query: where is the world cup going to be in 2018

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup are in European Russia, while Sochi and Yekaterinburg are very close to the Europe-Asia border, to reduce travel time for the teams in the huge country. The bid evaluation report stated: "The Russian bid proposes 13 host cities and 16 stadiums, thus exceeding FIFA's minimum requirement. Three of the 16 stadiums would be renovated, and 13 would be newly constructed." In October 2011, Russia decreased the number of stadiums from 16 to 14. Construction of the proposed Podolsk stadium in the Moscow region was cancelled by the regional government, and also in the capital, Otkrytiye Arena was competing with Dynamo

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup of venues for the tournament may be reduced from 12 to 10. He also said, "We are not going to be in a situation, as is the case of one, two or even three stadiums in South Africa, where it is a problem of what you do with these stadiums". In October 2014, on their first official visit to Russia, FIFA's inspection committee and its head Chris Unger visited St Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan and both Moscow venues. They were satisfied with the progress. On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup ongoing conflict in Ukraine has also caused calls for the tournament to be moved, particularly following the annexation of Crimea. In 2014, FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that "the World Cup has been given and voted to Russia and we are going forward with our work". Allegations of corruption in the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups caused threats from England's FA to boycott the tournament. FIFA appointed Michael J. Garcia, a US attorney, to investigate and produce a report on the corruption allegations. Although the report was never published, FIFA released a 42-page summary of its

pos: James Rodríguez and granting Colombia the last automatic qualification spot at fourth place. James' last contribution of 2017 for Colombia would be an assist against South Korea, which would end 2–1. Colombia's World Cup preparations in 2018 began against World Cup favorites France, where James provided two assists towards a comeback of a 2–0 score to a 2–3 victory. This marked the first victory in Colombia's history over France. On 4 June 2018, James was selected in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. James did not start in the opening game against Japan after a calf injury

pos: Alex Iwobi for Nigeria in a 1–0 win over Zambia to secure the Super Eagles a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He was named in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He said that the team needed to learn from its performance after going out in the group stages. Arsenal England U16 Individual Alex Iwobi Alexander Chuka Iwobi ( ; born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Arsenal and the Nigeria national team. Iwobi was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age

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: Nicol Zelikman all-around at the MTM Ljubljana tournament. On April 20–22, at the 2018 Tashkent World Cup, Zelikman finished 5th in the all-around, she qualified in all the apparatus finals: finishing 4th in ball, clubs and 7th in hoop, ribbon. On May 4–6, she then competed at the 2018 Guadalajara World Challenge Cup finishing 11th in the all-around, she qualified into the ball final where she won her first world cup medal, a bronze behind Italian Milena Baldassarri. On May 11–13, Zelikman continued her success at the 2018 Portimao World Challenge Cup, where she won silver in the all-around behind russia's Maria

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 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

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: Jefferson Farfán Peru during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers where he scored 3 goals. He scored 2 goals in a 3–4 home loss to Chile and the winner in a 1–0 home win over Paraguay. He scored one of two goals in a 2–0 home win against New Zealand that led Peru qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 36-year absence. In May 2018 he was named in Peru's provisional 24-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Farfán is considered as a fast forward or winger, and regarded less as a goal-scorer, but more as a creator

pos: Janny Sikazwe second leg over C.D._Primeiro_de_Agosto. He was one of the referees for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He refereed the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final in Japan, and the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final in Gabon. He was selected to officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and made his debut in the Belgium vs Panama Group G game on 18 June. The match also saw him going into the record books as he became the first Zambian referee to officiate a game at the FIFA World Cup finals. Janny Sikazwe Janny Sikazwe (born 26 May

pos: Pejman Montazeri played full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, where Iran eliminated in the group stage. However, he missed 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to injury. He was also called up to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and made a strong partnership with Morteza Pouraliganji as Iran qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup without conceding a single goal. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His brother, Nadar Montazeri plays for the Iran national rugby union team and his cousin, Roozbeh Madadi currently

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The African 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 Confederation of African Football (CAF). A total of 5 slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. The CAF Executive Committee approved the format for the qualifiers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 14 January 2015, with three preliminary rounds before a final group stage featuring 20 teams. The number of preliminary rounds was reduced to two, based on

