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2012 IFFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Tivot - Blueacia
Teams	32
Venue(s)	12 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New Leganés
Runners-up	Asendavia
Third place	West Cerdani
Fourth place	Blueacia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Best player(s)	Template:Fbicon Luka Modrić

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Host selection

The voting results were:^[1]

2018 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)
Bidders	Votes
Bidders	Round 1	Round 2
Tivot - Blueacia	9	13
Portugal / Spain	7	7
Belgium / Netherlands	4	2
England	2	Template:No result

Teams

Qualification

Draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Template:Country data RUS (65) (hosts) Germany (1) Template:Country data BRA (2) Template:Country data POR (3) Template:Country data ARG (4) Template:Country data BEL (5) Template:Country data POL (6) Template:Country data FRA (7)	Template:Country data ESP (8) Template:Country data PER (10) Template:Country data SUI (11) Template:Country data ENG (12) Template:Country data COL (13) Template:Country data MEX (16) Template:Country data URU (17) Template:Country data CRO (18)	Template:Country data DEN (19) Template:Country data ISL (21) Template:Country data CRC (22) Template:Country data SWE (25) Template:Country data TUN (28) Template:Country data EGY (30) Template:Country data SEN (32) Template:Country data IRN (34)	Template:Country data SRB (38) Template:Country data NGA (41) Template:Country data AUS (43) Template:Country data JPN (44) Marabilla (48) Template:Country data PAN (49) Template:Country data KOR (62) Template:Country data KSA (63)

Squads

Officiating

List of officials
Confederation	Referee	Assistant referees	Video assistant referees
AFC	Alireza Faghani (Iran)	Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)	Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
	Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)	Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
	Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)	Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
	Ryuji Sato (Japan)	Toru Sagara (Japan) Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
	Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)	Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain) Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
CAF	Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)	Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
	Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)	Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
	Bakary Gassama (Gambia)	Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
	Gehad Grisha (Egypt)	Redouane Achik (Morocco) Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
	Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)	Jerson Dos Santos (Angola) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
	Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
CONCACAF	Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)	Juan Zumba (El Salvador) Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
	Mark Geiger (United States)	Frank Anderson (United States) Joe Fletcher (Canada)
	Jair Marrufo (United States)	Corey Rockwell (United States)
	Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
	John Pitti (Panama)	Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
	César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)	Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
CONMEBOL	Julio Bascuñán (Chile)	Carlos Astroza (Chile) Christian Schiemann (Chile)	Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
	Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)	Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
	Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)	Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
	Néstor Pitana (Argentina)	Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
	Sandro Ricci (Brazil)	Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil) Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
	Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)	Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
OFC	Matthew Conger (New Zealand)	Simon Lount (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
OFC	Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)	Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
UEFA	Felix Brych (Germany)	Mark Borsch (Germany) Stefan Lupp (Germany)	Bastian Dankert (Germany) Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Paweł Gil (Poland) Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Tiago Martins (Portugal) Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Daniele Orsato (Italy) Paolo Valeri (Italy) Felix Zwayer (Germany)
	Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)	Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
	Sergei Karasev (Russia)	Anton Averianov (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
	Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)	Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
	Szymon Marciniak (Poland)	Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland) Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
	Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)	Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
	Milorad Mažić (Serbia)	Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
	Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)	Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
	Damir Skomina (Slovenia)	Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
	Clément Turpin (France)	Cyril Gringore (France) Nicolas Danos (France)

Video assistant referees

Venues

Stadiums

Labia Cue		Per
Salvador Antishvili ArenA	't Woanskip (the Houseboat)	Akili Vakilo Stadium	Per National Stadium
Capacity: 55,500	Capacity: 34,000	Capacity: 52,000	Capacity: 70,000

Triklov Port	Lua error in Module:Location_map/multi at line 27: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/European Russia" does not exist.		Tarov
Triklov Metropolitan Stadium			Veliti Arena
Capacity: 54,000			Capacity: 62,271

Tarov			Tarov
Yuri Vetashvili Stadium			Zycalere National Stadium
Capacity: 43,319			Capacity: 42,873

Tarov
Mikheil Karanovi Stadium	Mortagra Sports Center	South Tarov Stadium	Tarov National Stadium
Capacity: 50,000	Capacity: 51,000	Capacity: 53,000	Capacity: 45,000

Team base camps

Preparation and costs

Budget

Infrastructure spending

Volunteers

Transport

Schedule

Opening ceremony

Group stage

Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage. Ten European teams and four South American teams progressed to the knockout stage, together with Japan and Mexico.

