query: who is won the fifa world cup 2018

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final 2018 FIFA World Cup Final The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 15 July 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It was the final of the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The match was contested by France and Croatia, and held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Before 2018, France's only World Cup victory was in 1998 – though they had also reached the final in 2006 – while Croatia were playing in

pos: Néstor Pitana Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final (after Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006). Pitana's performance in the

pos: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (age limit was raised from 19 to 20 in 2006). The tournament was held in Brittany, France between 5 and 24 August 2018, who would also host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Haiti and the Netherlands made their U-20 Women's World Cup debuts. North

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Néstor Pitana the rules, which steered the game into France's favor. Source: "worldfootball.net"

Néstor Pitana Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final

pos: 1998 FIFA World Cup Final Korea in 2002. Ronaldo went on to set the record for goals in World Cups, which was later broken by Miroslav Klose of Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blanc and Deschamps both later had spells as manager of the France national team, with Deschamps leading them to a second World Cup title almost exactly 20 years later in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making him only the third man to have won the World Cup as both player and manager after Zagallo and Germany's Franz Beckenbauer. Many of the French players who won the 1998 World Cup

pos: Fuka Nagano team that won the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. She captained Japan to the final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, where they were defeated by North Korea on penalty kicks, and won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's top scorer. In June 2018, Nagano was called up to the senior team for the first time for a friendly match against New Zealand. In August 2018, Nagano was part of Japan’s victorious team in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France, turning in a player of the match performance

pos: FIFA World Rankings 2017, Brazil returned to the No. 1 spot for the first time since just prior to the 2010 World Cup, but Germany regained the top spot in July after winning the Confederations Cup. In August 2018, France became the leader in the FIFA rankings again after nearly 16 years, having won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and this is also the first time FIFA adopted the Elo rating system to the ranking system. One month later, for the first time two teams were tied at the top spot as Belgium returned to the number one spot with the same ranking

pos: FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the "" (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia. The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the

pos: France national football team won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final match on 15 July 2018. This was the second time they had won the tournament after winning it on home soil in 1998. France was the first national team that has won the three most important men’s titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament after victory in the Confederations Cup in 2001. Since 2001, Argentina (after the 2004 Olympics) and Brazil (after the 2016 Olympics) are the other two national teams that have won these three titles. They have also won

pos: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup In principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but if circumstances required, FIFA reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately. The following countries made official bids for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by submitting their documents by 31 October 2014: The following countries withdrew their bid for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup: France were awarded the hosting rights

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final 2018 FIFA World Cup Final The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 15 July 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It was the final of the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The match was contested by France and Croatia, and held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Before 2018, France's only World Cup victory was in 1998 – though they had also reached the final in 2006 – while Croatia were playing in

pos: France national football team France national football team The France national football team () represents France in international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in . The team's colours are blue, white and red, and the "coq gaulois" its symbol. France are colloquially known as "Les Bleus" (The Blues). The French side are the reigning World Cup holders, having won the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 15 July 2018. France play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, and the manager is Didier Deschamps. They have won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, France, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 30 June with the round of 16 and ended on 15 July with the final match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off was also played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals. France won the final 4–2 against Croatia for their

pos: Paul Pogba 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 16 June 2018, he took the shot that deflected off Aziz Behich and resulted in the winning goal in France's 2–1 win over Australia in their opening match at the tournament. The goal was initially awarded to Pogba, but the following day FIFA re-awarded it as an own goal to Behich. In the 59th minute of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, Pogba extended France's lead over Croatia to 3–1 with a strike from the edge of the penalty area after his initial shot had been blocked. France eventually won the World Cup

pos: Didier Deschamps titles between 2010 and 2012, and consecutive Trophée des Champions titles in 2010 and 2011. On 8 July 2012, Deschamps was named as the new manager of the French national team, leading the team to the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the final of UEFA Euro 2016, and he won the final of 2018 FIFA World Cup beating Croatia 4–2. After France's victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Deschamps became the third man to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager; alongside Mário Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer, following Beckenbauer as only the second

pos: FIFA World Cup Dream Team FIFA World Cup Dream Team The FIFA World Cup Dream Team is an all-time FIFA World Cup all-star team published by FIFA in 2002 after conducting an internet poll of fans to select a World Cup dream team. Diego Maradona of Argentina received the most votes. More than one-and-a-half million fans worldwide voted in the poll, conducted by the official FIFA website, www.FIFAworldcup.com, with Maradona receiving 111,035 votes. Brazil's Pelé, who played for three World Cup-winning teams, won 107,539 votes and Zinedine Zidane, who scored twice for France in their 1998 triumph, came in third with 80,527. It is an

