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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