World Cup XXVIII

World Cup XXVIII

Tournament details
Host	Latvia
Season(s)	Seasons 68-69 27 April 2018 - 18 Nov. 2018
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	România
Runner-up	Iraq
Semi-finalists	España Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
Goals scored	Scorer List
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The Twenty-eighth World Cup tournament took place in Latvia from 21 September to 18 November 2018.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

(All teams - Double round-robin format)

Group #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16

Teams are placed in groups based on their rank. Teams play each other once at home and once away. This round started on 27/04/2018 (last leg started on 15/06/2018).

Round II

(32 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Al Iraq 7 3 Belgium 6 0 Venezuela 4 0 Ghana 0 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Côte d'Ivoire 6 1 Italia 6 1 Österreich 4 0 Česká republika 1 -2
Group 3 Team Pts GD Türkiye 7 5 Sverige 4 1 Deutschland 3 -4 Hrvatska 2 -2	Group 4 Team Pts GD Suomi 6 3 Oceania 6 3 Schweiz 6 1 Slovenija 0 -7
Group 5 Team Pts GD România 6 2 España 6 0 Malta 4 0 France 1 -2	Group 6 Team Pts GD Sakartvelo 5 2 Oman 3 0 Pakistan 3 0 Cuba 2 -2
Group 7 Team Pts GD Bulgaria 9 4 Polska 6 3 Israel 1 -2 Canada 1 -5	Group 8 Team Pts GD Argentina 9 8 Bénin 6 0 Srbija 3 -1 Cameroon 0 -7
This round started on 21/09/2018 at 20:00 and was played in Latvia.

Round III

(16 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Argentina 7 2 Polska 6 2 Oman 3 -2 Sakartvelo 1 -2	Group 2 Team Pts GD Oceania 6 2 Bulgaria 4 0 Côte d'Ivoire 4 0 Sverige 3 -2
Group 3 Team Pts GD România 7 7 Italia 6 3 Belgium 4 2 Türkiye 0 -12	Group 4 Team Pts GD España 6 5 Al Iraq 6 0 Suomi 4 1 Bénin 1 -6
This round started on 26/10/2018 at 20:00 and was played in Latvia.

Round IV

(8 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Bulgaria 7 2 România 4 1 Italia 4 0 Oceania 1 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD España 9 6 Al Iraq 4 -1 Argentina 3 -1 Polska 1 -4
This round started on 05/11/2018 at 20:00 and was played in Latvia.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 16/11/2018 at 20:00 in Latvia				Final 18/11/2018 at 20:00 in Latvia
					FK Deep Arena (190 241 spectators)
	România	4
	España	3
					România	2
					Al Iraq	1
	Al Iraq	4
	Bulgaria	2

Semi-Finals

Link	Match Result
	România	4 - 3	España	(After Extra Time)
	Al Iraq	4 - 2	Bulgaria

Final

Link	Match Result
	România	2 - 1	Al Iraq	(After Extra Time)