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams. On 16 April 2014, the AFC Executive Committee approved a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which will be expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019. Therefore, the first two

pos: 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country. This will be the first World Cup held entirely in geographical Asia since the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan (the 2018 competition in Russia featured one geographically Asian

pos: Javier Aquino man roster that would participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, however after Luis Montes suffered a severe leg injury, Aquino would be called up to round out the 23 player at the 2014 World Cup. Aquino's most brilliant moment came at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup against New Zealand. Aquino would go on to be named man of the match. 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 Mexico's 23-man squad for the World Cup. Javier Aquino Javier Ignacio Aquino

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: Suman Devi Thoudam which she was felicitated by her old training institute, the "South East Youth Organisation." She also participated in the Asia Cup 2017, where her contribution led to India building a strong defence and conceding only 5 goals in the 6-match tournament, and eventually going on to win the tournament as continental champions and earning them a qualifying spot at the Hockey World Cup. In the run-up to the Hockey World Cup 2018 in London, the Indian women's hockey team participated in the Spain Tour where they played five matches against the Spanish National team starting 12 June 2018. Suman was

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 World Club Challenge Rhinos, 38–4 to be crowned World Club Champions for 2018. In October 2017 it was suggested that the 2018 World Club Series could be scrapped completely based on the top Australian teams' reluctance to travel to the UK for the 2017 series which resulted in the Series being scaled back to two games only. In particular the second game of the 2017 series only featured an invited team from the NRL. In addition, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup being played in Australia at the end of 2017, meant that the preseason for Australian teams was going to be unusually

neg: 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic we are closer and closer to winning a grade 1. He's going to race in 2019 and will point to the Pegasus." That race is also under consideration for Accelerate, who will then head off to stud. Times: – 0:22.68; – 0:46.46; – 1:10.61; mile – 1:35.90; final – 2:02.93.<br> Fractional Splits: (:22.68) (:23.78) (:24.15) (:25.29) (:27.03) Source: Equibase Chart Payout Schedule: 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic The 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 35th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 3, 2018 at Churchill Downs

neg: Pride Park Stadium 27 August 2010. In 2009, Pride Park was earmarked as a possible FIFA World Cup venue when Derby County announced its intention to apply to be one of the host cities as part of England's bid for the 2018 World Cup Finals, with Derby chief executive Tom Glick saying, "What we [the board] know is that Derby already has the core elements to be a host city ... We are going to find out what the requirements are but we are certainly expecting that the requirement would be at least 40,000 seats. The ability to do that at Pride Park

neg: 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup expandable to 3,000 for events such as the World Cup. The following events will be raced at all rounds: 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It is the 27th series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. It will be the first edition of the World Cup to feature para-cycling. On 12 February 2018 the UCI revealed the location and dates of the World Cup meetings for

neg: 2018 South American Rugby League Cup 2018 South American Rugby League Cup The 2018 South American Rugby League Cup will be held in São Paulo, Brazil and is going to be held on the 23rd to the 25th of November 2018. The tournament is the inaugural South American Cup. The teams participating in the tournament are Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. The South American Cup also includes a women's international between the Brazilian women's team and Argentinian women's team and a second division game between Brazil and Argentina, as well as an Under-17's match between Brazil and Argentina. Fixture Source: Brazil Men's Squad: Liniker Farias (São Lourenço),

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: Jaap van Dorp and losing six in the tournament. Their 7th place showing at the Euros qualified the team for the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship, where the team improved by going 4-8 and finishing 10th. Van Dorp has been playing in the World Curling Tour since 2012. He made his first final at the 2015 Swiss Cup Basel. He won his first event at the 2016 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard Tier 2 event. His next event win came at the 2018 WCT Moscow Classic. Van Dorp is employed as an engineer Jaap van Dorp Jaap van Dorp (born February 25, 1990 in

neg: 2018 South American Rugby League Cup Valencia Source: Argentina Men's Squad: Juan Ignacio Canepa, Marcelo Villalba, Emiliano Rodriguez, Ares Martinez, Ariel Cosso, Facundo Lizarzuay, Lucas Escobar, Gaston Barrera, Dario Moyano, Ulises Silva, Nahuel Lajmanovich, Leandro Donato, Sergio Espinola; Interchange: Dylan Moreira, Juan Carlos Blumetti, Ernesto Di Nucci, Leandro Kwiczor, Brian Avejera Source: 2018 South American Rugby League Cup The 2018 South American Rugby League Cup will be held in São Paulo, Brazil and is going to be held on the 23rd to the 25th of November 2018. The tournament is the inaugural South American Cup. The teams participating in the tournament are Brazil, Argentina and Colombia.

