query: where is the next world cup held in 2018

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup program in network history). 2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was 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 took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the video

pos: 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

pos: 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,

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup program in network history). 2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was 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 took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the video

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was 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 took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

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: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) round 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 draw for the fourth round 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. As with every World Cup qualification campaign since 1998, CONCACAF held a six-team, home-and-away round-robin group known as the 'Hexagonal', or 'Hex', as its final and decisive round. As a result of the abolition of

pos: Zabivaka Urgant", where the results of the competition were announced. The name was suggested at the show by the chairman of the World Cup 2018 Organising Committee Vitali Mutko. FIFA paid Bocharova a meager sum of $500. Zabivaka Zabivaka (, "Goalscorer") is the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia. The name is a blend of the Russian words забияка ("hothead") and забивать ("to score"). The mascot was selected by internet voting in Russia, and its author is student designer Ekaterina Bocharova. The mascot was unveiled on 21 October 2016. It represents an anthropomorphic Eurasian

pos: 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

pos: 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

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 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

pos: 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

pos: 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

pos: Kazan Arena and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Kazan Arena also hosted the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. The 16th FINA World Championships were held in Kazan, with some events held at the Arena. It saw twelve swimming records. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted six matches, including the ones where three past champions (Germany, Argentina, and Brazil) were eliminated from the tournament. Kazan Arena Kazan Arena (; ) is a stadium in Kazan, Russia. It was completed in July 2013, and hosts football matches, especially Rubin Kazan's home games in the Russian Premier League. The stadium has the largest outside

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) The Oceanian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). A total of 0.5 slots (i.e. 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament was available for OFC teams. The 2016 edition of the OFC Nations Cup once again doubled as the second round of the OFC qualifying competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup (similar to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup and the OFC qualifying competition for

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: FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup the FIBA Women's World Cup was held in 2018. Note: From 1953 through 1979 the medalists were decided in a league format instead of in a knockout tournament; results of the final round matches are shown. FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women or the FIBA Women's World Cup) is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. Its inaugural game was in 1953 with the four-year cycle established in 1967. The next FIBA Women's World Cup will be held in 2022. Formerly known as the

neg: Men's Roller Derby World Cup Men's Roller Derby World Cup The Men's Roller Derby World Cup is an international men's roller derby tournament. The first edition was first held between 14–16 March 2014 in England. The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) has since held World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, in July 2016. The next Men's Roller Derby World Cup was held between April 5–8, 2018, Barcelona, Spain. The MRDA fully endorsed the tournament, which was held under the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby developed by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and used for all MRDA bouts. Fifteen countries competed in the first tournament:

neg: African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The next edition is planned for 2018. The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played. Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010, ten teams entered but only five played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup. Only one

neg: Ellan Vannin football team Padania in the Group Stage, they still achieved a semi-final place where they were again defeated by County of Nice. A penalty win over Felvidék in the play-off saw them finish third. The next year, Ellan Vannin were set to appear in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, but withdrew after being advised by the British Home Office not to travel to Abkhazia, where the tournament was to be held. The team returned to ConIFA activity in 2017 for the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus, finishing 6th. However, the team qualified for the 2018 ConIFA World Football

neg: Rugby union in New Zealand sevens tournament in 2016. World Rugby (then known as the IRB) later decided to retain the World Cup Sevens, and established a new four-year cycle in which the World Cup will be held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. As such, the next edition is to be held in 2018 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The World Rugby Sevens Series, held annually since 1999–2000, is a series of several international tournaments, expanding from nine to ten for the upcoming 2015–16 series, featuring full international sevens teams. New Zealand have been the dominant team throughout the series' history, winning the first six

neg: Boryana Kaleyn in a World Challenge Cup event at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she finished 9th in the all-around, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals taking silver in clubs and finished 4th in hoop. At the 2018 World Championships, held in her hometown of Sofia, Kaleyn won a silver medal with the Bulgarian team. "(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)" Boryana Kaleyn Boryana Nikolaeva Kaleyn (; born 23 August 2000) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 European Junior ball bronze medalist. Kaleyn started rhythmic gymnastics at

