2018 FIFA World Cup
Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA 2018
Chempionat mira po futbolu FIFA 2018
France with the World Cup trophy.
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
Dates14 June – 15 July
Teams32 (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 played64
Goals scored169 (2.64 per match)
Attendance3,031,768 (47,371 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Harry Kane (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Croatia Santhosh Modric[2]
Best young playerFrance Kylian Mbappé[2]
Best goalkeeperBelgium Thibaut Courtois[3]
Fair play award Spain
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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 second World Cup title.

Qualified teams

  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

The draw was held in Moscow at 18:00 MSK, on Friday 1 December 2017[6][7] The teams were divided into 4 pots, 8 teams each. The number in parenthesis show positions in the FIFA World Rankings prior to the tournament.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 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)
 South Korea (62)
 Saudi Arabia (63)

Stadiums

Luzhniki Stadium hosted the final on 15 July.

Moscow:

Saint Petersburg:

Kaliningrad:

  • Kaliningrad Stadium

Nizhny Novgorod:

  • Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Volgograd:

  • Volgograd Arena

Yekaterinburg:

  • Central Stadium

Sochi:

  • Fisht Olympic Stadium

Rostov-on-Don:

  • Rostov Arena

Saransk:

  • Mordovia Arena

Samara:

  • Cosmos Arena

Kazan

  • Kazan Arena

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the round of 16. Matches are played on a round-robin basis.

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 32.5):

  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

See the 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
Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia
Cheryshev Goal 43', 90+1'
Gazinsky Goal 12'
Dzyuba Goal 71'
Golovin Goal 90+4'		 Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[8]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Egypt 0–1 Uruguay
Report Giménez Goal 89'
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 27,015[9]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Russia 3–1 Egypt
Fathy Goal 47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev Goal 59'
Dzyuba Goal 62'		 Report Salah Goal 73' (pen.)
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[10]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Suárez Goal 23' Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 42,678[11]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
Suárez Goal 10'
Cheryshev Goal 23' (o.g.)
Cavani Goal 90'		 Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[12]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt
Al-Faraj Goal 45+6' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari Goal 90+5'		 Report Salah Goal 22'
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 36,823[13]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Group B

See the 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
Morocco 0–1 Iran
Report Bouhaddouz Goal 90+5' (o.g.)
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 62,548[14]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Portugal 3–3 Spain
Ronaldo Goal 4' (pen.), 44', 88' Report Costa Goal 24', 55'
Nacho Goal 58'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,866[15]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Portugal 1–0 Morocco
 Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[16]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Iran 0–1 Spain
Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Iran 1–1 Portugal
  • Ansarifard Goal 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 41,685[17]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Spain 2–2 Morocco
 Report
  • Boutaïb Goal 14'
  • En-Nesyri Goal 81'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[18]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group C

See the 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
France 2–1 Australia
 Report
  • Jedinak Goal 62' (pen.)
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,279
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Peru 0–1 Denmark
Report Poulsen Goal 59'
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Denmark 1–1 Australia
 Report
  • Jedinak Goal 38' (pen.)
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 40,727[19]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
France 1–0 Peru
 Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,789[20]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Denmark 0–0 France
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[21]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Australia 0–2 Peru
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,073[22]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Group D

See the 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
Argentina 1–1 Iceland
 Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[23]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Croatia 2–0 Nigeria
  • Etebo Goal 32' (o.g.)
  • Modric Goal 71' (pen.)
 Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 31,136[24]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Argentina 0–3 Croatia
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[25]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Nigeria 2–0 Iceland
  • Musa Goal 49', 75'
 Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 40,904[26]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Nigeria 1–2 Argentina
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[27]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Iceland 1–2 Croatia
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[28]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Group E

See the 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
Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia
Report
  • Kolarov Goal 56'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,432[29]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Brazil 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,109[30]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Brazil 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[31]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Serbia 1–2  Switzerland
  • Mitrović Goal 5'
 Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,167[32]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Serbia 0–2 Brazil
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[33]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Switzerland  2–2 Costa Rica
 Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[34]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Group F

See the 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  South Korea 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
Germany 0–1 Mexico
Report
  • Lozano Goal 35'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[35]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Sweden 1–0 South Korea
  • Granqvist Goal 65' (pen.)
 Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 42,300[36]
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
South Korea 1–2 Mexico
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[37]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Germany 2–1 Sweden
 Report
  • Toivonen Goal 32'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[38]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
South Korea 2–0 Germany
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,835[39]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Mexico 0–3 Sweden
Report
  • Augustinsson Goal 50'
  • Granqvist Goal 62' (pen.)
  • Álvarez Goal 74' (o.g.)
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 33,061[40]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Group G

