# Canonical recap data for 2018 FIFA World Cup Final (2018)
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slug: 2018-world-cup-final
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2018/2018-world-cup-final"
title: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
subtitle: France's victory over Croatia in Moscow marked Russia's first World Cup hosting and delivered a fourth title to the French nation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2018-07-15
datePrecision: day
year: 2018
decade: 2010
country:
name: Russia
slug: russia
summaryShort: "The 2018 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 World Cup, the 21st edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 15 July 2018, and was contested by France and Croatia. The tournament comprised hosts Russia and 31 other teams "
summaryLong: The 2018 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 World Cup, the 21st edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 15 July 2018, and was contested by France and Croatia. The tournament comprised hosts Russia and 31 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the final, France finished first in Group C, with two wins and a draw, after which they defeated Argentina in the round of 16, Uruguay in the quarter-final and Belgium in the semi-final. Croatia finished first in Group D with three wins, before defeating Denmark in the round of 16 and Russia in the quarter-final – both through a penalty shoot-out – and then England in the semi-final. The final took place in front of 78,011 supporters, with more than 1.1 billion watching on television, and was refereed by Néstor Pitana from Argentina.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/2018_World_Cup_Final_-_France_v_Croatia_-_1st_Half.jpg/1280px-2018_World_Cup_Final_-_France_v_Croatia_-_1st_Half.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "2018 FIFA World Cup final"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final"
  title: 2018 FIFA World Cup final
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: The 2018 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 World Cup, the 21st edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was playe
wikidataQid: Q31043671
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20180624153350/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_Final"
  capturedAt: 2018-06-24
  label: 2018 FIFA World Cup final
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final"
