World Cup 2018 in Russia

World Cup in Russia - Overview

The 2018 FIFA World Cup was be the 21st FIFA World Cup, the final part of which was held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. Russia for the first time in its history became the host country of the world football championship. In addition, for the first time it was held in Eastern Europe.

Also for the first time the mundial took place in the territory of two parts of the world - Europe and Asia. The championship was scheduled for 12 stadiums in 11 cities of Russia. For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cups, the video assistant referee was used. 32 teams took part in the final tournament of the World Cup in 2018.

In the final of the World Cup, France beat Croatia (4:2) and became the world champion.

The national team of Russia reached the stage of quarter-finals - the best result in its post-Soviet history.

The total attendance of the World Cup was 3,031,768 people, the average attendance - 47,371 people per game. During the World Cup in Russia (64 matches), several records were set - the highest number of penalties - 29, own goals - 12, only 1 match ended without goals scored.

In total, 169 goals were scored, 2.64 goals per game. The most scoring team of the World Cup was the national team of Belgium - 16 goals in 7 games. The main referees watched the replays provided by VAR 20 times and 17 initial decisions were changed.

World Cup in Russia - Logo and Mascot

In the logo of the 2018 World Cup you can see the silhouette of the FIFA World Cup. Exploration of space, iconography and love of football are the three components of the logo.

The official mascot of the World Cup in Russia was the wolf named Zabivaka meaning “the one who scores a goal”.

Symbols and Map of World Cup 2018 in Russia

Logotype of World Cup 2018 in Russia

Logotype of World Cup 2018 in Russia

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Zabivaka - World Cup 2018 in Russia Mascot

Zabivaka - World Cup 2018 in Russia Mascot

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Host Cities of World Cup 2018 in Russia

Host Cities of World Cup 2018 in Russia

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World Cup in Russia - Cities and Stadiums

The cities of Russia that hosted the World Cup 2018 matches:

  • Moscow - Luzhniki Stadium (81,000) and Otkrytiye Arena also known as Spartak Stadium (45,360),
  • St. Petersburg - Saint Petersburg Stadium also known as Krestovsky Stadium (68,000),
  • Kaliningrad - Kaliningrad Stadium (35,015),
  • Volgograd - Volgograd Arena (45,015),
  • Kazan - Kazan Arena (45,379),
  • Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (44,899),
  • Samara - Samara Arena also known as Cosmos Arena (44,918),
  • Saransk - Mordovia Arena (45,015),
  • Rostov-on-Don - Rostov Arena (45,000),
  • Sochi - Fisht Olympic Stadium (47,659),
  • Yekaterinburg - Yekaterinburg Arena (35,000).

The opening match and the final were held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. One of the semifinal matches was played in St. Petersburg, the other one - in Moscow.

Groups for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Groups for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

All Matches of the World Cup 2018 in Russia

Moscow

Luzhniki Stadium

June, 14, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 1: Russia - Saudi Arabia (5:0)

June, 17, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 11: Germany - Mexico (0:1)

June, 20, 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 19: Portugal - Morocco (1:0)

June, 26, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 37: Denmark - France (0:0)

July, 1, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 51: Spain - Russia (Round of 16) (1:1 (3:4p))

July, 11, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 62: England - Croatia (Semi-finals) (1:2)

July, 15, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 64: France - Croatia (Final) (4:2)

Otkrytiye Arena

June, 16, 16:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 7: Argentina - Iceland (1:1)

June, 19, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 15: Poland - Senegal (1:2)

June, 23, 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 29: Belgium - Tunisia (5:2)

June, 27, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 41: Serbia - Brazil (0:2)

July, 3, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 56: Colombia - England (Round of 16) (1:1 (3:4p))

Saint Petersburg

June, 15, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 4: Morocco - Iran (0:1)

June, 19, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 17: Russia - Egypt (3:1)

June, 22, 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match: 25: Brazil - Costa Rica (2:0)

June, 26, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 39: Nigeria - Argentina (1:2)

