2018 FIFA World Cup fixture schedule

Now that the Caltex Socceroos know their opponents for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, fans will be scrambling to book tickets and flights for the showpiece event. 

Australia will face France, Denmark and Peru at next year's tournament, beginning in June. 

France v Australia
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Saturday, 16 June 
8pm AEST, 7:30pm ACST, 6pm AWST

Denmark v Australia
Samara Arena, Samara
Thursday, 21 June
10pm AEST, 9:30pm ACST, 8pm AWST

Australia v Peru
Fisht Stadium, Sochi
Tuesday, 26 June
12am AEST (Wednesday, 27 June), 11:30pm ACST, 10pm AWST 

Here, we map out the day by day schedule for the group stage (all times are host city).

Full 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Draw 

June 14
Russia v Saudi Arabia (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow - 1800)

June 15
Egypt v Uruguay (Ekaterinburg - 1700)
Morocco v Iran (St Petersburg - 1800)
Portugal v Spain (Sochi - 2100)

June 16
France v Australia (Kazan - 1300)
Argentina v Iceland (Spartak Stadium, Moscow - 1600)
Peru v Denmark (Saransk - 1900)
Croatia v Nigeria (Kaliningrad - 2100)

June 17
Costa Rica v Serbia (Samara - 1600)
Germany v Mexico (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow - 1800)
Brazil v Switzerland (Rostov - 2100)

June 18
Sweden v South Korea (Novgorod -1500)
Belgium v Panama (Sochi - 1800)
Tunisia v England (Volgograd - 2100)

June 19
Poland v Senegal (Spartak Stadium, Moscow - 1500)
Colombia v Japan (Saransk - 1800)
Russia v Egypt (St Petersburg - 2100)

June 20
Portugal v Morocco (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow - 1500)
Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (Rostov - 1800)
Iran v Spain (Kazan - 2100)

June 21
France v Peru (Ekaterinburg - 2000)
Denmark v Australia (Samara - 1600)
Argentina v Croatia (Novgorod - 2100)

June 22
Brazil v Costa Rica (St Petersburg - 1500)
Nigeria v Iceland (Volgograd - 1800)
Serbia v Switzerland (Kaliningrad - 2000)

June 23
Belgium v Tunisia (Spartak Stadium, Moscow - 1500)
Germany v Sweden (Sochi - 1800)
South Korea v Mexico (Rostov - 2100)

June 24
England v Panama (Novgorod - 1500)
Japan v Senegal (Ekaterinburg - 2000)
Poland v Colombia (Kazan - 2100)

June 25
Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Volgograd - 1700)
Uruguay v Russia (Samara - 1800)
Spain v Morocco (Kaliningrad - 2000)
Iran v Portugal (Saransk - 2100)

June 26
Australia v Peru (Sochi - 1700)
Denmark v France (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow - 1700)
Iceland v Croatia (Rostov - 2100)
Nigeria v Argentina (St Petersburg - 2100)

June 27
South Korea v Germany (Kazan - 1700)
Mexico v Sweden (Ekaterinburg - 1900)
Serbia v Brazil (Spartak Stadium, Moscow - 2100)
Switzerland v Costa Rica (Novgorod - 2100)

June 28
Japan v Poland (Volgograd - 1700)
Senegal v Colombia (Samara - 1800)
England v Belgium (Kaliningrad - 2000)
Panama v Tunisia (Saransk - 2100)