neg: Neah Evans was selected to represent Britain at the Cali World Cup event in 2017. At the opening round of the 2017-18 World Cup track series, Evans won the scratch race only to be relegated to fourth after being deemed to have gained an advantage by going on to the côte d'azur. Evans was part of the team pursuit that claimed the bronze medal in Pruszkow. She also won a solo bronze medal for Scotland in the points race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Neah Evans Neah Evans (born 1 August 1990) is a Scottish professional racing cyclist who rides for Podium

neg: XQc streaming for several months, before making the decision to return to pro play, playing with the Contenders Trials NA team GOATS. At the moment, xQc is playing main tank on the starting roster for Team Canada in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup. Several months prior to the world cup, the head coach of team Canada, Justin "Jayne" Conroy announced on his Twitch stream that xQc, along with players Lucas “NotE” Meissner, Brady “Agilities” Girardi, Lane “Surefour” Roberts and Liam “Mangachu” Campbell, would be welcome to join the Canadian national team without going through the regular trialing process. He played in

neg: World Club Series teams to travel to England for the 2017 tournament there were similar issues with the 2018 tournament. This coupled with, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup being played in Australia at the end of 2017 meant that the preseason for Australian teams was going to be unusually short ahead of the 2018 season and therefore they did not want to make the trip to England for the 2018 series. The Melbourne Storm (2017 NRL Premiers) in particular were reluctant to travel, meaning the series was in danger of cancellation for the first time since the 1990s as it was the

neg: 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It is the 27th series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. It will be the first edition of the World Cup to feature para-cycling. On 12 February 2018 the UCI revealed the location and dates of the World Cup meetings for the season. Six rounds were scheduled in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France; Milton, Canada; Berlin, Germany; London, Great Britain; Cambridge, New Zealand

neg: World Club Challenge October 2017 it was suggested that the 2018 Series could be scrapped completely based on the top Australian teams reluctance to travel to the UK for the 2017 series which resulted in the Series being scaled back to two games only. In particular the second game of the 2017 series only featured an invited team from the NRL. In addition, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup being played in Australia at the end of 2017, meant that the preseasons for Australian teams was going to be unusually short ahead of the 2018 season and therefore did not want to make

neg: Zane Green of the national under-19 side, and went on to lead the tournament in runs, with 271 from five innings. Against Botswana, he scored 155* from 129 balls, with Namibia going on to win the match by 265 runs, and later also the tournament, consequently qualifying directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. Green is one of the few Coloureds to represent Namibia. In January 2016 he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.

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: Jade Carey noticeably absent despite her strong performances at the previous two competitions. USAG later revealed that Carey had declined her invitation to the Worlds qualification camp and was going to pursue qualifying for the 2020 Olympics "as an individual through the apparatus World Cup series, which precludes her competing on the 2018 World Team". As the American team later won the gold medal at the championships and thus qualified to the Olympics, she would have been ineligible to qualify a nominative spot on the World Cup series had she competed in Doha. In November, USAG announced that Carey would be competing

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: 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: 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: Samoa national rugby union team film, "Invictus", Western Samoa can be seen playing South Africa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Samoa national XV at test level up until 14 July 2018. On 7 October, Steve Jackson named a 31-man squad for their 2018 Northern Hemisphere Tour where they will meet USA, Georgia and Spain Western Samoa's triumph in the 1991 Rugby World Cup was inspired by their assistant coach Bryan Williams, who was a New Zealand-born (of Samoan descent) All Black great of the 1970s. The 1991 Samoan World Cup team included many

neg: Rachel Homan play for or win a medal. With the pressure off, the Team Homan won the final event of the year, the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup. Team Homan's 2018-19 curling season began by winning the first leg of the Curling World Cup, defeating Sweden's Anna Hasselborg in the final. Hasselborg got the best of Homan the following month, beating her in the final of the 2018 Masters. Homan then went on to win the next grand slam event, the 2018 Tour Challenge, defeating Tracy Fleury in the final. The Homan rink struggled at the 2018 Canada Cup, going 5-2 in the

neg: Łukasz Piszczek Łukasz Piszczek Łukasz Piotr Piszczek (; born 3 June 1985) is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-back for Borussia Dortmund. He also played for the Poland national team, making his debut in 2007 and going on to receive over 60 caps. He was also selected for four tournaments during his time with the national team, playing in three UEFA European Championships and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He confirmed his retirement from international football in 2018 following the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup. Piszczek began his career as a striker. In 2001, he joined Gwarek Zabrze, coached

