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2018 FIFA World Cup
Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA 2018
Chempionat mira po futbolu FIFA 2018
France with the World Cup trophy.
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
Dates14 June – 15 July
Teams32 (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 played64
Goals scored169 (2.64 per match)
Attendance3,031,768 (47,371 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Harry Kane (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Croatia Santhosh Modric[2]
Best young playerFrance Kylian Mbappé[2]
Best goalkeeperBelgium Thibaut Courtois[3]
Fair play award Spain
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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,[4] 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.[5] This was France's second World Cup title.

Qualified teams[change | change source]

  Teams qualified for World Cup
  Teams did not qualify for World Cup
  Teams removed from the tournament by FIFA before playing a match
  Countries were not FIFA members

Russia is the host country, so the Russian team automatically qualified.

Team Qualified as Date of
qualification
 Argentina CONMEBOL qualification 3rd place 10 October 2017
 Australia CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners 15 November 2017
 Belgium UEFA Group H winners 3 September 2017
 Brazil CONMEBOL qualification winner 28 March 2017
 Colombia CONMEBOL qualification 4th place 10 October 2017
 Costa Rica CONCACAF Fifth Round runners-up 7 October 2017
 Croatia UEFA Second Round winners 12 November 2017
 Denmark UEFA Second Round winners 14 November 2017
 Egypt CAF Third Round Group E winners 8 October 2017
 England UEFA Group F winners 5 October 2017
 France UEFA Group A winners 10 October 2017
 Germany UEFA Group C winners 5 October 2017
 Iceland UEFA Group I winners 9 October 2017
 Iran AFC Third Round Group A winners 12 June 2017
 Japan AFC Third Round Group B winners 31 August 2017
 Mexico CONCACAF Fifth Round top 3 1 September 2017
 Morocco CAF Third Round Group C winners 11 November 2017
 Nigeria CAF Third Round Group B winners 7 October 2017
 Panama CONCACAF Fifth Round 3rd place 10 October 2017
 Peru OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 15 November 2017
 Poland UEFA Group E winners 8 October 2017
 Portugal UEFA Group B winners 10 October 2017
 Russia Host 2 December 2010
 Saudi Arabia AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 5 September 2017
 Senegal CAF Third Round Group D winners 10 November 2017
 Serbia UEFA Group D winners 9 October 2017
 South Korea AFC Third Round Group A runners-up 5 September 2017
 Spain UEFA Group G winners 6 October 2017
 Sweden UEFA Second Round winners 13 November 2017
 Switzerland UEFA Second Round winners 12 November 2017
 Tunisia CAF Third Round Group A winners 11 November 2017
 Uruguay CONMEBOL qualification runners-up 10 October 2017

Draw[change | change source]

The draw was held in Moscow at 18:00 MSK, on Friday 1 December 2017[6][7] 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.

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)

Stadiums[change | change source]

Luzhniki Stadium hosted the final on 15 July.

Moscow:

Saint Petersburg:

Kaliningrad:

Nizhny Novgorod:

Volgograd:

Yekaterinburg:

Sochi:

Rostov-on-Don:

Saransk:

Samara:

Kazan

Group stage[change | change source]

The top two teams of each group advance to the round of 16. Matches are played on a round-robin basis.

Tiebreakers[change | change source]

The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 32.5):

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. 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:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. 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;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Group A[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 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
Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia
Cheryshev Goal 43', 90+1'
Gazinsky Goal 12'
Dzyuba Goal 71'
Golovin Goal 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 78,011[8]
Egypt 0–1 Uruguay
Report Giménez Goal 89'
Attendance: 27,015[9]
Russia 3–1 Egypt
Fathy Goal 47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev Goal 59'
Dzyuba Goal 62'		 Report Salah Goal 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 64,468[10]
Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Suárez Goal 23' Report
Attendance: 42,678[11]
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
Suárez Goal 10'
Cheryshev Goal 23' (o.g.)
Cavani Goal 90'		 Report
Attendance: 41,970[12]
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt
Al-Faraj Goal 45+6' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari Goal 90+5'		 Report Salah Goal 22'
Attendance: 36,823[13]