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final RDS. In the United States, Fox received between US$399,000 and $750,000 for a 30-second advertisement spot during the World Cup final; whereas in France, TF1 got up to $300,000 for a 30-second ad-spot. 2018 FIFA World Cup Final The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 15 July 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It was the final of the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The match was contested by France and Croatia, and held

pos: 1998 FIFA World Cup Final 1998 FIFA World Cup Final The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by Brazil, who were the defending champions having won the previous FIFA World Cup four years earlier in 1994, and the host nation France, who had reached the final of the tournament for the first time. France won the match 3–0 to claim the World Cup for the first time, with the timing of the match two

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round by Mexican TV presenter Vanessa Huppenkothen with the assistance of former Spain international Fernando Hierro. The first legs were played on 9–11 November, and the second legs were played on 12–14 November 2017. Times are CET () as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Croatia won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Denmark won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sweden won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 November 2017, and the second legs were played on 15 November 2017.

 Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

 Peru won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) For the 2018 FIFA

neg: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup 2018 FIFA Club World Cup The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the national league champion from the host country. The tournament will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates from 12 to 22 December 2018. Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won the last two editions, and have qualified for this edition

neg: Poland at the FIFA World Cup the only one of those three from a country that has never won the World Cup, either. Ernst Wilimowski was the first player ever to score four goals in one match at a FIFA World Cup, and to this day is the only player who managed this feat and still lost the match. Poland at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Poland's results at the FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for the finals on eight occasions, most recently in 2018. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but

neg: Matthias Ginter field of play at any point. He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal. Along with fellow World Cup-winner Shkodran Mustafi and Julian Draxler, Ginter won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. On 4 June 2018, Ginter was selected in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He is the only fielder in German football history who participated in two world cups without active playing. In May 2018, Ginter married his wife Christina. Borussia Dortmund Germany Matthias Ginter Matthias Lukas Ginter (born 19 January 1994) is a German professional

neg: France national football team manager 2010, a period of six years. Four managers have won major tournaments while managing the national team. The first was Michel Hidalgo, who managed the team from 1976–1984, which is the second-longest tenure behind Domenech. Hidalgo won UEFA Euro 1984. In 1998, Aimé Jacquet won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil and, two years later, Roger Lemerre led the team to glory at UEFA Euro 2000. Lemerre also won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Finally, current manager Didier Deschamps won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, twenty years after he lifted the trophy as captain. On 8

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round

neg: 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be the 7th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008. Spain are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018. On 25 July 2018, FIFA announced that bidding process had begun for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. A member association may bid for both tournments, but two different hosts

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony Yeah, I did, didn't I?”. Williams changing his lyrics "every night" is still unexplained. 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia at 3:30 (BST), about a half hour before the opening match which Russia won 5–0 over Saudi Arabia. Former Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt. English pop singer Robbie Williams then took centre stage with a rendition of "Let Me Entertain You" before Russian soprano Aida Garifullina was

neg: 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be the 10th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (age limit was raised from 19 to 20 in 2008). Japan are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018. On 25 July 2018, FIFA announced that bidding process had begun for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020

neg: Mohammed Al-Breik Prince Cup. In the Super Cup 2016 Al-Breik scored his second goal against, but Al-Hilal lost on penalties. He became a regular with Al-Hilal manager Ramón Díaz. In the 2016/17 season, he won the league and the King Cup. On 4 November 2015, he was selected for the national football team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mohammed Al-Breik Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Breik (; born on 15 September 1992) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right back for

