document_title: Brandi Chastain

question_text: who took their shirt off in women's soccer

question_tokens: who took their shirt off in women 's soccer

text: Brandi Chastain

text: Early life[edit]

text: Chastain was born and raised in San Jose, California and began playing soccer at the age of eight.[3] Because there was no girls soccer team available for her to play on at Davis Junior High School, she played for the boys' soccer team after a successful tryout.[4] Chastain attended Archbishop Mitty High School and helped lead the team to three consecutive state championships.[4][5]

text: Playing career[edit]

text: Collegiate[edit]

text: California Golden Bears, 1986[edit]

text: Chastain attended University of California, Berkeley where she played as a forward for the Golden Bears and scored 15 goals as a freshman.[6] Following her first and only year with the Bears, she was named All-American and earned Freshman Player Of The Year honors by Soccer America.[4][6] Soon after, she underwent reconstructive anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries on both knees which caused her to miss the 1987 and 1988 seasons.[4]

text: Santa Clara Broncos, 1989–1990[edit]

text: After transferring to Santa Clara University ahead of the 1989 season, Chastain helped lead the Broncos to two consecutive Final Four NCAA College Cup appearances (for the first time ever) in 1989 and 1990.[6] Chastain scored ten goals for the during the regular season.[6] In 1990, she was a national scoring leader with 22 goals (50 points) and helped the Broncos to a 18–1–1 record.[6] The same year, she was named the ISAA Player of the Year.[6]

text: International[edit]

text: Of her 192 international career caps, Chastain played 89 primarily as a defender but occasionally as a midfielder.[7] On June 1, 1988, she earned her first cap for the United States women's national soccer team during a match against Japan. She scored her first international goal on April 18, 1991. After coming in as a substitute forward, she scored five consecutive goals in the team's 12–0 win against Mexico during the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[citation needed]

text: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

text: The U.S. went on to win the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

text: 1996 Summer Olympics[edit]

text: Playing as a defender, Chastain competed with the national team at the 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament in Atlanta, the first Olympic tournament to include women's soccer.[8] She played every minute of the U.S.' games despite suffering a third serious knee injury during the semifinal against Norway.[7] The Americans won the gold medal after defeating China 2–1 in the final.[8]

text: Club[edit]

text: Shiroki FC, 1993[edit]

text: In 1993, Chastain played club soccer for one season in Japan's L.League for Shiroki FC. She earned team most valuable player (MVP) honors and was the only foreigner to be named one of the league's top 11 players.[9]

text: San Jose CyberRays, 2001–2003[edit]

text: Following the success of the 1999 FIFA Women's Cup, Chastain was a founding player in the Women's United Soccer Association, the first professional women's soccer league in the United States. She played for the San Jose CyberRays all three years of the league's existence. During the league's inaugural season, she helped the team finish second in the regular season with a 11–6–4 record securing a berth to the playoffs. The team eventually won the league's championship title after defeating the Atlanta Beat in penalty kicks.[10] Chastain started in all 19 games in which she played during the regular season, scored 2 goals, and provided 5 assists.[11] During the playoffs, she started in both games and scored two goals.[11]

text: The CyberRays finished in fifth place during the 2002 season with a 8–8–5 record.[12] Chastain started in all 18 games in which she played, scored 4 goals, and provided 3 assists.[13] During the 2003 season, Chastain started in all 15 games as a defender, scored 1 goal, and provided 4 assists.[14] San Jose finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 7–10–4 record.[15]

text: FC Gold Pride, 2009[edit]

text: In 2009 at age 40, Chastain played as a midfielder for FC Gold Pride in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), the second professional women's soccer league in the United States.[16] She was selected in the seventh round of the 2009 WPS Draft.[17] She started in five of the ten games in which she played.[18] The Pride finished in last place during the regular season with a 4–10–6 record.[19] Chastain was released by the team in February 2010.[20]

text: At the Silicon Valley Robotics Regional, Archbishop Mitty, Chastain's former high school, showcased its soccer playing robot, named Brandi, to her.

text: Career statistics[edit]

text: International[edit]

text:
Nation
Year
International Appearances

Apps
Starts
Minutes
Goals
Assists

United States
1988
2
0
87
0
0

1991
13
4
546
7
1

1993
2
0
84
0
1

1996
23
23
1,961
2
7

1997
15
15
1,319
2
2

1998
24
22
1,891
5
4

1999
27
21
2,035
5
5

2000
34
32
2,520
4
3

2001
3
3
250
0
0

2002
15
14
1,061
4
0

2003
14
13
1,080
1
1

2004
20
13
1,149
0
2

Career Total
12
192
160
13,983
30
26

text: Club[edit]

text:
Team
Season
League
Domestic
League
Domestic
Playoffs
Total

Apps
Starts
Minutes
Goals
Assists
Apps
Starts
Minutes
Goals
Assists
Apps
Starts
Minutes
Goals
Assists

Shiroki F.C. Serena
1993
L. League

Total

Bay Area CyberRays
2001
WUSA

San Jose CyberRays
2002

2003

Total

FC Gold Pride
2009
WPS
10
5
450
0
0
–
–
–
–
–
10
5
450
0
0

Total
10
5
450
0
0
–
–
–
–
–
10
5
450
0
0

California Storm
2010
WPSL
5
–
–
3
5
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
3
5

Career Total
–
15
5
450
3
5
–
–
–
–
–
15
5
450
3
5

text: In popular culture[edit]

text: Goal celebration[edit]

text: On July 10, 1999, at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, after scoring the fifth kick in the penalty shootout to give the United States the win over China in the final game, Chastain celebrated by spontaneously whipping off her jersey and falling to her knees in a sports bra, her fists clenched, flexing her arms.[21] Removing a jersey in celebration of a goal is so common in men's soccer that it has, at times, been cause for an automatic yellow card caution, according to the Laws of the Game.[22] The image of her celebration has been considered one of the more famous photographs of a woman celebrating an athletic victory.[23][24] Chastain described the celebration as "momentary insanity, nothing more, nothing less. I wasn't thinking about anything. I thought, 'This is the greatest moment of my life on the soccer field.'"[25]

text: Television and film[edit]

text: Chastain has been featured on numerous television shows including The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,[26] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[27] Late Show with David Letterman,[28] and Good Morning America.[29] In February 2001, Chastain appeared on an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! and won with one dollar.[30] The children's cancer research organization that she played for received $15,000.[31] In 2007, Chastain appeared in the HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.[32] The 44-minute film, Brandi Chastain: A Tribute to a Champion was broadcast on Fox Soccer in December 2010 and focused on Chastain's testimonial game that occurred in October of the same year.[33]

text: Magazines and books[edit]

text: Following the 1999 World Cup, photos of Chastain's goal celebration were featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated, Time, and Newsweek[34][35] as well as numerous newspapers around the world.[36] In 2015, the Sports Illustrated cover was voted as the second most iconic cover in the history of the magazine.[37] The same year, she posed nude except for soccer cleats and a strategically placed soccer ball for Gear Magazine.[7] In November 2008, she was featured in Runner's World.[38]

text: In 2005, Chastain's book, It's Not About the Bra: Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back Into Competitive Sports (ISBN 006076600X) was published by HarperCollins.[39]

text: Endorsements[edit]

text: Following the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Chastain signed a number of endorsement deals, including Nike.[40][41] She was the official spokesperson for Pfizer's (legacy Wyeth) multivitamin product Centrum Ultra.[42] In July 2016, she partnered with pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc. to promote education and awareness about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).[43] In 1999, she was featured on the Wheaties box.[44] She has appeared in television commercials for Nike,[45] Bud Light,[46] and Gatorade.[47]

text: Broadcasting career[edit]

text: Chastain has worked as a color commentator for soccer matches on two networks. She broadcast for NBC Sports during the 2008[48] and 2012[49] Summer Olympics. Her work with ABC/ESPN has included Major League Soccer matches and being part of a rotation of studio commentators for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[50]

text: Personal life[edit]

text: Chastain married Santa Clara Broncos head coach Jerry Smith on June 9, 1996.[51] Their son, Jaden Chastain Smith, was born in June 2006.[52] She is stepmother to Smith's older son, Cameron.[53] In March 2016, Chastain announced that she would donate her brain after death for concussion research.[54]


document_title: Piggy bank

question_text: where did the idea of a piggy bank come from

root

text: Piggy bank

text: Etymology[edit]

text: Pygg is an orange colored clay commonly used during the Middle Ages as a cheap material for pots to store money, called pygg pots or pygg jars.[3] There is dispute as to whether "pygg" was simply a dialectal variant of "pig."[4] By the 18th century, the term "pig jar" had evolved to "pig bank".[5] As earthenware was supplanted by other materials, such as glass, plaster, and plastic, the name gradually began to refer specifically to the shape of the bank, instead of what was used to make it.

