World Cup day-by-day fixture guide

The tournaments kicks off on Thursday night with Mexico meeting South Africa

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Thursday, June 11: Group A: Mexico v South Africa, Mexico City, 8pm.

Friday, June 12: Group A: South Korea v Czech Republic, Zapopan, Mexico, 3am; Group B: Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina, Toronto, 8pm.

Saturday, June 13: Group D: USA v Paraguay, Los Angeles, 2am; Group B: Qatar v Switzerland, Santa Clara, 8pm; Group C: Brazil v Morocco, New Jersey, 11pm.

Sunday, June 14: Group C: Haiti v Scotland, Foxborough, 2am; Group D: Australia v Turkey, Vancouver, 5am; Group E: Germany v Curacao, Houston, 6pm; Group F: Netherlands v Japan, Arlington, 9pm.

Monday, June 15: Group E: Ivory Coast v Ecuador, Philadelphia, 12am; Group F: Sweden v Tunisia, Guadalupe, 3am; Group H: Spain v Cape Verde, Atlanta, 5pm; Group G: Belgium v Egypt, Seattle, 8pm; Group H: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay, Miami, 11pm.

Tuesday, June 16: Group G: Iran v New Zealand, Los Angeles, 2am; Group I: France v Senegal, New Jersey, 8pm; Group I: Iraq vs Norway, Foxborough, 11pm.

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Wednesday, June 17: Group J: Argentina v Algeria, Kansas City, 2am; Group J: Austria v Jordan, Santa Clara, 5am; Group K: Portugal v DR Congo, Houston, 6pm; Group L: England v Croatia, Arlington, 9pm.

Thursday, June 18: Group L: Ghana v Panama, Toronto, 12am; Group K: Uzbekistan v Colombia, Mexico City, 3am; Group A: Czech Republic v South Africa, Atlanta, 5pm; Group B: Switzerland v Bosnia & Herzegovina, Los Angeles, 8pm; Group B: Canada v Qatar, Vancouver, 11pm.

Friday, June 19: Group A: Mexico v South Korea, Zapopan, 2am; Group D: USA v Australia, Seattle, 8pm; Group C: Scotland v Morocco, Foxborough, 11pm.

Saturday, June 20: Group C: Brazil v Haiti, Philadelphia, 1.30am; Group D: Turkey v Paraguay, Santa Clara, 4am; Group A: Netherlands v Sweden, Houston, 6pm; Group E: Germany v Ivory Coast, Toronto, 9pm.

Sunday, June 21: Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao, Kansas City, 1am; Group F: Tunisia v Japan, Guadalupe, 5am; Group H: Spain v Saudi Arabia, Atlanta, 5pm; Group G: Belgium v Iran, Los Angeles, 8pm; Group H: Uruguay v Cape Verde, Miami, 11pm.

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Tuesday, June 23: Group I: Norway v Senegal, Toronto, 1am; Group J: Jordan v Algeria, Santa Clara, 4am; Group K: Portugal v Uzbekistan, Houston, 6pm; Group L: England vs Ghana, Foxborough, 9pm.

Wednesday, June 24: Group L: Panama v Croatia, Foxborough, 12am; Group K: Colombia v DR Congo, Zapopan, 3am; Group B: Switzerland v Canada, Vancouver, 8pm; Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina v Qatar, Seattle, 8pm; Group C: Morocco v Haiti, Atlanta, 11pm; Group C: Scotland v Brazil, Miami, 11pm.

Thursday, June 25: Group A: South Africa v South Korea, Guadalupe, 2am; Group A: Czech Republic v Mexico, Mexico City, 2am; Group E: Curacao v Ivory Coast, Philadelphia, 9pm; Group E: Ecuador v Germany, New Jersey, 9pm.

Friday, June 26: Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, Kansas City, 12am; Group F: Japan v Sweden, Arlington, 12am; G roup D: Turkey v USA, Los Angeles, 3am; Group D: Paraguay v Australia, Santa Clara, 3am; Group I: Norway v France, Foxborough, 8pm Group I: Senegal v Iraq, Toronto, 8pm.

Saturday, June 27: Group H: Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia, Houston, 1am; Group H: Uruguay v Spain, Zapopan, 1am; Group G: New Zealand v Belgium, Vancouver, 4am; Group G: Egypt v Iran, Seattle, 4am; Group L: Panama v England, New Jersey, 10pm; Group L: Croatia v Ghana, Philadelphia, 10pm.

Sunday, June 28: Group K: Colombia v Portugal, Miami, 12.30am; Group K: DR Congo v Uzbekistan, Atlanta, 12.30am; Group J: Algeria vs Austria, Kansas City, 3am; Group J: Jordan v Argentina, Arlington, 3am; Round of 32: (Match 1): A1 v B2, Los Angeles, 8pm.

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Monday, June 29: Rd of 32: C1 v F2, Houston, 6pm; E1 v 3A/B/C/D/F, Foxborough, 9.30pm.

Tuesday, June 30: Rd of 32: F1 v C2, Guadalupe, 2am; E2 v I2, Arlington, 6pm; I1 v C/D/F/G/H3, New Jersey, 10pm.

Wed July 1: Rd of 32: A1 v C/E/F/H/I3, Mexico City, 2am; L1 v E/H/I/J/K3, Atlanta, 5pm; G1 v A/E/H/I/J3, Seattle, 9pm.

Thursday, July 2: Rd of 32: D1 v B/E/F/I/J3, Santa Clara, 1am; H1 v J2, Los Angeles, 8pm.

Friday, July 3: Rd of 32: K2 v L2, Toronto, 12am; B1 v E/F/G/I/J3, Vancouver, 4am; D2 v G2, Arlington, 7pm; J1 H2, Miami, 11pm.

Saturday, July 4: Rd of 32: K1 v D/E/I/J/L3, Kansas City, 2.30am; R16 M1: R32 M1 v R323 M4, Houston, 6pm; Rd 16 M2: R32 M3 v R32 M6, Philadelphia, 10pm.

Sunday, July 5: Rd of 16 M3: R32 M2 v R32 M5, New Jersey, 9pm.

Monday, July 6: Rd of 16 M4: R32 M7 v R32 M8, Mexico City, 1am; R16 M5: R32 M12 v R32 M11, Arlington, 8pm.

Tuesday, July 7: Rd of 16 M6: R32 M10 v R32 M9, Seattle, 1am; R16 M7: R32 M15 v R32 M14, Atlanta, 5pm; R16 M8: R 32 M13 v R32 M 16, Vancouver, 9pm.

Wed July 8: Rest Day.

Thursday, July 9: Quarter-final 1: R16 M2 v R16 M1, Foxborough, 9pm.

Friday, July 10: Quarter-final 2: R16 M5 v R16 M6, Los Angeles, 8pm.

Saturday, July 11: Quarter-final F3: R16 M3 v R16 M4, Miami, 10pm.

Sunday, July 12: Quarter-final 4: R16 M7 v R16 M8, Kansas City, 2am.

Monday July 13: Rest Day.

Tuesday, July 14: Semi-final 1: QF1 v QF2, Arlington, 8pm.

Wed July 15 Semi-final 2: QF3 v QF4, Atlanta, 8pm.

Sat July 18: Third Place play-off, Miami, 10pm.