2018 FIFA World Cup
| Sport: | Soccer / Football |
| Organizer: | FIFA |
| Date: | 14 Jun, 2018 - 15 Jul, 2018 |
| Venue: | Russian Federation |
| Link: | https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/ |
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It is currently ongoing in Russia starting from 14 June and will end with the final match on 15 July 2018.
This is the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the eleventh time that it has been held in Europe. For the first time the tournament takes place on two continents – Europe and Asia. All but two of the stadium venues are in European Russia. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever. This is also the first World Cup to use video assistant referees (VARs).
The final tournament involves 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. Of the 32 teams, 20 made back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, while both Iceland and Panama made their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. This will be the fourth consecutive World Cup won by a European nation.
The winners of the World Cup will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.