tag: p

text: The oldest Western find of a money box dates from 2nd century BC Greek colony Priene, Asia Minor, and features the shape of a miniature Greek temple with a slit in the pediment. Money boxes of various forms were also excavated in Pompeii and Herculaneum, and appear quite frequently on late ancient provincial sites, particularly in Roman Britain and along the Rhine.[6]

text: The Javanese and Indonesian term cèlèngan (literally "likeness of a wild boar",[n 1] but used to mean both "savings" and "piggy bank") is also used in the context of domestic banks. The etymology of the word is obscure, but evident in a Majapahit piggy bank from the 15th century. Several boar-shaped piggy banks have been discovered at the large archaeological site surrounding Trowulan, a village in the Indonesian province of East Java and possible site of the capital of the ancient Majapahit Empire. These are probably the source of the Javanese-Indonesian word referring to savings or money containers. Another Javanese-Indonesian synonym for savings is tabungan, which derives from the word for "tube" or "cylinder". This arises from another method of making coin containers by using a portion of enclosed bamboo segment completed with a slit into which coins are inserted. One important Majapahit piggy bank specimen is housed at the National Museum of Indonesia. It has been reconstructed, as this large piggy bank was found broken into pieces. Majapahit terracotta coin containers have been found in a variety of shapes, including tubes, jars and boxes, each with a slit into which to insert coins.

text: Uses[edit]

text: The general use of piggy banks is to store loose change in a quaint, decorative manner. Modern piggy banks are not limited to the likeness of pigs, and may come in a range of shapes, sizes and colors. As locked money boxes with a narrow opening to drop cash or coins, they are most commonly used by temples and churches. The box is opened via a plug underneath it at regular intervals, when the collected money is counted and recorded.

text: Famous piggy banks[edit]

text: Rachel, the unofficial mascot of Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, is a bronze cast piggy bank that weighs nearly 600 pounds (270 kg), located at the corner of Pike Place under the "Public Market Center" sign. Rachel was designed by local artist Georgia Gerber.

text: The Disney/Pixar movies Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 feature a character named Hamm, a wisecracking, animated piggy bank voiced by John Ratzenberger.

text: The Price Is Right pricing game Any Number uses a piggy bank icon to represent the game's consolation prize, that amount in dollars and cents.

text: Let's Make a Deal has a game, "Smash for Cash," in which a contestant asks announcer Jonathan Magnum to smash piggy banks. A contestant who earns enough cash ($1, $2, or Zonks in each piggy bank) can win a cash bonus of $20,000, but cannot find both Zonks. In the version hosted by Monty Hall, one of the three doors in the day's Big Deal sometimes hid "Monty's Piggy Bank," which contained a cash award.


document_title: List of Jane the Virgin episodes

question_text: when does episode 72 of jane the virgin come out

text: List of Jane the Virgin episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
22
October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)
May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)

2
22
October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)

3
20
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)

4
17[7]
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)[8]

tag: table

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2014–15)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Chapter One"
Brad Silberling
Teleplay by : Jennie Snyder Urman
October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)
1.61[9]

2
2
"Chapter Two"
Uta Briesewitz
Jennie Snyder Urman
October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
1.36[10]

3
3
"Chapter Three"
Brad Silberling
Meredith Averill
October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
1.09[11]

4
4
"Chapter Four"
Debbie Allen
Corinne Brinkerhoff
November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)
1.01[12]

5
5
"Chapter Five"
Edward Ornelas
Josh Reims
November 10, 2014 (2014-11-10)
1.22[13]

6
6
"Chapter Six"
Jann Turner
Paul Sciarrotta
November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)
1.09[14]

7
7
"Chapter Seven"
Janice Cooke
David S. Rosenthal
November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
0.96[15]

8
8
"Chapter Eight"
Norman Buckley
Josh Reims & Carolina Rivera
December 8, 2014 (2014-12-08)
1.22[16]

9
9
"Chapter Nine"
Zetna Fuentes
Corinne Brinkerhoff
December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)
1.28[17]

10
10
"Chapter Ten"
Elodie Keene
Meredith Averill & Christopher Oscar Peña
January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
1.39[18]

11
11
"Chapter Eleven"
Joanna Kerns
Gracie Glassmeyer
January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
1.55[19]

12
12
"Chapter Twelve"
Gina Lamar
David S. Rosenthal
February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)
1.24[20]

13
13
"Chapter Thirteen"
Howard Deutch
Josh Reims
February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)
1.34[21]

14
14
"Chapter Fourteen"
Brad Silberling
Paul Sciarrotta
February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)
1.31[22]

15
15
"Chapter Fifteen"
Melanie Mayron
Emmylou Diaz & David S. Rosenthal
March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
1.26[23]

16
16
"Chapter Sixteen"
Joanna Kerns
Josh Reims & Carolina Rivera
March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
1.10[24]

17
17
"Chapter Seventeen"
Uta Briesewitz
Amy Rardin & Jessica O'Toole
April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
0.93[25]

18
18
"Chapter Eighteen"
Edward Ornelas
Meredith Averill
April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13)
1.03[26]

19
19
"Chapter Nineteen"
Robert Luketic
Emmylou Diaz & David S. Rosenthal
April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)
1.05[27]

20
20
"Chapter Twenty"
Debbie Allen
Corinne Brinkerhoff & Paul Sciarrotta
April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
1.06[28]

21
21
"Chapter Twenty-One"
Stuart Gillard
Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
1.05[29]

22
22
"Chapter Twenty-Two"
Zetna Fuentes
Josh Reims & Jennie Snyder Urman
May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)
1.24[30]

text: Season 2 (2015–16)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

23
1
"Chapter Twenty-Three"
Brad Silberling
Jennie Snyder Urman
October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)
1.06[31]

24
2
"Chapter Twenty-Four"
Edward Ornelas
David S. Rosenthal
October 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)
0.84[32]

25
3
"Chapter Twenty-Five"
Robert Luketic
Corinne Brinkerhoff
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
0.94[33]

26
4
"Chapter Twenty-Six"
Zetna Fuentes
Paul Sciarrotta
November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)
1.09[34]

27
5
"Chapter Twenty-Seven"
Jann Turner
Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)
1.11[35]

28
6
"Chapter Twenty-Eight"
Melanie Mayron
Corinne Brinkerhoff & Micah Schraf
November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
1.10[36]

29
7
"Chapter Twenty-Nine"
Edward Ornelas
David S. Rosenthal & Dara Resnick Creasey
November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
0.98[37]

30
8
"Chapter Thirty"
Uta Briesewitz
Paul Sciarrotta & Carolina Rivera
December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)
0.98[38]

31
9
"Chapter Thirty-One"
Joanna Kerns
Emmylou Diaz & Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)
0.99[39]

32
10
"Chapter Thirty-Two"
Jason Reilly
Micah Schraft
February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)
1.04[40]

33
11
"Chapter Thirty-Three"
Uta Briesewitz
Michael J. Cinquemani
February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
0.94[41]

34
12
"Chapter Thirty-Four"
Howard Deutch
Madeline Hendricks
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)
0.94[42]

35
13
"Chapter Thirty-Five"
Melanie Mayron
Chantelle M. Wells
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
0.91[43]

36
14
"Chapter Thirty-Six"
Uta Briesewitz
Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
0.92[44]

37
15
"Chapter Thirty-Seven"
Melanie Mayron
Sarah Goldfinger
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
0.77[45]

38
16
"Chapter Thirty-Eight"
Georgina Garcia Riedel
Micah Schraft
March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)
0.94[46]

39
17
"Chapter Thirty-Nine"
Matthew Diamond
Carolina Rivera
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
0.93[47]

40
18
"Chapter Forty"
Anna Mastro
Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
0.96[48]

41
19
"Chapter Forty-One"
Gina Lamar
Joe Lawson
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
0.84[49]

42
20
"Chapter Forty-Two"
Zetna Fuentes
Micah Schraft & Paul Sciarrotta
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
0.86[50]

43
21
"Chapter Forty-Three"
Melanie Mayron
Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin & Paul Sciarrotta
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
0.90[51]

44
22
"Chapter Forty-Four"
Jann Turner
Paul Sciarrotta & Jennie Snyder Urman
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
0.97[52]

text: Season 3 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

45
1
"Chapter Forty-Five"
Gina Lamar
Jennie Snyder Urman
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
1.09[53]

46
2
"Chapter Forty-Six"
Brad Silberling
David S. Rosenthal & Paul Sciarrotta
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)
1.10[54]

47
3
"Chapter Forty-Seven"
Eva Longoria Baston
Carolina Rivera & Micah Schraft
October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
0.97[55]

48
4
"Chapter Forty-Eight"
Melanie Mayron
Sarah Goldfinger & Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
1.08[56]

49
5
"Chapter Forty-Nine"
Anna Mastro
Paul Sciarrotta
November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
0.93[57]

50
6
"Chapter Fifty"
Melanie Mayron
Valentina Garza & David S. Rosenthal
November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)
1.01[58]

51
7
"Chapter Fifty-One"
Gina Lamar
Sarah Goldfinger & Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)
1.15[59]

52
8
"Chapter Fifty-Two"
Anna Mastro
Carolina Rivera & Micah Schraft
January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
0.99[60]

53
9
"Chapter Fifty-Three"
Gina Lamar
Chantelle M. Wells
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
0.91[61]

54
10
"Chapter Fifty-Four"
Melanie Mayron
Micah Schraft & Jennie Snyder Urman
February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
0.93[62]

55
11
"Chapter Fifty-Five"
Brad Silberling
Paul Sciarrotta & Jennie Snyder Urman
February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
1.07[63]

56
12
"Chapter Fifty-Six"
Matthew Diamond
Valentina Garza
February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
1.06[64]

57
13
"Chapter Fifty-Seven"
Zetna Fuentes
Madeline Hendricks
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
0.88[65]

