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  2. Jul 11, 2018 · World Cup groups and results 2018: Semi-final scores so far and final group standings. The Fifa World Cup knockout stage is in full swing in Russia, and the results are coming...

  3. The knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 30 June with the round of 16 and ended on 15 July with the final match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. [1]

  4. Jul 15, 2018 · The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is now into the semifinals after Croatia took down the host nation in penalty kicks. France was the first team to reach the World Cup final after...

    • Qualification
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    • World Cup Knockout Stage Format
    • How Many Players Are Allowed on A Team?
    • Prize Money
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    • World Cup Venues
    • Referees
    • When Do Yellow Cards Clear in The World Cup?

    While Russia qualified automatically as host, the remaining 209 members of FIFA played 868 matches, scoring 2,454 goals, to determine the other 31 teams. The first qualifying match was played between East Timorese and Mongolia on March 12, 2015. The final qualifying match was played on Nov. 15, 2017, between Peru and New Zealand. Each nation qualif...

    After the 32 teams were decided, a draw to determine eight groups of four was held in Moscow on Dec. 1, 2017. Nations were seeded by FIFA rankingsinto four pots, with the top seven teams and Russia in Pot 1, the next best eight in Pot 2, and so on. This was the first tournament in which seeding was done entirely by FIFA ranking, instead of by geogr...

    The tournament begins with eight groups of four teams. Each group plays a round-robin schedule, with no extra time played. Teams earn three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss and the top two teams in each group advance to a 16-team knockout stage. The final matches for each group are played simultaneously to prevent any...

    After the group stage, 16 teams are placed into a bracket where the tournament becomes single elimination. The Round of 16 pits group winners against group runners-up. Winner moves on; loser goes home. Because these are one-off matches with no replays, a tied match after 90 minutesgoes to extra time, with two 15-minute halves. After that, a penalty...

    While 11 players are allowed on the pitch at one time, each nation is allowed to bring 23 players to the tournament, three of which must be goalkeepers. These players can be changed up to 24 hours before the team’s first match in case of injury, but are typically decided in the month before the tournament.

    The World Cup has a $400 million prize pool, a $42 million increase from the 2014 World Cup. About 10 percent of the World Cup prize money will go to the champion. The full prize allotment is as follows: 1. Champion: $38 million 2. Runner-up: $28 million 3. Third Place: $24 million 4. Fourth Place: $22 million 5. Quarterfinalists (fifth to eighth p...

    The U.S rights to the 2018 World Cup are held by Fox(English) and Telemundo (Spanish). Fox will broadcast 38 of the 64 matches on FOX, with the remainder on FS1. Telemundo will broadcast 56 matches while it will show the remaining eight (the simultaneous kickoffs) on Universo. Both broadcasters will offer online streaming through their normal avenu...

    World Cup matches will be played in 12 stadiums spread across 11 cities (two stadiums are in Moscow). A complete list and photos of the World Cup stadiums can be found here. The largest stadium is Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, which holds 81,000. The smallest is Kaliningrad Stadium, which holds 35,212. Four of the venues rank in the top 15 most expens...

    FIFA selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees representing each of the FIFA confederations. Six head referees were chosen from each of the Asia, Africa and Concacaf federations, two from Oceania and 10 from Europe. The U.S. is the only country represented by two head referees (but no soccer team). In addition, VAR will be used at the World Cu...

    Players are suspended for accruing two yellow cards throughout the tournament. However, to prevent players from being suspended for the final, FIFA wipes out yellow cards ahead of the semifinals.

  5. Jul 16, 2018 · The group stage, the knockout stage, even the final - so often a cagey procession to extra time in recent World Cups - delivered what they needed to.

  6. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in late 2010.

  7. Jun 30, 2018 · Spain v Russia - live on BBC One from 14:30 BST, Sunday. Will England overcome a 12-year itch? With an average age of 26 years and 18 days, England arrived in Russia with the third-youngest...