COSTA DO SAUIPE: FIFA and the World Cup organisers responded to European broadcasters’ concerns by altering the kickoff times for seven ties in all including three in Manaus. Most notably, the England v Italy clash will now kick off at 18.00 local which bring it forward three hours from the original time which would have meant a 2am start UK time.
GROUP A (local times):
Jun 12 (Sao Paulo, 17.00): Brazil v Croatia.
Jun 13 (Natal, 13.00): Mexico v Cameroon.
Jun 17 (Fortaleza, 16.00): Brazil v Mexico.
Jun 18 (Manaus, 18.00): Cameroon v Croatia.
Jun 23 (Brasilia, 17.00): Cameroon v Brazil.
Jun 23 (Recife, 17.00): Croatia v Mexico.
GROUP B (local times):
Jun 13 (Salvador, 16.00): Spain v Holland.
Jun 13 (Cuiaba, 18.00): Chile v Australia.
Jun 18 (Rio de Janeiro, 16.00): Spain v Chile.
Jun 18 (Porto Alegre, 13.00): Australia v Holland.
Jun 23 (Curitiba, 13.00): Australia v Spain.
Jun 23 (Sao Paulo, 13.00): Holland v Chile.
GROUP C (local times):
Jun 14 (Belo Horizonte, 13.00): Colombia v Greece.
Jun 14 (Recife, 22.00): Ivory Coast v Japan.
Jun 19 (Brasilia, 13.00): Colombia v Ivory Coast.
Jun 19 (Natal, 19.00): Japan v Greece.
Jun 24 (Cuiaba, 16.00): Japan v Colombia.
Jun 24 (Fortaleza, 17.00): Greece v Ivory Coast.
GROUP D (local times):
Jun 14 (Fortaleza, 16.00): Uruguay v Costa Rica.
Jun 14 (Manaus, 18.00): England v Italy.
Jun 19 (Sao Paulo, 16.00): Uruguay v England.
Jun 20 (Recife, 13.00): Italy v Costa Rica.
Jun 24 (Natal, 13.00): Italy v Uruguay.
Jun 24 (Belo Horizonte, 13.00): Costa Rica v England.
GROUP E (local times):
Jun 15 (Brasilia, 13.00): Switzerland v Ecuador.
Jun 15 (Porto Alegre, 16.00): France v Honduras.
Jun 20 (Salvador, 16.00): Switzerland v France.
Jun 20 (Curitiba, 19.00): Honduras v Ecuador.
Jun 25 (Manaus, 16.00): Honduras v Switzerland.
Jun 25 (Rio de Janeiro, 17.00): Ecuador v France.
GROUP F (local times):
Jun 15 (Rio de Janeiro, 19.00): Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Jun 16 (Curitiba, 16.00): Iran v Nigeria.
Jun 21 (Belo Horizonte, 13.00): Argentina v Iran.
Jun 21 (Cuiaba, 18.00): Nigeria v Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Jun 25 (Porto Alegre, 13.00): Nigeria v Argentina.
Jun 25 (Salvador, 13.00): Bosnia-Herzegovina v Iran.
GROUP G (local times):
Jun 16 (Salvador, 13.00): Germany v Portugal.
Jun 16 (Natal, 19.00): Ghana v United States.
Jun 21 (Fortaleza, 16.00): Germany v Ghana.
Jun 22 (Manaus, 18.00): United States v Portugal.
Jun 26 (Recife, 13.00): United States v Germany.
Jun 26 (Brasilia, 13.00): Portugal v Ghana.
GROUP H (local times):
Jun 17 (Belo Horizonte, 13.00): Belgium v Algeria.
Jun 17 (Cuiaba, 18.00): Russia v South Korea.
Jun 22 (Rio de Janeiro, 13.00): Belgium v Russia.
Jun 22 (Porto Alegre, 16.00): South Korea v Algeria.
Jun 26 (Sao Paulo, 17.00): South Korea v Belgium.
Jun 26 (Curitiba, 17.00): Algeria v Russia.
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