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Updated 18 June 2018 at 2:28 am

Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE news blog of the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

We will bring you rolling coverage every day of the tournament, with James Olley, Simon Johnson, Dan Kilpatrick and Vaishali Bhardwaj reporting from Russia.

The England team kick off their World Cup against Tunisia tonight in Volgograd, after Sweden face South Korea and group rivals Belgium and Panama meet.

Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all the latest news, rumours and build-up to World Cup 2018!

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World Cup Group Fixtures and Match Schedule

Thursday, June 14	Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Friday, June 15	Egypt 0-1 Uruguay	Ekaterinburg
Friday, June 15	Morocco 0-1 Iran	St Petersburg
Friday, June 15	Portugal 3-3 Spain	Sochi
Saturday, June 16	France 2-1 Australia	Kazan
Saturday, June 16	Argentina 1-1 Iceland	Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Saturday, June 16	Peru 0-1 Denmark	Saransk
Saturday, June 16	Croatia 2-0 Nigeria	Kaliningrad
Sunday, June 17	Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia	Samara
Sunday, June 17	Germany 0-1 Mexico	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Sunday, June 17	Brazil 1-1 Switzerland	Rostov-on-Don
Monday, June 18	Sweden v Korea Republic	Nizhny Novgorod
Monday, June 18	Belgium vs Panama	Sochi
Monday, June 18	Tunisia vs England	Volgograd
Tuesday, June 19	Poland vs Senegal	Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Tuesday, June 19	Colombia vs Japan	Saransk
Tuesday, June 19	Russia vs Egypt	St Petersburg
Wednesday, June 20	Portugal vs Morocco	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Wednesday, June 20	Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia	Rostov-on-Don
Wednesday, June 20	Iran vs Spain	Kazan
Thursday, June 21	France vs Peru	Ekaterinburg
Thursday, June 21	Denmark vs Australia	Samara
Thursday, June 21	Argentina vs Croatia	Nizhny Novgorod
Friday, June 22	Brazil vs Costa Rica	St Petersburg
Friday, June 22	Nigeria vs Iceland	Volgograd
Friday, June 22	Serbia vs Switzerland	Kaliningrad
Saturday, June 23	Belgium vs Tunisia	Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Saturday, June 23	Germany vs Sweden	Sochi
Saturday, June 23	Korea Republic vs Mexico	Rostov-on-Don
Sunday, June 24	England vs Panama	Nizhny Novgorod
Sunday, June 24	Japan vs Senegal	Ekaterinburg
Sunday, June 24	Poland vs Colombia	Kazan
Monday, June 25	Uruguay vs Russia	Samara
Monday, June 25	Saudi Arabia vs Egypt	Volgograd
Monday, June 25	Spain vs Morocco	Kaliningrad
Monday, June 25	Iran vs Portugal	Saransk
Tuesday, June 26	Denmark vs France	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Tuesday, June 26	Australia vs Peru	Sochi
Tuesday, June 26	Nigeria vs Argentina	St Petersburg
Tuesday, June 26	Iceland vs Croatia	Rostov-on-Don
Wednesday, June 27	Korea Republic vs Germany	Kazan
Wednesday, June 27	Mexico vs Sweden	Ekaterinburg
Wednesday, June 27	Serbia vs Brazil	Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Wednesday, June 27	Switzerland vs Costa Rica	Nizhny Novgorod
Thursday, June 28	Japan vs Poland	Volgograd
Thursday, June 28	Senegal vs Colombia	Samara
Thursday, June 28	England vs Belgium	Kaliningrad
Thursday, June 28	Panama vs Tunisia	Saransk

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