2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of
2018 FIFA World Cup
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 Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA
expensive World Cup.[4] It was also the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.[5][6] 2018
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The finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation qualified automatically. Of the 32 2018
teams, 20 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2014, while both Iceland and Panama made their first appearances at a FIFA
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World Cup. A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues across 11 cities.
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
Host selection
Criticism
Teams
Qualification
Draw 2018 FIFA World Cup official logo
Squads Tournament details
Officiating Host country Russia
Video assistant referees
Dates 14 June – 15 July
Venues
Stadiums Teams 32 (from 5
Team base camps confederations)
Preparation and costs Venue(s) 12 (in 11 host cities)
Budget
Final positions
Infrastructure spending
Volunteers Champions France (2nd title)
Transport Runners-up Croatia
Schedule Third place Belgium
Opening ceremony Fourth place England
Group stage
Tournament statistics
Tiebreakers
Group A Matches played 64
Group B Goals scored 169 (2.64 per match)
Group C
Attendance 3,031,768 (47,371
Group D
Group E per match)
Group F Top scorer(s) Harry Kane
Group G (6 goals)[1]
Group H
Best player Luka Modrić[1]
Knockout stage
Bracket
Best young Kylian Mbappé[1]
Round of 16 player
Quarter-finals Best Thibaut Courtois
Semi-finals goalkeeper [1]
Third place play-off

Fair play award Spain[1]
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Discipline
Awards
Dream Team
Prize money
Marketing
Branding
Mascot
Ticketing
Match ball
Merchandise
Official song
Controversies
Host selection
Response to Skripal poisoning
Critical reception
Broadcasting rights
Sponsorship
See also
Notes
References
External links
Host selection
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 Russian bid personnel celebrate the
third. England, which was bidding to host its second tournament, was eliminated in the first round.[12] awarding of the 2018 World Cup to
Russia on 2 December 2010.
The voting results were as follows:[13]
2018 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)
Votes
Bidders
Round 1 Round 2
Russia 9 13
Portugal / Spain 7 7
Belgium / Netherlands 4 2
President Vladimir Putin holding the
England 2 Eliminated FIFA World Cup Trophy at a pre-
tournament ceremony in Moscow on
9 September 2017
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
The 100-ruble
commemorative banknote
Qualification celebrates the 2018 FIFA
For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, all eligible nations – the 209 FIFA member associations minus automatically qualified hosts World Cup. It features an
Russia – applied to enter the qualifying process.[18] Zimbabwe and Indonesia were later disqualified before playing their first matches,[19][20] while image of Soviet goalkeeper
Lev Yashin.
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) CONCACAF (3) UEFA (14)
◾ Australia (36) ◾ Costa Rica (23) ◾ Belgium (3)

◾ Iran (37) ◾ Mexico (15) ◾ Croatia (20)
◾ Japan (61) ◾ Panama (55) ◾ Denmark (12)
◾ Saudi Arabia (67) ◾ England (12)
CONMEBOL (5)
◾ South Korea (57) ◾ France (7)
CAF (5) ◾ Argentina (5) ◾ Germany (1)
◾ Brazil (2) ◾ Iceland (22)
◾ Egypt (45)
◾ Colombia (16) ◾ Poland (8)
◾ Morocco (41)
◾ Peru (11) ◾ Portugal (4)
◾ Nigeria (48)
◾ Uruguay (14) ◾ Russia (70) (host)
◾ Senegal (27)
◾ Serbia (34)
◾ Tunisia (21) OFC (0)
◾ Spain (10) Qualified
◾ None qualified ◾ Sweden (24) Did not qualify
◾ Switzerland (6) Disqualified
Not a FIFA member
Draw
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) Spain (8) Denmark (19) Serbia (38)

