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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
2014
2022

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

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Qualification

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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

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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

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Qualifying round

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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

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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

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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

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Group A

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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
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Attendance: 7,982

Solomon Islands  1–3  Norway
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Attendance: 21,405
Turkey  3–1  Ecuador
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Attendance: 5,789

Group B

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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'

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
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Attendance: 13,890
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Burkina Faso
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Attendance: 10,165

Group C

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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
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Attendance: 13,191

Group D

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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
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Attendance: 6,810
Hungary  0–2  DR Congo
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Attendance: 7,354

Group E

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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
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Attendance: 8,935

Group F

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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

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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

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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
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Attendance: 8,935

Canada  2–4  Austria
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Ukraine  1–0  Ivory Coast
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Attendance: 6,833

Knockout round

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Bracket

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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

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Round of 16

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Turkey  2–1  Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 7,354

United States  3–0  DR Congo
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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

Italy  4–0  Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 8,935

Austria  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Netherlands  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Chile
Report
Penalties
3–1

Quarterfinals

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Turkey  1–2  United States
Report
Attendance: 15,813

Norway  0–1  Wales
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Honduras  0–5  Italy
Report
Attendance: 17,686

Netherlands  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Austria
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 24,197

Semifinals

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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

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

Final

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Italy  1–0  Austria
Report
Attendance: 28,175

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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