Group A, June 11: Mexico – South Africa 2:0 (80,824; Quinones, Jimenez); June 12: South Korea – Czech Republic 2:1 (44,985; Hwang, Oh; Krejci); June 18: Czech Republic – South Africa 1:1 (67,442; Sadílek; Mokoena); June 19: Mexico – South Korea 1:0 (45,000; Romo); June 25: Czech Republic – Mexico (3), South Africa – South Korea (3).
Group B, June 12: Canada – Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:1 (43,002; Larin; Lukić); June 13: Qatar – Switzerland 1:1 (67,966; Khoukhi; Embolo); June 18: Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina 4:1 (Manzambí 2, Vargas, Xhaka; Mahmić); June 19: Canada – Qatar 6:0 (55,000; Larin, David 3, Saliba, Manai AG); June 24: Switzerland – Canada (21), Bosnia and Herzegovina – Qatar (21).
Group C, June 14: Brazil – Morocco 1:1 (80,663; Vinicius; Saibiri), Haiti – Scotland 0:1 (64,146; McGinn); June 20: Scotland – Morocco 0:1 (64,146; Saibari), Brazil – Haiti 3:0 (68,342; Cunha 2, Vinicius); June 25: Scotland v Brazil (midnight), Morocco v Haiti (midnight).
Julian Quinones, a Colombian in a Mexican shirt, scored the first goal at this year’s World Cup. PHOTO: Yuri Cortez/AFP
Group D, June 13: USA – Paraguay 4:1 (70,492; Bobadilla aut., Balogun 2, Reyna; Mauricio), June 14: Australia – Turkey 2:0 (52,497; Irankunda, Metcalfe); June 19: USA – Australia 2:0 (66,925; Burgess ag., Freeman); June 20: Turkey – Paraguay 0:1 (68,827; Galarza); June 26: Turkey – USA (4), Paraguay – Australia (4).
Group E, June 14: Germany – Curaçao 7:1 (68,021; Nmecha, Schollerbeck, Havertz 2, Musiala, Brown, Undav; Comenencia); June 15: Ivory Coast – Ecuador 1:0 (68,274; Diallo); June 20: Germany – Ivory Coast 2:1 (Undav 2; Kessie); June 21: Ecuador – Curaçao 0:0 (68,598); June 25: Curaçao – Ivory Coast (22), Ecuador – Germany (22).
Group F, June 14: Netherlands – Japan 2:2 (69,285; van Dijk, Summerville; Nakamura, Kamada); June 15: Sweden – Tunisia 5:1 (50,987; Ayari 2, Isak, Gyökeres, Svanberg; Rekik); June 20: Netherlands – Sweden 5:1 (Brobbey 2, Gakpo 2, Summerville; Elanga); June 21: Tunisia – Japan 0:4 (51,243; Ueda 2, Kamada, Ito); June 26: Japan – Sweden (1), Tunisia – Netherlands (1).
Group G, June 15: Belgium – Egypt 1:1 (66,775; Hany avt; Ashour); June 16: Iran – New Zealand 2:2 (70,108; Rezaeian, Mohebi; Just 2); June 21: Belgium – Iran (21); June 22: New Zealand – Egypt (3); June 27: Egypt – Iran (5), New Zealand – Belgium (5).
Group H, June 15: Spain – Cape Verde Islands 0:0 (67,640); June 16: Saudi Arabia – Uruguay 1:1 (62,764; Al-Amri; Araujo); June 21: Spain – Saudi Arabia (18); June 22: Uruguay – Cape Verde (midnight); June 27: Cape Verde – Saudi Arabia (2), Uruguay – Spain (2).
Fifa President Gianni Infantino with the famous World Cup trophy. PHOTO: Raymond Carlin/Reuters
Group I, June 16: France – Senegal 3:1 (80,545; Mbappe 2, Barcola; Mbaye); June 17: Norway – Iraq 4:1 (63.106; Hussein; Haaland 2, Ostigard, Hussein); June 22: France – Iraq (23); June 23: Norway – Senegal (2); June 26: Norway – France (21), Senegal – Iraq (21).
Group J, June 17: Argentina – Algeria 3:0 (69,045; Messi 3), Austria – Jordan 3:1 (68,527; Schmid, Al Arab ag., Arnautović 11m; Olwan); June 22: Argentina – Austria (19); June 23: Jordan – Algeria (5); June 28: Algeria – Austria (4), Jordan – Argentina (4).
Group K, June 17: Portugal – DR Congo 1:1 (68,777; Neves; Wissa); June 18: Uzbekistan – Colombia 1:3 (80,824; Fajzulayev; Munoz, Diaz, Campaz); June 23: Portugal – Uzbekistan (19); June 24: Colombia – DR Congo (4); June 28: Colombia – Portugal (1:30 a.m.), DR Congo – Uzbekistan (1:30 a.m.).
Group L, June 17: England – Croatia 4:2 (70,389; Kane 2, Bellingham, Rashford; Musa, Baturina); June 18: Ghana – Panama 1:0 (42,942; Yirenki); June 23: England – Ghana (22); June 24: Panama – Croatia (1); June 27: Panama – England (23), Croatia – Ghana (23).
How to proceed to the elimination fights and how to the elimination?
The group part will take place from June 11 to 27. The national teams were divided into twelve groups with four teams each (groups A to L). After the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages, along with the eight best third-placed teams from all groups.
Mascots at this year’s World Cup in football. PHOTO: Infographics
If several teams in a group have the same number of points, the order is first determined by head-to-head matches between these teams: whoever has won more points, has a better goal difference and has scored more goals.
If the teams are still tied, these criteria are re-applied only to the teams still tied. If that doesn’t decide either, the criteria from all the matches in the group follow: better overall goal difference and more goals scored.
Then the scale for fair play is taken into account, where points are deducted for cards: yellow card -1, second yellow or suspension -3, direct red card -4, direct red card -5.
If there is no difference even after this, the higher ranked team is the one that is better placed in the latest Fifa rankings. If necessary, even older FIFA rankings are then taken into account until the teams can be ranked.
The playoffs will open on June 28 with the first match of the round of 16. The final will take place on July 19 (22) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