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: 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: Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Croatia participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was their fifth appearance. Croatia was in Group I of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland and Kosovo. Croatia finished as runner-up in the group and entered the second-round play-offs where the team beat Greece and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Croatia national team was led by manager Ante Čačić until 7 October 2017 when he was, due to a series of bad results, replaced by Zlatko Dalić. The results of the group stage Standings The results

neg: 2018 Homeless World Cup 2018 Homeless World Cup The 2018 Homeless World Cup is the 16th edition of the Homeless World Cup, will take place in Mexico City’s iconic Zocalo, right at the heart of the Mexican capital, from November 13-18. More than 500 players representing 47 countries will travel to Mexico City to attend the inspiring week-long festival of football, in what is promised to be one of the most spectacular Homeless World Cup tournaments yet. This is the second time Mexico hosting the game after successfull 2012 edition. In the spirit of the 50th anniversary of the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games,

neg: Adelle Tracey the 2017 World Championships in London, she ran 2:00.28 in her heat to qualify for the semifinals, where she ran 2:00.26. After finishing second in the 800m at the Athletics World Cup in London in July 2018, she went on to improve her 800m best by breaking the two-minute barrier for the first time with 1:59.86 in the semifinals at the European Championships in Berlin, going on to finish fourth in the final. Her 800 metres personal best (1:59.86) ranks her 23rd on the UK all-time list. Her indoor best is 2:02.15 (Vienna 2016). Adelle Tracey Adelle Tracey (born 27

neg: Koen Casteels 1 shirt. He appeared in all of the club's 34 Bundesliga matches during the 2017−18 season. Casteels was first called up to the senior Belgium team in 2013. He was going to be part of Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad but failed to recover from an injury and was replaced by Silvio Proto and then Sammy Bossut. Manager Roberto Martínez often chose four goalkeepers in his international selections, and as the 2018 FIFA World Cup only permitted three, Casteels battled with Matz Sels for the final space behind Thibaut Courtois and Simon Mignolet. He was eventually chosen for the

neg: Premiership Rugby Cup Premiership Rugby Cup The Premiership Rugby Cup is an upcoming English rugby union knockout cup competition for teams in Premiership Rugby. It was created in 2018 to replace the Anglo-Welsh Cup after the withdrawal of the Welsh regions. The Premiership Rugby Cup was created to replace the Anglo-Welsh Cup which had been running since 2005 when the Welsh regions joined the then English-only Powergen Cup. In the 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, all four of the Welsh regions finished bottom of their pools. In May 2018, the Welsh Rugby Union announced that they were going to be setting up a Welsh under-23s

neg: Belgium at the FIFA World Cup went out with a single loss. In 1954 they held England at a tie (4–4) and in 1970 they achieved their first World Cup win, against El Salvador (3–0). Belgium reached six successive World Cups from 1982 through 2002 by playing qualification rounds, a record bettered only by Spain whose 2018 World Cup is their ninth consecutive qualification (a streak going back to 1986). Every other nation with an equal or longer string of appearances has had the streak "interrupted" by automatic qualification as the host or the defending champion (the 2006 tournament was the first for which the defending

neg: Field hockey in India 2007. The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was held in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup is going to be held in the state capital Bhubaneswar The Indian Hockey Federation also conducts the Premier Hockey League (PHL), a domestic field hockey tournament in India since 2005, with active support from sports news channel ESPN India. The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport which was losing spectator interest to cricket in recent times. This is now replaced by World Series Hockey. World Series Hockey is a proposed domestic hockey league in India. Though the name

