2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia. The country awarded for the host rights on 2 December 2010. It is a 21st FIFA World Cup and Luzhniki Stadium will be selecting the main venue. Luzhniki Stadium will be selecting for Opening Match, a semi-final and the Final. List of FIFA World Cup 2018 Dates, Teams, Fixtures and Venues.
Germany is defending champion and this time number 1 position FIFA world ranking. The last World Cup, hosted by Brazil in 2014, was won by Germany. In this match, Germany beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time. Brazil has won five times. They are the only team to have played in every FIFA World Cup tournament.
The competition has been played every four years. First time tournament held was in 1930 and it took place in Uruguay. 2018 World cup 21st FIFA World Cup and hosted by Russia. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.
FIFA World Cup 2018 Teams
Meet the 32 Finalists for Russia 2018 FIFA Tournament. All 31 countries who will join hosts (Russia). List of 32 teams which will be participating in the world cup tournament Russia. It is fast approaching, with national sides making their final preparations ahead of this summer’s tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2018 Dates: Fixtures and Venues
In this stage Group divided into F stages.
| Group A | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 14-Jun | 16:00 | Moscow | Russia vs Saudi Arabia |
| 15-Jun | 13:00 | Ekaterinburg | Egypt vs Uruguay |
| 19-Jun | 19:00 | Saint Petersburg | Russia vs Egypt |
| 20-Jun | 16:00 | Rostov-on-Don | Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia |
| 25-Jun | 15:00 | Samara | Uruguay vs Russia |
| 25-Jun | 15:00 | Volgogra | Saudi Arabia vs Egypt |
| Group B | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 15-Jun | 19:00 | Sochi | Portugal vs Spain |
| 15-Jun | 16:00 | Saint Petersburg | Morocco vs Iran |
| 20-Jun | 13:00 | Moscow | Portugal vs Morocco |
| 20-Jun | 19:00 | Kazan | Iran vs Spain |
| 25-Jun | 19:00 | Saransk | Iran vs Portugal |
| 25-Jun | 19:00 | Kaliningrad | Spain vs Morocco |
| Group C | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 16-Jun | 11:00 | Kazan | France vs Australia |
| 16-Jun | 17:00 | Saransk | Peru vs Denmark |
| 21-Jun | 16:00 | Ekaterinburg | France vs Peru |
| 21-Jun | 13:00 | Samara | Denmark vs Australia |
| 26-Jun | 15:00 | Moscow | Denmark vs France |
| 26-Jun | 15:00 | Sochi | Australia vs Peru |
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| Group D | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 16-Jun | 14:00 | Moscow | Argentina vs Iceland |
| 16-Jun | 20:00 | Kaliningrad | Croatia vs Nigeria |
| 21-Jun | 19:00 | Nizhny Novgorod | Argentina vs Croatia |
| 22-Jun | 16:00 | Volgograd | Nigeria vs Iceland |
| 26-Jun | 19:00 | Saint Petersburg | Nigeria vs Argentina |
| 26-Jun | 19:00 | Rostov-on-Don | Iceland vs Croatia |
| Group E | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 17-Jun | 19:00 | Rostov-on-Don | Brazil vs Switzerland |
| 17-Jun | 13:00 | Samara | Costa Rica vs Serbia |
| 22-Jun | 13:00 | Saint Petersburg | Brazil vs Costa Rica |
| 22-Jun | 19:00 | Kaliningrad | Serbia vs Switzerland |
| 27-Jun | 19:00 | Moscow | Serbia vs Brazil |
| 27-Jun | 19:00 | Nizhny Novgorod | Switzerland vs Costa Rica |
| Group F | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 17-Jun | 16:00 | Moscow | Germany vs Mexico |
| 18-Jun | 13:00 | Nizhny Novgorod | Sweden vs South Korea |
| 23-Jun | 19:00 | Sochi | Germany vs Sweden |
| 23-Jun | 16:00 | Rostov-on-Don | South Korea vs Mexico |
| 27-Jun | 19:00 | Kazan | South Korea vs Germany |
| 27-Jun | 19:00 | Ekaterinburg | Mexico vs Sweden |
| Group G | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 18-Jun | 16:00 | Sochi | Belgium vs Panama |
| 18-Jun | 19:00 | Volgograd | Tunisia vs England |
| 23-Jun | 13:00 | Moscow | Belgium vs Tunisia |
| 24-Jun | 13:00 | Nizhny Novgorod | England vs Panama |
| 28-Jun | 19:00 | Kaliningrad | England vs Belgium |
| 28-Jun | 19:00 | Saransk | Panama vs Tunisia |
| Group H | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 19-Jun | 16:00 | Moscow | Poland vs Senegal |
| 19-Jun | 13:00 | Saransk | Colombia vs Japan |
| 24-Jun | 19:00 | Kazan | Poland vs Colombia |
| 24-Jun | 16:00 | Ekaterinburg | Japan vs Senegal |
| 28-Jun | 15:00 | Volgograd | Japan vs Poland |
| 28-Jun | 15:00 | Samara | Senegal vs Colombia |
Round 16 FIFA World Cup
After the first round top two teams in each group advance to the round of 16. 2018 FIFA World Cup will be playing on a round-robin basis.
| Round of Last 16 | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 30-Jun | 19:00 | Sochi | 1A vs 2B |
| 30-Jun | 15:00 | Kazan | 1C vs 2D |
| 1-Jul | 15:00 | Moscow | 1B vs 2A |
| 1-Jul | 19:00 | Nizhny Novgorod | 1D vs 2C |
| 2-Jul | 15:00 | Samara | 1E vs 2F |
| 2-Jul | 19:00 | Rostov-on-Don | 1G vs 2H |
| 3-Jul | 15:00 | Saint Petersburg | 1F vs 2E |
| 3-Jul | 19:00 | Moscow | 1H vs 2G |
| Third place | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 14-Jul | 15:00 | Saint Petersburg | L61 vs L62 |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 10-Jul | 19:00 | Saint Petersburg | W57 vs W58 |
| 11-Jul | 19:00 | Moscow | W59 vs W60 |
| Finals | |||
| Date | Time | Place | Match |
| 15-Jul | 16:00 | Moscow | W61 vs W62 |
