Get ready to FIFA! The world’s biggest soccer game is coming to Russia next year and fans all over the world will fly-in to support their country in one of the biggest showdowns!

For the first time in history, FIFA will be hosted in Russia through 14th June- 15th July. In the competition, 32 national teams will be competing to get their hands on the trophy.

Number of Matches

There will be a total of 64 matches played throughout 12 different venues across 11 cities in Russia.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Final Match

The final match between both finalists will be played on 15th July in Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium.

FIFA 2018 Footballs to be made by Pakistan

Once again, Sialkot will be the official manufacturers of FIFA! Although the nation ranks at 198th in football, Pakistan’s talent at sports goods cannot be beaten from anywhere in the world! Pakistan’s famous footballs will be used in the World Cup matches!

“This is an honor for us, that we are going to provide footballs for the world cup once again. We are very excited to meet this challenge,” Khawaja Masood, the chairman of the company, told Anadolu Agency.

Pakistan was also the country behind the footballs used for FIFA 2014. Before that, Pakistan had supplied hand-stitched football for almost all the World Cups from the 1990s to 2010.

Qualified Teams

The following nations have qualified for FIFA 2018;

GROUP A
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Uruguay
GROUP B
Portugal
Spain
Morocco
Iran
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

Visa Policy for Russia

Those who have a ticket for FIFA World Cup matches, they won’t require a visa to travel to Russia to watch the match. Between 11 host cities, Russia will provide free travel for the fans, but you need to have the ticket for the game.

Fixtures

  • Thursday, June 14: Russia v Saudi Arabia (Luzhniki)
  • Friday, June 15: Egypt v Uruguay (Ekaterinburg)
  • Friday, June 15: Morocco v Iran (St Petersburg)
  • Friday, June 15: Portugal v Spain (Sochi)
  • Saturday, June 16: France v Australia (Kazan)
  • Saturday, June 16: Argentina v Iceland (Spartak)
  • Saturday, June 16: Peru v Denmark (Saransk)
  • Saturday, June 16: Croatia v Nigeria (Kaliningrad)
  • Sunday, June 17: Costa Rica v Serbia (Samara)
  • Sunday, June 17: Germany v Mexico (Luzhniki)
  • Sunday, June 17: Brazil v Switzerland (Rostov-on-Don)
  • Monday, June 18: Sweden v Korea Republic (Nizhny Novgorod)
  • Monday, June 18: Belgium v Panama (Sochi)
  • Monday, June 18: Tunisia v England (Volgograd)
  • Tuesday, June 19: Poland v Senegal (Spartak)
  • Tuesday, June 19: Colombia v Japan (Saransk)
  • Tuesday, June 19: Russia v Egypt (St Petersburg)
  • Wednesday, June 20: Portugal v Morocco (Luzhniki)
  • Wednesday, June 20: Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (Rostov-on-Don)
  • Wednesday, June 20: Iran v Spain (Kazan)
  • Thursday, June 21: France v Peru (Ekaterinburg)
  • Thursday, June 21: Denmark v Australia (Samara)
  • Thursday, June 21: Argentina v Croatia (Nizhny Novgorod)
  • Friday, June 22: Brazil v Costa Rica (St Petersburg)
  • Friday, June 22: Nigeria v Iceland (Volgograd)
  • Friday, June 22: Serbia v Switzerland (Kaliningrad)
  • Saturday, June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Spartak)
  • Saturday, June 23: Germany v Sweden (Sochi)
  • Saturday, June 23: Korea Republic v Mexico (Rostov-on-Don)
  • Sunday, June 24: England v Panama (Nizhny Novgorod)
  • Sunday, June 24: Japan v Senegal (Ekaterinburg)
  • Sunday, June 24: Poland v Colombia (Kazan)
  • Monday, June 25: Uruguay v Russia (Samara)
  • Monday, June 25: Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Volgograd)
  • Monday, June 25: Spain v Morocco (Kaliningrad)
  • Monday, June 25: Iran v Portugal (Saransk)
  • Tuesday, June 26: Denmark v France (Luzhniki)
  • Tuesday, June 26: Australia v Peru (Sochi)
  • Tuesday, June 26: Nigeria v Argentina (St Petersburg)
  • Tuesday, June 26: Iceland v Croatia (Rostov-on-Don)
  • Wednesday, June 27: Korea Republic v Germany (Kazan)
  • Wednesday, June 27: Mexico v Sweden (Ekaterinburg)
  • Wednesday, June 27: Serbia v Brazil (Spartak)
  • Wednesday, June 27: Switzerland v Costa Rica (Nizhny Novgorod)
  • Thursday, June 28: Japan v Poland (Volgograd)
  • Thursday, June 28: Senegal v Colombia (Samara)
  • Thursday, June 28: England v Belgium (Kaliningrad)
  • Thursday, June 28: Panama v Tunisia (Saransk)

Prize Money

  • Champions: $38M
  • Runners-up: $28M
  • 3rd Place: $24M
  • 4th Place: $22M
  • 5th–8th: $16M
  • 9th-16th: $12M
  • 17th-32nd: $8M

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