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
Match 02 Group A Egypt Vs Uruguay Preview
Egypt play Uruguay -- tipped by some to be dark horses -- in just the second game of the tournament, following Russia against Saudi Arabia in the opening on Thursday June 14,2018
Mohamed Salah has recovered from his shoulder injury and barring a last-minute hitch the Egyptian star will play in their World Cup opener against Uruguay on Friday, coach Hector Cuper said.
Mohamed Salah, who sustained the injury in Liverpool's Champions League final loss to Real Madrid on May 26, is crucial to Egypt's hopes of making it out of a weak-looking Group A also featuring hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Salah was one of the outstanding players in the world this season as he helped propel Liverpool to the Champions League final.
But his World Cup dream was left on the brink when he exited the final three weeks ago in tears after Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos wrestled him to the ground.
Mohamed Salah, who turns 26 on the day of the game, gave 100 million frantic Egyptians a huge lift on Wednesday when he joined a squad training session at their Grozny base.
Match 02 Group A Uruguay beat Egypt 1-0
Jose Gimenez was the unlikely 89th-minute match winner as Uruguay defeated an Egypt side shorn of star man Mohamed Salah 1-0 in their World Cup opener on Friday.
Uruguay’s deserved last-gasp victory leaves them
and Russia in early control in Group A after the hosts’ 5-0 mauling of
Saudi Arabia in the tournament opener on Thursday.
A poor game looked likely to end in stalemate but
with Uruguay cranking up the pressure late on, defender Gimenez rose to
power a header into the top corner and break Egypt hearts.
Aside from Liverpool ace Salah failing to get off
the bench with his shoulder injury, another major talking point was also
off the pitch—large portions of empty seats in one main stand at the
Yekaterinburg Arena were an embarrassing sight for FIFA and local
organisers.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani had a
couple of half-chances for Uruguay in the first half, the best made by
himself when he juggled the ball and lashed it on the volley from
outside the box, but it was deflected over.
Attacking partner Luis Suarez—in his first World
Cup appearance since his biting ban of 2014 -- was largely quiet in an
unremarkable first period, doing his best work when he drifted between
the lines of Egypt’s defence and midfield.
Marwan Mohsen played as a lone forward for Egypt,
but with Salah missing and Uruguay skipper Diego Godin imperious, he
hardly had a sniff.
One of the biggest cheers came after 30 minutes
when the stadium screens showed Salah happily chatting away on the bench
but that is where the birthday boy—who turned 26 on Friday—remained.
With Egypt coach Hector Cuper saying on the eve of
the clash that Salah had recovered from the injury sustained three weeks
ago in the Champions League final, Egyptians will be desperately hoping
their talisman is back for the game with Russia on Tuesday, now a
must-win.
The north Africans, contesting their first World
Cup since 1990, were for the main part fairly comfortable in defence and
Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny was a constant presence at the base of Egypt’s
midfield.
Suarez, who had a frustrating afternoon, forced
goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy into a decent stop straight after
half-time, the Barcelona striker slamming his boot into an advertising
board in anger.
He thumped the turf on 73 minutes when Elshenawy
smothered at his feet, and seven minutes from the end the stopper was at
it again, palming Cavani’s drive over.
Cavani then struck a post with a free-kick as Egypt
held on with increasing desperation, before Gimenez’s dramatic late
intervention
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
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