July, 3, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 55: Sweden - Switzerland (Round of 16) (1:0)

July, 10, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 61: France - Belgium (Semi-finals) (1:0)

July, 14, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 63: Belgium - England (Third place play-off) (2:0)

Kazan

June, 16, 13:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 5: France - Australia (2:1)

June, 20, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 20: Iran - Spain (0:1)

June, 24, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 31: Poland - Colombia (0:3)

June, 27, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 43: South Korea - Germany (2:0)

June, 30, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 50: France - Argentina (Round of 16) (4:3)

July, 6, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 58: Brazil - Belgium (Quarter-finals) (1:2)

Nizhny Novgorod

June, 18, 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 12: Sweden - South Korea (1:0)

June, 21, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 23: Argentina - Croatia (0:3)

June, 24, 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 30: England - Panama (6:1)

June, 27, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 42: Switzerland - Costa Rica (2:2)

July, 1, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 52: Croatia - Denmark (Round of 16) (1:1 (3:2p))

July, 6, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 57: Uruguay - France (Quarter-finals) (0:2)

Samara

June, 17, 16:00 SAMT (UTC+4) - Match 10: Costa Rica - Serbia (0:1)

June, 21, 16:00 SAMT (UTC+4) - Match 22: Denmark - Australia (1:1)

June, 25, 18:00 SAMT (UTC+4) - Match 33: Uruguay - Russia (3:0)

June, 28, 18:00 SAMT (UTC+4) - Match 48: Senegal - Colombia (0:1)

July, 2, 18:00 SAMT (UTC+4) - Match 53: Brazil - Mexico (Round of 16) (2:0)

July, 7, 18:00 SAMT (UTC+4) - Match 60: Sweden - England (Quarter-finals) (0:2)

Sochi

June, 15, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 3: Portugal - Spain (3:3)

June, 18, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 13: Belgium - Panama (3:0)

June, 23, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 27: Germany - Sweden (2:1)

June, 26, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 38: Australia - Peru (0:2)

June, 30, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 49: Uruguay - Portugal (Round of 16) (2:1)

July, 7, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 59: Russia - Croatia (Quarter-finals) (2:2 (3:4p))

Rostov-on-Don

June, 17, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 9: Brazil - Switzerland (1:1)

June, 20, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 18: Uruguay - Saudi Arabia (1:0)

June, 23, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 28: South Korea - Mexico (1:2)

June, 26, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 40: Iceland - Croatia (1:2)

July, 2, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 54: Belgium - Japan (Round of 16) (3:2)

Ekaterinburg

June, 15, 17:00 YEKT (UTC+5) - Match 2: Egypt - Uruguay (0:1)

June, 21, 20:00 YEKT (UTC+5) - Match 21: France - Peru (1:0)

June, 24, 20:00 YEKT (UTC+5) - Match 32: Japan - Senegal (2:2)

June, 27, 19:00 YEKT (UTC+5) - Match 44: Mexico - Sweden (0:3)

Kaliningrad

June, 16, 21:00 KALT (UTC+2) - Match 8: Croatia - Nigeria (2:0)

June, 22, 20:00 KALT (UTC+2) - Match 26: Serbia - Switzerland (1:2)

June, 25, 20:00 KALT (UTC+2) - Match 36: Spain - Morocco (2:2)

June, 28, 20:00 KALT (UTC+2) - Match 45: England - Belgium (0:1)

Saransk

June, 16, 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 6: Peru - Denmark (0:1)

June, 19, 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 16: Colombia - Japan (1:2)

June, 25, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 35: Iran - Portugal (1:1)

June, 28, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 46: Panama - Tunisia (1:2)

Volgograd

June, 18, 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 14: Tunisia - England (1:2)

June, 22, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 24: Nigeria - Iceland (2:0)

June, 25, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 34: Saudi Arabia - Egypt (2:1)

June, 28, 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) - Match 47: Japan - Poland (0:1)

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