See the 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
Belgium 3–0 Panama
  • Mertens Goal 47'
  • Lukaku Goal 69', 75'
 Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,257[41]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Tunisia 1–2 England
 Report
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 41,064[42]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Belgium 5–2 Tunisia
 Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[43]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
England 6–1 Panama
 Report
  • Baloy Goal 78'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[44]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
England 0–1 Belgium
Report
  • Januzaj Goal 51'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973[45]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Panama 1–2 Tunisia
  • Meriah Goal 33' (o.g.)
 Report
  • F. Ben Youssef Goal 51'
  • Khazri Goal 66'
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 37,168[46]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Group H

See the 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.
Colombia 1–2 Japan
  • Quintero Goal 39'
 Report
Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Attendance: 40,842[47]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Poland 1–2 Senegal
  • Krychowiak Goal 86'
 Report
  • Cionek Goal 37' (o.g.)
  • Niang Goal 60'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[48]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Japan 2–2 Senegal
 Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,572[49]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Poland 0–3 Colombia
Report
  • Mina Goal 40'
  • Falcao Goal 70'
  • Ju. Cuadrado Goal 75'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[50]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Japan 0–1 Poland
Report
  • Bednarek Goal 59'
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 42,189[51]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Senegal 0–1 Colombia
Report
  • Mina Goal 74'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[52]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Knockout stage

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

France 4–3 Argentina
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[53]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Uruguay 2–1 Portugal
 Rport
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[54]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
  • Dzyuba Goal 41' (pen.)
Penalties
 3–4
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[55]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
  • M. Jørgensen Goal 1'
Penalties
 3–2
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 40,851[56]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
 Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[57]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Belgium 3–2 Japan
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 41,466[58]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Sweden 1–0  Switzerland
  • Forsberg Goal 66'
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,042[59]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Colombia 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
  • Mina Goal 90+3'
 Report
Penalties
  • Falcao Penalty scored
  • Ju. Cuadrado Penalty scored
  • Muriel Penalty scored
  • Uribe Penalty missed
  • Bacca Penalty missed
 3–4
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[60]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Quarter-finals

Uruguay 0–2 France
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 44,190[61]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Brazil 1–2 Belgium
  • Renato Augusto Goal 76'
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[62]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Sweden 0–2 England
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 39,991[63]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Russia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Croatia
  • Cheryshev Goal 31'
  • Fernandes Goal 115'
 Report
  • Kramarić Goal 39'
  • Vida Goal 101'
Penalties
 3–4
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287[64]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Semi-finals

France 1–0 Belgium
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,286[65]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Croatia 2–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
  • Trippier Goal 5'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[66]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Third place play-off

Belgium 2–0 England
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,406
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Final

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
France 4–2 Croatia
 Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[67]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
France[68]
Croatia[68]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernández Yellow card 41'
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté Yellow card 27' Substituted off 55'
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted off 73'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off 81'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven N'Zonzi Substituted in 55'
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted in 73'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko Yellow card 90+2'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić Substituted off 82'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović
RW 18 Ante Rebić Substituted off 71'
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted in 71'
MF 20 Marko Pjaca Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[69]

Assistant referees:[68]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

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Statistics

Related pages

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Santhosh wins World Cup Golden Ball as Mbappe named best young player". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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Statistics

Further information: 2018 FIFA World Cup statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

Twelve own goals have been scored during the tournament, breaking the record of six set in 1998.[1]

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Australia Aziz Behich (against France)
  • Brazil Fernandinho (against Belgium)
  • Croatia Mario Mandžukić (against France)
  • Egypt Ahmed Fathy (against Russia)
  • Mexico Edson Álvarez (against Sweden)
  • Morocco Aziz Bouhaddouz (against Iran)
  • Nigeria Oghenekaro Etebo (against Croatia)
  • Poland Thiago Cionek (against Senegal)
  • Russia Denis Cheryshev (against Uruguay)
  • Russia Sergei Ignashevich (against Spain)
  • Switzerland Yann Sommer (against Costa Rica)
  • Tunisia Yassine Meriah (against Panama)

Source: FIFA[2]

Discipline

See the main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

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

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Croatia Luka Modrić Belgium Eden Hazard France Antoine Griezmann
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
England Harry Kane France Antoine Griezmann Belgium Romelu Lukaku
6 goals, 0 assists 4 goals, 2 assists 4 goals, 1 assist
Golden Glove
Belgium Thibaut Courtois
Best Young Player
France Kylian Mbappé
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Spain

Prize money

Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[3]

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

References

  1. ↑ Sen, Debayan (6 July 2018). "By the Numbers - All-European last four, 11 own goals". ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Players: Goals scored". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Henley, Brendon (27 October 2017). "FIFA World Cup Prize Money" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

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