2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round, Format
The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) was held on 8 July 2016, 10:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States. As the draw was held before the fourth round was completed, the identities of the fourth round qualifiers were not known at the time of the draw, except for Mexico which were by then already confirmed as winners of Group A.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round, Qualified teams
The draw position of each team (to decide the fixtures) was as follows.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round, Qualified teams
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Italicised team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round, Goalscorers
There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round
The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played between 22 and 31 March 2015.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Format
A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Seeding
The draw for the first round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST (UTC−5), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The 14 teams were seeded into two pots:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Seeding
Each tie contained a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the order of legs decided by draw.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
Bermuda won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Bahamas.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
Dominica won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against British Virgin Islands.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
Barbados won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against U.S. Virgin Islands.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
Saint Kitts and Nevis won 12–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Turks and Caicos Islands.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
Nicaragua won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Anguilla.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
1–1 on aggregate. Belize won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Dominican Republic.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Matches
Curaçao won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Montserrat.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round, Goalscorers
There were 51 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round
The fourth round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 13 November 2015 to 6 September 2016.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round, Format
A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 1 to 6 in the CONCACAF entrant list and 6 third round winners) were divided into three groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team. The top two teams of each group (three group winners and three runners-up) advanced to the fifth round (also called the 'Hexagonal' or 'Hex').


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round, Seeding
The draw for the fourth round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round, Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The six direct qualifiers are seeded into two pots:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round, Seeding
Each group contained a team from Pot 1, a team from Pot 2, and two third round winners which were automatically allocated into each group (series winners 1 and 2 into Group A, series winners 3 and 4 into Group B, series winners 5 and 6 into Group C). As the draw was held before the third round was played, the identities of the third round winners were not known at the time of the draw. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot or series won of each team.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round, Goalscorers
There were 107 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round
The second round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 to 16 June 2015.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Format
A total of 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 in the CONCACAF entrant list and seven first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The ten winners advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Seeding
The draw for the second round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST (UTC−5), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The 20 teams were seeded into four pots:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Seeding
Each tie contained a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4 (first three ties), or a team from Pot 5 and a team from Pot 6 (last seven ties), with the order of legs decided by draw. As the draw was held before the first round was played, the identities of teams in Pot 6 (first round winners) were not known at the time of the draw.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
6–6 on aggregate. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won on the away goals rule and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Antigua and Barbuda won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Grenada won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Canada won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Belize won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Guatemala won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Aruba won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
El Salvador won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
1–1 on aggregate. Curaçao won on the away goals rule and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Matches
Nicaragua won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, Goalscorers
There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round
The third round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4 to 8 September 2015.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Format
A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 7–8 in the CONCACAF entrant list and ten second round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the fourth round.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Seeding
The draw for the third round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The twelve teams were seeded into two pots:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Seeding
Each tie contained a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, with the order of legs decided by draw.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Seeding
Note: Guatemala were seeded into Pot 3 as they had more FIFA ranking points (203.24) than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (202.53). In the FIFA World Rankings, teams shared the same ranking if their ranking points rounded to the same whole number.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Matches
El Salvador won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group A).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Matches
Canada won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group A).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Matches
Haiti won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group B).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Matches
Jamaica won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group B).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Matches
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group C).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Matches
Guatemala won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group C).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round
The first round of OFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2016 OFC Nations Cup qualification) was played from 31 August to 4 September 2015 in Tonga.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round, Format
In this round, four teams, as determined by the OFC in March 2014, played a single round-robin tournament held in a single country which was later decided to be in Tonga. All matches were held at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round, Format
Samoa, the winner, advanced to the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, held from 28 May – 12 June 2016, to join the other seven teams which received a bye into the group stage. The winner of the OFC Nations Cup, New Zealand, represented the OFC at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Moreover, the OFC Nations Cup served as the second round of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, with the top six teams advancing to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualifying.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round, Participating teams
In April 2014 the OFC announced its executive's decision on the teams to compete in the tournament. The four lowest ranked teams (based on FIFA World Ranking and sporting reasons) among the 11 OFC entrants entered the first round:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round, Participating teams
Note: Bolded team qualified for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round, Matches
The match schedule was revealed on 30 July 2015, following a draw held at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. All times are local, UTC+13.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round, Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round
The third round of OFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 7 November 2016 and ended on 5 September 2017.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Format
A total of six teams which had advanced from the OFC Nations Cup (second round) were drawn into two groups of three teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the OFC Final, played home-and-away over two legs, and the winners of the final advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Seeding
The draw for the third round was held on 8 July 2016, 11:00 NZST (UTC+12), at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Seeding
The seeding was based on the results of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup (second round):


