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It's finally World Cup 2018! 32 teams categorized into 8 groups are in for 65 matches, to be played in 12 venues.  ·         Group A teams are: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. ·         Group B teams are: Portugal, Spain, Iran and Morocco. ·         Group C teams are: France, Peru, Denmark and Australia. ·         Group D teams are: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria. ·         Group E teams are: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia. ·         Group F teams are: Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea. ·         Group G teams are: Belgium, England, Tunisia and Panama. ·         Group H teams are: Poland, Colombia, Senegal and Japan. This is the full schedule for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.  Luzhniki Stadium (in Moscow) hosted the opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and will also host the final match. It is the biggest stadium in Russia, and has a capacity of 80,000 seats. The other 11 stadiums are: Krestovsky Stadium/

British singer Robbie Williams may just be the first offender to host nation Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He may have broken Russian law after flicking his middle finger at watching fans during the World Cup opening ceremony. Russia cracked down on the use of explicit language in the arts in July 2014 by banning the use of swear words in the arts. Those who go against the law face "fines of between $70 and $1,400 depending on whether they're an individual, an official or an organization. Williams performed a few songs to kick off the tournament then gave the middle finger during the pause of his performance of "Rock DJ" at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.  Angry and perplexed football fans took to Twitter to express their disbelief. One angry user tweeted, "Robbie Williams swearing at the camera at the opening ceremony of the World Cup just shows you what a tactless and classless person he is. Absolutely disrespectful and coupled with a nonchalant