FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming, Matches Schedule, Opening Ceremony, Tickets Details

FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming, Matches Schedule, Opening Ceremony –The FIFA World cup is the biggest international football competition in the world. Held after every 4 years, the WC features 32 teams around the globe fighting for the honor of the best football team for at least the next 4 years. The latest edition of the tournament, the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be played in Russia is nearly upon us. The tournament is scheduled to be held in the months of June and July in Russia.

FIFA World Cup History

The Very first edition of the FIFA World Cup was organized in 1930 in Uruguay where the then-FIFA President, Jules Rimet invited 13 international teams to take part in the tournament. Uruguay emerged victorious as hosts in that tournament. With a successful WC behind them, FIFA decided to make it a four-year tournament where each edition is to be held after every 4 years, on similar lines to the Olympics. The competition was canceled in the years 1942 and 1946 due to the World War II but resumed back in the year 1950. The 2018 FIFA World cup finals will be the 21st edition of the tournament taking place and Russia has been decided as the FIFA World Cup 2018 host.

2018 FIFA World Cup Logo

The official emblem for the FIFA World Cup 2018 was revealed by a group of three astronauts at the International Space Station on October 28th, 2014. The whole inspiration behind the FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming logo was to provide the world with an insight into the rich artistic traditions and history prevalent in the host nation. The achievement Russia has achieved in Space was a major reason why the emblem was decided to launch at the Space Station. The shape of the 2018 FIFA world cup Logo includes the outline of the World Cup trophy with the use of red, blue and gold colors symbolizing the age-old art techniques from Russia.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable

The FIFA World Cup 2018 schedule is created in such a way that no league competition throughout the world is disrupted and all the best footballers in the world are able to represent their countries at the World Cup. The Timetable for the FIFA 2018 tournament was released back on 24th July 2015, however, the complete set of FIFA 2018 Schedule was not being able to make as teams were still qualifying for the tournament. The complete set of fixtures will be announced in December 2017 when the actual draw for the world cup 2018 will take place. The FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming Starting date has been already decided with the first match taking place on June 14th, 2018 where the Hosts Russia will be one of the participating teams. The tournament will conclude on July 15th, 2018 with the final to be held in Petersburg.

2018 FIFA Football World Cup Group Stage

We have mentioned a complete schedule and fixtures for the football matches that will be held in Russia during this grand event. Each and every group has four teams which will play against each other once in the group stages. 2 teams from each group will make to the pre-quarter finals of this FIFA world cup.

GROUP A: All Timings in European Standard Time

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Russia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Saudi Arabia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Egypt

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Thursday June 14

Russia VS Saudi Arabia

10AM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

Friday June 15

Egypt VS Uruguay

7AM

Ekaterinburg Arena

Tuesday June 19

Russia VS Egypt

1PM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Wednesday June 20

Uruguay VS Saudi Arabia

10AM

Rostov Arena

Monday June 25

Uruguay VS Russia

9AM

Samara Arena

Monday June 25

Saudi Arabia VS Egypt

9AM

Volgograd Arena

GROUP B

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Portugal

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Spain

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Morocco

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Iran

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Friday June 15

Morocco VS Iran

10AM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Friday June 15

Portugal VS Spain

1 PM

Fisht Stadium (Sochi)

Wednesday June 20

Portugal VS Morocco

7 AM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

Wednesday June 20

Iran VS Spain

1 PM

Kazan Arena

Monday June 25

Spain VS Morocco

1 PM

Kaliningrad Stadium

Monday June 25

Iran VS Portugal

1 PM

Mordovia Arena (Saransk)

GROUP C

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

France

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Australia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Peru

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denmark

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Saturday June 16

France VS Australia

5 AM

Kazan Arena

Saturday June 16

Peru VS Denmark

11 AM

Mordovia Arena (Saransk)

Tuesday June 21

France VS Peru

7 AM

Ekaterinburg Arena

Tuesday June 21

Denmark VS Australia

10 AM

Samara Arena

Thursday June 26

Denmark VS France

9 AM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

Thursday June 26

Australia VS Peru

9 AM

Fisht Stadium (Sochi)

GROUP D

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Argentina

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Iceland

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Croatia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nigeria

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Saturday June 16

Argentina VS Iceland

8AM

Spartak Stadium (Moscow)

Saturday June 16

Croatia VS Nigeria

2PM

Kaliningrad Stadium

Thursday June 21

Argentina VS Croatia

1PM

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Friday June 22

Nigeria VS Iceland

1AM

Volgograd Arena

Tuesday June 26

Nigeria VS Argentina

1PM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Tuesday June 26

Iceland VS Croatia

1PM

Rostov Arena

GROUP E

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Brazil

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Switzerland

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Costa Rica

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Serbia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sunday June 17

Costa Rica VS Serbia

7AM

Samara Arena

Sunday June 17

Brazil VS Switzerland

1PM

Rostov Arena

Friday June 22

Brazil VS Costa Rica

7AM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Friday June 22

Serbia VS Switzerland

1PM

Kaliningrad Stadium

Wednesday June 27

Serbia VS Brazil

1PM

Spartak Stadium (Moscow)

Wednesday June 27

Switzerland VS Costa Rica

1PM

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

GROUP F

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Germany

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mexico

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sweden

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Korea

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sunday June 17

Germany VS Mexico

10AM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

Monday June 18

Sweden VS South Korea

7AM

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Saturday June 23

Germany VS Sweden

10AM

Fisht Stadium (Sochi)

Saturday June 23

South Korea VS Mexico

1PM

Rostov Arena

Wednesday June 27

South Korea VS Germany

9AM

Kazan Arena

Wednesday June 27

Mexico VS Sweden

9AM

Ekaterinburg Arena

GROUP G

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Belgium

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Panama

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tunisia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

England

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Monday June 18

Belgium VS Panama

10AM

Fisht Stadium (Sochi)

Monday June 18

Tunisia VS England

1PM

Volgograd Arena

Saturday June 23

Belgium VS Tunisia

7AM

Spartak Stadium (Moscow)

Sunday June 24

England VS Panama

7AM

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Thursday June 28

England VS Belgium

1PM

Kaliningrad Stadium

Thursday June 28

Panama VS Tunisia

1PM

Mordovia Arena (Saransk)

GROUP H

GP

W

L

D

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Poland

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Senegal

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Colombia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Japan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tuesday June 19

Poland VS Senegal

7AM

Spartak Stadium (Moscow)

Tuesday June 19

Colombia VS Japan

10AM

Mordovia Arena (Saransk)

Sunday June 24

Japan VS Senegal

10AM

Ekaterinburg Arena

Sunday June 24

Poland VS Colombia

1PM

Kazan Arena

Thursday June 28

Japan VS Poland

9AM

Volgograd Arena

Thursday June 28

Senegal VS Colombia

9AM

Samara Arena

ROUND OF 16

Saturday June 30

1C VS 2D

9AM

Kazan Arena

Saturday June 30

1A VS 2B

1PM

Fisht Stadium (Sochi)

Sunday July 1

1B VS 2A

9AM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

Sunday July 1

1D VS 2C

1PM

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Monday July 2

1E VS 2F

9AM

Samara Arena

Monday July 2

1G VS 2H

1PM

Rostov Arena

Tuesday July 3

1F VS 2E

9AM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Tuesday July 3

1H VS 2G

1PM

Spartak Stadium (Moscow)

FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 QUARTERFINALS

Friday July 6

1A/2B VS 1C/2D

9AM

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Friday, July 6

1E/2F VS 1G/2H

1PM

Kazan Arena

Saturday, July 7

1F/2E VS 1H/2G

9AM

Samara Arena

Saturday July 7

1B/2A VS 1D/2C

1PM

Fisht Stadium (Sochi)

FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS

Tuesday, July 10

1A/2B/1C/2D VS 1E/2F/1G/2H

1PM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Wednesday July 11

1F/2E/1H/2G VS 1B/2A/1D/2C

1PM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

FIFA 2018 THIRD-PLACE MATCH

Saturday July 14

3rd Place Match

9AM

Saint Petersburg Stadium

FIFA 2018 FINALS

Sunday July 15

FIFA 2018 World Cup Final

10AM

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)

FIFA World Cup 2018 Official TV Broadcasters

FIFA has managed to sell the broadcasting rights to a number of broadcasters across the world with the help of several companies. The official FIFA World Cup 2018 TV broadcasting rights have been sold to FOX FS1. The list of 2018 FIFA World Cup official broadcasters include:

1. DirecTV in Argentina

2. Globo, SporTV in Brazil

3. beIN Sports in France

4. ARD in Germany

5. BBC in the United Kingdom

6. FOX in the United States

7. Sony Pictures Network in India

Additionally, to these major FIFA World Cup 2018 TV Broadcasters, FIFA has tied up with more broadcasters to ensure that the World Cup is televised live to all the countries of the world.