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Seeding
Each group contained a seeded team, a team from Pot 1, and a team from Pot 2. The same group compositions as the OFC Nations Cup were not allowed by the draw (i.e., Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Tahiti in one group, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Fiji in the other group).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Seeding
The fixtures of each group were confirmed by the OFC after the draw, taking into account the need for New Zealand to have a bye in June 2017 for playing in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and Papua New Guinea to have a bye in November 2016 for hosting the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Seeding
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the inter-confederation play-offs. Italicised teams qualified for the OFC final but lost.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Final
The draw for the final (which decided the order of legs) was held on 15 June 2017, 16:00 NZST (UTC+12), at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Final
The winners of the final advanced to inter-confederation play-offs. Dates were set for the two-legged final as being on 1 and 5 September 2017.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Final
New Zealand won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round, Goalscorers
There were 41 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
The group winners, France, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they defeated Italy and thus also qualified for the tournament. France went on to win the World Cup, defeating Croatia in the final.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A, Goalscorers
There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against Northern Ireland and thus also qualified for the tournament.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B, Goalscorers
There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The draw was for the first round (group stage) which was not held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The group winners, Germany, who finished with a 100% record, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Northern Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Switzerland and thus failed to qualify.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C, Goalscorers
There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
The group winners, Serbia, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Republic of Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Denmark and thus failed to qualify.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D, Goalscorers
There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
The group winners, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against the Republic of Ireland and thus also qualified for the tournament.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E, Goalscorers
There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F, Goalscorers
There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Sweden and thus failed to qualify for the first time since 1958.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G, Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G, Goalscorers
There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus, and Gibraltar.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Gibraltar was added to the group after the draw, after becoming FIFA members together with Kosovo in May 2016, and UEFA decided not to put Kosovo in same group as Bosnia and Herzegovina for security reasons.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
The group winners, Belgium, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Greece, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Croatia and thus failed to qualify for the first time since 2006.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
Russia was initially partnered with the five-team Group H, which enabled the 2018 World Cup hosts to play centralised friendlies against these countries on their "spare" match dates. These friendlies would not have counted in the qualifying group standings. However, after the group was later expanded to include Gibraltar, these friendly matches were cancelled.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H, Matches
The fixture list prior to the inclusion of Gibraltar was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H, Goalscorers
There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland, and Kosovo.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Kosovo was added to the group after the draw, after becoming FIFA members together with Gibraltar in May 2016, and UEFA decided not to put Kosovo in group H together with Bosnia and Herzegovina for security reasons.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
The group winners, Iceland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Croatia, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against Greece and thus qualified for the tournament as well. This was the first time Ukraine was eliminated after the first round, as the team had been eliminated in 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 after the play-offs, and qualified in 2006.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I, Matches
The fixture list prior to the inclusion of Kosovo was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I, Goalscorers
There were 70 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round
The UEFA Second Round was contested by the best eight runners-up from the nine first round groups from the UEFA segment of the qualification tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup final tournament. The winners — Croatia, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland — of each of four home and away ties joined the group winners in the World Cup in Russia. These pairs of matches, also commonly known as the playoffs, were held in November 2017. The losers were Greece, Italy, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round
The draw for the ties was held in Zürich on 17 October 2017, with the October 2017 FIFA World Rankings being used in deciding which of the teams would be seeded.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Qualified teams
The eight best runners-up from the UEFA First Round qualified for the play-offs; at the time of the draw, with two groups having one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in each First Round group were discarded in this ranking even after the admission of Gibraltar and Kosovo, and with all groups now containing six teams. As a result, eight matches played by each team counted for the purposes of ranking the runners-up.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Qualified teams, Ranking of the runner-up teams
The eight best runners-up were determined by the following parameters, in this order:


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Seeding and draw
The second round draw took place on 17 October 2017 at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. Teams were seeded based in October 2017 FIFA World Rankings (shown below in brackets), with each tie seeing a seeded team drawn against an unseeded team. Each tie's order of legs was decided as part of the draw.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Seeding and draw
The draw was conducted by Mexican TV presenter Vanessa Huppenkothen with the assistance of former Spain international Fernando Hierro.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Seeding and draw
Northern Ireland (23) Sweden (25) Republic of Ireland (26) Greece (47)


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Playoffs
The first legs were played on 9–11 November, and the second legs were played on 12–14 November 2017.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Playoffs
Times are CET (UTC+1) as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Playoffs
Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Playoffs
Croatia won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Playoffs
Denmark won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Playoffs
Sweden won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Goalscorers
There were 13 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 1.63 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on 1 December 2017 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. It determined the group in which each of the 32 qualified national teams will play in at the start of the tournament. The teams were divided into four pots of eight, with one team selected from each pot to form a group.


