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Things you ought to know about the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
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Posted on 14 May 2018 by "T".

The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup shall be held from June 14 to July 15 in Russia. Starting from June 14 to July 15, 2018, the greatest soccer players in the world shall gather together in Russia for yet another FIFA World Cup event. The tournament returns to Europe for the first time since it was held in Germany back in 2006.

Just like every year, there's no shortage of soccer-related stories as the event draws near. Is this going to be the year in which Lionel Messi finally wins the only major trophy he's been missing in his list of career achievements? It has been a 32-year famine for Argentina. That window of opportunity may be closing for Cristiano Ronaldo, who will try to power Portugal (the 2016 Euro winners) to another title. How's Neymar doing, who is recovering from a broken foot? Will he be fit enough to lead the Brazil team to its 6th World Cup title?

The host country Russia shall get the party started in Moscow on June 14 against Saudi Arabia, and by July 15 a new world champion shall be crowned.

Portugal versus Spain is one of the most intriguing of the early matchups, which takes place in Sochi on the second day of the tournament, whereas the two big favorites, Brazil and Germany, will begin their campaigns on the first Sunday against Switzerland and Mexico, respectively.

Telemundo and Fox have the TV broadcast rights for this edition of the World Cup, which means that the games will air on Telemundo and NBC Universo in Spanish, and on Fox and Fox Sports 1 in English. You can also stream all the World Cup games in either English or Spanish on fuboTV.

About the FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is a quadrennial international football tournament in which the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA compete for the number 1 spot and the prize, the World Cup trophy.
The final tournament will be held on July 15 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

VENUES
Overall, 64 matches shall be played in 12 stadium venues located in 11 cities in Russia.

Out of the 12 stadiums to be used for the tournament, three of them (Luzhniki, Sochi, and Yekaterinburg) have been thoroughly renovated and the rest of the 9 stadiums are brand new. For hosting this tournament, $11.8 billion has been spent.

The two biggest stadiums in Russia, the Luzhniki Stadium (in Moscow) and the Saint Petersburg Stadium shall be used the most - 7 matches are to be held at each of these stadiums.

Samara, Sochi, Kazan and Nizhny Novogrod will host 6 matches, including one quarter-final match each.
The Otkrytiye Stadium (in Moscow) and Rostov-on-Don will host 5 matches each, including one round of 16 match each.

Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd and Yekaterinburg will host 4 matches each, and none of these cities will host knockout stage games.

LOGO BRAND


The 2018 tournament logo was inspired by Russia's rich artistic tradition and its history of bold achievement and innovation, according to Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko. Sepp Blatter, FIFA President, said that it reflected the "heart and soul" of the country.

MATCH BALL


Introduced on November 9, 2017 and presented in Moscow by Lionel Messi, the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is called "Telstar 18", based on the name and design of the very first Adidas World Cup ball back in 1970.
The name ‘Telstar' is a combination of the words ‘television' and ‘star'.

MASCOT

Since 1966, each FIFA World Cup has its own mascot representative. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia mascot will be a wolf called Zabivaka, its name translated from Russian meaning "The Goalscorer".

TICKETING


The first wave of ticket sales began on September 14 up to October 12, 2017. Fortunately, the general Russian visa policy shall not apply to both participants and fans of the World Cup, so they are allowed to enter Russia without a visa right before and during the competitions, regardless of their citizenship. A Fan ID would be required for fans attending the matches.

The ticket's design was revealed on April 6, 2018, which contained security features including a barcode, a hologram beside the stadium sector map, and the name of the ticketholder.

TV BROADCASTING RIGHTS
FIFA sold the television broadcasting rights for the 2018 FIFA World Cup event to a variety of local broadcasters.

In the United States, the 2018 World Cup will be aired by Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1 (English), and Telemundo and NBC Universo (Spanish).
In the United Kingdom, soccer fans can tune in to BBC and ITV.

GROUPS


Below are the following countries divided into groups A to H:
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan

Want to know more details per team, like who's their coach and star player, when's their best years, how they qualified for the 2018 World Cup, and the latest news about each country? Then check out this informative article by Independent.co.uk.

