World Cup 2018 draw

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World Cup 2018 draw:

Who have England got? When will England play? Fixtures, kick-off times, venues. (December 01 2017)

We've got all you need to know about Russia 2018, including the group draw, fixtures, kick-off times .

World Cup finals draw

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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

World Cup: Tournament fixtures & kick-off times

The finals will begin on Thursday June 14, with the hosts meeting Saudi Arabia in the opening game. The final is set for Sunday July 15.

Both the opener and the final will take place at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, which has just been refurbished and its capacity increased to 81,000. It is one of two venues in the capital, the other being Spartak Moscow's Otkrytiye Arena which will be known as Spartak Stadium during the tournament.

The Luzhniki, which played host to the 2008 Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea, will also stage one of the semi-finals with the other in St Petersburg - the only other ground with a capacity of more than 50,000.

There are 12 stadia being used in total, the others being in Ekaterinburg (pictured below with its temporary seating), Kaliningrad - part of a Russian exclave situated between Poland and Lithuania - Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saransk, Sochi and Volgograd.

England's group games are in Volgograd (45,000 capacity), Nizhny Novgorod (45,000) and Kaliningrad (35,212). The latter is the smallest of the 12 venues - bad news for fans hoping to get their hands on tickets to see them play Belgium (more details on tickets can be found below).

While the qualifiers will not have to head to the far east of the country, the venues are still scattered across four different time zones. That has resulted in matches being given a variety of different kick-off times, the earliest of which will be 1100 BST and the latest 2000 BST. The most popular kick-off time is 1900 BST (25 of the 64 games will start then), but the final is scheduled for 1600 BST. Other matches will start at 1300, 1400, 1500 or 1700 BST.

Saturday June 16 looks one for the diary - there will be four games that day, kicking off at 1100, 1400, 1700 & 2000 BST. An 11-hour feast of football!

All the games will be televised live in the UK by either BBC or ITV.

GROUP STAGE

Group A

Russia v Saudi Arabia – Thu Jun 14, 1600 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)
Egypt v Uruguay – Fri Jun 15, 1300 BST, Ekaterinburg
Russia v Egypt – Tue Jun 19, 1900 BST, St Petersburg
Uruguay v Saudi Arabia – Wed Jun 20, 1600 BST, Rostov-on-Don
Uruguay v Russia – Mon Jun 25, 1500 BST, Samara
Saudi Arabia v Egypt – Mon Jun 25, 1500 BST, Volgograd

Group B

Morocco v Iran – Fri Jun 15, 1600 BST, St Petersburg
Portugal v Spain – Fri Jun 15, 1900 BST, Sochi
Portugal v Morocco – Wed Jun 20, 1300 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)
Iran v Spain – Wed Jun 20, 1900 BST, Kazan
Iran v Portugal – Mon Jun 25, 1900 BST, Saransk
Spain v Morocco – Mon Jun 25, 1900 BST, Kaliningrad

Group C

France v Australia – Sat Jun 16, 1100 BST, Kazan
Peru v Denmark – Sat Jun 16, 1700 BST, Saransk
France v Peru – Thu Jun 21, 1300 BST, Ekaterinburg
Denmark v Australia – Thu Jun 21, 1600 BST, Samara
Denmark v France – Tue Jun 26, 1500 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)
Australia v Peru – Tue Jun 26, 1500 BST, Sochi

Group D

Argentina v Iceland – Sat Jun 16, 1400 BST, Moscow (Spartak)
Croatia v Nigeria – Sat Jun 16, 2000 BST, Kaliningrad
Argentina v Croatia – Thu Jun 21, 1900 BST, Nizhny Novgorod
Nigeria v Iceland – Fri Jun 22, 1600 BST, Volgograd
Nigeria v Argentina – Tue Jun 26, 1900 BST, St Petersburg
Iceland v Croatia – Tue Jun 26, 1900 BST, Rostov-on-Don

Group E

Costa Rica v Serbia – Sun Jun 17, 1300 BST, Samara
Brazil v Switzerland – Sun Jun 17, 1900 BST, Rostov-on-Don
Brazil v Costa Rica – Fri Jun 22, 1300 BST, St Petersburg
Serbia v Switzerland – Fri Jun 22, 1900 BST, Kaliningrad
Serbia v Brazil – Wed Jun 27, 1900 BST, Moscow (Spartak)
Switzerland v Costa Rica – Wed Jun 27, 1900 BST, Nizhny Novgorod

Group F

Germany v Mexico – Sun Jun 17, 1600 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)
Sweden v South Korea – Mon Jun 18, 1300 BST, Nizhny Novgorod
Germany v Sweden – Sat Jun 23, 1600 BST, Sochi
South Korea v Mexico – Sat Jun 23, 1900 BST, Rostov-on-Don
South Korea v Germany – Wed Jun 27, 1500 BST, Kazan
Mexico v Sweden – Wed Jun 27, 1500 BST, Ekaterinburg

Group G

Belgium v Panama – Mon Jun 18, 1600 BST, Sochi
Tunisia v England – Mon Jun 18, 1900 BST, Volgograd
Belgium v Tunisia – Sat Jun 23, 1300 BST, Moscow (Spartak)
England v Panama – Sun Jun 24, 1300 BST, Nizhny Novgorod
England v Belgium – Thu Jun 28, 1900 BST, Kaliningrad
Panama v Tunisia – Thu Jun 28, 1900 BST, Saransk

Group H

Poland v Senegal – Tue Jun 19, 1300 BST, Moscow (Spartak)
Colombia v Japan – Tue Jun 19, 1600 BST, Saransk
Japan v Senegal – Sun Jun 24, 1600 BST, Ekaterinburg
Poland v Colombia – Sun Jun 24, 1900 BST, Kazan
Japan v Poland – Thu Jun 28, 1500 BST, Volgograd
Senegal v Colombia – Thu Jun 28, 1500 BST, Samara

KNOCKOUT STAGE

Last 16 (in bracket order)

A Winner v B Runner-up (Match 49) – Sat Jun 30, 1900 BST, Sochi
C Winner v D Runner-up (Match 50) – Sat Jun 30, 1500 BST, Kazan
E Winner v F Runner-up (Match 53) – Mon Jul 2, 1500 BST, Samara
G Winner v H Runner-up (Match 54) – Mon Jul 2, 1900 BST, Rostov-on-Don
B Winner v A Runner-up (Match 51) – Sun Jul 1, 1500 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)
D Winner v C Runner-up (Match 52) – Sun Jul 1, 1900 BST, Nizhny Novgorod
F Winner v E Runner-up (Match 55) – Tue Jul 3, 1500 BST, St Petersburg
H Winner v G Runner-up (Match 56) – Tue Jul 3, 1900 BST, Moscow (Spartak)

Quarter-finals (in bracket order)

Winner M49 v Winner M50 (Match 57) – Fri Jul 6, 1500 BST, Nizhny Novgorod
Winner M53 v Winner M54 (Match 58) – Fri Jul 6, 1900 BST, Kazan
Winner M51 v Winner M52 (Match 59) – Sat Jul 7, 1900 BST, Sochi
Winner M55 v Winner M56 (Match 60) – Sat Jul 7, 1500 BST, Samara

Semi-finals

Winner M57 v Winner M58 – Tue Jul 10, 1900 BST, St Petersburg
Winner M59 v Winner M60 – Wed Jul 11, 1900 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)

Third-place play-off

Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 – Sat Jul 14, 1500 BST, St Petersburg

Final

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 – Sun Jul 15, 1600 BST, Moscow (Luzhniki)