Lebanese Ministry of Information
After the 2018 World Cup draw we now know that Russia will bring up the curtain in Moscow when they face Saudi Arabia on Thursday June 14.
Portugal vs Spain is one of the most enticing of the early ties, which takes place in Sochi on the second day of the tournament while two of the big favourites, Brazil and Germany, begin their campaigns on the first Sunday against Switzerland and Mexico respectively.
England’s World Cup will get going in Volgograd on Monday June 18, before games against Panama (Sunday June 24) and Belgium (Thursday June 28). The final will take place in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday July 15.
Groups
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan
Schedule
Thursday June 14 \ Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia (A)\ Moscow (Luzhniki) \ 4pm
Friday June 15 \ Egypt 0-1 Uruguay (A) \ Ekaterinburg \ 1pm
Friday June 15 \ Morocco 0-1 Iran (B) \ St Petersburg \ 4pm
Friday June 15 \ Portugal 3-3 Spain (B) \ Sochi \ 7pm
Saturday June 16 \ France 2-1 Australia (C) \ Kazan \ 11am
Saturday June 16 \ Argentina 1-1 Iceland (D) \ Moscow (Spartak) \ 2pm
Saturday June 16 \ Peru 0-1 Denmark (C) \ Saransk \ 5pm
Saturday June 16 \ Croatia 2-0 Nigeria (D) \ Kaliningrad \ 8pm
Sunday June 17 \ Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia (E) \ Samara \ 1pm
Sunday June 17 \ Germany 0-1 Mexico (F) \ Moscow (Luzhniki) \ 4pm
Sunday June 17 \ Brazil 1-1 Switzerland (E) \ Rostov-on-Don \ 7pm
Monday June 18 \ Sweden 1-0 South Korea (F) \ Nizhny Novgorod \ 1pm
Monday June 18 \ Belgium 3-0 Panama (G) \ Sochi \ 4pm
Monday June 18 \ Tunisia 1-2 England (G) \ Volgograd \ 7pm
Tuesday June 19 \ Colombia 1-2 Japan (H) \ Saransk \ 1pm
Tuesday June 19 \ Poland v Senegal (H) \ Moscow (Spartak) \ 4pm
Tuesday June 19 \ Russia v Egypt (A) \ St Petersburg \ 7pm
Wednesday June 20 \ Portugal v Morocco (B) \ Moscow (Luzhniki) \ 1pm
Wednesday June 20 \ Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (A) \ Rostov-on-Don \ 4pm
Wednesday June 20 \ Iran v Spain (B) \ Kazan \ 7pm
Thursday June 21 \ France v Peru (C) \ Ekaterinburg \ 1pm
Thursday June 21 \ Denmark v Australia (C) \ Samara \ 4pm
Thursday June 21 \ Argentina v Croatia (D) \ Nizhny Novgorod \ 7pm
Friday June 22 \ Brazil v Costa Rica (E) \ St Petersburg \ 1pm
Friday June 22 \ Nigeria v Iceland (D) \ Volgograd \ 4pm
Friday June 22 \ Serbia v Switzerland (E) \ Kaliningrad \ 7pm
Saturday June 23 \ Belgium v Tunisia (G) \Moscow (Spartak) \ 1pm
Saturday June 23 \ Germany v Sweden (F) \ Sochi \ 4pm
Saturday June 23 \ South Korea v Mexico (F) \ Rostov-on-Don \ 7pm
Sunday June 24 \ England v Panama (G) \ Nizhny Novgorod \ 1pm
Sunday June 24 \ Japan v Senegal (H) \ Ekaterinburg \ 4pm
Sunday June 24 \ Poland v Colombia (H) \ Kazan \ 7pm
Monday June 25\ Uruguay v Russia (A) \ Samara \ 3pm
Monday June 25 \ Saudi Arabia v Egypt (A) \ Volgograd \ 3pm
Monday June 25 \ Spain v Morocco (B) \ Kaliningrad \ 7pm
Monday June 25 \ Iran v Portugal (B) \ Saransk \ 7pm
Tuesday June 26 \ Denmark v France (C) \ Moscow (Luzhniki)\ 3pm
Tuesday June 26 \ Australia v Peru (C) \ Sochi \ 3pm
Tuesday June 26 \ Nigeria v Argentina (D) \ St Petersburg \ 7pm
Tuesday June 26 \ Iceland v Croatia (D) \ Rostov-on-Don \ 7pm
Wednesday June 27 \ South Korea v Germany (F) \ Kazan \ 3pm
Wednesday June 27 \ Mexico v Sweden (F) \ Ekaterinburg \ 3pm
Wednesday June 27 \ Serbia v Brazil (E) \ Moscow (Spartak) \ 7pm
Wednesday June 27 \ Switzerland v Costa Rica (E) \ Nizhny Novgorod \ 7pm
Thursday June 28 \ Japan v Poland (H) \ Volgograd \ 3pm
Thursday June 28 \ Senegal v Colombia (H) \ Samara \ 3pm
Thursday June 28 \ England v Belgium (G) \ Kaliningrad \ 7pm
Thursday June 28 \ Panama v Tunisia (G) \ Saransk \ 7pm
LAST 16
Saturday June 30 \ 1C v 2D (Match 50) \ Kazan \ 3pm
Saturday June 30 \ 1A v 2B (Match 49) \ Sochi \ 7pm
Sunday July 1 \ 1B v 2A (Match 51) \ Moscow \ 3pm
Sunday July 1 \ 1D v 2C (Match 52) \ Nizhny Novgorod \ 7pm
Monday July 2 \ 1E v 2F (Match 53) \ Samara \ 3pm
Monday July 2 \ 1G v 2H (Match 54) \ Rostov-on-Don \ 7pm
Tuesday July 3 \ 1F v 2E (Match 55) \ St Petersburg \ 3pm
Tuesday July 3 \ 1H v 2G (Match 56) \ Moscow (Spartak) \ 7pm
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday July 6 \ Winner 49 v winner 50 (57) \ Nizhny Novgorod \ 3pm
Friday July 6 \ Winner 53 v winner 54 (58) \ Kazan \ 7pm
Saturday July 7 \ Winner 55 v winner 56 (60) \ Samara \ 3pm
Saturday July 7 \ Winner 51 v winner 52 (59) \ Sochi \ 7pm
SEMI-FINALS
Tuesday July 10 \ Winner 57 v winner 58 \ St Petersburg \ 7pm
Wednesday July 11 \ Winner 59 v winner 60 \ Moscow (Luzhniki) \ 7pm
THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF
Saturday July 14 \ Losers of two semi-finals\ St Petersburg\ 3pm
FINAL
Sunday July 15
Winners of two semi-finals \ Moscow (Luzhniki)\ 4pm
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