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The 2018 FIFA Rimet Cup was the 12th
FIFA Rimet Cup, a quadrennial world championship for
men's nationalfootball teams organized by
FIFA, for the top teams in
FIFA World Cup qualification that do not qualify for the
FIFA World Cup. It will take place in Norway from 12 June to 13 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2013.
Italy won the title, their first ever, defeating Austria in the final.
Participating teams
Qualification
A total of 48 teams qualify for the tournament. 16 teams make the group stage, and 32 play in a qualifying series prior to the tournament.
The draw was held on 29 March 2018, at 18:00
CEST, at the
Oslo Concert Hall in
Oslo. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four.
For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the
FIFA World Rankings of February 2018. Pot 1 contained the hosts Norway (who were automatically assigned to Position A1) and the best seven teams, Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4. This was different from previous draws, where only Pot 1 was based on FIFA Rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations. However, still retained was the fact that teams from the same confederation were not drawn against each other for the group stage, except for UEFA where each group contained up to two teams.
Each team must first name a preliminary squad of 30 players. From the preliminary squad, the team must name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad may be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match, where the replacement players do not need to be in the preliminary squad