SCHEDULE
A total of 64 games will be played to determine the winner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Below you will find the 2018 FIFA World Cup's complete schedule, scores and TV channels:
Date: June 14 to July 15, 2018
English-speaking TV channels: Fox, Fox Sports 1 (USA); BBC and ITV (UK)
Spanish-speaking TV channels: Telemundo, NBC Universo
Live Streaming: fuboTV

Source: https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches

 

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 pajalnick28/06/2018 16:14:04 GMT
briefly about the situation in the group F
 dule-vu28/06/2018 16:15:57 GMT
4th time that team from europe,who won last world cup,go home after three games in group!this time its germany!they didnt play good and we can see that this win against sweden in injury time was just luck!they didnt even score goal yesterday and something is bad their team!
 pajalnick28/06/2018 16:18:46 GMT
Posted by dule-vu:
4th time that team from europe,who won last world cup,go home after three games in group!this time its germany!they didnt play good and we can see that this win against sweden in injury time was just luck!they didnt even score goal yesterday and something is bad their team!

 CALICUL28/06/2018 20:22:16 GMT
I do not understand why Germany played so poorly in this world. Mucilaginous Joachim Löw need to be replaced with someone else. Poland looks like a strong team for a few years but in this world championship played poorly ( 1-5 goal difference in two matches and 0 points ). Maybe to another final tournament will play better.
 shokaku29/06/2018 14:39:00 GMT
Actualy Germany played poorly throughout the whole year. The last results before the World Cup were a loss against Austria (Austria!) amd a meagre 2:1 over Saudi-Arabia. The guys that got trashed 5:0 by Russia.

And yes, usualy it would be replacement time. But i have my doubts if they find a respected head coach that can piece together a new squad.
 pajalnick29/06/2018 21:30:29 GMT
of course the coach of the German national team needs to be changed .... he seems to me to have made several mistakes in the formation of the team and in such a sad outcome .... maybe he will understand that he made a mistake and correct the situation but it seems to me better the new coach
 shokaku30/06/2018 05:08:36 GMT
First day of the knock out stages. Two times Europe versus South America. France takes on Argentina, and Portugal plays Uruguay. Both France and Uruguay cruised through the group stage, while Argentina and Portugal had some problems.
 dule-vu30/06/2018 10:52:38 GMT
even it looks like we should know who will pass from this games,I suppose that will be some suprises,at least at bets in 90. minutes!we have favourites,but who know what will decide this winners!some penalty,VAR,red card!but cant wait that games start!
 T3ddyKGB30/06/2018 13:17:33 GMT
Posted by Mysik86:
Germany lost! And they're out of World Cup Smile It was one of the best news in Poland Smile Check Polish internet today. And German newspapers were laughing of Poland and Lewandowski after we lost to Colombia. Karma is back Smile

Best World Cup ever! Big Smile Big Smile Big Smile


ive read alot funny stuff on internet after germany fked up like beginners, like "not the first time germany lost in russia". but when i read people like you id wish i was a real german, because to see so much hate and exspecialy to smell the "fear" when playing football vs germany leaves a goose bump on my back because that has to be something germany is proud of Big Smile

btw, i haven read all newspapers but skipped over a few and i havent seen a single bad word about poland. that has to be either bad translation or propaganda by your goverment. not like your brazil, france, italy or another big football nation to have a laugh if they fail. just poland... who barely qualify for worldcup Tongue

 shokaku01/07/2018 05:28:26 GMT
After two exciting games yesterday, todays games pitch european teames against each other. Spain takes on host Russia, while in the evening Croatia plays Denmark. Only Croatia played the group stage convincingly, and especialy Spain had its shaky moments.
 demodawggy01/07/2018 06:15:15 GMT

