FIFA World Cup 2026


2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament details

Host countries :Canada, Mexico
United States
Dates June TBD – July 19[1]
Teams 48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 16 (in 16 host cities)

2022 FIFA World Cup

Tournament details

Host country Qatar
Dates 20 November – 18 December, 2022
Teams 32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 8 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played 64
Goals scored 172 (2.69 per match)
Attendance 3,404,252 (53,191 per match)
Top scorer(s) France Kylian Mbappé (8 goals)
Best player(s) Argentina Lionel Messi
Best young player Argentina Enzo Fernández
Best goalkeeper Argentina Emiliano Martínez
Fair play award England

Prize Money

Place Teams Amount (in millions)
Per team Total
Champions 1 $42 $42
Runners-up 1 $30 $30
Third place 1 $27 $27
Fourth place 1 $25 $25
5th–8th place (quarter-finals) 4 $17 $68
9th–16th place (round of 16) 8 $13 $104
17th–32nd place (group stage) 16 $9 $144
Total 32 $440

Teams

AFC (6)

Australia (38)
Iran (20)
Japan (24)
Qatar (50) (hosts)
Saudi Arabia (51)
South Korea (28)

CAF (5)

Cameroon (43)
Ghana (61)
Morocco (22)
Senegal (18)
Tunisia (30)

CONCACAF (4)

Canada (41)
Costa Rica (31)
Mexico (13)
United States (16)

CONMEBOL (4)

Argentina (3)
Brazil (1)
Ecuador (44)
Uruguay (14)

OFC (0)

None qualified

UEFA (13)

Belgium (2)
Croatia (12)
Denmark (10)
England (5)
France (4)
Germany (11)
Netherlands (8)
Poland (26)
Portugal (9)
Serbia (21)
Spain (7)
Switzerland (15)
Wales (19)

2018 FIFA World Cup Tournament Details

Host country Russia
Dates 14 June – 15 July
Teams 32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 5
Goals scored 16 (3.2 per match)
Attendance 252,719 (50,544 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cristiano Ronaldo(3 goals)

Host selection

Bidders Votes
Round 1 Round 2
Russia 9 13
Portugal / Spain 7 7
Belgium / Netherlands 4 2
England 2 Eliminate

Prize Money

Position Amount (USD million)
Per team Total
Champions 38 38
Runners-up 28 28
Third place 24 24
Fourth place 22 22
5th–8th place 16 64
9th–16th place 12 96
17th–32nd place 8 128
Total 400

Teams

Draw

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Russia (65) (hosts)
Germany (1)
Brazil (2)
Portugal (3)
Argentina (4)
Belgium (5)
Poland (6)
France (7)
Spain (8)
Peru (10)
Switzerland (11)
England (12)
Colombia (13)
Mexico (16)
Uruguay (17)
Croatia (18)
Denmark (19)
Iceland (21)
Costa Rica (22)
Sweden (25)
Tunisia (28)
Egypt (30)
Senegal (32)
Iran (34)
Serbia (38)
Nigeria (41)
Australia (43)
Japan (44)
Morocco (48)
Panama (49)
South Korea (62)
Saudi Arabia (63)

Squads

Group A

Egypt

Coach: Héctor Cúper

A 29-man preliminary squad was announced on 13 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Essam El-Hadary (captain) 15 January 1973 (aged 45) 158 0 Al-Taawoun
2 DF Ali Gabr 1 January 1989 (aged 29) 21 1 West Bromwich Albion
3 DF Ahmed Elmohamady 9 September 1987 (aged 30) 78 2 Aston Villa
4 MF Omar Gaber 30 January 1992 (aged 26) 24 0 Los Angeles FC
5 MF Sam Morsy 10 September 1991 (aged 26) 5 0 Wigan Athletic
6 DF Ahmed Hegazi 25 January 1991 (aged 27) 45 1 West Bromwich Albion
7 DF Ahmed Fathy 10 November 1984 (aged 33) 126 3 Al Ahly
8 MF Tarek Hamed 24 October 1988 (aged 29) 21 0 Zamalek
9 FW Marwan Mohsen 26 February 1989 (aged 29) 24 4 Al Ahly
10 FW Mohamed Salah 15 June 1992 (aged 25) 57 33 Liverpool
11 FW Kahraba 13 April 1994 (aged 24) 19 3 Al-Ittihad
12 DF Ayman Ashraf 9 April 1991 (aged 27) 4 0 Al Ahly
13 DF Mohamed Abdel-Shafy 1 July 1985 (aged 32) 51 1 Al-Fateh
14 FW Ramadan Sobhi 23 January 1997 (aged 21) 23 1 Stoke City
15 DF Mahmoud Hamdy 1 June 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 Zamalek
16 GK Sherif Ekramy 10 July 1983 (aged 34) 22 0 Al Ahly
17 MF Mohamed Elneny 11 July 1992 (aged 25) 61 5 Arsenal
18 FW Shikabala 5 March 1986 (aged 32) 29 2 Al-Raed
19 MF Abdallah Said 13 July 1985 (aged 32) 36 6 KuPS
20 DF Saad Samir 1 April 1989 (aged 29) 11 0 Al Ahly
21 MF Trézéguet 1 October 1994 (aged 23) 24 2 Kasımpaşa
22 FW Amr Warda 17 September 1993 (aged 24) 16 0 Atromitos
23 GK Mohamed El-Shenawy 18 December 1988 (aged 29) 3 0 Al Ahly

