2018 World Cup Match Schedule

by Robert Ferringo - 6/4/2018

The 2018 World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world this year and will be held in Russia this summer and runs from mid-June to mid-July.

Soccer's World Cup is a tournament featuring 32 teams broken into eight four-team groups. Each team plays a round robin with the other teams in its group, receiving three points for a win and one point for a tie. The two teams with the most points advance to the Round of 16, or knockout stage, with a series of tiebreakers (mainly goal differential) determining what happens if teams finish the group stage with equal points.

The knockout stage is a 16-team mini-tournament comprised of eight group winners and eight second-place finishers. Those teams play elimination soccer - with penalty kicks concluding any game that is tied after regulation and extra time - until a champion is crowned in Moscow on July 15.

Several Doc's Sports handicappers - Doc's Sports, Robert Ferringo , Raphael Esparza , Strike Point Sports , and Indian Cowboy - will be releasing selections on these matches in June and July. Release times for picks are at 11:30 a.m. EST on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with selections for multiple days available with each release.

Here is a complete 2018 World Cup Soccer Championship schedule:

2018 WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD

GROUP STAGE

Thursday 14 June

Russia vs. Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 11 a.m.

Friday 15 June

Egypt vs. Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 8 a.m.

Morocco vs. Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 11 a.m.

Portugal vs. Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 2 p.m.

Saturday 16 June

France vs. Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am

Argentina vs. Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm

Peru vs. Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm

Croatia vs. Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm

Sunday 17 June

Costa Rica vs. Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 8 a.m.

Germany vs. Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 11 a.m.

Brazil vs. Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 2 p.m.

Monday 18 June

Sweden vs. South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 8 a.m.

Belgium vs. Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 11 a.m.

Tunisia vs. England (Group G) - Volgograd - 2 p.m.

Tuesday 19 June

Colombia vs. Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 8 a.m.

Poland vs. Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 11 a.m.

Russia vs. Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg - 2 p.m.

Wednesday 20 June

Portugal vs. Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 8 a.m.

Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don - 11 a.m.

Iran vs. Spain (Group B) - Kazan - 2 p.m.

Thursday 21 June

Denmark vs. Australia (Group C) - Samara - 8 a.m.

France vs. Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg - 11 a.m.

Argentina vs. Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod - 2 p.m.

Friday 22 June

Brazil vs. Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg - 8 a.m.

Nigeria vs. Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd - 11 a.m.

Serbia vs. Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad - 2 p.m.

Saturday 23 June

Belgium vs. Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak) - 8 a.m.

South Korea vs. Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don - 11 a.m.

Germany vs. Sweden (Group F) - Sochi - 2 p.m.

Sunday 24 June

England vs. Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod - 8 a.m.

Japan vs. Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg - 11 a.m.

Poland vs. Colombia (Group H) - Kazan - 2 p.m.

Monday 25 June

Uruguay vs. Russia (Group A) - Samara - 3pm

Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd - 3pm

Spain vs. Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 2 p.m.

Iran vs. Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 2 p.m.

Tuesday 26 June

Denmark vs. France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 3pm

Australia vs. Peru (Group C) - Sochi - 3pm

Nigeria vs. Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg - 2 p.m.

Iceland vs. Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don - 2 p.m.

Wednesday 27 June

South Korea vs. Germany (Group F) - Kazan - 3pm

Mexico vs. Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg - 3pm

Serbia vs. Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod - 2 p.m.

Thursday 28 June

Japan vs. Poland (Group H) - Volgograd - 3pm

Senegal vs. Colombia (Group H) - Samara - 3pm

England vs. Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad - 2 p.m.

Panama vs. Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk - 2 p.m.

ROUND OF 16

Saturday 30 June

Group C winner vs. Group D runner-up - Kazan, 3pm (Match 50)

Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up- Sochi, 2 p.m. (Match 49)

Sunday 1 July

Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up- Moscow (Luzhniki), 3pm (Match 51)

Group D winner vs. Group C runner-up - Nizhny Novgorod, 2 p.m. (Match 52)

Monday 2 July

Group E winner vs. Group F runner-up - Samara, 3pm (Match 53)

Group G winner vs. Group H runner-up - Rostov-on-Don, 2 p.m. (Match 54)

Tuesday 3 July

Group F winner vs. Group E runner-up - St Petersburg 3pm (Match 55)

Group H winner vs. Group G runner-up - Moscow (Spartak), 2 p.m. (Match 56)

QUARTERFINALS

Friday 6 July

Winner match 49 vs. Winner match 50 - Nizhny Novgorod, 3pm (Match 57)

Winner match 53 vs. Winner match 54 - Kazan, 2 p.m. (Match 58)

Saturday 7 July

Winner match 55 vs. Winner match 56 - Samara, 3pm (Match 60)

Winner match 51 vs. Winner match 52 - Sochi, 2 p.m. (Match 59)

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday 10 July

Winner match 57 vs. Winner match 58 - St Petersburg, 2 p.m. (Match 61)

Wednesday 11 July

Winner match 59 vs. Winner match 60 - Moscow (Luzhniki), 2 p.m. (Match 62)

Third place play-off

Saturday 14 July

Loser match 61 vs. Loser match 62 - St Petersburg, 3pm

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Sunday 15 July

Moscow (Luzhniki), 11 a.m.

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