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: 2018–19 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Bern, Pontchâteau and Tábor. The race in Bern will be the first Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Switzerland since the 2010–11 season. 2018–19 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The 2018–19 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season long cyclo-cross competition, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup takes place between 23 September 2018 and 27 January 2019, over a total of nine events. The defending champions are Mathieu van der Poel in the men's competition and Sanne Cant in the women's competition. Points were awarded to all eligible riders each race. The top ten finishers

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: 2018–19 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: Alexandra Agiurgiuculese Elegance at the games, becoming the first Italian gymnast to win the award. In 2018, she started her season competing at the MTM Ljubljana tournament where she finished 4th in the all-around behind Julia Evchik. On April 13–15; Agiurgiuculese competed at the 2018 Pesaro World Cup finishing in a disappointing 17th position. On April 27–29, Agiurgiuculese then competed at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she won finished 16th in the all-around. On May 4–6, she then competed at the 2018 Guadalajara World Challenge Cup finishing 8th in the all-around, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals finishing 5th in clubs

neg: Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid Australia submitted an unsuccessful bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 2 December 2010 FIFA announced that the event would be held in Qatar. Australia also lodged a bid for the 2018 World Cup, but withdrew the bid on 10 June 2010. The 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be the 21st and 22nd editions of the FIFA World Cup. The bidding procedure to host both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest. The bid was presented

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: United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid their specific country. Also, nearly six in 10 (57 percent) of those surveyed say they would be interested in attending FIFA World Cup matches if the games were played near where they live or work. On April 20, 2018, Representatives Darin LaHood and fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus Kathy Castor (FL-14), Don Bacon (NE-02), Ruben Kihuen (NV-04) introduced a resolution to recognize and support the efforts of the United Bid Committee to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives adopted this resolution on April 25, 2018. Toronto

neg: 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

neg: Aleksandra Soldatova the 2017 Dalia Kutkaite Cup winning the all-around gold with a total of 74.850 points, a 0.5 ahead of silver medalist Katsiaryna Halkina. In 2018, Soldatova started the season at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow, where she placed 4th in all-around. She qualified to two apparatus finals, where she won silver with clubs and ribbon. At the 2018 Russian National Championships, she won the silver medal behind the defending champion Dina Averina. On March 30-April 1, Soldatova began with the world cup events competing at the 2018 Sofia World Cup where she won the gold medal at the all-around. She

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 FIFA Club World Cup Final 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final will be the final match of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the United Arab Emirates. It will be the 14th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winner clubs from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the league winner from the host nation. The final will be contested between Spanish club and two-time defending champions Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Emirati club

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 World Cup where fans could collect and swap virtual stickers, with five million fans gathering digital stickers for the tournament. The official song of the tournament was "Live It Up", with vocals from Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi, released on 25 May 2018. Its music video was released on 8 June 2018. Thirty-three footballers who are alleged to be part of the steroid program are listed in the McLaren Report. On 22 December 2017, it was reported that FIFA fired a doctor who had been investigating doping in Russian football. On 22 May 2018 FIFA confirmed that the

neg: Kaliningrad Stadium played on 11 April 2018. The stadium, following the 2018 World Cup, will turn into 25,000 seating capacity, and part of the roof will be retracted. Throughout the 2018 World cup the stadium had a capacity of 33,973. In April 2012, the regional government chose the French architectural bureau Wilmotte & Associes, SA stadium construction project. The project itself is worth $720 million. 50% of the sum will be allocated from the federal budget, and the other half from the regional budget. Construction began soon after. It is worth noting that the stadium after the 2018 World Cup will become

neg: Bouldering at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Cup the best three finishers receive medals. At the end of the season an overall ranking is going to be determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event. For the 2018 season the IFSC changed the scoring method for its tournaments. Previously topped boulders were the deciding factor, followed as tiebreakers in decreasing order of importance: attempts to tops, bonus holds (renamed to "zones"), and attempts to bonus holds. The first and second tiebreakers switched places which means that the results were determined by tops, zones, attempts to tops, and attempts

neg: United States national quidditch team question. The clubs listed in the 'current national squad' section are accurate for the current season. Where these names have changed over time, the name is given as the club is known now." Players who represent, or have represented, the US national team are as follows; The following players will be competing at the 2018 IQA World Cup in Florence in June 2018. The team is coached by Michael "Yada" Parada. The following players are represented the team at the World Cup* in Oxford in Summer 2012, placing first of five. United States national quidditch team The United States national