neg: England Touch Association fourth overall, whilst the men's open 30s were silver medalists to Australia. England Touch submitted multiple teams to the 2015 Touch Football World Cup, hosted in Coffs Harbour, Australia, where they lost narrowly to Papua New Guinea in the mixed, open bronze play off, whilst winning their playoffs in the women's 27s, and the mixed 30s, to achieve bronze in both those categories. The next world cup will be hosted in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, in April, 2019. The final major, opens tournament for the 2018 season, the ETA Nationals, was held at St Ives, Cambridgeshire, in August, with the South

neg: Tetiana Petrova dual moguls. On December 9, 2017, she debuted at FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Finnish Ruka where she finished 41st. As of February 2018, her best World Cup finish is 40th. Tetiana Petrova Tetiana Petrova (born ) is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in moguls. She competed for Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the women's moguls event. Petrova began competing in February 2014 winning national championships in Slovenia. Next year she debuted at World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria, where she was 33rd in moguls and 31st in dual moguls. Later she took a pause and returned at

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record a player was sent off in his team's last match), it had to be served in the team's next competitive international match(es). A player also received a one match ban if he picked up a single yellow card in two different games from the beginning of the group stage until the end of the quarter-finals, where single yellow cards were negated. However, such a ban did not carry over beyond the World Cup finals if the second yellow card was collected in his team's last match. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> 2018 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which

neg: Alena Reji In the Track Asia Cup 2016, Reji won a silver beating Jantuganova Olga from Uzbekistan. Reji was also selected to participate in the 38th Senior Asian Track Championship held in Malaysia in 2018. She clocked 34.845 seconds and finished 6th failing to qualify. The best 4 made it the next round. She was nominated for the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn , where she went with Deborah Herold in the team sprint at the start. The duo finished last. Alena Reji Alena Reji (born May 5, 1999) is an Indian cyclist who specializes in track cycling. She

neg: 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 8th edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, the biennial international women's baseball world championship tournament. The competition was held in Viera, Florida in the United States from August 22 to August 31, 2018. The 2018 tournament was the first time that the United States hosted the event. In September 2017, the Baseball Federation of Asia held the first Women’s Baseball Asian Cup, a biennial tournament to be held in odd years and serve as a qualifying tournament for the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Six teams

neg: 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held in Barranquilla and Montería, Colombia. Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to Nicaragua and would be held in Managua, but due to 2018 Nicaraguan protests, WBSC subsequently decided to move the tournament to Colombia. Mexico defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 in the Championship game to win the Gold medal. Venezuela won

neg: 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup was an international basketball competition, held from 30 June to 8 July 2018, in Rosario and Santa Fe, Argentina. It was the fifth edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament. The United States won their fifth title, is as many tournaments, after defeating France in the final. The draw was held on 14 March 2018 in Rosario, Argentina. "All times are local (UTC–3)." The logo and brand identity of the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup was unveiled during

neg: Canada Davis Cup team the World Group for next year. "Rankings as of January 29, 2018" Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format. Canada Davis Cup team The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada. The team's best result ever came in its first appearance in 1913 when it reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3. Canada's best result in the Open Era was in 2013 when they reached the World Group semifinals, but were defeated

neg: 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup the Bronze medal by defeating Korea in the Third-place game with a score of 4:5. Africa Asia Europe Americas Oceania Wild Card 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held in Barranquilla and Montería, Colombia. Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to Nicaragua and would be held in Managua, but due to 2018 Nicaraguan protests, WBSC subsequently decided to move the

neg: Bouldering at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Cup competition with Kruder (2T3z 9 7) coming second and Jakob Schubert (2T3z 9 11) finishing in third place. Bouldering at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Cup The 2018 season of the IFSC Climbing World Cup is the 20th season of the competition. Bouldering competitions are being held at seven stops of the IFSC Climbing World Cup. The bouldering season began on April 13 at the World Cup in Meiringen, and is going to conclude on 18 August at the World Cup in Munich. At each stop a qualifying are held on the first day of the competition, and the semi-final

neg: Bouldering at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Cup Bouldering at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Cup The 2018 season of the IFSC Climbing World Cup is the 20th season of the competition. Bouldering competitions are being held at seven stops of the IFSC Climbing World Cup. The bouldering season began on April 13 at the World Cup in Meiringen, and is going to conclude on 18 August at the World Cup in Munich. At each stop a qualifying are held on the first day of the competition, and the semi-final and final rounds are conducted on the second day of the competition. The winners are awarded trophies, and

