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The knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is the second stage of the competition, just after the group stage. It began on 30 June with the round of 16 and ended on 15 July with the final match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) would advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination. In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team is allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. A third place play-off will also be played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Uruguay  Russia
B  Spain  Portugal
C  France  Denmark
D  Croatia  Argentina
E  Brazil  Switzerland
F  Sweden  Mexico
G  Belgium  England
H  Colombia  Japan

Bracket

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                            
 
 30 June – Sochi
 
 
  Uruguay 2
 
 6 July – Nizhny Novgorod
 
  Portugal 1
 
  Uruguay 0
 
 30 June – Kazan
 
  France 2
 
  France 4
 
 10 July – Saint Petersburg
 
  Argentina 3
 
  France 1
 
 2 July – Samara
 
  Belgium 0
 
  Brazil 2
 
 6 July – Kazan
 
  Mexico 0
 
  Brazil 1
 
 2 July – Rostov-on-Don
 
  Belgium 2
 
  Belgium 3
 
 15 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
 
  Japan 2
 
  France 4
 
 1 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
 
  Croatia 2
 
  Spain 1 (3)
 
 7 July – Sochi
 
  Russia (p) 1 (4)
 
  Russia 2 (3)
 
 1 July – Nizhny Novgorod
 
  Croatia (p) 2 (4)
 
  Croatia (p) 1 (3)
 
 11 July – Moscow (Luzhniki)
 
  Denmark 1 (2)
 
  Croatia (aet) 2
 
 3 July – Saint Petersburg
 
  England 1 Third place play-off
 
  Sweden 1
 
 7 July – Samara 14 July – Saint Petersburg
 
  Switzerland 0
 
  Sweden 0  Belgium 2
 
 3 July – Moscow (Otkritie)
 
  England 2  England 0
 
  Colombia 1 (3)
 
 
  England (p) 1 (4)
 

Round of 16

France vs Argentina

30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  4–3  Argentina Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Report
France
Argentina
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernández
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
CM 6 Paul Pogba
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Booked in the 72nd minute 72' Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 20 Florian Thauvin Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 12 Franco Armani
RB 2 Gabriel Mercado
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
CB 16 Marcos Rojo Booked in the 11th minute 11' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Booked in the 19th minute 19'
CM 15 Enzo Pérez Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano Booked in the 43rd minute 43'
CM 7 Éver Banega Booked in the 50th minute 50'
RF 22 Cristian Pavón Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
LF 11 Ángel Di María
Substitutions:
DF 6 Federico Fazio Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 19 Sergio Agüero Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 13 Maximiliano Meza Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)

Assistant referees:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Uruguay vs Portugal

30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Uruguay  2–1  Portugal Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Rport
Uruguay
Portugal
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 22 Martín Cáceres
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 17 Diego Laxalt
RM 8 Nahitan Nández Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 14 Lucas Torreira
CM 15 Matías Vecino
LM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21 Edinson Cavani Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 11 Cristhian Stuani Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 5 Carlos Sánchez Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 15 Ricardo Pereira
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 11 Bernardo Silva
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 23 Adrien Silva Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
LM 10 João Mário Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c) Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Ricardo Quaresma Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
FW 9 André Silva Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 4 Manuel Fernandes Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Fifth official:
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Spain vs Russia

1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Spain  1–1
(a.e.t.)		  Russia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report
  • Dzyuba Goal 41' (pen.)
  Penalties  
* Iniesta Scored 3–4 * Scored Smolov
Spain
Russia
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 4 Nacho Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué Booked in the 40th minute 40'
CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 8 Koke
CM 5 Sergio Busquets
RW 21 David Silva Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
AM 22 Isco
LW 20 Marco Asensio Substituted off in the 104th minute 104'
CF 19 Diego Costa Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Andrés Iniesta Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
DF 2 Dani Carvajal Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
FW 17 Iago Aspas Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 9 Rodrigo Substituted on in the 104th minute 104'
Manager:
Fernando Hierro
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GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
SW 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov Booked in the 54th minute 54'
CB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov
RWB 2 Mário Fernandes
LWB 18 Yuri Zhirkov Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 19 Aleksandr Samedov Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
CM 11 Roman Zobnin Booked in the 71st minute 71'
CM 7 Daler Kuzyayev Substituted off in the 97th minute 97'
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 17 Aleksandr Golovin
Substitutions:
DF 14 Vladimir Granat Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 6 Denis Cheryshev Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
FW 10 Fyodor Smolov Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin Substituted on in the 97th minute 97'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Igor Akinfeev (Russia)

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Clément Turpin (France)
Fifth official:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Croatia vs Denmark