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round to the fourth round (Group A). Canada won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group A). Haiti won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group B). Jamaica won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group B). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group C). Guatemala won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group C). 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round The third round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4

neg: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament World Cup. "Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate." "Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate." The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete

neg: 2018 Emperor's Cup Kashima Antlers won 2018 AFC Champions League and advanced to the Emperor's Cup semi-finals, due to the schedule conflict with 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. The final was originally scheduled to be held on 24 December 2018. However, the final was rescheduled to be held on 9 December 2018 after Kashima Antlers won 2018 AFC Champions League and advanced to the Emperor's Cup semi-finals, due to the schedule conflict with 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. 2018 Emperor's Cup The was the 2018 edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 26 May 2018 and ended with

neg: 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008. The tournament was held in Uruguay from 13 November to 1 December 2018. North Korea were the defending champions but were eliminated by Spain in the quarter-finals. The final took place at the Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo between Spain and Mexico a rematch from the group stage in 2016. Spain won their first

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round Gabon won the penalty shoot-out 4–3 and advanced to the third round. Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round. Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round. South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round. There were 97 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 97/40 round 2 goals per match. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round The second round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 to 17 November 2015. A total of 40 teams (teams

neg: 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament aggregate." "South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate." "3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals." The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are

neg: 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup has yet to be announced. 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be the 10th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (age limit was raised from 19 to 20 in 2008). Japan are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018. On 25 July 2018, FIFA announced that bidding process had begun for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup officials 2018 FIFA World Cup officials The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who will officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 29 March 2018, FIFA published the list of 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, on the basis of nationality, from all six football confederations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. These were selected from a longlist of 53 trios. Out of these, one referee and one assistant referee were dropped from the list and were not replaced. The two assistant referees associated with the dropped referee also withdrew, but were

neg: 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. "Djibouti won on walkover after Libya withdrew." "Gambia won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew prior to the second leg." "Botswana won 6–5 on aggregate." "Ethiopia won on walkover after Kenya withdrew." "Algeria won on walkover after Mali withdrew." "Djibouti won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew." "Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate." "South Africa won 11–6 on aggregate." "Morocco won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew." "1–1 on aggregate. Nigeria won on away goals." "Cameroon won 11–0 on aggregate." Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. "Ghana won 19–0 on

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second Round had been played so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated. Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Chinese Taipei won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Bhutan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 24/12 round 2 goals per match. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round The first round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian

neg: Randall Azofeifa 2018 he was named in Costa Rica’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Randall Azofeifa Randall Azofeifa Corrales (born 30 December 1987) is a Costa Rican football midfielder who currently plays for Herediano. Azofeifa won two national championship, the UNCAF Nations Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title with Deportivo Saprissa. He participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, where he played a key role in helping them to finish in third place, behind São Paulo and Liverpool. Azofeifa joined Belgian Jupiler League club Gent in 2006. In

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia at 3:30 (BST), about a half hour before the opening match which Russia won 5–0 over Saudi Arabia. Former Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt. English pop singer Robbie Williams then took centre stage with a rendition of "Let Me Entertain You" before Russian soprano Aida Garifullina was carried out on to the pitch on the back of a "firebird" float. Williams

neg: Harry Maguire 24 August 2017, England manager Gareth Southgate included Maguire in his squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Malta and Slovakia. He made his debut when starting in England's 1–0 away win over Lithuania, which was the team's final match in their successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Maguire was named in the 23-man England national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He assisted Harry Kane's winner against Tunisia on 18 June 2018 in England's World Cup opener. England won 2–1. Maguire scored his first England goal on 7 July 2018 with a 30th-minute

neg: Iceland at the FIFA World Cup Iceland at the FIFA World Cup After 12 failed qualification campaigns, Iceland qualified for the FIFA World Cup, for the first time, in 2018. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was Iceland's second major international tournament, having also qualified for UEFA Euro 2016. Iceland is the smallest nation to reach the World Cup finals, breaking the record set by Trinidad and Tobago. Following a 2–0 home win over Kosovo in the final round of the qualifiers, Iceland secured their spot in Russia 2018, finishing top of Group I by two points over Croatia, who had defeated Iceland in the World Cup

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino. The draw was for the first round (group stage) which was not held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Germany, who finished with a 100% record, qualified directly for

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2018 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2018 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Iran national football team results (2010–19) This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2010 and 2019. 2010 Qatar Friendship Cup 2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Friendly Friendly

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Euro 2016. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically as hosts, a total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. The qualifying format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna. The qualification process started on 4 September 2016, almost two months after UEFA Euro

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically as hosts, a total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. The qualifying format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna. The qualification process started on 4 September 2016, almost two months after UEFA Euro 2016, and

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round aggregate and advanced to the second round against Anguilla. 1–1 on aggregate. Belize won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Dominican Republic. Curaçao won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Montserrat. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played between 22 and 31 March 2015. A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round. The draw for the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round Senegal. Kenya won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Cape Verde. Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Algeria. There were 68 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 68/26 round 2 goals per match. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round The first round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 to 17 October 2015. A total of 26 teams (teams ranked 28–53 in the CAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The 13 winners advanced to the second

neg: Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup) Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup) The semi-final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup between Italy and West Germany is known as the "Game of the Century" (; ; ). It was played on 17 June 1970 at the "Estadio Azteca" in Mexico City. Italy won 4–3 after five goals were scored in extra time, a record number of scored goals during any 2x15 minute extra time during a FIFA World Cup game. The record is still standing after the 2018 World Cup. Four goals in extra time were scored in the 1982 semifinal between West Germany and

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round the inter-confederation play-offs. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round The fifth round (also known as the "Hexagonal" or "Hex") of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 November 2016 to 10 October 2017. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Honduras qualified for (and was later eliminated in) the inter-confederation play-offs, and United States (who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years) and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated in this round. A total of six teams which had advanced

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round The fifth round (also known as the "Hexagonal" or "Hex") of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 November 2016 to 10 October 2017. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Honduras qualified for (and was later eliminated in) the inter-confederation play-offs, and United States (who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years) and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated in this round. A total of six teams which had advanced from the fourth

neg: Egypt both having eighteen. The Egyptian national football team, known as the Pharaohs, won the African Cup of Nations seven times, including three times in a row in 2006, 2008, and 2010. Considered the most successful African national team and one which has reached the top 10 of the FIFA world rankings, Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times. Two goals from star player Mohamed Salah in their last qualifying game took Egypt through to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Egyptian Youth National team Young Pharaohs won the Bronze Medal of the 2001 FIFA youth world cup

neg: Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Russia announced its intent to bid for the FIFA World Cup in early 2009, and submitted its request to FIFA in time. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has taken a keen interest in the bid and has gone so far as ordering Vitaly Mutko, the Minister of Sports, to "prepare a bid for Russia to hold the 2018 World Cup". According to a report earlier submitted by Vitaly Mutko, who also served that time as President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), the country is ready to spend some $10 billion on the tournament. The

neg: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final Al-Ain, representing the host nation as the reigning champions of the UAE Pro-League. The match will be played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 22 December 2018. Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognized all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid qualified for the Club World Cup, their fifth overall, as winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League by defeating Liverpool in the final. The club won three of the four previous editions of the Club World Cup: in 2014,

neg: England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid bringing the World Cup tournament to England for the first time since 1966. England attempted to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup but lost out to Germany. England hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and had the campaign been successful, England would have become the sixth nation to host the World Cup for a second time. It won the right to host Euro '96. Andy Anson, England 2018 Chief Executive, called for humility with England's bid claiming they "must not fall victim to arrogance" and that lessons had been learned from the unsuccessful attempt to host the 2006 competition. Anson

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A match. 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 14 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams, Uruguay and Russia, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had met only once, a friendly game in 1993 won by Saudi Arabia 4–2. In the 12th minute, Yury Gazinsky headed the first goal for Russia from a cross from the left before substitute Denis Cheryshev evaded several challenges and

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 14 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams, Uruguay and Russia, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had met only once, a friendly game in 1993 won by Saudi Arabia 4–2. In the 12th minute, Yury Gazinsky headed the first goal for Russia from a cross from the left before substitute Denis Cheryshev evaded several challenges and smashed

neg: Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup where they finished in ninth position. Between 1998 and 2006 they had a streak of three World Cup qualifications. They have made their fifth appearance at the finals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. As of 2018, Tunisia never survived the group stage of a World Cup. They have won two matches: Mexico in 1978, and Panama in 2018. Tunisia's first World Cup was the 1978 competition held in Argentina. They became the first African team to win a World Cup game, defeating Mexico 3–1 in Rosario. A 1–0 defeat to 1974 semi-finalists Poland followed. Although "The Eagles

neg: Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 2. On 3 September 2015, Al-Sahlawi scored his first senior hat-trick, in a 7–0 defeat of Timor-Leste in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored another 5 goals on 17 November 2015 in a 10-0 drubbing of Timor-Leste. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (; born 10 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team. Al-Sahlawi won the best player of the league twice in a row in

neg: Sport in Australia Cup three and two times respectively. The Australia women's national basketball team, known as the Opals, regularly compete well against the world elite at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, having won the event in 2006, finished second in 2018 and finished third three times, and at the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament, where they have won silver medals three times and bronze medals twice. The Australia national soccer team have appeared at the FIFA World Cup in 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Socceroos surprised many by reaching the Round of 16, losing

neg: Dan Einbinder side FC Basel. On 8 September 2015 released from Maccabi. On 4 October 2015, signed back to Beitar Jerusalem. In 2017, he signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva Einbinder received his first call up to the senior Israel squad on 31 August 2016, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Italy. On 12 November 2016, Einbender scored his first ever international goal for Israel in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Albania. It was only his second cap and Israel won 3-0. Dan Einbinder Dan Einbinder (; born 16 February 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Beitar

neg: Oribe Peralta of the over-aged reinforcements who won the 2011 Pan American Games with the under-22 squad. He scored two goals in the gold medal match at the 2012 Olympic football tournament against Brazil, which was the first Olympic gold medal for Mexico in football. He also participated in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Copa America Centenario, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He retired from the national team following the 2018 World Cup. Peralta was born in a small town near Torreón, Coahuila named "La Partida" to Miguel Ángel Peralta and Julieta Morones, and was the

neg: Vladimir Gabulov 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad under the call of fellow Ossetian and coach Stanislav Cherchesov. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He remained on the bench in all the games behind Igor Akinfeev. His younger brother Georgi Gabulov also plays football professionally. Vladimir Gabulov Vladimir Borisovich Gabulov (, , "Gæbulty Borisy fyrt Vladimir", born 19 October 1983) is a former Russian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of Russia's Euro 2008, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup squads

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup officials withdrawn: No referee was called up to replace Al-Mirdasi, but two assistant referees were called up to complete the referee teams of Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) and Ryuji Sato (Japan), respectively: Assistant referee Marwa Range (Kenya) also withdrew after the BBC released an investigation conducted by a Ghanaian journalist which implicated Marwa in a bribery scandal. 2018 FIFA World Cup officials The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who will officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 29 March 2018, FIFA published the list of 36 referees and

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round September 2017. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> New Zealand won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. There were 41 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 41/14 round 2 goals per match. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round The third round of OFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 7 November 2016 and ended on 5 September 2017. A total of six teams which had advanced from the OFC Nations Cup (second round) were drawn into two groups of three teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against Northern Ireland and thus qualified too. The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 82/30 round 2 goals per match. A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B The 2018 FIFA World

neg: Gabriel Jesus the semi-final against Honduras he added two more in a 6–0 victory. Jesus won the Olympics with his team against Germany in a penalty shootout, scoring one of the penalties. Jesus made his debut for the senior team on 1 September 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Ecuador in Quito. He started the match and scored twice, as Brazil won 3–0. Jesus was Brazil's highest scorer in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, with 7 goals in 10 matches. In May 2018, he was named in Tite’s final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group B 33, Ronaldo also became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the World Cup, surpassing Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands, who scored three times against Iran in 1978, aged 30. With this result, Spain has not won any opening matches since 2006, having lost to Switzerland 0–1 in 2010 and the Netherlands 1–5 in 2014.

 The two teams had met previously only once, a group stage game in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, won by Morocco 3–1. João Moutinho swung in a cross from the right after a short corner and Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball powerfully

neg: Yann Sommer Yann Sommer Yann Sommer (born 17 December 1988) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Sommer completed his apprenticeship at Basel, where he won the Swiss Super League on four consecutive occasions before transferring to Mönchengladbach in 2014. He also won the Swiss Challenge League and two Liechtenstein Football Cups while on loan to Vaduz. Sommer made his debut for the Switzerland national team in 2012. He represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Born in Morges, Vaud, Sommer played as a child in

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group A to qualify for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, as Russia had won 3–1 over Egypt earlier.

 The two teams had met in one previous game, a friendly in 2012, which ended in a 1–1 draw. With Russia formerly playing as the Soviet Union, the sides had faced each other seven times, including two matches at the World Cup, one in the 1962 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by the Soviet Union 2–1, and the other one at the 1970 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, won by Uruguay 1–0. Luis Suárez

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Serbia, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Republic of

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H scored in 30 matches, for an average of 109/30 round 2 goals per match. A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus, and Gibraltar. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round and 4 into Group B, series winners 5 and 6 into Group C). As the draw was held before the third round was played, the identities of the third round winners were not known at the time of the draw. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot or series won of each team. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the fifth round. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round The fourth round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 13 November 2015 to 6 September 2016. A total

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round the third round. Nicaragua won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round The second round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 to 16 June 2015. A total of 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 in the CONCACAF entrant list and seven first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The ten winners advanced to the third round. The draw for the second round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST (), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The

neg: Rafael Márquez announced his retirement from football in April 2018. A Mexican international since 1997, Márquez has been capped 145 times for the national team, having won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2003 and 2011 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2018, he became only the third player to play for his national team in five consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup, in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the tournament. Márquez is the Mexican player with the most World Cup matches played with 19. Márquez began his career at Mexican club Atlas, for whom

neg: Jaelin Howell 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. On March 29, 2017, she was called up to the U.S. women's national soccer team. After being a part of the USA U-20 Squad that finished runner up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Howell was named to the USA U-20 roster for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Jaelin's father, John, was an NFL safety who was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII. Jaelin Howell Jaelin Marie Howell (born November 21, 1999) is an American soccer player. She has represented the United States on the

neg: Mark Milligan to qualify directly to the World Cup. He played in the two leg tie Asian play-off against Syria. The match was ended 3-2 on aggregate. He also played in the second leg game of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off) against Honduras. This was the match who decided the last spot of 2018 FIFA World Cup. The match ended in favour of Australia by 3-1. With that, Australia qualified in the World Cup finals for the fourth time in a row. In May 2018 he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) Cup – Preliminary Round 2014 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2014 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly Friendly 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal Friendly Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round "* FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran. 2018

neg: Denmark at the FIFA World Cup to England and the Republic of Ireland. They qualified for the first time in 1986, where they won all three of their Group Stage matches including a 2-0 against title contenders West Germany, but were eliminated by Spain in the next round. Since then, the Danish national team has regularly qualified for FIFA World Cup Finals and have made their fifth appearance in Russia 2018. Their best performance was in 1998, where they reached the quarter finals. Awards Records Denmark at the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup,

neg: Henok Goitom verge of breaking into the full squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad in Germany, but did not make the final cut. In September 2015, at age of 30, Goitom made an official request to FIFA for permission to play for Eritrea. He won his first cap on 10 October, in a 0–2 home loss to Botswana for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he scored in the return leg, to a final 1–5 defeat on aggregate. Henok Goitom Henok Goitom (; born 22 September 1984) is an Eritean professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for AIK.

neg: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01 and 17.02): All times are local, EEST (). In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played). Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Losers enter the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off. Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Note: Goals scored in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off are included in this list,

neg: Fahad Al-Mirdasi 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2018, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) issued Al-Mirdasi a lifetime ban from officiating based on allegations of match-fixing. Before the ban, FIFA had selected Al-Mirdasi to officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but on 30 May 2018, it was announced that he and his assistants were stood down from participating in the World Cup. Fahad Al-Mirdasi Fahad Al-Mirdasi (born 16 August 1985) is a Saudi Arabian football referee who served as a full international for FIFA from 2011 to 2018, when he was banned for life for match-fixing. Al-Mirdasi was one of the

neg: Mauricio Espinosa and officials alike, as well as increased demands for FIFA to introduce goal-line video technology in matches. Espinosa and Larrionda were among referees dropped by FIFA after the Round of 16. They did not participate in any further matches in the 2010 World Cup. In March 2018, FIFA announced that he will officiate some matches at side of Andres Cunha and Nicolas Taran as assistant referee at 2018 FIFA World Cup. Mauricio Espinosa Mauricio Espinosa Rodríguez (born 6 May 1972) is an Uruguayan football referee who participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He gained publicity during the Round of

neg: Sport in Croatia between the champions of the Prva HNL and the Croatian Cup. No Croatian Club has ever won the UEFA Champions League, however Hajduk Split, at the time Croatia's premier club, made it to the quarter-finals of the 1994–95 league, losing on aggregate to eventual champion Ajax. The Croatian national football team won a bronze medal in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and a silver medal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Davor Šuker won the Golden Boot as the top goal scorer in 1998 and Luka Modrić won the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament in 2018.

