who had been investigating doping in Russian football.[192] On 22 May 2018 FIFA confirmed that the investigations concerning all Russian players named for the provisional squad of the FIFA World Cup in Russia had been completed, with the result that insufficient evidence was found to assert an anti-doping rule violation.[193] FIFA's medical committee also decided that Russian personnel would not be involved in performing drug testing procedures at the tournament; the action was taken to reassure teams that the samples would remain untampered.[194]
Host selection
The choice of Russia as host has been challenged. Controversial issues have included the level of racism in Russian football,[195][196][197] and discrimination against LGBT people in wider Russian society.[198][199] 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.[200][201] 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".[202]
Allegations of corruption in the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups caused threats from England's FA to boycott the tournament.[203] 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.[204] Garcia criticised the summary as being "materially incomplete" with "erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions", and appealed to FIFA's Appeal Committee.[205][206] 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.[207]
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.[208][209] 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".[210][211] Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and former British Prime Minister David Cameron attended a meeting with FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon in which a vote-trading deal for the right to host the 2018 World Cup in England was discussed.[212][213]
Response to Skripal poisoning
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.[214] Iceland diplomatically boycotted the World Cup.[215] Russia responded to the comments from the UK Parliament claiming that "the west are trying to deny Russia the World Cup".[216] The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced Boris Johnson's statements that compared the event to the 1936 Olympics held in Nazi Germany as "poisoned with venom of hate, unprofessionalism and boorishness" and "unacceptable and unworthy" parallel towards Russia, a "nation that lost millions of lives in fighting Nazism".[217]
The British Foreign Office and MPs had repeatedly warned English football fans and "people of Asian or Afro-Caribbean descent" travelling to Russia of "racist or homophobic intimidation, hooligan violence and anti-British hostility".[218][219] English football fans who have travelled have said they have received a warm welcome from ordinary citizens after arriving in Russia.[220][221]
Critical reception
Russia received widespread praise as World Cup hosts. Facilities—such as the refurbished Luzhniki Stadium (pictured)—were one aspect of Russia's success.
At the close of the World Cup Russia was widely praised for its success in hosting the tournament, with Steve Rosenberg of the BBC deeming it "a resounding public relations success" for Putin, adding, "The stunning new stadiums, free train travel to venues and the absence of crowd violence has impressed visiting supporters. Russia has come across as friendly and hospitable: a stark contrast with the country's authoritarian image. All the foreign fans I have spoken to are pleasantly surprised."[222]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated, "Everyone discovered a beautiful country, a welcoming country, that is keen to show the world that everything that has been said before might not be true. A lot of preconceived ideas have been changed because people have seen the true nature of Russia."[223] Infantino has proclaimed Russia 2018 to be "the best World Cup ever", as 98% of the stadiums were sold out, there were three billion viewers on TV all around the world and 7 million fans visited the fan fests.[224]
Broadcasting rights
Main article: 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 was the first men's World Cup whose English rights were held by Fox Sports, and Spanish rights held by Telemundo. The elimination of the US national team in qualifying led to concerns that US interest and viewership of this World Cup would be reduced (especially among "casual" viewers interested in the US team), especially noting how much Fox paid for the rights, and that US 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 among US viewers (factoring Hispanic and Latino Americans). Fox stated that it was still committed to broadcasting a significant amount of coverage for the tournament.[225][226][227]
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 Football Federation of Ukraine and sports minister Ihor Zhdanov.[228][229] Additionally, the Football Federation of Ukraine refused to accredit journalists for the World Cup and waived their quota of tickets.[230] However, the Ukrainian state TV still broadcast the World Cup, and more than 4 million Ukrainians watched the opening match.[231]
Broadcast rights to the tournament in the Middle East were hampered by an ongoing diplomatic crisis in Qatar over alleged support of extremist groups. Qatar is the home country of the region's rightsholder, beIN Sports. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties with Qatar over the matter. On 2 June 2018, beIN pulled its channels from Du and Etisalat, but with service to the latter restored later that day. Etisalat subsequently announced that it would air the World Cup in the UAE, and continue to offer beIN normally and without interruptions.[232][233][234] In Saudi Arabia, beIN's channels have been widely and illegally repackaged by a broadcaster identifying itself as beoutQ; while FIFA attempted to indirectly negotiate the sale of a package consisting of Saudi matches, as well as the opening and final games, they were unable to do so. On 12 July 2018, FIFA stated that it "has engaged counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia and is working alongside other sports rights owners that have also been affected to protect its interests."[235][236]
Sponsorship
FIFA partners
FIFA World Cup sponsors
African supporters
Asian supporters
European supporters
Adidas[237]
Coca-Cola[238]
Gazprom[239]
Hyundai–Kia[240]
Qatar Airways[241]
Visa[242]
Wanda Group[243]
Anheuser-Busch InBev[244]
Hisense[245]
McDonald's[246]
Mengniu Dairy[247]
Vivo[248]
Egypt – Experience & Invest[249]
Diking[250]
Luci[250]
Yadea[251]
Alfa-Bank[252]
Alrosa[253]
Rostelecom[254]
Russian Railways[255]
See also
Association football portal
Russia portal
2010s portal
FIFA World Cup hosts
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
2021 FIFA Confederations Cup[A]
Notes
Jump up ^ France will qualify for this tournament as World Cup winners if it takes place. However FIFA has discussed abolishing the competition.[256]
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values: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 – Asturian

