The championship of the French national team plunged the whole country into joyful madness. More than a hundred thousand people gathered at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Lisa was dressed in a tricolor t-shirt in the main museum of the world, the Louvre, right on the Luzhniki lawn, he danced a dab with the World Cup ...
The happy frenzy of the French is not a celebration of accidental success. The team of Didier Deschamps has been going for this title for several years.
Two years ago, the "tricolors" were close to a home victory at the European Championship, but sensationally lost in the final of Portugal (0: 1). The players themselves hinted before the final of this world championship that then they believed in success in advance.
This time the French did not repeat that mistake, and the heroic and unyielding Croatia was crushed without any special options - 4: 2.
Initially, France was not the main favorite of the tournament. Brazil, perhaps, was considered such. Germany was no less seriously quoted, and the French were somewhere close to these teams in the company of the Spaniards and, possibly, the Belgians.
But at the same time it should be noted that at the end of the main tournament of the four-year period there is a clear feeling of completeness of something important and even, probably, correct.
France-2018 has matured to the championship title, as did Spain-2010, and then Germany-2014.
This is a story about the brightest generation of football players from one country, which systematically moved towards world domination and eventually achieved its goal.
Against this background, Spain and Germany like this summer look like teams whose best times are in the past, Belgium is not yet ripe (and, perhaps, this generation has already missed its chance), and Brazil ...
Brazil is always Brazil. Tite had an excellent team at his disposal, which he supervised well, but against the brilliantly built tactics of the Belgian mentor in the first half, she was powerless.
It would be very interesting to look at the confrontation between the Brazilians and the French in the semifinals, but the fact is that the Tricolors were tactically the strongest team in the tournament, so it would have been difficult for the Pentacampeons to stop the Gallic roosters on their way to their second star.
Modric is the best
Despite the victory of the French national team in the final of the World Cup, the title of the best player in the tournament went to the player of its rival.
The Croatian and Madrid midfielder has been great throughout the tournament. Probably, it would be wrong to say that he single-handedly pulled the team in which they play, Dejan Lovren, Ante Rebic, Domagoy Vida and into the decisive match.
But absolutely without Modric, the Croatian national team would not have had any final.
Luca is the ideal footballer for any coach, as, in addition to all his technical characteristics and discipline, he has a unique reading of the game and the ability to adapt to any manner of action of the opponent.
It was Modric's reaction to what was happening on the field that helped the Croats in all playoff games on the way to the finals to rebuild and tilt the game, and then the scales to their side.
But the title of the best young player of the world championship went to 19-year-old French striker Kilian Mbappa, who distinguished himself at the world championship four times, including the final.
Thibaut Courtois will take the goalkeeper "golden glove" to Belgium, and the prize of the best scorer of the world forum went to the one who distinguished himself at the tournament six times.
It's funny, but in theory, Mbappe, Courtois, and Kane can become Modric's teammates this summer.
All three are named as transfer targets from the shortlisted of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who is starting the restructuring of a team that has won four Champions League titles in the past five years.
Achievement Championship
The 2018 World Cup has become a tournament in which many achievements have been established and many interesting events have happened.
For example, the German national team became the next European world champion, which, defending the title won four years ago, could not get out of the group.
It all started in 2002 with France, in 2010 continued with Italy, and four years later Spain supported the sad tradition for champions.
Over the past five world forums, only Brazil, which won the tournament in Japan and South Korea in 2002, did not disappoint its fans in the group stage four years later, although it did not eventually reach the medals.
74 of the 163 goals scored at the 2018 FIFA World Cup were carried out from the set, which was 43%!
This is the highest percentage of "standard" goals since the 1966 World Cup, when they began to count.
The six goals scored in the 2018 finals are the same as the four previous World Cup decisive games.
A lot of individual achievements were established at this world championship. So, the coach of the French national team Didier Deschamps became the third in history after the German and Brazilian Mario Zagallo, who managed to win the tournament both as a player and as a head coach.
True, in the 1/8 finals, the South Americans' tournament path was interrupted by the French team. Argentina could not hold back Mbappe, and two assists from her captain did not help to win (3: 4).
It is not known if Ronaldo and Messi will go to Qatar in four years, so they may have missed the last chance to meet each other at the World Cup - in case of their victories in the 1/8 finals, Portugal and Argentina faced each other in the quarterfinals.