neg: 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup competitions. The slot allocation was also decided at the FIFA Council meeting on 26 October 2018. The process of qualification to the World Cup finals began in September 2018 and will end in 2019. One venue is expected to be used in the Paraguayan capital of Asunción, on the grounds of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee headquarters. 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be the tenth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Previous editions

neg: Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament, announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made on behalf of the three Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to host either the 2018 FIFA World Cup or 2022 version, but has since decided to concentrate solely on the 2018 version (see 2018 European World Cup bids). In June 2007 the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint bid in the manner of the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002, but emphasizing it as a common political organization. Luxembourg would not host

neg: Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Heerenveen and Rotterdam, but both Amsterdam and Rotterdam will provide two stadiums. Eindhoven will function as the 'capital city' of the World Cup. Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament, announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made on behalf of the three Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to host either the 2018 FIFA World Cup or 2022 version, but has since decided to concentrate solely on the 2018 version (see 2018 European World Cup bids). In June 2007 the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint

neg: Daniel Hemric 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the spring Richmond race and the Charlotte Roval race driving the No. 8 RCR Chevrolet. In his Cup debut at the 2018 Toyota Owners 400, he qualified 22nd and finished 32nd, three laps down. On September 28, 2018, RCR announced that beginning in 2019, Hemric would be the full-time driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, competing for 2019 Rookie of the Year honors. On September 30, 2018, Hemric drove another cup race at the new Charlotte Roval, going up to 2nd at one point, but got caught

neg: 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the ninth Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand. This will be the first time ever held in the southern hemisphere. The eighth World Cup was played in 2017 in Dublin and Belfast setting record attendances and viewership numbers. In May 2018, it was announced that the format of the world cup would be changing for the 2021 World Cup with classification matches being replaced with quarter finals. The schedule for World Rugby to select a host country is: New Zealand will

neg: Aleksandra Podgoršek not advance to All-Around Final. In 2018, Aleksandra's season began in competition at the 2018 Grand Prix Kiev where she placed 21st in All-Around with a total of 52.950 points. Then she competed at the World Cup Sofia and placed 16th in All-Around, which was her best World Cup placement so far. She earned 55.750 points. She was even more successful at the World Cup Tashkent where she placed 11th in All-Around beating her record with total of 62.550 points. She qualified with Ribbon to her first ever World Cup final and finished on 6th place. On May 4–6, she

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: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Zimbabwe's last group match. On 13 March 2018, the ICC confirmed all the umpires for the Super Sixes and playoff matches. These were the final standings at the end of the tournament: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place during March 2018 in Zimbabwe. It decided the final qualification for the 2019 World Cup, to be played in England and Wales. The top two teams, Afghanistan and the West Indies, qualified for the World Cup, joining the hosts and the seven teams who had already qualified through their

neg: Ashkan Dejagah Ashkan Dejagah Seyed Ashkan Dejagah (, born 5 July 1986), known as Ashkan Dejagah, is an Iranian professional footballer who captains the Iran national football team and playing for Tractor Sazi in Persian Gulf Pro League. He represented Germany at youth levels between 2001 and 2009, going on to win the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He has played for the Iranian national team since 2011, helping them qualify for the 2014 World Cup, 2015 Asian Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which not played at the last. In 2015, Dejagah was voted by fans on Navad as

neg: Kaho Minagawa who also finished 5th in all-around at the 1975 Worlds, although the competition was not attended by rhythmic powerhouses Bulgaria, East Germany, and the Soviet Union. In 2018 season, on March 30-April 1, Minagawa began the world cup events competing at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 10th in the all-around, she qualified in ball final finishing in 7th. on April 13–15, Minagawa competed at the 2018 Pesaro World Cup finishing 10th in the all-around, she then qualified in the hoop final. On April 27–29, Minagawa participated at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she won finished 7th in the

neg: Ana Luiza Filiorianu Cup finishing 17th in the all-around behind Italy's Veronica Bertolini. On August 30 - September 3, at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy; Ana Luiza finished 14th in the all-around final, she did not advance into any apparatus finals. In 2018 Season, On March 30-April 1, Ana Luiza began the season competing at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 23rd in the all-around. Ana Luiza then competed at the 2018 Pesaro World Cup finishing 16th in the all-around. On April 27-29, Ana Luiza competed at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she placed her highest all-around placement finishing in

