Must Know About FIFA 2018 and Full list of award winners

FIFA 2018 world Cup ended in which 32 teams participated and out of those 32 teams France became the Champion of 2018 FIFA world cup. Defence Guru shares some of the important Awards and other information that is very important for your upcoming exam and for SSB Preparation

FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) 2018 Venue was Russia and it was the 21st Edition of it.

Official Mascot of FIFA 2018 was Zabivaka means “the one who scores” in Russian a very sustainable name for this wolf who radiates Fun, charm and Confidence.

Teams (32 teams)- Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia ,Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Irran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay.

FIFA Final Match was played at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow where France won by 4-2 defeating Croatia

In other semi final matches France and Croatia came after defeating Belgium and England

Semi Final Match 1: France & Belgium   France Won

Semi Final Match 2: Croatia & England    Croatia Won

 

Know about the Team Captains

France Captain: Hugo Lloris

Croatia Captain: Luka Modric

England Captain: Harry Kane

Belgium Captain- Eden Hazard

 

Awards :

Golden Boot :- England star Harry Kane after bagging 6 goals , first English man to win Golden boot

Kylian Mbappe:- Young Player Award

Thibaut Courtois:- Golden Glove Award after 27 saves , it was most in 2018 FIFA

Luka Modric:- Golden Ball winner , Best Player at 2018 World Cup

 

Guest who were present at Award ceremony

France President : Emanuel Macron

Croatia President : Kolinda Grabor Kitarovic

Russian President- Vladmir Putin

FIFA President: Gianni Infantino

 

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