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 CALICUL01/07/2018 20:25:02 GMT
Let's see what the newspapers will say about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. They will laugh at them or not? I think this is not the case because they and other players have had some tiresome seasons. It is not easy to play at high level very good any time. Physical condition without rest do not resist.
 schwabo01/07/2018 21:47:25 GMT
Yes,Croatia won Danmark and goes to 1/4 finales where we play against Rusia for 1/2 finale,after 120 min. 1:1 and 4:3 after penalties,
It's better when biger countries going home Spain,Portugal,Germany,Argentina.
Going to drink now Thumbs Up Big Smile
 peronibar01/07/2018 21:55:34 GMT
Congrats to Croatia and Russia on 1\4 finale's Thumbs Up
 shokaku02/07/2018 05:02:41 GMT
After two penalty shotouts yesterday today brings two games with clear favorites and underdogs. Brazil plays Mexico, who had a good start to the tournament, but had been put down to earth in their last game. The other game sees Belgium, with three wins in the group stage, take on Japan, for me the worst team to make it into the knock out stage.
 Mysik8602/07/2018 08:52:38 GMT
Please notice, that this World Cup has so many surprises, that there's no favorites and no underdogs Smile For me, better option to bet is win of Belgium. I saw their matches, and for me it's the perfect candidate for the champion. They have awesome players on attack, and of course - Thibault Courtois - the best goalkeeper on this WC. So, go Belgium, go go go! Smile
And Mexico may make another surprise, because Brazil's play don't looks awesome... They're pretty average so far... but it's still Brazil Smile
 shokaku02/07/2018 10:42:06 GMT
Yep. Belgiums play had been good so far. But that was also true for the last two tournaments. Then they came up against heavy resistance, and faltered. And Brazil may actually be stronger without Neymar, who plays only for himself.
 dule-vu02/07/2018 12:45:21 GMT
I think that long season affect on lot of teams and players!we had champions league final almost on end of may and just after 20 days world cup started!players just have too much games in legs and its not normal to play so many cups,league and international games!thats why so many better teams are out,but its good for rest of world!
 CALICUL02/07/2018 20:26:02 GMT
I thought, i knew more about this world cup but unfortunately i missed many results. There were some surprises and few matches that ended with X. Big teams have been eliminated in this world cup and the remaining teams not playing a football as beautiful as i wanted. Probably because of the ball this is happening.
 pajalnick02/07/2018 21:49:14 GMT
today finally won the favorites ... Brazil of course a very good team but the simulation of Neimar spoiled the impression ...... but the Japanese well done .... the cool started the second half ... and in the end of course there was not enough experience ... instead of quietly finishing the game 25 seconds tried to score and the payoff was terrible
 shokaku03/07/2018 04:56:57 GMT
After the dramatic finish of Belgium vs Japan, today brings the last games of the first knock out round. Sweden takes on the Swiss, and i am completely clueless about the outcome. The other game pitches England versus Colombia, who got their act together after their loss in the first game against Japan, and won the other two to even win their group.
 dule-vu03/07/2018 16:05:56 GMT
when you see results from yesterday,you can say that everything is normal,but everybody who watched belgium-japan game couldnt say that!it was great game and who could expekt that belgium will score 3 goal till end of game,especially that one in last seconds!
 Mysik8603/07/2018 16:08:19 GMT
Yes. This match was awesome. One of the best matches on this world cup! I didn't expect that Belgium not only score 2 goals for draw, but also win match in regular time! It was truly incredible to watch. I hope that Belgium will win whole Cup - they deserve it, and it's nice to see how they play.
 bowie198403/07/2018 20:11:27 GMT
Posted by peronibar:
Congrats to Croatia and Russia on 14 finale's Thumbs Up

Two teams which were great at killing football tbh but their lucky break was the danish and spanish teams who were just doing the same. It was a nasty day for those who love this game. Congrats to them anyway.
 CALICUL03/07/2018 20:36:24 GMT
It was a sensation comeback for the Belgians, in the game last night with Japan. Asian players did not surprise after they led with two goals, and they left this edition of world cup. Brasil he did not have big emotions with Mexic, and will be an interesting match Brasil - Belgium.

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