The World Cup sees 48 nations divided into 12 groups for the first time in the tournament’s long history. Co-hosts Mexico, USA and Canada are the top seeds in Groups A, B and D respectively, while Scotland are in Group C with Brazil, Morocco and Haiti, and England are all the way down in Group L with Croatia, Ghana and Panama.The top two sides in each group will qualify for the World Cup’s first ever round of 32, as will the eighth best third-place teams. Just three points could be enough for some teams to reach the knockout stages.You can see the full World Cup fixture schedule here. Here are the latest group standings:And here are all the World Cup fixtures:Thursday 11 JuneMexico 2-0 South Africa (Group A) Friday 12 JuneSouth Korea vs Czech Republic (Group A) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerCanada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSaturday 13 JuneUSA vs Paraguay (Group D) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteQatar vs Switzerland (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerBrazil vs Morocco (Group C) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSunday 14 JuneHaiti vs Scotland (Group C) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteAustralia vs Turkey (Group D) – 5am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerGermany vs Curacao (Group E) – 6pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerNetherlands vs Japan (Group F) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerMonday 15 JuneIvory Coast vs Ecuador (Group E) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSweden vs Tunisia (Group F) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerSpain vs Cape Verde (Group H) – 5pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerBelgium vs Egypt (Group G) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSaudi Arabia vs Uruguay (Group H) – 11pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerTuesday 16 JuneIran vs New Zealand (Group G) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteFrance vs Senegal (Group I) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteIraq vs Norway (Group I) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteWednesday 17 JuneArgentina vs Algeria (Group J) – 2am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerAustria vs Jordan (Group J) – 5am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websitePortugal vs DR Congo (Group K) – 6pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteEngland vs Croatia (Group L) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerThursday 18 JuneGhana vs Panama (Group L) – 12am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerUzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K) – 3am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteCzech Republic vs South Africa (Group A) – 5pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSwitzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerCanada vs Qatar (Group B) – 11pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerFriday 19 JuneMexico vs South Africa (Group A) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteUSA vs Australia (Group D) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteScotland vs Morocco (Group C) – 11pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerSaturday 20 JuneBrazil vs Haiti (Group C) – 2am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerTurkey vs Paraguay (Group D) – 5am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerNetherlands vs Sweden (Group F) – 6pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteGermany vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerSunday 21 JuneEcuador vs Curacao (Group E) – 1am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteTunisia vs Japan (Group F) – 5am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSpain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – 5pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteBelgium vs Iran (Group G ) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerUruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteMonday 22 JuneNew Zealand vs Egypt (Group G) – 2am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerArgentina vs Austria (Group J) – 6pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteFrance vs Iraq (Group I) – 10pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteTuesday 23 JuneNorway vs Senegal (Group I) – 1am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerJordan vs Algeria (Group J) – 4am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerPortugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – 6pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerEngland vs Ghana (Group L) – 9pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteWednesday 24 JunePanama vs Croatia (Group L) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteColombia vs DR Congo (Group K) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerBosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 4, ITV XSwitzerland vs Canada (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerMorocco vs Haiti (Group C) – 11pm BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteScotland vs Brazil (Group C) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteThursday 25 JuneCzech Republic vs Mexico (Group A) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteSouth Africa vs South Korea (Group A) – 2am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteCuracao vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – 9pm BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteEcuador vs Germany (Group E) – 9pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteFriday 26 JuneJapan vs Sweden (Group F) – 12am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteTunisia vs Netherlands (Group F) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteParaguay vs Australia (Group D) – 3am BST – ITV 4, ITV XTurkey vs USA (Group D) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerNorway vs France (Group I) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerSenegal vs Iraq (Group I) – 8pm BST – ITV 4, ITV XSaturday 27 JuneCape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – 1am BST – ITV 4, ITV XUruguay vs Spain (Group H) – 1am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerEgypt vs Iran (Group G) – 4am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteNew Zealand vs Belgium (Group G) – 4am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteCroatia vs Ghana (Group L) – 10pm BST – ITV 4, ITV XPanama vs England (Group L) – 10pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV PlayerSunday 28 JuneColombia vs Portugal (Group K) – 12.30am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteDR Congo vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – 12.30am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteAlgeria vs Austria (Group J) – 3am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteJordan vs Argentina (Group J) – 3am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport websiteRound of 32 (Runner-up A vs Runner-up B) – 8pm BST – TBCSunday 29 JuneRound of 32 (Winner C vs Runner-up F) – 6pm BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner E vs Third place A/B/C/D/F) – 9.30pm BST – TBCTuesday 30 JuneRound of 32 (Winner F vs Runner-up C) – 2am BST – TBCRound of 32 (Runner-up E vs Runner-up I) – 6pm BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner I vs Third place C/D/F/G/H) – 10pm BST – TBCWednesday 1 JulyRound of 32 (Winner A vs Third place C/E/F/H/I) – 2am BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner L vs Third place E/H/I/J/K) – 5pm BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner G vs Third place A/E/H/I/J) – 9pm BST – TBCThursday 2 JulyRound of 32 (Winner D vs Third place B/E/F/I/J) – 1am BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner H vs Runner-up J) – 8pm BST – TBCFriday 3 JulyRound of 32 (Runner-up K vs Runner-up L) – 12am BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner B vs Third place E/F/G/I/J) – 4am BST – TBCRound of 32 (Runner-up D vs Runner-up G) – 7pm BST – TBCRound of 32 (Winner J vs Runner-up H) – 11pm BST – TBCSaturday 4 JulyRound of 32 (Winner K vs Runner-up D/E/I/J/L) – 2.30am BST – TBCRound of 16 – 6pm BST – TBCRound of 16 – 10pm BST – TBCSunday 5 JulyRound of 16 – 9pm BST – TBCMonday 6 JulyRound of 16 – 1am BST – TBCRound of 16 – 8pm BST – TBCTuesday 7 JulyRound of 16 – 1am BST – TBCRound of 16 – 5pm BST – TBCRound of 16 – 9pm BST – TBCThursday 9 JulyQuarter-final – 9pm BST – TBCFriday 10 JulyQuarter-final – 8pm BST – TBCSaturday 11 JulyQuarter-final – 10pm BST – TBCSunday 12 JulyQuarter-final – 2am BST – TBCTuesday 14 JulySemi-final – 8pm BST – TBCWednesday 15 JulySemi-final – 8pm BST – TBCSaturday 18 JulyThird-place play-off – 10pm BST – TBCSunday 19 JulyFinal – 8pm BST – TBC
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