Technology time
Of course, the 2018 World Cup will go down in history as the first where video technology was used in the work of referees. The video assistance system for judges VAR has become an integral part of the Russian World Cup.
Many important decisions were made with the help of VAR in this tournament. This is how penalties were awarded, goals were counted and goals were canceled ... Twice the referees canceled their decision on the penalty kick after watching the video.
Moreover, Senegal lost the right to strike from a point against Colombia (0: 1) in the key game of the third round with an undisclosed score in an extremely controversial situation, but the simulation of the Brazilian Neymar against Costa Rica was beyond doubt.
Once the referee watched a video, deciding how to punish Cristiano Ronaldo for a hypothetical elbow blow to an opponent in a match with Iran. As a result, the "Solomon" decision on a yellow card was made, although on replays it seemed that there was no foul at all, while the Iranians were indignant, demanding removal.
Well, in the end, a penalty was awarded with the help of the new system in the final. The goal from a point in execution was not formally victorious, but it was after it that the French did not lose their advantage.
Best Championship Ever
And yet, the main result of the World Championship was not even sports results, but the atmosphere that prevailed this month in Russia.
Before the World Cup, many feared that our country would not be able to host a tournament of such a high quality. The press, especially the British, frightened readers with the problems in the country and the aggression of the population, but in fact all these statements turned out to be unfounded.
Russia organized everything at the highest level, and the tonality of the publications changed dramatically during the championship.
Before the final, the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), in his speech of thanks, called this world championship the best in history, and it seems that the official was not cunning or flattering.
In the last month, our country has become the center of the world, where cultures of various nations have intertwined, and everyone was completely delighted with what was happening.
The image of a closed and unfriendly country, isolated from the whole world and hostile towards it, has actually been destroyed.
National team heroes
And, of course, one cannot fail to mention the Russian national team, in which no one believed before the tournament, especially within the country, but which played just great, leaving an unusually good impression of itself.
Stanislav Cherchesov and his team gave the fans extremely warm emotions, having managed to confidently leave the group with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay, beating the first two.
Then, in the playoffs, Russia created almost the main sensation of the entire world forum, knocking Spain out of the fight in a penalty shootout.
The quarterfinals with Croatia turned out to be dramatic. In it, the team led in regular time, then lost in extra time and were able to recoup. But the second time in a row to pass the penalty shootout successfully failed.
Well, in Russian history, the national team has never even reached the playoffs of the world championships, let alone the quarterfinals.
Even the USSR performed better only once, when in 1966 it was fourth at the World Championship.
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Immediately after the final whistle in the France - Croatia match, it became a little sad. The month-long football fiesta is over, with harsh everyday life ahead. It's time to take stock.
>The first FIFA World Cup in Russia was frankly a success.
How much negative was there before the start of the tournament, but is it worth remembering now? Over the past month, foreigners say that our country is far from stereotypical ideas that cold and wild people live here. In turn, the Russians were also able to feel what it is like to live in a diverse and open world. 
MYTHS AND REALITY
Russia is different, which of the stories of foreign guests. Of course, it was a pleasant surprise for everyone that we are a very hospitable nation, which is ready to surround the guest with care and comfort, regardless of any twists and turns in relations between our countries. After all, sports are out of politics. 
They also realized abroad that Russia today is quite an ordinary developing country, and not some kind of evil that strives to destroy everyone with nuclear weapons. This is not the Soviet Union with and, in what is everyone, even the Americans, where such an idea of our country is perhaps the most tenacious. Although, of course, not everything is perfect - sometimes the service or the lack of knowledge of the English language by the majority of the population can fail. 
By the way, about the British. This is the one who experienced a real revolution in consciousness from a trip to Russia. The British media were in the forefront of critics of the 2018 World Cup hostess, for which they got a lot from their compatriots, who risked visiting us. Even though an unusually small assault force landed on them, and no harmonious English singing could be heard on the streets of Russian cities, it was they who made the greatest contribution to the "rehabilitation" of the country's image. Many began to share enthusiastic impressions of the football holiday, and some especially outraged upon returning to their homeland criticized British journalists.
The final score for the hostess was given by the head of FIFA, Gianni Infantino. On the eve of the final, he did not skimp on compliments to the organizers and called this World Championship the best in the history of draws. 
DOUBLE TRIUMPH
Agree that the expectation of the tournament was exciting not only because this is our first home world championship, but also because we were afraid of the deafening failure of the Russian team. The results of the friendly matches not only made them doubt the exit from the rather easy group, they drove the fans into despair. However, in the end, everything ended with a difficult happy ending, but a real triumph. It's no joke, one of the main outsiders of the competition stopped one step away from the semifinals! Only two penalties in the post-match penalty shootout with Croatia separated us from a repetition of the unbridled fun of 2008 at the European Championships. 
The transformation of Russia at the World Cup was a surprise for everyone and caused not only streams of praise, but also suspicions of doping. Among the "accusers" are especially the British and the Germans. By the way, in Germany, the most original theory, they say, our players defeated Spain in the playoffs thanks to the inhalation of ammonia, which added to their endurance.
A favorite topic of doping is the German journalist Heiko Zeppelt, who made documentaries about the "doping system" in Russia before the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. If not for him, they probably would not have said a word about prohibited substances at the World Cup.
It should be admitted that there were still a few excesses at the World Cup, but they had nothing to do with the organization of the tournament. 
FOREIGNERS AND SEX
Before the beginning of the month of big football, the female part of the population of Russia was strongly recommended to refrain from intimate relations with foreign guests. But the Russians, according to our observant and jealous men, did not listen. Domestic media even raised the hype on this topic, acting as moralizers. The women noticed the wounded male pride of the Russians and, explaining the superiority of John, Pablo and Antoine over Ivans, Pavels and Antonov. There are even prostitutes to them, who set the example of foreign clients. 
But the male part managed to light up only from the negative side (if I may say so). Instead of striking "victories" of Russians in sexual harassment.
FAN SHOWS
About 2 million people came to the 2018 World Cup to cheer for their teams or just for beautiful football. Not all of them turned out to be well-mannered people. The loudest about themselves, of course, are the English fans who sang Nazi songs in the hero city of Volgograd. Later, all of them got for their "concert" from their own judicial system, and our side the British sincere apologies. Let's face it, the three fools can't level those flattering English words we've heard throughout the tournament. 
POLICY CANNOT LEAVE
With the filing of the Croatian national team defender Domagoj Vida. After playing in the quarterfinals with Russia, he dedicated the victory to his Ukrainian friends, saying "Glory to Ukraine!" He later apologized for his words, but it was too late. In general, despite the furious hysteria around the host of the World Cup before its start, politics was not remembered. 
A FEW NUMBERS
At the World Cup in Russia, 64 matches were played, 169 goals were scored - an average of 2.64 goals per game.
The tournament recorded only one (!) Zero draw - in the match between France and Denmark at the group stage. 
The top scorer of the championship was the English forward Harry Kane. On account of his six goals scored (three of them - from the penalty spot). The second line was shared by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Denis Cheryshev (Russia), Antoine Griezmann and Kilian Mbappe (both from France) with four goals scored.
The most conceded team of Panama (11 goals), England and Croatia (8), Russia and Japan (7).
The final match between France and Croatia was incredibly productive - six goals were scored in 90 minutes of the game. This is the same as in the previous four finals combined. 
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IOC head: after the 2018 World Cup, the opinion of many people about Russia has changed
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), believes that Russia can be proud of the way it hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
“The FIFA World Cup was very successful. The world saw how hospitable Russia is and how welcoming people live in it. The response in all countries is extremely positive. The opinion of many people about Russia has changed, ”the press service of the Russian Olympic Committee quotes Bach.
In his opinion, sport has once again shown that it contributes to unification and mutual understanding between peoples.
Earlier, the president of the Croatian Football Union, Davor Shuker, thanked the Russians for the reception at the 2018 World Cup.
The end of the story. Lovchev and Stognienko - about the world championship, which will be remembered
RG columnist, the best footballer of the USSR in 1972, ambassador of the 2018 World Cup Yevgeny Lovchev and VGTRK commentator Vladimir Stognienko on the last air of the Football at Heights project.
Today we are completing our project. Every day we talked about the main events at the World Championship, invited different guests. It has been an unforgettable month. And now we want to remember how it was together with Vladimir Stognienko, who commented on the match on Russia 1 live.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that during the World Cup in the country not a single serious incident was allowed.
“You are undoubtedly professionals, everyone is here, and, of course, you are well aware of the great risks always associated with holding major international events. And it is very important that during all this time we have not had a single serious incident, ”Putin’s words are quoted on the Kremlin’s website.
