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2018 FIFA World Cup: Groups, Dates, And Television Schedule


The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins today, as 32 countries (excluding the United States) vie for the elusive gold trophy. For those unaware, there are eight groups of four. In the group stage, each team plays each of the other three teams in their group, and the top two teams after the group stage advance to the knockout stage—when it’s win or go home.

 

Here are the groups and the full schedule for the month-long tournament which goes from June 14 to July 15 on FOX and Fox Sports:

 

Groups

 

Group A

Egypt

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Uruguay

 

Group B

IR Iran

Morocco

Portugal

Spain

 

Group C

Australia

Denmark

France

Peru

 

Group D

Argentina

Croatia

Iceland

Nigeria

 

Group E

Brazil

Costa Rica

Serbia

Switzerland

 

Group F

Germany

South Kora

Mexico

Sweden

 

Group G

Belgium

England

Panama

Tunisia

 

Group H

Colombia

Japan

Poland

Senegal

 

 

Schedule

 

Thursday, June 14

Group A: Russia vs. Saudi Arabia (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

 

Friday, June 15

Group A: Egypt vs. Uruguay (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group B: Morocco vs. IR Iran (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group B: Portugal vs. Spain (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Saturday, June 16

Group C: France vs. Australia (6:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group D: Argentina vs. Iceland (9:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group C: Peru vs. Denmark (12:00 PM ET, FS1)

Group D: Croatia vs. Nigeria (3:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Sunday, June 17

Group E: Costa Rica vs. Serbia (8:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group F: Germany vs. Mexico (11:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group E: Brazil vs. Switzerland (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Monday, June 18

Group F: Sweden vs. South Korea (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group G: Belgium vs. Panama (11:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group G: Tunisia vs. England (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Tuesday, June 19

Group H: Colombia vs. Japan (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group H: Poland vs. Senegal (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group A: Russia vs. Egypt (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Wednesday, June 20

Group B: Portugal vs. Morocco (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group A: Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group B: IR Iran vs. Spain (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Thursday, June 21

Group C: Denmark vs. Australia (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group C: France vs. Peru (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group D: Argentina vs. Croatia (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Friday, June 22

Group E: Brazil vs. Costa Rica (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group D: Nigeria vs. Iceland (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group E: Serbia vs. Switzerland (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Saturday, June 23

Group G: Belgium vs. Tunisia (8:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group F: South Korea vs. Mexico (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group F: Germany vs. Sweden (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Sunday, June 24

Group G: England vs. Panama (8:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group H: Japan vs. Senegal (11:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group H: Poland vs. Colombia (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Monday, June 25

Group A: Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group A: Uruguay vs. Russia (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group B: IR Iran vs. Portugal (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

Group B: Spain vs. Morocco (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Tuesday, June 26

Group C: Australia vs. Peru (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group C: Denmark vs. France (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group D: Nigeria vs. Argentina (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

Group D: Iceland vs. Croatia (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Wednesday, June 27

Group F: South Korea vs. Germany (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group F: Mexico vs. Sweden (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group E: Switzerland vs. Costa Rica (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

Group E: Serbia vs. Brazil (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Thursday, June 28

Group H: Japan vs. Poland (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group H: Senegal vs. Colombia (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group G: Panama vs. Tunisia (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

Group G: England vs. Belgium (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Saturday, June 30

Group C1 vs. Group D2 (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group A1 vs. Group B2 (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Sunday, July 1

Group B1 vs. Group A2 (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Group D1 vs. Group C2 (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Monday, July 2

Group E1 vs. Group F2 (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group G1 vs. Group H2 (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Tuesday, July 3

Group F1 vs. Group E2 (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Group H1 vs. Group G2 (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Friday, July 6 (Quarter-finals)

Winner 49 vs. Winner 50 (10:00 AM ET, FS1)

Winner 53 vs. Winner 54 (2:00 PM ET, FS1)

 

Saturday, July 7 (Quarter-finals)

Winner 55 vs. Winner 56 (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

Winner 51 vs. Winner 52 (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Tuesday, July 10 (Semi-finals)

Winner 57 vs. Winner 58 (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Wednesday, July 11 (Semi-finals)

Winner 59 vs. Winner 60 (2:00 PM ET, FOX)

 

Saturday, July 14 (Third-place match)

Loser 61 vs. Loser 62 (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

 

Sunday, July 15 (Final)

Winner 61 vs. Winner 62 (10:00 AM ET, FOX)

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