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RUSSIA WORLD CUP 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup Betting Information

Russia will host the twenty-first edition of the Football World Cup. This will be the first time that an Eastern European country will host, and the 64 scheduled games will take place between June 14 and July 15, 2018.

Although nations such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, United States, Spain-Portugal, Belgium-Holland and England were part of the selection process, only the last three options battled to the final against Russia, an option accredited with a total of 13 votes in the second round.

In total, 64 matches will be held, for which 12 stadiums will be used in 11 cities: Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Kazan , Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi and Volgograd.

The National Team of Germany arrives as defending champion after being crowned in Brazil 2014, and again part as one of the favorites along with Brazil, Spain, Argentina, England, France, among others.

As usual, the participants were divided into eight groups of four members each for the first phase of the tournament. This round implies a traditional quadrangular, so only the first two places of each sector will advance.

Teams Qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Road to the Finals

The Eighth Finals (16 participants) will start on June 30, while the Quarter Finals (8 participants) were scheduled to start on July 6. The Semifinals (4 participants) will begin to be defined on July 10, and finally we will be able to meet the World Champion on July 15.

Main Figures for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

One of the reasons why a World Cup takes over the sports scene every four years, without discussion, is because it literally brings together the best players on the planet, and Russia 2018 will not be the exception. Who are those players you need to watch?

Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Antoine Griezmann (France), Neymar (Brazil), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium), Isco (Spain), among others, will try to make a difference individual to finish conquering the most prestigious collective award of all: the World Cup, formerly known as the Jules Rimet Trophy.

Betting the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the men's soccer tournament of national teams worldwide. Also known as the World Cup, the tournament was created in 1930 and is held every 4 years, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. In total, there have been 20 tournaments since its inception.

Why Was the FIFA World Cup Created?

In 1928, FIFA decides to create their own international tournament, due to the upcoming 1932 Summer Olympics. Because of it's low popularity as a sport, it was not included in the program for those Olympics, hence the birth of the World Cup. Jules Rimet, FIFA president at that time, was who made the decision to create the tournament.

Uruguay was selected as the first host, as it's centenary of independence was that year and they we're already two time world champions via the Olympics in 1924 and 1928. Although the travel was one of the main issues of playing the tournament in Uruguay, Rimet was able to bring 13 nations (two from North America, four from Europe and seven from South America).

The first FIFA World Cup inaugurated on 18 July, 1930 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

How Has the Tournament Evolved Throughout History?

When the tournament started 1930, it had 13 teams, meaning that it was divided into 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams, making it uneven. The group winners would head to a single elimination knockout round to crown the champions. From 1934 to 1938, it became 16 teams and it was straight into the knockout phase, with no need for a group phase.
By 1950, it was still 16 teams and it had a 4 groups of 4, but instead of a knockout round, it went into a round-robin group to determine the champions, but that was the only time the tournament was left without its final match. From 1954 to 1970, FIFA decided to use a format, similar to what we know today. It was 4 groups of 4 with a knockout stage of 8 teams, with a group winner and runner-up advancing to a single elimination stage. From 1974 to 1978, still it remained as 16 teams, but instead of a knockout round, it became another group phase. It would be 8 teams split into 2 groups of 4. The group winners would face each other in the final match and the runner-ups played for the third place.

In 1982, it expanded to 24 teams. It became 6 groups of 4 teams, with two teams of each advancing to the next round, making it 12 teams split into 4 groups of 3. Another group phase was played with the winner of each group would head into the knockout phase. But by the following World Cup in 1986, there was another change. It still remained with 24 teams divided into 6 groups of 4. The best two teams and four best third place teams with head to the knockout stage. The way the best third places were determined were by points accrued, with goal difference used as the tiebreaker. This lasted until the 1994 World Cup

The tournament expanded into 32 teams in 1998, which is the format we all know today. It became 8 groups of 4, with the best two of each qualifying to the knockout round of 16 teams. This format will remain until Qatar 2022.

By 2026, the World Cup will have 48 teams instead of 36, which is the current number.

Latest Changes For the Upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup

Currently, with the latest change of FIFA's president, Gianni Infantino, changes have appeared for tournament. For Russia 2018, the use of VAR (Video Assistant Referree) is implemented, which is a video arbitration used in matches. Also, an "additional" substitution change in overtime will be allowed, as well as the use of electronic communication equipment for the technical area, for tactical proposals and player safety.

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