Germany (1) Peru (10) Iceland (21) Nigeria (41)
Brazil (2) Switzerland (11) Costa Rica (22) Australia (43)
Portugal (3) England (12) Sweden (25) Japan (44)
Argentina (4) Colombia (13) Tunisia (28) Morocco (48)
Belgium (5) Mexico (16) Egypt (30) Panama (49)
Poland (6) Uruguay (17) Senegal (32) South Korea (62)
France (7) Croatia (18) Iran (34) Saudi Arabia (63)
Squads
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]
Croatia players after the 2018 World
Officiating Cup Final against France
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]
List of officials
Confederation Referee Assistant referees Video assistant referees
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)

Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

AFC Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)

Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)

Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
CAF
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)

Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Frank Anderson (United States)

Mark Geiger (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
CONCACAF Jair Marrufo (United States) Corey Rockwell (United States)
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
John Pitti (Panama) Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)

César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)

Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
CONMEBOL Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)

Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)

Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Simon Lount (New Zealand)

Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
OFC Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Felix Brych (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Anton Averianov (Russia)

Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland) Paweł Gil (Poland)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
UEFA Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain) Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Cyril Gringore (France)

Clément Turpin (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Video assistant referees

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 VAR in use in during the Group D
resulted in a goal by Antoine Griezmann.[49] A record number of penalties were awarded in the tournament, with this phenomenon being match between Nigeria and Iceland,
partially attributed to VAR.[50] Overall, the new technology has been both praised and criticised by commentators.[51] FIFA declared the at Volgograd.
implementation of VAR a success after the first week of competition.[52]
Venues
Russia proposed the following host cities: Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, and
Yekaterinburg.[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]
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.
Reconstruction of the Yekaterinburg

Stadiums Central Stadium in January 2017
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. Exterior of Otkrytie Arena in
◾ Nizhny Novgorod: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. The construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium commenced in 2015. The project was Moscow
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
Otkritie Arena Krestovsky Stadium Fisht Olympic Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium
(Spartak Stadium) (Saint Petersburg Stadium) (Fisht Stadium)
Capacity: 78,011[66] Capacity: 44,190[67] Capacity: 64,468[68] Capacity: 44,287[69]
Volgograd Rostov-on-Don
Volgograd Arena Rostov Arena

[70]
Capacity: 43,713 Capacity: 43,472[71]
Saint
Petersburg
Nizhny
Kaliningrad Novgorod Yekaterinburg
Nizhny Novgorod Kazan
Moscow Kazan
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Kazan Arena
Saransk Samara
Capacity: 43,319[72] Capacity: 42,873[73]
Volgograd
Rostov-on-
Don
Sochi
Samara Saransk Kaliningrad Yekaterinburg
Central Stadium
Samara Arena Mordovia Arena Kaliningrad 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 ◾ Germany: Vatutinki, Moscow[81] ◾ Russia: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
◾ Australia: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan ◾ Iceland: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai ◾ Saudi Arabia: Saint Petersburg
◾ Belgium: Krasnogorsky, Moscow Oblast ◾ Iran: Bakovka, Moscow Oblast ◾ Senegal: Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast
◾ Brazil: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai ◾ Japan: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan ◾ Serbia: Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
◾ Colombia: Verkhneuslonsky, Republic of Tatarstan ◾ Mexico: Khimki, Moscow Oblast ◾ South Korea: Saint Petersburg
◾ Costa Rica: Saint Petersburg ◾ Morocco: Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast ◾ Spain: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
◾ Croatia: Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast[79] ◾ Nigeria: Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai ◾ Sweden: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
◾ Denmark: Anapa, Krasnodar Krai ◾ Panama: Saransk, Republic of Mordovia ◾ Switzerland: Togliatti, Samara Oblast
◾ Egypt: Grozny, Chechen Republic ◾ Peru: Moscow ◾ Tunisia: Pervomayskoye, Moscow Oblast
◾ England: Repino, Saint Petersburg[80] ◾ Poland: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai ◾ Uruguay: Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
◾ France: Istra, Moscow Oblast ◾ Portugal: Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast
Preparation and costs
Budget
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
Scale model of the Volgograd
development in the World Cup host cities. Costs continued to balloon as preparations were underway.[82]
Arena. Construction began in 2015.
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 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
Volunteer flag bearers on the field
well as services such as bus service within them.[95][96][97] prior to Belgium's (flag depicted)
group stage match against Tunisia
Schedule
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]
Launching of a 1,000 days

