2018 FIFA World Cup schedule: Start times and results for every match in Australian time

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World Cup Trophy Here is the 2018 FIFA World Cup schedule and draw, with the start times for every match in Australian Eastern Standard Time. The World Cup kicked off in the early hours of Friday, June 15 in Russia, with 32 nations converging to fight it out for the game’s ultimate prize.

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Group stage | Knockout stage

The World Cup sees the 32 teams divided into eight groups of four, with each side playing three matches against the other opponents in their group.

The top two teams from each of the eight groups at the end of the first stage advanced to the Round of 16.

From there, it’s straight knockout – eight winners advancing to the quarter-finals, then the four winners to the semi-finals, before the final will be played Monday, July 16 at 1am (AEST) – that’s Sunday evening in Russia – between France and Croatia.

» Download your free 2018 World Cup schedule PDF, all in Australian time

Full tournament draw

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue	Broadcast
49	Sun 1 Jul	12:00 AM	France 4 def Argentina 3	Kazan Arena	SBS, Optus
50	Sun 1 Jul	4:00 AM	Uruguay 2 def Portugal 1	Fisht Stadium	SBS, Optus
51	Mon 2 Jul	12:00 AM	Spain 1 def by Russia 1 (Russia won 4-3 on penalties)	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus
52	Mon 2 Jul	4:00 AM	Croatia 1 def Denmark 1 (Croatia won 3-2 on penalties)	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium	SBS, Optus
53	Tue 3 Jul	12:00 AM	Brazil 2 def Mexico 0	Samara Arena	SBS, Optus
54	Tue 3 Jul	4:00 AM	Belgium 3 def Japan 2	Rostov Arena	SBS, Optus
55	Wed 4 Jul	12:00 AM	Sweden 1 def Switzerland 0	Saint Petersburg Stadium	SBS, Optus
56	Wed 4 Jul	4:00 AM	Colombia 1 def by England 1 (England won 4-3 on penalties)	Spartak Stadium	SBS, Optus
Quarter-finals
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue	Broadcast
57	Sat 7 Jul	12:00 AM	France 2 def Uruguay 0	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium	SBS, Optus
58	Sat 7 Jul	4:00 AM	Brazil 1 def by Belgium 2	Kazan Arena	SBS, Optus
59	Sun 8 Jul	12:00 AM	Sweden 0 def by England 2	Samara Arena	SBS, Optus
60	Sun 8 Jul	4:00 AM	Russia 2 def by Croatia 2 (Croatia won 4-3 on penalties)	Fisht Stadium	SBS, Optus
Semi-finals
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue	Broadcast
61	Wed 11 Jul	4:00 AM	France 1 def Belgium 0	Saint Petersburg Stadium	SBS, Optus
62	Thu 12 Jul	4:00 AM	England 1 def by Croatia 2	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus
Third-placed playoff
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue	Broadcast
63	Sun 15 Jul	12:00 AM	Belgium 2 def England 0	Saint Petersburg Stadium	SBS, Optus
World Cup final
Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue	Broadcast
64	Mon 16 Jul	1:00 AM	France 4 def Croatia 2	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus

Group stage fixtures and results

Game No.	Group	Date	Time	Match	Venue	Broadcast
1	A	Fri 15 Jun	1:00 AM	Russia 5 def Saudi Arabia 0	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus
2	A	Fri 15 Jun	10:00 PM	Egypt 0 def by Uruguay 1	Ekaterinburg Arena	Optus
3	B	Sat 16 Jun	1:00 AM	Morocco 0 def by Iran 1	Saint Petersburg Stadium	Optus
4	B	Sat 16 Jun	4:00 AM	Portugal 3 drew with Spain 3	Fisht Stadium	SBS, Optus
5	C	Sat 16 Jun	8:00 PM	France 2 def Australia 1	Kazan Arena	SBS, Optus
6	D	Sat 16 Jun	11:00 PM	Argentina 1 drew with Iceland 1	Spartak Stadium	Optus
7	C	Sun 17 Jun	2:00 AM	Peru 0 def by Denmark 1	Mordovia Arena	Optus
8	D	Sun 17 Jun	5:00 AM	Croatia 2 def Nigeria 0	Kaliningrad Stadium	Optus
9	E	Sun 17 Jun	10:00 PM	Costa Rica 0 def by Serbia 1	Samara Arena	Optus
10	F	Mon 18 Jun	1:00 AM	Germany 0 def by Mexico 1	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus
11	E	Mon 18 Jun	4:00 AM	Brazil 1 drew with Switzerland 1	Rostov Arena	Optus
12	F	Mon 18 Jun	10:00 PM	Sweden 1 def South Korea 0	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium	SBS, Optus
13	G	Tue 19 Jun	1:00 AM	Belgium 3 def Panama 0	Fisht Stadium	SBS, Optus
14	G	Tue 19 Jun	4:00 AM	Tunisia 1 def by England 2	Volgograd Arena	SBS, Optus
15	H	Tue 19 Jun	10:00 PM	Colombia 1 def by Japan 2	Mordovia Arena	SBS, Optus
16	H	Wed 20 Jun	1:00 AM	Poland 1 def by Senegal 2	Spartak Stadium	SBS, Optus
17	A	Wed 20 Jun	4:00 AM	Russia 3 def Egypt 1	Saint Petersburg Stadium	SBS, Optus
18	B	Wed 20 Jun	10:00 PM	Portugal 1 def Morocco 0	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus
19	A	Thu 21 Jun	1:00 AM	Uruguay 1 def Saudi Arabia 0	Rostov Arena	SBS, Optus
20	B	Thu 21 Jun	4:00 AM	Iran 0 def by Spain 1	Kazan Arena	SBS, Optus
21	C	Thu 21 Jun	10:00 PM	Denmark 1 drew with Australia 1	Samara Arena	SBS, Optus
22	C	Fri 22 Jun	1:00 AM	France 1 def Peru 0	Ekaterinburg Arena	SBS, Optus
23	D	Fri 22 Jun	4:00 AM	Argentina 0 def by Croatia 3	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium	SBS, Optus
24	E	Fri 22 Jun	10:00 PM	Brazil 2 def Costa Rica 0	Saint Petersburg Stadium	SBS, Optus
25	D	Sat 23 Jun	1:00 AM	Nigeria 2 def Iceland 0	Volgograd Arena	SBS, Optus
26	E	Sat 23 Jun	4:00 AM	Serbia 1 def by Switzerland 2	Kaliningrad Stadium	SBS, Optus
27	G	Sat 23 Jun	10:00 PM	Belgium 5 def Tunisia 2	Spartak Stadium	SBS, Optus
28	F	Sun 24 Jun	1:00 AM	South Korea 1 def by Mexico 2	Rostov Arena	SBS, Optus
29	F	Sun 24 Jun	4:00 AM	Germany 2 def Sweden 1	Fisht Stadium	SBS, Optus
30	G	Sun 24 Jun	10:00 PM	England 6 def Panama 1	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium	SBS, Optus
31	H	Mon 25 Jun	1:00 AM	Japan 2 drew with Senegal 2	Ekaterinburg Arena	SBS, Optus
32	H	Mon 25 Jun	4:00 AM	Poland 0 def by Colombia 3	Kazan Arena	SBS, Optus
33	A	Tue 26 Jun	12:00 AM	Uruguay 3 def Russia 0	Samara Arena	SBS, Optus
34	A	Tue 26 Jun	12:00 AM	Saudi Arabia 2 def Egypt 1	Volgograd Arena	SBS, Optus
35	B	Tue 26 Jun	4:00 AM	Iran 1 drew with Portugal 1	Mordovia Arena	SBS, Optus
36	B	Tue 26 Jun	4:00 AM	Spain 2 drew with Morocco 2	Kaliningrad Stadium	SBS, Optus
37	C	Wed 27 Jun	12:00 AM	Denmark 0 drew with France 0	Luzhniki Stadium	SBS, Optus
38	C	Wed 27 Jun	12:00 AM	Australia 0 def by Peru 2	Fisht Stadium	SBS, Optus
39	D	Wed 27 Jun	4:00 AM	Nigeria 1 def by Argentina 2	Saint Petersburg Stadium	SBS, Optus
40	D	Wed 27 Jun	4:00 AM	Iceland 1 def by Croatia 2	Rostov Arena	SBS, Optus
41	F	Thu 28 Jun	12:00 AM	Mexico 0 def by Sweden 3	Ekaterinburg Arena	SBS, Optus
42	F	Thu 28 Jun	12:00 AM	South Korea 2 def Germany 0	Kazan Arena	SBS, Optus
43	E	Thu 28 Jun	4:00 AM	Serbia 0 def by Brazil 2	Spartak Stadium	SBS, Optus
44	E	Thu 28 Jun	4:00 AM	Switzerland 2 drew with Costa Rica 2	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium	SBS, Optus
45	H	Fri 29 Jun	12:00 AM	Japan 0 def by Poland 1	Volgograd Arena	SBS, Optus
46	H	Fri 29 Jun	12:00 AM	Senegal 0 def by Colombia 1	Samara Arena	SBS, Optus
47	G	Fri 29 Jun	4:00 AM	Panama 1 def by Tunisia 2	Mordovia Arena	SBS, Optus
48	G	Fri 29 Jun	4:00 AM	England 0 def by Belgium 1	Kaliningrad Stadium	SBS, Optus

Individual Group Draws

Group A

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
1	Fri 15 Jun	1:00 AM	Russia 5 def Saudi Arabia 0	Luzhniki Stadium
2	Fri 15 Jun	10:00 PM	Egypt 0 def by Uruguay 1	Ekaterinburg Arena
17	Wed 20 Jun	4:00 AM	Russia 3 def Egypt 1	Saint Petersburg Stadium
19	Thu 21 Jun	1:00 AM	Uruguay 1 def Saudi Arabia 0	Rostov Arena
33	Tue 26 Jun	12:00 AM	Uruguay 3 def Russia 0	Samara Arena
34	Tue 26 Jun	12:00 AM	Saudi Arabia 2 def Egypt 1	Volgograd Arena

