2018 FIFA World Cup Optus streaming schedule

12th June, 2018

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12th June, 2018

Optus Sport will be streaming every match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Australia. Here you can find details about how to live stream their coverage of the tournament, which will be hosted in Russia.

The first game set to be played on Friday, June 15 at 1am (AEST), with hosts Russia playing Saudi Arabia.

From then on, the group stage will feature either three or four matches per day, before the knockout stage concludes with the final on Monday, July 16 with kick-off in the deciding match set for 12am (AEST).

Optus, while formerly only available to customers of their broadband or mobile network, have opened it up to the wider population for the World Cup, with a subscription costing $15 per month.

How to watch Optus Sport’s coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup

To watch the coverage provided by Optus, you will either need to have an ongoing mobile or broadband plan with them, or subscribe to the service for $15 per month.

The process to sign-up is relatively straightforward, with each match then set to be live with a short build-up beforehand.

Optus have also launched two 24 hours per day, seven days per week channels to cover the World Cup with extra content. Replays are also available of each match on demand to members.

Full Optus streaming schedule at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Game No.	Group	Date	Time	Match	Venue
1	A	Fri 15 Jun	1:00 AM	Russia vs Saudi Arabia	Luzhniki Stadium
2	A	Fri 15 Jun	10:00 PM	Egypt vs Uruguay	Ekaterinburg Arena
3	B	Sat 16 Jun	1:00 AM	Morocco vs Iran	Saint Petersburg Stadium
4	B	Sat 16 Jun	4:00 AM	Portugal vs Spain	Fisht Stadium
5	C	Sat 16 Jun	8:00 PM	France vs Australia	Kazan Arena
6	D	Sat 16 Jun	11:00 PM	Argentina vs Iceland	Spartak Stadium
7	C	Sun 17 Jun	2:00 AM	Peru vs Denmark	Mordovia Arena
8	D	Sun 17 Jun	5:00 AM	Croatia vs Nigeria	Kaliningrad Stadium
9	E	Sun 17 Jun	10:00 PM	Costa Rica vs Serbia	Samara Arena
10	F	Mon 18 Jun	1:00 AM	Germany vs Mexico	Luzhniki Stadium
11	E	Mon 18 Jun	4:00 AM	Brazil vs Switzerland	Rostov Arena
12	F	Mon 18 Jun	10:00 PM	Sweden vs South Korea	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
13	G	Tue 19 Jun	1:00 AM	Belgium vs Panama	Fisht Stadium
14	G	Tue 19 Jun	4:00 AM	Tunisia vs England	Volgograd Arena
15	H	Tue 19 Jun	10:00 PM	Colombia vs Japan	Mordovia Arena
16	H	Wed 20 Jun	1:00 AM	Poland vs Senegal	Spartak Stadium
17	A	Wed 20 Jun	4:00 AM	Russia vs Egypt	Saint Petersburg Stadium
18	B	Wed 20 Jun	10:00 PM	Portugal vs Morocco	Luzhniki Stadium
19	A	Thu 21 Jun	1:00 AM	Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia	Rostov Arena
20	B	Thu 21 Jun	4:00 AM	Iran vs Spain	Kazan Arena
21	C	Thu 21 Jun	10:00 PM	Denmark vs Australia	Samara Arena
22	C	Fri 22 Jun	1:00 AM	France vs Peru	Ekaterinburg Arena
23	D	Fri 22 Jun	4:00 AM	Argentina vs Croatia	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
24	E	Fri 22 Jun	10:00 PM	Brazil vs Costa Rica	Saint Petersburg Stadium
25	D	Sat 23 Jun	1:00 AM	Nigeria vs Iceland	Volgograd Arena
26	E	Sat 23 Jun	4:00 AM	Serbia vs Switzerland	Kaliningrad Stadium
27	G	Sat 23 Jun	10:00 PM	Belgium vs Tunisia	Spartak Stadium
28	F	Sun 24 Jun	1:00 AM	South Korea vs Mexico	Rostov Arena
29	F	Sun 24 Jun	4:00 AM	Germany vs Sweden	Fisht Stadium
30	G	Sun 24 Jun	10:00 PM	England vs Panama	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
31	H	Mon 25 Jun	1:00 AM	Japan vs Senegal	Ekaterinburg Arena
32	H	Mon 25 Jun	4:00 AM	Poland vs Colombia	Kazan Arena
33	A	Tue 26 Jun	12:00 AM	Uruguay vs Russia	Samara Arena
34	A	Tue 26 Jun	12:00 AM	Saudi Arabia vs Egypt	Volgograd Arena
35	B	Tue 26 Jun	4:00 AM	Iran vs Portugal	Mordovia Arena
36	B	Tue 26 Jun	4:00 AM	Spain vs Morocco	Kaliningrad Stadium
37	C	Wed 27 Jun	12:00 AM	Denmark vs France	Luzhniki Stadium
38	C	Wed 27 Jun	12:00 AM	Australia vs Peru	Fisht Stadium
39	D	Wed 27 Jun	4:00 AM	Nigeria vs Argentina	Saint Petersburg Stadium
40	D	Wed 27 Jun	4:00 AM	Iceland vs Croatia	Rostov Arena
41	F	Thu 28 Jun	12:00 AM	Mexico vs Sweden	Ekaterinburg Arena
42	F	Thu 28 Jun	12:00 AM	South Korea vs Germany	Kazan Arena
43	E	Thu 28 Jun	4:00 AM	Serbia vs Brazil	Spartak Stadium
44	E	Thu 28 Jun	4:00 AM	Switzerland vs Costa Rica	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
45	H	Fri 29 Jun	12:00 AM	Japan vs Poland	Volgograd Arena
46	H	Fri 29 Jun	12:00 AM	Senegal vs Colombia	Samara Arena
47	G	Fri 29 Jun	4:00 AM	Panama vs Tunisia	Mordovia Arena
48	G	Fri 29 Jun	4:00 AM	England vs Belgium	Kaliningrad Stadium

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
49	Sun 1 Jul	12:00 AM	1C vs 2D	Kazan Arena
50	Sun 1 Jul	4:00 AM	1A vs 2B	Fisht Stadium
51	Mon 2 Jul	12:00 AM	1B vs 2A	Luzhniki Stadium
52	Mon 2 Jul	4:00 AM	1D vs 2C	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
53	Tue 3 Jul	12:00 AM	1E vs 2F	Samara Arena
54	Tue 3 Jul	4:00 AM	1G vs 2H	Rostov Arena
55	Wed 4 Jul	12:00 AM	1F vs 2E	Saint Petersburg Stadium
56	Wed 4 Jul	4:00 AM	1H vs 2G	Spartak Stadium
Quarter-finals
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
57	Sat 7 Jul	12:00 AM	W49 vs W50	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
58	Sat 7 Jul	4:00 AM	W53 vs W54	Kazan Arena
59	Sun 8 Jul	12:00 AM	W55 vs W56	Samara Arena
60	Sun 8 Jul	4:00 AM	W51 vs W52	Fisht Stadium
Semi-finals
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
61	Wed 11 Jul	4:00 AM	W57 vs W58	Saint Petersburg Stadium
62	Thu 12 Jul	4:00 AM	W59 vs W60	Luzhniki Stadium
Third-place playoff
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
63	Sun 15 Jul	12:00 AM	L61 vs L62	Saint Petersburg Stadium
Final
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
64	Mon 16 Jul	1:00 AM	W61 vs W62	Luzhniki Stadium

All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

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