Russia

Coach: Stanislav Chercheso

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Igor Akinfeev (captain) 8 April 1986 (aged 32) 106 0 CSKA Moscow
2 DF Mário Fernandes 19 September 1990 (aged 27) 5 0 CSKA Moscow
3 DF Ilya Kutepov 29 July 1993 (aged 24) 7 0 Spartak Moscow
4 DF Sergei Ignashevich 14 July 1979 (aged 38) 122 8 CSKA Moscow
5 DF Andrei Semyonov 24 March 1989 (aged 29) 6 0 Akhmat Grozny
6 MF Denis Cheryshev 26 December 1990 (aged 27) 11 0 Villarreal
7 MF Daler Kuzyayev 15 January 1993 (aged 25) 6 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg
8 MF Yury Gazinsky 20 July 1989 (aged 28) 6 0 Krasnodar
9 MF Alan Dzagoev 17 June 1990 (aged 27) 57 9 CSKA Moscow
10 FW Fyodor Smolov 9 February 1990 (aged 28) 32 12 Krasnodar
11 MF Roman Zobnin 11 February 1994 (aged 24) 12 0 Spartak Moscow
12 GK Andrey Lunyov 13 November 1991 (aged 26) 3 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg
13 DF Fyodor Kudryashov 5 April 1987 (aged 31) 19 0 Rubin Kazan
14 DF Vladimir Granat 22 May 1987 (aged 31) 12 1 Rubin Kazan
15 MF Aleksei Miranchuk 17 October 1995 (aged 22) 18 4 Lokomotiv Moscow
16 MF Anton Miranchuk 17 October 1995 (aged 22) 6 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
17 MF Aleksandr Golovin 30 May 1996 (aged 22) 19 2 CSKA Moscow
18 MF Yuri Zhirkov 20 August 1983 (aged 34) 84 2 Zenit Saint Petersburg
19 MF Aleksandr Samedov 19 July 1984 (aged 33) 48 7 Spartak Moscow
20 GK Vladimir Gabulov 19 October 1983 (aged 34) 10 0 Club Brugge
21 MF Aleksandr Yerokhin 13 October 1989 (aged 28) 17 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg
22 FW Artem Dzyuba 22 August 1988 (aged 29) 23 11 Arsenal Tula
23 DF Igor Smolnikov 8 August 1988 (aged 29) 27 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg

Saudi Arabia

Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi

  • Abdullah Al-Mayouf
  • Mansoor Al-Harbi
  • Osama Hawsawi (captain)
  • Ali Al-Bulaihi
  • Omar Hawsawi
  • Mohammed Al-Breik
  • Salman Al-Faraj
  • Yahya Al-Shehri
  • Hattan Bahebri
  • Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
  • Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
  • Mohamed Kanno
  • Yasser Al-Shahrani
  • Abdullah Otayf
  • Abdullah Al-Khaibari
  • Housain Al-Mogahwi
  • Taisir Al-Jassim
  • Salem Al-Dawsari
  • Fahad Al-Muwallad
  • Muhannad Assiri
  • Yasser Al-Mosailem
  • Mohammed Al-Owais
  • Motaz Hawsawi

Uruguay

Coach: Óscar Tabárez

  • Fernando Muslera
  • José Giménez
  • Diego Godín (captain)
  • Guillermo Varela
  • Carlos Sánchez
  • Rodrigo Bentancur
  • Cristian Rodríguez
  • Nahitan Nández
  • Luis Suárez
  • Giorgian De Arrascaeta
  • Cristhian Stuani
  • Martín Campaña
  • Gastón Silva
  • Lucas Torreira
  • Matías Vecino
  • Maxi Pereira
  • Diego Laxalt
  • Maxi Gómez
  • Sebastián Coates
  • Jonathan Urretaviscaya
  • Edinson Cavani
  • Martín Cáceres
  • Martín Silva