Opening ceremony countdown in Moscow
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]

Soprano Aida Garifullina and pop
singer Robbie Williams singing
"Angels" at the opening ceremony
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:[36][107]
1. Points obtained in all group matches;

2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can 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;
8. Drawing of lots.
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
Pre-match ceremony prior to the
Source: FIFA (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html) opening game, Russia v Saudi
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Arabia
(H) Host.
14 June 2018 Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Attendance: 78,011[108]
Gazinsky 12' Report
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Cheryshev 43', 90+1'
(https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331503/)
Dzyuba 71'
Golovin 90+4'
15 June 2018 Egypt 0–1 Uruguay Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

17:00 YEKT Report Attendance: 27,015[109]
Giménez 89'
(UTC+5) Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
19 June 2018 Russia 3–1 Egypt Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Fathy 47' (o.g.) Report Salah 73' (pen.)
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Cheryshev 59'
Dzyuba 62'
20 June 2018 Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Attendance: 42,678[111]
Suárez 23'
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
25 June 2018 Uruguay 3–0 Russia Cosmos Arena, Samara

18:00 SAMT Attendance: 41,970[112]
Suárez 10' Report
(UTC+4) Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Cheryshev 23' (o.g.)
Cavani 90'
25 June 2018 Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Al-Faraj 45+6' (pen.) Report Salah 22'
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Al-Dawsari 90+5'
Group B
1 Spain 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
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 (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html)

Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers The first match of the group, Iran's
squad against Morocco in St.
Petersburg
15 June 2018 Morocco 0–1 Iran Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.)
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
15 June 2018 Portugal 3–3 Spain Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Ronaldo 4' (pen.), 44', 88' Report Costa 24', 55'
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Nacho 58'
20 June 2018 Portugal 1–0 Morocco Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Ronaldo 4'
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
20 June 2018 Iran 0–1 Spain Kazan Arena, Kazan
Costa 54'
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
25 June 2018 Iran 1–1 Portugal Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.) Quaresma 45'
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
25 June 2018 Spain 2–2 Morocco Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
20:00 KALT Attendance: 33,973[119]
Isco 19' Report Boutaïb 14'
(UTC+2) Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Aspas 90+1' En-Nesyri 81'
Group C
1 France 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
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
Australia v Peru
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 June 2018 France 2–1 Australia Kazan Arena, Kazan
Griezmann 58' (pen.) Report Jedinak 62' (pen.)
Behich 81' (o.g.)
16 June 2018 Peru 0–1 Denmark Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Report Poulsen 59'
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
21 June 2018 Denmark 1–1 Australia Cosmos Arena, Samara

16:00 SAMT Report Attendance: 40,727[122]
Eriksen 7' Jedinak 38' (pen.)
(UTC+4) (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331518/) Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
21 June 2018 France 1–0 Peru Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Mbappé 34'
(UTC+5) Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
26 June 2018 Denmark 0–0 France Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
26 June 2018 Australia 0–2 Peru Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Report Carrillo 18'
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Guerrero 50'
Group D
1 Croatia 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
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
Iceland v Croatia
16 June 2018 Argentina 1–1 Iceland Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Agüero 19' Report Finnbogason 23'
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
16 June 2018 Croatia 2–0 Nigeria Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
21:00 KALT Report Attendance: 31,136[127]
Etebo 32' (o.g.)
(UTC+2) (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331523/) Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Modrić 71' (pen.)
21 June 2018 Argentina 0–3 Croatia Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny

21:00 MSK (UTC+3) Novgorod
Report Rebić 53'
Attendance: 43,319[128]
Modrić 80' Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Rakitić 90+1'
22 June 2018 Nigeria 2–0 Iceland Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

Musa 49', 75'
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
26 June 2018 Nigeria 1–2 Argentina Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Moses 51' (pen.) Messi 14'
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Rojo 86'
26 June 2018 Iceland 1–2 Croatia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

G. Sigurðsson 76' (pen.) Badelj 53'
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Perišić 90'
Group E
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
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 (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html) Brazil v Costa Rica

17 June 2018 Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia Cosmos Arena, Samara

Kolarov 56'
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
(UTC+4) (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331529/)
17 June 2018 Brazil 1–1 Switzerland Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Coutinho 20' Report Zuber 50'
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
22 June 2018 Brazil 2–0 Costa Rica Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Coutinho 90+1'
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Neymar 90+7'
22 June 2018 Serbia 1–2 Switzerland Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

Mitrović 5' Report Xhaka 52'
(UTC+2) Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Shaqiri 90'
27 June 2018 Serbia 0–2 Brazil Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Report Paulinho 36'
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Thiago Silva 68'
27 June 2018 Switzerland 2–2 Costa Rica Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny
Džemaili 31' Report Waston 56' Attendance: 43,319[137]
Drmić 88' Sommer 90+3' (o.g.) Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Group F
1 Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
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 (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html) Germany v Mexico

17 June 2018 Germany 0–1 Mexico Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Lozano 35'
(https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331502/) Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
18 June 2018 Sweden 1–0 South Korea Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny
Granqvist 65' (pen.) Report
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
23 June 2018 South Korea 1–2 Mexico Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

Son Heung-min 90+3' Vela 26' (pen.)
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Hernández 66'
23 June 2018 Germany 2–1 Sweden Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Reus 48' Toivonen 32'
(https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331501/) Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Kroos 90+5'
27 June 2018 South Korea 2–0 Germany Kazan Arena, Kazan

Kim Young-gwon 90+3'
Son Heung-min 90+6'
27 June 2018 Mexico 0–3 Sweden Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Augustinsson 50'
(UTC+5) Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Granqvist 62' (pen.)
Álvarez 74' (o.g.)
Group G
1 Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
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
Belgium v Tunisia
18 June 2018 Belgium 3–0 Panama Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Mertens 47'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Lukaku 69', 75'
18 June 2018 Tunisia 1–2 England Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

Sassi 35' (pen.) Kane 11', 90+1'
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
23 June 2018 Belgium 5–2 Tunisia Otkritie Arena, Moscow

E. Hazard 6' (pen.), 51' Report Bronn 18'
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Lukaku 16', 45+3' Khazri 90+3'
Batshuayi 90'
24 June 2018 England 6–1 Panama Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny

Stones 8', 40' Report Baloy 78'
Kane 22' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 62'
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Lingard 36'
28 June 2018 England 0–1 Belgium Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

Report Januzaj 51'
(UTC+2) Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
28 June 2018 Panama 1–2 Tunisia Mordovia Arena, Saransk
21:00 MSK (UTC+ Meriah 33' (o.g.) Report F. Ben Youssef 51' Attendance: 37,168[149]
Khazri 66' Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Group H
1 Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
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

Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Japan v Poland
Notes:
a. Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.
19 June 2018 Colombia 1–2 Japan Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Quintero 39' Kagawa 6' (pen.)
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Osako 73'
19 June 2018 Poland 1–2 Senegal Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Krychowiak 86' Cionek 37' (o.g.)
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Niang 60'
24 June 2018 Japan 2–2 Senegal Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

20:00 YEKT Attendance: 32,572[152]
Inui 34' Report Mané 11'
(UTC+5) Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Honda 78' Wagué 71'
24 June 2018 Poland 0–3 Colombia Kazan Arena, Kazan

Mina 40'
Falcao 70'
Ju. Cuadrado 75'
28 June 2018 Japan 0–1 Poland Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