For the first time since 1938 Germany, the reigning champions, did not advance past the first round. No African team progressed to the second round for the first time since 1982. The fair play criteria came into use for the first time when Japan qualified over Senegal because the team had received fewer yellow cards. Only one match, France versus Denmark, was goalless. Until then there were a record 36 straight games in which at least one goal was scored.^[2]

All times listed below are local time.^[3]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:^[4]^[5]

Points obtained in all group matches;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Number of goals scored in all group matches;
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): Template:Unordered list
Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.^[4] If a match went into extra time, each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this had been allowed in a FIFA World Cup tournament.^[6] Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.^[6]

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Discipline

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were all sponsored by Adidas.^[7]

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Template:Fbicon Luka Modrić	Template:Fbicon Eden Hazard	Template:Fbicon Antoine Griezmann
Golden Boot	Silver Boot	Bronze Boot
Template:Fbicon Harry Kane (6 goals, 0 assists)	Template:Fbicon Antoine Griezmann (4 goals, 2 assists)	Template:Fbicon Romelu Lukaku (4 goals, 1 assist)
Golden Glove
Template:Fbicon Thibaut Courtois
Best Young Player
Template:Fbicon Kylian Mbappé
FIFA Fair Play Award
Template:Country data ESP

Additionally, FIFA.com shortlisted 18 goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best.^[8] The poll closed on 23 July. The award was sponsored by Hyundai.^[9]

Goal of the Tournament
Goalscorer	Opponent	Score	Round
Template:Fbicon Benjamin Pavard	Template:Country data ARG	2–2	Round of 16

Dream Team

As was the case during the 2010 and 2014 editions, FIFA did not release an official All-Star Team, but instead invited users of FIFA.com to elect their Fan Dream Team.^[10]^[11]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Template:Fbicon Thibaut Courtois	Template:Fbicon Marcelo Template:Fbicon Thiago Silva Template:Fbicon Raphaël Varane Template:Fbicon Diego Godín	Template:Fbicon Kevin De Bruyne Template:Fbicon Philippe Coutinho Template:Fbicon Luka Modrić	Template:Fbicon Harry Kane Template:Fbicon Kylian Mbappé Template:Fbicon Cristiano Ronaldo

FIFA also published an alternate team of the tournament based on player performances evaluated through statistical data.^[12]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Template:Fbicon Thibaut Courtois	Template:Fbicon Andreas Granqvist Template:Fbicon Thiago Silva Template:Fbicon Raphaël Varane Template:Fbicon Yerry Mina	Template:Fbicon Denis Cheryshev Template:Fbicon Philippe Coutinho Template:Fbicon Luka Modrić	Template:Fbicon Harry Kane Template:Fbicon Antoine Griezmann Template:Fbicon Eden Hazard

