World Cup Schedule

[Mr. Nielsen]

Thursday, June 14
Russia vs. Saudi Arabia (in Moscow), 10 a.m. on FOX

Friday, June 15
Egypt vs. Uruguay (in Yekaterinburg), 7 a.m. on FS1
Morocco vs. Iran (in Saint Petersburg), 10 a.m. on FOX
Portugal vs. Spain (in Sochi), 1 p.m. on FOX

Saturday, June 16
France vs. Australia (in Kazan), 5 a.m. on FS1
Argentina vs. Iceland (in Moscow), 9 a.m. on FOX
Peru vs. Denmark (in Saransk), 11am on FS1
Croatia vs. Nigeria (in Kaliningrad), 2 p.m. on FS1

Sunday, June 17
Costa Rica vs. Serbia (in Samara), 7 a.m. on FOX
Germany vs. Mexico (in Moscow), 10 a.m. on FS1
Brazil vs. Switzerland (in Rostov-on-Don), 1 p.m. on FS1

Monday, June 18
Sweden vs. South Korea (in Nizhny Novgorod), 7 a.m. on FS1
Belgium vs. Panama (in Sochi), 10 a.m. on FS1
Tunisia vs. England (in Volgograd), 1 p.m. on FS1

Tuesday, June 19
Colombia vs. Japan (in Saransk), 7 a.m. on FS1
Poland vs. Senegal (in Moscow), 10 a.m. on FOX
Russia vs. Egypt (in Saint Petersburg), 1 p.m. on FOX

Wednesday, June 20
Portugal vs. Morocco (in Moscow), 7a.m. on FS1
Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia (in Rostov-on-Don), 10 a.m. on FOX
Iran vs. Spain (in Kazan), 1p.m. on FOX

Thursday, June 21
France vs. Peru (in Yekaterinburg), 7 a.m. on FS1
Denmark vs. Australia (in Samara), 10 a.m. on FOX
Argentina vs. Croatia (in Nizhny Novgorod), 1 p.m. on FOX

Friday, June 22
Brazil vs. Costa Rica (in Saint Petersburg), 7 a.m. on FS1
Nigeria vs. Iceland (in Volgograd), 10 a.m. on FOX
Serbia vs. Switzerland (in Kaliningrad), 1p.m. on FOX

Saturday, June 23
Belgium vs. Tunisia (in Moscow), 7 a.m. on FOX
Germany vs. Sweden (in Sochi), 10 a.m. on FOX
South Korea vs. Mexico (in Rostov-on-Don), 1 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, June 24
England vs. Panama (in Nizhny Novgorod), 7 a.m. on FS1
Japan vs. Senegal (in Yekaterinburg), 10 a.m. on FOX
Poland  vs. Colombia (in Kazan), 1 p.m. on FOX

Monday, June 25
Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt (in Volgograd), 9 a.m. on FS1
Uruguay vs. Russia (in Samara), 9 a.m. on FOX
Iran vs. Portugal (in Saransk), 1 p.m. on FOX
Spain vs. Morocco (in Kaliningrad), 1 p.m. on FS1

Tuesday, June 26
Australia vs. Peru (in Sochi), 9 a.m. on FS1
Denmark vs. France (in Moscow), 9 a.m. on FOX
Iceland vs. Croatia (in Rostov-on-Don), 1 p.m. on FS1
Nigeria vs Argentina (in Saint Petersburg), 1 p.m. on FOX

Wednesday, June 27
South Korea vs. Germany (in Kazan), 9 a.m. on FS1
Mexico vs. Sweden (in Yekaterinburg), 9 a.m. on FOX
Switzerland vs. Costa Rica (in Nizhny Novgorod), 1 p.m. on FS1
Serbia vs. Brazil (in St. Petersburg), 1 p.m. on FOX

Thursday, June 28
Japan vs. Poland (in Volgograd), 9 a.m. on FS1
Senegal vs. Colombia (in Samara), 9 a.m. on FOX
England vs. Belgium (in Kaliningrad), 1 p.m. on FOX
Panama vs. Tunisia (in Saransk), 1 p.m. on FS1

[Mr. Nielsen]

Saturday, June 30
Round of 16 in Kazan 9 a.m. on FOX
Round of 16 in Sochi 1 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, July 1
Round of 16 in Moscow 9 a.m. on FOX
Round of 16 in Nizhny Novgorod:, 1 p.m. on FOX

Monday, July 2
Round of 16 in Samara 9 a.m. on FS1
Round of 16 in Rostov-on-Don  1 p.m. on FOX

Tuesday, July 3
Round of 16 in Saint Petersburg, 9 a.m. on FS1
Round of 16 in Rostov-on-Don, 1 p.m. on FOX

Friday, July 6
Quarterfinal in Nizhny Novgorod, 9 a.m. on FS1
Quarterfinal in Moscow 1 p.m. on FS1

Saturday, July 7
Quarterfinal in Samara 9 a.m. on FOX
Quarterfinal in Kazan 1 p.m. on FOX

Tuesday, July 10
Semifinal in Saint Petersburg, 1 p.m. on FOX

Wednesday, July 11
Semifinal in Moscow  1 p.m. on FOX

Saturday, July 14
Third-place match in Saint Petersburg 9 a.m. on FOX

Sunday, July 15
Final in Moscow , 10 a.m. on FOX

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Cheers.

Just put a couple of bets on today. Put $20 on Belgium, for really good value for them at 15-1.

Took a punt on Croatia with $5 at 30-1. Really like their team, especially that midfield.

Don't think either of them win, but thought they were good value bets. No such thing as sure bets on football, Germany for years ago was about as close as you get.