58
14
"Chapter Fifty-Eight"
Melanie Mayron
Merigan Mulhern
March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
0.84[66]

59
15
"Chapter Fifty-Nine"
Anna Mastro
Deidre Shaw
March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
0.89[67]

60
16
"Chapter Sixty"
Micah Schraft
Carolina Rivera & Micah Schraft
April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24)
0.79[68]

61
17
"Chapter Sixty-One"
Melanie Mayron
Paul Sciarrotta
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
0.77[69]

62
18
"Chapter Sixty-Two"
Fernando Sariñana
Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin & David S. Rosenthal
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
0.99[70]

63
19
"Chapter Sixty-Three"
Gina Lamar
Paul Sciarrotta
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
0.76[71]

64
20
"Chapter Sixty-Four"
Melanie Mayron
Micah Schraft & Jennie Snyder Urman
May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
0.96[72]

text: Season 4 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

65
1
"Chapter Sixty-Five"
Brad Silberling
Jennie Snyder Urman & Paul Sciarrotta
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
0.68[73]

66
2
"Chapter Sixty-Six"
Gina Lamar
Valentina Garza & Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
0.61[74]

67
3
"Chapter Sixty-Seven"
Fernando Sariñana
Carolina Rivera & Micah Schraft
October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
0.60[75]

68
4
"Chapter Sixty-Eight"
Gina Lamar
Deirdre Shaw & Chantelle M. Wells
November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
0.69[76]

69
5
"Chapter Sixty-Nine"
Stuart Gillard
Paul Sciarrotta
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
0.65[77]

70
6
"Chapter Seventy"
Melanie Mayron
Carolina Rivera & Micah Schraft
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
0.61[78]

71
7
"Chapter Seventy-One"
Micah Schraft
Valentina Garza & Deidre Shaw
December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
0.65[79]

72
8
"Chapter Seventy-Two"
Melanie Mayron
Carolina Rivera & Paul Sciarrotta
January 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)
0.68[80]

73
9
"Chapter Seventy-Three"
Eric Lea
Valentina Garza & Chantelle M. Wells
February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)
0.67[81]

74
10
"Chapter Seventy-Four"
Gina Rodriguez
Micah Schraft & Paul Sciarrotta
February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
0.80[82]

75
11
"Chapter Seventy-Five"[83]
Gina Lamar
Merigan Mulhern
March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)[84]
TBD

76
12
"Chapter Seventy-Six"[85]
Melanie Mayron
Leah Longoria
March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)[84]
TBD

77
13
"Chapter Seventy-Seven"[86]
Gina Lamar
Deirdre Shaw & Chantelle M. Wells
March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)[84]
TBD

78
14
"Chapter Seventy-Eight"[84]
TBA
TBA
March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)[84]
TBD

79
15
"Chapter Seventy-Nine"[84]
TBA
TBA
March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)[84]
TBD

80
16
"Chapter Eighty"[84]
TBA
TBA
April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)[84]
TBD

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17
"Chapter Eighty-One"[84]
TBA
TBA
April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)[84]
TBD

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text: Season 1 (2014–15)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"Chapter One"
October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)
0.6/2
1.61[9]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

2
"Chapter Two"
October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
0.5/1
1.36[10]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

3
"Chapter Three"
October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
0.4/1
1.09[11]
0.3
N/A
0.7[91]
N/A

4
"Chapter Four"
November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)
0.4/2
1.01[12]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

5
"Chapter Five"
November 10, 2014 (2014-11-10)
0.5/1
1.22[13]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

6
"Chapter Six"
November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)
0.4/1
1.11[14]
0.3
N/A
0.7[92]
N/A

7
"Chapter Seven"
November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
0.4/1
0.96[15]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

8
"Chapter Eight"
December 8, 2014 (2014-12-08)
0.5/1
1.22[16]
0.3
N/A
0.8[93]
N/A

9
"Chapter Nine"
December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)
0.5/2
1.28[17]
0.3
0.62
0.8
1.90[94]

10
"Chapter Ten"
January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
0.5/1
1.39[18]
0.3
N/A
0.8[95]
N/A

11
"Chapter Eleven"
January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
0.6/2
1.55[19]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

12
"Chapter Twelve"
February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)
0.5/1
1.24[20]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

13
"Chapter Thirteen"
February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)
0.6/2
1.34[21]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

14
"Chapter Fourteen"
February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)
0.6/2
1.31[22]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

15
"Chapter Fifteen"
March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
0.5/1
1.26[23]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

16
"Chapter Sixteen"
March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
0.5/1
1.10[24]
0.3
N/A
0.8[96]
N/A

17
"Chapter Seventeen"
April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
0.4/1
0.93[25]
0.3
N/A
0.7[97]
N/A

18
"Chapter Eighteen"
April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13)
0.4/1
1.03[26]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

19
"Chapter Nineteen"
April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)
0.4/1
1.05[27]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

20
"Chapter Twenty"
April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
0.4/1
1.06[28]
0.3
N/A
0.7[98]
N/A

21
"Chapter Twenty-One"
May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
0.5/1
1.05[29]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

22
"Chapter Twenty-Two"
May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)
0.5/1
1.24[30]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

text: Season 2 (2015–16)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
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(18–49)
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(millions)
DVR
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Total viewers
(millions)

1
"Chapter Twenty-Three"
October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)
0.4/1
1.06[31]
0.4
0.69
0.8
1.76[99]

2
"Chapter Twenty-Four"
October 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)
0.4/1
0.84[32]
N/A
0.68
N/A
1.52[100]

3
"Chapter Twenty-Five"
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
0.3/1
0.94[33]
0.3
0.56
0.6
1.51[101]

4
"Chapter Twenty-Six"
November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)
0.4/1
1.09[34]
0.4
0.71
0.8
1.81[102]

5
"Chapter Twenty-Seven"
November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)
0.4/1
1.11[35]
0.3
0.65
0.7
1.76[103]

6
"Chapter Twenty-Eight"
November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
0.5/2
1.10[36]
N/A
0.55
N/A
1.67[104]

7
"Chapter Twenty-Nine"
November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
0.4/1
0.98[37]
0.3
0.62
0.7
1.60[105]

8
"Chapter Thirty"
December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)
0.3/1
0.98[38]
0.4
0.63
0.7
1.61[106]

9
"Chapter Thirty-One"
January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)
0.4/1
0.99[39]
0.3
0.69
0.7
1.68[107]

10
"Chapter Thirty-Two"
February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)
0.4/1
1.04[40]
0.3
0.66
0.7
1.70[108]

11
"Chapter Thirty-Three"
February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
0.3/1
0.94[41]
0.4
0.74
0.7
1.68[109]

12
"Chapter Thirty-Four"
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)
0.3/1
0.94[42]
0.4
0.72
0.7
1.66[110]

13
"Chapter Thirty-Five"
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
0.3/1
0.91[43]
0.4
0.70
0.7
1.61[111]

14
"Chapter Thirty-Six"
March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
0.4/1
0.92[44]
0.3
0.68
0.7
1.60[112]

15
"Chapter Thirty-Seven"
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
0.3/1
0.77[45]
0.3
0.66
0.6
1.43[113]

16
"Chapter Thirty-Eight"
March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)
0.4/1
0.94[46]
0.3
0.69
0.7
1.63[114]

17
"Chapter Thirty-Nine"
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
0.4/1
0.97[47]
0.3
0.69
0.7
1.66[115]

18
"Chapter Forty"
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
0.4/1
0.96[48]
0.4
0.68
0.8
1.64[116]

19
"Chapter Forty-One"
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
0.4/1
0.84[49]
0.3
0.74
0.7
1.58[117]

20
"Chapter Forty-Two"
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
0.3/1
0.86[50]
0.4
0.69
0.7
1.54[118]

21
"Chapter Forty-Three"
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
0.3/1
0.90[51]
0.4
0.66
0.7
1.56[119]

22
"Chapter Forty-Four"
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
0.4/1
0.97[52]
0.3
0.70
0.7
1.66[120]

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(18–49)
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1
"Chapter Forty-Five"
October 17, 2016
0.4/2
1.09[53]
0.4
0.83
0.8
1.92[121]

2
"Chapter Forty-Six"
October 24, 2016
0.4/2
1.10[54]
0.4
0.77
0.8
1.88[122]

3
"Chapter Forty-Seven"
October 31, 2016
0.4/1
0.97[55]
0.4
0.88
0.8
1.85[123]

4
"Chapter Forty-Eight"
November 7, 2016
0.4/2
1.08[56]
0.4
0.72
0.8
1.80[124]

5
"Chapter Forty-Nine"
November 14, 2016
0.3/1
0.93[57]
0.4
N/A
0.7[125]
N/A

6
"Chapter Fifty"
November 21, 2016
0.4/2
1.01[58]
0.3
0.76
0.7
1.79[126]

7
"Chapter Fifty-One"
November 28, 2016
0.4/2
1.15[59]
0.4
0.70
0.8
1.85[127]

8
"Chapter Fifty-Two"
January 23, 2017
0.4/1
0.99[60]
0.3
0.72
0.7
1.70[128]

9
"Chapter Fifty-Three"
January 30, 2017
0.3/1
0.91[61]
0.3
0.68
0.6
1.59[129]

10
"Chapter Fifty-Four"
February 6, 2017
0.3/1
0.93[62]
0.4
0.76
0.7
1.69[130]

