2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	Russia
Qualification Dates	March 12, 2015-November 15, 2017
Tournament Dates	June 14-July 15, 2018
Champion	France
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Russia. It was the eleventh time the championships had been held in Europe, and the first time they were held in Eastern Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup to date.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	September 5, 2016	Albania vs. Macedonia	Loro Boriçi Stadium
	October 6, 2016	Kosovo vs. Croatia	Loro Boriçi Stadium
	October 8, 2016	Germany vs. Czech Republic	Volksparkstadion
	October 8, 2016	Scotland vs. Lithuania	Hampden Park
	October 8, 2016	England vs. Malta	Wembley Stadium
	October 9, 2016	Wales vs. Georgia	Cardiff City Stadium
	November 11, 2016	England vs. Scotland	Wembley Stadium
	November 12, 2016	Wales vs. Serbia	Cardiff City Stadium
	November 13, 2016	Bulgaria vs. Belarus	Vasil Levski National Stadium
	March 24, 2017	Croatia vs. Ukraine	Stadion Maksimir
	March 26, 2017	England vs. Lithuania	Wembley Stadium
	June 9, 2017	Belarus vs. Bulgaria	Borisov Arena
	June 9, 2017	Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland	Tórsvøllur
	June 10, 2017	Scotland vs. England	Hampden Park
	June 11, 2017	Iceland vs. Croatia	Laugardalsvöllur
	June 11, 2017	Republic of Ireland vs. Austria	Aviva Stadium
	June 11, 2017	Serbia vs. Wales	Rajko Mitić Stadium
	August 31, 2017	Greece vs. Estonia	Karaiskakis Stadium
	August 31, 2017	France vs. Netherlands	Stade de France
	August 31, 2017	Bulgaria vs. Sweden	Vasil Levski National Stadium
	September 1, 2017	Czech Republic vs. Germany	Eden Aréna
	September 1, 2017	Lithuania vs. Scotland	LFF Stadium
	September 2, 2017	Croatia vs. Kosovo	Stadion Maksimir
	September 3, 2017	Hungary vs. Portugal	Groupama Arena
	September 4, 2017	England vs. Slovakia	Wembley Stadium
	September 5, 2017	Moldova vs. Wales	Zimbru Stadium
	October 5, 2017	England vs. Slovenia	Wembley Stadium
	October 6, 2017	Austria vs. Serbia	Ernst-Happel-Stadion
	October 6, 2017	Kosovo vs. Ukraine	Loro Boriçi Stadium
	October 9, 2017	Ukraine vs. Croatia	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
	October 9, 2017	Wales vs. Republic of Ireland	Cardiff City Stadium
Group	June 28, 2018	England vs. Belgium	Kaliningrad Stadium
Semifinal	July 10, 2018	France vs. Belgium	Krestovsky Stadium
	July 11, 2018	Croatia vs. England	Luzhniki Stadium
Final	July 15, 2018	France vs. Croatia	Luzhniki Stadium
Tournament	June 17-July 15, 2018	all	Russia