Prize money

Marketing

Branding

Mascot

Ticketing

Match ball

Merchandise

Official song

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+{{Infobox international football competition
-This was the 21st World Cup, and the first World Cup to be hosted by 2 nations. The nations being Tivot and Blueacia
+| tourney_name   = IFFA World Cup
+| year           = 2012
+| other_titles   =
+| image          =
+| size           =
+| caption        = The official emblem
+| country        = Tivot - Blueacia
+| dates          =
+| num_teams      = 32
+| confederations =
+| venues         = 12
+| cities         = 4
+| champion       = New Leganés
+| count          =
+| second         = Asendavia
+| third          = West Cerdani
+| fourth         = Blueacia
+| matches        = 64
+| goals          =
+| attendance     =
+| top_scorer     =
+| player         = {{fbicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]]
+| goalkeeper     =
+| young_player   =
+| fair_play      =
+| prevseason     =
+| nextseason     =
+}}
+== Host selection==
+The voting results were:<ref name="xBccj" />
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+2018 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)
+! rowspan="2" |Bidders
+! colspan="2" |Votes
+|-
+!Round 1
+!Round 2
+|-
+|'''Tivot - Blueacia'''
+| style="text-align:center" |9
+|{{yes|13}}
+|-
+|Portugal / Spain
+| style="text-align:center" |7
+| style="text-align:center" |7
+|-
+|Belgium / Netherlands
+| style="text-align:center" | 4
+| style="text-align:center" |2
+|-
+|England
+| style="text-align:center" | 2
+|{{no result|Eliminated}}
+|}
+==Teams ==
+===Qualification ===
+=== Draw===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! width="25%" |Pot 1
+! width="25%" |Pot 2
+! width="25%" |Pot 3
+! width="25%" |Pot 4
+|-
+|
+{{fb|RUS}} (65) ''(hosts)''<br />
+{{fb|GER}} (1)<br />
+{{fb|BRA}} (2)<br />
+{{fb|POR}} (3)<br />
+{{fb|ARG}} (4)<br />
+{{fb|BEL}} (5)<br />
+{{fb|POL}} (6)<br />
+{{fb|FRA}} (7)
+|
+{{fb|ESP}} (8)<br />
+{{fb|PER}} (10)<br />
+{{fb|SUI}} (11)<br />
+{{fb|ENG}} (12)<br />
+{{fb|COL}} (13)<br />
+{{fb|MEX}} (16)<br />
+{{fb|URU}} (17)<br />
+{{fb|CRO}} (18)
+|
+{{fb|DEN}} (19)<br />
+{{fb|ISL}} (21)<br />
+{{fb|CRC}} (22)<br />
+{{fb|SWE}} (25)<br />
+{{fb|TUN}} (28)<br />
+{{fb|EGY}} (30)<br />
+{{fb|SEN}} (32)<br />
+{{fb|IRN}} (34)
+|
+{{fb|SRB}} (38)<br />
+{{fb|NGA}} (41)<br />
+{{fb|AUS}} (43)<br />
+{{fb|JPN}} (44)<br />
+{{fb|MAR}} (48)<br />
+{{fb|PAN}} (49)<br />
+{{fb|KOR}} (62)<br />
+{{fb|KSA}} (63)
+|}
+===Squads===
+==Officiating==
+{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
+|-
+! colspan="4" |List of officials
+|-
+!Confederation
+!Referee
+!Assistant referees
+!Video assistant referees
+|-
+| rowspan="5" |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
+|[[Alireza Faghani]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
+|Reza Sokhandan ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])<br />Mohammadreza Mansouri ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
+| rowspan="5" |[[Abdulrahman Al-Jassim]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
+|-
+|[[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]])
+|[[Abdukhamidullo Rasulov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]])<br />Jakhongir Saidov ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]])
+|-
+|[[Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
+| Mohamed Al Hammadi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])<br />Hasan Al Mahri ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
+|-
+|[[Ryuji Sato]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
+|Toru Sagara ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])<br />Hiroshi Yamauchi ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
+|-
+|[[Nawaf Shukralla]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
+|Yaser Tulefat ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])<br />Taleb Al Maari ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
+|-
+| rowspan="6" |[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
+|[[Mehdi Abid Charef]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
+| Anouar Hmila ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
+| rowspan="6" |
+|-
+|[[Malang Diedhiou]] ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
+|Djibril Camara ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])<br />El Hadji Samba ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
+|-
+|[[Bakary Gassama]] ([[Gambia Football Federation|Gambia]])
+|Jean Claude Birumushahu ([[Football Federation of Burundi|Burundi]])<br />Abdelhak Etchiali ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
+|-
+|[[Gehad Grisha]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
+|Redouane Achik ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])<br />Waleed Ahmed ([[Sudan Football Association|Sudan]])
+|-
+|[[Janny Sikazwe]] ([[Football Association of Zambia|Zambia]])
+|Jerson Dos Santos ([[Angolan Football Federation|Angola]])<br />Zakhele Siwela ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
+|-
+|[[Bamlak Tessema Weyesa]] ([[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]])
+|
+|-
+| rowspan="6" |[[CONCACAF]]
+|[[Joel Aguilar]] ([[Salvadoran Football Federation|El Salvador]])
+|Juan Zumba ([[Salvadoran Football Federation|El Salvador]])<br />Juan Carlos Mora ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa Rica]])
+| rowspan="6" |
+|-
+|[[Mark Geiger]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|United States]])
+|Frank Anderson ([[United States Soccer Federation|United States]])<br />[[Joe Fletcher (referee)|Joe Fletcher]] ([[Canadian Soccer Association|Canada]])
+|-
+|[[Jair Marrufo]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|United States]])
+|Corey Rockwell ([[United States Soccer Federation|United States]])
+|-
+|[[Ricardo Montero (referee)|Ricardo Montero]] ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa Rica]])
+|
+|-
+|[[John Pitti]] ([[Panamanian Football Federation|Panama]])
+|Gabriel Victoria ([[Panamanian Football Federation|Panama]])
+|-
+|[[César Arturo Ramos]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
+|Marvin Torrentera ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])<br />Miguel Hernández ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
+|-
+| rowspan="6" |[[CONMEBOL]]
+|[[Julio Bascuñán]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
