FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil Fixtures: Groups, Time Table with Match Schedule & Results

A general view of the WC 14 official football Brazuca and the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the Maracana (Getty Images)

FIFA World Cup 2014 is upon us all! It’s the biggest event in the world! It will be the 20th FIFA World Cup and will take place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13 2014. This will be the second time that Brazil will host the competition, the previous being in 1950 which was won by Uruguay. (Read: 50 Most shocking moments in World Cup history)

The FIFA World Cup 2014 will see a total of 64 matches which will be played in 12 cities across Brazil. For the first time ever, at a World Cup Final, the matches will use goal-line technology. So can reigning World Cup champions Spain defend the title? We’ll have to wait and find out. (Read: Belgian trumpet “diabolica” to replace vuvuzelas as the noisemaker of FIFA World Cup 2014)

Have a look at the FIFA World Cup 2014 Groups below:

GROUP A

BRAZIL

CROATIA

MEXICO

CAMEROON

GROUP B

SPAIN

NETHERLANDS

CHILE

AUSTRALIA

GROUP C

COLOMBIA

GREECE

IVORY COAST

JAPAN

GROUP D

URUGUAY

COSTA RICA

ENGLAND

ITALY

GROUP E

SWITZERLAND

ECUADOR

FRANCE

HONDURAS

GROUP F

ARGENTINA

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

IRAN

NIGERIA

GROUP G

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

GHANA

UNITED STATES

GROUP H

BELGIUM

ALGERIA

RUSSIA

SOUTH KOREA

The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 (Second Round). The opening game of the 2014 Fifa World Cup will see hosts Brazil play Croatia on June 12, 2014. Here are the timings and match schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2014:

Time	THURSDAY, JUNE 12		THURSDAY, JUNE 12	Stage	Venue
20:00 GMT	BRAZIL	VS	CROATIA	Group A	Arena Corinthians
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	MEXICO	VS	CAMEROON	Group A	Estadio das Dunas
19:00 GMT	SPAIN	VS	NETHERLANDS	Group B	Arena Fonte Nova
22:00 GMT	CHILE	VS	AUSTRALIA	Group B	Arena Pantanal

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	COLOMBIA	VS	GREECE	Group C	Estadio Mineirão
19:00 GMT	URUGUAY	VS	COSTA RICA	Group D	Estadio Castelão
22:00 GMT	ENGLAND	VS	ITALY	Group D	Arena Amazonia
01:00 GMT	IVORY COAST	VS	JAPAN	Group C	Arena Pernambuco
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	SWITZERLAND	VS	ECUADOR	Group E	Nacional
19:00 GMT	FRANCE	VS	HONDURAS	Group E	Estadio Beira-Rio
22:00 GMT	ARGENTINA	VS	BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA	Group F	Estadio do Maracanã

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	GERMANY	VS	PORTUGAL	Group G	Arena Fonte Nova
19:00 GMT	IRAN	VS	NIGERIA	Group F	Arena da Baixada
22:00 GMT	GHANA	VS	UNITED STATES	Group G	Estadio das Dunas
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	BELGIUM	VS	ALGERIA	Group H	Estadio Mineirão
19:00 GMT	BRAZIL	VS	MEXICO	Group A	Estadio Castelão
22:00 GMT	RUSSIA	VS	SOUTH KOREA	Group H	Arena Pantanal

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	AUSTRALIA	VS	NETHERLANDS	Group B	Estadio Beira-Rio
19:00 GMT	SPAIN	VS	CHILE	Group B	Estadio do Maracanã
22:00 GMT	CAMEROON	VS	CROATIA	Group A	Arena Amazonia
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	COLOMBIA	VS	IVORY COAST	Group C	Nacional
19:00 GMT	URUGUAY	VS	ENGLAND	Group D	Arena Corinthians
22:00 GMT	JAPAN	VS	GREECE	Group C	Estadio das Dunas

