Russia 2018 World Cup Finals
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Football Index:
World Cup Finals: Russia 2018.
The World Cup Finals were played in Europe for an eleventh time, with Russia beating off last-minute, high-level bid campaigning from England for the chance to host the prestigious football tournament.
The 2018 World Cup Finals tournament kicked off on Thursday, June 14th and ended when the World Cup Final was contested in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, on July 15th.
World Cup History - Russia 2018
Where the Video Assistant Referee, VAR to you and me, made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decision making; although a little fine tuning was still needed in places. Just ask Harry Kane.
Russia 2018 Host Cities - Visit Russia.
32 Countries Competed at Russia 2018
Argentina
Group D:
Iceland (1:1) Croatia (0:3) Nigeria (2:1);
Second Round: France (3:4).
Australia
Group C:
France (1:2) Denmark (1:1)
Peru (0:2).
Belgium
Group G:
Panama (3:0) Tunisia (5:2) England (1:0); Second Round: Japan (3:2);
Quarter-final: Brazil (2:1);
Semi-final: France (0:1);
3rd Place: (2:0).
Brazil
Group E:
Switzerland (1:1) Costa Rica (2:0) Serbia (2:0); Second Round: Mexico (2:0);
Quarter-finals: Belgium (1:2).
Colombia
Group H:
Japan (1:2) Poland (3:0) Senegal (1:0); Second Round: England (1:1 aet 3:4
pens).
Costa Rica
Group E:
Serbia (0:1) Brazil (0:2) Switzerland (2:2).
Croatia
Group D:
Nigeria (2:0) Argentina (3:0) Iceland (2:1); Second Round: Denmark (1:1 aet 3:2 pens);
Quarter-final: Russia (2:2 aet 4:3 pens);
Semi-final: England (2:1 aet);
World Cup Final: France (2:4).
Denmark
Group C:
Peru (1:0) Australia (1:1) France (0:0); Second Round: Croatia (1:1 aet 2:3 pens).
Egypt
Group A:
Uruguay (0:1) Russia (1:3) Saudi Arabia (1:2).
England
Group G:
Tunisia (2:1) Panama (6:1) Belgium (0:1); Second Round: Colombia (1:1 aet 4:3 pens);
Quarter-final: Sweden (2:0);
Semi-final: Croatia (1:2 aet);
3rd Place: Belgim (0:2).
France
Group C:
Australia (2:1) Peru (1:0) Denmark (0:0); Second Round: Argentina (4:3);
Quarter-final: Uruguay (2:0);
Semi-final: Belgium (1:0);
World Cup Final: Croatia (4:2).
Germany
Group F:
Mexico (0:1) Sweden (2:1) South Korea (0:2).
Iceland
Group D:
Argentina (1:1) Nigeria (0:2)
Croatia (1:2).
Iran
Group B:
Morocco (1:0) Spain (0:1)
Portugal (1:1).
Japan
Group H:
Colombia (2:1) Senegal (2:2) Poland (0:1); Second Round: Belgium (2:3).
Mexico
Group F:
Germany (1:0) South Korea (2:1) Sweden (0:3); Secod Round: Brazil (0:2).
Morocco
Group B:
Iran (0:1) Portugal (0:1) Spain (2:2).
Nigeria
Group D:
Croatia (0:2) Iceland (2:0) Argentina (1:2).
Panama
Group G:
Belgium (0:3) England (1:6) Tunisia (1:2).
Peru
Group C:
Denmark (0:1) France (0:1) Australia (2:0).
Poland
Group H:
Senegal (1:2) Colombia (0:3) Japan (1:0).
Portugal
Group B:
Spain (3:3) Morocco (1:0) Iran (1:1); Second Round: Uruguay (1:2).
Russia
Group A:
Saudi Arabia (5:0) Egypt (3:1) Uruguay (0:3); Second Round: Spain (1:1 aet 4:3 pens);
Quarter-final: Croatia (2:2 aet 3:4 pens).
Saudi Arabia
Group A:
Russia (0:5) Uruguay (0:1) Egypt (2:1).
Senegal
Group H:
Poland (2:1) Japan (2:2) Colombia (0:1).
Serbia
Group E:
Costa Rica (1:0) Switzerland (1:2) Brazil (0:2).
South Korea
Group F:
Sweden (0:1) Mexico (1:2) Germany (2:0).
Spain
Group B:
Portugal (3:3) Iran (1:0) Morocco (2:2); Second Round: Russia (1:1 aet 3:4 pens).
Sweden
Group F:
South Korea (1:0) Germany (1:2) Mexico (3:0); Second Round: Switzerland (1:0);
Quarter-final: England (0:2).
Switzerland
Group E
Brazil (1:1) Serbia (2:1) Costa Rica (2:2); Second Round: Sweden (0:1).
Tunisia
Group G:
England (1:2) Belgium (2:5) Panama (2:1).
Uruguay
Group A:
Egypt (1:0) Saudi Arabia (1:0) Russia (3:0); Second Round: Portugal (2:1);
Quarter-final: France (0:2).