+|Carlos Astroza ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])<br />Christian Schiemann ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
+| rowspan="6" |[[Wilton Sampaio]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])<br />[[Gery Vargas]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])<br />[[Mauro Vigliano]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
+|-
+|[[Enrique Cáceres]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
+|Eduardo Cardozo ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])<br />Juan Zorrilla ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
+|-
+|[[Andrés Cunha]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
+|Nicolás Tarán ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])<br />[[Mauricio Espinosa]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
+|-
+|[[Néstor Pitana]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
+|Hernán Maidana ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])<br />Juan Pablo Belatti ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
+|-
+|[[Sandro Ricci]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
+|Emerson de Carvalho ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])<br />Marcelo Van Gasse ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
+|-
+|[[Wilmar Roldán]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
+|Alexander Guzmán ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])<br />Cristian de la Cruz ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
+|[[Matthew Conger]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]])
+|Simon Lount ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]])<br />Tevita Makasini ([[Tonga Football Association|Tonga]])
+| rowspan="2" |
+|-
+|[[Norbert Hauata]] ([[Tahitian Football Federation|Tahiti]])
+|Bertrand Brial ([[New Caledonian Football Federation|New Caledonia]])
+|-
+| rowspan="10" |[[UEFA]]
+|[[Felix Brych]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
+|Mark Borsch ([[German Football Association|Germany]])<br />Stefan Lupp ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
+| rowspan="10" |[[Bastian Dankert]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])<br />[[Artur Soares Dias]] ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])<br />[[Paweł Gil]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])<br />[[Massimiliano Irrati]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])<br />[[Tiago Martins (referee)|Tiago Martins]] ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])<br />[[Danny Makkelie]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])<br />[[Daniele Orsato]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])<br />[[Paolo Valeri]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])<br />[[Felix Zwayer]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
+|-
+|[[Cüneyt Çakır]] ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
+|Bahattin Duran ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])<br />Tarık Ongun ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
+|-
+|[[Sergei Karasev]] ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]])
+|Anton Averianov ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]])<br />Tikhon Kalugin ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]])
+|-
+|[[Björn Kuipers]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
+|Sander van Roekel ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])<br />Erwin Zeinstra ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
+|-
+|[[Szymon Marciniak]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
+|Paweł Sokolnicki ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])<br />Tomasz Listkiewicz ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
+|-
+|[[Antonio Mateu Lahoz]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
+|Pau Cebrián Devís ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])<br />Roberto Díaz Pérez ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
+|-
+|[[Milorad Mažić]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
+|Milovan Ristić ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])<br />Dalibor Đurđević ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
+|-
+|[[Gianluca Rocchi]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
+|Elenito Di Liberatore ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])<br />Mauro Tonolini ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
+|-
+|[[Damir Skomina]] ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
+|Jure Praprotnik ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])<br />Robert Vukan ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
+|-
+|[[Clément Turpin]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
+|Cyril Gringore ([[French Football Federation|France]])<br />Nicolas Danos ([[French Football Federation|France]])
+|}
+===Video assistant referees===
 <br />
+==Venues==
+<br />
+===Stadiums ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! colspan="2" |Labia Cue
+! colspan="2" |Per
+|-
+|Salvador Antishvili ArenA
+|'t Woanskip<br />'''{{small|(the Houseboat)}}'''
+|Akili Vakilo Stadium
+|Per National Stadium
+|-
+|Capacity: '''55,500'''
+|Capacity: '''34,000'''
+|Capacity: '''52,000'''
+|Capacity: '''70,000'''
+|-
+|[[File:312695.w1600.r16-9.ac4a6ec.q90.jpg|frameless|250x250px]]
+|[[File:'t Woanskip.jpg|frameless|250x250px]]
+|[[File:Akili Vakilo Stadium.jpg|alt=|frameless|250x250px]]
+|[[File:Per National Stadium.jpg|250x250px|alt=]]
+|-
+!Triklov Port
+! colspan="2" rowspan="8" |{{Location map+ |European Russia |width=400 |float=center |caption= |places=
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=55|lat_min=45|lon_deg=37|lon_min=37|position=left |label=[[Moscow]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=59|lat_min=58|lon_deg=30|lon_min=13|position=right |label=[[Saint Petersburg]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=54|lat_min=53|lon_deg=20|lon_min=29|position=right |label=[[Kaliningrad]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=56|lat_min=16|lon_deg=43|lon_min=53|position=top |label=[[Nizhny Novgorod]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=55|lat_min=49|lon_deg=49|lon_min=09|position=right |label=[[Kazan]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=53|lat_min=14|lon_deg=50|lon_min=16|position=right |label=[[Samara]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=48|lat_min=44|lon_deg=44|lon_min=32|position=top|label=[[Volgograd]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=54|lat_min=10|lon_deg=45|lon_min=11|position=bottom|label=[[Saransk]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=43|lat_min=34|lon_deg=39|lon_min=51|position=right |label=[[Sochi]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=47|lat_min=14|lon_deg=39|lon_min=43|position=right |label=[[Rostov-on-Don]]}}