2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
Unlike previous editions of the World Cup, all pots were determined by each national team's October 2017 FIFA World Ranking, with Pot 1 containing the highest-ranked teams, Pot 2 containing the next highest-ranked teams, and so on until Pot 4, containing the lowest ranked teams; in previous editions only one pot containing the highest-ranked teams was determined by rank, with the other three pots determined by continental confederation. The hosts continued to be placed in Pot 1 and treated as a seeded team, and therefore Pot 1 consisted of hosts Russia and the seven highest-ranked teams that qualified for the tournament.


2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
The draw sequence started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4.


2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
As with previous editions, no group had more than one team from any continental confederation except for UEFA, which had at least one, but no more than two in a group.


2018 FIFA World Cup seeding, Seeding
All teams were seeded using the October 2017 FIFA World Rankings, which numbers in parenthesis show, released on 16 October 2017.


2018 FIFA World Cup seeding, Final draw
According to the FIFA rankings, the strongest group was E (combining for 4415 points), followed by F (4151), B (4128), C (4101), D (4099), G (3953), H (3944) and the weakest was the host nation's group A (2991).


2018 FIFA World Cup squads
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads
A provisional list of 35 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 14 May 2018, one month prior to the opening match of the tournament. From the preliminary squad, the final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 4 June, 10 days prior to the opening match of the tournament. FIFA published the final lists with squad numbers on their website the same day. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first match, where the replacement players did not need to be in the preliminary squad.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads
For players named in the 35-player preliminary squad, there was a mandatory rest period between 21 and 27 May 2018, except for those involved in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final played on 26 May. Initially the preliminary squads were to have 30 players but, in February 2018, it was announced that the number of players to be named in the provisional squads was increased to 35.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads
The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by FIFA. The age listed for each player is on 14 June 2018, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group A, Egypt
Egypt's 29-man preliminary squad was announced on 13 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group A, Russia
Russia's 28-man preliminary squad was announced on 11 May 2018. Ruslan Kambolov withdrew injured and was replaced by Sergei Ignashevich on 14 May. The final squad was announced on 3 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group A, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's 28-man preliminary squad was announced on 17 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group A, Uruguay
Uruguay's 26-man preliminary squad was announced on 15 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 2 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group B, Iran
Iran's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 13 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 24 players on 20 May. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group B, Morocco
Morocco's 26-man preliminary squad was announced on 17 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group B, Portugal
Portugal's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 17 May.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group B, Spain
Spain's final squad was announced on 21 May 2018. Coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked and replaced by Fernando Hierro on 13 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group C, Australia
Australia's 32-man preliminary squad was announced on 6 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 26 players on 14 May, then extended to 27 players on 28 May. The final squad was announced on 3 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group C, Denmark
Denmark's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 27 players on 27 May. The final squad was announced on 3 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group C, Peru
Peru's 24-man preliminary squad was announced on 16 May 2018. The final squad was initially announced on 30 May, but was extended to 24 players on 31 May after the suspension of Paolo Guerrero was lifted. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group D, Argentina
Argentina's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 21 May. Sergio Romero withdrew injured and was replaced by Nahuel Guzmán on 23 May. Manuel Lanzini withdrew injured and was replaced by Enzo Pérez on 9 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group D, Croatia
Croatia's 32-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 24 players on 21 May. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group D, Nigeria
Nigeria's 30-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 29 players on 27 May as Moses Simon withdrew injured, then to 25 players on 30 May. The final squad was announced on 3 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group E, Costa Rica
Costa Rica's final squad was announced on 14 May 2018. Rónald Matarrita withdrew injured and was replaced by Kenner Gutiérrez on 15 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group E, Serbia
Serbia's 27-man preliminary squad was announced on 24 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 1 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group E, Switzerland
Switzerland's 26-man preliminary squad was announced on 25 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group F, Germany
Germany's 27-man preliminary squad was announced on 15 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group F, Mexico
Mexico's 28-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 27 players on 23 May as Néstor Araujo withdrew injured, then to 24 players on 2 June. The final squad was announced on 4 June. Diego Reyes withdrew injured and was replaced by Érick Gutiérrez on 13 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group F, South Korea
South Korea's 28-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 26 players on 22 May as Kwon Chang-hoon and Lee Keun-ho withdrew injured. The final squad was announced on 2 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group G, Belgium
Belgium's 28-man preliminary squad was announced on 21 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group G, Panama
Panama's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 30 May. Alberto Quintero withdrew injured and was replaced by Ricardo Ávila on 6 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group G, Tunisia
Tunisia's 29-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 2 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group H, Colombia
Colombia's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June. Frank Fabra withdrew injured and was replaced by Farid Díaz on 9 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group H, Japan
Japan's 27-man preliminary squad was announced on 18 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 31 May.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group H, Poland
Poland's 35-man preliminary squad was announced on 11 May 2018. The squad was reduced to 32 players on 18 May. The final squad was announced on 4 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Group H, Senegal
Senegal's final squad was announced on 17 May 2018. Saliou Ciss withdrew injured and was replaced by Adama Mbengue on 17 June.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Statistics, Age
Of the seven teenagers in the competition, Australia's Daniel Arzani was the youngest at 19 years, 161 days as of the first day of the tournament, and Nigeria's Francis Uzoho was the youngest goalkeeper. At 45 years, 150 days, Egypt's Essam El Hadary was the oldest player and oldest captain, as well as the oldest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad. Mexico's Rafael Márquez was the oldest outfield player at 39. The youngest captain was England's Harry Kane, at 24 years of age.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Statistics, Age
The average age of all 736 players – almost 28 years – was the oldest in the tournament's history.


