The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia June 14- July 15,2018 will be the 21st edition
FIFA World Cup Winners from 1930 to 2014
| Year | Host Country | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany | Germany beat Argentina 1-0 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain | Spain 1-0 Netherlands |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | Italy 1-1 (5-3) France |
| 2002 | Japan / S. Korea | Brazil | Brazil 2-0 Germany |
| 1998 | France | France | France 3-0 Brazil |
| 1994 | US | Brazil | Brazil 3-2 Italy |
| 1990 | Italy | Germany | Germany 1-0 Argentina |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | Argentina 3-2 Germany |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | Italy 3-1 Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Argentina 3-1 Holland |
| 1974 | Germany | Germany | Germany 2-1 Holland |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Brazil 4-1 Italy |
| 1966 | England | England | England 4-2 Germany |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Brazil 5-2 Sweden |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Germany | Germany 3-2 Hungary |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | Uruguay 2-1 Brazil |
| 1946 | not held | ||
| 1942 | not held | ||
| 1938 | France | Italy | Italy 4-2 Hungary |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Uruguay 4-2 Argentina |
This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 FIFA WC held in Germany,the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe and the 11th time that it has been held in Europe.
2018 FIFA World Cup tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through Qualifying Competitions and the automatically qualified Host Team - Russia
Of the 32 teams, 20 will be making back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, including defending champions Germany
Iceland and Panama will both be making their first appearances at the 2018 FIFA WC in Russia.
A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities
2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia June 14-July 15,2018 - Match Results
Match 01 Group A Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0
Match 02 Group A Urugua beat Egypt 1-0
Match 03 Group B Iran beat Morocco 1-0
Match 04 Group B Portugal Vs Spain - Match ended in a 3-3 draw
Match 05 Group C France beat Australia 2-1
Match 06 Group D Argentina Vs Iceland - Match ended in a 1-1 draw
Match 07 Group C Denmark beat Peru 1-0
Match 08 Group D Croatia beat Nigeria 2-0
Match 09 Group E Serbia beat Cost Rica 1-0
Match 10 Group F Mexico beat Germany 1-0
Match 11 Group E Switzerland drew with Brazil 1-1
Match 12 Group F Sweden beat South Korea 1-0
Match 13 Group G Belgium beat Panama 3-0
Match 14 Group G England beat Tunisia 2-1
Match 16 Group H Senegal beat Poland 2-1
Match 17 Group A Russia beat Egypy 3-1
Match 18 Group B Portugal beat Morocco 1-0
Match 19 Group A Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0
Match 20 Group B Spain beat Iran 1-0
Match 21 Group C Australia drew with Denmark 1-1
Match 22 Group C France beat Peru 1-0
Match 23 Group D Croatia beat Argentina 3-0
Match 24 Group E Brazil beat Costa Rica 2-0
Match 25 Group D Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0
Match 26 Group E Switzerland beat Serbia 2-1
Match 27 Group G Belgium beat Tunisia 5-2
Match 28 Group F Mexico beat South Korea 2-1
Match 29 Group F Germany beat Sweden 2-1
Match 30 Group G England beat Panama 6-1
Match 31 Group H Japan drew with Senegal 2-2
Match 32 Group H Colombia beat Poland 3-0
A goggle doodle celebrating the football culture of Brazil ahead of its FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinal against Belgium.
QF 04 Russia Vs Croatia Match Preview
Croatia and Russia did just about enough to emerge successful from their
respective round of 16 matches but will need to replicate their group
stage form and attacking mindset when they clash in Saturday's World Cup
quarter-finals in Sochi.
Russia,the host nation came into the tournament as the lowest-ranked team but began with a bang by beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 and Egypt 3-1. They went down 3-0 to Group A winners Uruguay but won over critics at both home and away with their approach.
Russia changed tactics to play five men in defence with a lone striker
in Artem Dzyuba against Spain in the round of 16 on Sunday, an approach
that restricted their opponents to just one chance in 90 minutes.
But Russia themselves also had just one shot on target in two hours of football and needed two saves by their goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev in the penalty shootout to advance to the last eight and send the country into a soccer frenzy.
Croatia are targeting the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1998 -- when they made their debut as an independent nation on football’s biggest stage.
Croatia showed flashes of their stellar attacking game when they beat Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland to top their group. But, like Russia, they took a defensive route to the last eight with a 3-2 shootout win over Denmark.
With players such as world-class midfielder Luka Modric and a string of top-level forwards including Mario Mandzukic, Ante Rebic, Andrej Kramaric and Ivan Perisic, Zlatko Dalic's team scored at least two goals in each of their three group matches, including firing three past hapless Argentina.