neg: 2018 IAAF Continental Cup 2018 IAAF Continental Cup The 2018 IAAF Continental Cup is an international track and field sporting event that was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 8–9 September 2018. It is the third edition of the IAAF Continental Cup since the name and format was changed from the IAAF World Cup. The four teams competing in the event were Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The two-day competition comprised a programme of 20 track and field events for men and women, giving a total of 40 events. Each team shall enter two athletes in each event, except for relays where one

neg: Aleksandra Podgoršek competed at the World Cup Guadalajara and ended on 19th place in All-Around with a score of 56.600. Her next competition was World Cup Portimão where she ended on 14th place in All-Around and on 9th place with both Hoop and Ball. On June 16–17, she became the All-Around champion at the 2018 Slovenian National Championships for the second year in a row. She did not compete in Apparatus Finals because of the injury. Her next competition was at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. She placed 7th in All Around Qualification and advanced to All-Around Final where she

neg: Artistic Gymnastics World Cup held by FIG from 1997 to 2008; 3) FIG World Cup Final events, held six times between 1998 and 2008; 4) both Category A and Category B World Cup formats of the World Cup Qualifiers (1997 to 2008) and World Cup Series (2009 and 2010); and 5) all of the World Cup (2009 to 2018) and World Challenge Cup (2011 to 2018) events. Artistic Gymnastics World Cup The Artistic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition series for artistic gymnastics sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the few tournaments in artistic gymnastics officially organized by

neg: Unofficial Football World Championships the Copa América Centenario, but regained it before winning the tournament. The UFWC was exchanged between CONMEBOL sides during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, and remained in South America despite being contested by outside teams during Chile's successful 2017 China Cup campaign. Ultimately it was Peru took the Championship into the 2018 World Cup where the title ended with tournament victors France. France held the title for four subsequent matches after the World Cup, going unbeaten against Germany, Netherlands, Iceland and Germany again, before being defeated 2–0 in a UEFA Nations League match by the Netherlands in November 2018. The

neg: Hanif Hamir 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification with the Under-19s. Hanif was called up to the national team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Chinese Taipei in March 2015. He started both games at centre-back in a 1-2 aggregate loss which eliminated Brunei from the 2018 World Cup. Hanif played in a 6-1 drubbing by Cambodia in a friendly on 3 November 2015. His next callup was at the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches held in Cambodia in October, and started all three matches. He missed out on the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

neg: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area edition had been held in Houston before moving to suburban Atlanta for its next three editions. Only the men's tournament was held in 2018; the women's tournament was superseded by the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. The NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has drawn up to 165,000 fans. Las Vegas also hosts a significant number of professional fights. Many of these fights (such as those in MMA's UFC) take place near downtown or on the Strip in one of the major resort/hotel/casino event centers. Mandalay Bay is frequently a top contender as a venue for the

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: 2018 Carrom World Cup 2018 Carrom World Cup The 2018 Carrom World Cup was the 5th edition of the Carrom World Cup which held in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea for 7 days from 23 August to 26 August. This was staged as the first international carrom tournament since the 2016 Carrom World Championship and also marked the first Carrom World Cup to be held in South Korea. The World Cup was hosted in Chuncheon as a part of the 2018 World Leisure Games which includes other sports such as ice hockey, slalom, taekwondo and darts. Sri Lanka won the men's Carrom World

neg: FIG World Cup Cup Final) held by FIG from 1999 to 2008; 3) FIG World Cup Final events, held five times between 2000 and 2008; 4) both Category A and Category B World Cup formats of the World Cup Qualifiers (1999 to 2008) and World Cup Series (2009 to 2016); and 5) all of the World Cup (2009 to 2018) and World Challenge Cup (2017 to 2018) events. <br> Results accounted for include: 1) the different editions of the FIT World Cup from 1984 to 1998; 2) FIT World Cup Final events, held three times (1993, 1995 and 1997); 3) World Cup Qualifiers

