2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, Schedule, Groups, Qualifiers
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is the 21st Fifa Football Worldcup, which will be consist of 36 matches with 32 teams. 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will be held in Russia on 14 June 2018. It is the first Fifa World Cup which will be held in Europe after 2016. There will be 32 teams which are qualified where 31 teams played the qualifying matches and the host Russia was automatically selected as a qualified team.
There are lots of big teams couldn’t make it qualify such as Italy and Netherlands, and there are two teams will play the Fifa World Cup for the first time one is Iceland and second is Panama.
Here in this post, we are going to share the complete list of qualifying teams, and their groups, also you will find the complete matches and schedule with time and venus. So, let’s get started.
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualified Teams
These are the teams which are qualified to play the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. There are 31 teams which played the qualifying matches and the host Russia was automatically qualified.
| UEFA (14) | CAF (5) | AFC (5) | CONMEBOL (5) | CONCACAF (3) | OFC (0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Egypt | Australia | Argentina | Costa Rica | |
| Croatia | Morocco | Iran | Colombia | Mexico | |
| Denmark | Nigeria | Japan | Brazil | Panama | |
| England | Senegal | Saudi Arabia | Peru | ||
| France | Tunisia | South Korea | Uruguay | ||
| Germany | |||||
| Iceland | |||||
| Poland | |||||
| Portugal | |||||
| Russia (hosts) | |||||
| Serbia | |||||
| Spain | |||||
| Sweden | |||||
| Switzerland |
The draw of Fifa World Cup 2018 was held on 1st December in Moscow at State Kremlin Palace. The team was drawn in 4 pots according to Fifa ranking from October 2017. In the draw process, the Russia who is the host was automatically selected as the highest ranking team. Here is a list of the draw of 32 teams according to rankings of Fifa.
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Draw
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia (65) (hosts) Germany (1) Brazil (2) Portugal (3) Argentina (4) Belgium (5) Poland (6) France (7) | Spain (8) Peru (10) Switzerland (11) England (12) Colombia (13) Mexico (16) Uruguay (17) Croatia (18) | Denmark (19) Iceland (21) Costa Rica (22) Sweden (25) Tunisia (28) Egypt (30) Senegal (32) Iran (34) | Serbia (38) Nigeria (41) Australia (43) Japan (44) Morocco (48) Panama (49) South Korea (62) Saudi Arabia (63) |
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Groups
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia divided into 8 groups. Each group have 4 teams. Here is a complete list of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Groups.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia (H) | Portugal | France | Argentina | Brazil | Germany | Belgium | Poland |
| Saudi Arabia | Spain | Australia | Iceland | Switzerland | Mexico | Panama | Senegal |
| Egypt | Morocco | Peru | Croatia | Costa Rica | Sweden | Tunisia | Colombia |
| Uruguay | Iran | Denmark | Nigeria | Serbia | South Korea | England | Japan |
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Schedule, Date, Timings, Venues
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia schedule is finally announced and the event will start from 14th of June 2018. The first match will be held in Moscow Luzhniki Stadium between Russia and Saudi Arabia. There will be 40 Group stage matches, 8 Last 16 matches, 4 Quater Finals, 2 Semi-Finals, 1 Third-Place playoff match. The final match of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will be held on 15th of June 2018 in Moscow Luzhniki Stadium. Let’s check out the matches schedules below.