11
"Chapter Fifty-Five"
February 13, 2017
0.4/2
1.07[63]
0.3
0.64
0.7
1.71[131]

12
"Chapter Fifty-Six"
February 20, 2017
0.4/1
1.06[64]
0.3
0.61
0.7
1.67[132]

13
"Chapter Fifty-Seven"
February 27, 2017
0.3/1
0.88[65]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

14
"Chapter Fifty-Eight"
March 20, 2017
0.3/1
0.84[66]
0.4
0.71
0.7
1.55[133]

15
"Chapter Fifty-Nine"
March 27, 2017
0.3/1
0.89[67]
0.4
0.69
0.7
1.57[134]

16
"Chapter Sixty"
April 24, 2017
0.2/1
0.79[68]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

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"Chapter Sixty-One"
May 1, 2017
0.2/1
0.77[69]
0.3
0.55
0.5
1.32[135]

18
"Chapter Sixty-Two"
May 8, 2017
0.4/1
0.99[70]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

19
"Chapter Sixty-Three"
May 15, 2017
0.2/1
0.76[71]
0.3
0.58
0.5
1.34[136]

20
"Chapter Sixty-Four"
May 22, 2017
0.3/1
0.96[72]
0.3
0.60
0.6
1.56[137]

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1
"Chapter Sixty-Five"
October 13, 2017
0.3/1
0.68[73]
0.3
0.67
0.6
1.35[138]

2
"Chapter Sixty-Six"
October 20, 2017
0.2/1
0.61[74]
0.3
0.58
0.5
1.19[139]

3
"Chapter Sixty-Seven"
October 27, 2017
0.3/1
0.60[75]
TBD
0.54
TBD
1.16[140]

4
"Chapter Sixty-Eight"
November 3, 2017
0.2/1
0.69[76]
0.3
0.55
0.5
1.24[141]

5
"Chapter Sixty-Nine"
November 10, 2017
0.3/1
0.65[77]
TBD
0.61
TBD
1.26[142]

6
"Chapter Seventy"
November 17, 2017
0.2/1
0.61[78]
0.3
0.55
0.5
1.16[143]

7
"Chapter Seventy-One"
December 8, 2017
0.3/1
0.65[79]
0.3
0.61
0.6
1.25[144]

8
"Chapter Seventy-Two"
January 26, 2018
0.2/1
0.68[80]
0.4
0.71
0.6
1.39[145]

9
"Chapter Seventy-Three"
February 2, 2018
0.3/1
0.67[81]
0.3
0.60
0.6
1.27[146]

10
"Chapter Seventy-Four"
February 9, 2018
0.3/1
0.80[82]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

11
"Chapter Seventy-Five"
March 2, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

12
"Chapter Seventy-Six"
March 9, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

13
"Chapter Seventy-Seven"
March 16, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

14
"Chapter Seventy-Eight"
March 23, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

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"Chapter Seventy-Nine"
March 30, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

16
"Chapter Eighty"
April 6, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

17
"Chapter Eighty-One"
April 13, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD


document_title: 2018 FIFA World Cup

question_text: when does spain next play in the world cup

question_tokens: when does spain next play in the world cup

text: 2018 FIFA World Cup

text: Host selection

text: The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest.[8] Initially, nine countries placed bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings,[9] and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid.[10] During the bidding process, the three remaining non-UEFA nations (Australia, Japan, and the United States) gradually withdrew from the 2018 bids, and the UEFA nations were thus ruled out of the 2022 bid. As such, there were eventually four bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, two of which were joint bids: England, Russia, Netherlands/Belgium, and Portugal/Spain.

text: The 22-member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments.[11] Russia won the right to be the 2018 host in the second round of voting. The Portugal/Spain bid came second, and that from Belgium/Netherlands third. England, which was bidding to host its second tournament, was eliminated in the first round.[12]

text: The voting results were as follows:[13]

text:
2018 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)

Bidders

Votes

Round 1

Round 2

Russia

9

13

Portugal / Spain

7

7

Belgium / Netherlands

4

2

England

2

Eliminated

text: Criticism

text: The English Football Association and others raised concerns of bribery on the part of the Russian team and corruption from FIFA members. They claimed that four members of the executive committee had requested bribes to vote for England, and Sepp Blatter had said that it had already been arranged before the vote that Russia would win.[14] The 2014 Garcia Report, an internal investigation led by Michael J. Garcia, was withheld from public release by Hans-Joachim Eckert, FIFA's head of adjudication on ethical matters. Eckert instead released a shorter revised summary, and his (and therefore FIFA's) reluctance to publish the full report caused Garcia to resign in protest.[15] Because of the controversy, the FA refused to accept Eckert's absolving of Russia from blame, with Greg Dyke calling for a re-examination of the affair and David Bernstein calling for a boycott of the World Cup.[16][17]

text: Teams

text: Qualification

text: For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, all eligible nations – the 209 FIFA member associations minus automatically qualified hosts Russia – applied to enter the qualifying process.[18] Zimbabwe and Indonesia were later disqualified before playing their first matches,[19][20] while Gibraltar and Kosovo, who joined FIFA on 13 May 2016 after the qualifying draw but before European qualifying had begun, also entered the competition.[21] Places in the tournament were allocated to continental confederations, with the allocation unchanged from the 2014 World Cup.[22][23] The first qualification game, between Timor-Leste and Mongolia, began in Dili on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[24] and the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, on 25 July 2015.[25][26][27][2]

text: Of the 32 nations qualified to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 20 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2014. Both Iceland and Panama qualified for the first time, with the former becoming the smallest country in terms of population to reach the World Cup.[28] Other teams returning after absences of at least three tournaments include: Egypt, returning to the finals after their last appearance in 1990; Morocco, who last competed in 1998; Peru, returning after 1982; and Senegal, competing for the second time after reaching the quarter-finals in 2002. It is the first time three Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) and four Arab nations (Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia) have qualified for the World Cup.[29]

text: Notable countries that failed to qualify include four-time champions Italy (for the first time since 1958), three-time runners-up and third placed in 2014 the Netherlands (for the first time since 2002), and four reigning continental champions: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon, two-time Copa América champions and 2017 Confederations Cup runners-up Chile, 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners New Zealand, and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions United States (for the first time since 1986). The other notable qualifying streaks broken were for Ghana and Ivory Coast, who had both made the previous three tournaments.[30]

text: Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the tournament.[31]

text:
AFC (5)
 Australia (36)
 Iran (37)
 Japan (61)
 Saudi Arabia (67)
 South Korea (57)
CAF (5)
 Egypt (45)
 Morocco (41)
 Nigeria (48)
 Senegal (27)
 Tunisia (21)

CONCACAF (3)
 Costa Rica (23)
 Mexico (15)
 Panama (55)
CONMEBOL (5)
 Argentina (5)
 Brazil (2)
 Colombia (16)
 Peru (11)
 Uruguay (14)
OFC (0)
None qualified

UEFA (14)
 Belgium (3)
 Croatia (20)
 Denmark (12)
 England (12)
 France (7)
 Germany (1)
 Iceland (22)
 Poland (8)
 Portugal (4)
 Russia (70) (host)
 Serbia (34)
 Spain (10)
 Sweden (24)
  Switzerland (6)

   Qualified   Did not qualify   Disqualified   Not a FIFA member

text: Draw

text: The draw was held on 1 December 2017 at 18:00 MSK at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.[32][33] The 32 teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4, by selecting one team from each of the 4 ranked pots.

text: For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2017. Pot 1 contained the hosts Russia (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and the best seven teams, pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, and so on for pots 3 and 4.[34] This was different from previous draws, when only pot 1 was based on FIFA rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. However, teams from the same confederation still were not drawn against each other for the group stage, except that two UEFA teams could be in each group.

text:
Pot 1

Pot 2

Pot 3

Pot 4

 Russia (65) (hosts)
 Germany (1)
 Brazil (2)
 Portugal (3)
 Argentina (4)
 Belgium (5)
 Poland (6)
 France (7)

 Spain (8)
 Peru (10)
  Switzerland (11)
 England (12)
 Colombia (13)
 Mexico (16)
 Uruguay (17)
 Croatia (18)

 Denmark (19)
 Iceland (21)
 Costa Rica (22)
 Sweden (25)
 Tunisia (28)
 Egypt (30)
 Senegal (32)
 Iran (34)

 Serbia (38)
 Nigeria (41)
 Australia (43)
 Japan (44)
 Morocco (48)
 Panama (49)
 South Korea (62)
 Saudi Arabia (63)

text: Squads

text: Initially, each team had to name a preliminary squad of 30 players but, in February 2018, this was increased to 35.[35] From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by 4 June. Players in the final squad may be replaced for serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match and such replacements do not need to have been named in the preliminary squad.[36]

text: For players named in the 35-player preliminary squad, there was a mandatory rest period between 21 and 27 May 2018, except for those involved in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final played on 26 May.[37]

text: Officiating

text: On 29 March 2018, FIFA released the list of 36 referees and 63 assistant referees selected to oversee matches.[38] On 30 April 2018, FIFA released the list of 13 video assistant referees, who solely acted in this capacity in the tournament.[39]

text: Referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi of Saudi Arabia was removed in 30 May 2018 over a match-fixing attempt,[40] along with his two assistant referees, compatriots Mohammed Al-Abakry and Abdulah Al-Shalwai. A new referee was not appointed, but two assistant referees, Hasan Al Mahri of the United Arab Emirates and Hiroshi Yamauchi of Japan, were added to the list.[41][42] Assistant referee Marwa Range of Kenya also withdrew after the BBC released an investigation conducted by a Ghanaian journalist which implicated Marwa in a bribery scandal.[43]

text:
showList of officials

Confederation

Referee

Assistant referees

Video assistant referees

AFC

Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Reza Sokhandan (Iran)Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)

Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)

Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Toru Sagara (Japan)Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)

Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)

CAF

Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)

Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Samba (Senegal)

Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Redouane Achik (Morocco)Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)

Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

CONCACAF

Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Juan Zumba (El Salvador)Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)

Mark Geiger (United States)

Frank Anderson (United States)Joe Fletcher (Canada)

Jair Marrufo (United States)

Corey Rockwell (United States)

Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

John Pitti (Panama)

Gabriel Victoria (Panama)

César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Miguel Hernández (Mexico)

CONMEBOL

Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Carlos Astroza (Chile)Christian Schiemann (Chile)

Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)Gery Vargas (Bolivia)Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)

Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)

Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)

Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)

Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)

OFC

Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Simon Lount (New Zealand)Tevita Makasini (Tonga)

Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)

UEFA

Felix Brych (Germany)

Mark Borsch (Germany)Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Bastian Dankert (Germany)Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)Paweł Gil (Poland)Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)Tiago Martins (Portugal)Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Daniele Orsato (Italy)Paolo Valeri (Italy)Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Bahattin Duran (Turkey)Tarık Ongun (Turkey)

Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Anton Averianov (Russia)Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)

Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)

Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)

Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)

Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)Mauro Tonolini (Italy)

Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

Clément Turpin (France)

Cyril Gringore (France)Nicolas Danos (France)

text: Video assistant referees

text: Shortly after the International Football Association Board's decision to incorporate video assistant referees (VARs) into the Laws of the Game, on 16 March 2018, the FIFA Council took the much-anticipated step of approving the use of VAR for the first time in a FIFA World Cup tournament.[44][45]

text: VAR operations for all games are operating from a single headquarters in Moscow, which receives live video of the games and are in radio contact with the on-field referees.[46] Systems are in place for communicating VAR-related information to broadcasters and visuals on stadiums' large screens are used for the fans in attendance.[46]

text: VAR had a significant impact in several games.[47] On 15 June 2018, Diego Costa's goal against Portugal became the first World Cup goal based on a VAR decision;[48] the first penalty as a result of a VAR decision was awarded to France in their match against Australia on 16 June and resulted in a goal by Antoine Griezmann.[49] A record number of penalties were awarded in the tournament, with this phenomenon being partially attributed to VAR.[50] Overall, the new technology has been both praised and criticised by commentators.[51] FIFA declared the implementation of VAR a success after the first week of competition.[52]

text: Venues

text: Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stadiums of FIFA World Cup 2018.

text: Russia proposed the following host cities: Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, and Yekaterinburg.[53] Most cities are in European Russia, while Sochi[54] and Yekaterinburg[55] 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."[56]

text: 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 Stadium over which would be constructed first.[57]

text: The final choice of host cities was announced on 29 September 2012. The number of cities was further reduced to 11 and number of stadiums to 12 as Krasnodar and Yaroslavl were dropped from the final list. Of the 12 stadiums used for the tournament, 3 (Luzhniki, Yekaterinburg and Sochi) have been extensively renovated and the other 9 stadiums to be used are brand new; $11.8 billion has been spent on hosting the tournament.[58]

text: Sepp Blatter stated in July 2014 that, given the concerns over the completion of venues in Russia, the number 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".[59]

text: 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.[60]

text: On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the stadiums used during the tournament.[61]

text: Of the twelve venues used, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Saint Petersburg Stadium – the two largest stadiums in Russia – were used most, both hosting seven matches. Sochi, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara all hosted six matches, including one quarter-final match each, while the Otkrytiye Stadium in Moscow and Rostov-on-Don hosted five matches, including one round-of-16 match each. Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg and Saransk all hosted four matches, but did not host any knockout stage games.

text: Stadiums

text: A total of twelve stadiums in eleven Russian cities have been built and renovated for the FIFA World Cup.[62]

text:
Kaliningrad: Kaliningrad Stadium. The first piles were driven into the ground in September 2015. On 11 April 2018 the new stadium hosted its first match.
Kazan: Kazan Arena. The stadium was built for the 2013 Summer Universiade. It has since hosted the 2015 World Aquatics Championship and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The stadium serves as a home arena to FC Rubin Kazan.
Moscow: Luzhniki Stadium. The largest stadium in the country was closed for renovation in 2013. The stadium was commissioned in November 2017.
Moscow: Spartak Stadium. The stadium is a home arena to its namesake FC Spartak Moscow. In accordance with the FIFA requirements, during the 2018 World Cup it is called Spartak Stadium instead of its usual name Otkritie Arena. The stadium hosted its first match on 5 September 2014.
Nizhny Novgorod: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. The construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium commenced in 2015. The project was completed in December 2017.[63]
Rostov-on-Don: Rostov Arena. The stadium is located on the left bank of the Don River. The stadium construction was completed on 22 December 2017.
Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg Stadium. The construction of the stadium commenced in 2007. The project was officially completed on 29 December 2016.[64] The stadium has hosted games of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and will serve as a venue for UEFA Euro 2020.
Samara: Samara Arena. The construction officially started on 21 July 2014. The project was completed on 21 April 2018.
Saransk: Mordovia Arena. The stadium in Saransk was scheduled to be commissioned in 2012 in time for the opening of the all-Russian Spartakiad, but the plan was revised. The opening was rescheduled to 2017. The arena hosted its first match on 21 April 2018.
Sochi: Fisht Stadium. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Afterwards, it was renovated in preparation for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.
Volgograd: Volgograd Arena. The main arena of Volgograd was built on the demolished Central Stadium site, at the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex. The stadium was commissioned on 3 April 2018.[65]
Yekaterinburg: Ekaterinburg Arena. The Central Stadium of Yekaterinburg has been renovated for the FIFA World Cup. The arena's stands have a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The renovation project was completed in December 2017.

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text:
Moscow

Saint Petersburg

Sochi

Luzhniki Stadium

Otkritie Arena(Spartak Stadium)

Krestovsky Stadium(Saint Petersburg Stadium)

Fisht Olympic Stadium(Fisht Stadium)

Capacity: 78,011[66]

Capacity: 44,190[67]

Capacity: 64,468[68]

Capacity: 44,287[69]

Volgograd

MoscowSaint PetersburgKaliningradNizhny NovgorodKazanSamaraVolgogradSaranskSochiRostov-on-DonYekaterinburg

Rostov-on-Don

Volgograd Arena

Rostov Arena

Capacity: 43,713[70]

Capacity: 43,472[71]

Nizhny Novgorod

Kazan

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Kazan Arena

Capacity: 43,319[72]

Capacity: 42,873[73]

Samara

Saransk

Kaliningrad

Yekaterinburg

Cosmos Arena(Samara Arena)

Mordovia Arena

Kaliningrad Stadium

Central Stadium(Ekaterinburg Arena)

Capacity: 41,970[74]

Capacity: 41,685[75]

Capacity: 33,973[76]

Capacity: 33,061[77]

text: Team base camps

text: Base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 9 February 2018, FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team.[78]

text:
Argentina: Bronnitsy, Moscow Oblast
Australia: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Belgium: Krasnogorsky, Moscow Oblast
Brazil: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
Colombia: Verkhneuslonsky, Republic of Tatarstan
Costa Rica: Saint Petersburg
Croatia: Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast[79]
Denmark: Anapa, Krasnodar Krai
Egypt: Grozny, Chechen Republic
England: Repino, Saint Petersburg[80]
France: Istra, Moscow Oblast
Germany: Vatutinki, Moscow[81]
Iceland: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
Iran: Bakovka, Moscow Oblast
Japan: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Mexico: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
Morocco: Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast
Nigeria: Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai
Panama: Saransk, Republic of Mordovia
Peru: Moscow
Poland: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
Portugal: Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast
Russia: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
Saudi Arabia: Saint Petersburg
Senegal: Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast
Serbia: Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
South Korea: Saint Petersburg
Spain: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
Sweden: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
Switzerland: Togliatti, Samara Oblast
Tunisia: Pervomayskoye, Moscow Oblast
Uruguay: Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

text: Preparation and costs

text: Budget

text: At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion as of June 2018,[4] it is the most expensive World Cup in history, surpassing the cost of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[82]

text: The Russian government had originally earmarked a budget of around $20 billion[83] which was later slashed to $10 billion for the preparations of the World Cup, of which half is spent on transport infrastructure.[84] As part of the program for preparation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a federal sub-program "Construction and Renovation of Transport Infrastructure" was implemented with a total budget of 352.5 billion rubles, with 170.3 billion coming from the federal budget, 35.1 billion from regional budgets, and 147.1 billion from investors.[85] The biggest item of federal spending was the aviation infrastructure (117.8 billion rubles).[86] Construction of new hotels was a crucial area of infrastructure development in the World Cup host cities. Costs continued to balloon as preparations were underway.[82]