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Four-man Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Four-man The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 24 and 25 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top three countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next six countries were awarded two sleds each. The remaining nine sleds were awarded to nine different countries, with Australia being awarded an Oceania continental quota and South Korea being awarded a slot as host nation. The first two runs were held

neg: History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup to its record fifth gold medal, led by tournament MVP Kyrie Irving, defeating Serbia 129-92 to capture its second straight gold medal. France defeated Lithuania in the Bronze medal game to receive its first ever medal. In 2012, FIBA president Yvan Mainini announced major changes to the competition beyond 2014. The competition calendar will be changed significantly after the 2014 World Cup; in the future, the Basketball World Cup will be held in the year following the FIFA World Cup. To that end, there will be no Basketball World Cup in 2018; the next tournament will take place in 2019.

neg: 2018 Carrom World Cup 25-23 2018 Carrom World Cup The 2018 Carrom World Cup was the 5th edition of the Carrom World Cup which held in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea for 7 days from 23 August to 26 August. This was staged as the first international carrom tournament since the 2016 Carrom World Championship and also marked the first Carrom World Cup to be held in South Korea. The World Cup was hosted in Chuncheon as a part of the 2018 World Leisure Games which includes other sports such as ice hockey, slalom, taekwondo and darts. Sri Lanka won the men's Carrom

neg: 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup of the event. Teri Gram cricket ground in Gurugram was the only venue allocated to host the Deaf T20 World Cup. Star Sports, the Premier 24 hour Indian sport network was awarded the rights as the title sponsor for the Deaf T20 World Cup. 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup The 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup was the second Deaf Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 23-30 November 2018 for 8 days in India and all of the scheduled matches were held in the city of Gurugram. In the final, Sri Lanka defeated hosts and defending champions India by

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: Rundle Cup former player for the Grey Football Club. He later perished on the frontline in France during World War One. The first contest for the cup was held in 1911 in Westport and was won by Buller. West Coast are the current holders of the Rundle Cup after beating Buller 34-28 at Westport on September 22nd, 2018. The next fixture for the Rundle Cup is uncertain as, as both teams can be placed in different sides of the draw in the Heartland Championship Rundle Cup The Rundle Cup is a rugby trophy contested between the West Coast and Buller rugby unions.

neg: International cricket in 2018–19 League 2 (comprising Scotland, Nepal, the UAE, and the top four finishers of the to-be-contested Division Two tournament), CWC Challenge League (the next best 12 nations based on final rankings in the WCL), CWC Play-Off, and the CWC Qualifier. The 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament, which was held in Oman, saw Oman and the United States promoted to Division Two, while Singapore, Kenya, Denmark and Uganda were placed in the CWC Challenge League. The Division Two tournament, is scheduled to held in Namibia in April. The qualification process for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup started during

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: Croatia at the FIFA World Cup Croatia at the FIFA World Cup Croatia national football team have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on five occasions (in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018) since gaining independence in 1991. Before that, from 1930 to 1990 Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. Their best result thus far was silver position at the 2018 final, where they lost 4-2 to France. In the draw for the final tournament, held on 4 December 1997 at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, Croatia was drawn to play in Group H, along with two other teams which qualified for the World Cup for the first

neg: 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification Eelam and Romani people, each played a 45-minute match against a local select side from the town of Remscheid, where the tournament was being held, on the first day, before playing off against each other on the second. The Hungary Heritage Cup was a four-team competition held at the beginning of August 2016 in Szarvas, celebrating the heritage of various members of the Hungarian diaspora. The four teams featured two current members of ConIFA, together with two other teams, with the winner qualifying for the World Football Cup. The World Unity Cup was planned as a four-team tournament held at

neg: Roller Hockey World Cup on the even years. The first event was held in 1984, in the city of Paris. The first three-placed nations were granted an entry to next year's "A" World Championship and the last three-placed nations on the "A" tournament were relegated to the next year's "B" World Championship. Roller Hockey World Cup The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by World Skate. The world championship tournament is held every two years, on the odd years. The first event was held in 1936, in the city of Stuttgart. Through the 2015 World Cup,

neg: 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup The 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup was the second Deaf Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 23-30 November 2018 for 8 days in India and all of the scheduled matches were held in the city of Gurugram. In the final, Sri Lanka defeated hosts and defending champions India by 36 runs to secure their first ever Deaf T20 World Cup title. Five teams including hosts India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and Nepal played in the tournament. The tournament was hosted by Deaf Cricket Society in India affiliating with the Deaf International Cricket