1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Croatia  1–1
(a.e.t.)		  Denmark Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 40,851
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Report
  Penalties  
* Badelj Missed 3–2 * Missed Eriksen
  • Scored Kjær
  • Scored Krohn-Dehli
  • Missed Schöne
  • Missed N. Jørgensen
Croatia
Denmark
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
RW 18 Ante Rebić
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
LW 4 Ivan Perišić Substituted off in the 97th minute 97'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Substituted off in the 108th minute 108'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
DF 22 Josip Pivarić Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted on in the 97th minute 97'
MF 19 Milan Badelj Substituted on in the 108th minute 108'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
CRO-DEN 2018-07-01.svg
GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
RB 5 Jonas Knudsen
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c)
CB 13 Mathias Jørgensen Booked in the 115th minute 115'
LB 14 Henrik Dalsgaard
CM 6 Andreas Christensen Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 8 Thomas Delaney Substituted off in the 98th minute 98'
CM 10 Christian Eriksen
RF 20 Yussuf Poulsen
CF 21 Andreas Cornelius Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
LF 11 Martin Braithwaite Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Lasse Schöne Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 9 Nicolai Jørgensen Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 2 Michael Krohn-Dehli Substituted on in the 98th minute 98'
FW 23 Pione Sisto Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
Manager:
Norway Åge Hareide

Man of the Match:
Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Fifth official:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Brazil vs Mexico

2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Brazil  2–0  Mexico Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Report
Brazil
Mexico
GK 1 Alisson
RB 22 Fagner
CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 3 Miranda
LB 6 Filipe Luís Booked in the 43rd minute 43'
CM 15 Paulinho Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CM 5 Casemiro Booked in the 59th minute 59'
RW 19 Willian Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
AM 11 Philippe Coutinho Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
LW 10 Neymar
CF 9 Gabriel Jesus
Substitutions:
MF 17 Fernandinho Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 20 Roberto Firmino Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
DF 13 Marquinhos Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Tite
BRA-MEX 2018-07-02.svg
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 21 Edson Álvarez Booked in the 38th minute 38' Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CB 2 Hugo Ayala
CB 3 Carlos Salcedo Booked in the 77th minute 77'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 16 Héctor Herrera Booked in the 55th minute 55'
CM 4 Rafael Márquez (c) Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
RF 11 Carlos Vela
CF 14 Javier Hernández Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
LF 22 Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
MF 7 Miguel Layún Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 6 Jonathan dos Santos Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
Manager:
Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Fifth official:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Belgium vs Japan

2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Belgium  3–2  Japan Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 41,466
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Report
Belgium
Japan
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 4 Vincent Kompany
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
RM 15 Thomas Meunier
CM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CM 6 Axel Witsel
LM 11 Yannick Carrasco Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
RF 14 Dries Mertens Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
LF 10 Eden Hazard (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marouane Fellaini Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez
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GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 3 Gen Shoji
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki Booked in the 40th minute 40' Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
RW 8 Genki Haraguchi Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
AM 10 Shinji Kagawa
LW 14 Takashi Inui
CF 15 Yuya Osako
Substitutions:
MF 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
MF 4 Keisuke Honda Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Akira Nishino

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Fifth official:
Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Clément Turpin (France)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Sweden vs Switzerland

3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,042
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Report
Sweden
Switzerland
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 2 Mikael Lustig Booked in the 31st minute 31' Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM 17 Viktor Claesson
CM 13 Gustav Svensson
CM 8 Albin Ekdal
LM 10 Emil Forsberg Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CF 9 Marcus Berg Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
CF 20 Ola Toivonen
Substitutions:
DF 5 Martin Olsson Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
DF 16 Emil Krafth Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
FW 22 Isaac Kiese Thelin Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Janne Andersson
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GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 6 Michael Lang Red card 90+4'
CB 20 Johan Djourou
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami (c) Booked in the 61st minute 61'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka Booked in the 68th minute 68'
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
LW 14 Steven Zuber Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CF 19 Josip Drmić
Substitutions:
FW 7 Breel Embolo Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 9 Haris Seferović Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Emil Forsberg (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Fifth official:
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Colombia vs England

