2018 FIFA World Cup (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2018 FIFA World Cup" in English language version.

Last modified: 04:01:06, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

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abc.net.au (Global: 120^th place; English: 70^th place)

Wildie, Tom (8 June 2018). "Aussie soccer fan's World Cup dream crushed by new Russian visa rejection". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

advocate.com (Global: 1,869^th place; English: 1,037^th place)

Lavin, James (28 February 2014). "Why FIFA Needs to Move the World Cup". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.

ap.org (Global: 1,968^th place; English: 1,138^th place)

bigstory.ap.org

Dunbar, Graham. "FIFA under fire after report on Qatar, Russia". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

arabianbusiness.com (Global: 3,687^th place; English: 2,571^st place)

"beIN Sports pulls TV channels from du customers in the UAE". ArabianBusiness.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
"Etisalat announces FIFA World Cup 2018 package". ArabianBusiness.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
"FIFA to take legal action against beoutQ over World Cup broadcasts". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Akshat Mehrish's FIFA.com article on Uruguay's 4 world titles, 2023

as.com (Global: 266^th place; English: 508^th place)

en.as.com

"Telstar 18 balls burst during France". AS.com. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

bangkokpost.com (Global: 1,117^th place; English: 740^th place)

"Traffickers farmed Russia's World Cup for sex slaves". Bangkok Post. Reuters. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.co.uk

"Yaya Toure: Black players may boycott 2018 Russia World Cup". BBC Sport. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
Ornstein, David (17 November 2014). "World Cup: Former FA chief David Bernstein calls for boycott". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
Roan, Dan (17 November 2014). "Greg Dyke: FA demands full report findings into World Cup corruption". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
"'Russia & Qatar may lose World Cups' – Fifa official". BBC News. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
Saakov, Rafael (22 July 2014). "Russia 2018: Major challenges for next World Cup hosts". BBC News. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
"What World Cup fans going to Russia should know". BBC News. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
"World Cup 2018: Ronaldo and Robbie Williams star in opening ceremony". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"World Cup 2018: New ball to be used for knockout stage". BBC Sport. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
"Moscow official says West is trying to deny Russia World Cup". BBC News. 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
"Is Russia the real winner of World Cup 2018?". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

news.bbc.co.uk

"Indonesia's bid to host the 2022 World Cup bid ends". BBC News. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
"England miss out to Russia in 2018 World Cup Vote". BBC News. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Fifa urged to rethink staging 2018 World Cup in Russia". BBC News. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
"Sepp Blatter: Russia will host 2018 World Cup despite Crimea". BBC Sport. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
Patrick Jennings (16 June 2017). "Confederations Cup: World Cup host Russia set to come under spotlight". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
Dan Roan (9 November 2017). "World Cup: Fifa urged to strengthen workers' rights in Russia & Qatar". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
Conway, Richard. "FIFA corruption report: Who is to blame and what happens now?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
"Michael Garcia: FIFA investigator resigns in World Cup report row". BBC. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
"World Cup 2018: Referee Fahad Al Mirdasi 'banned over match-fixing attempt in Saudi Arabia'". BBC. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018.
"Betraying the Game: African officials filmed taking cash". BBC. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
"VAR: Video assistant referees set to be used at 2018 World Cup in Russia". BBC Sport. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
McNulty, Phil (12 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Life inside the England bubble – what they can expect in Repino". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"World Cup 2018: BBC to show tournament in Ultra HD & virtual reality". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"Fifa contacts McLaren over doping claims in football". BBC Sport. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017.
"World Cup 2018: New report highlights MPs' concern for England fans in Russia". BBC News. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066^th place; English: 557^th place)

"Video: David Cameron and Prince William implicated in FIFA corruption probe". The Belfast Telegraph. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

Bershidsky, Leonid (18 June 2018). "You Can Hate Putin But Love the World Cup". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
Shaw, Lucas; Novy-Williams, Eben; Broudway, Ira (11 October 2017). "Fox projects up to $20 million in lost World Cup ad sales". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

campaignlive.co.uk (Global: 5,186^th place; English: 2,756^th place)

Matthews, Sam (22 November 2005). "Coca-Cola renews Fifa football sponsorship until 2022". Campaign. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

championat.com (Global: 655^th place; English: 4,401^st place)

"Бюджет чемпионата мира 2018 года – около €1 млрд" [The budget for the 2018 World Cup is about €1 billion]. Чемпионат (in Russian). 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

chicagotribune.com (Global: 143^rd place; English: 80^th place)

Ingold, Ira Boudway, Eben Novy-Williams, David. "Fox and Telemundo 2018 World Cup ratings are down 44 percent from 2014". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

cnbc.com (Global: 303^rd place; English: 191^st place)

Ellyatt, Holly (14 June 2018). "The World Cup will give Russia's economy a boost — just don't expect it to last". CNBC. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

Krivosheev, Denis (16 June 2017). "FIFA must challenge Russia's human rights record". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

coca-colacompany.com (Global: low place; English: 7,576^th place)

"12 Years Running: Panini's FIFA World Cup Digital Sticker Album is More Popular Than Ever". Coca-Cola Company. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

dailynews.lk (Global: 3,197^th place; English: 1,731^st place)

Marikar, Hafiz. "Russia to host next FIFA World Cup". Dailynews.lk. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

economist.com (Global: 331^st place; English: 272^nd place)

T.A.W. (12 November 2017). "How Iceland (population: 330,000) qualified for the World Cup". The Economist. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

egyptindependent.com (Global: 6,477^th place; English: 4,610^th place)

"Egypt government selected as regional sponsor for 2018 FIFA World Cup". Egypt Independent. 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

espn.co.uk (Global: 614^th place; English: 410^th place)

"Ronaldo penalty sets new World Cup record". ESPN. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
"FIFA 'satisfied' with World Cup refereeing, VAR". ESPN. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
"World Cup by the numbers - 169 goals, 29 penalties, 10 late winners, 4 red cards". ESPN. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 April 2018). "FIFA 18 gets free World Cup mode in May". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

express.co.uk (Global: 796^th place; English: 532^nd place)

Winter, Stuart (23 March 2014). "US calls for Fifa to drop Russia from hosting World Cup in 2018". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

fifa.com (Global: 80^th place; English: 106^th place)

fifa.com

"Mexico withdraws FIFA World Cup bid". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
"Combined bidding confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Road to Russia with new milestone". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015.
"Zimbabwe expelled from the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
"2022 FIFA World Cup to be played in November/December". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017.
"Current allocation of FIFA World Cup confederation slots maintained". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
"Long road to Russia begins in Dili". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
"FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw: 1 week to go". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
"Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup extends its responsibilities to cover 2018 and 2022". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
"Konstantinovsky Palace to stage Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014.
"Ethics: Executive Committee unanimously supports recommendation to publish report on 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process". FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
"Final Draw to take place in State Kremlin Palace". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
"OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.
"2018 FIFA World Cup - News - The Final Draw: How it works". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
"Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions: Updates on the FIFA World Cup and women's tournaments". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
"FIFA statement on the situation of the Saudi Arabian referee Fahad AL MIRDASI". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018.
"FIFA Council decides on key steps for the future of international competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018.
"2018 FIFA World Cup Bid Evaluation Report: Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2002.
"2018 FIFA World Cup to be played in 11 Host Cities". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
"Russia united for 2018 FIFA World Cup Host Cities announcement". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
"Stadium names for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
"Luzhniki Stadium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Spartak Stadium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Saint Petersburg Stadium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Fisht Stadium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Volgograd Arena". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Rostov Arena". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Nizhny Novgorod Stadium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Kazan Arena". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Samara Arena". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Mordovia Arena". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Kaliningrad Stadium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Ekaterinburg Arena". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Team Base Camps for 2018 FIFA World Cup confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018.
"Match schedules for FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and 2018 FIFA World Cup unveiled". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017.
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – October 2017". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
"211 countries and regions take part in the Sixth International Football for Friendship Children's Forum". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
"Tie-breakers for Russia 2018 groups". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
"When Own Goals Don't Really Count". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
"Players: Goals scored". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
"Golden consolation for magical Modric". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
"Fan Dream Team and prize winners revealed!". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"Vote for Goal of the Tournament". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"Pavard's stunner voted Hyundai Goal of the Tournament". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"Kane crowned King, Mina the PPG VIP". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"Ticket sales for 2018 FIFA World Cup to start on 14 September 2017". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
"Brand collaborations". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Official Song 'Live It Up' to be performed by all-star line-up". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
"Update on the investigations following the McLaren reports". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018.
"FIFA and adidas extend partnership until 2030". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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"Qatar Airways announced as Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA until 2022". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
"Wanda Group becomes new FIFA Partner". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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"Hisense becomes Official Sponsor of 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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"Alfa-Bank unveiled as first-ever Regional Supporter for the FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
"Alrosa completes line-up of European Regional Supporters of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
"Russian Railways announced as an Official European Supporter of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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