[44] The winners of the final advanced to inter-confederation play-offs. [45][46], The draw for the first round was held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. All 210 remaining FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process, and for the first time in World Cup history, all eligible national teams registered for the preliminary competition, but Zimbabwe and Indonesia were disqualified before playi [40] However, it was later reported in April 2015 that the OFC had reversed its decision, and the 2016 OFC Nations Cup was played as a one-off tournament similar to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. [32] CONCACAF announced the full details on 12 January 2015:[33][34], The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) was held on 8 July 2016 at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States.[35]. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. 27 [23], In knockout format, the team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. Brazil were the first team to achieve qualification for the tournament following their 3–0 victory over Paraguay and Uruguay's loss to Peru on 28 March 2017. It was the final of the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup to date. Ekaterinburg is four hours ahead of BST. June, Wednesday This will allow you to make the most of your account with personalization. Note: UEFA total includes +1 for Russia as hosts. The format would have been the same, but in groups of five instead of four. Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 for their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee and Indonesia were excluded from the qualifying competition following the suspension of their football association by FIFA on 30 May 2015. [3] Kuwait had a number of their qualifiers cancelled for a similar suspension that began while their campaign was underway,[20] which eventually resulted in their elimination. 14 [11] The first, between Timor-Leste and Mongolia, began in Dili on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[12] with East Timorese player Chiquito do Carmo scoring the first goal in qualification. [28], An amendment to the qualification process for this tournament had been suggested,[31] which would see the first three rounds played as knockout rounds, with both the fourth round and the final round (referred to as 'The Hex') played as group stages. The number of teams participating in the final tournament was 32. Please sign in to your FIFA.com user account below. The qualification structure was the same as the previous five editions. The top four teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs, playing the winners of the Oceania Football Confederation qualifying competition. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e.
[2] Therefore, only 53 African teams were involved in the draw.
The draw for the second round (play-offs) was held on 17 October 2017 at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. June, Monday the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. 20 Final Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, St Petersburg, Saransk, Sochi and Volgograd are two hours ahead of BST. [13] It was decided that the same allocation as 2014 would be kept for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. The young players who could cover Van Dijk, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. Qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off), 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off), "Zimbabwe expelled from the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia", "Indonesia disqualified from 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers", "Modest Bhutan begin World Cup adventure", "South Sudan's World Cup debut ended early by rain", "FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed", "Kosovo to play in Group I in European Qualifiers", "Kosovo and Gibraltar assigned to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying groups", "Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup extends its responsibilities to cover 2018 and 2022", "Konstantinovsky Palace to stage Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup", "Ethics: Executive Committee unanimously supports recommendation to publish report on 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process", "2022 FIFA World Cup to be played in November/December", "Current allocation of FIFA World Cup confederation slots maintained", "UEFA chief Platini calls for 40 team World Cup", "Blatter wants more Africa slots for World Cup", "Michel Platini's World Cup expansion plan unlikely – Fifa", "2018 World Cup expansion 'unlikely', says Valcke", "Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup to 48 teams from 2026", "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association", "Brazil qualify for 2018 World Cup after Coutinho and Neymar down Paraguay", "Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 to secure final place", "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia", "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals", "2018 FIFA World Cup: Asian Qualifying Round 3 line up complete", "FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP", "June draw for third round of African Zone qualifiers", "Latest decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee", "South Africa vs. Senegal World Cup qualifier to be replayed in November", "Concacaf estrenará formato de eliminatoria; sigue el Hexagonal", "Canada begins 2018 World Cup qualification in June", "CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15", "USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015", "Official Draw Scheduled for the Final Round of CONCACAF Qualifying for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018", "A unanimous decision: A draw will determine the classifications for the World Cup and CONMEBOL Tournaments", "Bolivia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player", "Preliminary competition format outlined", "Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies", "New Zealand at home first in OFC play-off", "New distribution concept for club competitions approved", "Competition format - FIFA World Cup - News - UEFA.com", "As it stands: ranking of second-placed teams", "FIFA World Cup European play-off draw to take place on 17 October", "Dates set for Socceroos-Honduras World Cup qualifier", "All Whites to play first leg against Peru on Saturday afternoon", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&oldid=977710510, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, League format, where more than two teams formed groups to play home-and-away, Goal difference in matches between tied teams, Goals scored in matches between tied teams, indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points, yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points, Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee, This page was last edited on 10 September 2020, at 14:09.
June, Thursday Each round might be played in either of the following formats:[23], In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[23], In cases where teams finishing in the same position across different groups are compared for determining which teams advance to the next stage, the criteria is decided by the confederation and require the approval of FIFA (regulations Article 20.8). Simply predict six correct scores to win the £250k jackpot. [2][3] Bhutan, South Sudan, Gibraltar and Kosovo made their FIFA World Cup qualification debuts.[4][5][6][7][8]. Kaliningrad is one hour ahead of BST.
[36], The qualification structure was as follows:[38][27], The OFC had considered different proposals of the qualifying tournament. The official match schedule for FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018 [27], In deciding the eight best runners-up, the matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were discarded.[47]. The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. 18 Note: One team each from AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC played in the inter-confederation play-offs, between 10–15 November 2017 (CONCACAF v AFC and OFC v CONMEBOL). The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. Samara is three hours ahead of BST.
[15] This was in response to FIFA President Sepp Blatter's comments that Africa and Asia deserved more spots in the World Cup finals at the expense of European and South American teams. You’ll also get exclusive access to FIFA games, contests and prizes. [14], In October 2013, UEFA President Michel Platini proposed that the World Cup finals should be expanded from 32 to 40 teams starting from 2018. It was the 21st FIFA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every four years.
[19], While all FIFA members entered the tournament, not all competed. For each confederation and inter-confederation play-offs, see sections in each article: Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. Dates, kick-off times and stadiums - get the full schedule for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. 21 The official match schedule for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Home › World Cup full matches › World Cup 2018 World Cup 2018 World Cup 1966 World Cup 1970 World Cup 1974 World Cup 1978 World Cup 1982 World Cup 1986 World Cup 1990 World Cup 1994 World Cup 1998 World Cup 2002 World Cup 2006 World Cup 2010 World Cup 2014 World Cup 2018 The qualifying format for the remaining FIFA-affiliated UEFA teams was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna. June, Sunday 28 The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 15 July 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Dates, kick-off times and stadiums - get the full schedule for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. June, {WinTeamName} win on aggregate after regular time ({ScoreAggH} - {ScoreAggA}), {WinTeamName} win on aggregate after extra time ({ScoreAggH} - {ScoreAggA}), {WinTeamName} win on away goal after regular time, {WinTeamName} win on away goal after extra time, {WinTeamCountryCode} win on away goals AET, {WinTeamName} win on penalties ({ScorePenH} - {ScorePenA}), Saturday If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (regulations Article 20.9). June, Monday if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. June, Thursday If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. June, Friday Carragher calls for January Van Dijk replacement, Maguire, Cavani, Greenwood to miss PSG clash, Hasselbaink: Rooney Rule and lack of opportunity, Hamilton praises Verstappen as gaps close. The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. June, Saturday Enter your selections for free here. 16 Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were decided by a draw held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. June, Sunday
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