page_title: 2018 FIFA World Cup
section_title: Group B
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 FIFA World Cup / Group stage / Group B
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: نیمه نخست بازی تیم‌های فوتبال ایران و پرتغال در جام جهانی ۲۰۱۸
context_page_description: The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 14 June and 15 July 2018 in Russia. It was the 21st FIFA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every four years. It was the 11th time the championships had been held in Europe, and the first time they were held in Eastern Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup to date.
  The finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while as the host nation Russia qualified automatically. Of the 32, 20 had also appeared in the 2014 event, while both Iceland and Panama made their first appearances at the World Cup. 64 matches were played in 12 venues across 11 cities. Germany, the defending champions, were eliminated in the group stage. Host nation Russia was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the final, France played Croatia on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. France won the match 4–2 to claim their second World Cup.
  The event featured a number of accolades. Croatian player Luka Modrić was voted the tournament's best player winning the Golden Ball.
context_section_description: Source: FIFA
  15 June 2018
  18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
  Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
  Attendance: 62,548
  Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
  15 June 2018
  21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
  Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
  Attendance: 43,866
  Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
  20 June 2018
  15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
  Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
  Attendance: 78,011
  Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
  20 June 2018
  21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
  Kazan Arena, Kazan
  Attendance: 42,718
  Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
  25 June 2018
  21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
  Mordovia Arena, Saransk
  Attendance: 41,685
  Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
  25 June 2018
  20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
  Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
  Attendance: 33,973
  Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
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