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,[4] after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This was the first World Cup taking place in Eastern Europe.
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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(s) | Santhosh Modric[2] |
Best young player | Kylian Mbappé[2] |
Best goalkeeper | Thibaut Courtois[3] |
Fair play award | Spain |
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
Russia is the host country, so the Russian team automatically qualified.
Team | Qualified as | Date of qualification |
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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
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 |
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Russia (65) (hosts) | Spain (8) | Denmark (19) | Serbia (38) |
Stadiums
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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):
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- fair play points
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Russia | 5–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
France | 1–0 | Peru |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Costa Rica | 0–1 | Serbia |
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Serbia | 1–2 | Switzerland |
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Serbia | 0–2 | Brazil |
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Switzerland | 2–2 | Costa Rica |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Sweden | 1–0 | South Korea |
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South Korea | 2–0 | Germany |
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Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Knockout stage
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 (aet) | 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
Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
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Penalties | ||
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Sweden | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Quarter-finals
Russia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Croatia |
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Penalties | ||
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Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
France[68] | Croatia[68] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[68] |
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- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
- Maximum of twelve named substitutes
- Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time
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Statistics
Statistic | France | Croatia |
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Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
Total shots | 7 | 8 |
Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
Saves | 1 | 3 |
Ball possession | 39% | 61% |
Corner kicks | 1 | 2 |
Fouls committed | 6 | 6 |
Offsides | 0 | 1 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Statistic | France | Croatia |
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Goals scored | 4 | 2 |
Total shots | 8 | 15 |
Shots on target | 6 | 3 |
Saves | 3 | 1 |
Ball possession | 39% | 61% |
Corner kicks | 2 | 6 |
Fouls committed | 14 | 13 |
Offsides | 1 | 1 |
Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Official website
- Official Documents and Match Documents Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.
Twelve own goals have been scored during the tournament, breaking the record of six set in 1998.[1]
6 goals
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[2]
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different 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) |
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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) |
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
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Luka Modrić | Eden Hazard | Antoine Griezmann |
Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
Harry Kane | Antoine Griezmann | Romelu Lukaku |
6 goals, 0 assists | 4 goals, 2 assists | 4 goals, 1 assist |
Golden Glove | ||
Thibaut Courtois | ||
Best Young Player | ||
Kylian Mbappé | ||
FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
Spain |
Prize money
Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[3]
Position | Amount (USD million) | |
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Per team | Total | |
Champions | 38 | 38 |
Runners-up | 28 | 28 |
Third place | 24 | 24 |
Fourth place | 22 | 22 |
5th–8th place | 16 | 64 |
9th–16th place | 12 | 96 |
17th–32nd place | 8 | 128 |
Total | 400 |
References
Other websites
- FIFA.com 2018 website Archived 2018-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Welcome2018.com Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine