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 will kick 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
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H
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 advance to a Round of 16.
From there, it’s straight knockout – the eight winners will advance to the quarter-finals, then the four winners the semi-finals, before the final will be played Monday, July 16 at 12am – midnight (AEST) – that’s Sunday evening in Russia.
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Full tournament draw
Group stage
| Game No. |
Group |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
Broadcast |
| 1 |
A |
Fri 15 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Russia vs Saudi Arabia |
Luzhniki Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 2 |
A |
Fri 15 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Egypt vs Uruguay |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
Optus |
| 3 |
B |
Sat 16 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Morocco vs Iran |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
Optus |
| 4 |
B |
Sat 16 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Portugal vs Spain |
Fisht Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 5 |
C |
Sat 16 Jun |
8:00 PM |
France vs Australia |
Kazan Arena |
SBS, Optus |
| 6 |
D |
Sat 16 Jun |
11:00 PM |
Argentina vs Iceland |
Spartak Stadium |
Optus |
| 7 |
C |
Sun 17 Jun |
2:00 AM |
Peru vs Denmark |
Mordovia Arena |
Optus |
| 8 |
D |
Sun 17 Jun |
5:00 AM |
Croatia vs Nigeria |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
Optus |
| 9 |
E |
Sun 17 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Costa Rica vs Serbia |
Samara Arena |
Optus |
| 10 |
F |
Mon 18 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Germany vs Mexico |
Luzhniki Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 11 |
E |
Mon 18 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Brazil vs Switzerland |
Rostov Arena |
Optus |
| 12 |
F |
Mon 18 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Sweden vs South Korea |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Optus |
| 13 |
G |
Tue 19 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Belgium vs Panama |
Fisht Stadium |
Optus |
| 14 |
G |
Tue 19 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Tunisia vs England |
Volgograd Arena |
SBS, Optus |
| 15 |
H |
Tue 19 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Colombia vs Japan |
Mordovia Arena |
SBS, Optus |
| 16 |
H |
Wed 20 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Poland vs Senegal |
Spartak Stadium |
Optus |
| 17 |
A |
Wed 20 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Russia vs Egypt |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
Optus |
| 18 |
B |
Wed 20 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Portugal vs Morocco |
Luzhniki Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 19 |
A |
Thu 21 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia |
Rostov Arena |
Optus |
| 20 |
B |
Thu 21 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Iran vs Spain |
Kazan Arena |
Optus |
| 21 |
C |
Thu 21 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Denmark vs Australia |
Samara Arena |
SBS, Optus |
| 22 |
C |
Fri 22 Jun |
1:00 AM |
France vs Peru |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
Optus |
| 23 |
D |
Fri 22 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Argentina vs Croatia |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Optus |
| 24 |
E |
Fri 22 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Brazil vs Costa Rica |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 25 |
D |
Sat 23 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Nigeria vs Iceland |
Volgograd Arena |
Optus |
| 26 |
E |
Sat 23 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Serbia vs Switzerland |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
Optus |
| 27 |
G |
Sat 23 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Belgium vs Tunisia |
Spartak Stadium |
Optus |
| 28 |
F |
Sun 24 Jun |
1:00 AM |
South Korea vs Mexico |
Rostov Arena |
Optus |
| 29 |
F |
Sun 24 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Germany vs Sweden |
Fisht Stadium |
Optus |
| 30 |
G |
Sun 24 Jun |
10:00 PM |
England vs Panama |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Optus |
| 31 |
H |
Mon 25 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Japan vs Senegal |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
Optus |
| 32 |
H |
Mon 25 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Poland vs Colombia |
Kazan Arena |
