World Cup Groups – Russia 2018
The 2018 World Cup had 32 qualified teams from the various football confederations around the world, and these 32 were put into four pots to decide the eight groups that would make up the World Cup.
Related: How Did Each Team Qualify?
The first pot was made up of Russia as hosts and the seven other best teams in the world based on FIFA rankings from October 2017.
Related: World Cup Key Dates
2018 was a bit different too as the rest of the pots would normally be done geographically, however, the FIFA rankings aspect was continued for the other three pots.
Pot 1 – Russia (ranked 65), Germany (1), Brazil (2), Portugal (3), Argentina (4), Belgium (5), Poland (6), and France (7)
Pot 2 – Spain (8), Peru (10), Switzerland (11), England (12), Colombia (13), Mexico (16), Uruguay (17), Croatia (18)
Pot 3 – Denmark (19), Iceland (21), Costa Rica (22), Sweden (25), Tunisia (28), Egypt (30), Senegal (32), Iran (34)
Pot 4 – Serbia (38), Nigeria (41), Australia (43), Japan (44), Morocco (48), Panama (49), South Korea (62), Saudi Arabia (63)
The draw took place in December 2017 and the results are as follows:
World Cup Groups – Russia 2018
Group A – Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
1930 and 1950 #WorldCup winners #URU looking 💪.
We say a sad farewell to #KSA & #EGY and their wonderful fans. pic.twitter.com/y2pvKNfE9E— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 25, 2018
Group B – Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
GROUP B Ladies and Gentlemen.
Not sure about you….but we're off for a lie down. 🥵#WorldCup #ESPMAR #IRNPOR pic.twitter.com/KiKTGlojZu— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 25, 2018
Group C – France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
GROUP C.
All eyes now turn to Rostov-on-Don & Saint Petersburg for #NGARG & #ISLCRO. pic.twitter.com/YU8Ki5kkDV— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 26, 2018
Group D – Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Never in doubt.
Was it? 🤔#NGAARG #ISLCRO pic.twitter.com/i2YhosG1Aa— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 26, 2018
Group E – Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
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🇨🇷 pic.twitter.com/0ujVK7lV1P— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 27, 2018
Group F – Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea
Confirmation #SWE and #MEX progress to Round of 16.
How many of you predicted this table at start of the #WorldCup? pic.twitter.com/lfAmgW4pZ0— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 27, 2018
Group G – Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
Confirmation, in case it's needed.
The 2018 #WorldCup group phase…….is complete. pic.twitter.com/DFOGEQknnM— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 28, 2018
Group H – Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan
Group H came down to the finest of margins. #JPN go through ahead of #SEN, with the Lions of Teranga eliminated on Fair Play points. pic.twitter.com/YCDk0hSWmL
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 28, 2018
World Cup Knockout Stages
The 2018 FIFA #WorldCupFinal:
🇫🇷 @FrenchTeam vs @HNS_CFF 🇭🇷#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/r7EwuZXLpw
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 11, 2018
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