FIFA World Cup

England's Harry Kane tries to control the ball during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Serbia finished third in the group with three points, while Brazil tops it with 7.

In the second game on Wednesday, Costa Rica and Switzerland drew 2-2 - Switzerland now has 5 points, while Costa Rica has one.

In the knock-out phase, Switzerland will play against Sweden, while Brazil will play against Mexico.

Argentina's forward Lionel Messi waits to kick off after Croatia scored their opener during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Argentina and Croatia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod on June 21, 2018. AFP PHOTO / Dimitar DILKOFF

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) challenges Morocco's defender Mehdi Benatia (L) during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group B football match between Portugal and Morocco at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 20, 2018. AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ

Russian football fans celebrate after their teams victory in the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Russia and Egypt, at the Fan Zone in Rostov-on-Don on June 19, 2018. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

The 2018 Fifa World Cup gets under way on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

Football's showpiece event features 32 teams, including holders Germany, competing in 64 games over 32 days.

The 21st edition will be played in 12 stadiums, across 11 cities, spread over 1,800 miles.

North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament.

The football showpiece will return to the US for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday.

Russia's defender Ilya Kutepov, Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and Russia's midfielder Alexander Golovin attend a training session in Novogorsk outside Moscow on June 12, 2018, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV

SputnikNews - Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and flight engineer Oleg Artemyev played soccer on board the ISS with a Telstar-18 ball, which will return to Earth on June 3 and open the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

The Saudi Football Federation have banned referee Fahad al-Mirdasi for life over bribery and urged FIFA to remove him from the pool of referees for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.