Group B

Iran

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

  • Alireza Beiranvand
  • Mehdi Torabi
  • Ehsan Hajsafi
  • Rouzbeh Cheshmi
  • Milad Mohammadi
  • Saeid Ezatolahi
  • Masoud Shojaei (captain)
  • Morteza Pouraliganji
  • Omid Ebrahimi
  • Karim Ansarifard
  • Vahid Amiri
  • Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
  • Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh
  • Saman Ghoddos
  • Pejman Montazeri
  • Reza Ghoochannejhad
  • Mehdi Taremi
  • Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  • Majid Hosseini
  • Sardar Azmoun
  • Ashkan Dejagah
  • Amir Abedzadeh
  • Ramin Rezaeian

Morocco

Coach: Hervé Renard

  • Yassine Bounou
  • Achraf Hakimi
  • Hamza Mendyl
  • Manuel da Costa
  • Medhi Benatia (captain)
  • Romain Saïss
  • Hakim Ziyech
  • Karim El Ahmadi
  • Ayoub El Kaabi
  • Younès Belhanda
  • Fayçal Fajr
  • Munir Mohamedi
  • Khalid Boutaïb
  • Mbark Boussoufa
  • Youssef Aït Bennasser
  • Nordin Amrabat
  • Nabil Dirar
  • Amine Harit
  • Youssef En-Nesyri
  • Aziz Bouhaddouz
  • Sofyan Amrabat
  • Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
  • Mehdi Carcela

Portugal

Coach: Fernando Santos

  • Rui Patrício
  • Bruno Alves
  • Pepe
  • Manuel Fernandes
  • Raphaël Guerreiro
  • José Fonte
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (captain)
  • João Moutinho
  • André Silva
  • João Mário
  • Bernardo Silva
  • Anthony Lopes
  • Rúben Dias
  • William Carvalho
  • Ricardo Pereira
  • Bruno Fernandes
  • Gonçalo Guedes
  • Gelson Martins
  • Mário Rui
  • Ricardo Quaresma
  • Cédric
  • Beto
  • Adrien Silva

Spain

Coach: Fernando Hierro

  • David de Gea
  • Dani Carvajal
  • Gerard Piqué
  • Nacho
  • Sergio Busquets
  • Andrés Iniesta
  • Saúl
  • Koke
  • Rodrigo
  • Thiago
  • Lucas Vázquez
  • Álvaro Odriozola
  • Kepa Arrizabalaga
  • César Azpilicueta
  • Sergio Ramos (captain)
  • Nacho Monreal
  • Iago Aspas
  • Jordi Alba
  • Diego Costa
  • Marco Asensio
  • David Silva
  • Isco
  • Pepe Reina

Group C

Australia

Coach:  Bert van Marwijk

  • Mathew Ryan
  • Milos Degenek
  • James Meredith
  • Tim Cahill
  • Mark Milligan
  • Matthew Jurman
  • Mathew Leckie
  • Massimo Luongo
  • Tomi Juric
  • Robbie Kruse
  • Andrew Nabbout
  • Brad Jones
  • Aaron Mooy
  • Jamie Maclaren
  • Mile Jedinak (captain)
  • Aziz Behich
  • Daniel Arzani
  • Danny Vukovic
  • Josh Risdon
  • Trent Sainsbury
  • Dimitri Petratos
  • Jackson Irvine
  • Tom Rogic

Denmark

Coach: Åge Hareide

  • Kasper Schmeichel
  • Michael Krohn-Dehli
  • Jannik Vestergaard
  • Simon Kjær (captain)
  • Jonas Knudsen
  • Andreas Christensen
  • William Kvist
  • Thomas Delaney
  • Nicolai Jørgensen
  • Christian Eriksen
  • Martin Braithwaite
  • Kasper Dolberg
  • Mathias Jørgensen
  • Henrik Dalsgaard
  • Viktor Fischer
  • Jonas Lössl
  • Jens Stryger Larsen
  • Lukas Lerager
  • Lasse Schöne
  • Yussuf Poulsen
  • Andreas Cornelius
  • Frederik Rønnow
  • Pione Sisto