Russia 2018 First Round - Group Stage
Thursday, 14th June
Moscow Luzhniki:
Group A
Russia vs
Saudi Arabia
(5:0)
Friday, 15th June
Ekaterinburg:
Group A
Egypt vs
Uruguay
(0:1)
St Petersburg:
Group B
Morocco vs
Iran
(0:1)
Sochi:
Group B
Portugal vs
Spain
(3:3)
Saturday, 16th June
Kazan:
Group C
France vs
Australia
(2:1)
Moscow Spartak:
Group D
Argentina vs
Iceland
(1:1)
Saransk:
Group C
Peru vs
Denmark
(0:1)
Kaliningrad:
Group D
Croatia vs
Nigeria
(2:0)
Sunday, 17th June
Samara:
Group E
Costa Rica vs
Serbia
(0:1)
Moscow Luzhniki:
Group F
Germany vs
Mexico
(0:1)
Rostov-on-Don:
Group E
Brazil vs
Switzerland
(1:1)
Monday, 18th June
Nizhny Novgorod:
Group F
Sweden vs
South Korea
(1:0)
Sochi:
Group G
Belgium vs
Panama
(3:0)
Volgograd:
Group G
Tunisia vs
England
(1:2)
Tuesday, 19th June
Saransk:
Group H
Colombia vs
Japan
(1:2)
Moscow Spartak:
Group H
Poland vs
Senegal
(1:2)
St Petersburg:
Group A
Russia vs
Egypt
(3:1)
Wednesday, 20th June
Moscow Luzhniki:
Group B
Portugal vs
Morocco
(1:0)
Rostov-on-Don:
Group A
Uruguay vs
Saudi Arabia
(1:0)
Kazan:
Group B
Iran vs
Spain
(0:1)
Thursday, 21st June
Samara:
Group C
Denmark vs
Australia
(1:1)
Ekaterinburg:
Group C
France vs
Peru
(1:0)
Nizhny Novgorod:
Group D
Argentina vs
Croatia
(0:3)
Friday, 22nd June
St Petersburg:
Group E
Brazil vs
Costa Rica
(2:0)
Volgograd:
Group D
Nigeria vs
Iceland
(2:0)
Kaliningrad:
Group E
Serbia vs
Switzerland
(1:2)
Saturday, 23rd June
Moscow Spartak:
Group G
Belgium vs
Tunisia
(5:2)
Rostov-on-Don:
Group F
South Korea vs
Mexico
(1:2)
Sochi:
Group F
Germany vs
Sweden
(2:1)
Sunday, 24th June
Nizhny Novgorod:
Group G
England vs
Panama
(6:1)
Ekaterinburg:
Group H
Japan vs
Senegal
(2:2)
Kazan:
Group H
Poland vs
Colombia
(0:3)
Monday, 25th June
Samara:
Group A
Uruguay vs
Russia
(3:0)
Volgograd:
Group A
Saudi Arabia vs
Egypt
(2:1)
Kaliningrad:
Group B
Spain vs
Morocco
(2:2)
Saransk:
Group B
Iran vs
Portugal
(1:1)
Tuesday, 26th June
Sochi:
Group C
Australia vs Peru
(0:2)
Moscow Luzhniki:
Group C
Denmark vs
France
(0:0)
Rostov-on-Don:
Group D
Iceland vs
Croatia
(1:2)
St Petersburg:
Group D
Nigeria vs
Argentina
(1:2)
Wednesday, 27th June
Ekaterinburg:
Group F
Mexico vs
Sweden
(0:3)
Kazan:
Group F
South Korea vs
Germany
(2:0)
Moscow Spartak:
Group E
Serbia vs
Brazil
(0:2)
Nizhny Novgorod:
Group E
Switzerland vs
Costa Rica
(2:2)
Thursday, 28th June
Samara:
Group H
Senegal vs
Colombia
(0:1)
Volgograd:
Group H
Japan vs
Poland
(0:1)
Kaliningrad:
Group G
England vs
Belgium
(0:1)
Saransk:
Group G
Panama vs
Tunisia
(1:2)
Second Round - Round of 16
Saturday, 30th June
France vs
Argentina
in
Kazan
(4:3)
Uruguay vs
Portugal
in
Sochi
(2:1)
Sunday, 1st July
Spain vs
Russia
in
Moscow Luzhniki
(1:1 aet 3:4 pens)
Croatia vs
Denmark
in
Nizhny Novgorod
(1:1 aet 3:2 pens)
Monday, 2nd July
Brazil vs
Mexico
in
Samara
(2:0)
Belgium vs
Japan
in
Rostov-on-Don (3:2)
Tuesday, 3rd July
Sweden vs
Switzerland
in
St Petersburg (1:0)
Colombia vs
England
in
Moscow Spartak (1:1 aet
3:4 pens)
Friday, 6th July
Uruguay
vs France
in Nizhny Novgorod (0:2)
Brazil
vs
Belgium
in
Kazan (1:2)
Saturday, 7th July
Sweden
vs
England
in
Samara (0:2)
Russia
vs
Croatia
in
Sochi (2:2 aet
3:4 pens)
Tuesday, 10th July
Match 61
France vs
Belgium
in
St Petersburg (1:0)
Wednesday, 11th July
Match 62
Croatia vs
England
in
Moscow Luzhniki (2:1 aet)
2018 World Cup Final in Russia
Saturday, 14th July:
Third-Place Play-off
Belgium
vs
England
in
St Petersburg (2:0)
Sunday, 15th July
2018 World Cup Final
Moscow Luzhniki:
France vs
Croatia
(4:2)
1:0 (Mario Mandzukic, own goal, 18)
1:1 (Ivan Perisic, 28)
2:1 (Antoine Griezmann 38pen)
3:1 (Paul Pogba 59)
4:1 (Kylian Mbappe 65)
4:2 (Mario Mandzukic 69)
Appearances:
How many appearances each country has made in the World Cup Finals.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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