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2018 FIFA Rimet Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNorway
Dates16 May – 13 June (27 days)
Teams32
+8 World Cup teams (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Austria
Third place Wales
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Ciro Immobile
Best player(s)Lorenzo Insigne
Best young playerChristian Pulisic
Best goalkeeperSalvatore Sirigu
Fair play awardWales
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The 2018 FIFA Rimet Cup was the 12th FIFA Rimet Cup, a quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA, for the top teams in FIFA World Cup qualification that do not qualify for the FIFA World Cup. It will take place in Norway from 12 June to 13 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2013.

Italy won the title, their first ever, defeating Austria in the final.

Participating teams[edit]

Qualification[edit]

A total of 48 teams qualify for the tournament. 16 teams make the group stage, and 32 play in a qualifying series prior to the tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Previous best
performance
 Norway Hosts 10 October 2015 4 (1990, 2002, 2006, 2010) Fourth place (2002)
 Tahiti OFC Third Round Group B runners-up 28 March 2017 3 (1994, 2002, 2014)
 Guatemala CONCACAF Fourth Round Group C 3rd place 6 September 2016 6 (1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) Group stage (2006)
 Canada CONCACAF Fourth Round Group A 4th place 6 September 2016 4 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998)
 Albania UEFA Group G 3rd place 11 June 2017
 New Caledonia OFC Third Round Group A runners-up 11 June 2017
 United Arab Emirates AFC Third Round Group B 3rd place 13 June 2017
 Hungary UEFA Group B 3rd place 31 August 2017
 Montenegro UEFA Group E 3rd place 1 September 2017
 Czech Republic UEFA Group C 3rd place 4 September 2017
 DR Congo CAF Third Round Group A runners-up 5 September 2017
 Solomon Islands OFC Third Round runners-up 5 September 2017 1 (2006) Group stage (2006)
 Uzbekistan AFC Third Round Group A 3rd place 5 September 2017 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) Round of 16 (2002)
 Ecuador CONMEBOL 8th place 2 October 2017
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF Fifth Round 6th place 7 October 2017 3 (1990, 2002, 2010)
 Ivory Coast CAF Third Round Group C runners-up 7 October 2017
 Slovakia UEFA Group F runners-up 8 October 2017
 Wales UEFA Group D 3rd place 9 October 2017
 Ukraine UEFA Group I 3rd place 9 October 2017
 Chile CONMEBOL 6th place 10 October 2017
 Paraguay CONMEBOL 7th place 10 October 2017
 United States CONCACAF Fifth Round 5th place 10 October 2017 2 (1978, 1986) Round of 16 (1986)
 Syria AFC Fourth Round runners-up 10 October 2017
 Netherlands UEFA Group A 3rd place 10 October 2017
 Scotland UEFA Group F 3rd place 10 October 2017
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA Group H 3rd place 10 October 2017
 Zambia CAF Third Round Group B runners-up 11 November 2017
 Northern Ireland UEFA Second Round runners-up 12 November 2017
 Greece UEFA Second Round runners-up 12 November 2017
 Italy UEFA Second Round runners-up 13 November 2017 None –
 Uganda CAF Third Round Group E runners-up 12 November 2017
 Republic of Ireland UEFA Second Round runners-up 14 November 2017
 Burkina Faso CAF Third Round Group D runners-up 14 November 2017
 New Zealand OFC–CONMEBOL play-off runner-up 15 November 2017
 Honduras CONCACAF–AFC play-off runner-up 15 November 2017
 Bulgaria UEFA Group A 4th place
 Faroe Islands UEFA Group B 4th place
 Austria UEFA Group D 4th place
 Romania UEFA Group E 4th place
 Slovenia UEFA Group F 4th place
 Israel UEFA Group G 4th place
 Estonia UEFA Group H 4th place
 Turkey UEFA Group I 4th place
 China AFC Third Group A 4th place
 Iraq AFC Third Group B 4th place
 Ghana CAF Third Round Group E 3rd place
 Cameroon CAF Third Round Group B 3rd place
 Gabon CAF Third Round Group C 3rd place

Venues[edit]

