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FIFA World Cup 2018
- Venue :- Russia
- Mascot of 2018 FIFA World Cup :- Zabivaka, the wolf
- Meaning of the name Zabivaka :- Goalscorer
- Inagurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin
- First match was conducted between Russia and Saudi Arabia, Russia won this match by (5-0).
- Russia's Yuri Gazinskiy scored the opening goal of the 2018 Wold Cup.
- Winner :- France [This was the second world cup of France, First 1998]
- Runners up :- Croatia
- Third Place :- Belgium
- Forth Place :- England
- Captain of France :- Hugo Lloris
- Captain of Croatia :- Luka Modric
- Coach of France :- Didier Deschamps
- Coach of Croatia :- Zlatko Dalic
- The Video Assistant Referee System (VAR) technology is used at the World Cup for the first time that helped Referee in making right decision.
- Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first Hattrick in the 2018 Wold Cup.
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