FIFA World Cup 2018 will begin on 14 June 2018. Russia, as host, will open the World Cup with a match against Saudi Arabia on 14 June 2018 at Luzhniki Stadium Main Stadium, Moscow. World Cup 2018 is followed by 32 countries that will be divided into 8 Groups in the preliminary round.
For this year's World Cup mascot is Zabivaka, a wolf with red glasses. The wolf mascot is the creation of Ekaterina Bocharova, who is a design school student.
World Cup 2018 Groups :
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
Group A FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
14/06/2018 (4 pm) Russia vs Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Stadium (5-0) |
15/06/2018 (1 pm) Egypt vs Uruguay Central Stadium (0-1) |
19/06/2018 (7 pm) Russia vs Egypt Krestovsky Stadium (3-1) |
20/06/2018 (4 pm) Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia Rostov Arena (1-0) |
25/06/2018 (3 pm) Uruguay vs Russia Cosmos Arena (3-0) |
25/06/2018 (3 pm) Saudi Arabia vs Egypt Volgograd Arena (3-0) |
Group B FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
15/06/2018 (4 pm) Morocco vs Iran Krestovsky Stadium (0-1) |
15/06/2018 (7 pm) Portugal vs Spain Fisht Olympic Stadium (3-3) |
20/06/2018 (1 pm) Portugal vs Morocco Luzhniki Satdium (1-0) |
20/06/2018 (7 pm) Iran vs Spain Kazan Arena (0-1) |
25/06/2018 (7 pm) Spain vs Morocco Kaliningrad Stadium (2-2) |
25/06/2018 (7 pm) Iran vs Portugal Mordovia Arena (1-1) |
Group C FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
16/06/2018 (11 am) France vs Australia Kazan Arena (2-1) |
16/06/2018 (5 pm) Peru vs Denmark Mordovia Arena (0-1) |
21/06/2018 (1 pm) France vs Peru Central Stadium (1-0) |
21/06/2018 (4 pm) Denmark vs Australia Cosmos Arena (1-1) |
26/06/2018 (3 pm) Denmark vs France Luzhniki Stadium (0-0) |
26/06/2018 (3 pm) Australia vs Peru Fisht Olympic Stadium (2-0) |
Group D FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
16/06/2018 (2 pm) Argentina vs Iceland Otkrytiye Arena (1-1) |
16/06/2018 (8 pm) Croatia vs Nigeria Kaliningrad Stadium (2-0) |
21/06/2018 (7 pm) Argentina vs Croatia Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (0-3) |
22/06/2018 (4 pm) Nigeria vs Iceland Volgograd Stadium (2-0) |
26/06/2018 (7 pm) Iceland vs Croatia Rostov Arena (1-2) |
26/06/2018 (7 pm) Nigeria vs Argentina Krestovsky Stadium (1-2) |
Group E FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
17/06/2018 (1 pm) Costa Rica vs Serbia Cosmos Arena (0-1) |
17/06/2018 (7 pm) Brazil vs Switzerland Rostov Arena (1-1) |
22/06/2018 (1 pm) Brazil vs Costa Rica Krestovsky Stadium (2-0) |
22/06/2018 (7 pm) Serbia vs Switzerland Kaliningrad Stadium (1-2) |
27/06/2018 (7 pm) Serbia vs Brazil Otkrytiye Arena (0-2) |
27/06/2018 (7 pm) Switzerland vs Costa Rica Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (2-2) |
Group F FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
17/06/2018 (4 pm) Germany vs Mexico Luzhniki Stadium (0-1) |
18/06/2018 (1 pm) Sweden vs South Korea Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (1-0) |
23/06/2018 (4 pm) Germany vs Sweden Fisht Olympix Stadium (2-1) |
23/06/2018 (7 pm) South Korea vs Mexico Rostov Arena (1-2) |
27/06/2018 (3 pm) Mexico vs Sweden Central Stadium (0-3) |
27/06/2018 (3 pm) South Korea vs Germany Kazan Arena (2-0) |
Group G FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
18/06/2018 (4 pm) Belgium vs Panama Fisht Olympic Stadium (3-0) |
18/06/2018 (7 pm) Tunisia vs England Volgograd Arena (1-2) |
23/06/2018 (1 pm) Belgium vs Tunisia Otkrytiye Arena (5-2) |
24/06/2018 (1 pm) England vs Panama Nizhny Stadium (6-1) |
28/06/2018 (7 pm) England vs Belgium Kaliningrad Stadium (0-1) |
28/06/2018 (7 pm) Panama vs Tunisia Mordovia Stadium (1-2) |
Group H FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable, Matches list |
19/06/2018 (1 pm) Poland vs Senegal Otkrytiye Arena (1-2) |
19/06/2018 (4 pm) Colombia vs Japan Mordovia Arena (1-2) |
24/06/2018 (4 pm) Japan vs Senegal Central Stadium (2-2) |
24/06/2018 (7 pm) Poland vs Colombia Kazan Arena (0-3) |
28/06/2018 (3 pm) Senegal vs Colombia Cosmos Arena (0-1) |
28/06/2018 (3 pm) Japan vs Poland Volgograd Arena (0-1) |
Round Of 16
Uruguay vs
Portugal, 30 June 2018, 7 pm, Fisht Olympic Stadium (2-1)
Spain vs
Russia, 1 July 2018, 3 pm, Luzhniki Stadium (1(3)-1(4))
France vs
Argentina, 30 June 2018, 3 pm, Kazan Arena (4-3)
Croatia vs
Denmark, 1 July 2018, 7 pm, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (1(3)-1(2))
Brazil vs
Mexico, 2 July 2018, 3 pm, Cosmos Arena (2-0)
Sweden vs
Switzerland, 3 July 2018, 3 pm, Krestovsky Stadium (1-0)
Belgium vs
Japan, 2 July 2018, 7 pm, Rostov Arena (3-2)
Colombia vs
England, 3 July 2018, 7 pm, Otkrytiye Arena (1(3)-1(4))
Quarter Final
Uruguay vs France, 6 July 2018, 3pm, Nizhny Nogorod Stadium (0-2)
Brazil vs Belgium, 6 Juli 2018, 7pm, Kazan Arena (1-2)
Sweden vs England, 7 July 2018, 3pm, Cosmos Arena (0-2)
Russia vs Croatia, 7 July 2018, 7pm, Fisht Olympic Stadium (2(3)-2(4))
Semi Final
France vs Belgium, 10 July 2018, 7pm, Krestovsky Stadium (1-0)
England vs Croatia, 11 July 2018, 7pm, Luzhniki Stadium (1-2)
3rd Place Play Off
Belgium vs England, 14 July 2018, 3pm, Krestovsky Stadium (2-0)
FINAL
France vs Croatia, 15 July 2018, 4pm, Luzhniki Stadium (4-2)