2018 FIFA World Cup squads, Statistics, Player representation by league system
League systems with 20 or more players represented are listed. In all, World Cup squad members played for clubs in 57 countries, and played in 54 national league systems, as the league systems of England and France included clubs from Wales and Monaco respectively, and one league system covered both the United States and Canada.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international men's football tournament, that took place between 14 June and 15 July 2018 in Russia. The competition was structured in the typical round-robin style during the initial group stages, with the top two teams of each group qualifying to the further stages.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics
The statistics within the tournament include: goals, assists, scores, wins and losses record, match awards, squad records, disciplinary issues, statistics accumulated over multiple world cups, the overall results and the stadium statistics. Matches that were decided by penalty shoot-outs were counted as draws. Any records set during the 2018 FIFA World Cup covered under the appropriate headings for the specific record.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Goalscorers
There were 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Goalscorers
Twelve own goals were scored during the tournament, doubling the record of six set in 1998. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted towards an individual player's goal count.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Assists
An assist is awarded for a pass leading directly to a goal. In the 2018 World Cup there were a total of 105 assists, with no outright leader as 16 players had 2 assists in the tournament.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Scoring
There were a total of 169 goals in 64 matches in Russia. Harry Kane was awarded the Golden Boot. There were a record 12 own goals in the 2018 World Cup, with the earliest goal coming in the 1st minute from Mathias Jørgensen during the game of Denmark against Croatia, and the latest goal coming from Neymar for Brazil against Costa Rica in the 97th minute.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Squads
A total of 32 teams reached the 2018 World Cup, including 14 European, 5 South American, 5 African, 3 North American, 5 Asian countries. The 2018 FIFA World Cup had many notable absences of teams including The Netherlands, Italy, Ghana and the United States.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Discipline
In total, only four players were sent off in the entire tournament, the fewest since 1978. International Football Association Board technical director David Elleray stated a belief that this was due to the introduction of VAR, since players would know that they would not be able to get away with anything under the new system.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Overall results
The French national team won the 2018 world cup, defeating Croatia by a score of 4-2, making it the highest scoring World Cup Final since 1966 when England defeated West Germany 4-2. The third place playoff took place between Belgium and England, with Belgium coming out 2-0 victors.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Overall results, By team
Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2018 FIFA World Cup statistics, Overall results, By confederation
Host nation(s) are situated in the region(s) rendered in italics. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2018 FIG World Cup circuit in Artistic Gymnastics was a series of competitions officially organized and promoted by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in 2018.


