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
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
Match 42 Group F Sweden beat Mexico 3-0; both qualify for last 16
Sweden thumped Mexico 3-0 on Wednesday, overpowering their opponents
after a scoreless first half in a result that means both teams advance
to the World Cup last 16 at the expense of defending champions Germany.
Sweden
finished top of Group F on goal difference, with both teams on six
points ahead of Germany and South Korea on three apiece, after the
champions went down 2-0 in a shock result in Kazan.
After pressing
hard for most of the first half and wasting numerous chances, Sweden
finally found the net when left-back Ludwig Augustinsson charged up the
field in the 50th minute and angled home a left-footed volley.
Twelve
minutes later, captain Andreas Granqvist kept his concentration in the
face of deafening boos and whistles from the Mexican fans to blast a
penalty into the top left corner after Hector Moreno had brought down
Marcus Berg.
Mexico's misery was complete when the ball trickled in off the leg of Edson Alvarez for a tame own goal on 74 minutes.
The
Mexicans were a shadow of the team that had beaten Germany and South
Korea and had pundits speaking of them as potential world champions.
Needing
only a draw to be sure of advancing, they somehow managed to reach the
break on level terms after surviving a Swedish aerial bombardment and a
VAR review.
The game was packed with incident from the opening
whistle, with Mexican midfielder Jesus Gallardo booked within seconds of
the start for misjudging an aerial challenge on Ola Toivonen.
The
Swedes were guilty of wasteful finishing in the opening 45 minutes,
with Emil Forsberg in particular blazing several shots over the bar.
Berg
posed repeated problems for the Mexican defence, first flicking wide
with his back to goal, and later firing a well-struck shot that was
acrobatically turned over the bar by goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. On the
stroke of half-time, he fired into the side-netting after a swift
Swedish break from defence.
Mexico had an anxious moment when
Javier Hernandez appeared to use his arm to control the ball in his
penalty area, but after a VAR review the referee awarded a corner.
But
the Mexicans also threatened several times to score. Carlos Vela shot
just wide after a pass from Hirving Lozano, saw another effort go over
the bar and hit a third into the arms of Robin Olsen.
Mexico
pressed hard after falling behind, with Javier Hernandez heading over
from a corner and later firing a cross that flew perilously across the
face of the Swedish goal.
Hector Herrera had a long range shot
fumbled, then saved by Robin Olsen, and Lozano struck a low shot into
the keeper's arms in the final frenetic minutes.
Mexico's
desperation proved unnecessary, however, as South Korea gave them a
helping hand to the last 16 with a stunning 2-0 win over the holders
Germany.
But without an improvement on this performance they risk
falling once again at the stage where they have been knocked out in the
last six World Cups
