The wallcharts are up, the sweepstakes have been drawn and there is already an injury crisis in one camp. (Sadio Mane was ruled out on the eve of the tournament, a heavy blow to Senegal’s hopes of making a deep run.) The World Cup is here.
The draw, made last month, pitted England against USA, Canada and fellow home nation Wales in an intriguing Group B, which if they win will seem them face probably either Senegal or Ecuador, unless Netherlands fail to clean up Group A.
Here’s your at-a-glance guide to every group – but if you want to go deeper, i‘s chief football writer Daniel Storey has written a preview for each individual team in his group-by-group guide.
World Cup groups
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Germany, Costa Rica, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
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All times GMT
- Qatar vs Ecuador: 4pm, Sun 20 Nov (Al Bayt)
- Senegal vs Netherlands: 4pm, Mon 21 Nov (Al Thumama)
- Qatar vs Senegal: 1pm, Fri 25 Nov (Al Thumama)
- Netherlands vs Ecuador: 3pm, Fri 25 Nov (Khalifa International)
- Ecuador vs Senegal: 3pm, Tues 29 Nov (Khalifa International)
- Netherlands vs Qatar: 3pm, Tues 29 Nov (Al Bayt)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group A
Group B fixtures
- England vs Iran: 1pm, Mon 21 Nov (Khalifa International)
- USA vs Wales: 7pm, Mon 21 Nov (Ahmed bin Ali)
- Wales vs Iran: 10am, Fri 25 Nov (Ahmed bin Ali)
- England vs USA: 7pm, Fri 25 Nov (Al Bayt)
- Iran vs USA: 7pm, Tues 29 Nov (Al Thumama)
- Wales vs England: 7pm, Tues 29 Nov (Ahmed bin Ali)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group B
Group C fixtures
- Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: 10am, Tues 22 Nov (Lusail Iconic)
- Mexico vs Poland: 4pm, Tues 22 Nov (Stadium 974)
- Poland vs Saudi Arabia: 1pm, Sat 26 Nov (Education City)
- Mexico vs Argentina: 7pm, Sat 26 Nov (Lusail Iconic)
- Poland vs Argentina: 7pm, Wed 30 Nov (Stadium 974)
- Saudi Arabia vs Mexico: 7pm, Wed 30 Nov (Lusail Iconic)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group C
Group D fixtures
- Denmark vs Tunisia: 1pm, Tues 22 Nov (Education City)
- France vs Australia: 7pm, Tues 22 Nov (Al Janoub)
- Tunisia vs Australia: 10am, Sat 26 Nov (Al Janoub)
- France vs Denmark: 4pm, Sat 26 Nov (Stadium 974)
- Tunisia vs France: 3pm, Weds 30 Nov (Education City)
- Australia vs Denmark: 3pm, Weds 30 Nov (Al Janoub)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group D
Group E fixtures
- Germany vs Japan: 1pm, Wed 23 Nov (Khalifa International)
- Spain vs Costa Rica: 4pm, Wed 23 Nov (Al Thumama)
- Japan vs Costa Rica: 10am, Sun 27 Nov (Ahmad bin Ali)
- Spain vs Germany: 7pm, Sun 27 Nov (Al Bayt)
- Japan vs Spain: 7pm, Thurs 1 Dec (Khalifa International)
- Costa Rica vs Germany: 7pm, Thurs 1 Dec (Al Bayt)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group E
Group F fixtures
- Morocco vs Croatia: 10am, Wed 23 Nov (Al Bayt)
- Belgium vs Canada: 7pm, Wed 23 Nov (Ahmad bin Ali)
- Belgium vs Morocco: 1pm, Sun 27 Nov (Al Thumama)
- Croatia vs Canada: 4pm, Sun 27 Nov (Khalifa International)
- Croatia vs Belgium: 3pm, Thurs 1 Dec (Ahmad bin Ali)
- Canada vs Morocco: 3pm, Thurs 1 Dec (Al Thumama)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group F
Group G fixtures
- Switzerland vs Cameroon: 10am, Thurs 24 Nov (Al Janoub)
- Brazil vs Serbia: 7pm, Thurs 24 Nov (Lusail Iconic)
- Cameroon vs Serbia: 10am, Mon 28 Nov (Al Janoub)
- Brazil vs Switzerland: 4pm, Mon 28 Nov (Stadium 974)
- Cameroon vs Brazil: 7pm, Fri 2 Dec (Lusail Iconic)
- Serbia vs Switzerland: 7pm, Fri 2 Dec (Stadium 974)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group G
Group H fixtures
- Uruguay vs South Korea: 1pm, Thurs 24 Nov (Education City)
- Portugal vs Ghana: 4pm, Thurs 24 Nov (Stadium 974)
- South Korea vs Ghana: 1pm, Mon 28 Nov (Education City)
- Portugal vs Uruguay: 7pm, Mon 28 Nov (Lusail Iconic)
- Ghana vs Uruguay: 3pm, Fri 2 Dec (Al Janoub)
- South Korea vs Portugal: 3pm, Fri 2 Dec (Education City)
Click here to read Daniel Storey’s guide to Group H
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