Here's The Full World Cup Schedule For The Group Stage
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The 2014 World Cup starts Thursday June 12 when the host Brazil takes on Croatia.
Starting Friday, there will be at least three World Cup games every day for 14-straight days. The start times — 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. eastern time — are more conducive to watching live in the United States than they were in previous World Cups.
Here's a full, day-by-day schedule, with the must-watch game of each day in bold. If you're at work, all the games will be streaming live on WatchESPN.com:
Thursday, June 12
Brazil vs. Croatia (Group A) — 4 p.m., ESPN
Friday, June 13
Mexico vs. Cameroon (Group A) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
Spain vs. Netherlands (Group B) — 3 p.m., ESPN
Chile vs. Australia (Group B) — 6 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, June 14
Colombia vs. Greece (Group C) — 12 p.m., ABC
Uruguay vs. Costa Rica (Group D) — 3 p.m., ABC
England vs. Italy (Group D) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Ivory Coast vs. Japan (Group C) — 9 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, June 15
Switzerland vs. Ecuador (Group E) — 12 p.m., ABC
France vs. Honduras (Group E) — 3 p.m., ABC
Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group F) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Monday, June 16
Germany vs. Portugal (Group G) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Iran vs. Nigeria (Group F) — 3 p.m., ESPN
USA vs. Ghana (Group G) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, June 17
Belgium vs. Algeria (Group H) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Brazil vs. Mexico (Group A) — 3 p.m., ESPN
Russia vs. South Korea (Group H) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, June 18
Australia vs. Netherlands (Group B) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Spain vs. Chile (Group B) — 3 p.m., ESPN
Cameroon vs. Croatia (Group A) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, June 19
Colombia vs. Ivory Coast (Group C) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Uruguay vs. England (Group D) — 3 p.m., ESPN
Japan vs. Greece (Group C) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Friday, June 20
Italy vs. Costa Rica (Group D) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Switzerland vs. France (Group E) — 3 p.m., ESPN
Honduras vs. Ecuador (Group E) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, June 21
Argentina vs. Iran (Group F) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Germany vs. Ghana (Group G) — 3 p.m., ESPN
Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group F) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, June 22
Belgium vs. Russia (Group H) — 12 p.m., ABC
South Korea vs. Algeria (Group H) — 3 p.m., ABC
USA vs. Portugal (Group G) — 6 p.m., ESPN
Monday, June 23
Netherlands vs. Chile (Group B) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Australia vs. Spain (Group B) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
Croatia vs. Mexico (Group A) — 4 p.m., ESPN
Cameroon vs. Brazil (Group A) — 4 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, June 24
Italy vs. Uruguay (Group D) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Costa Rica vs. England (Group D) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
Japan vs. Colombia (Group C) — 4 p.m., ESPN
Greece vs. Ivory Costa (Group C) — 4 p.m., ESPN2
Wednesday, June 25
Nigeria vs. Argentina (Group F) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran (Group F) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
Ecuador vs. France (Group E) — 4 p.m., ESPN
Honduras vs. Switzerland (Group E) — 4 p.m., ESPN2
Thursday, June 26
USA vs. Germany (Group G) — 12 p.m., ESPN
Portugal vs. Ghana (Group G) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
South Korea vs. Belgium (Group H) — 4 p.m., ESPN
Algeria vs. Russia (Group H) — 4 p.m., ESPN2
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