neg: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 28 November to 16 December 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The inauguration ceremony which was held on 27 November 2018, witnessed the biggest ever drone flying show in India. Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw. Defending champions Australia won the third

neg: Lovlina Borgohain medal at the President's Cup held in Astana in June 2017. Lovlina later won a silver medal at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia in June 2018 and a bronze medal at the 13th International Silesian Championship in Poland in September 2018. She represented India for the first time at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship,held in New Delhi, where she won the bronze medal in the Welterweight(69 kg) category on 23 November, 2018. Lovlina Borgohain Lovlina Borgohain is a welterweight Indian boxer. Born in Golaghat, Assam, she has represented India internationally since 2016. Borgohain won a bronze medal for India

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women This is the qualifications of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament aimed at selecting women's Rugby sevens national teams that appeared in the finals in San Francisco. A total of 52 nations took part in the qualifying process. The tournament is organized by World Rugby to be held on 20–22 July 2018, with sixteen teams in attendance. Automatic qualification is extended the semi-finalists of the previous World Cup (of which host United States is one). Four other bids were determined by placement in the 2016-17 World Rugby Women's Sevens

neg: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup The 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 8 and 12 June 2018 in Bocaue, Bulacan, just north of Manila. It is co-organized by FIBA. It was announced on 5 December 2017 that the tournament would be held at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, which is just north of Metro Manila. Since the final would be held on Philippine Independence Day, cultural events were also planned alongside the tournament proper. The Philippine

neg: Rugby World Cup Sevens from the 2013 competition. The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament for both men and women's teams was held from Friday 20 July 2018 to Sunday 22 July 2018 in AT&T Park, San Francisco in the United States. Unlike previous Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments and the annual World Rugby Sevens Series events, in each of the genders, both competitions were played in knock-out only formats. The Rugby World Cup Sevens originated with a proposal by the Scottish Rugby Union to the International Rugby Board. The inaugural tournament was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh in 1993, and has been held

neg: South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship teams have been eliminated in the group stages. South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship The South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17) is an international women's association football competition held every two years for South American under-17 women teams and serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The next edition will be held in 2018 in Argentina. All editions have qualified three teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Venezuela has been the only team to win in the quarter-finals of this tournament, placing 4th in 2014 and 2016. Brazil

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Northern Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Switzerland and thus failed to qualify. 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 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 106/30 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

neg: South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship The South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17) is an international women's association football competition held every two years for South American under-17 women teams and serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The next edition will be held in 2018 in Argentina. All editions have qualified three teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Venezuela has been the only team to win in the quarter-finals of this tournament, placing 4th in 2014 and 2016. Brazil has reached the quarter-final twice. All other CONMEBOL

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men This is the qualifications of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens aimed at selecting men's rugby sevens national teams that appeared in the finals in San Francisco. A total of 55 nations took part in the qualifying process. The tournament is organized by World Rugby to be held on 20–22 July 2018, with twenty-four teams in attendance. Automatic qualification is extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. Four more teams qualified based on placement in the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series, and the remainder are to

neg: EUROFANZ Slovenia team – Belarus team - 2:1. The EUROFANZ 2018 fan-festival was held from 13 July to 15 July (the final match was scheduled on the day of 2018 FIFA World Cup final) 21 teams participated in the tournament: Final: Romania team – France team - 2:0. The dates for EUROFANZ 2019 are June 28–30, 2019. EUROFANZ EUROFANZ (before 2016 "Eurofan", ) is an annual international football tournament which began in 2007 for fans of European teams and is held in Lviv, Ukraine. The dates for the next EUROFANZ festival are June 28–30, 2019. EUROFANZ is primarily organized by an

neg: Australia women's national basketball team Opals qualified for the 2018 World Cup through the FIBA Women's Asia Cup held in India where they won a silver medal. Kelsey Griffin was named tournament most valuable player. With basketball returning to the Commonwealth Games for the first time since 2006, the Opals easily accounted for England in the final winning the gold-medal game 99–55. At the 2018 World Cup held in Spain, the Opals led their group with a 3–0 record. They then defeated China 83–42 in the quarter-final and Spain 72–66 in the semi-final to set up a gold-medal final with their long-time rivals USA. The