2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2018 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics is a series of competitions officially organized and promoted by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
With stopovers in Europe and Asia, the World Cup competitions are scheduled for March 30–April 1 in Sofia (BUL), April 13-15 in Pesaro (ITA), April 20–22 in Tashkent (UZB), April 27–29 in Baku (AZE). World Challenge Cup competitions are scheduled for May 4-6 in Guadalajara (ESP), May 11–13 in Portimão (POR), August 17–19 in Minsk (BLR), and August 24–26 in Kazan (RUS).


2018 FIL Junior European Luge Championships
The 2018 FIL Junior European Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Winterberg, Germany from 20 to 21 January 2018.


2018 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
The 2018 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship was the ninth CEV Moto2 season and the fourth under the FIM banner.


2018 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship, Calendar
The following races were scheduled to take place in 2018.


2018 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.


2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
The 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship was the seventh CEV Moto3 season and the fifth under the FIM banner.


2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
The season was marred by the death of Andreas Pérez, who died after an accident at the second race of the Catalunya round.


2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, Calendar
The following races were scheduled to take place in 2018.


2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2018 FIM Enduro World Championship
The 2018 World Enduro Championship is the 29th season of the FIM World Enduro Championship. The season consists of eight events.


2018 FIM Enduro World Championship
The series returns to the three class structure that it previously held in 2016. The Enduro 1, Enduro 2 and Enduro 3 classes will return, with the EnduroGP being an overall standing across all three classes.


2018 FIM Enduro World Championship
For the first time in the history of the series, a 'hard enduro' event will be on the calendar. ' The Wall' hard enduro event in Italy will act as the fifth round of the series. Steve Holcombe goes into the championship after winning the EnduroGP class in 2017. Josep Garcia is the reigning champion from Enduro 2.


2018 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 62nd FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 20 events, started at Neuquen in Argentina on 4 March, and ended at Imola in Italy on 30 September. Jeffrey Herlings won the main championship.


2018 FIM Motocross World Championship, Race Calendar and Results
A 20-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017.


2018 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
The 2018 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship is the 14th Women's Motocross World Championship season. Kiara Fontanesi goes into the season as defending champion, after taking her fifth title in 2017.


2018 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, 2018 Calendar
A 6-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017.


2018 FINA Diving World Cup
The 2018 FINA Diving World Cup took place in Wuhan, China, from 4 to 10 June 2018. It was the 21st edition of the Diving World Cup, and the seventh time that it had been held in China. The venue was the natatorium of Wuhan Sports Center.


2018 FINA Diving World Series
The 2018 FINA Diving World Series, also known as the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series for sponsorship reasons, took place from 9 March to 6 May 2018. It was the tenth edition of the FINA-sanctioned invitational series, and included four events across three continents.


2018 FINA Diving World Series, Calendar
The calendar for the 2018 series was announced by FINA in September 2017.


2018 FINA Diving World Series, Event 1:  Beijing
The first event took place at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China from 9–11 March.


2018 FINA Diving World Series, Event 2:  Fuji
The second event took place at the Shizuoka Prefectural Swimming Pools in Fuji, Japan from 15–17 March.


2018 FINA Diving World Series, Event 3:  Montreal
The third event took place at the Olympic Park in Montreal, Canada from 27–29 April.


2018 FINA Diving World Series, Event 4:  Kazan
The fourth and final event took place at the Aquatics Palace in Kazan, Russia from 4–6 May.


2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series
The 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, also known as the FINA/ HOSA Marathon Swim World Series for sponsorship reasons, took place from 17 March to 9 November 2018. It was the 12th edition of the FINA-sanctioned series, and included eight events.


2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 16th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup were held in Berlin, Germany from September 11 to September 16, 2018. Like the final tournament of the 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League all matches were contested in the Europasportpark swimming pool.


2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, Format
8 teams qualified for the 2018 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals.


2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, Format
The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.


2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 17th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It will be played between November 2017 and June 2018 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 18–23 June 2018. The top two teams also automatically qualify for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2019.


2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2018 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of seven three-day meets in seven different cities between September and November 2018. This edition integrated meets held in 25m-pool (short course) as well as meets in 50m-pool (long course).


2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Meets
The 2018 World Cup consisted of the following seven meets, which were divided into three clusters.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the 17th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Surgut, Russia from 4 to 9 September 2018.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The United States won the gold medal by defeating Russia 8-5 in the final. Australia captured bronze, beating Spain 9-8.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, Format
8 teams qualified for the 2018 FINA World Cup. They are split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, Format
The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, Final standings
Ashleigh Johnson, Jordan Raney, Stephania Haralabidis, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (C), Jamie Neushul, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Amanda Longan. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
The 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 15th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2017 and June 2018 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 28 May to 2 June 2018.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final
May 28 – June 2, 2018, Kunshan, ChinaIn the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.


