Draw for the World Football Championship in Russia completed

KREMLJ - The draw for the World Cup, which will be played next year in Russia from June 14 to July 15, was held in Moscow. The tournament will be opened by Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium on June 14. The grand final will also be played at the same venue on July 15.

Neighboring Croatia will play its first match at the World Cup on June 16 against Nigeria, the derby with Argentina is on June 21 in Nizhny Novgorod, while they will play their last group stage match on June 26 against Iceland.

Serbia and Switzerland will meet on June 22 in Kaliningrad, before that they will play matches against Costa Rica and Brazil, respectively. In the third round, they will swap opponents compared to the first round.

2018 World Cup Groups:

Group A: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Group B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco

Group C: France, Peru, Denmark, Australia

Group D: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria

Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia

Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea

Group G: Belgium, England, Tunisia, Panama

Group H: Poland, Colombia, Senegal, Japan