The Phuket News FIFA-2018 01 June 2018

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FIFA 2 18 Note: Match times are for the Thai time zone

LAST 16

(49) 30 JUNE 9PM KAZAN ARENA WINNER GROUP C

2 GROUP D ND

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LAST 16

QUARTER FINALS

(57) 6 JULY 9PM NIZHNY NOVGOROD STADIUM WINNER 49

(50) 1 JULY 1AM FISHT STADIUM WINNER GROUP A

2 GROUP B ND

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WINNER 57

2 GROUP F ND

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T

WINNER 51

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2 GROUP H

WINNER 53

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RUSSIA

he 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July, 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December, 2010. This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany, and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe. All of the stadium venues are in European Russia, to keep travel time manageable. The final tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. Of the 32 teams, 20 will be making back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, including defending champions Germany, while Iceland and Panama will both be making their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The winners of the World Cup will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.

(52) 2 JULY 1AM NIZHNY NOVGOROD STADIUM WINNER GROUP D

(62) 12 JULY 1AM LUZHNIKI STADIUM

WINNER 58

WINNER 54

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WINNER 59

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WINNER 60

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WINNER 55

WINNER 62

WINNER GROUP F

FINAL

15 JULY 10PM LUZHNIKI STADIUM

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2ND GROUP C

(55) 3 JULY 9PM SAINT PETERSBURG STADIUM

(59) 7 JULY 9PM SAMARA ARENA WINNER 61

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2ND GROUP A

WINNER 52

SEMI FINALS

(58) 7 JULY 1AM KAZAN ARENA

ND

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WINNER 50

(61) 11 JULY 1AM SAINT PETERSBURG STADIUM

(54) 3 JULY 1AM ROSTOV ARENA WINNER GROUP G

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WINNER GROUP B

(60) 8 JULY 1AM FISHT STADIUM

SEMI FINALS

(53) 2 JULY 9PM SAMARA ARENA WINNER GROUP E

QUARTER FINALS

(51) 1 JULY 9PM LUZHNIKI STADIUM

WINNER 56

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2ND GROUP E

(56) 4 JULY 1AM SPARTAK STADIUM WINNER GROUP H

THIRD PLACE

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2ND GROUP G

14 JULY 9PM SAINT PETERSBURG STADIUM 2ND 61

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2ND 62

FINAL

LUZHNIKI STADIUM

MOSCOW

Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world’s largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide.

Luzhniki Stadium (Russian: стадион «Лужники») is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and one of the largest stadiums in Europe. The stadium is part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow City. The name Luzhniki derives from the flood meadows in the bend of the Moskva River where the stadium was built, translating roughly as “The Meadows”.


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