Russia 2018 Stats You Need to Know.

2018 FIFA World Cup Stats:
 

1,  32 teams will compete for the World Cup trophy. This will be the last 32 team format.

2,   64 games are to be played at the World Cup. Host Russia and Saudi Arabia will kick off in the opening match on June 14 at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.  

 3,  It will take place in 11 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Saransk, Samara, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, and Kaliningrad.        

 4, The world cup finals cost is put at  $12 billion. 

5, It is estimated that one million fans will visit Russia for the World Additionally one billion or more will watch the Russia 2018 world cup live worldwide.

5, Germany are the Defending champions.

6, Two countries Panama and Iceland are coming to the World Cup finals for the first. 

 7, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be use for a first time in russia.

8, Egyptian goalkeeper Essam el-Hadary could become the oldest player ever to appear at a World Cup at 45-years old.

9, The famous World Cup trophy that all the teams will want to get their hands on stands 36.8 centimetres high and weighs 6.1 kilograms. It is made of 18 carat gold and has a malachite base