Get Latest Updates on FIFA World Cup 2018 Here!

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Get Latest Updates on FIFA World Cup 2018 Here!

2018/06/29

Sports GK is an important topic with high weightage which is asked in the General Awareness section of various SSC, Banking and other Government Exams. Recently, world’s biggest sporting event 21st FIFA World Cup 2018 kicked off in Russia and it is indispensable that you are aware of all the action on the ground. Read further to know more about FIFA 2018 along with trivia related to FIFA 2018 Opening Ceremony, FIFA Winning History, FIFA 2018 Knockouts and more. Also,we will keep updating this article for the results & highlights of every match. so keep visiting this article for latest Football updates.

Don’t forget to watch this video on FIFA World Cup Russia to know the interesting facts about FIFA 2018.

What is FIFA World Cup?

FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association, abbreviated as FIFA, acts as the global governing body.The FIFA World Cup 2018 is an International Football Competition contested by the various National Teams.This Football World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world.It is also the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games; the cumulative audience of all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final match, a ninth of the entire population of the planet.The Host Nation for the 2018 World Cup is Russia and Defending Champion is Germany winning its fourth title at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.The FIFA World Cup takes place every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930. However, the FIFA World Cup was not held in 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War.

FIFA 2018 Opening Ceremony

The FIFA World Cup 2018 has started on 14th June 2018.As Russia gets ready to host the prestigious event, fans from all over the world are set to see the prominent superstars in action.Brazilian player Ronaldo and British Pop Star Robbie Williams will be attending the opening ceremony. Robbie Williams will sing alongside Russian soprano Aida Garifullina shortly before Russia face Saudi Arabia in the first match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.The Official Mascot of FIFA World Cup 2018, Zabivaka, is all set to celebrate the opening ceremony.

FIFA Format and Winning History

The format of the competition involves a Qualification Phase. It takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the World Cup. The Host Nation automatically qualifies for the World Cup.Thirty two teams compete in the World Cup for the title at venues within the Host Nation. The FIFA World Cup matches take place during a period of about a month.The 20 World Cup tournaments have been won by 8 National Teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina and inaugural winner Uruguay, with two titles each; and England, France and Spain, with one title each.

Here’s the list of Host Nations and Winners of all the FIFA World Cup.

YearHost NationWinner2026United States2022Qatar2018Russia2014BrazilGermany2010South AfricaSpain2006GermanyItaly2002JapanBrazil1998FranceFrance1994United StatesBrazil1990ItalyWest Germany1986MexicoArgentina1982SpainItaly1978ArgentinaArgentina1974GermanyWest Germany1970MexicoBrazil1966EnglandEngland1962ChileBrazil1958SwedenBrazil1954SwitzerlandWest Germany1950BrazilUruguay1938FranceItaly1934ItalyItaly1930UruguayUruguay

FIFA World Cup 2018 Groups

All the competing National Teams will be divided into 8 groups.

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FGroup GGroup HRussiaPortugalFranceArgentinaBrazilGermanyBelgiumPolandSaudi ArabiaSpainAustraliaIcelandSwitzerlandMexicoPanamaSenegalEgyptMoroccoPeruCroatiaCosta RicaSwedenTunisiaColombiaUruguayIranDenmarkNigeriaSerbiaKorea RepublicEnglandJapan

FIFA 2018 Match Fixtures

TeamsWinnerFinal ScoreRussia vs Saudi ArabiaRussia5-0Egypt vs UruguayUruguay0-1Morocco vs IranIran0-1Portugal vs SpainDraw3-3France vs AustraliaFrance2-1Argentina vs IcelandDraw1-1Peru vs DenmarkDenmark0-1Croatia vs NigeriaCroatia2-0Costa Rica vs SerbiaSerbia0-1Germany vs MexicoMexico0-1Brazil vs SwitzerlandDraw1-1Sweden v Korea RepublicSweden1-0Belgium vs PanamaBelgium3-0Tunisia vs EnglandEngland1-2Poland vs SenegalSenegal1-2Colombia vs JapanJapan1-2Russia vs EgyptRussia3-1Portugal vs MoroccoPortugal1-0Uruguay vs Saudi ArabiaUruguay1-0Iran vs SpainSpain0-1France vs PeruFrance1-0Denmark vs AustraliaDraw1-1Argentina vs CroatiaCroatia0-3Brazil vs Costa RicaBrazil2-0Nigeria vs IcelandNigeria2-0Serbia vs SwitzerlandSwitzerland1-2Belgium vs TunisiaBelgium5-2Germany vs SwedenGermany2-1Korea Republic vs MexicoMexico1-2England vs PanamaEngland6-1Japan vs SenegalDraw2-2Poland vs ColombiaColombia0-3Uruguay vs RussiaUruguay3-0Saudi Arabia vs EgyptSaudi Arabia2-1Spain vs MoroccoDraw2-2Iran vs PortugalDraw1-1Denmark vs FranceDraw0-0Australia vs PeruPeru0-2Nigeria vs ArgentinaArgentina1-2Iceland vs CroatiaCroatia1-2Korea Republic vs GermanyKorea2-0Mexico vs SwedenSweden0-3Serbia vs BrazilBrazil0-2Switzerland vs Costa RicaDraw2-2Japan vs PolandPoland0-1Senegal vs ColombiaColombia0-1England vs BelgiumBelgium0-1Panama vs TunisiaTunisia1-2

Teams Qualified For Knockouts

UruguayFrancePortugalBrazilArgentinaMexicoSpainJapanRussiaBelgiumSwedenCroatiaDenmarkColombiaEnglandSwitzerland

FIFA 2018 Knockouts

TeamsWinnersMatch 49: Uruguay vs PortugalMatch 50: France vs ArgentinaMatch 51: Brazil vs MexicoMatch 50: Belgium vs JapanMatch 52: Spain vs RussiaMatch 53: Croatia vs DenmarkMatch 54: Sweden vs SwitzerlandMatch 55: Colombia vs EnglandQuarterfinal: Match 57 (Match 49 winner vs. Match 50 winner)Quarterfinal: Match 58 (Match 53 winner vs. Match 54 winner)Quarterfinal: Match 59 (Match 51 winner vs. Match 52 winner)Quarterfinal: Match 60 (Match 55 winner vs. Match 66 winner)Semifinal: Match 61 (Match 57 winner vs. Match 58 winner)Semifinal: Match 62 (Match 59 winner vs. Match 60 winner)Third-place match: Match 63 (Match 61 loser vs. Match 62 loser)Final: Match 64 (Match 61 winner vs. Match 62 winner)

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Updates

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