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When does World Cup 2018 start? Fixtures, dates, times for every game of FIFA World Cup
WHEN does World Cup 2018 start? Fixtures, dates, times for every game of the FIFA World Cup.
When does the World Cup start? Fixtures, dates and times for every game
The World Cup 2018 promises to be a spectacular event, with 32 nations competing on football’s greatest international stage.
England are the only Home Nation to qualify for the tournament and there are other big names missing.
While Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Spain qualified, both Netherlands and Italy somehow failed to make it to Russia.
The World Cup will be spread across the huge country of Russia, causing a possible logistics headache for fans and teams alike.
Russia kick off the tournament on Thursday, June 14, when they play Saudi Arabia.
The game will kick off after an opening ceremony, with a scheduled start time of 4pm BST.
World Cup 2018: England are in a group with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia
When is the World Cup 2018 final?
The final of the World Cup 2018 takes place one month and a day after the opening match, on July 15.
Where is the first World Cup 2018 match?
Russia vs Saudi Arabia takes place in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.
It will also be the venue for the final.
World Cup 2018 fixtures
Thursday June 14: Russia v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 4pm
Friday June 15: Egypt v Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg, 1pm
Friday June 15: Morocco v Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg, 4pm
Friday June 15: Portugal v Spain (Group B) - Sochi, 7pm
Saturday June 16: France v Australia (Group C) - Kazan, 11am
Saturday June 16: Argentina v Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak), 2pm
Saturday June 16: Peru v Denmark (Group C) - Saransk, 5pm
Saturday June 16: Croatia v Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad, 8pm
Sunday June 17: Costa Rica v Serbia (Group E) - Samara, 1pm
Sunday June 17: Germany v Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 4pm
Sunday June 17: Brazil v Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don, 7pm
Monday June 18: Sweden v South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm
Monday June 18: Belgium v Panama (Group G) - Sochi, 4pm
Monday June 18: Tunisia v England (Group G) - Volgograd, 7pm
Tuesday June 19: Colombia v Japan (Group H) - Saransk, 1pm
Tuesday June 19: Poland v Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak), 4pm
Tuesday June 19: Russia v Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg, 7pm
Wednesday June 20: Portugal v Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 1pm
Wednesday June 20: Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don, 4pm
Wednesday June 20: Iran v Spain (Group B) - Kazan, 7pm
Thursday June 21: Denmark v Australia (Group C) - Samara, 1pm
Thursday June 21: France v Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg, 4pm
Thursday June 21: Argentina v Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod, 7pm
Friday June 22: Brazil v Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg, 1pm
Friday June 22: Nigeria v Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd, 4pm
Friday June 22: Serbia v Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad, 7pm
Saturday June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak), 1pm
Saturday June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don, 4pm
Saturday June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi, 7pm
Sunday June 24: England v Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm
Sunday June 24: Japan v Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg, 4pm
Sunday June 24: Poland v Colombia (Group H) - Kazan, 7pm
Monday June 25: Uruguay v Russia (Group A) - Samara, 3pm
Monday June 25: Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd, 3pm
Monday June 25: Spain v Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad, 7pm
Monday June 25: Iran v Portugal (Group B) - Saransk, 7pm
Tuesday June 26: Denmark v France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 3pm
Tuesday June 26: Australia v Peru (Group C) - Sochi, 3pm
Tuesday June 26: Nigeria v Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg, 7pm
Tuesday June 26: Iceland v Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don, 7pm
Wednesday June 27: South Korea v Germany (Group F) - Kazan, 3pm
Wednesday June 27: Mexico v Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg, 3pm
Wednesday June 27: Serbia v Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak), 7pm
Wednesday June 27: Switzerland v Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod, 7pm
Thursday June 28: Japan v Poland (Group H) - Volgograd, 3pm
Thursday June 28: Senegal v Colombia (Group H) - Samara, 3pm
Thursday June 28: England v Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad, 7pm
Thursday June 28: Panama v Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk, 7pm