2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
History:
- FIFA World Cup founded on 1930
- Number of teams 32 (211 (eligible to enter qualification)
- Host Nation and Champion of the first world cup was Uruguay
- In all, 79 nations have played in at least one World Cup. Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup.
- Brazil (5) Germany(4), Italy(4), Argentina(2), France(2), Uruguay(2), England(1), Spain(1).
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
- Host Nation: Russia
- Final Match: Luzhniki Stadium, France Vs Croatia (4-2)
- Match Duration: June 14 to July 15
- Champion: France
- Runners-up: Croatia
- Third Position: Belgium
- Golden Boot Award: England's Harry Kane (6 goals)
- Golden Ball Award: Croatian's Luka Modrić
- Golden Gloves: Belgium's Thibaut Courtois
- Best Young Player: France's Kylian Mbappé (19 years)
- Fair Play Trophy: Spain
- First appeared team: Iceland and Panama
- First time VAR (Video Assistant Referee) used
- Total Goal: 169
- Total Team: 32
- Total Match: 64
- World Cup Mascot: Zabivaka™ (means “the one who scores”)
- Ball: Adidas Telstar 18
- Official Song: Live it up
- Oldest Player: Egypt's Goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, 45 years
- Youngest Player: Daniel Arzani, 19 years and five months – Australia
- Most suicide goals: 12 goals
- Upcoming: Qatar (2022), USA, Mexico, Canada (2026)
Awards:
- the Golden Ball (adidas Golden Ball): best player, first awarded in 1982
- the Golden Boot (adidas Golden Boot): top goal scorer, first awarded in 1982;
- the Golden Glove Award (adidas Golden Glove): best goalkeeper, first awarded in 1994;
- the Best Young Player (Hyundai Best Young Player) award for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2006;
- the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 1970;
- the Man of the Match Award (Budweiser Man of the Match): outstanding performance during each game of the tournament, first awarded in 2002.
Two other awards were given between 1994 and 2006:
- The Most Entertaining Team award for the team that has entertained the public the most, during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public;
- An All-Star Team comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the technical study group.
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