+{{Location map~ |European Russia |lat_deg=56|lat_min=50|lon_deg=60|lon_min=35|position=bottom|label=[[Yekaterinburg]]}}
+}}
+!Tarov
+|-
+|Triklov Metropolitan Stadium
+|Veliti Arena
+|-
+|Capacity: '''54,000'''
+|Capacity: '''62,271'''
+|-
+|[[File:Triklov Metropolitan Stadium.jpg|250x250px|alt=]]
+|[[File:Veliti Arena.jpg|alt=|250x250px]]
+|-
+!Tarov
+!Tarov
+|-
+|Yuri Vetashvili Stadium
+|Zycalere National Stadium
+|-
+|Capacity: '''43,319'''
+|Capacity: '''42,873'''
+|-
+|[[File:Yuri Vetashvili Stadium.jpg|alt=|250x250px]]
+|[[File:Zycalere National Stadium.jpg|alt=|250x250px]]
+|-
+! colspan="4" |Tarov
+|-
+|Mikheil Karanovi Stadium
+|Mortagra Sports Center
+|South Tarov Stadium
+|Tarov National Stadium
+|-
+|Capacity: '''50,000'''
+|Capacity: '''51,000'''
+|Capacity: '''53,000'''
+|Capacity: '''45,000'''
+|-
+|[[File:Mikheil Karanovi Stadium.jpg|alt=|250x250px]]
+|[[File:Mortagra Sports Center.jpg|250x250px|alt=]]
+|[[File:South Tarov Stadium.jpg|alt=|250x250px]]
+|[[File:Tarov National Stadium.jpg|250x250px]]
+|}
+===Team base camps===
+<br />
+==Preparation and costs==
+===Budget===
+<br />
+===Infrastructure spending===
+<br />
+===Volunteers===
+<br />
+===Transport===
+<br />
+== Schedule==
+<br />
+==Opening ceremony==
+<br />
+==Group stage==
+Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]], with the top two teams advancing to the [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]. Ten European teams and four South American teams progressed to the knockout stage, together with Japan and Mexico.
+For the first time since [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] Germany, the reigning champions, did not advance past the first round. No African team progressed to the second round for the first time since [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]. The fair play criteria came into use for the first time when Japan qualified over Senegal because the team had received fewer yellow cards. Only one match, France versus Denmark, was goalless. Until then there were a record 36 straight games in which at least one goal was scored.<ref name="MZF7F" />
+All times listed below are [[Time in Russia|local time]].<ref name="schedule" />
+===Tiebreakers===
+The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:<ref name="regulations" /><ref name="EpjI3" />
+#Points obtained in all group matches;
+#Goal difference in all group matches;
+#Number of goals scored in all group matches;
+#Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
+# Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
+#Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
+#Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): {{unordered list
+ | Yellow card: –1 points;
+ | Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
+ | Direct red card: –4 points;
+ | Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
+ }}
+#Drawing of lots.
+=== Group A===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group A}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group A table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|a1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|a2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|a3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|a4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|a5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|a6}}
+===Group B===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group B}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group B table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|b1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|b2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|b3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|b4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|b5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|b6}}
+===Group C===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group C}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group C table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|c1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|c2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|c3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|c4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|c5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|c6}}
+=== Group D===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group D}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group D table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|d1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|d2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|d3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|d4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|d5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|d6}}
+===Group E===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group E}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group E table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|e1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|e2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|e3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|e4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|e5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|e6}}
+===Group F===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group F}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group F table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|f1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|f2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|f3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|f4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|f5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|f6}}