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) For the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The matches were originally scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017, and later confirmed to take place between 10–15 November. The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs 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. The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC)

neg: Four-cross used in BMX. Four-cross was added to the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup and the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in 2002, replacing dual slalom. It was removed from the World Cup following the 2011 series. A replacement world series, the 4X Pro Tour, was launched in 2012. As of 2018, the current UCI men's four-cross world champion is Quentin Derbier while the women's world champion is Romana Labounková. Four-cross Four-cross (4X), also called mountain-cross, not to be confused with fourcross, is a relatively new style of mountain bike racing where four bikers race downhill on a prepared,

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: Ofir Netzer competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she placed first on vault, earning her first gold medal at a FIG World Cup. A few weeks later Netzer competed at the Paris Challenge Cup where she placed fourth on vault. Due to her first place finish in Szombathely and her fourth place finishes in Koper and Paris, Netzer won the 2018 World Challenge Cup series on vault. Netzer was later selected to represent Israel at the 2018 World Championships alongside Meitar Lavy. During qualifications Netzer placed 19th on vault and did not qualify to the finals. Ofir Netzer Ofir Netzer (born

neg: 2018–19 Curling World Cup 2018–19 Curling World Cup The 2018–19 Curling World Cup will be the first edition of the Curling World Cup, held between men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams. It will take place in three legs and a Grand Final, taking place in Suzhou, China, Omaha, United States, Jönköping, Sweden, and Beijing, China respectively. Curling World Cup matches have eight ends, rather than the standard ten ends. Ties after eight ends will be decided by a shoot-out, with each team throwing a stone and the one closest to the button winning. A win in eight or fewer ends will earn a team

neg: Aleksandar Prijović confirmed by the national coach Slavoljub Muslin. On 12 May, Serbian coach Slavoljub Muslin officially confirmed that Prijović is a new player for the Serbian national football team. He made his debut for Serbian team against Wales and he assisted for 1:1. On 9 October 2017, in the last game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Prijovic slides in an Aleksandar Mitrović cross, scored his first goal with the national team, as Serbia returned to World Cup after 8 years. In June 2018, he was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he

neg: Lionel Messi games for insulting an assistant referee in a game against Chile on 23 March 2017. He was also fined CHF 10,000. On 5 May 2017, Messi's four match ban as well as his 10,000 CHF fine was lifted by FIFA after Argentina Football Association appealed against his suspension, which meant he could now play Argentina's remaining World Cup Qualifiers. Argentina's place in the 2018 World Cup was in jeopardy going into their final qualifying match as they were sixth in their group, outside the five possible CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying spots, meaning they risked failing to qualify for the World

neg: Japan Davis Cup team Japan Davis Cup team The Japan Davis Cup team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Japan Tennis Association. Japan first competed at the Davis Cup in 1921, where they finished as runners-up. They were an inaugural member of the World Group in 1981 and competed at the top division until 1985 when they were relegated to the second division. They are currently competing in the World Group for the eighth time. Team representing Japan vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (2018 World Group Play-offs) "Rankings as of 10 September 2018" The following players have been called up in

neg: 2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup 2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup The 2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (also known as Hanes Presents 2018 Chooks-to-Go Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the thirteenth preseason high school and collegiate basketball tournament organized by Filoil Flying V Sports. All 8 teams from the UAAP and 10 teams from the NCAA, together with the 23-man Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be hosted by the Philippines will be competed in the senior's tournament. This is the first season to be broadcast on ESPN 5, after ending its

neg: Maria Sergeeva (gymnast) Cup in Warsaw, Poland where she won gold in the all-around with a total of 71.200 points. On April 27–29, Sergeeva made her World Cup debut at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she won with a total of 69.050 ahead of Ukraine's Vlada Nikolchenko. She qualified in all apparatus finals and won gold in hoop, ribbon, silver in ball and bronze in clubs. On May 11–13, Sergeeva continued building up her success at the 2018 Portimao World Challenge Cup where she won another gold in the all-around (69.300), she qualified in all apparatus finals and won 3 gold medals

neg: 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Pacific Nations Cup and Samoa's 2019 Rugby World Cup two-test play-off series against a yet to be decided team. On 21 May, Toutai Kefu named a 30-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against Fiji. 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup The 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international rugby union competition. All matches for the 2018 tournament, played over two rounds, were held in Fiji at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva. Hosts Fiji and fellow Pacific nations Samoa and Tonga were joined by