Bednarek 59'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
28 June 2018 Senegal 0–1 Colombia Cosmos Arena, Samara
18:00 SAMT Attendance: 41,970[155]
Report Mina 74'
(UTC+4) Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
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 Russia v Croatia
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
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)
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)
Round of 16
30 June 2018 France 4–3 Argentina Kazan Arena, Kazan
Griezmann 13' (pen.) Report Di María 41'
Pavard 57' Mercado 48'
Mbappé 64', 68' Agüero 90+3'
30 June 2018 Uruguay 2–1 Portugal Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Cavani 7', 62' Pepe 55'
1 July 2018 Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.) Russia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Ignashevich 12' (o.g.) Dzyuba 41' (pen.)
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Penalties
Iniesta 3–4 Smolov
Piqué Ignashevich
Koke Golovin
Ramos Cheryshev
Aspas
1 July 2018 Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny
Mandžukić 4' Report M. Jørgensen 1'
Penalties
Badelj 3–2 Eriksen
Kramarić Kjær
Modrić Krohn-Dehli
Pivarić Schöne
Rakitić N. Jørgensen
2 July 2018 Brazil 2–0 Mexico Cosmos Arena, Samara

Neymar 51'
(UTC+4) Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Firmino 88'
2 July 2018 Belgium 3–2 Japan Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

Vertonghen 69' Haraguchi 48'
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Fellaini 74' Inui 52'
Chadli 90+4'
3 July 2018 Sweden 1–0 Switzerland Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Forsberg 66' Report
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
3 July 2018 Colombia 1–1 (a.e.t.) England Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Mina 90+3' Report Kane 57' (pen.)
Penalties
Falcao 3–4 Kane
Ju. Cuadrado Rashford
Muriel Henderson
Uribe Trippier
Bacca Dier
Quarter-finals
6 July 2018 Uruguay 0–2 France Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny
Report Varane 40'
Griezmann 61' Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
6 July 2018 Brazil 1–2 Belgium Kazan Arena, Kazan

Renato Augusto 76' Report Fernandinho 13' (o.g.)
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
De Bruyne 31'
7 July 2018 Sweden 0–2 England Cosmos Arena, Samara

Maguire 30'
(UTC+4) Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Alli 59'
7 July 2018 Russia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Croatia Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Cheryshev 31' Kramarić 39'
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Fernandes 115' Vida 101'
Penalties
Smolov 3–4 Brozović
Dzagoev Kovačić
Fernandes Modrić
Ignashevich Vida
Kuzyayev Rakitić
Semi-finals
10 July 2018 France 1–0 Belgium Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Umtiti 51' Report
11 July 2018 Croatia 2–1 (a.e.t.) England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Perišić 68' Trippier 5'
(https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331522/) Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Mandžukić 109'
Third place play-off

14 July 2018 Belgium 2–0 England Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Meunier 4'
E. Hazard 82'
Final
15 July 2018 France 4–2 Croatia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Mandžukić 18' (o.g.) Report Perišić 28'
Griezmann 38' (pen.) Mandžukić 69'
Pogba 59'
Mbappé 65'
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 ◾ Kylian Mbappé ◾ Denis Cheryshev

◾ Antoine Griezmann ◾ Cristiano Ronaldo
3 goals
◾ Eden Hazard ◾ Mario Mandžukić ◾ Diego Costa

◾ Yerry Mina ◾ Ivan Perišić ◾ Edinson Cavani
◾ Artem Dzyuba
2 goals
◾ Sergio Agüero ◾ Mohamed Salah ◾ Son Heung-min

◾ Mile Jedinak ◾ John Stones ◾ Andreas Granqvist
◾ Philippe Coutinho ◾ Takashi Inui ◾ Wahbi Khazri
◾ Neymar ◾ Ahmed Musa ◾ Luis Suárez
◾ Luka Modrić
1 goal
◾ Ángel Di María ◾ Roberto Firmino ◾ Domagoj Vida