text: Infrastructure spending

text: Platov International Airport in Rostov-on-Don was upgraded with automated air traffic control systems, modern surveillance, navigation, communication, control, and meteorological support systems.[87] Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg was upgraded with radio-engineering tools for flight operation and received its second runway strip. Saransk Airport received a new navigation system; the city also got two new hotels, Mercure Saransk Centre (Accor Hotels) and Four Points by Sheraton Saransk (Starwood Hotels) as well as few other smaller accommodation facilities.[88] In Samara, new tram lines were laid.[89] Khrabrovo Airport in Kaliningrad was upgraded with radio navigation and weather equipment.[90] Renovation and upgrade of radio-engineering tools for flight operation was completed in the airports of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Sochi.[87] On 27 March, the Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of Russia reported that all communications within its area of responsibility have been commissioned. The last facility commissioned was a waste treatment station in Volgograd. In Yekaterinburg, where four matches are hosted, hosting costs increased to over 7.4 billion rubles, over-running the 5.6 billion rubles originally allocated from the state and regional budget.[91]

text: Volunteers

text: Volunteer applications to the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee opened on 1 June 2016. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Volunteer Program received about 177,000 applications,[92] and engaged a total of 35,000 volunteers.[93] They received training at 15 Volunteer Centres of the Local Organising Committee based in 15 universities, and in Volunteer Centres in the host cities. Preference, especially in the key areas, was given to those with knowledge of foreign languages and volunteering experience, but not necessarily to Russian nationals.[94]

text: Transport

text: Free public transport services were offered for ticketholders during the World Cup, including additional trains linking between host cities, as well as services such as bus service within them.[95][96][97]

text: Schedule

text: The full schedule was announced by FIFA on 24 July 2015 (without kick-off times, which were confirmed later).[98][99] On 1 December 2017, following the final draw, six kick-off times were adjusted by FIFA.[100]

text: Russia was placed in position A1 in the group stage and played in the opening match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 14 June against Saudi Arabia, the two lowest ranked teams of the tournament at the time of the final draw.[101] The Luzhniki Stadium also hosted the second semi-final on 11 July and the final on 15 July. The Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg hosted the first semi-final on 10 July and the third place play-off on 14 July.[102][22]

text: Opening ceremony

text: The opening ceremony took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, preceding the opening match of the tournament between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia.[103][104]

text: Former Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo walked out with a child wearing a Russia 2018 shirt. English pop singer Robbie Williams then performed two songs before he and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performed a duet while other performers emerged, dressed in the flags of all 32 teams and carrying a sign bearing the name of each nation. Dancers were also present.[105] Ronaldo returned with the official match ball of the 2018 World Cup which was sent into space with the International Space Station crew in March and came back to Earth in early June.[105]

text: Group stage

text: Champions   Runners-up     Third place   Fourth place     Quarter-finals   Round of 16     Group stage

text: Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the knockout stage. Ten European teams and four South American teams progressed to the knockout stage, together with Japan and Mexico.

text: For the first time since 1938, Germany (reigning champions) did not advance past the first round. For the first time since 1982, no African team progressed to the second round. For the first time, the fair play criteria came into use, when Japan qualified over Senegal due to having received fewer yellow cards. Only one match, France v Denmark, was goalless. Until then there were a record 36 straight games in which at least one goal was scored.[106]

text: All times listed below are local time.[100]

text: Tiebreakers

text: The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:[36][107]

text:
Points obtained in all group matches;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Number of goals scored in all group matches;
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match): Yellow card: –1 points;Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;Direct red card: –4 points;Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
Drawing of lots.

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text: Group A

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Uruguay

3

3

0

0

5

0

+5

9

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Russia (H)

3

2

0

1

8

4

+4

6

3

 Saudi Arabia

3

1

0

2

2

7

−5

3

4

 Egypt

3

0

0

3

2

6

−4

0

text:
Russia

5–0

 Saudi Arabia

Gazinsky  12'
Cheryshev  43', 90+1'
Dzyuba  71'
Golovin  90+4'

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text:
Egypt

0–1

 Uruguay

Report

Giménez  89'

text:
Russia

3–1

 Egypt

Fathy  47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev  59'
Dzyuba  62'

Report

Salah  73' (pen.)

text:
Uruguay

1–0

 Saudi Arabia

Suárez  23'

Report

text:
Uruguay

3–0

 Russia

Suárez  10'
Cheryshev  23' (o.g.)
Cavani  90'

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text:
Saudi Arabia

2–1

 Egypt

Al-Faraj  45+6' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari  90+5'

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Salah  22'

text: Group B

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Spain

3

1

2

0

6

5

+1

5

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Portugal

3

1

2

0

5

4

+1

5

3

 Iran

3

1

1

1

2

2

0

4

4

 Morocco

3

0

1

2

2

4

−2

1

text:
Morocco

0–1

 Iran

Report

Bouhaddouz  90+5' (o.g.)

text:
Portugal

3–3

 Spain

Ronaldo  4' (pen.), 44', 88'

Report

Costa  24', 55'
Nacho  58'

text:
Portugal

1–0

 Morocco

Ronaldo  4'

Report

text:
Iran

0–1

 Spain

Report

Costa  54'

text:
Iran

1–1

 Portugal

Ansarifard  90+3' (pen.)

Report

Quaresma  45'

text:
Spain

2–2

 Morocco

Isco  19'
Aspas  90+1'

Report

Boutaïb  14'
En-Nesyri  81'

text: Group C

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 France

3

2

1

0

3

1

+2

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Denmark

3

1

2

0

2

1

+1

5

3

 Peru

3

1

0

2

2

2

0

3

4

 Australia

3

0

1

2

2

5

−3

1

text:
France

2–1

 Australia

Griezmann  58' (pen.)
Behich  81' (o.g.)

Report

Jedinak  62' (pen.)

text:
Peru

0–1

 Denmark

Report

Poulsen  59'

text:
Denmark

1–1

 Australia

Eriksen  7'

Report

Jedinak  38' (pen.)

text:
France

1–0

 Peru

Mbappé  34'

Report

text:
Denmark

0–0

 France

Report

text:
Australia

0–2

 Peru

Report

Carrillo  18'
Guerrero  50'

text: Group D

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Croatia

3

3

0

0

7

1

+6

9

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Argentina

3

1

1

1

3

5

−2

4

3

 Nigeria

3

1

0

2

3

4

−1

3

4

 Iceland

3

0

1

2

2

5

−3

1

text:
Argentina

1–1

 Iceland

Agüero  19'

Report

Finnbogason  23'

text:
Croatia

2–0

 Nigeria

Etebo  32' (o.g.)
Modrić  71' (pen.)

Report

text:
Argentina

0–3

 Croatia

Report

Rebić  53'
Modrić  80'
Rakitić  90+1'

text:
Nigeria

2–0

 Iceland

Musa  49', 75'

Report

text:
Nigeria

1–2

 Argentina

Moses  51' (pen.)

Report

Messi  14'
Rojo  86'

text:
Iceland

1–2

 Croatia

G. Sigurðsson  76' (pen.)

Report

Badelj  53'
Perišić  90'

text: Group E

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Brazil

3

2

1

0

5

1

+4

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

  Switzerland

3

1

2

0

5

4

+1

5

3

 Serbia

3

1

0

2

2

4

−2

3

4

 Costa Rica

3

0

1

2

2

5

−3

1

text:
Costa Rica

0–1

 Serbia

Report

Kolarov  56'

text:
Brazil

1–1

  Switzerland

Coutinho  20'

Report

Zuber  50'

text:
Brazil

2–0

 Costa Rica

Coutinho  90+1'
Neymar  90+7'

Report

text:
Serbia

1–2

  Switzerland

Mitrović  5'

Report

Xhaka  52'
Shaqiri  90'

text:
Serbia

0–2

 Brazil

Report

Paulinho  36'
Thiago Silva  68'

text:
Switzerland

2–2

 Costa Rica

Džemaili  31'
Drmić  88'

Report

Waston  56'
Sommer  90+3' (o.g.)

text: Group F

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Sweden

3

2

0

1

5

2

+3

6

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Mexico

3

2

0

1

3

4

−1

6

3

 South Korea

3

1

0

2

3

3

0

3

4

 Germany

3

1

0

2

2

4

−2

3

text:
Germany

0–1

 Mexico

Report

Lozano  35'

text:
Sweden

1–0

 South Korea

Granqvist  65' (pen.)

Report

text:
South Korea

1–2

 Mexico

Son Heung-min  90+3'

Report

Vela  26' (pen.)
Hernández  66'

text:
Germany

2–1

 Sweden

Reus  48'
Kroos  90+5'

Report

Toivonen  32'

text:
South Korea

2–0

 Germany

Kim Young-gwon  90+3'
Son Heung-min  90+6'

Report

text:
Mexico

0–3

 Sweden

Report

Augustinsson  50'
Granqvist  62' (pen.)
Álvarez  74' (o.g.)

text: Group G

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Belgium

3

3

0

0

9

2

+7

9

Advance to knockout stage

2

 England

3

2

0

1

8

3

+5

6

3

 Tunisia

3

1

0

2

5

8

−3

3

4

 Panama

3

0

0

3

2

11

−9

0

text:
Belgium

3–0

 Panama

Mertens  47'
Lukaku  69', 75'

Report

text:
Tunisia

1–2

 England

Sassi  35' (pen.)

