ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ URU 02   POR 01	URU 00 + FRA 02	+ FRA 01   BEL 00	FINAL ¤ FRA 04   CRO 02
+ FRA 04   ARG 03
+ BRA 02   MEX 00	BRA 01 + BEL 02
+ BEL 03   JPN 02
ESP 01 + RUS 01 F/OT; PEN: 03–04	RUS 02 + CRO 02 F/OT; PEN: 03–04	+ CRO 02   ENG 01 F/OT
+ CRO 01   DEN 01 F/OT; PEN: 03–02
+ SWE 01   SUI 00	SWE 00 + ENG 02
COL 01 + ENG 01 F/OT; PEN: 03–04
			THIRD » BEL 02   ENG 00

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Uruguay	0	9	+5
»		Russia	0	6	+4
×		Saudi Arabia	0	3	-5
×		Egypt	0	0	-4

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Spain	0	5	+1
»		Portugal	0	5	+1
×		Iran	0	4	0
×		Morocco	0	1	-2

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		France	0	7	+2
»		Denmark	0	5	+1
×		Peru	0	3	0
×		Australia	0	1	-3

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Croatia	0	9	+6
»		Argentina	0	4	-2
×		Nigeria	0	3	-1
×		Iceland	0	1	-3

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	7	+4
»		Switzerland	0	5	+1
×		Serbia	0	3	-2
×		Costa Rica	0	1	-3

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		Sweden	0	6	+3
»		Mexico	0	6	-1
×		Korea Rep	0	3	0
×		Germany	0	3	-2

GROUP G			R	Pts	GD
»		Belgium	0	9	+7
»		England	0	6	+5
×		Tunisia	0	3	-3
×		Panama	0	0	-9

GROUP H			R	Pts	GD
»		Colombia	0	6	+3
»		Japan	0	4	0
×		Senegal	0	4	0
×		Poland	0	3	-3
Japan advance on fair play points

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Kaliningrad: Kaliningrad Stadium
• Kazan: Kazan Arena
• Moscow:
  • Luzhniki Stadium
  • Spartak Stadium
• Nizhny Novgorod: Strelka Stadium
• Rostov-on-Don: Levberdon Arena
• St Petersburg: Zenit Arena
• Samara: Samara Stadium
• Saransk: Yubileyniy Stadium
• Sochi: Fisht Olympic Stadium
• Volgograd: Central Stadium
• Yekaterinburg: Central Stadium

KEY DATES

• FRI 01 DEC 2017: Draw [Moscow]
• THU 14 JUN 2018: Opening match [Moscow – Luzhniki]
• THU 28 JUN 2018: End of group phase
• SAT 30 JUN-TUE 03 JUL 2018: Round of sixteen
• FRI 06-SAT 07 JUL 2018: Quarterfinals
• TUE 10-WED 11 JUL 2018: Semifinals
• SAT 14 JUL 2018: Third place match [St Petersburg]
• SUN 15 JUL 2018: Final match [Moscow – Luzhniki]

FORMAT

• 32 teams
  • Up to 23 players per team roster, including three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced up to 24 hours before team’s first match in case of injury or illness
  • Up to three substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Eight groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
    • Each team given fourth substitution
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout