KATHMANDU: 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, Soc 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