Report

Kane  11', 90+1'

text:
Belgium

5–2

 Tunisia

E. Hazard  6' (pen.), 51'
Lukaku  16', 45+3'
Batshuayi  90'

Report

Bronn  18'
Khazri  90+3'

text:
England

6–1

 Panama

Stones  8', 40'
Kane  22' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 62'
Lingard  36'

Report

Baloy  78'

text:
England

0–1

 Belgium

Report

Januzaj  51'

text:
Panama

1–2

 Tunisia

Meriah  33' (o.g.)

Report

F. Ben Youssef  51'
Khazri  66'

text: Group H

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Colombia

3

2

0

1

5

2

+3

6

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Japan

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4[a]

3

 Senegal

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4[a]

4

 Poland

3

1

0

2

2

5

−3

3

text: ^ Jump up to: a b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

text:
Colombia

1–2

 Japan

Quintero  39'

Report

Kagawa  6' (pen.)
Osako  73'

text:
Poland

1–2

 Senegal

Krychowiak  86'

Report

Cionek  37' (o.g.)
Niang  60'

text:
Japan

2–2

 Senegal

Inui  34'
Honda  78'

Report

Mané  11'
Wagué  71'

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Poland

0–3

 Colombia

Report

Mina  40'
Falcao  70'
Ju. Cuadrado  75'

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Japan

0–1

 Poland

Report

Bednarek  59'

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Senegal

0–1

 Colombia

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Mina  74'

text: Knockout stage

text: In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[36]

text: If a match went into extra time, each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this had been allowed in a FIFA World Cup tournament.[44]

text: Bracket

text:
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                30 June – Sochi   Uruguay2 6 July – Nizhny Novgorod  Portugal1
  Uruguay0 30 June – Kazan  France2
  France4 10 July – Saint Petersburg  Argentina3
  France1 2 July – Samara  Belgium0
  Brazil2 6 July – Kazan  Mexico0
  Brazil1 2 July – Rostov-on-Don  Belgium2
  Belgium3 15 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)  Japan2
  France4 1 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)  Croatia2
  Spain1 (3) 7 July – Sochi  Russia (p)1 (4)
  Russia2 (3) 1 July – Nizhny Novgorod  Croatia (p)2 (4)
  Croatia (p)1 (3) 11 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)  Denmark1 (2)
  Croatia (a.e.t.)2 3 July – Saint Petersburg  England1
Third place play-off  Sweden1 7 July – Samara14 July – Saint Petersburg   Switzerland0
  Sweden0 Belgium2 3 July – Moscow (Otkritie)  England2
 England0
  Colombia1 (3)   England (p)1 (4)

text: Round of 16

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France

4–3

 Argentina

Griezmann  13' (pen.)
Pavard  57'
Mbappé  64', 68'

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Di María  41'
Mercado  48'
Agüero  90+3'

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Uruguay

2–1

 Portugal

Cavani  7', 62'

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Pepe  55'

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Spain

1–1 (a.e.t.)

 Russia

Ignashevich  12' (o.g.)

Report

Dzyuba  41' (pen.)

Penalties

Iniesta
Piqué
Koke
Ramos
Aspas

3–4

 Smolov
 Ignashevich
 Golovin
 Cheryshev

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Croatia

1–1 (a.e.t.)

 Denmark

Mandžukić  4'

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M. Jørgensen  1'

Penalties

Badelj
Kramarić
Modrić
Pivarić
Rakitić

3–2

 Eriksen
 Kjær
 Krohn-Dehli
 Schöne
 N. Jørgensen

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Brazil

2–0

 Mexico

Neymar  51'
Firmino  88'

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Belgium

3–2

 Japan

Vertonghen  69'
Fellaini  74'
Chadli  90+4'

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Haraguchi  48'
Inui  52'

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Sweden

1–0

  Switzerland

Forsberg  66'

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text:
Colombia

1–1 (a.e.t.)

 England

Mina  90+3'

Report

Kane  57' (pen.)

Penalties

Falcao
Ju. Cuadrado
Muriel
Uribe
Bacca

3–4

 Kane
 Rashford
 Henderson
 Trippier
 Dier

text: Quarter-finals

text:
Uruguay

0–2

 France

Report

Varane  40'
Griezmann  61'

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Brazil

1–2

 Belgium

Renato Augusto  76'

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Fernandinho  13' (o.g.)
De Bruyne  31'

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Sweden

0–2

 England

Report

Maguire  30'
Alli  59'

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Russia

2–2 (a.e.t.)

 Croatia

Cheryshev  31'
Fernandes  115'

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Kramarić  39'
Vida  101'

Penalties

Smolov
Dzagoev
Fernandes
Ignashevich
Kuzyayev

3–4

 Brozović
 Kovačić
 Modrić
 Vida
 Rakitić

text: Semi-finals

text:
France

1–0

 Belgium

Umtiti  51'

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Croatia

2–1 (a.e.t.)

 England

Perišić  68'
Mandžukić  109'

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Trippier  5'

text: Third place play-off

text:
Belgium

2–0

 England

Meunier  4'
E. Hazard  82'

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text: Final

text:
France

4–2

 Croatia

Mandžukić  18' (o.g.)
Griezmann  38' (pen.)
Pogba  59'
Mbappé  65'

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Perišić  28'
Mandžukić  69'

text: Statistics

text: Goalscorers

text: There were 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.

text: Twelve own goals were scored during the tournament, doubling the record of six set in 1998.[172]

text: 6 goals

text: Harry Kane

text: 4 goals

text:
Romelu Lukaku
 Antoine Griezmann
 Kylian Mbappé
 Cristiano Ronaldo
 Denis Cheryshev

text: 3 goals

text:
Eden Hazard
 Yerry Mina
 Mario Mandžukić
 Ivan Perišić
 Artem Dzyuba
 Diego Costa
 Edinson Cavani

text: 2 goals

text:
Sergio Agüero
 Mile Jedinak
 Philippe Coutinho
 Neymar
 Luka Modrić
 Mohamed Salah
 John Stones
 Takashi Inui
 Ahmed Musa
 Son Heung-min
 Andreas Granqvist
 Wahbi Khazri
 Luis Suárez

text: 1 goal

text:
Ángel Di María
 Gabriel Mercado
 Lionel Messi
 Marcos Rojo
 Michy Batshuayi
 Nacer Chadli
 Kevin De Bruyne
 Marouane Fellaini
 Adnan Januzaj
 Dries Mertens
 Thomas Meunier
 Jan Vertonghen
 Roberto Firmino
 Paulinho
 Renato Augusto
 Thiago Silva
 Juan Cuadrado
 Radamel Falcao
 Juan Fernando Quintero
 Kendall Waston
 Milan Badelj
 Andrej Kramarić
 Ivan Rakitić
 Ante Rebić
 Domagoj Vida
 Christian Eriksen
 Mathias Jørgensen
 Yussuf Poulsen
 Dele Alli
 Jesse Lingard
 Harry Maguire
 Kieran Trippier
 Benjamin Pavard
 Paul Pogba
 Samuel Umtiti
 Raphaël Varane
 Toni Kroos
 Marco Reus
 Alfreð Finnbogason
 Gylfi Sigurðsson
 Karim Ansarifard
 Genki Haraguchi
 Keisuke Honda
 Shinji Kagawa
 Yuya Osako
 Javier Hernández
 Hirving Lozano
 Carlos Vela
 Khalid Boutaïb
 Youssef En-Nesyri
 Victor Moses
 Felipe Baloy
 André Carrillo
 Paolo Guerrero
 Jan Bednarek
 Grzegorz Krychowiak
 Pepe
 Ricardo Quaresma
 Mário Fernandes
 Yury Gazinsky
 Aleksandr Golovin
 Salem Al-Dawsari
 Salman Al-Faraj
 Sadio Mané
 M'Baye Niang
 Moussa Wagué
 Aleksandar Kolarov
 Aleksandar Mitrović
 Kim Young-gwon
 Iago Aspas
 Isco
 Nacho
 Ludwig Augustinsson
 Emil Forsberg
 Ola Toivonen
 Josip Drmić
 Blerim Džemaili
 Xherdan Shaqiri
 Granit Xhaka
 Steven Zuber
 Dylan Bronn
 Ferjani Sassi
 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
 José Giménez

text: 1 own goal

text:
Aziz Behich (against France)
 Fernandinho (against Belgium)
 Mario Mandžukić (against France)
 Ahmed Fathy (against Russia)
 Edson Álvarez (against Sweden)
 Aziz Bouhaddouz (against Iran)
 Oghenekaro Etebo (against Croatia)
 Thiago Cionek (against Senegal)
 Denis Cheryshev (against Uruguay)
 Sergei Ignashevich (against Spain)
 Yann Sommer (against Costa Rica)
 Yassine Meriah (against Panama)

text: Source: FIFA[173]

text: Discipline

text: A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[36]

text:
Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

text: The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

text:
Player

Offence(s)

Suspension(s)

 Carlos Sánchez

 in Group H vs Japan (matchday 1; 19 June)

Group H vs Poland (matchday 2; 24 June)

 Yussuf Poulsen

 in Group C vs Peru (matchday 1; 16 June) in Group C vs Australia (matchday 2; 21 June)

Group C vs France (matchday 3; 26 June)

 Jérôme Boateng

 in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 2; 23 June)

Group F vs South Korea (matchday 3; 27 June)

 Armando Cooper

 in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June) in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June)

Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)

 Michael Amir Murillo

 in Group G vs Belgium (matchday 1; 18 June) in Group G vs England (matchday 2; 24 June)