2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final, Final ranking
Ashleigh Johnson, Brigitta Games, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (C), Kaleigh Gilchrist, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Jamie Neushul, Stephania Haralabidis, Alys Williams, Gabby Stone. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 11 to 16 December 2018 in Hangzhou, China. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter (short-course) pool.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Results, Men's events
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Results, Women's events
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Results, Mixed events
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 and 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 and 12 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 12 and 13 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 and 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre individual medley
The men's 100 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was on 15 and 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held on 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The Men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held on 11 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley
The Men's 400 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 and 16 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre butterfly
The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 and 15 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Mixed 4 × 50 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 and 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 and 15 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre butterfly
The Women's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 and 16 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 12 and 13 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle, Results, Semifinals
The semifinals were held on the 12th of December at 20:07.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle, Results, Final
The final took place on the 13th of December at 19:09.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre individual medley
The women's 100 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly
The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The Women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 and 15 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 and 12 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly
The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 and 16 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 12 and 13 December 2018.


2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 800 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2018 FIS Cross-Country Australia/New Zealand Cup
The 2018 FIS Cross-Country Australia/New Zealand Cup was a season of the Australia/New Zealand Cup, a Continental Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 21 July 2018 in Perisher Valley, New South Wales, Australia and concluded on 6 September 2018 in Snow Farm, New Zealand.


2018 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2018 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 25th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic for men and the 7th for ladies.


2018 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Continental Cup, FIS Cup, FIS Race and Alpen Cup.


2018 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, Map of grand prix hosts
All ten scheduled locations for men (9) and for ladies (5) in this season. Only Almaty was canceled before the season start.


2018 FIU Panthers football team
The 2018 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium in University Park, Florida as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Butch Davis. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated Toledo.


2018 FIU Panthers football team, Spring Game
The 2018 Spring Game took place in University Park, on April 6, at 7 p.m.


2018 FIU Panthers football team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2017 season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Temple.


2018 FIU Panthers football team, Offseason
Following the conclusion of the 2017 season, several Panthers were invited to participate in the Tropical Bowl, a postseason all star game held on January 14, 2018. Invitations include: Brad Muhammad (DB), Pharoah Mckever (TE) and Anthony Wint (LB).


2018 FIU Panthers football team, Offseason, Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018 with the Panthers having two players selected.


