2018 FIFA WORLD CUP Fixtures

Fifa World Cup 2018 fixtures: Groups, matches, dates, venues in our full schedule Hosts Russia will kick off the 2018 World Cup finals in a matter of days against Saudi Arabia in Moscow, while defending champions Germany will start against Mexico. Five-time winners Brazil will face Switzerland in their first Group E match with Costa Rica and Serbia making up one of the harder groups. European champions Portugal will play neighbours Spain in their first match in Group B, while Argentina were placed in Group D with newcomers Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria. England will face the other debut nation Panama in Group G, but open against Tunisia before facing the group's top seeds Belgium.