Friday, 1 December 2017

I Stay Away/No Excuses: 2018 FIFA World Cup draw review

Well, the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup has been announced so it gives me great pleasure to reveal the draw & matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup (Well I wrote it down on a piece of paper):

Group stage

Group A

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Uruguay

Russia Vs Saudi Arabia: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Egypt Vs Uruguay: Ekaterinburg Stadium, Ekaterinburg
Russia Vs Egypt: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Uruguay Vs Saudi Arabia: Rostov-on-Don Stadium, Rostov-On-Don
Uruguay Vs Russia: Samara Stadium, Samara
Saudi Arabia Vs Egypt: Volgograd Stadium, Volgograd

Group B

Portugal
Spain
Morocco
IR Iran

Morocco Vs IR Iran: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Portugal Vs Spain: Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Portugal Vs Morocco: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
IR Iran Vs Spain: Kazan Arena, Kazan
IR Iran Vs Portugal: Saransk Stadium, Saransk
Spain Vs Morocco: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

Group C

France
Australia
Peru
Denmark

France Vs Australia: Kazan Arena, Kazan
Peru Vs Denmark: Saransk Stadium, Saransk
Denmark Vs Australia: Samara Stadium, Samara
France Vs Peru: Ekaterinburg Stadium, Ekaterinburg
Denmark Vs France: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Australia Vs Peru: Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Group D

Argentina
Iceland
Croatia
Nigeria

Argentina Vs Iceland: Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Croatia Vs Nigeria: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Argentina Vs Croatia: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novogrod
Nigeria Vs Iceland: Volgograd Stadium, Volgograd
Nigeria Vs Argentina: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Iceland Vs Croatia: Rostov-on-Don Stadium, Rostov-On-Don

Group E

Brazil
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Serbia

Costa Rica Vs Serbia: Samara Stadium, Samara
Brazil Vs Switzerland: Rostov-on-Don Stadium, Rostov-On-Don
Brazil Vs Costa Rica: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Serbia Vs Switzerland: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Serbia Vs Brazil: Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Switzerland Vs Costa Rica: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novogrod

Group F

Germany
Mexico
Sweden
Korea Republic

Germany Vs Mexico: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Sweden Vs Korea Republic: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novogrod
Korea Republic Vs Mexico: Rostov-on-Don Stadium, Rostov-On-Don
Germany Vs Sweden: Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Mexico Vs Sweden: Ekaterinburg Stadium, Ekaterinburg
Korea Republic Vs Germany: Kazan Arena, Kazan

Group G

Belgium
Panama
Tunisia
England

Belgium Vs Panama: Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Tunisia Vs England: Volgograd Stadium, Volgograd
Belgium Vs Tunisia: Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
England Vs Panama: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novogrod
Panama Vs Tunisia: Saransk Stadium, Saransk
England Vs Belgium: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

And last but not least, Group H

Poland
Senegal
Colombia
Japan

Colombia Vs Japan: Saransk Stadium, Saransk
Poland Vs Senegal: Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Japan Vs Senegal: Ekaterinburg Stadium, Ekaterinburg
Poland Vs Colombia: Kazan Arena, Kazan
Japan Vs Poland: Volgograd Stadium, Volgograd
Senegal Vs Colombia: Samara Stadium, Samara

Knockout stage

Round of 16

1st Group C Vs 2nd Group D: Kazan Arena, Kazan
1st Group A Vs 2nd Group B: Fisht Stadium, Sochi
1st Group B Vs 2nd Group A: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
1st Group D Vs 2nd Group C: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novogrod
1st Group E Vs 2nd Group F: Samara Stadium, Samara
1st Group G Vs 2nd Group H: Rostov-on-Don Stadium, Rostov-On-Don
1st Group F Vs 2nd Group E: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
1st Group H Vs 2nd Group G: Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow

Quarter-finals

Winner 49 Vs winner 50: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novogrod
Winner 53 Vs winner 54: Kazan Arena, Kazan
Winner 55 Vs winner 56: Samara Stadium, Samara
Winner 51 Vs winner 52: Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Semi-finals

Winner 57 Vs winner 58: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Winner 59 Vs winner 60: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Play-off for 3rd place

Loser 61 Vs loser 62: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg

Final

Winner 61 Vs winner 62: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

So that is my 171st blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII) & my 91st this year.

P.S. And Wales have just beaten the Springboks by 2 points in the final week of the autumn rugby internationals with Kiwi born Welsh debutant Hadleigh Parkes getting a double.

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