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2018 World Cup: France's route to the title
A tournament of sharp transitions, set-piece edge, and a new French generation taking the crown. Russia 2018 delivered balance between chaos and structure. Croatia built one of the great underdog finals runs, Belgium produced perhaps their strongest modern tournament, and France combined depth, pace, and efficiency to lift the trophy.
Matches
64
Goals
169
Top Scorer
Harry Kane (6)
Tournament Snapshot
Host: Russia
Champion: France. Runner-up: Croatia. Third place: Belgium. Fourth place: England.
Static Data Layer
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Knockout Bracket
The tournament path from round of 16 to the final
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Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Round of 16
France4-3Argentina
Kazan - 2018-06-30
Uruguay2-1Portugal
Sochi - 2018-06-30
Spain1-1Russia
Moscow - 2018-07-01
Croatia1-1Denmark
Nizhny Novgorod - 2018-07-01
Brazil2-0Mexico
Samara - 2018-07-02
Belgium3-2Japan
Rostov-on-Don - 2018-07-02
Sweden1-0Switzerland
Saint Petersburg - 2018-07-03
Colombia1-1England
Moscow - 2018-07-03
Quarter-finals
Uruguay0-2France
Nizhny Novgorod - 2018-07-06
Brazil1-2Belgium
Kazan - 2018-07-06
Sweden0-2England
Samara - 2018-07-07
Russia2-2Croatia
Sochi - 2018-07-07
Semi-finals
France1-0Belgium
Saint Petersburg - 2018-07-10
Croatia2-1England
Moscow - 2018-07-11
Finals
Belgium2-0England
Saint Petersburg - 2018-07-14
France4-2Croatia
Moscow - 2018-07-15
Top Scorers
#1
Harry Kane
England
6
#2
Antoine Griezmann
France
4
#3
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium
4
Iconic Moments
Round of 16
Mbappe's breakout
France's teenage forward tore through Argentina and became one of the faces of the tournament.
Round of 16
Belgium's full-pitch winner
A last-gasp counterattack against Japan produced one of the cleanest late team goals in World Cup memory.
Knockout rounds
Croatia's extra-time resilience
Croatia repeatedly absorbed pressure and kept finding emotional reserves on the road to the final.
Stadium Footprint
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Capacity: 78,011
Final: France 4-2 Croatia
Saint Petersburg Stadium
Saint Petersburg
Capacity: 64,468
Semi-final: France 1-0 Belgium
Fisht Stadium
Sochi
Capacity: 44,287
Quarter-final: Russia 2-2 Croatia