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	ITALY	VS	COSTA RICA	Group D	Arena Pernambuco
19:00 GMT	SWITZERLAND	VS	FRANCE	Group E	Arena Fonte Nova
22:00 GMT	HONDURAS	VS	ECUADOR	Group E	Arena da Baixada
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	ARGENTINA	VS	IRAN	Group F	Estadio Mineirão
19:00 GMT	GERMANY	VS	GHANA	Group G	Estadio Castelão
22:00 GMT	NIGERIA	VS	BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA	Group F	Arena Pantanal

SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	BELGIUM	VS	RUSSIA	Group H	Estadio do Maracanã
19:00 GMT	SOUTH KOREA	VS	ALGERIA	Group H	Estadio Beira-Rio
22:00 GMT	UNITED STATES	VS	PORTUGAL	Group G	Arena Amazonia
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	AUSTRALIA	VS	SPAIN	Group B	Arena da Baixada
16:00 GMT	NETHERLANDS	VS	CHILE	Group B	Arena Corinthians
20:00 GMT	CROATIA	VS	MEXICO	Group A	Arena Pernambuco
20:00 GMT	CAMEROON	VS	BRAZIL	Group A	Nacional

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	ITALY	VS	URUGUAY	Group D	Estadio das Dunas
16:00 GMT	COSTA RICA	VS	ENGLAND	Group D	Estadio Mineirão
20:00 GMT	JAPAN	VS	COLOMBIA	Group C	Arena Pantanal
20:00 GMT	GREECE	VS	IVORY COAST	Group C	Estadio Castelão
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	NIGERIA	VS	ARGENTINA	Group F	Estadio Beira-Rio
16:00 GMT	BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA	VS	IRAN	Group F	Arena Fonte Nova
20:00 GMT	HONDURAS	VS	SWITZERLAND	Group E	Arena Amazonia
20:00 GMT	ECUADOR	VS	FRANCE	Group E	Estadio do Maracanã

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	UNITED STATES	VS	GERMANY	Group G	Arena Pernambuco
16:00 GMT	PORTUGAL	VS	GHANA	Group G	Nacional
20:00 GMT	SOUTH KOREA	VS	BELGIUM	Group H	Arena Corinthians
20:00 GMT	ALGERIA	VS	RUSSIA	Group H	Arena da Baixada
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	1A	VS	2B	Second Round	Estadio Mineirão
20:00 GMT	1C	VS	2D	Second Round	Estadio do Maracanã

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	1B	VS	2A	Second Round	Estadio Castelão
20:00 GMT	1D	VS	2C	Second Round	Arena Pernambuco
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	1E	VS	2F	Second Round	Nacional
20:00 GMT	1G	VS	2H	Second Round	Estadio Beira-Rio

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	1F	VS	2E	Second Round	Arena Corinthians
20:00 GMT	1H	VS	2G	Second Round	Arena Fonte Nova
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	Winner Match 51	VS	Winner Match 52	Quarter-finals	Estadio do Maracanã
20:00 GMT	Winner Match 49	VS	Winner Match 50	Quarter-finals	Estadio Castelão

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
16:00 GMT	Winner Match 55	VS	Winner Match 56	Quarter-finals	Nacional
20:00 GMT	Winner Match 53	VS	Winner Match 54	Quarter-finals	Arena Fonte Nova
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 (SEMI-FINAL)
Time				Stage	Venue
20:00 GMT	Winner Match 57	VS	Winner Match 58	Semi-finals	Estadio Mineirão

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 (SEMI-FINAL)
Time				Stage	Venue
20:00 GMT	Winner Match 59	VS	Winner Match 60	Semi-finals	Arena Corinthians
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014 (THIRD PLACE)
Time				Stage	Venue
20:00 GMT	Loser Match 61	VS	Loser Match 62	Third Place	Nacional

SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2014
Time				Stage	Venue
19:00 GMT	Winner Match 61	VS	Winner Match 62	Final	Estadio do Maracanã

For the FIFA World Cup 2014 Schedule in IST click here