Optus |
| 33 |
A |
Tue 26 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Uruguay vs Russia |
Samara Arena |
Optus |
| 34 |
A |
Tue 26 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt |
Volgograd Arena |
Optus |
| 35 |
B |
Tue 26 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Iran vs Portugal |
Mordovia Arena |
Optus |
| 36 |
B |
Tue 26 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Spain vs Morocco |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
Optus |
| 37 |
C |
Wed 27 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Denmark vs France |
Luzhniki Stadium |
Optus |
| 38 |
C |
Wed 27 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Australia vs Peru |
Fisht Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 39 |
D |
Wed 27 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Nigeria vs Argentina |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
Optus |
| 40 |
D |
Wed 27 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Iceland vs Croatia |
Rostov Arena |
Optus |
| 41 |
F |
Thu 28 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Mexico vs Sweden |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
Optus |
| 42 |
F |
Thu 28 Jun |
12:00 AM |
South Korea vs Germany |
Kazan Arena |
Optus |
| 43 |
E |
Thu 28 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Serbia vs Brazil |
Spartak Stadium |
Optus |
| 44 |
E |
Thu 28 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Switzerland vs Costa Rica |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Optus |
| 45 |
H |
Fri 29 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Japan vs Poland |
Volgograd Arena |
Optus |
| 46 |
H |
Fri 29 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Senegal vs Colombia |
Samara Arena |
Optus |
| 47 |
G |
Fri 29 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Panama vs Tunisia |
Mordovia Arena |
Optus |
| 48 |
G |
Fri 29 Jun |
4:00 AM |
England vs Belgium |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
Optus |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 |
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
Broadcast |
| 49 |
Sun 1 Jul |
12:00 AM |
1C vs 2D |
Kazan Arena |
Optus |
| 50 |
Sun 1 Jul |
4:00 AM |
1A vs 2B |
Fisht Stadium |
Optus |
| 51 |
Mon 2 Jul |
12:00 AM |
1B vs 2A |
Luzhniki Stadium |
Optus |
| 52 |
Mon 2 Jul |
4:00 AM |
1D vs 2C |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Optus |
| 53 |
Tue 3 Jul |
12:00 AM |
1E vs 2F |
Samara Arena |
Optus |
| 54 |
Tue 3 Jul |
4:00 AM |
1G vs 2H |
Rostov Arena |
Optus |
| 55 |
Wed 4 Jul |
12:00 AM |
1F vs 2E |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
Optus |
| 56 |
Wed 4 Jul |
4:00 AM |
1H vs 2G |
Spartak Stadium |
Optus |
Quarter-finals |
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
Broadcast |
| 57 |
Sat 7 Jul |
12:00 AM |
W49 vs W50 |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Optus |
| 58 |
Sat 7 Jul |
4:00 AM |
W53 vs W54 |
Kazan Arena |
Optus |
| 59 |
Sun 8 Jul |
12:00 AM |
W55 vs W56 |
Samara Arena |
Optus |
| 60 |
Sun 8 Jul |
4:00 AM |
W51 vs W52 |
Fisht Stadium |
Optus |
Semi-finals |
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
Broadcast |
| 61 |
Wed 11 Jul |
4:00 AM |
W57 vs W58 |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
| 62 |
Thu 12 Jul |
4:00 AM |
W59 vs W60 |
Luzhniki Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
Third-place playoff |
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
Broadcast |
| 63 |
Sun 15 Jul |
12:00 AM |
L61 vs L62 |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
Final |
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
Broadcast |
| 64 |
Mon 16 Jul |
1:00 AM |
W61 vs W62 |
Luzhniki Stadium |
SBS, Optus |
Individual Group Draws
Group A
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 1 |
Fri 15 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Russia vs Saudi Arabia |
Luzhniki Stadium |
| 2 |
Fri 15 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Egypt vs Uruguay |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
| 17 |
Wed 20 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Russia vs Egypt |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
| 19 |
Thu 21 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia |
Rostov Arena |
| 33 |
Tue 26 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Uruguay vs Russia |
Samara Arena |
| 34 |
Tue 26 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt |
Volgograd Arena |
Group B
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 3 |
Sat 16 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Morocco vs Iran |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