2018 FIU Panthers football team, Offseason, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Panthers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2018 beach volleyball season. Starts in September 2017 after the end of the year season, the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Calendar comprised three FIVB World Tour 5-star tournaments, eight 4-star, six 3-star, seven 2-star, twenty-two 1-star events and the World Tour Finals, all organised by the FIVB.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, a new annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by 6 national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The tournament was held in Matosinhos, Portugal from 20 to 24 June 2018.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
Portugal won the title, defeating Czech Republic in the final, and earned the right to participate in the 2019 Nations League replacing South Korea, the last placed challenger team after the 2018 edition. Estonia defeated Cuba in the 3rd place match.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 July 2017. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 30th.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification was a series of tournaments to decide teams which played in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup. The 2018 Challenger Cup featured 6 teams. Only one place was allocated to the hosts. The remaining 5 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification, Continental qualification tournaments, CAVB (Africa)
CAVB was deprived of the right to participate in the 2018 Challenger Cup because it did not hosting any kind of qualifier event. So the AVC–CSV playoff was canceled and the winners of the AVC and CSV qualifier directly qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (AVC)
The Asian section of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification acted as a qualifier for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, for national teams which are members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). The tournament was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 18 to 20 May 2018. The winners Kazakhstan qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (AVC), Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (CSV)
The South American section of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification acted as a qualifier for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, for national teams which are members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The tournament was held in Santiago, Chile from 18 to 20 May 2018. The winners Chile qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (CSV), Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (NORCECA)
The North American section of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification acted as a qualifier for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, for national teams which are members of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). The tournament was held in Pinar del Río, Cuba from 5 to 9 June 2018. The winners Cuba qualified for the 2018 Challenger Cup.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (NORCECA), Qualification
6 NORCECA national teams entered qualification. But, Mexico later withdrew.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification (NORCECA), Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
The 2018 FIVB Men's Club World Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament. It was held in Poland for the second straight time from 26 November to 2 December 2018. Eight teams competed in the tournament, including four wild cards.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
In an all-Italian final Trentino Volley defeated Cucine Lube Civitanova and won the title for the fifth time. Russia's Fakel Novy Urengoy claimed the bronze medal by defeating Poland's Asseco Resovia in the 3rd place match. Aaron Russell from Trentino Volley was elected the Most Valuable Player.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, Qualification
* Khatam Ardakan replaced Sarmayeh Bank Tehran (2017 Asian Champions), who dissolved in March 2018.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Poland.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, PGE Skra Bełchatów
The following is the roster of the Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Fakel Novy Urengoy
The following is the roster of the Russian club Fakel Novy Urengoy in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Cucine Lube Civitanova
The following is the roster of the Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Zenit Kazan
The following is the roster of the Russian club Zenit Kazan in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Khatam Ardakan
The following is the roster of the Iranian club Khatam Ardakan in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
The following is the roster of the Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Sada Cruzeiro
The following is the roster of the Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Trentino Volley
The following is the roster of the Italian club Trentino Volley in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, a new annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World League in the international calendar. The competition was held between May and July 2018 and the final round took place in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille metropolitan area, France.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
Russia won the inaugural edition, defeating the home team in straight sets in the final. Both teams contesting the final had previously won the World League – Russia on three opportunities and France on two. United States, which also had won the World League twice, defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal. Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia, who was the World League MVP in 2011, was elected the Most valuable player.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
South Korea were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and were replaced by 2018 Challenger Cup winners Portugal in the 2019 edition.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Qualification
Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Twelve of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other four teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Format, Preliminary round
The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format with every core team hosting a pool at least once. The teams are divided into 4 pools of 4 teams at each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top five teams after the preliminary round join the hosts of the final round to compete in the final round. The relegation takes into consideration only the 4 challenger teams. The last ranked challenger team will be excluded from the 2019 Nations League. The winners of the 2018 Challenger Cup will qualify for the next edition as a challenger team.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Format, Final round
The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in round-robin. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The pool winners play against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advance to compete for the Nations League title. The losers face each other in the third place match.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Pools composition
The overview of pools was released on February 16, 2018.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Venues
The list of host cities and venues was announced on 16 February 2018.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Squads
The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Final standing
Team roster for the final round: Ilya Vlasov, Dmitry Kovalyov, Artem Volvich, Anton Karpukhov, Dmitry Volkov (c), Aleksandr Sokolov, Igor Filippov, Dmitry Muserskiy, Viktor Poletaev, Maxim Mikhaylov, Egor Kliuka, Romanas Shkulyavichus, Igor Kobzar, Aleksey Kabeshov. Head Coach: Sergey Shlyapnikov.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads
This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Argentina
The following is the Argentine roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Australia
The following is the Australian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Bulgaria
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Canada
The following is the Canadian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, France
The following is the French roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Germany
The following is the German roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Italy
The following is the Italian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Poland
The following is the Polish roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Russia
The following is the Russian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, Serbia
The following is the Serbian roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, South Korea
The following is the Korean roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads, United States
The following is the American roster in the 2018 Men's Nations League.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the 19th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Italy and Bulgaria from 9 to 30 September 2018. For the first time, the tournament was jointly-hosted by more than one country. The final six was hosted by Italy at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
Poland defended their world title, defeating the reigning olympic champions Brazil in straight sets at a repeat of the 2014 final. This was Poland's third title overall, and the third time in the last four editions of the World Championship that Brazil and Poland contested the final. This was also the fifth straight World Championship with Brazil reaching at least the final. United States won the 3rd place match, defeating Serbia in four sets. Bartosz Kurek from Poland was elected the MVP.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The first round match between Russia and Tunisia set the new all-time lowest-scoring record in a World Championship set since the new volleyball scoring rules were adopted, with Russia winning the second set by 25–6. The previous record was a 25–8 achieved by United States against Puerto Rico during the 2014 World Championship.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Host selection
On 9 December 2015, FIVB announced that the tournament would be held in Italy and Bulgaria. For the first time the championship will take place in more than one country. The tournament will take place in six Italian cities (Bari, Bologna,Florence, Assago, Rome and Turin) and three Bulgarian cities (Ruse, Varna and Sofia).