+===Group G===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group G}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group G table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|g1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|g2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|g3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|g4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|g5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|g6}}
+===Group H===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Group H}}
+{{2018 FIFA World Cup Group H table|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|h1}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|h2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|h3}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|h4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|h5}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|h6}}
+==Knockout stage==
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage}}
+In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, [[Overtime (Association football)|extra time]] was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] to determine the winners.<ref name="regulations" /> If a match went into extra time, each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this had been allowed in a FIFA World Cup tournament.<ref name="fifa_20180316" /> Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.<ref name="fifa_20180316" />
+===Bracket===
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|bracket}}
+===Round of 16===
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-1}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-3}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-4}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-5}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-6}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-7}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|r16-8}}
+===Quarter-finals===
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|qf1}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|qf2}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|qf3}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|qf4}}
+===Semi-finals===
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|sf1}}
+----
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|sf2}}
+===Third place play-off===
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|tpp}}
+===Final===
+{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup Final}}
+{{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup Final|final}}
+==Statistics==
+<br />
+===Goalscorers ===
+=== Discipline===
+=== Awards===
+The following [[FIFA World Cup awards|awards]] were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were all sponsored by [[Adidas]].<ref name="awards" />
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
+|-
+!Golden Ball
+!Silver Ball
+!Bronze Ball
+|-
+|{{fbicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]]
+|{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]]
+|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]
+|-
+! Golden Boot
+!Silver Boot
+!Bronze Boot
+|-
+|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]]<br />(6 goals, 0 assists)
+|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]<br />(4 goals, 2 assists)
+|{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Romelu Lukaku]]<br />(4 goals, 1 assist)
+|-
+! colspan="3" |Golden Glove
+|-
+| colspan="3" |{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Thibaut Courtois]]
+|-
+! colspan="3" |Best Young Player
+|-
+| colspan="3" |{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Kylian Mbappé]]
+|-
+! colspan="3" |FIFA Fair Play Award
+|-
+| colspan="3" |{{fb|ESP}}
+|}
+Additionally, FIFA.com shortlisted 18 goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best.<ref name="Tqu6G" /> The poll closed on 23&nbsp;July. The award was sponsored by [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]].<ref name="UQTSx" />
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
+|-
+! colspan="4" |Goal of the Tournament
+|-
+!Goalscorer
+!Opponent
+!Score
+!Round
+|-
+|{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Pavard]]
+|{{fb|ARG}}
+|'''2'''–2
+|[[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#France vs Argentina|Round of 16]]
+|}
+====Dream Team====
+As was the case during the 2010 and 2014 editions, FIFA did not release an official [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|All-Star Team]], but instead invited users of FIFA.com to elect their Fan Dream Team.<ref name="aPQSH" /><ref name="zpPjW" />
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="width:25%;" | Goalkeeper
+! style="width:25%;" |Defenders
+! style="width:25%;" |Midfielders
+! style="width:25%;" |Forwards
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Thibaut Courtois]]
+|{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)|Marcelo]]<br />{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Silva]]<br />{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Raphaël Varane]]<br />{{fbicon|URU}} [[Diego Godín]]
+|{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]]<br />{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Philippe Coutinho]]<br />{{fbicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]]
+|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]]<br />{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Kylian Mbappé]]<br />{{fbicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
+|}
+FIFA also published an alternate team of the tournament based on player performances evaluated through statistical data.<ref name="DlhH0" />
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="width:25%;" |Goalkeeper
+! style="width:25%;" |Defenders
+! style="width:25%;" |Midfielders
+! style="width:25%;" |Forwards
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Thibaut Courtois]]
+| {{fbicon|SWE}} [[Andreas Granqvist]]<br />{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Silva]]<br />{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Raphaël Varane]]<br />{{fbicon|COL}} [[Yerry Mina]]
+|{{fbicon|RUS}} [[Denis Cheryshev]]<br />{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Philippe Coutinho]]<br />{{fbicon|CRO}} [[Luka Modrić]]
+|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Harry Kane]]<br />{{fbicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]<br />{{fbicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]]
+|}
+====Prize money====
+==Marketing==
+===Branding===
+===Mascot===
+===Ticketing===
+===Match ball===
+===Merchandise===
+===Official song===
+<references />