Group G vs Tunisia (matchday 3; 28 June)

 Igor Smolnikov

 in Group A vs Uruguay (matchday 3; 25 June)

Round of 16 vs Spain (1 July)

 Sebastian Larsson

 in Group F vs Germany (matchday 2; 23 June) in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June)

Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July)

 Héctor Moreno

 in Group F vs Germany (matchday 1; 17 June) in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 3; 27 June)

Round of 16 vs Brazil (2 July)

 Stephan Lichtsteiner

 in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June) in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June)

Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)

 Fabian Schär

 in Group E vs Brazil (matchday 1; 17 June) in Group E vs Costa Rica (matchday 3; 27 June)

Round of 16 vs Sweden (3 July)

 Blaise Matuidi

 in Group C vs Peru (matchday 2; 21 June) in Round of 16 vs Argentina (30 June)

Quarter-finals vs Uruguay (6 July)

 Casemiro

 in Group E vs Switzerland (matchday 1; 17 June) in Round of 16 vs Mexico (2 July)

Quarter-finals vs Belgium (6 July)

 Mikael Lustig

 in Group F vs Mexico (matchday 3; 27 June) in Round of 16 vs Switzerland (3 July)

Quarter-finals vs England (7 July)

 Thomas Meunier

 in Group G vs Panama (matchday 1; 18 June) in Quarter-finals vs Brazil (6 July)

Semi-finals vs France (10 July)

text: Awards

text: The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Boot, Golden Ball and Golden Glove awards were all sponsored by Adidas.[1]

text:
Golden Ball

Silver Ball

Bronze Ball

 Luka Modrić

 Eden Hazard

 Antoine Griezmann

Golden Boot

Silver Boot

Bronze Boot

 Harry Kane(6 goals, 0 assists)

 Antoine Griezmann(4 goals, 2 assists)

 Romelu Lukaku(4 goals, 1 assist)

Golden Glove

 Thibaut Courtois

Best Young Player

 Kylian Mbappé

FIFA Fair Play Award

 Spain

text: Prize money

text: Prize money amounts were announced in October 2017.[174]

text:
Position

Amount (million USD)

Per team

Total

Champions

38

38

Runner-up

28

28

Third place

24

24

Fourth place

22

22

5th–8th place (quarter-finals)

16

64

9th–16th place (round of 16)

12

96

17th–32nd place (group stage)

8

128

Total

400

text: Marketing

text: Branding

text: The tournament logo was unveiled on 28 October 2014 by cosmonauts at the International Space Station and then projected onto Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre during an evening television programme. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that the logo was inspired by "Russia's rich artistic tradition and its history of bold achievement and innovation", and FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that it reflected the "heart and soul" of the country.[175] For the branding, a typeface called Dusha (from душа, Russian for soul) was created by Portuguese design agency Brandia Central in 2014.

text: Mascot

text: The official mascot for the tournament was unveiled 21 October 2016, and selected through a design competition among university students. A public vote was used to select from three finalists—a cat, a tiger, and a wolf. The winner, with 53% of approximately 1 million votes, was Zabivaka—an anthropomorphic wolf dressed in the colours of the Russian national team. Zabivaka's name is derived from the Russian word забивать, "to score", and his official backstory states that he is an aspiring football player who is "charming, confident and social".[176]

text: Ticketing

text: The first phase of ticket sales started on 14 September 2017, 12:00 Moscow Time, and lasted until 12 October 2017.[177]

text: The general visa policy of Russia did not apply to participants and spectators, who were able to visit Russia without a visa right before and during the competition regardless of their citizenship.[178] Spectators are nonetheless required to register for a "Fan-ID", a special photo identification pass. A Fan-ID is required to enter the country visa-free, while a ticket, Fan-ID and a valid passport are required to enter stadiums for matches. Fan-IDs also grant World Cup attendees free access to public transport services, including buses, and train service between host cities. Fan-ID is administered by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, who may revoke these accreditations at any time to "ensure the defence capability or security of the state or public order".[95][96][97]

text: Match ball

text: The official match ball of the 2018 World Cup group stage was "Telstar 18", based on the name and design of the first Adidas World Cup ball from 1970. It was introduced on 9 November 2017.[179]

text: Since the group stage, "Telstar Mechta" has been used for the knockout stage. The word mechta (Russian: мечта) means dream or ambition. The difference between Telstar 18 and Mechta is the red details on the design.[180]

text: Merchandise

text: On 30 April 2018, EA announced a free expansion for FIFA 18 based on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring all 32 participating teams and all 12 stadiums used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[181]

text: Official song

text: The official song of the tournament is "Live It Up", with vocals from Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi, released on 25 May. The FIFA World Cup Official Music Video was released on 8 June.[182]

text: Controversies

text: Thirty-three footballers who are alleged to be part of the steroid program are listed in the McLaren Report.[183] On 22 December 2017, it was reported that FIFA fired a doctor who had been investigating doping in Russian football.[184] On 22 May 2018 FIFA confirmed that the investigations concerning all Russian players named for the provisional squad of the FIFA World Cup in Russia had been completed, with the result that insufficient evidence was found to assert an anti-doping rule violation.[185] FIFA's medical committee also decided that Russian personnel would not be involved in performing drug testing procedures at the tournament; the action was taken to reassure teams that the samples would remain untampered.[186]

text: Host selection

text: The choice of Russia as host has been challenged. Controversial issues have included the level of racism in Russian football,[187][188][189] and discrimination against LGBT people in wider Russian society.[190][191] Russia's involvement in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has also caused calls for the tournament to be moved, particularly following the annexation of Crimea.[192][193] 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".[194]

text: Allegations of corruption in the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups caused threats from England's FA to boycott the tournament.[195] 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 findings as determined by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert. Eckert's summary cleared Russia and Qatar of any wrongdoing, but was denounced by critics as a whitewash.[196] Garcia criticised the summary as being "materially incomplete" with "erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions", and appealed to FIFA's Appeal Committee.[197][198] The committee declined to hear his appeal, so Garcia resigned in protest of FIFA's conduct, citing a "lack of leadership" and lack of confidence in the independence of Eckert.[199]

text: On 3 June 2015, the FBI confirmed that the federal authorities were investigating the bidding and awarding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.[200][201] In an interview published on 7 June 2015, Domenico Scala, the head of FIFA's Audit And Compliance Committee, stated that "should there be evidence that the awards to Qatar and Russia came only because of bought votes, then the awards could be cancelled".[202][203] Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and former British Prime Minister David Cameron attended a meeting with FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon in which a vote-trading deal for the right to host the 2018 World Cup in England was discussed.[204][205]

text: Response to Skripal poisoning

text: In response to the March 2018 poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that no British ministers or members of the royal family would attend the World Cup, and issued a warning to any travelling England fans.[206] Iceland diplomatically boycotted the World Cup.[207] Russia responded to the comments from the UK Parliament claiming that "the west are trying to deny Russia the World Cup".[208] The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced Boris Johnson's statements that compared the event to the 1936 Olympics held in Nazi Germany as "poisoned with venom of hate, unprofessionalism and boorishness" and "unacceptable and unworthy" parallel towards Russia, a "nation that lost millions of lives in fighting Nazism".[209]

text: The British Foreign Office and MPs had repeatedly warned English football fans and "people of Asian or Afro-Caribbean descent" travelling to Russia of "racist or homophobic intimidation, hooligan violence and anti-British hostility".[210][211] English football fans who have travelled have said they have received a warm welcome from ordinary citizens after arriving in Russia.[212][213]

text: Broadcasting rights

text: FIFA, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to various local broadcasters.

text: In the United States, the 2018 World Cup was the first men's World Cup whose English rights were held by Fox Sports, and Spanish rights held by Telemundo. The elimination of the US national team in qualifying led to concerns that US interest and viewership of this World Cup would be reduced (especially among "casual" viewers interested in the US team), especially noting how much Fox paid for the rights, and that US games at the 2014 World Cup peaked at 16.5 million viewers. During a launch event prior to the elimination, Fox stated that it had planned to place a secondary focus on the Mexican team in its coverage to take advantage of their popularity among US viewers (factoring Hispanic and Latino Americans). Fox stated that it was still committed to broadcasting a significant amount of coverage for the tournament.[214][215][216]

text: In February 2018, Ukrainian rightsholder UA:PBC stated that it would not broadcast the World Cup. This came in the wake of growing boycotts of the tournament among the Football Federation of Ukraine and sports minister Ihor Zhdanov.[217][218] However, the Ukrainian state TV still broadcast the World Cup, and more than 4 million Ukrainians watched the opening match.[219] Additionally, the Football Federation of Ukraine refused to accredit journalists for the World Cup and waived their quota of tickets.[220]

text: Sponsorship

text:
FIFA partners
FIFA World Cup sponsors
African supporters
Asian supporters
European supporters

Adidas[221]
Coca-Cola[222]
Gazprom[223]
Hyundai–Kia[224]
Qatar Airways[225]

Visa[226]
Wanda Group[227]

Anheuser-Busch InBev[228]
Hisense[229]
McDonald's[230]
Mengniu Dairy[231]
Vivo[232]

Egypt – Experience & Invest[233]

Diking[234]
Luci[234]
Yadea[235]

Alfa-Bank[236]
Alrosa[237]
Rostelecom[238]
Russian Railways[239]