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2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ 14 June - 15 July

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A World Cup dream for Nagbe
Russia 2018

A World Cup dream for Nagbe

Match Schedule

A close up of the World Cup trophy
A total of 64 games will be played to decide the winner of the FIFA World Cup. See when and where the action will be taking place.

Official Mascot

Zabivaka™, the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Official Mascot
Meet Zabivaka™, the Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

Qualifiers

Africa

Round 3 (October 2016-November 2017)

The Confederation of African Football's Preliminary Competition offers five berths at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

53Participating Teams
0/5Qualified to Russia 2018

Asia

Round 3 (August 2016-September 2017)

The Asian Football Confederation's Preliminary Competition offers four and a half berths at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

45Participating Teams
1/4.5Qualified to Russia 2018

Qualified teams (1)

Europe

Round 1 (September 2016-October 2017)

Europe’s Preliminary Competition offers the highest number of berths at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™: thirteen in total.

54Participating Teams
1/14Qualified to Russia 2018

Qualified teams (1)

North, Central America and Caribbean

Round 5 (November 2016-October 2017)

The North, Central America and Caribbean’s Preliminary Competition offers three and a half berths at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

35Participating Teams
0/3.5Qualified to Russia 2018

Oceania

Round 3 (March 2017-October 2017)

The Oceania Football Confederation’s Preliminary Competition offers half a berth at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

11Participating Teams
0/0.5Qualified to Russia 2018

South America

Round 1 (October 2015-October 2017)

South America’s Preliminary Competition offers four and a half berths at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

10Participating Teams
1/4.5Qualified to Russia 2018

Qualified teams (1)

Volunteers

Volunters pose with Zabivaka, the Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
No FIFA World Cup™ or any other major sporting event would be the same without the tremendous contribution of its volunteers, who provide key support to a wide range of operational areas while also creating the fantastic atmosphere during the tournament through their friendliness and joy.

Thinking of visiting Russia?

Welcome 2018 Tourist Portal
Are you planning to visit Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™? Welcome2018.com is the tourist portal of the Russian government and provides fans travelling to Russia with useful information about the host nation of the next FIFA World Cup.

Destination

Ekaterinburg Ekaterinburg Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kazan Kazan Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Nizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod Rostov-On-Don Rostov-On-Don Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg Samara Samara Saransk Saransk Sochi Sochi Volgograd Volgograd

Find your hotel in Russia!

A City view of the Cathedral of Saint righteous Warrior Feodor Ushakov

Hospitality

A general view of the hospitality area from the Estadio Beira-Rio

Organisation

  • Pitches laid at Russia 2018 stadiums

    Pitches laid at Russia 2018 stadiums

  • FIFA World Cup Trophy to make the longest-ever journey around a Host Country

    FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour has been announced in Moscow

  • World Cup stadiums improving day by day

    World Cup stadiums improving day by day

  • FIFA World Cup brings renewed airport, hotels, stadium and beach to Volgograd

    Vitaly Mutko visits Volgograd with an inspection (c) Dmitry Rogulin, TASS

  • Russia 2018 stadiums to be greener and more sustainable

    General views of the Spartak Stadium

  • Russia savours Confederations Cup's success

    Fans of Russia wave flags during the Group A - FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017

World Cup Timeline

1930/1958
1962/1982
1986/2006
2010/2022

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