FIFA World Cup 2018 schedule: Daily fixtures list, match times in India

The FIFA World Cup 2018 draw took place on Friday December 1 in Russia. Luckily, for the heavyweight teams, there has been no 'group of death' as such. For the lower ranked teams however, every match is as tough as it can get.

The 32 teams have found places among six groups. Russia 2018 gets under way June 14, with the final scheduled for July 15.

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Of course, we will miss the likes of Italy, USA, Chile and Netherlands this time around...but nevertheless, we won't enjoy any less watching the likes of Panama, Tunisia, Morocco and Saudi Arabia battle it out!

Here are the groupings

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, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan

Group fixtures and dates

Match times in India

Most of the matches are scheduled for kick-off at 5:30 pm IST, 7:30 pm IST and 11:30 pm IST.