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values: فیفا دونیا کاپی ۲۰۱۸ – South Azerbaijani

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values: ২০১৮ ফিফা বিশ্বকাপ – Bangla

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values: 2018 nî FIFA Sè-kài-poe – Chinese (Min Nan)

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values: Чэмпіянат свету па футболе 2018 – Belarusian

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values: Чэмпіянат сьвету па футболе 2018 году – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)

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values: Световно първенство по футбол 2018 – Bulgarian

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values: ༢༠༡༨ལོའི་འཛམ་གླིང་བུམ་པའི་རྐང་རྩེད་སྤོ་ལོའི་མགྲན་སྡུར། – Tibetan

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values: Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu 2018. – Bosnian

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values: Copa del Món de Futbol de 2018 – Catalan

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values: Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2018 – Czech

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values: 2018. aasta jalgpalli maailmameistrivõistlused – Estonian

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values: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Ποδοσφαίρου 2018 – Greek

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values: Campiunâ mundiài 'd fólbar dal 2018 – Emiliano-Romagnolo

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values: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 – Spanish

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values: 2018ko Munduko Futbol Txapelketa – Basque

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values: جام جهانی فوتبال ۲۰۱۸ – Persian

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values: Coupe du monde de football de 2018 – French

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values: Wrâldkampioenskip fuotbal 2018 – Western Frisian

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values: Kofin kwallon kafar duniya ta 2018 – Hausa

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values: Ֆուտբոլի աշխարհի առաջնություն 2018 – Armenian

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values: २०१८ फीफा विश्व कप – Hindi

values: Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu - Rusija 2018. – Croatian

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values: Championatu Mundal de Football 2018 – Interlingue

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values: Heimsmeistaramót landsliða í knattspyrnu karla 2018 – Icelandic

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values: Campionato mondiale di calcio 2018 – Italian

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values: მსოფლიო საფეხბურთო ჩემპიონატი 2018 – Georgian

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values: Футболдан 2018 жылғы әлем біріншілігі – Kazakh

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values: Cama Cihanî ya FIFAyê ya 2018ê – Kurdish

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values: 2018 футбол боюнча дүйнө чемпиондугу – Kyrgyz

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values: 2018 Футболдай дуьньядин чемпионат – Lezghian

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values: Certamen mundanum pedilusorium (2018) – Latin

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values: 2018. gada FIFA Pasaules kauss – Latvian

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values: XXI pasaulio futbolo čempionatas – Lithuanian

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values: Wereldkampioensjap hierevoetbal 2018 – Limburgish

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values: 2018-as labdarúgó-világbajnokság – Hungarian

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values: २०१८ फिफा विश्वकप – Maithili

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values: Светско првенство во фудбал 2018 – Macedonian

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values: ഫുട്ബോൾ ലോകകപ്പ് 2018 – Malayalam

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values: Tazza tad-Dinja tal-Futbol 2018 – Maltese

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values: २०१८ फिफा विश्वचषक – Marathi

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values: მოსოფელიშ ოკუჩხბურთე ჩემპიონატი 2018 – Mingrelian

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values: فوتوال جهونی جام ۲۰۱۸ – Mazanderani

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values: 2018 оны хөлбөмбөгийн дэлхийн аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээн – Mongolian

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values: ၂၀၁၈ ဖီဖာ ကမ္ဘာ့ဖလား – Burmese

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values: Wereldkampioenschap voetbal 2018 – Dutch

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values: २०१८ फिफा विश्वकप – Nepali

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values: 2018 ਫੀਫਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਕੱਪ – Punjabi

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values: Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Nożnej 2018 – Polish

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values: Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal 2018 – Romanian

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values: Piluta Hayt'ay Pachantin Kupa 2018 – Quechua

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values: Чемпионат мира по футболу 2018 – Russian

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values: 2018 ෆීෆා ලෝක කුසලාන පාපන්දු තරගාවලිය – Sinhala

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values: Majstrovstvá sveta vo futbale 2018 – Slovak

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values: Svetovno prvenstvo v nogometu 2018 – Slovenian

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values: Mistrzostwa Śwjata we Fusbalu 2018 – Silesian

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values: جامی جیھانیی فیفای ٢٠١٨ – Central Kurdish

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values: Светско првенство у фудбалу 2018. – Serbian

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values: FIFA Svjetsko prvenstvo 2018. – Serbo-Croatian

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values: Jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2018 – Finnish

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values: Världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2018 – Swedish

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values: Pandaigdigang Kopa ng Futbol 2018 – Tagalog

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values: 2018 உலகக்கோப்பை காற்பந்து – Tamil

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values: 2018 елгы дөнья футбол чемпионаты – Tatar

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values: ఫిఫా ప్రపంచకప్ - 2018 – Telugu

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values: ฟุตบอลโลก 2018 – Thai

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values: Ҷоми ҷаҳонии футбол 2018 – Tajik

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values: Чемпіонат світу з футболу 2018 – Ukrainian

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values: 2018ء فیفا عالمی کپ – Urdu

values: 2018-يىللىق رۇسىيە دۇنيا لوڭقىسى – Uyghur

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values: Giải vô địch bóng đá thế giới 2018 – Vietnamese

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values: २०१८ फिफा विश्वकप – Doteli

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