2018 FIFA World Cup

The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, which is a men's football tournament that takes place every four years and is organized by FIFA. The tournament took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This was the first World Cup taking place in Eastern Europe.
The defending champions were Germany. France won the tournament after defeating Croatia 4–2. This was France's second World Cup title.
Qualified teams.
Russia is the host country, so the Russian team automatically qualified.
Draw.
The draw was held in Moscow at 18:00 MSK, on Friday 1 December 2017
The teams were divided into 4 pots, 8 teams each. The number in parenthesis show positions in the FIFA World Rankings prior to the tournament.
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):
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
Knockout stage.
Round of 16.
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Statistics.
Discipline.
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
Prize money.
Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.