Latest News

  • Home
  • Sports
  • FIFA World Cup 2018, Russia: Full Schedule, Teams, Groups, Match Timings in IST, Telecast in India
FIFA World Cup 2018, Russia: Full Schedule, Teams, Groups, Match Timings in IST, Telecast in India
Thursday, May 31, 2018 IST
FIFA World Cup 2018, Russia: Full Schedule, Teams, Groups, Match Timings in IST, Telecast in India

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is upon us as the best teams from each continent take on each other in a bid to be crowned the champions of the world. While teams like Spain, England, France and Portugal would want to make amends with a stronger show this term, champions Germany would want to hold on the trophy once again that they won 4 years ago in Rio. The FIFA World Cup draws attention from all across the globe, but here we try and compile the perfect guide for Indian fans.

 
 

The defending champions Germany will start their campaign against Mexico on June 17 and five times champions Brazil will open their season against Switzerland on the same day. Spain, champions for the first time in World Cup 2010, will be up against Portugal in their opening encounter of the group stage on June 15. The semi-finals have been slated on July 11, 12 and final on July 15.
 
There will be 64 matches in total in Russia, with the hosts kicking-off the campaign On June 14. The 32 teams have been divided into 8 groups, consisting of 4 teams each. The top two teams from the respective group will qualify for the Round of 16.
 
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay  
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran  
Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark  
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria  
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia  
Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea  
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England  
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan 
 
FIFA World Cup Fixtures(Date and Time in IST):
 
June 14/6/2018, Thursday
 
*Russia vs Saudi Arabia  (8:30pm)
 
June 15/6/2018, Friday
 
*Egypt vs Uruguay (5:30pm)
*Morocco vs Iran (8:30pm)
*Portugal vs Spain (11:30pm)
 
June 16/6/2018, Saturday
 
*France vs Australia (3:30pm)
*Argentina vs Iceland  (6:30pm)
*Peru vs Denmark (9:30pm)
*Croatia vs Nigeria (5:30pm)
 
June 17/6/2018, Sunday
 
*Costa Rica vs Serbia (12:30am)
*Germany vs Mexico (8:30pm)
*Brazil vs Switzerland (11:30pm)
 
June 18/6/2018, Monday
 
*Sweden vs South Korea (5:30pm
*Belgium vs Panama 8:30pm
*Tunisia vs England 11:30pm
 
June 19/6/2018, Tuesday
 
*Poland vs Senegal (5:30pm)
*Colombia vs Japan (8:30pm)
*Russia vs Egypt (11:30pm)
 
June 20/6/2018, Wednesday
 
*Portugal vs Morocco (5:30pm)
*Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia (8:30pm)
*Iran vs Spain (11:30pm)
 
June 21/6/2018, Thursday
 
*France vs Peru (5:30pm)
*Denmark vs Australia (4:30pm)
*Argentina vs Croatia (11:30pm)
 
June 22/6/2018, Friday
 
*Brazil vs Costa Rica (5:30pm)
*Nigeria vs Iceland (8:30pm)
*Serbia vs Switzerland (4:30pm)
 
June 23/62018, Saturday
 
*Belgium vs Tunisia (5:30pm)
*Germany vs Sweden (8:30pm)
*South Korea vs Mexico (11:30pm)
 
June 24/6/2018, Sunday
 
*England vs Panama (5:30pm)
*Japan vs Senegal (8:30pm)
*Poland vs Colombia (11:30pm)
 
June 25/6/2017, Monday
 
*Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (7:30pm)
*Uruguay vs Russia (8:30pm) 
*Iran vs Portugal (11:30pm)
*Spain vs Morocco (10:30pm)
 
June 26/6/2018, Tuesday
 
*Australia vs Peru (7:30pm)
*Denmark vs France (7:30pm)
*Nigeria vs Argentina (11:30pm) 
*Iceland vs Croatia (11:30pm)
 
June 27/6/2018, Wednesday
 
*South Korea vs Germany (7:30pm)
*Mexico vs Sweden (7:30pm)
*Serbia vs Brazil (11:30pm)
*Switzerland vs Costa Rica (11:30pm)
 
June 28/6/2018, Thursday
 
*Japan vs Poland (7:30pm)
*Senegal vs Colombia (7:30pm)
*Panama vs Tunisia (11:30pm)
*England vs Belgium (10:30pm)
 
Round of 16:
 

 
 

