When is the 2018 world cup

Surely enough, they cruised through the group stages and placed first ahead of England with wins over Tunisia and Panama. They defeated Belgium in an enthralling last 16 fixture against Japan that ended — showing good character to equalise and then win the game in stoppage time after finding themselves down after the break. They continued to impress in their last eight tie against Brazil, winning after a De Bruyne strike and an own goal from Fernandinho.

Croatia emerged as the tournament's unprecedented dark horse after their emphatic win against Argentina , where Real Madrid midfielder and national captain Luke Modric has formidably risen to the occasion. They finished first in their group and went on to beat former champions Spain and then Russia in a penalty shootout to book their spot in the last four.

England, who were never expected to do well in Russia following their notorious past form performing in World Cups, have the football coming home after breaking their penalty shootout curse in the last 16 fixture against Colombia.

They went on to beat Sweden comfortably in the quarter-final , and are now two fixtures away from lifting the World Cup for the first time since This year's World Cup final will be held at the Luzhniki Stadium , which serves as Russia's national stadium and located in its capital in Moscow.

It is the largest stadium in Russia and one of the largest stadiums in all of Europe, with its total seating capacity of 81, Fourth place. France triumphant in ravishing Russia. Tournament News. Cookie Settings. World Cup Qualified Teams : Take a look at how each team qualified for the tournament. World Cup Friendlies : We have put together a comprehensive list of all the international friendlies taking place before the tournament kicks off on the 14th of June.

Make sure you know who your team is warming up against. World Cup Fixtures : Take a look at the list of fixtures that will make up the group and knockout stages for the World Cup. Take a look at who is playing who here. Russia , Saudi Arabia , Egypt , Uruguay. Portugal , Spain , Morocco , Iran. France , Australia , Peru , Denmark. Argentina , Iceland , Croatia , Nigeria. Brazil , Switzerland , Costa Rica , Serbia. The World Cup starts officially starts on the 14th of June with the opening ceremony occurring just before the first match which will include the hosts Russia , up against Saudi Arabia.

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