France

Coach: Didier Deschamps

  • Hugo Lloris (captain)
  • Benjamin Pavard
  • Presnel Kimpembe
  • Raphaël Varane
  • Samuel Umtiti
  • Paul Pogba
  • Antoine Griezmann
  • Thomas Lemar
  • Olivier Giroud
  • Kylian Mbappé
  • Ousmane Dembélé
  • Corentin Tolisso
  • N’Golo Kanté
  • Blaise Matuidi
  • Steven Nzonzi
  • Steve Mandanda
  • Adil Rami
  • Nabil Fekir
  • Djibril Sidibé
  • Florian Thauvin
  • Lucas Hernández
  • Benjamin Mendy
  • Alphonse Areola

Peru

Coach: Ricardo Gareca

  • Pedro Gallese
  • Alberto Rodríguez
  • Aldo Corzo
  • Anderson Santamaría
  • Miguel Araujo
  • Miguel Trauco
  • Paolo Hurtado
  • Christian Cueva
  • Paolo Guerrero (captain)
  • Jefferson Farfán
  • Raúl Ruidíaz
  • Carlos Cáceda
  • Renato Tapia
  • Andy Polo
  • Christian Ramos
  • Wilder Cartagena
  • Luis Advíncula
  • André Carrillo
  • Yoshimar Yotún
  • Edison Flores
  • José Carvallo
  • Nilson Loyola
  • Pedro Aquino

Group D

Argentina

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli

  • Nahuel Guzmán
  • Gabriel Mercado
  • Nicolás Tagliafico
  • Cristian Ansaldi
  • Lucas Biglia
  • Federico Fazio
  • Éver Banega
  • Marcos Acuña
  • Gonzalo Higuaín
  • Lionel Messi (captain)
  • Ángel Di María
  • Franco Armani
  • Maximiliano Meza
  • Javier Mascherano
  • Enzo Pérez
  • Marcos Rojo
  • Nicolás Otamendi
  • Eduardo Salvio
  • Sergio Agüero
  • Giovani Lo Celso
  • Paulo Dybala
  • Cristian Pavón
  • Willy Caballero

Croatia

Coach: Zlatko Dalić

  • Dominik Livaković
  • Šime Vrsaljko
  • Ivan Strinić
  • Ivan Perišić
  • Vedran Ćorluka
  • Dejan Lovren
  • Ivan Rakitić
  • Mateo Kovačić
  • Andrej Kramarić
  • Luka Modrić (captain)
  • Marcelo Brozović
  • Lovre Kalinić
  • Tin Jedvaj
  • Filip Bradarić
  • Duje Ćaleta-Car
  • Nikola Kalinić
  • Mario Mandžukić
  • Ante Rebić
  • Milan Badelj
  • Marko Pjaca
  • Domagoj Vida
  • Josip Pivarić
  • Danijel Subašić

Iceland

Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson

  • Hannes Þór Halldórsson
  • Birkir Már Sævarsson
  • Samúel Friðjónsson
  • Albert Guðmundsson
  • Sverrir Ingi Ingason
  • Ragnar Sigurðsson
  • Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
  • Birkir Bjarnason
  • Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson
  • Gylfi Sigurðsson
  • Alfreð Finnbogason
  • Frederik Schram
  • Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
  • Kári Árnason
  • Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
  • Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
  • Aron Gunnarsson (captain)
  • Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
  • Rúrik Gíslason
  • Emil Hallfreðsson
  • Arnór Ingvi Traustason
  • Jón Daði Böðvarsson
  • Ari Freyr Skúlason

Nigeria

Coach: Gernot Rohr

  • Ikechukwu Ezenwa
  • Brian Idowu
  • Elderson Echiéjilé
  • Wilfred Ndidi
  • William Troost-Ekong
  • Leon Balogun
  • Ahmed Musa
  • Oghenekaro Etebo
  • Odion Ighalo
  • John Obi Mikel (captain)
  • Victor Moses
  • Shehu Abdullahi
  • Simeon Nwankwo
  • Kelechi Iheanacho
  • Joel Obi
  • Daniel Akpeyi
  • Ogenyi Onazi
  • Alex Iwobi
  • John Ogu
  • Chidozie Awaziem
  • Tyronne Ebuehi
  • Kenneth Omeruo
  • Francis Uzoho