3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Colombia  1–1
(a.e.t.)		  England Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Report
  Penalties  
* Falcao Scored 3–4 * Scored Kane
Colombia
England
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 4 Santiago Arias Booked in the 52nd minute 52' Substituted off in the 116th minute 116'
CB 13 Yerry Mina
CB 23 Dávinson Sánchez
LB 17 Johan Mojica
CM 5 Wílmar Barrios Booked in the 41st minute 41'
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez Booked in the 54th minute 54' Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CM 16 Jefferson Lerma Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado Booked in the 118th minute 118'
LW 20 Juan Fernando Quintero Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c) Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Carlos Bacca Booked in the 64th minute 64' Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
MF 15 Mateus Uribe Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
FW 14 Luis Muriel Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
DF 2 Cristián Zapata Substituted on in the 116th minute 116'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker Substituted off in the 113th minute 113'
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
DM 8 Jordan Henderson Booked in the 56th minute 56'
CM 20 Dele Alli Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 7 Jesse Lingard Booked in the 69th minute 69'
RM 12 Kieran Trippier
LM 18 Ashley Young Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
CF 10 Raheem Sterling Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
MF 4 Eric Dier Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
FW 11 Jamie Vardy Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
DF 3 Danny Rose Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
FW 19 Marcus Rashford Substituted on in the 113th minute 113'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)

Assistant referees:
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Quarter-finals

Uruguay vs France

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Uruguay  0–2  France Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Report
Uruguay
France
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 22 Martín Cáceres
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 17 Diego Laxalt
RM 8 Nahitan Nández Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CM 14 Lucas Torreira
CM 15 Matías Vecino
LM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur Booked in the 38th minute 38' Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 11 Cristhian Stuani Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Maxi Gómez Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez Booked in the 69th minute 69' Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
FW 20 Jonathan Urretaviscaya Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernández Booked in the 33rd minute 33'
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Booked in the 69th minute 69' Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
LW 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Bellati (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Brazil vs Belgium

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Brazil  1–2  Belgium Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
  • Renato Augusto Goal 76'
 Report
Brazil
Belgium
GK 1 Alisson
RB 22 Fagner Booked in the 90th minute 90'
CB 2 Thiago Silva
CB 3 Miranda (c)
LB 12 Marcelo
CM 15 Paulinho Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CM 17 Fernandinho Booked in the 85th minute 85'
RW 19 Willian Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 11 Philippe Coutinho
LW 10 Neymar
CF 9 Gabriel Jesus Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Roberto Firmino Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 7 Douglas Costa Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 8 Renato Augusto Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
Manager:
Tite
BRA-BEL 2018-07-06.svg
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld Booked in the 47th minute 47'
CB 4 Vincent Kompany
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
RM 15 Thomas Meunier Booked in the 71st minute 71'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini
CM 6 Axel Witsel
LM 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
RF 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
LF 10 Eden Hazard (c)
Substitutions:
DF 3 Thomas Vermaelen Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
MF 17 Youri Tielemans Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Fifth official:
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Sweden vs England

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
 Sweden  0–2  England Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 39,991
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Report
Sweden
England
GK 1 Robin Olsen
RB 16 Emil Krafth Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CB 3 Victor Lindelöf
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist (c)
LB 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
RM 17 Viktor Claesson
CM 7 Sebastian Larsson Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4'
CM 8 Albin Ekdal
LM 10 Emil Forsberg Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 9 Marcus Berg
CF 20 Ola Toivonen Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
Substitutions:
FW 11 John Guidetti Booked in the 87th minute 87' Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
DF 5 Martin Olsson Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
DF 18 Pontus Jansson Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Janne Andersson
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire Booked in the 87th minute 87'
DM 8 Jordan Henderson Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CM 20 Dele Alli Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 7 Jesse Lingard
RM 12 Kieran Trippier
LM 18 Ashley Young
CF 10 Raheem Sterling Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
DF 17 Fabian Delph Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 4 Eric Dier Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
FW 19 Marcus Rashford Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Jordan Pickford (England)

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Fifth official:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Russia vs Croatia

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Russia  2–2
(a.e.t.)		  Croatia Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Report
  Penalties  
* Smolov Missed 3–4 * Scored Brozović
Russia
Croatia
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB 2 Mário Fernandes
CB 3 Ilya Kutepov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov
CM 11 Roman Zobnin
CM 7 Daler Kuzyayev
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
AM 17 Aleksandr Golovin Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
LW 6 Denis Cheryshev Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
CF 22 Artem Dzyuba Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
FW 10 Fyodor Smolov Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
MF 8 Yury Gazinsky Booked in the 109th minute 109' Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
MF 9 Alan Dzagoev Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
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GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko Substituted off in the 97th minute 97'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren Booked in the 35th minute 35'
CB 21 Domagoj Vida Booked in the 101st minute 101'
LB 3 Ivan Strinić Booked in the 38th minute 38' Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
RW 18 Ante Rebić
AM 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
MF 11 Marcelo Brozović Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
DF 22 Josip Pivarić Booked in the 114th minute 114' Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
DF 5 Vedran Ćorluka Substituted on in the 97th minute 97'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Fifth official:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Semi-finals

