FIFA adjusts 2014 World Cup Fixture Guide

FIFA has made some adjustments to the Final Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, according to a new posting on FIFA.com.

Seven matches, involving, Ivory Coast and Japan, England and Italy, Cameroon and Croatia, Spain and Chile were affected. FIFA adjusted their timing, to make for inclement weather. The venues were expected to be hot during the period. The match between Ivory Coast and Japan scheduled for 14 June in Recife by 19.00, has now been moved by three hours to 22.00. England versus Italy scheduled for same day in Manaus, has also been shifted by three house from 18.00 to 21.00.

The match between Cameroon and Croatia scheduled for 15.00 in Manus on 18 June will now take place 18.00 same day. Same goes for Chile v Spain in Rio de Janeiro. It has also been moved by three hours from 16.00 to 19.00. USA and Portugal will now clash at 18.00 on 22 June at Manaus, instead of 15.00.

Belgium will meet Russia in Rio at 19.00, instead of 13.00, while Korea Republic will tackle Algeria at 16.00, instead of 13.00 in Port Alegre.

Amended Programme of fixtures for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which runs from June 12 until July 13, following Friday’s draw (local time and GMT):

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A

Thursday, June 12

Match 1: at Sao Paulo (17h00-20h00), Brazil v Croatia

Friday, June 13

Match 2: at Natal (13h00-16h00), Mexico v Cameroon

Tuesday, June 17

Match 17: at Fortaleza (16h00- 19h00), Brazil v Mexico

Wednesday, June 18

Match 18: at Manaus (kick-off 18h00), Cameroon v Croatia

Monday, June 23

Match 33: at Brasilia (17h00-20h00), Cameroon v Brazil

Match 34: at Recife (17h00- 20h00), Croatia v Mexico

GROUP B

Friday, June 13

Match 3: at Salvador (16h00-19h00), Spain v Netherlands

Match 4: at Cuiaba (18h00-22h00), Chile v Australia

Wednesday, June 18

Match 19: at Rio de Janeiro (Kickoff 22h00-), Spain v Chile

Match 20: at Porto Alegre (13h00-16h00), Australia v Netherlands

Monday, June 23

Match 35: at Curitiba (13h00-16h00), Australia v Spain

Match 36: at Sao Paulo (13h00-16h00), Netherlands v Chile

GROUP C

Saturday, June 14

Match 5: at Belo Horizonte (13h00-16h00), Colombia v Greece

Match 6: at Recife (19h00-22h00), Ivory Coast v Japan

Thursday, June 19

Match 21: at Brasilia (13h00-16h00), Colombia v Ivory Coast

Match 22: at Natal (19h00-22h00), Japan v Greece

Tuesday, June 24

Match 37: at Cuiaba (16h00-20h00), Japan v Colombia

Match 38: at Fortaleza (17h00-20h00), Greece v Ivory Coast

GROUP D

Saturday, June 14

Match 7: at Fortaleza (16h00-19h00), Uruguay v Costa Rica

Match 8: at Manaus (21h00-01h00 15/06/14), England v Italy

Thursday, June 19

Match 23: at Sao Paulo (16h00- 19h00), Uruguay v England

Friday, June 20

Match 24: at Recife (13h00-16h00), Italy v Costa Rica

Tuesday, June 24

Match 39: at Natal (13h00-16h00), Italy v Uruguay

Match 40: at Belo Horizonte (13h00-16h00), Costa Rica v England

GROUP E

Sunday, June 15

Match 9: at Brasilia (13h00-16h00), Switzerland v Ecuador

Match 10: at Porto Alegre (16h00-19h00), France v Honduras

Friday, June 20

Match 25: at Salvador (16h00-19h00), Switzerland v France

Match 26: at Curitiba (19h00-22h00), Honduras v Ecuador

Wednesday, June 25

Match 41: at Manaus (16h00-20h00), Honduras v Switzerland

Match 42: at Rio de Janeiro (17h00-20h00), Ecuador v France

GROUP F

Sunday, June 15

Match 11: at Rio de Janeiro (19h00-22h00), Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Monday, June 16

