Which country hosted 2018 FIFA world cup?

Appeared in: ESIC Nursing Officer - 2019 (Shift-2)

Explanation

Russia was the host nation for the 21st FIFA World Cup, which took place from 14 June to 15 July 2018.
This was the first time the World Cup was held in Eastern Europe.
The final match was contested between France and Croatia, with France winning the tournament 4-2.

Option A: Japan did not host the World Cup in 2018.
Option B: China has never hosted the men's FIFA World Cup.
Option C: The UAE hosted the FIFA Club World Cup in 2018, which is a different competition from the FIFA World Cup for national teams.

Visual 1: Infographic - A timeline showing the host countries of the FIFA World Cup for the last few decades to provide context.
Visual 2: Map - A world map highlighting Russia and the host cities for the 2018 tournament.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain General knowledge of major international sporting events as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
This is a general knowledge question and has no direct clinical relevance to nursing practice.
Maintaining a broad general awareness can be beneficial for rapport-building with patients from diverse backgrounds.
What if? - If the stem changed one defining clue so that Russia no longer matched, reassess the option whose mechanism, classification, or indication now fits the revised presentation.

How to Approach the Question

First, identify the key components of the question: the event ('FIFA World Cup') and the year ('2018').
Access your general knowledge about major world sporting events to recall the host for that specific year.
Evaluate each of the given options against this knowledge.
Recognize that 'Qater' is a misspelling of 'Qatar', which hosted the 2022 World Cup, making it an incorrect option for 2018.
Conclude that none of the original options are correct, which indicates an error in the question's construction.
Identify the correct host (Russia) and understand that it has replaced the erroneous option.

Concept Tested & Keywords

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