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The only sure thing for the final of the 2018 World Cup Russia for the next July 15 at the Luzhniki Stadium will be shared by a European team for the seventeenth consecutive time. This situation remained for 68 years with a representative belonging to the UEFA in the final.
At the bottom of the table, the only non-UEFA selection was Colombia; However, after its elimination, the round of quarter-finals presents two entirely European clashes . From there, two semi-finalists from the old continent will emerge, following the clashes Russia against Croatia and Sweden against England one of these four teams will play the final.
Meanwhile, the upper part of the box has two European aspirants plus: France and Belgium . Meanwhile, these European teams will play separately against Uruguay and Brazil respectively, being the only selections of Conmebol, who will fight against the old continent teams for the pass to the finals. 19659004] If Charrúas defeat Les Bleus and Verdeamarelha to be imposed against the Red Devils, a semi-final South American would be presented and there would be a presence of Conmebol in the final.
However, if France wins against Uruguay and Brazil falls in Belgium, there will be a pan-European final for the ninth time in history . It should be noted that in two of the last three World Cups (2006 and 2010) the finalists were only representatives of UEFA, only in the last Brazil 2014 World Cup came a South American.
European finalists in the last 17 world championships: 19659004] – Switzerland 1954: Germany (champion) vs Hungary
– Sweden 1958: Sweden
– Chile 1962: Czechoslovakia
– England 1966: England (champion) ] vs Germany
– Mexico 1970: Italy
– Germany 1974: Germany (champion) vs the Netherlands
– Argentina 1978: Netherlands
– Spain 1982: Italy (champion) vs Germany
– Mexico 1986: Germany
– Italy 1990: Germany (champion)
– United States 1994: Italy
– France 1998: France (champion)
– Korea-Japan 2002: Germany
– Germany 2006: Italy (champion) vs France
– South Africa 2010: Spain (champion) vs Netherlands
– Brazil 2014: Germany ( champion)
– Russia 2018 – Russia, Croatia, Sweden or England? France, Belgium?
The last time a European team did not reach the final came after the dispute between Brazil and Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup when the Charrúas prevailed against Canarinha in the famous "Maracanazo".
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