◾ Gabriel Mercado ◾ Paulinho ◾ Christian Eriksen
◾ Lionel Messi ◾ Renato Augusto ◾ Mathias Jørgensen
◾ Marcos Rojo ◾ Thiago Silva ◾ Yussuf Poulsen
◾ Michy Batshuayi ◾ Juan Cuadrado ◾ Dele Alli
◾ Nacer Chadli ◾ Radamel Falcao ◾ Jesse Lingard
◾ Kevin De Bruyne ◾ Juan Fernando Quintero ◾ Harry Maguire
◾ Marouane Fellaini ◾ Kendall Waston ◾ Kieran Trippier
◾ Adnan Januzaj ◾ Milan Badelj ◾ Benjamin Pavard
◾ Dries Mertens ◾ Andrej Kramarić ◾ Paul Pogba
◾ Thomas Meunier ◾ Ivan Rakitić ◾ Samuel Umtiti
◾ Jan Vertonghen ◾ Ante Rebić ◾ Raphaël Varane
◾ Toni Kroos ◾ André Carrillo ◾ Kim Young-gwon
◾ Marco Reus ◾ Paolo Guerrero ◾ Iago Aspas
◾ Alfreð Finnbogason ◾ Jan Bednarek ◾ Isco
◾ Gylfi Sigurðsson ◾ Grzegorz Krychowiak ◾ Nacho
◾ Karim Ansarifard ◾ Pepe ◾ Ludwig Augustinsson
◾ Genki Haraguchi ◾ Ricardo Quaresma ◾ Emil Forsberg
◾ Keisuke Honda ◾ Mário Fernandes ◾ Ola Toivonen
◾ Shinji Kagawa ◾ Yury Gazinsky ◾ Josip Drmić
◾ Yuya Osako ◾ Aleksandr Golovin ◾ Blerim Džemaili
◾ Javier Hernández ◾ Salem Al-Dawsari ◾ Xherdan Shaqiri
◾ Hirving Lozano ◾ Salman Al-Faraj ◾ Granit Xhaka
◾ Carlos Vela ◾ Sadio Mané ◾ Steven Zuber
◾ Khalid Boutaïb ◾ M'Baye Niang ◾ Dylan Bronn
◾ Youssef En-Nesyri ◾ Moussa Wagué ◾ Ferjani Sassi
◾ Victor Moses ◾ Aleksandar Kolarov ◾ Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
◾ Felipe Baloy ◾ Aleksandar Mitrović ◾ José Giménez
1 own goal
◾ Aziz Behich (against France) ◾ Edson Álvarez (against Sweden) ◾ Denis Cheryshev (against Uruguay)
◾ Fernandinho (against Belgium) ◾ Aziz Bouhaddouz (against Iran) ◾ Sergei Ignashevich (against Spain)
◾ Mario Mandžukić (against France) ◾ Oghenekaro Etebo (against Croatia) ◾ Yann Sommer (against Costa Rica)
◾ Ahmed Fathy (against Russia) ◾ Thiago Cionek (against Senegal) ◾ Yassine Meriah (against Panama)
Source: FIFA[173]
Discipline
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)

Group C vs France (matchday 3; 26 June)
in Group C vs Australia (matchday 2; 21 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)

Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)
in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June)
Michael Amir Murillo in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June)

Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)
in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June)
Igor Smolnikov in Group A vs Uruguay (matchday 3; 25 June) Round of 16 vs Spain (1 July)
in Group F vs Germany (matchday 2; 23 June)

Sebastian Larsson Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July)
in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June)
in Group F vs Germany (matchday 1; 17 June)

Héctor Moreno Round of 16 vs Brazil (2 July)
in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 3; 27 June)
Stephan Lichtsteiner in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June)

Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)
in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June)
Fabian Schär in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June)

Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)
in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June)
Blaise Matuidi in Group C vs Peru (matchday 2; 21 June)

Quarter-finals vs Uruguay (6 July)
in Round of 16 vs Argentina (30 June)
Casemiro in Group E vs Switzerland (matchday 1; 17 June)

Quarter-finals vs Belgium (6 July)
in Round of 16 vs Mexico (2 July)
in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June)

Mikael Lustig Quarter-finals vs England (7 July)
in Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 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)

Semi-finals vs France (10 July)
in Quarter-finals vs Brazil (6 July)
Awards
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 Antoine Griezmann Romelu Lukaku

(6 goals, 0 assists) (4 goals, 2 assists) (4 goals, 1 assist)
Luka Modrić accepting the Golden
Golden Glove Ball award from Vladimir Putin
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] Kylian Mbappé receiving the World
Cup best young player award from
Goal of the Tournament Emmanuel Macron
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

