With the World Cup in the quarter-finals, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s tournament, from key dates to starting times.
Match schedule World Cup quarterfinals
Friday December 9
Croatia 1-1 Brazil – Croatia win 4-2 on penalties
Netherlands 2-2 Argentina – Argentina wins 4-3 on penalties
Saturday December 10
Morocco against Portugal – Start at 3 p.m
England against France – Start at 7 p.m
Semi-final match schedule
Tuesday December 13
Argentina against Croatia – Start at 7 p.m
Wednesday December 14
England or France against Morocco or Portugal – Start at 7 p.m
Playoffs for third place
Saturday December 17
Argentina/Croatia against England/France/Morocco/Portugal – Start at 3 p.m
Last
Sunday December 18
Argentina/Croatia against England/France/Morocco/Portugal – Start at 7 p.m
England’s possible route to the World Cup final
Quarterfinals – Saturday, December 10
England against France – Start at 7 p.m
Semifinals – Wednesday, December 14
England vs Morocco or Portugal – Start at 7 p.m
Final – Sunday, December 18
England vs Argentina or Croatia – Start at 7 p.m
Results last 16 World Cup
Saturday December 3
Netherlands 3-1 USA
Argentina 2-1 Australia
Sunday December 4
France 3-1 Poland
England 3-0 Senegal
Monday 5 Dec
Japan 1-1 Croatia – Croatia wins 3-1 on penalties
Brazil 4-1 South Korea
Tuesday December 6
Morocco 0-0 Spain – Morocco wins 3-0 on penalties
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Final group tables
World Cup results, fixtures, format and schedule
Group Stage – all UK start times
Sunday 20 Nov
Group A: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador
Monday Nov 21
Group B: England 6-2 Iran
Group A: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands
Group B: USA 1-1 Wales
Tuesday Nov 22
Group C: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Group D: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
Group C: Mexico 0-0 Poland
Group D: France 4-1 Australia
Wednesday Nov 23
Group F: Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Group E: Germany 1-2 Japan
Group E: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica
Group F: Belgium 1-0 Canada
Thursday 24 Nov
Group G: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon
Group H: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea
Group H: Portugal 3-2Ghana
Group G: Brazil 2-0 Serbia
Friday Nov 25
Group B: Wales 0-2 Iran
Group A: Qatar 1-3 Senegal
Group A: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Group B: England 0-0 USA
Saturday 26 Nov
Group D: Tunisia 0-1 Australia
Group C: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia
Group D: France 2-1 Denmark
Group C: Argentina 2-0 Mexico
Sunday Nov 27
Group E: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica
Group F: Belgium 0-2 Morocco
Group F: Croatia 4-1 Canada
Group E: Spain 1-1 Germany
Monday Nov 28
Group G: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia
Group H: South Korea 2-3 Ghana
Group G: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland
Group H: Portugal 2-0Uruguay
Tuesday Nov 29
Group A: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar
Group A: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal
Group B: Wales 0-3 England
Group B: Iran 0-1 USA
Wednesday Nov 30
Group D: Australia 1-0 Denmark
Group D: Tunisia 1-0 France
Group C: Poland 0-2 Argentina
Group C: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico
Thursday December 1
Group F: Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Group F: Canada 1-2 Morocco
Group E: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany
Group E: Japan 2-1 Spain
Friday Dec 2
Group H: South Korea 2-1 Portugal
Group H: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay
Group G: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland
Group G: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil
Round of 16
Saturday December 3
49 – Netherlands 3-1 USA
50 – Argentina 2-1 Australia
Sunday December 4
52 – France 3-1 Poland
51 – England 3-0 Senegal
Monday 5 Dec
53 – Japan 1-1 Croatia – Croatia wins 3-1 on penalties
54 – Brazil 4-1 South Korea
Tuesday December 6
55 – Morocco 0-0 Spain – Morocco wins 3-0 on penalties
56 – Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Quarterfinals
Friday December 9
58 – Croatia against Brazil (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick off 3pm)
57 – The Netherlands against Argentina (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7pm)
Saturday December 10
60 – Morocco against Portugal (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; kick off 3pm)
59 – England against France (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick off 7pm)
Semi-finals
Tuesday December 13
61 – Winners of 57 vs Winners of 58 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick off 7pm)
Wednesday December 14
62 – Winners of 59 vs Winners of 60 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick off 7pm)
Saturday December 17
63 – Play-off for third place (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3 p.m.)
Last
Sunday December 18
64 – The World Cup Final (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 3 p.m.)
What will happen to domestic football in England and Scotland?
December 3–6 – The World Cup Round of 16 begins.
December 9-10 – The quarter-finals of the World Cup.
December 10 – The championship resumes.
December 13-14 – World Cup semi-finals.
December 17 – The Scottish Premiership resumes.
December 18 – World Cup Final.
26 December – The Premier League resumes.