| GROUP STAGE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Kick-off (BST) |
| Thursday June 14 | Russia v Saudi Arabia (A) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 4pm |
| Friday June 15 | Egypt v Uruguay (A) | Ekaterinburg | 1pm |
| Friday June 15 | Morocco v Iran (B) | St Petersburg | 4pm |
| Friday June 15 | Portugal v Spain (B) | Sochi | 7pm |
| Saturday June 16 | France v Australia (C) | Kazan | 11am |
| Saturday June 16 | Argentina v Iceland (D) | Moscow (Spartak) | 2pm |
| Saturday June 16 | Peru v Denmark (C) | Saransk | 5pm |
| Saturday June 16 | Croatia v Nigeria (D) | Kaliningrad | 8pm |
| Sunday June 17 | Costa Rica v Serbia (E) | Samara | 1pm |
| Sunday June 17 | Germany v Mexico (F) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 4pm |
| Sunday June 17 | Brazil v Switzerland (E) | Rostov-on-Don | 7pm |
| Monday June 18 | Sweden v South Korea (F) | Nizhny Novgorod | 1pm |
| Monday June 18 | Belgium v Panama (G) | Sochi | 4pm |
| Monday June 18 | Tunisia v England (G) | Volgograd | 7pm |
| Tuesday June 19 | Poland v Senegal (H) | Moscow (Spartak) | 1pm |
| Tuesday June 19 | Colombia v Japan (H) | Saransk | 4pm |
| Tuesday June 19 | Russia v Egypt (A) | St Petersburg | 7pm |
| Wednesday June 20 | Portugal v Morocco (B) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 1pm |
| Wednesday June 20 | Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (A) | Rostov-on-Don | 4pm |
| Wednesday June 20 | Iran v Spain (B) | Kazan | 7pm |
| Thursday June 21 | France v Peru (C) | Ekaterinburg | 1pm |
| Thursday June 21 | Denmark v Australia (C) | Samara | 4pm |
| Thursday June 21 | Argentina v Croatia (D) | Nizhny Novgorod | 7pm |
| Friday June 22 | Brazil v Costa Rica (E) | St Petersburg | 1pm |
| Friday June 22 | Nigeria v Iceland (D) | Volgograd | 4pm |
| Friday June 22 | Serbia v Switzerland (E) | Kaliningrad | 7pm |
| Saturday June 23 | Belgium v Tunisia (G) | Moscow (Spartak) | 1pm |
| Saturday June 23 | Germany v Sweden (F) | Sochi | 4pm |
| Saturday June 23 | South Korea v Mexico (F) | Rostov-on-Don | 7pm |
| Sunday June 24 | England v Panama (G) | Nizhny Novgorod | 1pm |
| Sunday June 24 | Japan v Senegal (H) | Ekaterinburg | 4pm |
| Sunday June 24 | Poland v Colombia (H) | Kazan | 7pm |
| Monday June 25 | Uruguay v Russia (A) | Samara | 3pm |
| Monday June 25 | Saudi Arabia v Egypt (A) | Volgograd | 3pm |
| Monday June 25 | Spain v Morocco (B) | Kaliningrad | 7pm |
| Monday June 25 | Iran v Portugal (B) | Saransk | 7pm |
| Tuesday June 26 | Denmark v France (C) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 3pm |
| Tuesday June 26 | Australia v Peru (C) | Sochi | 3pm |
| Tuesday June 26 | Nigeria v Argentina (D) | St Petersburg | 7pm |
| Tuesday June 26 | Iceland v Croatia (D) | Rostov-on-Don | 7pm |
| Wednesday June 27 | South Korea v Germany (F) | Kazan | 3pm |
| Wednesday June 27 | Mexico v Sweden (F) | Ekaterinburg | 3pm |
| Wednesday June 27 | Serbia v Brazil (E) | Moscow (Spartak) | 7pm |
| Wednesday June 27 | Switzerland v Costa Rica (E) | Nizhny Novgorod | 7pm |
| Thursday June 28 | Japan v Poland (H) | Volgograd | 3pm |
| Thursday June 28 | Senegal v Colombia (H) | Samara | 3pm |
| Thursday June 28 | England v Belgium (G) | Kaliningrad | 7pm |
| Thursday June 28 | Panama v Tunisia (G) | Saransk | 7pm |
| LAST 16 | |||
| Saturday June 30 | 1C v 2D (Match 50) | Kazan | 3pm |
| Saturday June 30 | 1A v 2B (Match 49) | Sochi | 7pm |
| Sunday July 1 | 1B v 2A (Match 51) | Moscow | 3pm |
| Sunday July 1 | 1D v 2C (Match 52) | Nizhny Novgorod | 7pm |
| Monday July 2 | 1E v 2F (Match 53) | Samara | 3pm |
| Monday July 2 | 1G v 2H (Match 54) | Rostov-on-Don | 7pm |
| Tuesday July 3 | 1F v 2E (Match 55) | St Petersburg | 3pm |
| Tuesday July 3 | 1H v 2G (Match 56) | Moscow (Spartak) | 7pm |
| QUARTER-FINALS | |||
| Friday July 6 | Winner 49 v winner 50 (57) | Nizhny Novgorod | 3pm |
| Friday July 6 | Winner 53 v winner 54 (58) | Kazan | 7pm |
| Saturday July 7 | Winner 55 v winner 56 (60) | Samara | 3pm |
| Saturday July 7 | Winner 51 v winner 52 (59) | Sochi | 7pm |
| SEMI-FINALS | |||
| Tuesday July 10 | Winner 57 v winner 58 | St Petersburg | 7pm |
| Wednesday July 11 | Winner 59 v winner 60 | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 7pm |
| THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF | |||
| Saturday July 14 | Losers of two semi-finals | St Petersburg | 3pm |
| FINAL | |||
| Sunday July 15 | Winners of two semi-finals | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 4pm |
So it was the complete details of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia which we tried to put on one place. Are you a fan of football in Pakistan? who is your favourite team in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia? If you think we have missed any information about 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia then please do let us know in the comment below.