Group E

Brazil

Coach: Tite

  • Alisson
  • Thiago Silva
  • Miranda
  • Pedro Geromel
  • Casemiro
  • Filipe Luís
  • Douglas Costa
  • Renato Augusto
  • Gabriel Jesus
  • Neymar (captain)
  • Philippe Coutinho
  • Marcelo
  • Marquinhos
  • Danilo
  • Paulinho
  • Cássio
  • Fernandinho
  • Fred
  • Willian
  • Roberto Firmino
  • Taison
  • Fagner
  • Ederson

Costa Rica

Coach: Óscar Ramírez

  • Keylor Navas
  • Johnny Acosta
  • Giancarlo González
  • Ian Smith
  • Celso Borges
  • Óscar Duarte
  • Christian Bolaños
  • Bryan Oviedo
  • Daniel Colindres
  • Bryan Ruiz (captain)
  • Johan Venegas
  • Joel Campbell
  • Rodney Wallace
  • Randall Azofeifa
  • Francisco Calvo
  • Cristian Gamboa
  • Yeltsin Tejeda
  • Patrick Pemberton
  • Kendall Waston
  • David Guzmán
  • Marco Ureña
  • Kenner Gutiérrez
  • Leonel Moreira

Serbia

Coach: Mladen Krstajić

  • Vladimir Stojković
  • Antonio Rukavina
  • Duško Tošić
  • Luka Milivojević
  • Uroš Spajić
  • Branislav Ivanović
  • Andrija Živković
  • Aleksandar Prijović
  • Aleksandar Mitrović
  • Dušan Tadić
  • Aleksandar Kolarov (captain)
  • Predrag Rajković
  • Miloš Veljković
  • Milan Rodić
  • Nikola Milenković
  • Marko Grujić
  • Filip Kostić
  • Nemanja Radonjić
  • Luka Jović
  • Sergej Milinković-Savić
  • Nemanja Matić
  • Adem Ljajić
  • Marko Dmitrović

Switzerland

Coach: Vladimir Petković

  • Yann Sommer
  • Stephan Lichtsteiner (captain)
  • François Moubandje
  • Nico Elvedi
  • Manuel Akanji
  • Michael Lang
  • Breel Embolo
  • Remo Freuler
  • Haris Seferović
  • Granit Xhaka
  • Valon Behrami
  • Yvon Mvogo
  • Ricardo Rodríguez
  • Steven Zuber
  • Blerim Džemaili
  • Gelson Fernandes
  • Denis Zakaria
  • Mario Gavranović
  • Josip Drmić
  • Johan Djourou
  • Roman Bürki
  • Fabian Schär
  • Xherdan Shaqiri

Group F

Germany

Coach: Joachim Löw

  • Manuel Neuer (captain)
  • Marvin Plattenhardt
  • Jonas Hector
  • Matthias Ginter
  • Mats Hummels
  • Sami Khedira
  • Julian Draxler
  • Toni Kroos
  • Timo Werner
  • Mesut Özil
  • Marco Reus
  • Kevin Trapp
  • Thomas Müller
  • Leon Goretzka
  • Niklas Süle
  • Antonio Rüdiger
  • Jérôme Boateng
  • Joshua Kimmich
  • Sebastian Rudy
  • Julian Brandt
  • İlkay Gündoğan
  • Marc-André ter Stegen
  • Mario Gómez

Mexico

Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio

  • José de Jesús Corona
  • Hugo Ayala
  • Carlos Salcedo
  • Rafael Márquez
  • Érick Gutiérrez
  • Jonathan dos Santos
  • Miguel Layún
  • Marco Fabián
  • Raúl Jiménez
  • Giovani dos Santos
  • Carlos Vela
  • Alfredo Talavera
  • Guillermo Ochoa
  • Javier Hernández
  • Héctor Moreno
  • Héctor Herrera
  • Jesús Manuel Corona
  • Andrés Guardado (captain)
  • Oribe Peralta
  • Javier Aquino
  • Edson Álvarez
  • Hirving Lozano
  • Jesús Gallardo

South Korea

Coach: Shin Tae-yong

  • Kim Seung-gyu
  • Lee Yong
  • Jung Seung-hyun
  • Oh Ban-suk
  • Yun Young-sun
  • Park Joo-ho
  • Son Heung-min
  • Ju Se-jong
  • Kim Shin-wook
  • Lee Seung-woo
  • Hwang Hee-chan
  • Kim Min-woo
  • Koo Ja-cheol
  • Hong Chul
  • Jung Woo-young
  • Ki Sung-yueng (captain)
  • Lee Jae-sung
  • Moon Seon-min
  • Kim Young-gwon
  • Jang Hyun-soo
  • Kim Jin-hyeon
  • Go Yo-han
  • Cho Hyun-woo

