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Preference, especially in the key areas, was given to those with knowledge of foreign languages and volunteering experience, but not necessarily to Russian nationals.
The Portugal/Spain bid came second, and that from Belgium/Netherlands third.28 Notable countries that failed to qualify include four-time champions Italy (for the first time since 1958 three-time runners-up and third placed in 2014 the Netherlands (for the first time since 2002 and four reigning continental champions: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon, two-time.The stadium was commissioned in November 2017.The last facility commissioned was a waste treatment station in Volgograd.The opening was rescheduled to 2017.99 Tiebreakers The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: 35 106 Points obtained in all group matches; Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Points obtained in the matches played between the teams.The construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium commenced in 2015.On the new stadium hosted its first match.England, which was bidding to host its second tournament, was eliminated in the first round.Group A Pre-match ceremony prior to the opening game, Russia v Saudi Arabia Main article: 2018 fifa World world series of poker las vegas Cup Group A Source: fifa (H) Host.45 VAR had a significant impact in several games.Petersburg Main article: 2018 fifa World Cup Group B Source: fifa 18:00 MSK ( UTC3 ) 21:00 MSK ( UTC3 ) 15:00 MSK ( UTC3 ) 21:00 MSK ( UTC3 ) 21:00 MSK ( UTC3 ) 20:00 kalt (.
The construction of the stadium commenced in 2007.
104 Group stage Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H).

Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg and Saransk all hosted four matches, but did not host any knockout stage games.
40 41 Assistant referee Marwa Range of Kenya also withdrew after the BBC released an investigation conducted by a Ghanaian journalist which implicated Marwa in a bribery scandal.
4 5, the finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation qualified automatically.