neg: Artem Tyshchenko Artem Tyshchenko Artem Tyshchenko () (born 22 December 1993) is a Ukrainian biathlete who participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tyshchenko is a two-time bronze medalist of the 2012 Junior World Championships. During the next three years he won five medals at European championships. He debuted at the World Cup in the 2013-14 season in sprint in Antholz, Italy, where he placed 90th. It was the only time he was enrolled in national team that year. Next season he got a permanent spot in national team. In Oberhof he reached his personal best as of January 2018 - 10th in

neg: FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals The FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals is a cross-country skiing event held annually since the 2007–08 season in various places in Europe or Canada. The World Cup Finals is a Stage World Cup event in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and are held as the last World Cup race weekend of the season. The inaguaral World Cup Finals was held in 2008 in Bormio, Italy. As of the 2018–19 season, the World Cup Finals consists of three stages; a sprint, a mass start race and a pursuit. The first stages was arranged on 14 March

neg: Nepal national cricket team in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held in Ireland and Scotland, where the team finished seventh in the Group A, thus failing to qualify for the second consecutive ICC World Twenty20. Nepal finished second in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two to earn a place in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. On March 15, Nepal claimed One Day International (ODI) status for the first time with their win over Papua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 9th place play off encounter. Due to gaining ODI status, Nepal also regained Twenty20 International (T20I) status. After

neg: 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup was the third edition of the CONIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by CONIFA. The tournament was hosted by Barawa Football Association, with all games held in and around London. After being a late entry to the tournament, Kárpátalja won their first title on 9 June 2018, defeating Northern Cyprus 3–2 on penalties on the final. In June 2017, at the CONIFA meeting held during the 2017 CONIFA European Football Cup, it was announced that the

neg: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand (after the 2002 and 2010 events). New Zealand was the first country to host the event three times. The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018. The West Indies were the defending champions. However, they failed to defend their title, after losing their first two group fixtures. Following

neg: 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup The 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup is the 39th season of the World Skate Europe Cup, the first one with the new name of the formerly know as CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey competition organized by World Skate Europe. 28 teams from seven national associations qualified for the competition. League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses. The draw was held at World Skate Europe headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. The first leg was played on 20 October and the second leg on 17 November 2018. The first leg will be played on

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Four-man on 24 February and the last two runs on 25 February 2018. Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Four-man The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 24 and 25 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top three countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next six countries were awarded two sleds each. The remaining nine sleds were awarded to nine different countries, with Australia being awarded an Oceania continental quota and South Korea being

neg: Olena Stetskiv Olena Stetskiv Olena Stetskiv (born 15 June 1994 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at 2014 Winter Olympics. Olena competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where she was 9th. Next season she debuted in World Cup competitions. Stetskiv competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. In the Women's singles she placed 26th. As of January 2018, Stetskiv's best Luge World Cup finish is 20th in 2015–16 in Lake Placid, United States, and 20th in 2016–17 in Whistler, Canada. She will represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Olena graduated

neg: Olena Stetskiv from Lviv State University of Physical Culture. Olena Stetskiv Olena Stetskiv (born 15 June 1994 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at 2014 Winter Olympics. Olena competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where she was 9th. Next season she debuted in World Cup competitions. Stetskiv competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. In the Women's singles she placed 26th. As of January 2018, Stetskiv's best Luge World Cup finish is 20th in 2015–16 in Lake Placid, United States, and 20th in 2016–17 in Whistler, Canada. She will represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter

neg: 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup 1 December 2018 and the second leg on 19 January 2019. The first leg will be played on 16 February and the second leg on 9 March 2019. 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup The 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup is the 39th season of the World Skate Europe Cup, the first one with the new name of the formerly know as CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey competition organized by World Skate Europe. 28 teams from seven national associations qualified for the competition. League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses. The draw was held at World Skate