Sweden

Coach: Janne Andersson

  • Robin Olsen
  • Mikael Lustig
  • Victor Lindelöf
  • Andreas Granqvist (captain)
  • Martin Olsson
  • Ludwig Augustinsson
  • Sebastian Larsson
  • Albin Ekdal
  • Marcus Berg
  • Emil Forsberg
  • John Guidetti
  • Karl-Johan Johnsson
  • Gustav Svensson
  • Filip Helander
  • Oscar Hiljemark
  • Emil Krafth
  • Viktor Claesson
  • Pontus Jansson
  • Marcus Rohdén
  • Ola Toivonen
  • Jimmy Durmaz
  • Isaac Kiese Thelin
  • Kristoffer Nordfeldt

Group G

Belgium

Coach: Roberto Martínez

  • Thibaut Courtois
  • Toby Alderweireld
  • Thomas Vermaelen
  • Vincent Kompany
  • Jan Vertonghen
  • Axel Witsel
  • Kevin De Bruyne
  • Marouane Fellaini
  • Romelu Lukaku
  • Eden Hazard (captain)
  • Yannick Carrasco
  • Simon Mignolet
  • Koen Casteels
  • Dries Mertens
  • Thomas Meunier
  • Thorgan Hazard
  • Youri Tielemans
  • Adnan Januzaj
  • Mousa Dembélé
  • Dedryck Boyata
  • Michy Batshuayi
  • Nacer Chadli
  • Leander Dendoncker

England

Coach: Gareth Southgate

  • Jordan Pickford
  • Kyle Walker
  • Danny Rose
  • Eric Dier
  • John Stones
  • Harry Maguire
  • Jesse Lingard
  • Jordan Henderson
  • Harry Kane (captain)
  • Raheem Sterling
  • Jamie Vardy
  • Kieran Trippier
  • Jack Butland
  • Danny Welbeck
  • Gary Cahill
  • Phil Jones
  • Fabian Delph
  • Ashley Young
  • Marcus Rashford
  • Dele Alli
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold
  • Nick Pope

Panama

Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez

  • Jaime Penedo
  • Michael Amir Murillo
  • Harold Cummings
  • Fidel Escobar
  • Román Torres
  • Gabriel Gómez
  • Blas Pérez
  • Édgar Bárcenas
  • Gabriel Torres
  • Ismael Díaz
  • Armando Cooper
  • José Calderón
  • Adolfo Machado
  • Valentín Pimentel
  • Erick Davis
  • Abdiel Arroyo
  • Luis Ovalle
  • Luis Tejada
  • Ricardo Ávila
  • Aníbal Godoy
  • José Luis Rodríguez
  • Álex Rodríguez
  • Felipe Baloy (captain)

Tunisia

Coach: Nabil Maâloul

  • Farouk Ben Mustapha
  • Syam Ben Youssef
  • Yohan Benalouane
  • Yassine Meriah
  • Oussama Haddadi
  • Rami Bedoui
  • Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
  • Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
  • Anice Badri
  • Wahbi Khazri
  • Dylan Bronn
  • Ali Maâloul
  • Ferjani Sassi
  • Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
  • Ahmed Khalil
  • Aymen Mathlouthi (captain)
  • Ellyes Skhiri
  • Bassem Srarfi
  • Saber Khalifa
  • Ghailene Chaalali
  • Hamdi Nagguez
  • Mouez Hassen
  • Naïm Sliti

Group H

Colombia

Coach:  José Pékerman

  • David Ospina
  • Cristián Zapata
  • Óscar Murillo
  • Santiago Arias
  • Wílmar Barrios
  • Carlos Sánchez
  • Carlos Bacca
  • Abel Aguilar
  • Radamel Falcao (captain)
  • James Rodríguez
  • Juan Cuadrado
  • Camilo Vargas
  • Yerry Mina
  • Luis Muriel
  • Mateus Uribe
  • Jefferson Lerma
  • Johan Mojica
  • Farid Díaz
  • Miguel Borja
  • Juan Fernando Quintero
  • José Izquierdo
  • José Fernando Cuadrado
  • Dávinson Sánchez