| 4 |
Sat 16 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Portugal vs Spain |
Fisht Stadium |
| 18 |
Wed 20 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Portugal vs Morocco |
Luzhniki Stadium |
| 20 |
Thu 21 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Iran vs Spain |
Kazan Arena |
| 35 |
Tue 26 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Iran vs Portugal |
Mordovia Arena |
| 36 |
Tue 26 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Spain vs Morocco |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
Group C
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 5 |
Sat 16 Jun |
8:00 PM |
France vs Australia |
Kazan Arena |
| 7 |
Sun 17 Jun |
2:00 AM |
Peru vs Denmark |
Mordovia Arena |
| 21 |
Thu 21 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Denmark vs Australia |
Samara Arena |
| 22 |
Fri 22 Jun |
1:00 AM |
France vs Peru |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
| 37 |
Wed 27 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Denmark vs France |
Luzhniki Stadium |
| 38 |
Wed 27 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Australia vs Peru |
Fisht Stadium |
Group D
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 6 |
Sat 16 Jun |
11:00 PM |
Argentina vs Iceland |
Spartak Stadium |
| 8 |
Sun 17 Jun |
5:00 AM |
Croatia vs Nigeria |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
| 23 |
Fri 22 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Argentina vs Croatia |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
| 25 |
Sat 23 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Nigeria vs Iceland |
Volgograd Arena |
| 39 |
Wed 27 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Nigeria vs Argentina |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
| 40 |
Wed 27 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Iceland vs Croatia |
Rostov Arena |
Group E
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 9 |
Sun 17 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Costa Rica vs Serbia |
Samara Arena |
| 11 |
Mon 18 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Brazil vs Switzerland |
Rostov Arena |
| 24 |
Fri 22 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Brazil vs Costa Rica |
Saint Petersburg Stadium |
| 26 |
Sat 23 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Serbia vs Switzerland |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
| 43 |
Thu 28 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Serbia vs Brazil |
Spartak Stadium |
| 44 |
Thu 28 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Switzerland vs Costa Rica |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
Group F
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 10 |
Mon 18 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Germany vs Mexico |
Luzhniki Stadium |
| 12 |
Mon 18 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Sweden vs South Korea |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
| 28 |
Sun 24 Jun |
1:00 AM |
South Korea vs Mexico |
Rostov Arena |
| 29 |
Sun 24 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Germany vs Sweden |
Fisht Stadium |
| 41 |
Thu 28 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Mexico vs Sweden |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
| 42 |
Thu 28 Jun |
12:00 AM |
South Korea vs Germany |
Kazan Arena |
Group G
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 13 |
Tue 19 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Belgium vs Panama |
Fisht Stadium |
| 14 |
Tue 19 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Tunisia vs England |
Volgograd Arena |
| 27 |
Sat 23 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Belgium vs Tunisia |
Spartak Stadium |
| 30 |
Sun 24 Jun |
10:00 PM |
England vs Panama |
Nizhy Novgorod Stadium |
| 47 |
Fri 29 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Panama vs Tunisia |
Mordovia Arena |
| 48 |
Fri 29 Jun |
4:00 AM |
England vs Belgium |
Kaliningrad Stadium |
Group H
| Game No. |
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
| 15 |
Tue 19 Jun |
10:00 PM |
Colombia vs Japan |
Mordovia Arena |
| 16 |
Wed 20 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Poland vs Senegal |
Spartak Stadium |
| 31 |
Mon 25 Jun |
1:00 AM |
Japan vs Senegal |
Ekaterinburg Arena |
| 32 |
Mon 25 Jun |
4:00 AM |
Poland vs Colombia |
Kazan Arena |
| 45 |
Fri 29 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Japan vs Poland |
Volgograd Arena |
| 46 |
Fri 29 Jun |
12:00 AM |
Senegal vs Colombia |
Samara Arena |
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Last updated: 22 May, 2018