Group B

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
3	Sat 16 Jun	1:00 AM	Morocco 0 def by Iran 1	Saint Petersburg Stadium
4	Sat 16 Jun	4:00 AM	Portugal 3 drew with Spain 3	Fisht Stadium
18	Wed 20 Jun	10:00 PM	Portugal 1 def Morocco 0	Luzhniki Stadium
20	Thu 21 Jun	4:00 AM	Iran 0 def by Spain 1	Kazan Arena
35	Tue 26 Jun	4:00 AM	Iran 1 drew with Portugal 1	Mordovia Arena
36	Tue 26 Jun	4:00 AM	Spain 2 drew with Morocco 2	Kaliningrad Stadium

Group C

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
5	Sat 16 Jun	8:00 PM	France 2 def Australia 1	Kazan Arena
7	Sun 17 Jun	2:00 AM	Peru 0 def by Denmark 1	Mordovia Arena
21	Thu 21 Jun	10:00 PM	Denmark 1 drew with Australia 1	Samara Arena
22	Fri 22 Jun	1:00 AM	France 1 def Peru 0	Ekaterinburg Arena
37	Wed 27 Jun	12:00 AM	Denmark 0 drew with France 0	Luzhniki Stadium
38	Wed 27 Jun	12:00 AM	Australia 0 def by Peru 2	Fisht Stadium

Group D

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
6	Sat 16 Jun	11:00 PM	Argentina 1 drew with Iceland 1	Spartak Stadium
8	Sun 17 Jun	5:00 AM	Croatia 2 def Nigeria 0	Kaliningrad Stadium
23	Fri 22 Jun	4:00 AM	Argentina 0 def by Croatia 3	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
25	Sat 23 Jun	1:00 AM	Nigeria 2 def Iceland 0	Volgograd Arena
39	Wed 27 Jun	4:00 AM	Nigeria 1 def by Argentina 2	Saint Petersburg Stadium
40	Wed 27 Jun	4:00 AM	Iceland 1 def by Croatia 2	Rostov Arena

Group E

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
9	Sun 17 Jun	10:00 PM	Costa Rica 0 def by Serbia 1	Samara Arena
11	Mon 18 Jun	4:00 AM	Brazil 1 drew with Switzerland 1	Rostov Arena
24	Fri 22 Jun	10:00 PM	Brazil 2 def Costa Rica 0	Saint Petersburg Stadium
26	Sat 23 Jun	4:00 AM	Serbia 1 def by Switzerland 2	Kaliningrad Stadium
43	Thu 28 Jun	4:00 AM	Serbia 0 def by Brazil 2	Spartak Stadium
44	Thu 28 Jun	4:00 AM	Switzerland 2 drew with Costa Rica 2	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium

Group F

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
10	Mon 18 Jun	1:00 AM	Germany 0 def by Mexico 1	Luzhniki Stadium
12	Mon 18 Jun	10:00 PM	Sweden 1 def South Korea 0	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
28	Sun 24 Jun	1:00 AM	South Korea 1 def by Mexico 2	Rostov Arena
29	Sun 24 Jun	4:00 AM	Germany 2 def Sweden 1	Fisht Stadium
41	Thu 28 Jun	12:00 AM	Mexico 0 def by Sweden 3	Ekaterinburg Arena
42	Thu 28 Jun	12:00 AM	South Korea 2 def Germany 0	Kazan Arena

Group G

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
13	Tue 19 Jun	1:00 AM	Belgium 3 def Panama 0	Fisht Stadium
14	Tue 19 Jun	4:00 AM	Tunisia 1 def by England 2	Volgograd Arena
27	Sat 23 Jun	10:00 PM	Belgium 5 def Tunisia 2	Spartak Stadium
30	Sun 24 Jun	10:00 PM	England 6 def Panama 1	Nizhy Novgorod Stadium
47	Fri 29 Jun	4:00 AM	Panama 1 def by Tunisia 2	Mordovia Arena
48	Fri 29 Jun	4:00 AM	England 0 def by Belgium 1	Kaliningrad Stadium

Group H

Game No.	Date	Time	Match	Venue
15	Tue 19 Jun	10:00 PM	Colombia 1 def by Japan 2	Mordovia Arena
16	Wed 20 Jun	1:00 AM	Poland 1 def by Senegal 2	Spartak Stadium
31	Mon 25 Jun	1:00 AM	Japan 2 drew with Senegal 2	Ekaterinburg Arena
32	Mon 25 Jun	4:00 AM	Poland 0 def by Colombia 3	Kazan Arena
45	Fri 29 Jun	12:00 AM	Japan 0 def by Poland 1	Volgograd Arena
46	Fri 29 Jun	12:00 AM	Senegal 0 def by Colombia 1	Samara Arena

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