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round The first round of OFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2016 OFC Nations Cup qualification) was played from 31 August to 4 September 2015 in Tonga. In this round, four teams, as determined by the OFC in March 2014, played a single round-robin tournament held in a single country which was later decided to be in Tonga. All matches were held at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa. Samoa, the winner, advanced to the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, held from 28 May – 12 June 2016, to join

neg: Artem Pryma Artem Pryma Artem Pryma (, born 30 May 1987, Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian World Cup level biathlete. He participated at 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. Pryma began competing internationally in 2006 but he participated only in junior competitions. He debuted at World Cup on January 14, 2010, in German Ruhpolding where he was 41st in sprint. Then he started in relay together with his brother Roman but Roman screwed it up and had a penalty loop. Team finished 12th in that race. His first World Cup points he earned next year. At 2011 World Championships he was 25th

neg: Chess World Cup 2017 Chess World Cup 2017 The Chess World Cup 2017 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2 to 27 September 2017. It was won by Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian. This was the second time he had won the Chess World Cup, 12 years after his first win in 2005. The top two finishers in the tournament, Aronian and Ding Liren, qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2018 for the World Chess Championship 2018. At the 85th FIDE Congress held during the 41st Chess Olympiad, FIDE received bids to host the World Cup 2017 and 2018 Olympiad from

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). There were 70 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 70/30 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 I The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey,

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids fund its World Cup bid preparation. Rudd met with Sepp Blatter to discuss the Commonwealth Government's support of the bid in Zurich in July 2009. At the 2008 FIFA Congress, held in Sydney, FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested that Australia concentrate on hosting the 2022 tournament, but Lowy responded by recommitting Australia to its 2018 bid. However, Australia ultimately withdrew from the bidding for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in favour of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 10 June 2010, following comments from the chief of the Asian Football Confederation that the 2018 tournament should be held in Europe.

neg: FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix Małysz and Thomas Morgenstern, each having won the Grand Prix three times. A similar level of competition held in winter is the World Cup; the lower circuits include the Continental Cup, the FIS Cup, the FIS Race and the Alpen Cup. All 25 locations around the globe which have been hosting grand prix events for men (25) and ladies (5) at least one time in the history of this competition. Râșnov is the next new upcoming host in 2018. FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix The FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix is a summer circuit yearly arranged by International Ski Federation.

neg: United States Soccer Federation presidential election, 2018 United States Soccer Federation presidential election, 2018 The 2018 United States Soccer Federation presidential election will be held in February 2018 to determine the next President of the United States Soccer Federation. Having served as President since 2006, incumbent Sunil Gulati has elected not to run for re-election, after the United States men's national soccer team failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986. Sunil Gulati, the incumbent president of U.S. Soccer, has held the position since he was first elected in 2006. Gulati ran unopposed for election in 2006, and for re-election in

neg: 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup race has been held in South Africa since 2014. "Standings after 7 of 7 events" 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup The 2018 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is a series of races in Olympic Cross-Country (XCO), Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE), and Downhill (DHI). Each discipline has an Elite Men and an Elite Women category. There are also under-23 categories in the XCO and a junior categories in the DHI. The cross-country series and the downhill series have seven rounds each, some of which are held concurrently. The series is returning to some classic venues, including Fort William, Nové Město,

neg: 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup logo and branding identity was unveiled on 5 February 2018 at the La Laguna Gran Hotel in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the logo is inspired by the treasures of the island of Tenerife, its coastlines and its heart of Spain. 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to use the name of "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup". After the last edition in

neg: Sports in Odisha for the national teams, i.e. India men's national field hockey team and India women's national field hockey team. The 35th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy i.e. 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was held between in Bhubaneswar, India. The 3rd and the last edition of the FIH Hockey World League, i.e. the qualification stage for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, was held in Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha The 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup i.e. 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, was held from 28 November to 16 December 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.The Belgium

neg: Lothar Matthäus Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus (; born 21 March 1961) is a German football manager and former player. After captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he lifted the World Cup trophy, he was named European Footballer of the Year. In 1991, he was named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year, and remains the only German to have received the award. Matthäus held the record of having played in five FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998), more than any other outfield player in men's football, until the 2018 World Cup,

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Denmark and thus failed to qualify. 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 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 71/30 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 D The

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Sweden and thus failed to qualify for the first time since 1958. 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 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 93/30 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

neg: Ilya Burov he placed 6th at both Final Round 1 and Round 2, and finally placed 3rd in Final Round 3 winning bronze medal. As of February 2018, his best showing at the World Championships is 5th, in the 2015 aerials. Burov made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of February 2018, his best World Cup finish is 2nd, at a World Cup stages held in Moscow in 2015 and 2018. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 4th, in 2014–15. Ilya's younger brother, Maxim Burov (born 1998), is also Russian freestyle skier and Olympian. In 2017-18 Maxim

neg: 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

neg: 2019 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification Asian Rugby Championship Division 1 tournament was held in Ipoh, Malaysia, in a round-robin format. <br> As the winner of this round, Hong Kong advances to a Cross-regional play-off series against Oceania 4, Cook Islands to earn a berth in the Repechage tournament. 2019 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for Asia Rugby began in May 2016 and ended in early June 2018, where the winner of the qualification process advanced to a cross-regional play-off series against the winner of in June 2018. The Asia Rugby Championship, governed by Asia Rugby, was the

neg: FIBA Asia Cup new four-year cycle, with the next Asia Cup to be held in 2021. The Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship was inaugurated in Manila in 1960. The championship was held to find Asia's best team and for qualification to the World Championship and the Olympics. On the next four tournaments, the Philippines won 3 with the Japanese beating the Filipinos on 1965. Korea, Japan and the Philippines split the next 3 championships until China debuted on 1975 at Bangkok with the championship, where they've dominated ever since. From 1975 to 2007, there were only two instances where China did not win

neg: Daniel-André Tande Daniel-André Tande Daniel-André Tande (; born 24 January 1994) is a Norwegian ski jumper and 2018 team Olympic champion. Tande's first World Cup start was in Bad Mitterndorf on 11 January 2014. On 25 November 2015 he achieved his first ever World Cup win, at Klingenthal. On 1 January 2017 he won his second World Cup event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. On January 20, 2018 Tande achieved gold medal of the 2018 Ski Jumping World Championships. In the three-part competition, he became the ski flying World Champion beating Kamil Stoch and Richard Freitag. Next day, Tande became a double 2018 Ski Flying

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-man Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-man The two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 18 and 19 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz of Canada and Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany shared gold after the two teams recorded exactly the same time after four runs. Oskars Melbārdis and Jānis Strenga of Latvia won the bronze medal. The top three countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next six

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The two-man women's bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 20 and 21 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top two countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next four countries were awarded two sleds each. The remaining six sleds were awarded to six different countries, with Australia being awarded an Oceania continental quota, Nigeria being awarded with the African quota and South Korea being awarded a slot as

neg: 2018 ATP World Tour 2018 ATP World Tour The 2018 ATP World Tour is the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), and the ATP Finals. Also included in the 2018 calendar are the Hopman Cup (organized by the ITF) and the Next Gen ATP Finals, which do not

neg: World Rugby title. The next Rugby World Cup will be held in 2019 hosted by Japan. World Rugby also organises the Women's Rugby World Cup, also held every four years. It was first held by the IRB in 1998, though tournaments in 1991 and 1994 were retrospectively recognised in 2009. The Women's Rugby World Cup is contested by fewer teams than the men's Cup, with only the 1998 and 2002 editions featuring more than 12 teams (these competitions both had 16 teams, compared to the 20 teams in the men's Rugby World Cup). The most recent Women's Rugby World Cup was held

neg: IAAF Continental Cup IAAF Continental Cup The IAAF Continental Cup (formerly known as the IAAF World Cup) is an international athletics competition which comprises track and field events. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing entire continents, rather than just those of individual countries. The event takes place every four years. The founder of the original World Cup was the Italian IAAF former President Primo Nebiolo. In 2018, the inaugural Athletics World Cup was held. This event is not related to the original IAAF World Cup or its IAAF Continental Cup successor, and the latter continues to be held. The

neg: Rani Rampal got selected for world cup which was held in 2018. She led the Indian women's hockey team as captain in 2018 Asian Games, where they won a silver medal and was India's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the games. She o worked as Assistant Coach with Sports Authority Of India. And she has worked as junior clerk in the railways. Rani Rampal Rani Rampal (born 4 December 1994) is an Indian field hockey player. At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in the national team which participated in the 2010 World Cup. She has completed her

neg: Hockey World Cup Netherlands and Spain are the only teams to have competed at each World Cup; 24 teams have competed in at least one World Cup. Total number of teams which have participated in the World Cups through 2018 is 25, using FIH's view on successor teams Hockey World Cup The Men's Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics. There is also a Women's Hockey World Cup, which has been held since 1974