Japan

Coach: Akira Nishino

  • Eiji Kawashima
  • Naomichi Ueda
  • Gen Shoji
  • Keisuke Honda
  • Yuto Nagatomo
  • Wataru Endo
  • Gaku Shibasaki
  • Genki Haraguchi
  • Shinji Okazaki
  • Shinji Kagawa
  • Takashi Usami
  • Masaaki Higashiguchi
  • Yoshinori Muto
  • Takashi Inui
  • Yuya Osako
  • Hotaru Yamaguchi
  • Makoto Hasebe (captain)
  • Ryota Oshima
  • Hiroki Sakai
  • Tomoaki Makino
  • Gōtoku Sakai
  • Maya Yoshida
  • Kosuke Nakamura

Poland

Coach: Adam Nawałka

  • Wojciech Szczęsny
  • Michał Pazdan
  • Artur Jędrzejczyk
  • Thiago Cionek
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Jacek Góralski
  • Arkadiusz Milik
  • Karol Linetty
  • Robert Lewandowski (captain)
  • Grzegorz Krychowiak
  • Kamil Grosicki
  • Bartosz Białkowski
  • Maciej Rybus
  • Łukasz Teodorczyk
  • Kamil Glik
  • Jakub Błaszczykowski
  • Sławomir Peszko
  • Bartosz Bereszyński
  • Piotr Zieliński
  • Łukasz Piszczek
  • Rafał Kurzawa
  • Łukasz Fabiański
  • Dawid Kownacki

Senegal

Coach: Aliou Cissé

  • Abdoulaye Diallo
  • Saliou Ciss
  • Kalidou Koulibaly
  • Kara Mbodji
  • Idrissa Gueye
  • Salif Sané
  • Moussa Sow
  • Cheikhou Kouyaté (captain)
  • Mame Biram Diouf
  • Sadio Mané
  • Cheikh N’Doye
  • Youssouf Sabaly
  • Alfred N’Diaye
  • Moussa Konaté
  • Diafra Sakho
  • Khadim N’Diaye
  • Badou Ndiaye
  • Ismaïla Sarr
  • M’Baye Niang
  • Keita Baldé
  • Lamine Gassama
  • Moussa Wagué
  • Alfred Gomis

Venues

Moscow Saint Petersburg Sochi
Luzhniki Stadium Otkritie Arena
(Spartak Stadium)
Krestovsky Stadium
(Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Fisht Olympic Stadium
(Fisht Stadium)
Capacity: 78,011 Capacity: 44,190 Capacity: 64,468 Capacity: 44,287
Samara
  • Moscow
  • Saint Petersburg
  • Kaliningrad
  • Nizhny Novgorod
  • Kazan
  • Samara
  • Volgograd
  • Saransk
  • Sochi
  • Rostov-on-Don
  • Yekaterinburg
Kazan
Cosmos Arena
(Samara Arena)
Kazan Arena
Capacity: 41,970 Capacity: 42,873
Rostov-on-Don Volgograd
Rostov Arena Volgograd Arena
Capacity: 43,472 Capacity: 43,713
Nizhny Novgorod Saransk Yekaterinburg Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Mordovia Arena Central Stadium
(Ekaterinburg Arena)
Kaliningrad Stadium
Capacity: 43,319 Capacity: 41,685 Capacity: 33,061 Capacity: 33,973

Team base camps

  • Argentina: Bronnitsy, Moscow Oblast
  • Australia: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
  • Belgium: Krasnogorsky, Moscow Oblast
  • Brazil: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
  • Colombia: Verkhneuslonsky, Republic of Tatarstan
  • Costa Rica: Saint Petersburg
  • Croatia: Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast[65]
  • Denmark: Anapa, Krasnodar Krai
  • Egypt: Grozny, Chechen Republic
  • England: Repino, Saint Petersburg[66]
  • France: Istra, Moscow Oblast
  • Germany: Moscow
  • Iceland: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
  • Iran: Bakovka, Moscow Oblast
  • Japan: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
  • Mexico: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
  • Morocco: Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast
  • Nigeria: Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai
  • Panama: Saransk, Republic of Mordovia
  • Peru: Moscow
  • Poland: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
  • Portugal: Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast
  • Russia: Khimki, Moscow Oblast
  • Saudi Arabia: Saint Petersburg
  • Senegal: Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast
  • Serbia: Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
  • South Korea: Saint Petersburg
  • Spain: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
  • Switzerland: Togliatti, Samara Oblast
  • Sweden: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai
  • Tunisia: Pervomayskoye, Moscow Oblast
  • Uruguay: Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Records

