FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: Groups, fixtures… all you need to know
The FIFA World Cup 2018 is just around the corner and we can hardly wait! The world will see 32 teams battle out for one Cup starting on June 14. We're excited, our friends are excited, even our parents are! Despite World Cup favourites- Italy, Netherlands and Chile- not making it into the competition, it still remains a promising tradition that will undoubtedly see incredible performances and memorable moments. The draw for the summer's football extravaganza is already over with all eight groups having been decided.
To get started, we have mapped out the day-to-day schedule including groups, matches, dates and schedule (in Indian Standard Time too!) from June 14-July 15. We've got you covered.
There will be 64 matches in total :
THURSDAY, June 14/6/2018
GAME 1. RUSSIA vs SAUDI ARABIA (8:30pm)
FRIDAY, June 15/6/2018
GAME 2. EGYPT vs URUGUAY (5:30pm)
GAME 3. Morocco vs Iran (8:30pm)
GAME 4. Portugal vs Spain (11:30pm)
SATURDAY, June 16/6/2018
GAME 5. FRANCE vs AUSTRALIA (3:30pm)
GAME 6. ARGENTINA vs ICELAND (6:30pm)
GAME 7. PERU vs DENMARK (9:30pm)
GAME 8. CROATIA vs NIGERIA (5:30pm)
SUNDAY, June 17/6/2018
GAME 9. COSTA RICA vs SERBIA (12:30am)
GAME10. GERMANY vs MEXICO (8:30pm)
GAME11. BRAZIL vs SWITZERLAND (11:30pm)
MONDAY, June 18/6/2018
GAME 12. SWEDEN vs SOUTH KOREA (5:30pm
GAME 13. BELGIUM vs PANAMA 8:30pm
GAME 14. TUNISIA vs ENGLAND 11:30pm
TUESDAY, June 19/6/2018
GAME 15. POLAND vs SENEGAL (5:30pm)
GAME 16. COLOMBIA vs JAPAN (8:30pm)
GAME 17. RUSSIA vs EGYPT (11:30pm)
WEDNESDAY, June 20/6/2018
GAME 18. PORTUGAL vs MOROCCO (5:30pm)
GAME 19. URUGUAY vs SAUDI ARABIA (8:30pm)
GAME 20. IRAN vs SPAIN (11:30pm)
THURSDAY, June 21/6/2018
GAME 21. FRANCE vs PERU (5:30pm)
GAME 22. DENMARK vs AUSTRALIA (4:30pm)
GAME 23. ARGENTINA vs CROATIA (11:30pm)
FRIDAY, June 22/6/2018
GAME 24. BRAZIL vs COSTA RICA (5:30pm)
GAME 25. NIGERIA vs ICELAND (8:30pm)
GAME 26. SERBIA vs SWITZERLAND (4:30pm)
SATURDAY, June 23/6/2018
GAME 27. BELGIUM vs TUNISIA (5:30pm)
GAME 28. GERMANY vs SWEDEN (8:30pm)
GAME 29. SOUTH KOREA vs MEXICO (11:30pm)
SUNDAY, June 24/6/2018
GAME 30. ENGLAND vs PANAMA (5:30pm)
GAME 31. JAPAN vs SENEGAL (8:30pm)
GAME 32. POLAND vs COLOMBIA (11:30pm)
MONDAY, June 25/6/2017
GAME 33. SAUDI ARABIA vs EGYPT (7:30pm)
GAME 34. URUGUAY vs RUSSIA (8:30pm)
GAME 35. IRAN vs PORTUGAL (11:30pm)
GAME 36. SPAIN vs MOROCCO (10:30pm)
TUESDAY, June 26/6/2018
GAME 37. AUSTRALIA vs PERU (7:30pm)
GAME 38. DENMARK vs FRANCE (7:30pm)
GAME 39. NIGERIA vs ARGENTINA (11:30pm)
GAME 40. ICELAND vs CROATIA (11:30pm)
WEDNESDAY, June 27/6/2018
GAME 41. S. KOREA vs GERMANY (7:30pm)
GAME 42. MEXICO vs SWEDEN (7:30pm)
GAME 43. SERBIA vs BRAZIL (11:30pm)
GAME 44. SWITZERLAND vs COSTA RICA (11:30pm)
THURSDAY, June 28/6/2018
GAME 45. JAPAN vs POLAND (7:30pm)
GAME 46. SENEGAL vs COLOMBIA (7:30pm)
GAME 47. PANAMA vs TUNISIA (11:30pm)
GAME 48. ENGLAND vs BELGIUM (10:30pm)
THE LAST 16
SATURDAY, June 30/6/2018
GAME 49. Group C-1st vs D-2nd (7:30pm)
GAME 50. Group A-1st vs B-2nd (11:30pm)
SUNDAY, July 1/7/2018
GAME 51.Group B-1st vs A-2nd (7:30pm)
GAME 52.Group D-1st vs Group C-2nd (11:30pm)
Monday, July 2/7/2018
GAME 53. Group E-1st vs F-2nd (12:30am)
GAME 54. Group G-1st vs Group H-2nd (11:30pm)
GAME 55. Group F-1st vs E-2nd (7:30pm)
GAME 56. Group H-1st vs G-2nd (11:30pm)
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday, July 6/7/2018
GAME 57. Winner 49 vs winner 50 (7:30pm)
GAME 58. Winner 53 vs winner 54 (11:30pm)
SATURDAY, July 7/7/2018
GAME 59. Winner 55 vs winner 56 (11:30pm)
GAME 60. Winner 51 vs winner 52 (12:00am)
SEMI-FINALS
TUESDAY, July 10/7/2018
GAME 61. Winner 57 vs winner 58 (11:30pm)
WEDNESDAY, July 11/7/2018
GAME 62. Winner 59 vs winner 60 (11:30pm)
THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF
Saturday, July 14/7/2018
- Semi-final Loser 1 vs Semi-final Loser 2
FINALS
Sunday, July 15/7/2018
- Winner 61 vs winner 62 (8:30pm)
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