The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This will be the first World Cup held in the area of the former Soviet Union and the first to be held in Europe since 2006.
The final tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final is expected to take place in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium.
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Schedule of FIFA World Cup 2018 can be found below (All dates and timings in Indian Standard Time)
June 14, 2018: Russia vs Saudi Arabia (8:30pm)
June 15, 2018: Egypt vs Uruguay (5:30pm), Morocco vs Iran (8:30pm), Portugal vs Spain (11:30pm)
June 16, 2018: France vs Australia (3:30pm), Argentina vs Iceland (6:30pm), Peru vs Denmark (9:30pm)
June 17, 2018: Croatia vs Nigeria (12:30am) , Costa Rica vs Serbia (5:30pm), Germany vs Mexico (8:30pm), Brazil vs Switzerland (11:30pm)
June 18, 2018: Sweden vs South Korea (5:30pm), Belgium vs Panama (8:30pm), Tunisia vs England (11:30pm)
June 19, 2018: Poland vs Senegal (5:30pm), Colombia vs Japan (8:30pm), Russia vs Egypt (11:30pm)
June 20, 2018: Portugal vs Morocco (5:30pm), Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia (8:30pm), Iran vs Spain (11:30pm)
June 21, 2018: France vs Peru (5:30pm), Denmark vs Australia (4:30pm), Argentina vs Croatia (11:30pm)
June 22, 2018: Brazil vs Costa Rica (5:30pm), Nigeria vs Iceland (8:30pm), Serbia vs Switzerland (4:30pm)
June 23, 2018: Belgium vs Tunisia (5:30pm), Germany vs Sweden (8:30pm), South Korea vs Mexico (11:30pm)
June 24, 2018: England vs Panama (5:30pm), Japan vs Senegal (8:30pm), Poland vs Colombia (11:30pm)
June 25, 2018: Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (7:30pm), Uruguay vs Russia (8:30pm), Iran vs Portugal (11:30pm), Spain vs Morocco (10:30pm)
June 26, 2018: Australia vs Peru (7:30pm), Denmark vs France (7:30pm), Nigeria vs Argentina (11:30pm), Iceland vs Croatia (11:30pm)
June 27, 2018: South Korea vs Germany (7:30pm), Mexico vs Sweden (7:30pm), Serbia vs Brazil (11:30pm), Switzerland vs Costa Rica (11:30pm)
June 28, 2018: 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, 2018: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up (7:30pm), Group A winners vs Group B runners-up (11:30pm)
July 1, 2018: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up (7:30pm), Group D winners vs Group C runners-up (11:30pm)
July 2, 2018: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up (12:30am), Group G winners vs Group H runners-up (11:30pm),
July 3, 2018: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (7:30pm), Group H winners vs Group G runners-up (11:30pm)
Quarter-finals:
July 6, 2018: QF 1 (7:30pm), QF 2 (11:30pm)
July 7, 2018: QF 3 (7:30pm), QF 4 (11:30pm)
Semi-finals:
July 10, 2018: Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 2 (11:30pm)
July 11, 2018: Winner QF 3 vs Winner QF 4 (11:30pm)
Third place playoff:
July 14, 2018: Loser of SF 1 vs Loser of SF 2
Final:
July 15, 2018: Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 (8:30pm)
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2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
India : Sony TEN
Middle East : beIN Sports
UK : BBC , ITV
USA : Fox Sports , Telemundo
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