FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia
After a long wait of four years, it’s time once again to prepare our voice for a few insufficient days of shouting at the TV monitor. 2018 FIFA World Cup scares in Moscow on June 14. The match will have 32 scuffle countries to choose who will raise the golden crown. Given that the previous World Cup was watched by around 3.2 billion people, that’s almost half of all the people in the sphere, this humbly significant event cannot be missed.
Host country of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
For the first time Russia hosts the tournament. The competitions will take place in twelve stadiums, distributed in eleven cities. Russia is a huge country, so almost all tournaments will be played in cities in the west of the country to reduce the travel time between matches for fans and teams. Despite that, the distance between the host cities is almost 2,400 kilometers. That is more or less the same space as between London and Moscow.
Group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
The group stage denotes the first two match weeks. The 32 challenging countries have been distributed into 8 groups. Each country has a match with the other 3 challengers in their group. For this phase, any team can win, lose, or draw any match. As a result of these competitions, the next round will find two challengers from each group.
2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16
When the Group Phase comes to an end, the rest of the matches are played as a knockout phase. It means that you are likely to win or lose a competition. If the result of the 90 minutes is tied, the competition goes to an additional time of 30 minutes or even a shoot-off. The initial phase of the knockout phase is called the round of 16 and in which the teams classified from the group phase face each other. Choose which eight teams qualified for the final.
Final of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018
On July 6 and 7, the quarterfinal match will be played. Of the 8 qualified teams, the 4 winning teams will qualify for the semifinals. Finally, on July 15, the two remaining rivals will play the final match in Moscow.
Expert opinion on the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Obviously, everyone has their beloved team that they want to see win. But specialists agree that there are teams that have a predictable chance. Germany was the previous winner of the World Cup. They are comfortable at the top of the global FIFA rankings and many people wish they could win the Cup again. Another team that has a good chance is Brazil. With 5 previous FIFA winners, the most popular tournament team in history is Brazil and they could win again. Other expected teams are France, Spain and Argentina.
2018 FIFA World Cup Superstar Players
All attention will be focused on the greatest heroes of football: Lionel Andrés Messi, captain of Argentina, on the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Portugal. Despite his many achievements for the Spanish league, another player has never lifted the award. Both are in their 30s, this could probably be his last chance. In addition to them, you have to look at the Egyptian player Mohamed Salah, who has scored so many goals for the British club Liverpool today. The top scorer of the 2014 World Cup was James Rodríguez, a player from Colombia, who is ready to surprise the fans once again.
In my opinion about the 2018 FIFA World Cup
With so many superstars, there is no suspicion that FIFA 2018 is going for international hype this June-July. So confirm that you are looking. And if you are one of the prosperous of the 32 challenging countries, then best of luck!