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FIFA World Cup 2018

Russia is the hosting country for the football world cup this year and has naturally qualified for FIFA World Cup 2018. Russia won the bid to hold the world cup on 2nd December 2010. The Fifa World cup has started from 14th Jun 2108 and will continue till 15 July 2018. It’s  the big event and a treat for every football lover.  FIFA 2018 will be played with a total of 64 matches played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. 32 countries have qualified to play for the FIFA world cup 2018.

The facts mentioned in the blog will be very useful for all those preparing for competitive exams. Questions can be directly asked about this topic of Football. 

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The FIFA World Cup is held once every four years. In the last four times, the FIFA World Cup was held during the following years – 2002,  2006, 2010, and 2014. The FIFA world cup is one thing that brings the world closer and cuts across borders and boundaries. Football is a bridge of friendship that people together.Football is one game that is played by the worlds poorest countries and it is no exception for the worlds most developed countries either. Huge sums of money go into betting during the Football World Cup – Who will win this match?, Who will be the highest Goalscorer? Which country will win the world cup?. Betting is just huge in Football and now most of it has gone online.

FIFA also releases an official World Cup Song every four years – The last three Official World Cup songs have been sung by Shakira. In 2006, “Hips Don’t Lie” was the official World Cup Song. Again in 2010, the world Cheered to Shakira’s tunes with “Waka Waka”. In 2014, she enthralled the audiences with “La la la”. However, in 2018 the Official World Cup song is “Live it up”, sung by Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith.

The 90-minute game brings in so much adrenaline rush to not just the players but the billions of football lovers who watch the game on their television screens.

FIFA 2018 World Cup Scoreboard:

Best Striker / Goal Scorer:

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Some special facts to know about FIFA World Cup 2018 being held in Russia:

1. The inaugural match of the FIFA 2018 will be held between Russia and Saudi Arabia on 14th June 2018.
2. This year there will be the use of VAR or Video Assistant Referees for the first time in FIFA World Cup. There will be a total of 36 referees and 63 assistant referees selected to oversee matches.
3. The FIFA Games would be held in the following cities: Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, and Yekaterinburg

FIFA World Cup 2018 Groups

The competing national teams are divided into 8 groups. There are 4 teams in each group.

History of FIFA World Cup Winners:

The FIFA World Cup Winners so far: let’s look back at the winners of the FIFA World cup from 1930 to 2014 –

Let’s look at some Quick Facts about FIFA over the years :

1. The FIFA world cup was first held in 1930 in Uruguay
2. FIFA is the abbreviation for International Federation for Association football
3. Each Team has a total of 11 players playing on the field during a Football match, there is no limit to the number of players a team can own or have on the roster.
4. A football match is played for 90 minutes with a half time of 45 minutes
5. The Official Mascot of the Football World Cup 2014 was an Animal known as Armadillo
6. Brazil is the only country in the world to win 5 Number of World Cup Titles, the maximum for any country ever
7. Brazil is the only country to have played in all the tournaments and is the most illustrious team of all time
8. Uruguay won the First Football World Cup
9. Paul, the Octopus predicted the outcome of several matches in FIFA World Cup 2010.
10. The Football World Cup 2018 will be played in Russia
11. Erstwhile player Ronaldo belongs to Brazil, while Christiano Ronaldo belongs to Portugal
12. The Famous “Hand of God Goal” Belongs to Diego Maradona
13. Mario Gotze won the Man of the Match Award in the finals of World Cup 2014
14. Manual Neuer was awarded the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper at the World Cup 2014
15. The FIFA 2010 World cup was hosted by South Africa
16. India ranks 97 on the FIFA and plays in Group D as a qualifier
17. The USA will not play in the FIFA World Cup 2018 as they did not qualify

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