June 30/6/2018, Saturday
 
*Group C winners vs Group D runners-up (7:30pm)
*Group A winners vs Group B runners-up (11:30pm) 
 
July 1/7/2018, Sunday
 
*Group B winners vs Group A runners-up (7:30pm)
*Group D winners vs Group C runners-up (11:30pm)
 
July 2/7/2018, Monday
 
*Group E winners vs Group F runners-up (12:30am)
*Group G winners vs Group H runners-up (11:30pm)
*Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (7:30pm)
*Group H winners vs Group G runners-up (11:30pm) 
 
Quarterfinals:
 
July 6/7/2018, Friday
 
*QF1: Winner (Group C winner vs Group D runners-up) vs Winner (Group A winners vs Group B runners-up) (7:30pm)
*QF2: Winner (Group E winners vs Group F runners-up) vs Winner (Group G winners vs Group H runners-up) (11:30pm)
 
July 7/7/2018, Saturday
 
*QF3: Winner (Group F winners vs Group E runners-up) vs Winner (Group H winners vs Group G runners-up) (11:30pm)
*QF4: Winner (Group B winners vs Group A runners-up) vs Winner (Group D winners vs Group C runners-up) (12:00am)
Semi-finals:
 
July 10/7/2018, Tuesday
 
*Quarter-final 1 vs Quarter-final 2 (11:30pm)
July 11/7/2018, Wednesday
 
*Quarter-final 3 vs Quarter-final 4 (11:30pm)
Third place playoff:
 
July 14/7/2018, Saturday
 
*Loser of semi-final 1 vs Loser of semi-final 2
Final:
 
July 15/7/2018, Sunday
 
*Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 (8:30pm)
 
FIFA World Cup 2018 telecast in India:
 
The FIFA World Cup 2018 broadcasting rights have been bought by Sony Sports Network and the matches will be aired live on Sony Ten 2/HD and Sony Ten 3/HD.

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Forgotten Hero's Series: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Indian Olympic medalist who never got a Padma Award

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (Marathi: श्री. खाशाबा दादासाहेब जाधव, January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who...

Recently posted . 6K views . 60 min read
 

 Article
Remembering VP Sathyan, India's forgotten 'Captain'

There's a scene in the movie 'Captain', a freshly-minted Malayalam biopic on former India defender VP Sathyan, which tries to capture the conflict rag...

Recently posted . 2K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Virat Kohli Has A Special Message For India U-17 Football Team Ahead Of The World Cup

These are exciting times for Indian football. India is set to host a FIFA World Cup and participate in it for the first time. The under-17 World Cup begins ...

Recently posted . 2K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Not Virat Kohli, THIS player is the fittest cricketer in the Indian cricket team

Virat Kohli is one of the fittest players in Indian cricket team but he is not the fittest of all.

Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
 

 
 

More in Sports

 Article
‘Great time of life’: Sourav Ganguly on ‘iconic quartet’ photograph

Sourav Ganguly was captain of the dream Indian team which had the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman in the ranks apart from several other great players.

Recently posted. 617 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
India A vs England XI,2nd warm-up match – Pradeep Sangwan dismisses opener Jason Roy

Live cricket updates from the second warm-up match between India A and England XI being played at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. Eoin Morgan-led England spoiled Mahen...

Recently posted. 802 views . 12 min read
 

 Article
Kuldeep Yadav Turns Commentator For His Own Bowling

India crushed Windies by a record margin of an innings and 272 runs in the Rajkot Test and almost every player came up with the goods in the match. The left-arm w...

Recently posted. 552 views . 2 min read
 

 Video
Top 10 Fattest Cricketers To Ever Play



Recently posted . 759 views
 

 Photo
Top 10 Best Cricket Bats In The World



Recently posted . 2K views
 

 Photo
The Best Soccer Players in the World



Recently posted . 1K views
 

 Article
Boxer Vijender Singh wins 11th consecutive pro bout

HIGHLIGHTS   • Vijender continued his unbeaten streak with his win against Mi...

Recently posted. 495 views . 3 min read
 

 Article
Hardik Pandya issues statement on BR Ambedkar tweet controversy

A Jodhpur court had directed police to file an FIR against Hardik Pandya after a petition had been filed against the Indian cricketer over a tweet on BR Ambedkar. I...

Recently posted. 558 views . 1 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

"Words can be very powerful. Why not use them to lift someone up today rather than knock them down."
Anonymous

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top