Himalayan
The first game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup begins at 8:45 pm (NPT) in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on Thursday.
The first match of the tournament on Thursday, between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia (Group A), will kick off the group stage matches.
Opening ceremony of the much awaited football’s greatest event will begin thirty minutes prior to the inaugural match.
The time-table for the group stage matches as per Nepali Standard Time:
GROUP STAGE MATCHES
Thursday 14 June
Russia VS Saudi Arabia 20:45 NST Group A Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Friday 15 June
Egypt VS Uruguay 17:45 NST Group A Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
Morocco VS IR Iran 20:45 NST Group B Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Portugal VS Spain 23:45 NST Group B Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Saturday 16 June
France VS Australia 15:45 NST Group C Kazan Arena, Kazan
Argentina VS Iceland 18:45 NST Group D Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Peru VS Denmark 21:45 NST Group C Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Croatia VS Nigeria 00:45 +1day Group D Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Sunday 17 June
Costa Rica VS Serbia 17:45 NST Group E Samara Arena, Samara
Germany VS Mexico 20:45 NST Group F Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Brazil VS Switzerland 23:45 NST Group E Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don
Monday 18 June
Sweden VS Korea Republic 17:45 NST Group F Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Belgium VS Panama 20:45 NST Group G Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Tunisia VS England 23:45 NST Group G Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Tuesday 19 June
Colombia VS Japan 17:45 NST Group H Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Poland VS Senegal 20:45 NST Group H Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Russia VS Egypt 23:45 NST Group A Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Wednesday 20 June
Portugal VS Morocco 17:45 NST Group B Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Uruguay VS Saudi Arabia 20:45 NST Group A Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don
IR Iran VS Spain 23:45 NST Group B Kazan Arena, Kazan
Thursday 21 June
Denmark VS Australia 17:45 NST Group C Samara Arena, Samara
France VS Peru 20:45 NST Group C Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
Argentina VS Croatia 23:45 NST Group D Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Friday 22 June
Brazil VS Costa Rica 17:45 NST Group E Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Nigeria VS Iceland 20:45 NST Group D Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Serbia VS Switzerland 23:45 NST Group E Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Saturday 23 June
Belgium VS Tunisia 17: 45 NST Group G Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Korea Republic VS Mexico 20:45 NST Group F Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don
Germany VS Sweden 23:45 NST Group F Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Sunday 24 June
England VS Panama 17:45 NST Group G Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Japan VS Senegal 20:45 NST Group H Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
Poland VS Colombia 23:45 NST Group H Kazan Arena, Kazan
Monday 25 June
Uruguay VS Russia 19:45 NST Group A Samara Arena, Samara
Saudi ArabiaVS Egypt 19:45 NST Group A Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Spain VS Morocco 23:45 NST Group B Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
IR Iran VS Portugal 23:45 NST Group B Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Tuesday 26 June
Australia VS Peru 19:45 NST Group C Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Denmark VS France 19:45 NST Group C Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Nigeri VS Argentina 23:45 NST Group D Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
Iceland VS Croatia 23:45 NST Group D Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don
Wednesday 27 June
Korea Republic VS Germany 19:45 NST Group F Kazan Arena, Kazan
Mexico VS Sweden 19:45 NST Group F Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
Serbia VS Brazil 23:45 NST Group E Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Switzerland VS Costa Rica 23:45 NST Group E Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Thursday 28 June
Japan VS Poland 19:45 NST Group H Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Senegal VS Colombia 19:45 NST Group H Samara Arena, Samara
Panama VS Tunisia 23:45 NST Group G Mordovia Arena, Saransk
England VS Belgium 23:45 NST Group G Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad