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[OneBardGooner]

The Groups and Dates/Days of All The Opening Group Games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23144640

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-Hercegovina, Iran, Nigeria
Group G

Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA
Group H

Belgium, Algeria, Russia, South Korea
Fixtures

(All kick-off times are British Summer Time)

Group A

12 June 2014
Brazil v Croatia, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00
13 June 2014
Mexico v Cameroon, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 17:00
17 June 2014
Brazil v Mexico, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00
18 June 2014
Cameroon v Croatia, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 20:00
23 June 2014
Cameroon v Brazil, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 21:00
23 June 2014
Croatia v Mexico, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 21:00

Group B

13 June 2014
Spain v Netherlands, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 20:00
13 June 2014
Chile v Australia, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00
18 June 2014
Spain v Chile, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00
18 June 2014
Australia v Netherlands, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00
23 June 2014
Australia v Spain, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 17:00
23 June 2014
Netherlands v Chile, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 17:00

Group C

14 June 2014
Colombia v Greece, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00
14 June 2014
Ivory Coast v Japan, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 23:00
19 June 2014
Colombia v Ivory Coast, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00
19 June 2014
Japan v Greece, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 23:00
24 June 2014
Japan v Colombia, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 21:00
24 June 2014
Greece v Ivory Coast, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 21:00

Group D

14 June 2014
Uruguay v Costa Rica, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00
15 June 2014
England v Italy, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 02:00
19 June 2014
Uruguay v England , Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 20:00
20 June 2014
Italy v Costa Rica, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 17:00
24 June 2014
Italy v Uruguay, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 17:00
24 June 2014
Costa Rica v England, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00

Group E

15 June 2014
Switzerland v Ecuador, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00
15 June 2014
France v Honduras, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 20:00
20 June 2014
Switzerland v France, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 20:00
20 June 2014
Honduras v Ecuador, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 23:00
25 June 2014
Honduras v Switzerland, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 21:00
25 June 2014
Equador v France, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 21:00

Group F

15 June 2014
Argentina v Bosnia-Hercegovina, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00
16 June 2014
Iran v Nigeria, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 20:00
21 June 2014
Argentina v Iran, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00
21 June 2014
Nigeria v Bosnia-Hercegovina, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00
25 June 2014
Nigeria v Argentina, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00
25 June 2014
Bosnia-Hercegovina v Iran, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 17:00

Group G

16 June 2014
Germany v Portugal, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 17:00
16 June 2014
Ghana v USA, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 23:00
21 June 2014
Germany v Ghana, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00
22 June 2014
USA v Portugal, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 20:00
26 June 2014
USA v Germany, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 17:00
26 June 2014
Portugal v Ghana, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00

Group H

17 June 2014
Belgium v Algeria, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00
17 June 2014
Russia v South Korea, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00
22 June 2014
Belgium v Russia, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00
22 June 2014
South Korea v Algeria, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00
26 June 2014
South Korea v Belgium, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00
26 June 2014
Algeria v Russia, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 21:00

Second Round

28 June 2014
Second-round 1:
Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00
28 June 2014
Second-round 2:
Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 21:00

29 June 2014
Second-round 3:
Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 17:00

29 June 2014
Second-round 4:
Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 21:00

30 June 2014
Second-round 5:
Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00
30 June 2014
Second-round 6:
Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 21:00

1 July 2014
Second-round 7:
Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 17:00
1 July 2014
Second-round 8:
Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 21:00
Quarter-finals

4 July 2014
Quarter-final 1:
Winner Second-round 1 v Winner Second-round 2, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 21:00
4 July 2014
Quarter-final 2:
Winner Second-round 5 v Winner Second-round 6, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 17:00

5 July 2014
Quarter-final 3:
Winner Second-round 3 v Winner Second-round 4, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 21:00
5 July 2014
Quarter-final 4:
Winner Second-round 7 v Winner Second-round 8, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00
Semi-finals

8 July 2014
Semi-final 1:
Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 21:00

9 July 2014
Semi-final 2:
Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00
Third-place match

12 July 2014
Loser semi-final 1 v Loser semi-final 2, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 21:00
World Cup Final

13 July 2014
Winner semi-final 1 v Winner semi-final 2, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 20:00

[northbank123]

Saw the draw in a bar and had a chuckle to myself.

Are people adopting the same attitude as I did with CL this year and saying at least we'll get to see some decent games rather than beating Civil War FC then getting tonked by a half-decent side in the knockouts or is there a genuine sense of being gutted?

[wibble]

I could not give a single toss either way, international football is shite and has been for years.

Arsenal > England

i'd add 'our' to that sentence - Holland v Spain will be a cracker, as will Germany v Portugal and Italy v Uruguay, Brazil v Mexico.

groups C, E, F and H look a piece of piss in comparison.

i'll probably watch every Holland, Germany and Spain game to see how our lads are doing.

What Dutch players do we have?

[Red Gunner]

I could not give a single toss either way, international football is shite and has been for years.

Arsenal > England

i'd add 'our' to that sentence - Holland v Spain will be a cracker, as will Germany v Portugal and Italy v Uruguay, Brazil v Mexico.

groups C, E, F and H look a piece of piss in comparison.

i'll probably watch every Holland, Germany and Spain game to see how our lads are doing.

What Dutch players do we have?

This little boy:

[1989]

they make the victims look like world beaters to be honest, their best CB is coates and their playmaker cant even get off southamptons bench ffs

Coatez better than Goadin?

They have other good players like Caceres, Cristian Rodriguez and the keeper Muslera. But SoreSack is right, Suarez and Cavani are light years ahead of the rest of their team.

[Swifty]

Well!! World Cup thread. I've got France having an easy run. Italy England Uruguay possibly the most entertaining group for many a tournament and with Australia facing Spain and Nederland I reckon my boys will beat the postcards home.

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

I could not give a single toss either way, international football is shite and has been for years.

Arsenal > England

i'd add 'our' to that sentence - Holland v Spain will be a cracker, as will Germany v Portugal and Italy v Uruguay, Brazil v Mexico.

groups C, E, F and H look a piece of piss in comparison.

i'll probably watch every Holland, Germany and Spain game to see how our lads are doing.

So you don't like our English players that play for our English club

Remind me of our Dutch players.....

[brazilianGOONER]

barry's post on the page before is top class, sums it all up really.

[g88ner]

barry's post on the page before is top class, sums it all up really.

Corkbarry's posts usually are top class. Tits ahoy!

[QuartzGooner]

I could not give a single toss either way, international football is shite and has been for years.

Arsenal > England

i'd add 'our' to that sentence - Holland v Spain will be a cracker, as will Germany v Portugal and Italy v Uruguay, Brazil v Mexico.

groups C, E, F and H look a piece of piss in comparison.

i'll probably watch every Holland, Germany and Spain game to see how our lads are doing.

So you don't like our English players that play for our English club

Remind me of our Dutch players.....

Kieran De Gibbs

Theo Van Walcott

Alex Oxlaade Van Der Chamberlaan

Carl Venegoor of Jenkinsonlink

[Herd]

Draw has made it very expensive ,Internal flights in Brasil are possible but Manaus,BH,and SP aren't my favorite places.