FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 

RUSSIA 2018    

Tournament Details   

Host country : Russia   

Dates : 14 June to 15 July 2018  

Teams : 32     

Venue : 12     

The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be the 21st FIFA World Cup.It is a quadrennial international football tournament contested by national teams(male) of the member associations of FIFA .It will scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.It will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany .The twenty two member FIFA Executive committe convened in Zurich on 2 December 2010.Russia won the right to be the 2018 host in the second round of voting .The Spain bid came secound and that from Belgium third .

The final tournament will involve 32 national teams.A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues in 11 cities.The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.The winners of the world cup will qualify for the 2021 FIFA CONFEDERAtions CUP.

Venues:

Russia proposed the following Host cities Kazan,Moscow,Nizhny,Samara,Saransk,Sochi.Al the cities are in just outsiside European Russia to reduce travel time for the teams in the huge country.In 2011,Russia decreased the number of stadiums from 16 to 14.Finally 12 venues is selected.

Final match will play in Luzhnki Stadium in Moscow.Capacity in Luzhnki Stadium 81,000.

Field size: 105 by 68 metres.

Surface : Grass

Schedule:

The full schedule was announced by Fifa on 2015.Russia was placed in position A1 in the group stage. 

Knockout stage

If a match is level at the end of normal playing time.Extra time is played and followed , if necessary by apenalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

                          

Group A first match will be played on 14 June 2018.

Group B first match will be played on 15 June 2018.

Group C first match will be played on 16 June 2018.

Group D first match will be played on 16 June 2018.

Group E first match will be played on 17 June 2018.

Group F first match will be played on 17 June 2018.

Group G first match will be played on 18 June 2018.

Group H first match will be played on  19 June 2018.

Quarter-finals

6 July 2018

Semi-finals

10 July 2018

Third place play-off

14 July 2018

Final 

15 July 2018

18:00 MSK

Prize money:

Per team

Champions      : 38 USD million.

Runners-up     : 28 USD million.

Third place     : 24 USD million.

Fourth place   : 22 USD million.

5th-8th place  : 16 USD million.

9th-16th place: 12 USD million.

17th-32nd place: 8 USD million.

Total : 400 million USD.

Ticketing :

The first phase of ticket sales started on 14 september 2017 until 12 october 2017.

Squads of team

Every team must first name a preliminary squad of 30 players.The team must name a final squad of 23 players.Players in the final squad maybe replaced due to serious injury up to  24 hours to kickoff.

For players named in the 30 player preliminary squad.

Officials

The fifa council approved the use of video assistnt referees for the time in a fifa world cup tournament .On 29 march 2018,FIFA released the list of 36 referees and 63 assistant selected to match.