He thanked all the employees of the Center for International Cooperation of the Interdepartmental Operational Headquarters for the Security of the World Cup, as well as representatives of the FSB and other relevant departments for their clear and well-coordinated work.
Deschamps will continue working with the French national team after winning the 2018 World Cup
After defeating Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final, France's head coach Didier Deschamps said he would continue to work with the team.
“I will not act like Jacquet, who left the national team after the 1998 World Cup. I will stay with the team as planned under the terms of the contract. Now I will disappear for a few weeks, but soon we will see you again ”, - quotes Deschamps foot01.com.
We will remind, earlier the media reported that Deschamps will leave his post at the end of the 2018 World Cup. It was assumed that the replacement of the specialist will be the former coach of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane.
The French national team won the world title for the second time in its history. Prior to that, the French won the world championship in 1998.
France beat Croatia to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup
The French national team beat the Croatian national team in the final match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The meeting ended with a score of 4: 2.
The French won thanks to an own goal by Mario Mandjukic (18th minute), a penalty from Antoine Griezmann (38th) and a goal from Paul Pogba (59th) and Kilian Mbappé (65th).
The Croats scored Ivan Perisic (28th) and Mario Mandzukic (69th).
Thus, the French national team became the 2018 world champion.
France striker Antoine Griezmann was named the best player in the match against the Croatian national team in the 2018 World Cup final in Russia.
Griezmann scored with a successful penalty kick and also featured in two goals for France.
The head coach of the French national football team, Didier Deschamps, became the third in history who managed to win the world championship as a player and coach of the team.
In 1998, Deschamps became world champion with the French national team, and in 2018 he won the world championship as the head coach of the same team.
He repeated the achievement of Brazilian Mario Zagallo and German Franz Beckenbauer.
France won the 2018 World Cup after beating Croatia in the final 4-2.
World Cup delivered to Luzhniki stadium
The World Cup Cup has been delivered to the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, where the final match of the tournament between the national teams of France and Croatia will take place.
The final will be held today, July 15, and will begin at 18:00 Moscow time. Before the start of the match, the trophy will be brought onto the field by the Russian top model Natalya Vodianova and the 2014 world champion in the German national team Philip Lahm.
The video can be viewed on Twitter for the World Cup.
France will play in the World Cup final for the third time. In 1998, the tricolors won the decisive match of the world championship against Brazil (3: 0), and in 2006 they lost to Italy (1: 1, 3: 5 - on penalties). Croatia reached the World Cup final for the first time.
Russian coach and State Duma deputy Valery Gazzayev shared his expectations for the 2018 World Cup final match between the national teams of France and Croatia.
“Of course, each of the meeting participants realizes that such a chance can come once in a lifetime, and will strive to show the best football in his career. Therefore, both teams will be extremely motivated. We will see all the beauty and real drama that can only be possible in the World Cup finals, ”Gazzaev said in a conversation with RT.
He also named his contenders for the title of the best player of the 2018 World Cup.
“Most likely, one of the finalists will get the title. I would name Luka Modric and Antoine Griezmann, who is definitely the leader of his team. Nevertheless, much will depend on the result and the quality of the game, ”added the specialist.
The starting lineups of France and Croatia for the 2018 World Cup final have become known
Bornees of France and Croatia have announced the starting lineups for the final match of the 2018 World Cup, TASS reports.
From the first minutes, the teams will have the following players:
France: Hugo Lloris, Benjamin Pavar, Raphael Varane, Samuel Yumtiti, Lucas Hernandez, Ngolo Kante, Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi, Kilian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann.
Croatia: Daniel Subasic, Shime Vrsalko, Domagoy Vida, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Strinich, Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric, Ante Rebic, Ivan Perisic, Mario Mandzukic.
The game will start at 18:00 Moscow time.
Ferdinand: I really liked Dziuba, he could have become a star in England
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand shared his opinion on the performance of the Russian national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
“Of course, I am shocked by the performance of the Russian national team, because no one expected this. We have not seen the Russian team in official meetings for a long time, so the shown result is really impressive. All the games before the tournament are irrelevant, the significant matches start here at the World Cup, and in them Russia was excellent.