neg: Lionel Messi Cup for the first time since 1970. On 10 October 2017, Messi led his country to World Cup qualification in scoring a hat-trick as Argentina came from behind to defeat Ecuador 3–1 away; Argentina had not defeated Ecuador in Quito since 2001. Messi's three goals saw him become the joint all-time leading scorer in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers with 21 goals, alongside Uruguay's Luis Suárez, overtaking the previous record which was held by compatriot Hernán Crespo. Following on from their poor qualification campaign, salvaged by Messi, expectations were not high going into the 2018 World Cup, with the team, without

neg: Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup finals, namely in 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018. Their best performance to date was in the 2014 edition, where they reached the quarter-finals. A list of the top goalscorers for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup. Joel Campbell, Óscar Duarte, Marco Ureña and Bryan Ruiz all scored in Costa Rica's 2014 World Cup campaign. Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Costa Rica's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup,

neg: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bids the event of 2023. Having previously hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it is hoping to play host to the first ever Women's World Cup held in the African continent. South Africa agreed to officially launch the bid after South Africa qualified for the Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019 on 3 December 2018. Japan bid on 2023 tournament after declining their initial intention to bid on 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Japan Football Association (JFA) Vice president Kozo Tashima says that the facilities will be renovated and ready for the World Cup. As of 2018, Japan

neg: Alberth Elis match against Cuba. During the quarterfinals match against South Korea in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Elis contributed to his team's victory, scoring the winning goal at the 57th minute. Elis helped Honduras finish 4th in the Hex for the 2018 World Cup; advancing them to the inter-confederation play-offs versus Australia. Los Catrachos lost 3–1 over the two legs to miss out on going to the World Cup. Best Young Player in CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016 Dynamo Players' Player of the Year: 2017 Dynamo Newcomer of the Year: 2017 Dynamo Young Player of the Year: 2018 His older brother, Osman Elis

neg: 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup the end of 2020. 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the ninth Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand. This will be the first time ever held in the southern hemisphere. The eighth World Cup was played in 2017 in Dublin and Belfast setting record attendances and viewership numbers. In May 2018, it was announced that the format of the world cup would be changing for the 2021 World Cup with classification matches being replaced with quarter finals. The schedule for World Rugby to select a host country

neg: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand will be contested by sixteen teams, eleven of which qualified automatically. The other five places in the tournament will be determined by a series of regional qualifiers, with one place being granted to each International Cricket Council (ICC) development region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe). The ten full members of the ICC as at 2016 qualified automatically for the Under-19 World Cup. In early 2016, it was determined that the top-placed ICC associate member at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh

neg: Milena Baldassarri in Pesaro, where she finished 9th in the All-around ahead of Bulgaria's Katrin Taseva; she also qualified for the ribbon final where she finished in 6th position. She was awarded with Alina Kabaeva Prize. In 2018 Season, on March 30-April 1, Baldassarri began the world cup events competing at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 12th in the all-around, she qualified in hoop finals finishing in 5th. on April 13–15; Baldassarri competed at the 2018 Pesaro World Cup finishing 9th in the all-around, she qualified in the ribbon final. On April 27–29, she then competed in the event at the

neg: 2018 Australia national soccer team season World Cup and will continue in the role until the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 24 March 2018, Australia played their first match under the management of van Marwijk, playing a friendly against Norway at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. Van Marwijk reverted from Ange Postecoglou's favoured formation of three-at-the-back to the more traditional four defenders formation, and handed international debuts to Andrew Nabbout, Dimitri Petratos, and Aleksandar Susnjar. Despite going ahead in the 20th minute after a goal by Jackson Irvine, Australia lost the match 4–1. A few days later, Australia drew 0–0 in a friendly match against Colombia at

neg: Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 where it is titled "Winning Eleven". At E3 2015, it was announced that Konami had extended their license for the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup until 2018. At Gamescom 2015, it was announced that Konami had acquired the exclusive license for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016; however, it was not going to be a part of the game from the beginning, and was eventually released in an update on 24 March 2016. "Pro Evolution Soccer 2016" includes Ligue 1, La Liga, AFC Champions League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup,

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