Oslo Drammen Bergen Skien Molde
Ullevaal Stadion Marienlyst Stadion Brann Stadion Skagerak Arena Aker Stadion
Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 8,395 Capacity: 17,686 Capacity: 12,590 Capacity: 11,800
Tromsø
Stavanger
Alfheim Stadion Viking Stadion
Capacity: 6,801 Capacity: 16,300
Kristiansand Fredrikstad
Sør Arena Fredrikstad Stadion
Capacity: 18,467 Capacity: 12,560
Bodø Sarpsborg Ålesund Oslo Trondheim
Aspmyra Stadion Sarpsborg Stadion Color Line Stadion Bislett Stadium Lerkendal Stadion
Capacity: 7,354 Capacity: 6,833 Capacity: 10,788 Capacity: 15,400 Capacity: 21,405

Schedule[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA Rimet Cup qualifying round

The first legs were played on 19 March 2018 and the second legs were played on 26 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Caledonia  2–2 (a)  Tahiti 1–0 1–2
Iraq  3–4  United Arab Emirates 3–2 1–2
Guatemala  1–4  Ecuador 0–3 1–1
Canada  2–2 (a)  China 0–1 2–1
Gabon  3–3 (5–3 p)  Ghana 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Uganda  1–2  Ivory Coast 1–1 0–1
Zambia  6–1  Cameroon 4–1 2–0
Faroe Islands  2–5  Ukraine 1–2 1–3
Estonia  1–3  Scotland 0–0 1–3
Czech Republic  1–5  Netherlands 0–1 1–4
Romania  3–5  Wales 2–3 1–2
Slovenia  3–4  Bulgaria 2–0 1–4
Montenegro  3–6  Turkey 3–3 0–3
Israel  3–3 (a)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 1–1
Albania  3–4  Austria 2–3 1–1
Hungary  3–1  Slovakia 3–0 1–0

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 29 March 2018, at 18:00 CEST, at the Oslo Concert Hall in Oslo. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four.

For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of February 2018. Pot 1 contained the hosts Norway (who were automatically assigned to Position A1) and the best seven teams, Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4. This was different from previous draws, where only Pot 1 was based on FIFA Rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. However, still retained was the fact that teams from the same confederation were not drawn against each other for the group stage, except for UEFA where each group contained up to two teams.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Norway (56) (hosts)
 Chile (10)
 Italy (14)
 Wales (20)
 Netherlands (21)
 United States (24)
 Northern Ireland (26)
 Austria (29)

 Paraguay (30)
 Republic of Ireland (31)
 Scotland (32)
 Ukraine (35)
 Turkey (38)
 DR Congo (39)
 Bulgaria (40)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (41)

 Greece (45)
 Hungary (49)
 Burkina Faso (57)
 Ivory Coast (61)
 Honduras (65)
 Ecuador (67)
 Zambia (72)
 Syria (76)

 Uzbekistan (77)
 United Arab Emirates (79)
 Trinidad and Tobago (80)
 Canada (89)
 Gabon (93)
 New Zealand (121)
 Solomon Islands (151)
 New Caledonia (155)

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA Rimet Cup squads

Each team must first name a preliminary squad of 30 players. From the preliminary squad, the team must name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad may be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match, where the replacement players do not need to be in the preliminary squad

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 10 5 +5 3
4  Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: FIFA.com
Norway 0–1 Turkey
Report Tosun 31'
Attendance: 28,000
Ecuador 8–0 Solomon Islands
Caicedo 2'
Cevallos 7', 33', 68'
Cazares 49'
Martínez 61'
Plata 76', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 6,250
Norway 2–1 Ecuador
Ødegaard 62', 72' Report Noboa 48' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,686
Solomon Islands 0–7 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 7,982
Solomon Islands 1–3 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 21,405
Turkey 3–1 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 5,789

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout round
2  Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Burkina Faso 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA.com
Northern Ireland 2–3 Republic of Ireland
Lafferty 58'
McNair 67'		 Report Long 41' (pen.)
Maguire 56'
Burke 81'
Attendance: 14,563
Burkina Faso 1–1 Uzbekistan
Nakoulma 37' Report Shomurodov 54'
Attendance: 7,231
Northern Ireland 1–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 11,800
Uzbekistan 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Brady 60'
Long 73'
Attendance: 12,560
Uzbekistan 1–3 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 13,890
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 10,165