I really liked Dziuba. If I was coaching any team, I would definitely take a closer look at this striker. It is very difficult to play against him, Artyom is physically strong, and in games for the national team he was always aimed at the goal, was very aggressive. It seems to me that if he got into a suitable team from England, he could become a star there. Call me, I will help him get settled. Dziuba is a good choice for many teams in England.
Cheryshev and Fernandez also showed themselves great. You have great players. These guys are doing their best on the pitch, and I really like it, ”Ferdinand said on the Russia 24 TV channel.
Former goalkeeper of Manchester United and the Netherlands national football team Edwin van der Sar gave advice to the goalkeeper of CSKA and the Russian national team Igor Akinfeev.
“Akinfeev had to leave Russia much earlier. Although I moved from Fulham to Manchester United only at the age of 34 ”, - quotes van der Sarah as quoted by Lenta.ru.
According to the Dutchman, the transition to a European club could become a new challenge for Akinfeev and an opportunity to play against cool football players.
“I advise him to leave CSKA and try to gain a foothold in Europe,” added van der Sar.
Earlier it was reported that the goalkeeper of the Belgian national team Simon Mignolet appreciated the performance of Russia at the 2018 World Cup.
Putin promised to think over visa regime for fans after the 2018 World Cup
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to simplify the visa regime for fans who want to return to Russia, Interfax reports.
During the gala concert of world opera stars at the Bolshoi Theater, he noted that Russia had thoroughly prepared for the World Cup, which allowed foreigners to see everything with their own eyes and destroy myths and prejudices.
“We know that foreign guests and fans would like to come back to us again, bring their families, their friends, and we will definitely think over the most comfortable visa regime for fans who love Russia, provide them with the opportunity to continue their acquaintance with our country,” he added.
The Russian national team lost to Croatia on penalties in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup
The Russian national team was defeated by the Croatian national team in the quarterfinal match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The main and extra time ended with a score of 2: 2.
As part of the Russian national team, Denis Cheryshev scored (31st minute) and Mario Fernandez (115th minute).
Andriy Kramaric (39th minute) and Domagoj Vida (101st minute) scored for Croatia.
In the series, after match penalties, the Croatian team won 4: 3.
In the semifinals of the World Cup, the Croatian national team will face the England national team. The match will take place on July 11 in Moscow at the Luzhniki stadium.
Russia beat Spain in a penalty shootout and reached the quarter finals of the 2018 World Cup
The Russian national team beat the Spanish national team in a series of penalty shootouts in the 1/8 finals of the 2018 World Cup.
The main and extra time of the match, which took place at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, ended with a score of 1: 1.
On the 12th minute, Sergei Ignashevich scored the ball into his own net. In the 41st minute, Artyom Dziuba equalized the score, having successfully converted a penalty kick.
The Russian footballers won the penalty shootout with a score of 4: 3.
In the quarter-finals, Russia will meet with the winner of the Croatia - Denmark pair.
The Russian national team lost to Uruguay in the 2018 World Cup match
The Russian national team lost to Uruguay in the final round match of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup with a score of 0: 3, Sovetsky Sport reports.
In the tenth minute of the game, striker of the Catalan “Barcelona” Luis Suarez sent the ball into the goal of Igor Akinfeev from a free-kick. After 13 minutes, the ball flew treacherously into the goal from the foot of the Spanish Villarreal midfielder Denis Cheryshev. And already in the 90th minute, the striker of the French "PSG" Edinson Cavani made the score crushing. At the 36th minute of the match, the Zenit St. Petersburg defender was sent off.
Russian national team beat Egypt in the 2018 World Cup match
The Russian national team players won a landslide victory in their second match at the home world championship. Stanislav Cherchesov's team beat the Egyptian national team with a score of 3: 1, practically guaranteeing their participation in the playoffs of the tournament. The meeting was held with a full house at the 64-thousandth stadium "St. Petersburg"
The only goal in the Egyptians' squad was scored by the striker of English Liverpool Mohamed Salah, confidently converting the penalty kick.
Earlier, Salah reduced the gap in the score of the Russia - Egypt match.
World Championship - 2018. Group A. 2nd round
Russia - Egypt - 3: 1
Goals: 1: 0 - Fathi (own goal), 47; 2: 0 - Cheryshev, 59; 3: 0 - Dziuba, 62; 3: 1 - Salah (penalty), 73.
