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The  is the 21stFIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teamsof the member associations of FIFA. It is currently ongoing in Russia starting from 14 June and will end with the final match on 15 July 2018.[1]

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Tournament detailsHost countryRussiaDates14 June – 15 JulyTeams32 (from 5 confederations)Venue(s)12 (in 11 host cities)Tournament statisticsMatches played56Goals scored146 (2.61 per match)Attendance2,576,584 (46,010 per match)Top scorer(s) Harry Kane (6 goals)

This is the first World Cup to be held inEastern Europe,[2] and the eleventh time that it has been held in Europe. For the first time the tournament takes place on two continents – Europe and Asia.[3] All but one of the stadium venues are inEuropean Russia. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever.[4] This is also the first World Cup where video assistant referees (VARs) have been utilised.[5]

The final tournament involves 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. Of the 32 teams, 20 made back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, including defending championsGermany, while both Iceland andPanama made their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium inMoscow.[6]

The defending champions, Germany, were knocked out in the group stage. It was the first time since 1938 that a German side did not advance from the first stage of a World Cup tournament,[7]their first in a major competition sinceUEFA Euro 2004,[8] and the fourth time in the last five World Cups that the title holders had been eliminated in the opening stage of the tournament afterFrance in 2002, Italy in 2010, and Spainin 2014.[9




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