FIFA World Cup 2018 is 21 st World Cup. It is 11 th time happening in Europe First world cup played in two continent – Europe and Asia World cup 2018 football name – Telsta r Stadium to host opening and closing ceremony – Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow) Games played in 12 Stadium in 11 cities First world cup to start VAR (Video Assistant Referees) The first penalty was awarded to France as per VAR decision in their match against Australia on 16 June, 2018 and Antoine Griezmann scored goal Out of 32 teams 20 teams made back to back appearance from 2014 Official Mascot of 2018 World Cup – Zabivaka . It is the name of a wolf in Russian language meaning