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2018 FIFA World Cup

21st FIFA World Cup, held in Russia
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Summary

2018 FIFA World Cup is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 0.062% of sports season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,944 views/month, #23 of 36,855).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: France men's national association football team[3]
  • Country: Russia[4]
  • League or competition: FIFA World Cup[5]
  • Follows: 2014 FIFA World Cup[6]
  • Followed by: 2022 FIFA World Cup[7]
  • Location: Luzhniki Stadium[8], Lukoil Arena[9], Gazprom Arena[10], Rostec Arena[11], Ak Bars Arena[12], Nizhny Novgorod Stadium[13], Samara Arena[14], Volgograd Arena[15], Mordovia Arena[16], Rostov Arena[17], Fisht Olympic Stadium[18], Central Stadium Yekaterinburg[19]
  • Commons category: 2018 FIFA World Cup[20]
  • Edition number: 21[21]
  • Has part(s): 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A[22], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B[23], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C[24], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D[25], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E[26], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F[27], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G[28], 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H[29], 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage[30], 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony[31]
  • Start time: June 14, 2018[32]
  • End time: July 15, 2018[33]
  • Point in time: 2018[34]
  • Sport: association football[35]
  • Organizer: FIFA[36]
  • Mascot: Zabivaka[37]
  • Official website: https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/russia2018/[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:2018 FIFA World Cup[39]
  • Attendance: 3,031,768[40]
  • Number of participants: 32[41]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 64[42]
  • Number of points/goals/set scored: 169[43]
  • Topic has template: Template:2018 FIFA World Cup[44]
  • Participating team: Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[45], Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup‎[46], Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[47], Uruguay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup‎[48], Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[49], Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup‎[50], Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup‎[51], Spain at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[52], Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[53], Denmark at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[54], France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup‎[55], Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[56], Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[57], Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[58]

Why It Matters

2018 FIFA World Cup has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did 2018 FIFA World Cup receive?

Honors received include France men's national association football team[3].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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