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Gabon 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: FIFA.com
United States 1–0 Scotland
Johnson 14' Report
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Gabon 1–1 Greece
Madinda 17' Report Mitroglou 63'
Attendance: 16,102
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
United States 3–1 Gabon
Pulisic 27'
Dempsey 70', 77'		 Report Aubameyang 44'
Attendance: 27,043
Greece 2–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 14,563
Greece 1–3 United States
 Report
Attendance: 17,602
Scotland 3–2 Gabon
 Report
Attendance: 13,191

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout round
2  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: FIFA.com
Wales 3–1 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 17,686
DR Congo 7–1 New Caledonia
 Report
Attendance: 5,103
Wales 2–0 DR Congo
 Report
Attendance: 8,935
New Caledonia 1–5 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 9,894
New Caledonia 0–6 Wales
Report
Attendance: 6,810
Hungary 0–2 DR Congo
Report
Attendance: 7,354

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout round
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA.com
Chile 0–2 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 12,590
Zambia 3–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 6,801
Chile 4–1 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 7,354
New Zealand 1–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 8,935
New Zealand 1–3 Chile
 Report
Attendance: 12,471
Bulgaria 2–1 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 8,935

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Paraguay 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA.com
Netherlands 4–1 Paraguay
 Report
Attendance: 12,560
Honduras 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 7,683
Netherlands 2–0 Honduras
 Report
Attendance: 15,492
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Paraguay
Khalil 88' Report González 17'
Attendance: 6,801
United Arab Emirates 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 14,563
Paraguay 0–0 Honduras
Report
Attendance: 9,877

Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Syria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA.com
Italy 4–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Attendance: 7,354
Syria 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 10,703
Italy 1–0 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 21,405
Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Džeko 18'
Pjanić 33'
Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 12,096
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 10,012

Group H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout round
2  Ukraine 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  Canada 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: FIFA.com
Austria 0–0 Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 18,982
Ivory Coast 5–3 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 6,092
Austria 2–2 Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 7,354
Canada 1–1 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 8,935
Canada 2–4 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 6,920
Ukraine 1–0 Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 6,833

Knockout round[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
1 June – Bodø
 
 
 Turkey2
 
5 June – Oslo (Bislett)
 
 Northern Ireland1
 
 Turkey1
 
1 June – Trondheim
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
9 June – Kristiansand
 
 DR Congo0
 
 United States1
 
2 June– Molde
 
 Italy2
 
 Bulgaria2 (3)
 
6 June – Bergen
 
 Honduras (pen.)2 (4)
 
 Honduras0
 
2 June – Dramman
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy4
 
13 June – Oslo (Ullevaal)
 
 Ukraine0
 
 Italy1
 
1 June – Oslo (Ullevaal)
 
 Austria0
 
 Republic of Ireland1 (6)
 
5 June – Stavanger
 
 Norway (pen.)1 (7)
 
 Norway0
 
1 June – Skien
 
 Wales1
 
 Wales (a.e.t.)2
 
10 June – Trondhiem
 
 Greece1
 
 Wales1
 
3 June – Ålesund
 
 Austria (a.e.t.)3 Consolation match
 
 Netherlands (pen.)1 (3)
 
7 June – Oslo (Ullevaal)13 June – Bergen
 
 Chile1 (1)
 
 Netherlands1 (4) United States1 (5)
 
3 June – Fredrikstad
 
 Austria (pen.)1 (5)  Wales (pen.)1 (6)
 
 Austria2
 
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 

Results[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

Turkey 2–1 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 7,354
United States 3–0 DR Congo
 Report
Attendance: 21,405
Wales 2–1 (a.e.t.) Greece
 Report
Attendance: 12,590
Republic of Ireland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Norway
 Report
Penalties
 6–7
Attendance: 28,150
Bulgaria 2–2 (a.e.t.) Honduras
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 8,316
Italy 4–0 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 8,935
Austria 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Attendance: 12,560
Netherlands 1–1 (a.e.t.) Chile
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 10,778

Quarterfinals[edit]

Turkey 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 15,813
Norway 0–1 Wales
Report
Attendance: 15,400
Honduras 0–5 Italy
Report
Attendance: 17,686
Netherlands 1–1 (a.e.t.) Austria
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 24,197

Semifinals[edit]

Italy 2–1 United States
 Report
Attendance: 14,563
Wales 1–3 (a.e.t.) Austria
 Report
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

Consolation match[edit]

United States 2–2 (a.e.t.) Wales
 Report
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 17,686

Final[edit]

Italy 1–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 28,175

Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

9 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
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