Nation

FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming Broadcasting Rights (Channels)

Albania:

RTSH

Argentina:

TyC Sports, DirecTV

Armenia:

ARMTV

Australia:

SBS, Optus Sport

Austria:

ORF

Azerbaijan:

İTV

Bahamas:

ZNS, DirecTV

Belarus:

BTRC

Belgium:

RTBF, VRT

Bolivia:

Unitel, DirecTV, Red Uno

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

BHRT

Brazil:

SporTV, Globo, FOX Sports

Brunei:

Astro

Bulgaria:

BNT

Canada:

RDS, CTV, TSN

Chile:

TVN, Mega, Canal 13, DirecTV

China:

CCTV

Colombia:

RCN TV, Caracol TV, DirecTV

Costa Rica:

Sky, Teletica, Movistar

Croatia:

HRT

Cyprus:

CyBC

Czech Republic:

ČT

Denmark:

TV 2, DR

Dominica:

DirecTV, Sky

Ecuador:

DirecTV, RTS

El Salvador:

Sky, TCS

Estonia:

ERR

Faroe Islands:

DR

France:

beIN Sports, TF1

Germany:

ZDF, ARD

Georgia:

GPB

Greenland:

TV 2, DR

Guatemala:

Togo Sports, TV Azteca, Sky, Movistar

Honduras:

Sky, TVC, Movistar

Hong Kong:

LeSports

Hungary:

MTVA

Iceland:

RÚV

Ireland:

RTÉ

Israel:

KAN

Jamaica:

DirecTV, TVJ

Kosovo:

RTK

Latvia:

LTV

Liechtenstein:

SRG SSR

Lithuania:

LRT

Malaysia:

Astro

Malta:

PBS

Mexico:

TV Azteca, televisa

Moldova:

TRM

Montenegro:

RTCG

Myanmar:

Sky Net

Netherlands:

NOS

New Zealand:

Sky Sport

Nicaragua:

Sky, Ratensa

Norway:

TV 2, NRK

Panama:

Corporación Medcom, Sky, Televisora Nacional

Paraguay:

DirecTV, TyC

Peru:

DirecTV, Latina

Philippines:

ABS-CBN

Poland:

TVP

Portugal:

RTP

Romania:

TVR

Russia:

Match TV

Serbia:

RTS

Slovenia:

RTVSLO

South Africa:

SuperSport, SABC

South Korea:

SBS

Suriname:

DirecTV, SCCN

Sweden:

TV 4, SVT

Switzerland:

SRG SSR

Trinidad andTobago:

DirecTV, CNC3

Turkey:

TRT

Ukraine:

UA:PBC

United Kingdom:

BBC, ITV

United States:

FOX, Telemundo

Uruguay:

Canal 10, Monte Carlo, TyC, Teledoce, DirecTV

Venezuela:

DirecTV, Venevisión

Fifa World Cup 2018 Live Radio Coverage

Nation

FIFA World Cup 18 Radio Broadcasting Rights

Albania:

RTSH

Australia:

SBS

Austria:

ORF

Belarus:

BTRC

Belgium:

VRT, RTBF

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

BHRT

Brazil:

Rádio Gaúcha, Sistema Globo de Rádio, Rádio Bandeirantes, Rádio Itatiaia, Rádio Verdes Mares, Rádio Jovem Pan, Super Rádio Tupi

Bulgaria:

BNR

Chile:

Radio Bio-Bio, ADN Radio, UCV Radio, Radio Cooperativa

Colombia:

Blu Radio, Caracol Radio, RCN Radio

Costa Rica:

Radio Columbia, Teletica Radio, Radio Monumental

Croatia:

HRT

Cyprus:

CyBC

Denmark:

DR

Estonia:

ERR

France:

Radio France, RTL, Europe 1, RMC

Finland:

Yle

Georgia:

GPB

Germany:

ARD

Iceland:

RÚV

Ireland:

RTÉ

Israel:

KAN

Jamaica:

RJR 94 FM

Kosovo:

RTK

Liechtenstein:

SRG SSR

Lithuania:

LT

Macedonia:

MRT

Moldova:

TeleRadio-Moldova

Montenegro:

RTCG

Netherlands:

NOS

Norway:

NRK

Portugal:

RTP

Serbia:

RTS

Slovenia:

RTVSLO

South Africa:

SABC

South Korea:

SBS

Sweden:

SR

Switzerland:

SRG SSR

Turkey:

TRT

Ukraine:

UA:PBC

United Kingdom:

BBC

United States:

Fútbol de Primera

Uruguay:

Sociedad Anonimas de Television y Radios, Radio Oriental, Radio Monte Carlo

2018 FIFA World Cup Sponsors

The sponsors of FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming are a big reason to determine the success of the Tournament. The official list of FIFA Partners includes Adidas, Coca Cola, VISA, Hyundai, KIA Motors, Qatar Airways and Gazprom whereas the likes of VIVO, McDonalds, Hisense and Budweiser have joined in as the FIFA World Cup 2018 sponsors.

FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony 2018

The opening ceremony for any FIFA affiliated tournament is a grand affair and the opening ceremony for FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming is said to be no different. The event will take place just before the start of the first match on June 14th but the list of celebrities has not been confirmed yet. The opening ceremony in the last edition of the world cup, held in Brazil, was a huge success due to the presence of World-renowned artists Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez performing at it and also the FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming got too much popularity.

FIFA 2018 Theme Song

The World Theme Songs are one of the most-awaited things about the lead-up to the actual difference and the case with the FIFA World Cup theme song is no different. People are already speculating on which international singers will be a part of the theme song. In the last edition, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte collaborated to provide us a very entertaining theme song in ‘We Are One’ and people are expecting a similar song this time around.

Stadiums in which 2018 FIFA Matches will be Hosted

There were major doubts on infrastructure when Russia was announced as the FIFA World Cup 2018 host. However, in the past 3 years, Russia has managed to build a number of World Class stadium venues and renovated the older grounds to ensure that there are no doubts on the country’s ability to organize such an event. After a lot of deliberation between the government of Russia and FIFA representatives, the number of FIFA World Cup 2018 Venue cities was decided to be 11 with a total number of 12 stadiums. The opening match of the World Cup 2018 will take place in the Luzhniki Stadium, situated in Moscow on 14th June with the final slated for July 15th also going to be held in the same stadium. You can get the FIFA Mobile Apps to view the scores as well.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming Information

There are a number of ways where people can watch the FIFA World Cup 2018 Live TV, both online and offline. For offline viewing, people can tune into the channels as prescribed by the broadcasters in their respective countries while they can also find FIFA World Cup 2018 live streaming across various websites on the internet.

FIFA 2018 Live Scores

Currently, the internet is full of great football related websites which might be useful to check FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming and Live Scores. Some of the most prominent websites are Whoscored, soccer24, goal, and ESPN. You can also download the mobile apps from these websites onto your smartphones to be never away from the live World Cup scores at any moment of time.

FIFA 2018 Prize Money

The FIFA World Cup 2018 prize money pool has been set at $400m. This represents a hike of 12% on the 2014 World Cup pool of $358m. The winners of the 2018 World Cup are set to take home a record $38m as prize money in comparison to Germany’s prize of $35m for winning the 2014 edition.

FIFA 2018 World Cup Winner Prediction, Astrology Predictions, Mascot

There are a number of top countries among all the qualified FIFA world cup 2018 teams and it would make for a very competitive tournament. While the tournament already lost Italy and Chile in the qualifying stage, there are still teams such as England, Spain, Brazil, Belgium, and Germany competing in the teams. Most people are of the opinion that Germany, France, and Brazil are the best teams going into the World Cup 2018 and have established them as firm favorites in their 2018 FIFA World Cup winner prediction but you cannot discount the 2010 World Cup champions Spain to emerge victorious at the tournament again.

FIFA 2018 World Cup Merchandise & Jerseys

The official merchandise for the 2018 FIFA World Cup can be bought from the official FIFA store. You can visit the store at www.store.FIFA.com and order your stuff from there. The store houses a number of great memorabilia items as well as merchandise and gifts related to the World Cup. You can also buy collectible items and arts from the store as well.

World Cup FIFA 2018 Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony for the 2018 World Cup is slated to be held on the day of the final, 15th July. The ceremony will take place at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and is expected to be a spectacular event. The celebrities scheduled to appear at the closing ceremony have not been confirmed yet but will be confirmed in the due course in the lead up to the tournament.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Tickets & Ticket Price

Before watching the FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming, you can get the 2018 FIFA World Cup Tickets have gone on sale. The tickets for the opening ceremony and the first FIFA 2018 match have been booked by a lot of people. The people who are unable to book their seats can watch FIFA 2018 Direct TV from their home. They even buy FIFA World Cup tickets 2018 for other matches and watch them as per their comfort from the stadiums. The 2018 FIFA World cup tickets online booking can be done form the official website and can also be done by checking the FIFA world cup 2018 Ticket price from the sites and availing the best offers.

So, get ready to fly to Russia and watch your favorite players playing against each other. Russia football world cup will attract a lot of tourism to this country and will be a great economy booster for them. It will surely attract a lot of sponsors to the football matches and a number of players will get richer by the endorsements they will be getting through it.

The Final Words

Russia has clearly shown the world that they are capable of hosting spectacular events in the past. And as the FIFA 2018 host, things won’t be any different. So the FIFA World Cup 2018 Live Streaming is going to be a truly spectacular event with all the top players such as Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Hazard and more expected to make the tournament a grand success. The FIFA world cup 2022 is hosted in Qatar.