World Cup 2018

The World Cup 2018 was played in Russia (14 June – 15 July). 32 teams played 64 matches and scored 169 goals — 2.64 per match; 3,031,768 spectators attended.

France won the title, beating Croatia in the final (4–2) at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, referee Néstor Pitana.

Also in the last four: Belgium and England.

Top scorer: Harry Kane with 6 goals.

Player of the tournament: Luka Modrić (Croatia); best young player: Kylian Mbappé.

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
15 July 2018	France – Croatia	4–2	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
14 July 2018	Belgium – England	2–0	Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Semi-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
10 July 2018	France – Belgium	1–0	Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
11 July 2018	Croatia – England	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Quarter-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
6 July 2018	Brazil – Belgium	1–2	Kazan Arena, Kazan
6 July 2018	Uruguay – France	0–2	Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
7 July 2018	Russia – Croatia	2–2 (pens 3–4)	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
7 July 2018	Sweden – England	0–2	Cosmos Arena, Samara

Round of 16

Date	Match	Score	Venue
30 June 2018	France – Argentina	4–3	Kazan Arena, Kazan
30 June 2018	Uruguay – Portugal	2–1	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
1 July 2018	Croatia – Denmark	1–1 (pens 3–2)	Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
1 July 2018	Spain – Russia	1–1 (pens 3–4)	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
2 July 2018	Belgium – Japan	3–2	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
2 July 2018	Brazil – Mexico	2–0	Cosmos Arena, Samara
3 July 2018	Colombia – England	1–1 (pens 3–4)	Otkritie Arena, Moscow
3 July 2018	Sweden – Switzerland	1–0	Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Groups and tables

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Uruguay	3	3	0	0	5–0	9
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	8–4	6
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	2–7	3
4	Egypt	3	0	0	3	2–6	0

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Spain	3	1	2	0	6–5	5
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	5–4	5
3	Iran	3	1	1	1	2–2	4
4	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2–4	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	0	3–1	7
2	Denmark	3	1	2	0	2–1	5
3	Peru	3	1	0	2	2–2	3
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	2–5	1

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	7–1	9
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	3–5	4
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	3–4	3
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	2–5	1

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5–1	7
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	5–4	5
3	Serbia	3	1	0	2	2–4	3
4	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	2–5	1

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Sweden	3	2	0	1	5–2	6
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	3–4	6
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	3–3	3
4	Germany	3	1	0	2	2–4	3

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	9–2	9
2	England	3	2	0	1	8–3	6
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	5–8	3
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	2–11	0

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Colombia	3	2	0	1	5–2	6
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	4–4	4
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	4–4	4
4	Poland	3	1	0	2	2–5	3

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Harry Kane	England	6
Antoine Griezmann	France	4
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	4
Denis Cheryshev	Russia	4
Kylian Mbappé	France	4
Romelu Lukaku	Belgium	4
Artem Dzyuba	Russia	3
Diego Costa	Spain	3
Eden Hazard	Belgium	3
Edinson Cavani	Uruguay	3
Ivan Perišić	Croatia	3
Mario Mandžukić	Croatia	3
Yerry Mina	Colombia	3
Ahmed Musa	Nigeria	2
Andreas Granqvist	Sweden	2

Assists

Stadiums

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