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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in late 2010.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Tournament details Dates 12 March 2015 – 15 November 2017 Teams 210 (from 6 confederations) Tournament statistics Matches played 869 Goals scored 2,454 (2.82 per match) Attendance 18,720,691 (21,543 per match) Top scorer(s) Robert Lewandowski Mohammad ...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers.
The 32 participating nations were divided up based on their rankings during a glitzy presentation in Russia.
The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which were members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (four direct slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams.
Four-time champions Italy did not qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, missing out on qualification for the first time since 1958 after losing in the playoffs to Sweden, [4] while the three-time FIFA World Cup runners-up Netherlands did not qualify for the tournament for the first time since 2002 after finishing third in 2014, [5] and second in ...
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers; In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7): [3] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Overall goal difference; Overall goals scored; Points in matches between tied teams
2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage. Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 14 to 25 June 2018. [1] The group consisted of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams, Uruguay and Russia, advanced to the round of 16. [2]