2018 FIFA World Cup

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2018 FIFA World Cup
Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA 2018
Chempionat mira po futbolu FIFA 2018
France champion of the Football World Cup Russia 2018.jpg
France with the World Cup trophy.
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) England Harry Kane (6 goals)[1]
Best player Luka Modrić[2]
Best young player Kylian Mbappé[2]
Best goalkeeper Belgium Thibaut Courtois[3]
Fair play award  Spain
← 2014
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 3 July 2018.

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 2nd World Cup title. France qualified for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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. These are the pots:

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)
 Korea Republic (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]

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.


14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Russia  5–0  Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[8]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Report
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
 Egypt  0–1  Uruguay Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 27,015[9]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Russia  3–1  Egypt Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[10]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Report
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Uruguay  1–0  Saudi Arabia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 42,678[11]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Report
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Uruguay  3–0  Russia Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[12]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Report
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Saudi Arabia  2–1  Egypt Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 36,823[13]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Report

Group B[change | change source]

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


15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Morocco  0–1  Iran Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 62,548[14]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Report Bouhaddouz Goal 90+5' (o.g.)
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Portugal  3–3  Spain Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,866[15]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Ronaldo Goal 4' (pen.), 44', 88' Report Costa Goal 24', 55'
Nacho Goal 58'
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Portugal  1–0  Morocco Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[16]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Report
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Iran  0–1  Spain Kazan Arena, Kazan
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Report
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Iran  1–1  Portugal Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 41,685[17]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Report
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)
20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
 Spain  2–2  Morocco Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[18]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Report

Group C[change | change source]

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


16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
13:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  2–1  Australia Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,279
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Report
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Peru  0–1  Denmark Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Report Poulsen Goal 59'
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Denmark  1–1  Australia Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 40,727[19]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Report
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
 France  1–0  Peru Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,789[20]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Report
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Denmark  0–0  France Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[21]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Report
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Australia  0–2  Peru Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,073[22]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Report

Group D[change | change source]

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


16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Argentina  1–1  Iceland Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[23]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Report
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
21:00 KALT (UTC+2)
 Croatia  2–0  Nigeria Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 31,136[24]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Report
21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Argentina  0–3  Croatia Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[25]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Report
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Nigeria  2–0  Iceland Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 40,904[26]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Report
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Nigeria  1–2  Argentina Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[27]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Report
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Iceland  1–2  Croatia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[28]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Report

Group E[change | change source]

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


17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Costa Rica  0–1  Serbia Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,432[29]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Report
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Brazil  1–1  Switzerland Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,109[30]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Report
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Brazil  2–0  Costa Rica Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[31]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
 Serbia  1–2  Switzerland Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,167[32]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Report
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Serbia  0–2  Brazil Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[33]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Report
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Switzerland  2–2  Costa Rica Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[34]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Report

Group F[change | change source]

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  Korea Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Germany  0–1  Mexico Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[35]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Report
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Sweden  1–0  Korea Republic Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 42,300[36]
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Report
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Korea Republic  1–2  Mexico Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[37]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Report
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Germany  2–1  Sweden Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[38]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Report
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Korea Republic  2–0  Germany Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,835[39]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Report
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
19:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
 Mexico  0–3  Sweden Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 33,061[40]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Report

Group G[change | change source]

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


18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Belgium  3–0  Panama Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,257[41]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Report
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Tunisia  1–2  England Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 41,064[42]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Report
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Belgium  5–2  Tunisia Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[43]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Report
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 England  6–1  Panama Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[44]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Report
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
 England  0–1  Belgium Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[45]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Report
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Panama  1–2  Tunisia Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 37,168[46]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Report

Group H[change | change source]

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.


