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)
Lets gooooooooo
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