Group B[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 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
Morocco 0–1 Iran
Report Bouhaddouz Goal 90+5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 62,548[14]
Portugal 3–3 Spain
Ronaldo Goal 4' (pen.), 44', 88' Report Costa Goal 24', 55'
Nacho Goal 58'
Attendance: 43,866[15]
Portugal 1–0 Morocco
 Report
Attendance: 78,011[16]
Iran 0–1 Spain
Report
Iran 1–1 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 41,685[17]
Spain 2–2 Morocco
 Report
Attendance: 33,973[18]

Group C[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C
Pos Team
 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
France 2–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 41,279
Peru 0–1 Denmark
Report Poulsen Goal 59'
Denmark 1–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 40,727[19]
France 1–0 Peru
 Report
Attendance: 32,789[20]
Denmark 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 78,011[21]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Australia 0–2 Peru
Report
Attendance: 44,073[22]

Group D[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 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
Argentina 1–1 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[23]
Croatia 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 31,136[24]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Argentina 0–3 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 43,319[25]
Nigeria 2–0 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 40,904[26]
Nigeria 1–2 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 64,468[27]
Iceland 1–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 43,472[28]

Group E[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E
Pos Team
 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
Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia
Report
Attendance: 41,432[29]
Brazil 1–1 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 43,109[30]
Brazil 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 64,468[31]
Serbia 1–2 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 33,167[32]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Serbia 0–2 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 44,190[33]
Switzerland 2–2 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 43,319[34]

Group F[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F
Pos Team
 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
Germany 0–1 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 78,011[35]
Sweden 1–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 42,300[36]
South Korea 1–2 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 43,472[37]
Germany 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 44,287[38]
South Korea 2–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 41,835[39]
Mexico 0–3 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 33,061[40]

Group G[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G
Pos Team
 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
Belgium 3–0 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,257[41]
Tunisia 1–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 41,064[42]
Belgium 5–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[43]
England 6–1 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,319[44]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
England 0–1 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 33,973[45]
Panama 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 37,168[46]

Group H[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H
Pos Team
 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:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
Colombia 1–2 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 40,842[47]
Poland 1–2 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[48]
Japan 2–2 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 32,572[49]
Poland 0–3 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 42,873[50]
Japan 0–1 Poland
Report
Attendance: 42,189[51]
Senegal 0–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 41,970[52]

Knockout stage[change | change source]

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Bracket[change | change source]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
30 June – Sochi
 
 
 Uruguay2
 
6 July – Nizhny Novgorod
 
 Portugal1
 
 Uruguay0
 
30 June – Kazan
 
 France2
 
 France4
 
10 July – Saint Petersburg
 
 Argentina3
 
 France1
 
2 July – Samara
 
 Belgium0
 
 Brazil2
 
6 July – Kazan
 
 Mexico0
 
 Brazil1
 
2 July – Rostov-on-Don
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium3
 
15 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
 
 Japan2
 
 France4
 
1 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
 
 Croatia2
 
 Spain1 (3)
 
7 July – Sochi
 
 Russia (p)1 (4)
 
 Russia2 (3)
 
1 July – Nizhny Novgorod
 
 Croatia (p)2 (4)
 
 Croatia (p)1 (3)
 
11 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
 
 Denmark1 (2)
 
 Croatia (aet)2
 
3 July – Saint Petersburg
 
 England1 Third place play-off
 
 Sweden1
 
7 July – Samara14 July – Saint Petersburg
 
 Switzerland0
 
 Sweden0 Belgium2
 
3 July – Moscow (Otkritie)
 
 England2  England0
 
 Colombia1 (3)
 
 
 England (p)1 (4)
 

Round of 16[change | change source]

France 4–3 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 42,873[53]
Uruguay 2–1 Portugal
 Rport
Attendance: 44,287[54]
Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 78,011[55]

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Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 40,851[56]
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 41,970[57]
Belgium 3–2 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 41,466[58]
Sweden 1–0 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 64,042[59]
Colombia 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 44,190[60]

Quarter-finals[change | change source]

Uruguay 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 44,190[61]
Brazil 1–2 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 42,873[62]
Sweden <