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2018 FIFA World Cup
21st FIFA World Cup, held in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, which is a men's football tournament that takes place every four years and is organized by FIFA. The tournament took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018,[4] after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This was the first World Cup taking place in Eastern Europe.
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![]() France with the World Cup trophy. | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Russia |
Dates | 14 June – 15 July |
Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 12 (in 11 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 169 (2.64 per match) |
Attendance | 3,031,768 (47,371 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best young player | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2014 2022 → |
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The defending champions were Germany. France won the tournament after defeating Croatia 4–2.[5] This was France's second World Cup title.