19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Colombia  1–2  Japan Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 40,842[47]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Report
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Poland  1–2  Senegal Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[48]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Report
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
 Japan  2–2  Senegal Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,572[49]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Report
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Poland  0–3  Colombia Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[50]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Report
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Japan  0–1  Poland Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 42,189[51]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Report
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Senegal  0–1  Colombia Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[52]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Report

Knockout stage[change | change source]

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]

30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  4–3  Argentina Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[53]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Report
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Uruguay  2–1  Portugal Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[54]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Rport
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Spain  1–1
(a.e.t.) 		 Russia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[55]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report
  Penalties  
*Iniesta Penalty scored 3–4 *Penalty scored Smolov
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Croatia  1–1
(a.e.t.) 		 Denmark Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 40,851[56]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Report
  Penalties  
*Badelj Penalty missed 3–2 *Penalty missed Eriksen
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Brazil  2–0  Mexico Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[57]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Report
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Belgium  3–2  Japan Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 41,466[58]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Report
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,042[59]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Report
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Colombia  1–1
(a.e.t.) 		 England Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[60]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Report
  Penalties  
* Falcao Penalty scored 3–4 * Penalty scored Kane

Quarter-finals[change | change source]

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Uruguay  0–2  France Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 44,190[61]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Report
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Brazil  1–2  Belgium Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[62]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Report
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Sweden  0–2  England Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 39,991[63]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Russia  2–2
(a.e.t.) 		 Croatia Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[64]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Report
  Penalties  
*Smolov Penalty missed 3–4 *Penalty scored Brozović

Semi-finals[change | change source]

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  1–0  Belgium Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,286[65]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Report
11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Croatia  2–1
(a.e.t.) 		 England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[66]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Report

Third place play-off[change | change source]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Belgium  2–0  England Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,406
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Report

Final[change | change source]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  4–2  Croatia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[67]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Mandžukić Goal 19' (o.g.)
Griezmann Goal 38' (pen.)
Pogba Goal 59'
Mbappé Goal 65' 		Report Perišić Goal 29'
Mandžukić Goal 69'

Statistics[change | change source]

Further information: 2018 FIFA World Cup statistics

Goalscorers[change | change source]

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.[68]

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA[69]

Discipline[change | change source]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record

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)
Colombia Carlos Sánchez Red card in Group H vs Japan (matchday 1; 19 June) Group H vs Poland (matchday 2; 24 June)
Denmark Yussuf Poulsen YC in Group C vs Peru (matchday 1; 16 June)
YC in Group C vs Australia (matchday 2; 21 June) 		Group C vs France (matchday 3; 26 June)
Germany Jérôme Boateng Yellow cardYellow cardRed card in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 2; 23 June) Group F vs South Korea (matchday 3; 27 June)
Panama Armando Cooper YC in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June)
YC in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June) 		Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)
Panama Michael Amir Murillo YC in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June)
YC in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June) 		Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)
Russia Igor Smolnikov Yellow cardYellow cardRed card in Group A vs Uruguay (matchday 3; 25 June) Round of 16 vs Spain (1 July)
Sweden Sebastian Larsson YC in Group F vs Germany (matchday 2; 23 June)
YC in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June) 		Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July)
Mexico Héctor Moreno YC in Group F vs Germany (matchday 1; 17 June)
YC in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 3; 27 June) 		Round of 16 vs Brazil (2 July)
Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner YC in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June)
YC in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June) 		Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)
Switzerland Fabian Schär YC in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June)
YC in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June) 		Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)
France Blaise Matuidi YC in Group C vs Peru (matchday 2; 21 June)
YC in Round of 16 vs Argentina (30 June) 		Quarter-finals vs Uruguay (6 July)
Brazil Casemiro YC in Group E vs Switzerland (matchday 1; 17 June)
YC in Round of 16 vs Mexico (2 July) 		Quarter-finals vs Belgium (6 July)
Sweden Mikael Lustig YC in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June)
YC in Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July) 		Quarter-finals vs England (7 July)
Belgium Thomas Meunier YC in Group G vs Panama (matchday 1; 18 June)
YC in Quarter-finals vs Brazil (6 July) 		Semi-finals vs France (10 July)

Awards[change | change source]

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
Golden Glove
Thibaut Courtois
Best Young Player
Kylian Mbappé
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Spain

Prize money[change | change source]

Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[70]

Position Amount (USD million)
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

Notes[change | change source]

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