The Russian national team defeated Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup
The footballers of the Russian national team won with a score of 5: 0 over the Saudi Arabia team in the opening match of the World Cup. “After the final whistle, the head of the country called me, congratulated me and asked me to thank the guys for a good match,” said the head coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov.
For more details see our report:
Group stage table: World Cup 2018
Group stage standingsResults and reviews of the past matches of the World Cup 2018.
Broadcasts of the World Cup on football 2018: where to watch matches.
2018 FIFA World Cup schedule: group stage
On June 14, 2018, the 2018 FIFA World Cup will start in 11 Russian cities. As part of the tournament, the Russian national team led by Stanislav Cherchesov will play three group fights - with Saudi Arabia - on the opening day of the World Cup, as well as with Egypt and Uruguay in 2 and 3rd round respectively.
2018 FIFA World Cup match schedule
Schedule for the semi-finals and finals.
1/8 finals.
Kazan, 17.00. 1C - 2D.
Sochi, 21.00. 1A - 2B.
Moscow, 17.00. 1B - 2A.
Nizhny Novgorod, 21.00. 1D - 2C.
Rostov-on-Don, 17.00. 1E - 2F.
Samara, 21.00. 1G - 2H.
Moscow, 17.00. 1F - 2E.
St. Petersburg, 21.00. 1H - 2G.
1/4 finals
Kazan, 17.00.
Nizhny Novgorod, 21.00.
Samara, 17.00.
Sochi, 21.00.
1/2 finals
St. Petersburg, 21.00.
Moscow, 21.00.
Match for 3rd place.
St. Petersburg, 17.00.
The final.
Moscow. Luzhniki Stadium, 18.00.
Below is the schedule of all matches of the group stage.
Group A
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Group B
1st round
3rd round
Group C
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Group D
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Group E
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Group F
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Group G
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Group H
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Where to watch the matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
First channel
The country's main channel will host 27 live broadcasts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, including the fights of the Russian national team with Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, as well as two quarterfinals out of four, one semi-final and a match for third place. The opening ceremony of the World Cup will also be shown on the First Channel.
Broadcast World Cup 2018: Russia 1
Russia 1 will host 7 live broadcasts, including the World Cup final and the group stage game of the Russian national team against Egypt, as well as two quarterfinals and one semi-final.
World Cup 2018 broadcast: Match!
Match TV will broadcast all 64 matches - 30 games will be shown live, and the rest will be recorded. All broadcasting of the channel during this period will be devoted to the main football event of this year.
This summer, Russia for the first time hosts the largest international and major football competitions on the planet. The 2018 World Cup Games will be held in eleven cities of the Russian Federation: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Sochi, Samara, Saransk, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Kaliningrad and Nizhny Novgorod. The opening match of the World Cup will take place in our capital at the Luzhniki stadium on June 14. The final of the tournament will be held there in Moscow at Luzhniki on 15 July.
The Russian national team will start in group "A", where teams from four different continents ( Group A: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia).
According to sports experts, the Saudi Arabian national team is the weakest in our group, but at the same time it is far from a newcomer to the world championships, in which it participated four times, and the last time it happened in 2006 in Germany, where it took the last place in the group. But it should be noted that this time the Arabians passed the qualification quite confidently.
The Uruguayan team, on the other hand, is the undisputed favorite of Group A. With their permanent coach Oscar Tabares for 12 years, with whom the team reached the semifinals of the main international football competition and won the America's Cup, players Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, Christian Stuani, young and promising Maximiliano Gomez and the very experienced goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
For the Egyptian national team, one of the main stars of this season in the world, Liverpool midfielder, Mohamed Salah, whose statistics show that a football player scores on average more than one goal per match in 2018! But the same harsh statistics, which, as you know, cannot be argued with, informs us that in the last five matches of the Egyptians, only one ball flew into the opponents' goal not from the feet of the Liverpool star. But on May 26, in the final match of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League, Salah suffered a sprained shoulder joint after a single fight with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos. As a result, it is not clear now whether he will be able to play at the upcoming World Cup in Russia. In addition to Salah, the Egyptians have strong players: midfielder Mohamed Elneni - player of the month at Arsenal, Ramadan Sobhi from Stoke City FC, center-back Ahmed Higazi and forward Ahmed Hasan, who occasionally scores for Portuguese Braga. We add that the mentor of the pharaonic team, Hector Cooper, has tremendous experience and is able to work for the result at the right time.