The current Croatian squad is one win away from matching their 1998 success of reaching the semi-finals.
Russia,the host nation, meanwhile, have already punched much above their weight and will hope the partisan crowd at the Fisht Stadium by the Black Sea will carry them even further.
Croatia beat Russia 4-3 in penalty shoot-out to enter SF's
Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 in a
shoot-out after a dramatic 2-2 draw on Saturday to end the World Cup
hopes of the host nation and advance to a semi-final against England.
Brazilian-born Mario Fernandes had kept Russia's dream alive when he headed home in the 115th minute to level the scores and force penalties, but he and Fedor Smolov both failed to convert their spot-kicks in Sochi.
Mario Fernandes fires Russia level five minutes from time with a header to make the match 2-2 in extra-time
Croatia, for whom Andrej Kramaric and Domagoj Vida had earlier found the
net, advance to their first World Cup semi-final since 1998. They will
face England, who beat Sweden 2-0 earlier, at the Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow on Wednesday.
In contrast for Russia, who had taken the lead through another Denis Cheryshev wonder goal in the first half, there is only heartbreak as they finally go out.
They can however be proud of their efforts, with a run to the last eight exceeding expectations for a side written off as no-hopers before the tournament.
And it remains to be seen how quickly Croatia -- whose President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was watching from the stands in her country's colours -- can recover from this draining night, having also been taken to extra time and penalties by Denmark in the last round.
The arrival of the host nation for the final World Cup match at the Fisht Stadium meant by far the most vibrant atmosphere yet at this Black Sea beach resort.
The Russians, riding a wave of euphoria after unexpectedly knocking out Spain in the previous round, were determined to carry on to a first World Cup semi-final since the break-up of the Soviet Union.
But Croatia came into this game as the favourites. They may have a population of little over four million, but amongst that number are two of the finest midfielders in the world in Rakitic and Luka Modric.
They dominated the match, but Russia contributed to another fantastic occasion in what has been an outstanding World Cup.
The hosts went ahead thanks to a bolt from the blue just after the half-hour mark.
Cheryshev, who scored three times in the group-stage wins over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, was back in the line-up here after beginning on the bench against Spain last weekend.
He cut in from the left, exchanged passes with Artem Dzyuba and skipped away from a Modric challenge before firing home a superb shot from 25 yards on his left foot.
Croatia were stunned. But the Russian lead had lasted only eight minutes before they drew level, Mario Mandzukic cutting the ball back for Kramaric to head home.
Ivan Perisic hit the post for Croatia in a second half they controlled, yet they had to limp on into extra-time, with goalkeeper Danijel Subasic providing a scare as he hurt a hamstring late on.
However, Croatia took the lead for the first time in the 101st minute, defender Vida getting his head to a corner to send the ball low into the net, helped by substitute Vedran Corluka getting out of the way.
Domagoj Vida gets his head to the ball from a Luka Modric corner and handed Croatia the advantage in extra-time
Vida removed his shirt as he ran away in celebration, possibly thinking Croatia were heading through.
However, Russia found the resources to draw level again, substitute Alan Dzagoev holding up a free-kick for Fernandes to head home in the 115th minute.
His shoot-out miss proved pivotal, however, especially after Smolov's weak attempt at a chipped penalty was saved by Subasic.
For Croatia, Mateo Kovacic had his penalty saved, but Marcelo Brozovic, Modric and Vida all netted theirs before Rakitic stroked in the winner.
Croatia’s first female president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic wins hearts with celebration during win over Russia
Croatia are just the second side to progress on a penalty shootout in consecutive knockout games in a World Cup tournament after Argentina in 1990.
– Teams to shoot first in penalty shootouts at the #WorldCup have lost 5 straight shootouts. Prior to this stretch, teams to shoot first had won 63% of all World Cup shootouts.
– Croatian goalkeeper Danjiel Subasic has stopped 4 penalties in Croatia’s 2 penalty shootout wins at this World Cup. He joins Argentina’s Sergio Goycochea and West Germany’s Harald Schumacher as the only keepers to stop 4 shots in #WorldCup penalty shootouts.
– 14 of the 20 goals Russia have conceded at the World Cup as an independent nation have been from set pieces.
– This was the first time that a World Cup match went into penalty shootout after with both teams having advanced from the previous round through penalties.
– Croatia and Russia are the fifth and sixth teams respectively to go to shootouts in consecutive World Cup matches
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