France lifting the World Cup trophy
Thibaut Courtois Marcelo Kevin De Bruyne Harry Kane
Thiago Silva Philippe Coutinho Kylian Mbappé
Raphaël Varane Luka Modrić Cristiano Ronaldo
Diego Godín
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 Denis Cheryshev Harry Kane

Thiago Silva Philippe Coutinho Antoine Griezmann
Raphaël Varane Luka Modrić Eden Hazard
Yerry Mina
Prize money
Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[181]
Amount (million USD)

Position
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
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
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
The typeface "Dusha" used
also granted World Cup attendees free access to public transport services, including buses, and train service between host cities. Fan-ID was
for branding
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
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]
Tournament mascot, wolf

Merchandise Zabivaka
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
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
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 Match ball "Telstar 18"
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 Match ball for the knockout
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 stage, "Telstar Mechta".
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
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
Russia received widespread praise
billion viewers on TV all around the world and 7 million fans visited the fan fests.[224] as World Cup hosts.
Facilities—such as the refurbished
Broadcasting rights Luzhniki Stadium (pictured)—were
one aspect of Russia's success.
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]
Sponsorship
Asian European
FIFA partners FIFA World Cup sponsors African supporters
supporters supporters
◾ Egypt – Experience & Invest[244] ◾ Diking ◾ Alfa-Bank

[245] [247]
◾ Adidas[232] ◾ Visa[237] ◾ Anheuser-Busch InBev[239]
◾ Coca-Cola [233]
◾ Wanda Group [238]
◾ Hisense [240] ◾ Luci [245]
◾ Alrosa[248]
◾ Gazprom[234] ◾ McDonald's[241] ◾ Yadea ◾ Rostelecom
[246] [249]
◾ Hyundai–Kia[235] ◾ Mengniu Dairy[242]
◾ Russian
◾ Qatar Airways [236]
◾ Vivo [243]
Railways
[250]
See also
◾ FIFA World Cup hosts
◾ 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
◾ 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup[A]
Notes
A. France will qualify for this tournament as World Cup winners if it takes place. However FIFA has discussed abolishing the competition.[251]
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Third place play-off

2018 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)

AFC (5) CONCACAF (3) UEFA (14)

◾ Australia (36) ◾ Costa Rica (23) ◾ Belgium (3)

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Russia (65) (hosts) Spain (8) Denmark (19) Serbia (38)

Confederation Referee Assistant referees Video assistant referees

Reza Sokhandan (Iran)

Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Toru Sagara (Japan)

Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)

Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)

Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)

Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)

Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

Frank Anderson (United States)

CONCACAF Jair Marrufo (United States) Corey Rockwell (United States)

Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

John Pitti (Panama) Gabriel Victoria (Panama)

Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)

Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)

Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)

Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)

Simon Lount (New Zealand)

Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)

Mark Borsch (Germany)

Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Anton Averianov (Russia)

Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)

Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)

Cyril Gringore (France)

Video assistant referees

Reconstruction of the Yekaterinburg

Otkritie Arena Krestovsky Stadium Fisht Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 78,011[66] Capacity: 44,190[67] Capacity: 64,468[68] Capacity: 44,287[69]

Volgograd Arena Rostov Arena

Samara Saransk Kaliningrad Yekaterinburg

Capacity: 41,970[74] Capacity: 41,685[75] Capacity: 33,973[76] Capacity: 33,061[77]

Team base camps

Preparation and costs

Launching of a 1,000 days

All times listed below are local time.[100]

1. Points obtained in all group matches;

◾ Yellow card: –1 points;

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

15 June 2018 Egypt 0–1 Uruguay Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

19 June 2018 Russia 3–1 Egypt Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

20 June 2018 Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

25 June 2018 Uruguay 3–0 Russia Cosmos Arena, Samara

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

Source: FIFA (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html)

15 June 2018 Morocco 0–1 Iran Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

20 June 2018 Portugal 1–0 Morocco Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

25 June 2018 Iran 1–1 Portugal Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

16 June 2018 Peru 0–1 Denmark Mordovia Arena, Saransk

21 June 2018 Denmark 1–1 Australia Cosmos Arena, Samara