Host nation Russia will open the tournament in Moscow on June 14.The Fifa World Cup takes place in Russia, with 32 teams competing to be crowned World Champions.
MOSCOW: The 21st FIFA World Cup, to be held for the first time in Russia, will commence on June 14, 2018 and will continue for a little over a month.
There will be 64 matches in total, with the hosts Russia kicking off the competition against Saudi Arabia. The semi-finals will take place on July 11 and July 12, with the final to take place on July 15.
In comparision, India has a single time zone UTC+5:30. Here is the list of the kick-off time in IST for all World Cup 2018 matches.
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 PHASE
June 14, 2018 – Thursday
Russia vs Saudi Arabia – 8.30 p.m.
June 15, 2018 – Friday
Egypt vs Uruguay – 5.30 p.m.
Morocco vs Iran – 8.30 p.m.
Portugal vs Spain – 11.30 p.m.
June 16, 2018 – Saturday
France vs Australia – 3.30 p.m.
Argentina vs Iceland – 6.30 p.m.
Peru vs Denmark – 9.30 p.m.
June 17, 2018 – Sunday
Croatia vs Nigeria – 12.30 a.m.
Costa Rica vs Serbia – 5.30 p.m.
Germany vs Mexico – 8.30 p.m.
Brazil vs Switzerland – 11.30 p.m.
June 18, 2018 – Monday
Sweden vs Korea Republic – 05.30 p.m.
Belgium vs Panama – 08.30 p.m.
Tunisia vs England – 11.30 p.m.
June 19, 2018 – Tuesday
Colombia vs Japan – 05.30 p.m.
Poland vs Senegal – 08.30 p.m.
Russia vs Egypt – 11.30 p.m.
June 20, 2018 – Wednesday
Portugal vs Morocco – 05.30 p.m.
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia – 08.30 p.m.
Iran vs Spain – 11.30 p.m.
June 21, 2018 – Thursday
Denmark vs Australia – 05:30 p.m.
France vs Peru – 08:30 p.m.
Argentina vs Croatia – 11:30 p.m.
June 22, 2018 – Friday
Brazil vs Costa Rica – 05:30 p.m.
Nigeria vs Iceland – 08:30 p.m.
Switzerland vs Serbia – 11:30 p.m.
June 23, 2018 – Saturday
Belgium vs Tunisia – 05:30 p.m.
Korea Republic vs Mexico – 08:30 p.m.
Germany vs Sweden – 11:30 p.m.
June 24, 2018 – Sunday
England vs Panama – 05:30 p.m.
Japan vs Senegal – 08:30 p.m.
Poland vs Colombia – 11:30 p.m.
June 25, 2018 – Monday
Uruguay vs Russia – 07:30 p.m.
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt – 07:30 p.m.
Iran vs Portugal – 11:30 p.m.
Spain vs Morocco – 11:30 p.m.
June 26, 2018 – Tuesday
Denmark vs France – 07:30 p.m.
Australia vs Peru – 07:30 p.m.
Nigeria vs Argentina – 11:30 p.m.
Iceland vs Croatia – 11:30 p.m.
June 27, 2018 – Wednesday
Korea Republic vs Germany – 07:30 p.m.
Mexico vs Sweden – 07:30 p.m.
Serbia vs Brazil – 11:30 p.m.
Switzerland vs Costa Rica – 11:30 p.m.
June 28, 2018 – Thursday
Japan vs Poland – 07:30 p.m.
Senegal vs Colombia – 07:30 p.m.
England vs Belgium – 11:30 p.m.
Panama vs Tunisia – 11:30 p.m.
June 30, 2018, Saturday
Group C winners vs Group D runners-up – 1930 hrs
Group A winners vs Group B runners-up 2300 hrs
July 1, 2018, Sunday
Group B winners vs Group A runners-up – 1930 hrs
Group D winners vs Group C runners-up 2330 hrs
July 2, 2018, Monday
Group E winners vs Group F runners-up – 1930 hrs
Group G winners vs Group H runners-up 2330 hrs
July 3, 2018, Tuesday
Group F winners vs Group E runners-up – 1930 hrs
Group H winners vs Group G runners-up – 2330 hrs
Quarterfinals:
July 6, 2018, Friday
QF1: Winner (Group C winner vs Group D runners-up) vs Winner (Group A winners vs Group B runners-up) – 1930 hrs
QF2: Winner (Group E winners vs Group F runners-up) vs Winner (Group G winners vs Group H runners-up) – 2330 hrs
July 7, 2018, Saturday
QF3: Winner (Group F winners vs Group E runners-up) vs Winner (Group H winners vs Group G runners-up) – 1930 hrs
QF4: Winner (Group B winners vs Group A runners-up) vs Winner (Group D winners vs Group C runners-up) – 2330 hrs
Semi-finals:
July 10, 2018, Tuesday
Quarter-final 1 vs Quarter-final 2 – 2330 hrs
July 11, 2018, Wednesday
Quarter-final 3 vs Quarter-final 4 – 2330 hrs
Third place playoff:
July 14, 2018, Saturday
Loser of semi-final 1 vs Loser of semi-final 2 – 1930 hrs
Final:
July 15, 2018, Sunday
Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 – 2030 hrs
Brazil, who are the only team to have featured in every World Cup to date, make their 21st appearance in the tournament while Iceland and Panama will participate for the first time. The final will take place at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15.