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Host selection
Both Italy and Bulgaria have previously hosted the Men's World Championship. Italy last organised the 2010 edition, when Brazil claimed the title their third straight title. Italy also hosted the men's event in 1978 as well as the 2014 Women's World Championship. Moreover, Italy hosted the 1985 Men's U21 World Championship, the 1985 Women's U20 World Championship and the 2009 Boys' U19 World Championship. Bulgaria, on the other hand, hosted both the men's and women's senior editions in 1970. Both countries have also played hosts to other important volleyball competitions, including the Men's European Volleyball Championship and the World League final round.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Qualification
The qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the five FIVB confederations to decide 21 of the 24 teams which would play in the final tournament, with Italy and Bulgaria qualifying automatically as hosts and Poland also qualifying automatically as the defending champions. All remaining FIVB member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Qualification
At first, 150 associations registered teams to compete in the qualification process, but 19 associations withdrew from the qualifying process after they registered and India were suspended and then expelled from taking part in the process as a punishment for internal problems in the India Volleyball Federation.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Qualification
The five regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 21 spots; CAVB (Africa) was granted three, AVC (Asia and Oceania) four, NORCECA (North America) five, CSV (South America) two, and CEV (Europe) seven spots.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Qualification
Of the 24 nations qualified to play at the 2018 World Championship, 20 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2014. Slovenia qualified for the first time. Other teams returning after absences of the last tournament(s) include: Dominican Republic, returning to the finals after their only previous appearance in 1974, Netherlands, who last competed in 2002, and Japan, who missed the 2014 edition.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Qualification
Notable countries that failed to qualify include the 2014 third placed Germany, Venezuela (for the first time since 1998), South Korea and Czech Republic.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Format
In the first round, the 24 teams were spread across four pools of six teams playing in a single round-robin format. The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round, featuring four pools of four teams playing in four cities.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Format
The second round featured four pools of four teams playing once again in a single round-robin format. At the end of the second round matches, the rankings of the four pools were drawn up taking into account the points scored by each team in the first and second rounds. The four pool-winning teams of the second round qualified for the third round, together with the top two of the second placed teams.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Format
The six teams competing in the third round were divided into two three-team pools by a draw. After the matches played once again in a single round-robin format, the top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals and finals.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Format
The third round pool winners played against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advanced to compete for the World Championship title. The losers faced each other in the 3rd place match.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Pools composition, First round
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 July 2017. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pools A and D regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. Each pool had no more than three teams from the same confederation. The draw was held in Florence, Italy on 30 November 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts Italy and Bulgaria who ranked 4th and 14th respectively.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Pools composition, First round
Netherlands (25) Puerto Rico (29) Cameroon (30) Dominican Republic (38)


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Pools composition, Third round
The third round draw was held in Turin, Italy on 24 September 2018. The 1st ranked teams of pools E and F were drawn in pools I and J consecutively and the 1st ranked teams of pools G and H were also drawn in pools I and J consecutively. The 1st best second team among the four pools was placed in pool I, while the 2nd best second team among the four pools was placed in pool J.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Opening matches
The opening matches of the 2018 World Championship, jointly hosted by Italy and Bulgaria held With the presence of the president Sergio Mattarella and Rumen Radev. President of Italy Mattarella was guest of honour as co-hosts Italy got their 2018 campaign off to the perfect start with a 3–0 victory over Japan.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Opening matches
Alongside FIVB President Ary Graça, Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malago, President of the Italian Volleyball Federation Pietro Bruno Cattaneo and many more national and international dignitaries, President Mattarella joined the 11,170-strong partisan crowd at Foro Italico Tennis Center Court, Rome and in Varna, the home side Bulgaria fared just as successfully as their co-hosts, sweeping aside Finland 3–0 to take a commanding lead in Pool D, were present President of Bulgaria Radev was joined by his Minister for Sport, Krasen Kralev, at Palace of Culture and Sports.


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Final standing
Team roster: Piotr Nowakowski, Dawid Konarski, Bartosz Kurek, Artur Szalpuk, Damian Schulz, Damian Wojtaszek, Fabian Drzyzga, Grzegorz Łomacz, Michał Kubiak (c), Aleksander Śliwka, Jakub Kochanowski, Paweł Zatorski, Bartosz Kwolek, Mateusz Bieniek. Head Coach: Vital Heynen


2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Statistics leaders
The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the tournament. Only players whose teams advanced to the final round are taken in consideration.