Year Host Champion Winning coach Top scorer(s) Best player award
1930 Uruguay Uruguay Alberto Suppici Guillermo Stábile (8) N/A
1934 Italy Italy Vittorio Pozzo Oldřich Nejedlý (5)
1938 France Italy Vittorio Pozzo Leônidas (7)
1950 Brazil Uruguay Juan López Ademir (8)
1954 Switzerland West Germany Sepp Herberger Sándor Kocsis (11)
1958 Sweden Brazil Vicente Feola Just Fontaine (13)
1962 Chile Brazil Aymoré Moreira Garrincha (4)
Vavá (4)
Leonel Sánchez (4)
Flórián Albert (4)
Valentin Ivanov (4)
Dražan Jerković (4)
1966 England England Alf Ramsey Eusébio (9)
1970 Mexico Brazil Mário Zagallo Gerd Müller (10)
1974 West Germany West Germany Helmut Schön Grzegorz Lato (7)
1978 Argentina Argentina César Luis Menotti Mario Kempes (6)
1982 Spain Italy Enzo Bearzot Paolo Rossi (6) Paolo Rossi
1986 Mexico Argentina Carlos Bilardo Gary Lineker (6) Diego Maradona
1990 Italy West Germany Franz Beckenbauer Salvatore Schillaci (6) Salvatore Schillaci
1994 United States Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Hristo Stoichkov (6)
Oleg Salenko (6)
Romário
1998 France France Aimé Jacquet Davor Šuker (6) Ronaldo
2002 South Korea
Japan
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari Ronaldo (8) Oliver Kahn
2006 Germany Italy Marcello Lippi Miroslav Klose (5) Zinedine Zidane
2010 South Africa Spain Vicente del Bosque Thomas Müller (5)
Wesley Sneijder (5)
David Villa (5)
Diego Forlán (5)
Diego Forlán
2014 Brazil Germany Joachim Löw James Rodríguez (6) Lionel Messi
2018 Russia

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament
171 goals, 1998 and 2014
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
70 goals, 1930 and 1934
Most goals per match in a tournament
5.38 goals per match, 1954
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.21 goals per match, 1990
Most scorers in a tournament
111, 1998
Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament
37, 1998
Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament
21, 1954
Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament
11, 1954
Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament
6, 1994 – Hristo Stoichkov ( Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko ( Russia), Romário ( Brazil), Jürgen Klinsmann ( Germany), Roberto Baggio ( Italy) and Kennet Andersson ( Sweden)
Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament
4, 1954 – Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary), Erich Probst ( Austria), Max Morlock ( West Germany) and Josef Hügi ( Switzerland)
Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament
2, 1970 – Gerd Müller ( West Germany) and Jairzinho ( Brazil)

Top scoring teams by tournament

1930: Argentina, 18 goals
1934: Italy, 12 goals
1938: Hungary, 15 goals
1950: Brazil, 22 goals
1954: Hungary, 27 goals
1958: France, 23 goals
1962: Brazil, 14 goals
1966: Portugal, 17 goals
1970: Brazil, 19 goals
1974: Poland, 16 goals
1978: Argentina & Netherlands, 15 goals each
1982: France, 16 goals
1986: Argentina, 14 goals
1990: West Germany, 15 goals
1994: Sweden, 15 goals
1998: France, 15 goals
2002: Brazil, 18 goals
2006: Germany, 14 goals
2010: Germany, 16 goals
2014: Germany, 18 goals

Host records

Most times hosted

2, Mexico 1970 & 1986, Italy 1934 & 1990, France 1938 & 1998, Germany 1974 (as West Germany) & 2006, and Brazil 1950 & 2014

Best performance by host

Winners, 6 times: Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978, France 1998

Worst performance by host

South Africa in 2010

Had its best performance hosting

  • Champions: Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), West Germany (1974), Argentina (1978), France (1998)[58]
  • Runner-up: Sweden (1958)
  • Semi-finals: Chile (1962), South Korea (2002)
  • Quarter-finals: Switzerland (1954),[59] Mexico (1970, 1986)
  • Round of 16: Japan (2002)

Attendance

Final
114,600, Argentina v West Germany, 29 June 1986, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, 1986
Decisive match
199,854, Uruguay v Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950[61]
Lowest match attendance in a World Cup tournament
300, Romania vs Peru, 14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1930
Highest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match
162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 CONMEBOL Group 1
Lowest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match
0, Costa Rica vs Panama, 26 March 2005, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, 2006 CONCACAF Final Group[62][63]
Highest average of attendance per match
68,991, 1994
Highest attendance (tournament)
3,570,000, 1994
Lowest average of attendance per match
23,235, 1934
Lowest attendance (tournament)
390,000, 1934

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