[JoeSmith1721]

Say what you want about ESPN but they always did a fantastic job with the World Cup / Euros. Hopefully Fox doesn't screw this up.

[Mr. Nielsen]

The onsite studio coverage should be excellent. I'm a big fan of Rob Stone and company. FOX/FS1 has a tough sell without the US.

Big weekend on FOX/FS1 with the World Cup and the US Open.

[WarriorFan]

Heading to Moscow tomorrow for the opener on Thursday.  Expecting security chaos.  Warnings to ticket-holders are to arrive minimum 4 hours in advance of the match!  Everyone must be seated before Putin arrives!

[brewcity77]

Cheering for Poland since we aren't there. Like their odds to get out of the group, but think at best the quarterfinals are realistic. Expect either Brazil or Germany to be waiting if Poland gets that far.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Cheering for Poland since we aren't there. Like their odds to get out of the group, but think at best the quarterfinals are realistic. Expect either Brazil or Germany to be waiting if Poland gets that far.

Looks like we're gonna be rivals over the next few weeks. Vamos Colombia.

Funny thing about this Colombia team, you wouldn't necessarily think so but their midfield is their biggest weakness this time around.

Their back four are sneaky good. Like really good.

[Its DJOver]

Cheers.

Just put a couple of bets on today. Put $20 on Belgium, for really good value for them at 15-1.

Took a punt on Croatia with $5 at 30-1. Really like their team, especially that midfield.

Don't think either of them win, but thought they were good value bets. No such thing as sure bets on football, Germany for years ago was about as close as you get.

I think that's a solid bet on Belgium, although I would keep an eye on the Hazard injury.  It's not supposed to be serious, but this close to kick-off it's worth watching.  I think Poland is a really good dark horse team.  They're in one of the easier groups, and if they win their group they'll be around just in time to watch England implode again.  Once you get into the knock-out stage, anything can happen really, and as long as you have the best striker in the world, you have a chance.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I think that's a solid bet on Belgium, although I would keep an eye on the Hazard injury.  It's not supposed to be serious, but this close to kick-off it's worth watching.  I think Poland is a really good dark horse team.  They're in one of the easier groups, and if they win their group they'll be around just in time to watch England implode again.  Once you get into the knock-out stage, anything can happen really, and as long as you have the best striker in the world, you have a chance.

England & Harry Kane should be fine then, aina?

[Its DJOver]

England & Harry Kane should be fine then, aina?

Until there's a shootout.  England hasn't won a knockout stage game in a major tournament in over a decade.  Also for all of Kane's scoring ability, the trophy cabinet looks a little empty.

[brewcity77]

England & Harry Kane should be fine then, aina?

LOL Kane is a fine player. Robert Lewandowski is on a completely different stratosphere.

[Jay Bee]

Wat time does da US play hey?

[GGGG]

Wat time does da US play hey?

i herd they play italy in the opening game eeyner?

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Wat time does da US play hey?

2022

[MUfan12]

The onsite studio coverage should be excellent. I'm a big fan of Rob Stone and company. FOX/FS1 has a tough sell without the US.

Big weekend on FOX/FS1 with the World Cup and the US Open.

Stone is good. The rest? Not so much.

Fox made a big mistake not sending a full crew to call games. It's just not the same from the studio.

[GGGG]

Fox made a big mistake not sending a full crew to call games. It's just not the same from the studio.

Amateur hour.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I will say, I enjoyed Lalas and Fiore during the Copa America broadcast.

By no means are they Gary Lineker, Ian Wright, and Alan Shearer but it wasn't awful.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Stone is good. The rest? Not so much.

Fox made a big mistake not sending a full crew to call games. It's just not the same from the studio.

Ya, I think we are talking two different things.

In what your saying, I agree it might not be a good thing in having 6 of the 8 boardcast teams not in Russia. I also think it will work out better than most think or want to believe.

As for the live studio set at Russia in Rob Stone, Kate Abdo, Fernando Fiore & Ian Joy to just list some, should be excellent.

[Mr. Nielsen]

I will say, I enjoyed Lalas and Fiore during the Copa America broadcast.

I couldn't believe how much coverage I did see of Copa America on FS1. Fiore is like the soccer version of Lee Corso. 

[Its DJOver]

I couldn't believe how much coverage I did see of Copa America on FS1. Fiore is like the soccer version of Lee Corso. 

I think this is a good comparison and I'm not a fan of either of them.  I would rather have more former players/coaches that have been around the block more, and been successful too.  Corso was 41-68 in a decade at I4, and while Fiore has been covering World Cups since the 90s, he neither played nor coached.  I would think they could find somebody with more experience in the game rather than someone who is obviously just playing a character (although I also understand that the more casual fan will tune in to watch someone like Fiore/Corso).

[Mr. Nielsen]

I think it's good to have both.

[Tortuga94]

Never a big fan of Fernando Fiore and his schtick and I can't stand Alexi Lalas. I'm glad I can watch the Spanish broadcast. Telemundo has the rights to the World Cup so I'll be listening to Andres Cantor and his famous goooooooooooool call.

Hopefully my beloved Tri will be able to find the back of the net, they've really struggled to score lately.

[GGGG]

Never a big fan of Fernando Fiore and his schtick and I can't stand Alexi Lalas. I'm glad I can watch the Spanish broadcast. Telemundo has the rights to the World Cup so I'll be listening to Andres Cantor and his famous goooooooooooool call.

Hopefully my beloved Tri will be able to find the back of the net, they've really struggled to score lately.

NBC's studio crew is 100 times better than Fox's.

[Its DJOver]

Wat time does da US play hey?

The US just got one of its biggest wins in history, while Spain is now set up to underperform. Bold move by a newly elected Spanish Football President.