With the 2018 FIFA World Cup starting in Russia on Thursday, I’m offering my predictions for the results of each game in the group stage. As below, my score predictions are in brackets and all times are U.S. Eastern Time. I’ve highlighted the game each day that I believe will be most fun to watch. I’ve already written a piece outlining my predictions for the winner and runner-up of each group (although the results below that my opinion has changed slightly).
Thursday June 14
11:00 a.m. Russia (4) vs Saudi Arabia (0)
Friday June 15
8:00 a.m. Egypt (1) vs Uruguay (2)
11:00 a.m. Morocco (2) vs Iran (1)
2:00 p.m. Portugal (1) vs Spain (3)
Saturday June 16
6:00 a.m. France (2) vs Australia (0)
9:00 a.m. Argentina (1) vs Iceland (2)
12:00 p.m. Peru (1) vs Denmark (1)
3:00 p.m. Croatia (3) vs Nigeria (0)
Sunday June 17
8:00 a.m. Costa Rica (2) vs Serbia (2)
11:00 a.m. Germany (2) vs Mexico (1)
2:00 p.m. Brazil (3) vs Switzerland (0)
Monday June 18
8:00 a.m. Sweden (1) vs Korea Republic (2)
11:00 a.m. Belgium (2) vs Panama (1)
2:00 p.m. Tunisia (0) vs England (2)
Tuesday June 19
8:00 a.m. Colombia (2) vs Japan (2)
11:00 a.m. Poland (2) vs Senegal (2)
2:00 p.m. Russia (1) vs Egypt (1)
Wednesday June 20
8:00 a.m. Portugal (2) vs Morocco (0)
11:00 a.m. Uruguay (2 vs Saudi Arabia (0)
2:00 p.m. Iran (1) vs Spain (3)
Thursday June 21
8:00 a.m. Denmark (0) vs Australia (0)
11:00 a.m. France (2) vs Peru (1)
2:00 p.m. Argentina (3) vs Croatia (2)
Friday June 22
8:00 a.m. Brazil (2) vs Costa Rica (1)
11:00 a.m. Nigeria (0) vs Iceland (1)
2:00 p.m. Serbia (1) vs Switzerland (2)
Saturday June 23
8:00 a.m. Belgium (2) vs Tunisia (0)
11:00 a.m. Korea Republic (1) vs Mexico (1)
2:00 p.m. Germany (2) vs Sweden (1)
Sunday June 24
8:00 a.m. England (2) vs Panama (1)
11:00 a.m. Japan (0) vs Senegal (1)
2:00 p.m. Poland (1) vs Colombia (2)
Monday June 25
10:00 a.m. Uruguay (0) vs Russia (0)
10:00 a.m. Saudi Arabia (0) vs Egypt (2)
2:00 p.m. Iran (1) vs Portugal (2)
2:00 p.m. Spain (3) vs Morocco (0)
Tuesday June 26
10:00 a.m. Denmark (1) vs France (1)
10:00 a.m. Australia (1) vs Peru (1)
2:00 p.m. Nigeria (0) vs Argentina (2)
2:00 p.m. Iceland (1) vs Croatia (0)
Wednesday June 27
10:00 a.m. Mexico (2) vs Sweden (1)
10:00 a.m. Korea Republic (1) vs Germany (2)
2:00 p.m. Serbia (1) vs Brazil (1)
2:00 p.m. Switzerland (0) vs Costa Rica (0)
Thursday June 28
10:00 a.m. Senegal (1) vs Colombia (2)
10:00 a.m. Japan (1) vs Poland (0)
2:00 p.m. England (3) vs Belgium (1)
2:00 p.m. Panama (0) vs Tunisia (1)
If you’re really interested, I’ve also written on why England should be cautious about what food they eat at their hotel.