Now about our long-suffering team. There has never been such a weak and helpless team. Judge for yourself: our team came up to the first in the history of Russia at home World Cup in a terrible shape, seven matches in a row without wins (3 draws and 4 losses), strongly criticized by fans and many specialists by head coach Stanislav Cherchesov, who did not find a common language with their players and a very controversial and relatively weak lineup ... But whatever the lineup, goals and objectives are outlined and the first priority of them is to interrupt the unpleasant tradition of leaving the tournament after the group stage (as was the case in 1994, 2002 and 2014) and for the first time in its recent history to reach the World Cup playoffs. There are always chances, but this time they are even quite real, and first of all, the players need to believe in themselves and success will surely come!
The composition of the Russian national team for the 2018 World Cup:
- Forwards: Artyom Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Alexey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar).
- Defenders: Vladimir Granat (Rubin Kazan), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Fedor Kudryashov (Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Andrey Semyonov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit Petersburg), Mario Fernandez (CSKA Moscow).
- Midfielders: Yuri Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Alexander Golovin (CSKA Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Erokhin (Zenit St. Petersburg), Yuri Zhirkov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow), Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St. Petersburg), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Alexander Samedov (Spartak Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal Spain).
- Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge Belgium), Andrey Lunev (Zenit St. Petersburg).
A little about the main favorites of the World Cup. Firstly, this is the best national team of recent years, Germany, with their ideal training system and permanent coach who “proved everything to everyone long ago” and can once again “do everyone”. The French, like the Bundestim, have absolutely everything to take the main trophy to their home, plus they have a huge motivation to take revenge for the failed Euro 2016 at home and show their maximum, and now is the best time to loudly declare yourself and go down in football history. Spain is obviously one of the strongest national teams in these competitions, although the last four years have turned out to be quite difficult for the Spaniards, but from this they will not cease to be the best national team of the XXI century and, accordingly, may well reach the championship in the eighteenth year. Equally important contenders are the Portuguese winners of Euro 2016, with their main star Cristiano Ronaldo. Also, do not give up on the Argentine team with their captain, the top scorer in the history of Barcelona and the national team - Lionel Messi, who is considered one of the best footballers of our time and one of the best players of all time! Sometimes it seems that he alone can drag the team to the World Cup final and take the main trophy. Brazil is a clear contender for a high place in the world cup, in his "army" there are such big names as the living legend Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, defender Thiago Silva, Casemiro Carlos Enrique, who is firing in the Real Madrid, technical and fast playmaker Philippe Coutinho, hunting on which the leading clubs of the planet lead, forward Gabriel Jesus. Belgium, which lacks a professional coach, may well “shoot” with their top-notch players, so we are keeping an eye on these guys too!
Now remember the cup schedule, in the very near future we will have the most interesting matches of the Russian national team:
- The first match with Saudi Arabia will take place on June 14 at 18:00 Moscow time, respectively, and the live broadcast will be at this time, on which channel, watch our TV program!
- In five days, on June 19, our team will play its second match in the tournament and it will be a meeting with a more serious and very strong rival, Egypt. The live broadcast starts at 21:00 Moscow time.
- On June 25, according to experts of Russian footballers, the most difficult test in the group awaits, this is a match with the Uruguayan team. The live broadcast starts at 17:00 Moscow time, don't miss it!
Well, and then 1/8, quarterfinals, semi-finals, the match for third place and, of course, the bright final of the 2018 World Cup! In this special section, "The 2018 FIFA World Cup", there will certainly be all the information on live broadcasts and broadcasts, what time the game starts, where and on which channel to watch the match, with what score the meeting ended, how certain participants of the cup played, etc. .d., so save this page to your bookmarks and "Favorites" and you will not miss anything! In addition, in the sections "Football News" and "Football Statistics" you can find all the news, analytics, expert opinions, sports reviews and the results of sports meetings of both the main sports events of the year and all other events of this season. It also contains the freshest and most important news of the tournament, videos, photos, news and comments from the players themselves from Instagram and Twitter and, of course, heated discussions of games from the fans, let alone the chat, there is always lively pleasant communication! Visit us more often, do not hesitate, make yourself at home! We discuss the results of the FIFA World Cup Russia, read sports news, summarize the results, place bets on teams that will reach the semifinals and finals, comment on matches, analyze games, and be sure to root for ours! Go Russia!
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