Summary

2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM in Kazan:

6
matches: group stage (4 games), 1/8 and 1/4
19
scored goals
5
world champions played

The most beautiful goal was scored in the Round of 16 – France vs Argentina (Pavard)

World Champion 2018 (France) started its group stage and play-off

All matches were played without extra time

For the first time in history Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was used

Poland – Colombia, France – Argentina, and Brazil – Belgium 100% tickets sold out

World Champion 2014 (Germany) was kicked off by Korea Republic (0:2)

Team Bases of Japan, Colombia, and Australia

New graffiti of Messi, Neymar, Modrić, and Deschamps

49

training sessions

254 448

spectators visited the Kazan Arena Stadium

297 239

guests visited the Kazan Kremlin

300 000

tourists from 36 countries

2 385

volunteers from 25 countries, 45 regions of Russia, 11 municipal districts of Tatarstan

FIFA Fan Fest™ in Kazan

26

days of match broadcasting and live concerts

808 081

spectators visited the site

31 000

people visited the match of Russia – Croatia

+ 4

tonnes – weight of the festive chack-chack

3 200

artists performed at the concerts

205

Host City Volunteers worked every day