Match 12: at Curitiba (16h00-19h00), Iran v Nigeria

Saturday, June 21

Match 27: at Belo Horizonte (13h00-16h00), Argentina v Iran

Match 28: at Cuiaba (18h00-22h00), Nigeria v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Wednesday, June 25

Match 43: at Porto Alegre (13h00-16h00), Nigeria v Argentina

Match 44: at Salvador (13h00-16h00), Bosnia-Herzegovina v Iran

GROUP G

Monday, June 16

Match 13: at Salvador (13h00-16h00), Germany v Portugal

Match 14: at Natal (19h00-22h00), Ghana v USA

Saturday, June 21

Match 29: at Fortaleza (16h00-19h00), Germany v Ghana

Sunday, June 22

Match 30: at Manaus (kickoff 18.00), USA v Portugal

Thursday, June 26

Match 45: at Recife (13h00-16h00), USA v Germany

Match 46: at Brasilia (13h00-16h00), Portugal v Ghana

GROUP H

Tuesday, June 17

Match 15: at Belo Horizonte (13h00-16h00), Belgium v Algeria

Match 16: at Cuiaba (18h00-22h00), Russia v South Korea

Sunday, June 22

Match 31: at Rio de Janeiro (kickoff 13.00), Belgium v Russia

Match 32: at Porto Alegre (Kickoff 16.00), South Korea v Algeria

Thursday, June 26

Match 47: at Sao Paulo (17h00-20h00), South Korea v Belgium

Match 48: at Curitiba (17h00-20h00), Algeria v Russia

ROUND OF 16

Saturday, June 28

Match 49, at Belo Horizonte (13h00-16h00), 1st Group A v 2nd Group B

Match 50, at Rio de Janeiro (17h00-20h00), 1st Group C v 2nd Group D

Sunday, June 29

Match 51, at Fortaleza (13h00-16h00), 1st Group B v 2nd Group A

Match 52, at Recife (17h00-20h00), 1st Group D v 2nd Group C

Monday, June 30

Match 53, at Brasilia (13h00-16h00), 1st Group E v 2nd Group F

Match 54, at Porto Alegre (17h00-20h00), 1st Group G v 2nd Group H

Tuesday, July 1

Match 55, at Sao Paulo (13h00-16h00), 1st Group F v 2nd Group E

Match 56, at Salvador (17h00-20h00), 1st Group H v 2nd Group G

QUARTER-FINALS

Friday, July 4

Match 57, at Fortaleza (17h00-20h00), winner Match 49 v winner Match 50

Match 58, at Rio de Janeiro (13h00-16h00), winner Match 53 v winner Match 54

Saturday, July 5

Match 59, at Salvador (17h00-20h00), winner Match 51 v winner Match 52

Match 60, at Brasilia (13h00-16h00), winner Match 55 v winner Match 56

SEMI-FINALS

Tuesday, July 8

Match 61, at Belo Horizonte (17h00-20h00), winner Match 57 v winner Match 58

Wednesday, July 9

Match 62, at Sao Paulo (17h00-20h00), winner Match 59 v winner Match 60

PLAY-OFF FOR THIRD PLACE

Saturday, July 12

Match 63, at Brasilia (17h00-20h00), loser Match 61 v loser Match 62

FINAL

Sunday, July 13

Match 64, at Rio de Janeiro (16h00-19h00), winner Match 61 v winner Match 62

Côte d’Ivoire-Japan, 22:00 (from 19:00) in Recife
England-Italy, 18:00 (from 21:00) in Manaus (similar conditions as at 21:00)

Wednesday 18 June
Cameroon-Croatia, 18:00 (from 15:00) in Manaus
Spain-Chile, 16:00 (from 19:00) in Rio de Janeiro

Sunday 22 June
USA-Portugal, 18:00 (from 15:00) in Manaus
Belgium-Russia, 13:00 (from 19:00) in Rio de Janeiro
Korea Republic-Algeria, 16:00 (from 13:00) in Porto Alegre