+ When does it start?
The World Cup is being played in three countries – Mexico, the United States and Canada – with the premiere on June 11 when one of the host nations, Mexico, hosts South Africa at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
The World Cup final will be played in the United States, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.
+ That's when Sweden's matches are played (local time in Sweden)
Monday 15 June (04.00): Sweden - Tunisia, Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico.
Saturday, June 20, Midsummer Day (7:00 PM): Netherlands - Sweden, NRG Stadium in Houston, USA.
Friday 26 June (01.00): Japan - Sweden, AT&T Stadium in Dallas, USA.
+ Which TV channel is broadcasting the matches?
The championship is shared by SVT and TV4.
TV4 will broadcast the World Cup opener Mexico - South Africa, while SVT will broadcast Sweden's opening match against Tunisia, as well as the final group stage match against Japan. Sweden - Netherlands will be broadcast on TV4.
+ Record number of teams
For the first time, the men's World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams. This means a whopping 104 matches across the entire championship.
+ Where will Sweden be based?
Even though the premiere will be played in Mexico, Sweden will be based in Texas, at FC Dallas Stadium, home ground of the MLS team FC Dallas.
For Sweden defender Herman Johansson, a likely World Cup player, it's familiar territory. The 28-year-old has been playing for the club since the turn of the year.
+ Sweden's path to the World Cup
At the end of May, the national team will gather for a pre-camp at home, probably in the Stockholm area. The camp will be followed by two international matches, away against Norway on June 1, and then a final World Cup warm-up against an as-yet-undetermined opponent, most likely at home.
The national team must then be in the United States no later than five days before the premiere, according to rules from FIFA.
+ Trump's propaganda World Cup
Many see the championship as Donald Trump's own little propaganda show. The American president is good friends with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who in turn has received massive criticism for, among other things, awarding a new "peace prize" to Trump.
+ What will happen to Iran?
This summer's World Cup is a sports-political powder keg, not least due to Iran's participation. The Iranian team has qualified and has been drawn into Group G with matches against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in Los Angeles and Seattle in June. The question is whether they will enter the country, and whether they even want to participate, after the US, together with Israel, launched a war against Iran in February. On Tuesday, however, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that it was clear that Iran would play the World Cup as planned.
People from other World Cup-bound nations such as Haiti, Senegal and Ivory Coast also risk not receiving entry permits due to new American travel restrictions.
