All we need to know is 209 teams participated in qualifiers, played 868 matches scored 2454 goals and 32 teams are qualified.
32 Teams are divided into 8 groups.
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Egypt.
Group B: Spain, Morocco, IR Iran, Portugal.
Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark.
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria.
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia.
Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Korea Republic.
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England.
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan.
As its 8 days to go all 32 teams announced the 23 man list.
First Match is on 14 June Thursday the hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia in Moscow Luzhniki Stadium.
World Cup Time Line Results So Far:
| National team | Wins | Runners-up | Total finals | Years won | Years
runners-up |
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994,
2002 |
1950, 1998 |
| Germany | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 | 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 | 1970, 1994 |
| Argentina | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1978, 1986 | 1930, 1990, 2014 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1930, 1950 | – |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1966 | – |
| France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1998 | 2006 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | – |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1934, 1962 |
| Hungary | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1938, 1954 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 1974, 1978, 2010 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1958 |
FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue | TME IST |
| Thursday, June 14 | Russia v Saudi Arabia (A) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 08:30PM |
| Friday, June 15 | Egypt v Uruguay (A) | Ekaterinburg | 05:30PM |
| Friday, June 15 | Morocco v Iran (B) | St Petersburg | 08:30PM |
| Friday, June 15 | Portugal v Spain (B) | Sochi | 11:30PM |
| Saturday, June 16 | France v Australia (C) | Kazan | 03:30PM |
| Saturday, June 16 | Argentina v Iceland (D) | Moscow (Spartak) | 06:30PM |
| Saturday, June 16 | Peru v Denmark (C) | Saransk | 09:30PM |
| Saturday, June 16 | Croatia v Nigeria (D) | Kaliningrad | 12:30AM |
| Sunday, June 17 | Costa Rica v Serbia (E) | Samara | 05:30PM |
| Sunday, June 17 | Germany v Mexico (F) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 08:30PM |
| Sunday, June 17 | Brazil v Switzerland (E) | Rostov-on-Don | 11:30PM |
| Monday, June 18 | Sweden v South Korea (F) | Nizhny Novgorod | 05:30PM |
| Monday, June 18 | Belgium v Panama (G) | Sochi | 08:30PM |
| Monday, June 18 | Tunisia v England (G) | Volgograd | 11:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 19 | Colombia v Japan (H) | Saransk | 05:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 19 | Poland v Senegal (H) | Moscow (Spartak) | 08:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 19 | Russia v Egypt (A) | St Petersburg | 11:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 20 | Portugal v Morocco (B) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 05:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 20 | Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (A) | Rostov-on-Don | 08:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 20 | Iran v Spain (B) | Kazan | 11:30PM |
| Thursday, June 21 | Denmark v Australia (C) | Samara | 05:30PM |
| Thursday, June 21 | France v Peru (C) | Ekaterinburg | 08:30PM |
| Thursday, June 21 | Argentina v Croatia (D) | Nizhny Novgorod | 11:30PM |
| Friday, June 22 | Brazil v Costa Rica (E) | St Petersburg | 05:30PM |
| Friday, June 22 | Nigeria v Iceland (D) | Volgograd | 08:30PM |
| Friday, June 22 | Serbia v Switzerland (E) | Kaliningrad | 11:30PM |
| Saturday, June 23 | Belgium v Tunisia (G) | Moscow (Spartak) | 05:30PM |
| Saturday, June 23 | South Korea v Mexico (F) | Rostov-on-Don | 08:30PM |
| Saturday, June 23 | Germany v Sweden (F) | Sochi | 11:30PM |
| Sunday, June 24 | England v Panama (G) | Nizhny Novgorod | 05:30PM |
| Sunday, June 24 | Japan v Senegal (H) | Ekaterinburg | 08:30PM |
| Sunday, June 24 | Poland v Colombia (H) | Kazan | 11:30PM |
| Monday, June 25 | Uruguay v Russia (A) | Samara | 7:30PM |
| Monday, June 25 | Saudi Arabia v Egypt (A) | Volgograd | 7:30PM |
| Monday, June 25 | Spain v Morocco (B) | Kaliningrad | 11:30PM |
| Monday, June 25 | Iran v Portugal (B) | Saransk | 11:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 26 | Denmark v France (C) | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 7:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 26 | Australia v Peru (C) | Sochi | 7:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 26 | Nigeria v Argentina (D) | St Petersburg | 11:30PM |
| Tuesday, June 26 | Iceland v Croatia (D) | Rostov-on-Don | 11:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 27 | South Korea v Germany (F) | Kazan | 7:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 27 | Mexico v Sweden (F) | Ekaterinburg | 7:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 27 | Serbia v Brazil (E) | Moscow (Spartak) | 11:30PM |
| Wednesday, June 27 | Switzerland v Costa Rica (E) | Nizhny Novgorod | 11:30PM |
| Thursday, June 28 | Japan v Poland (H) | Volgograd | 7:30PM |
| Thursday, June 28 | Senegal v Colombia (H) | Samara | 7:30PM |
| Thursday, June 28 | England v Belgium (G) | Kaliningrad | 11:30PM |
| Thursday, June 28 | Panama v Tunisia (G) | Saransk | 11:30PM |
| LAST 16 | |||
| Saturday, June 30 | 1C v 2D (Match 50) | Kazan | 7:30PM |
| Saturday, June 30 | 1A v 2B (Match 49) | Sochi | 11:30PM |
| Sunday, July 1 | 1B v 2A (Match 51) | Moscow | 7:30PM |
| Sunday, July 1 | 1D v 2C (Match 52) | Nizhny Novgorod | 11:30PM |
| Monday, July 2 | 1E v 2F (Match 53) | Samara | 7:30PM |
| Monday, July 2 | 1G v 2H (Match 54) | Rostov-on-Don | 11:30PM |
| Tuesday, July 3 | 1F v 2E (Match 55) | St Petersburg | 7:30PM |
| Tuesday, July 3 | 1H v 2G (Match 56) | Moscow (Spartak) | 11:30PM |
| QUARTER-FINALS | |||
| Friday, July 6 | Winner 49 v winner 50 (57) | Nizhny Novgorod | 7:30PM |
| Friday, July 6 | Winner 53 v winner 54 (58) | Kazan | 11:30PM |
| Saturday, July 7 | Winner 55 v winner 56 (60) | Samara | 7:30PM |
| Saturday, July 7 | Winner 51 v winner 52 (59) | Sochi | 11:30PM |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule SEMI-FINALS | |||
| Tuesday, July 10 | Winner 57 v winner 58 | St Petersburg | 11:30PM |
| Wednesday, July 11 | Winner 59 v winner 60 | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 11:30PM |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF | |||
| Saturday, July 14 | Losers of two semi-finals | St Petersburg | 7:30PM |
| FINAL | |||
| Sunday, July 15 | Winners of two-semi-finals | Moscow (Luzhniki) | 08:30PM |
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