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
Qualifying	October 6, 2016	Kosovo vs. Croatia	Loro Boriçi Stadium
Qualifying	October 8, 2016	Germany vs. Czech Republic	Volksparkstadion
Qualifying	October 8, 2016	Scotland vs. Lithuania	Hampden Park
Qualifying	October 8, 2016	England vs. Malta	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	October 9, 2016	Wales vs. Georgia	Cardiff City Stadium
Qualifying	November 11, 2016	England vs. Scotland	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	November 12, 2016	Wales vs. Serbia	Cardiff City Stadium
Qualifying	November 13, 2016	Bulgaria vs. Belarus	Vasil Levski National Stadium
Qualifying	March 24, 2017	Croatia vs. Ukraine	Stadion Maksimir
Qualifying	March 26, 2017	England vs. Lithuania	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	June 9, 2017	Belarus vs. Bulgaria	Borisov Arena
Qualifying	June 9, 2017	Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland	Tórsvøllur
Qualifying	June 10, 2017	Scotland vs. England	Hampden Park
Group	June 28, 2018	England vs. Belgium	Kaliningrad Stadium