The championship will celebrate in Russia between June 14th to July 15th
No. of Teams:32
Past 5 Champions:
2014: Germany (Runner-up Argentina).
2010: Spain (Runner-up Netherlands)
2006: Italy (Runner-up France)
2002: Brazil (Runner-up Germany)
1998: France (Runner-up Brazil)
July 13, 2014, German players celebrate with the trophy after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Germany coach Joachim Loew is brimming with confidence just over three weeks before what he calls the country’s “golden generation” begins its World Cup defense against Mexico
2010 FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS - SPAIN
Groups
Favorites:Germany, Brazil, Spain, Argentina, France
General view of the Fisht Stadium and the statue of Zabivaka the Wolf, the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup prior to the start of the FIFA 2018 World Cup
Underdogs to Watch:Belgium, Iceland, Mexico, Colombia
Standout Players:Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Mo Salah (Egypt), James Rodriguez (Colombia), Gabriel Jesus (Brazil), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Luis Suarez (Uruguay), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay), Harry Kane (England), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kylian Mbappe (France), Timo Werner (Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Luka Modric (Croatia), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
Portugal's forwards Cristiano Ronaldo (R) and Ricardo Quaresma (C) and defender Pepe attend a training session at the team's base camp in Kratovo, outskirts of Moscow
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus gestures after he scored his side's 3rd goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017
Spain's Iago Aspas during training
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (R) disembarks from a plane at the Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow, as Argentina's national football team arrives ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup
Brazil's Fagner, Neymar and Philippe Coutinho and the rest of the national team descend form the plan upon landing at Sochi airport, in Russia
Egyptian national team football player and Liverpool's star striker Mohamed Salah talks to journalists during a training of Egyptian team at the Akhmat Arena stadium in Grozny, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup
Egypt's Mohamed Elneny is seen during training in Cairo international stadium
France's forward Antoine Griezmann waves before taking a plane to Russia at the Bron's airport near Lyon, central-eastern France
England' during a training session at St George's Park, Burton