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2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	South Korea	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2018 (LIVE) 85’. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2018 Canadian Soccer Championships

The 2018 Canadian Soccer Championships is the 3rd annual inter-provincial soccer competition organized in Canada by the CSA and FIFA. The tournament will take place in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, kicking off with the opening playoff on TBA and concluding with the final on TBA.

Collective bargaining

In 2016 the tournament was scheduled to be played in Ottawa and Toronto, however the tournament had to be cancelled due to a strike by players over compensation. 2016 was due to be the first year with a CBA in place, as tournament organizers had not anticipated the growth and popularity of the tournament. The first two years the players played for no pay other than their basic expenses being paid for (travel, accommodations).

In September 2016, following the tournaments cancellation, the president of the players association, Hank DeBere, was unanimously voted out by the players for allegedly refusing to negotiate with the CSA, instead demanding an 8-year contract for 80% of the total revenue. The CSA reportedly proposed a 50/50 split of the revenue handed out in prize money based on each teams success in the tournament. The majority of players had said they supported the deal proposed by the CSA but DeBere refused to listen to either side causing a massive loss of revenue for both sides. The players then replaced DeBere, a lawyer, with a group of three players to lead the Canadian Soccer Players Association (CSPA) in an effort to avoid such a disaster in the future.

Two weeks later the CSPA and the CSA agreed to a 2-year contract that will ensure a tournament will be played through 2019. In 2018, the CSA will earn 57.5% of the profits due to the fact that the CSPA was at fault for the cancellation of the 2016 tournament and this was a way of repaying the CSA. In 2019 it will revert back to a standard 50/50 split.

Taking into account the prize money and the CBA it can be estimated that the tournament is expected to generate a total revenue of over $200 million.

Ticketing

Tickets were made available to the general public in November 2017. The tournament sold out in record time. It took just 5 days for every ticket available including suites to all 27 matches to be purchased. As a deterrent to ticket scalping the tickets will be mailed out 30 days prior to the first match.

Television

United States

Fox has exclusive television coverage of the tournament in the United States, with most group stage games and two quarter-final games being broadcast by Fox Sports 1.

Canada

The TSN family of networks has the rights to the television coverage of the games in Canada, with feature night games being broadcast on TSN 1, 3, 4 and 5. Games directly competing with TSN's CFL coverage will be on TSN2. Afternoon games will be on TSN1. All knockout stage games will be on TSN 1, 3, 4 and 5 regardless of CFL coverage.

Venues

2 venues in two cities were selected for the tournament. This will be the first time that the tournament has been played in 2 host cities after the first two tournaments (2014, 2015) were played at one venue and the third tournament (2016) was cancelled. During the tournament, Albertan cities will be home to the participating teams at 13 separate base camps, as well as staging official fan fests where supporters can view the games. Capacities shown include expanded seating and standing room only areas that are exclusive to the tournament.

McMahon Stadium Capacity: 47,581	Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 64,426
Alberta – Calgary	Alberta – Edmonton

Opening Playoff

The opening playoff will take place on TBA. The winner will advance to the group stage.

Day 1
Newfoundland and Labrador	0-0	Nunavut	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Group Stage

The group stage will take place from TBA. Groups are determined by the 2015 final rankings with the hosts, Alberta being automatically assigned to position A1. Teams will receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The top 2 teams from each group plus the two best third-placed teams will advance to the knockout stage.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Alberta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Manitoba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	British Columbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Day 2
Alberta	Match 2 - 11:00am	Manitoba	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
British Columbia	Match 3 - 1:00pm	Nunavut	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Day 4
Manitoba	Match 8 - 11:00am	Nunavut	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Alberta	Match 11 - 7:00pm	British Columbia	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Day 5
Manitoba	Match 13 - 1:00pm	British Columbia	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Nunavut	Match 15 - 7:00pm	Alberta	McMahon Stadium, Calgary

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ontario	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Saskatchewan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Day 3
New Brunswick	Match 4 - 11:00am	Yukon	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Ontario	Match 7 - 7:00pm	Saskatchewan	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Day 4
Ontario	Match 9 - 1:00pm	New Brunswick	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Saskatchewan	Match 10 - 3:00pm	Yukon	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Day 6
Yukon	Match 16 - 11:00am	Ontario	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Saskatchewan	Match 18 - 3:00pm	New Brunswick	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Quebec	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Nova Scotia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Day 3
Quebec	Match 5 - 1:00pm	Nova Scotia	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Prince Edward Island	Match 6 - 3:00pm	Northwest Territories	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Day 5
Quebec	Match 12 - 11:00am	Prince Edward Island	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Nova Scotia	Match 14 - 3:00pm	Northwest Territories	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Day 6
Northwest Territories	Match 17 - 1:00pm	Quebec	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Nova Scotia	Match 19 - 7:00pm	Prince Edward Island	McMahon Stadium, Calgary

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2		B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		C3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA

Knockout Stage

The knockout stage will take place from TBA.

Bracket

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

A1

BC3

C2

B2

B1

AC3

C1

A2

Scores

The schedule shown below is tentative. As hosts, Alberta is guaranteed to play in the night game for the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals if they qualify for those respective rounds.

Quarter-Finals

Day 7
Winner Group A	Match 20 - 11:00am	Third place Group B/C	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Runner-up Group C	Match 21 - 1:00pm	Runner-up Group B	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Winner Group B	Match 22 - 3:00pm	Third-place Group A/C	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Winner Group C	Match 23 - 7:00pm	Runner-up Group A	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Semi-Finals

Day 8
Winner Match 20	Match 24 - 2:00pm	Winner Match 21	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Winner Match 22	Match 25 - 7:00pm	Winner Match 23	McMahon Stadium, Calgary

Bronze Medal Game

Day 9
Loser Match 24	Match 26 - 2:00pm	Loser Match 25	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Final

Day 9
Winner Match 24	Match 27 - 7:00pm	Winner Match 25	McMahon Stadium, Calgary

Statistics

Final Rankings

The final rankings will be used to determine the groups for the 2019 tournament and will also decide who plays in the opening playoff.

Pos.	Team	G	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
1		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eliminated in the group stage
9		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eliminated in the opening playoff
13		N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Prize money

The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $87.3 million. Before the tournament, each of the 13 entrants received $100,000 for preparation costs. At the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows:

• $1 million – To the team eliminated in the opening playoff
• $2 million – To each team eliminated in the group stage (4 teams)
• $4 million – To each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
• $8 million – Fourth placed team
• $12 million – Third placed team
• $16 million – Runner-up
• $25 million – Winner