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- The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation Russia qualified automatically.
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Russia (5–0) recorded the second biggest victory by a host nation in their opening match at a World Cup, after Italy v USA in 1934 (7–1); while it is also the second largest victory of any host nation, only behind Italy vs USA at 1934 and Brazil vs Sweden at 1950, both ended 7–1.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts.
Jul 17, 2018 · Russia, as hosts, did not need to qualify. The remaining 210 members of FIFA were all eligible to qualify, and for the first time in World Cup history, every single national team registered for the preliminary competition. However, Zimbabwe and Indonesia were later disqualified.
It may be their first World Cup since 1990, but star player Mo Salah was irresistible in qualifying. Saudi Arabia have the honour of playing in the opening game against Russia, but Asian ...
Russia 2018 Soccer World Cup: Groups Results and Standings. Information related with the soccer World Cup Russia 2018 including standings, all the scores and the complete schedule of the groups. Host. Russia 2018. World Cup 2018 Russia: Summary - Rosters. Results: Schedule and Results.
For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, all eligible nations—the 209 FIFA member associations except automatically qualified hosts Russia—applied to enter the qualifying process. [49]