# 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Tournament Overview

> Published on ADIN (https://adin.chat/s/2018-fifa-world-cup-russia-structure-75z9)
> Type: Diagram
> Date: 2026-04-29
> Description: Explore the complete flowchart of the 2018 World Cup, detailing teams, groups, and stages in an easy-to-follow interactive diagram.

Mermaid diagram:
graph TD
    A["2018 FIFA World Cup Russia<br/>32 Teams"] --> B["Group Stage<br/>8 Groups of 4 Teams"]
    
    B --> C1["Group A<br/>Uruguay, Russia"]
    B --> C2["Group B<br/>Spain, Portugal"]
    B --> C3["Group C<br/>France, Denmark"]
    B --> C4["Group D<br/>Croatia, Argentina"]
    B --> C5["Group E<br/>Brazil, Switzerland"]
    B --> C6["Group F<br/>Sweden, Mexico"]
    B --> C7["Group G<br/>Belgium, England"]
    B --> C8["Group H<br/>Colombia, Japan"]
    
    C1 --> D1["Uruguay"]
    C1 --> D2["Russia"]
    C2 --> D3["Spain"]
    C2 --> D4["Portugal"]
    C3 --> D5["France"]
    C3 --> D6["Denmark"]
    C4 --> D7["Croatia"]
    C4 --> D8["Argentina"]
    C5 --> D9["Brazil"]
    C5 --> D10["Switzerland"]
    C6 --> D11["Sweden"]
    C6 --> D12["Mexico"]
    C7 --> D13["Belgium"]
    C7 --> D14["England"]
    C8 --> D15["Colombia"]
    C8 --> D16["Japan"]
    
    D1 --> E1["Uruguay 2-1 Portugal"]
    D4 --> E1
    D3 --> E2["Spain 1-1 #40;3-4 pens#41; Russia"]
    D2 --> E2
    D5 --> E3["France 4-3 Argentina"]
    D8 --> E3
    D7 --> E4["Croatia 1-1 #40;3-2 pens#41; Denmark"]
    D6 --> E4
    D9 --> E5["Brazil 2-0 Mexico"]
    D12 --> E5
    D10 --> E6["Switzerland 0-1 Sweden"]
    D11 --> E6
    D13 --> E7["Belgium 3-2 Japan"]
    D16 --> E7
    D14 --> E8["England 1-1 #40;4-3 pens#41; Colombia"]
    D15 --> E8
    
    E1 --> F1["Uruguay 0-2 France"]
    E3 --> F1
    E2 --> F2["Russia 1-1 #40;3-4 pens#41; Croatia"]
    E4 --> F2
    E5 --> F3["Brazil 1-2 Belgium"]
    E7 --> F3
    E6 --> F4["Sweden 0-2 England"]
    E8 --> F4
    
    F1 --> G1["France 1-0 Belgium"]
    F3 --> G1
    F2 --> G2["Croatia 2-1 #40;AET#41; England"]
    F4 --> G2
    
    G1 --> H1["FINAL<br/>France 4-2 Croatia<br/>July 15, 2018"]
    G2 --> H1
    
    G2 --> I1["3rd Place Playoff<br/>Belgium 2-0 England"]
    F3 --> I1
    F4 --> I1
    
    H1 --> J["France - World Champions<br/>Luka Modric - Golden Ball<br/>Harry Kane - Golden Boot"]
    
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