France vs Belgium

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  1–0  Belgium Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,286
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Report
France
Belgium
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernández
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté Booked in the 87th minute 87'
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld Booked in the 71st minute 71'
CB 4 Vincent Kompany
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4'
DM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 19 Mousa Dembélé Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
RM 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
LM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
CF 10 Eden Hazard (c) Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 11 Yannick Carrasco Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 21 Michy Batshuayi Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Samuel Umtiti (France)

Assistant referees:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Croatia vs England

11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Croatia  2–1
(a.e.t.)		  England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Report
  • Trippier Goal 5'
Croatia
England
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić Substituted off in the 95th minute 95'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović
RW 18 Ante Rebić Booked in the 96th minute 96' Substituted off in the 101st minute 101'
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c) Substituted off in the 119th minute 119'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Booked in the 48th minute 48' Substituted off in the 115th minute 115'
Substitutions:
DF 22 Josip Pivarić Substituted on in the 95th minute 95'
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted on in the 101st minute 101'
DF 5 Vedran Ćorluka Substituted on in the 115th minute 115'
MF 19 Milan Badelj Substituted on in the 119th minute 119'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 2 Kyle Walker Booked in the 54th minute 54' Substituted off in the 112th minute 112'
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
DM 8 Jordan Henderson Substituted off in the 97th minute 97'
CM 20 Dele Alli
CM 7 Jesse Lingard
RM 12 Kieran Trippier
LM 18 Ashley Young Substituted off in the 91st minute 91'
CF 10 Raheem Sterling Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
FW 19 Marcus Rashford Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
DF 3 Danny Rose Substituted on in the 91st minute 91'
MF 4 Eric Dier Substituted on in the 97th minute 97'
FW 11 Jamie Vardy Substituted on in the 112th minute 112'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Ivan Perišić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Fifth official:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Third place play-off

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Belgium  2–0  England Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,406
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Report
Belgium
England
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 4 Vincent Kompany
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
RM 15 Thomas Meunier
CM 17 Youri Tielemans Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CM 6 Axel Witsel Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
LM 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted off in the 39th minute 39'
RF 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
LF 10 Eden Hazard (c)
Substitutions:
DF 3 Thomas Vermaelen Substituted on in the 39th minute 39'
FW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 19 Mousa Dembélé Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
CB 16 Phil Jones
CB 5 John Stones Booked in the 52nd minute 52'
CB 6 Harry Maguire Booked in the 77th minute 77'
DM 4 Eric Dier
CM 21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CM 17 Fabian Delph
RM 12 Kieran Trippier
LM 3 Danny Rose Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 10 Raheem Sterling Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
MF 7 Jesse Lingard Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 19 Marcus Rashford Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 20 Dele Alli Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Final

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 France  4–2  Croatia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Mandžukić Goal 19' (o.g.)
Griezmann Goal 38' (pen.)
Pogba Goal 59'
Mbappé Goal 65'		 Report Perišić Goal 29'
Mandžukić Goal 69'
France
Croatia
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernández Booked in the 41st minute 41'
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté Booked in the 27th minute 27' Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven N'Zonzi Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović
RW 18 Ante Rebić Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 20 Marko Pjaca Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time


Images for kids

  • FRA-ARG (21)

    Match referee Alireza Faghani presents one of eight yellow cards during the match.

  • URU-POR (17)

    The Uruguayan team celebrates after Edinson Cavani scores his team's second goal in the 62nd minute.

  • ESP-RUS (4)

    Marco Asensio (left) and Roman Zobnin (right) challenge for possession of the ball.

  • Jan Vertonghen 2018

    Belgium center back Jan Vertonghen in possession of the ball during the match.

  • SWE-SWI (15)

    Marcus Berg (left) attempts to take possession of the ball away from Johan Djourou (right).

  • FWC 2018 - Round of 16 - COL v ENG - Photo 132

    Eric Dier scores the winning goal in England's first World Cup penalty shoot-out victory, having lost thrice before.

  • Kevin De Bruyne celebrating Belgium's 2–1 win over Brazil

    Belgium forward Kevin De Bruyne celebrating after the conclusion of the match.

  • Марио Манджукич у ворот Игоря Акинфеева 2018

    Mario Mandžukić (left) makes a cross to Andrej Kramarić (off screen to right), who would then head the ball into the goal to equalise in the 39th minute.

  • England Croatia match 2018

    The Croatian team and their supporters celebrate after Ivan Perišić's equalising goal in the 68th minute.

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