neg: Marcelo (footballer, born 1988) later, he was part of Brazil's 2012 Olympic team, as one of the three over-age players, where Brazil won a silver medal. Marcelo was selected as a member of Brazil to play in the 2013 Confederations Cup and started all five matches, as Brazil won 3–0 against Spain in the final. He was part of Brazil's squad in the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was his first World Cup. Brazil reached the semi-finals and he was named to the tournament's Dream Team. In May 2018, he was named in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. All 210 remaining FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process, and for the first time in World Cup history, all eligible national teams registered for the preliminary competition, but Zimbabwe and Indonesia were disqualified before playing their first matches. Bhutan, South Sudan, Gibraltar and Kosovo made their FIFA World Cup qualification debuts.

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round the second leg. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Australia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 5/2 round 2 goals per match. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round The fourth round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 5 to 10 October 2017. In the fourth round, the third-placed teams from the two third round groups competed in a two-legged home-and-away play-off. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF fifth round. The order of

neg: Nawaf Shukralla Nawaf Shukralla Nawaf Abdullah Ghayyath Shukrallah () (born 13 October 1976) is a Bahraini football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. In 2011, FIFA called him on duty at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has also officiated at other tournaments, including the AFC Champions League, the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In March 2013, FIFA named Shukrallah to its list of 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Nawaf officiated four matches in the group stage of the 2014 and 2018 World Cups: Spain-Australia

neg: Kelechi Iheanacho was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Manchester City Nigeria U17 Individual Kelechi Iheanacho Kelechi Promise Iheanacho (; born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. He has made appearances for Manchester City, as well as the Nigeria squad that won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Nigeria U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Iheanacho was called up to the Manchester City senior squad for the 2015–16 season. Iheanacho was born in the state of

neg: Lukman Haruna Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Palanga in March 2018. Haruna was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in South Korea. In 2010, he was part of the Nigerian 23-man squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. "Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2015" Gold Under 17 world cup 2007 Lukman Haruna Lukman Abdulkarim Haruna (born 4 December 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Palanga. In December 2007, AS Monaco signed Haruna on a four-year contract. In June 2011, Haruna signed a five-year

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group B have won their first match at a World Cup but be eliminated at the group stage, after South Korea in 2006. This was Iran's best performance ever in the FIFA World Cup, winning four points and having earned their first ever draw against any European opponents since 1978, when Iran drew 1–1 to Scotland.

 Despite their geographical proximity, the two teams had faced each other only in two opportunities, both were in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification and won by Spain. In the 14th minute, a mix-up between Sergio Ramos and Andrés Iniesta allowed

neg: Portugal–Spain 2018 FIFA World Cup bid on the assumption that FIFA allows twelve venues for the tournament, nine venues would be allocated to Spain and the remaining three would go to Portugal. The following are the 21 venues that were submitted to FIFA on 14 May 2010 as part of the FPF–RFEF's bid to host the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup: The following is a list of stadiums that were considered at one time as part of the FPF–RFEF's bid to host the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final cut: Portugal–Spain 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Spain and Portugal 2018 was an official

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against the Republic of Ireland and thus qualified too. The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 96/30 round 2 goals per match. A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E The 2018 FIFA

neg: Alfredo Talavera named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and in June 2018, he was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament. Spanish newspaper "Marca" described Talavera as the best out of the other 2018 FIFA World Cup Mexico goalkeepers in aerial game, someone who knows how to play with his feet (following an injury that left him out for various months), knows how to block penalties, and is able to block shots with stable hands, avoiding rebounded balls

neg: Carlos Vela won the tournament. In May 2018 he was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and in June 2018, he was named in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup. On 23 June, in Mexico's second group stage match against South Korea, he scored their first goal via a penalty kick in the 2–1 victory; it was also his first World Cup goal for Mexico. Regarded as a promising player in his youth, gifted with skill and natural flair, former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger described Vela as a player who is "...naturally