Fixtures for the World Cup finals which get underway in Sao Paulo on Thursday (kick-off times in GMT):

Group A

Thursday, June 12

at Sao Paulo (2000)

Brazil v Croatia

Friday June 13

at Natal (1800)

Mexico v Cameroon

Tuesday June 17

at Fortaleza (1900)

Brazil v Mexico

Wednesday June 18

at Manaus (2200)

Cameroon v Croatia

Monday June 23

At Brasilia (2000)

Cameroon v Brazil

At Recife (2000)

Croatia v Mexico

Group B

Friday June 13

At Salvador (1900)

Spain The Netherlands

At Cuiaba (2200)

Chile v Australia

Wednesday June 18

At Rio de Janeiro (1900)

Spain v Chile

At Porto Alegre (1600)

Australia v The Netherlands

Monday June 23

At Curitiba (1600)

Australia v Spain

At Sao Paulo (1600)

The Netherlands v Chile

Group C

Saturday June 14

At Belo Horizonte (1600)

Colombia v Greece

At Recife (0100)

Ivory Coast v Japan

Thursday, June 19

At Brasilia (1600)

Colombia v Ivory Coast

At Natal (2200)

Japan v Greece

Tuesday June 24

At Cuiaba (2000)

Japan v Colombia

At Fortaleza (2000)

Greece v Ivory Coast

Group D

Saturday June 14

At Fortaleza (1900)

Uruguay v Costa Rica

At Manaus (2200)

England v Italy

Thursday June 19

At Sao Paulo (1900)

Uruguay v England

Friday June 20

At Recife (1600)

Italy v Costa Rica

Tuesday June 24

At Natal (1600)

Italy v Uruguay

At Belo Horizonte (1600)

Costa Rica v England

Group E

Sunday June 15

At Brasilia (1600)

Switzerland v Ecuador

At Porto Alegre (1900)

France v Honduras

Friday June 20

At Salvador (1900)

Switzerland v France

At Curitiba (2200)

Honduras v Ecuador

Wednesday June 25

At Manaus (2000)

Honduras v Switzerland

At Rio de Janeiro (2000)

Ecuador v France

Group F

Sunday June 15

At Rio de Janeiro (2000)

Argentina v Bosnia-Hercegovina

Monday June 16

At Curitiba (1900)

Iran v Nigeria

Saturday June 21

At Belo Horizonte (1600)

Argentina v Iran

At Cuiaba (2200)

Nigeria v Bosnia-Hercegovina

Wednesday, June 25

At Porto Alegre (1600)

Nigeria v Argentina

At Salvador (1600)

Bosnia-Hercegovina v Iran

Group G

Monday June 16

At Salvador (1600)

Germany v Portugal

At Natal (2200)

Ghana v United States

Saturday June 21

At Fortaleza (1900)

Germany v Ghana

Sunday June 22

At Manaus (2200)

United States v Portugal

Thursday June 26

At Recife(1600)

United States v Germany

At Brasilia (1600)

Portugal v Ghana

Group H

Tuesday June 17

At Belo Horizonte (1600)

Belgium v Algeria

At Cuiaba (2200)

Russia v South Korea

Sunday June 22

At Rio de Janeiro (1600)

Belgium v Russia

At Porto Alegre (1900)

South Korea v Algeria

Thursday June 26

At Sao Paulo (2000)

South Korea v Belgium

At Curitiba (2000)

Algeria v Russia

Last 16

Saturday June 28

At Belo Horizonte (1600)

Winner of Group A v Runner-up Group B

At Rio de Janeiro (2000)

Winner Group C v runner-up Group D

Sunday June 29

At Fortaleza (1600)

Winner Group B v runner-up Group A

At Recife (2000)

Winner Group D v runner-up Group C

Monday June 30

At Brasilia (1600)

Winner Groupe E v runner-up Group F

At Porto Alegre (2000)

Winner Group G v runner-up Group H

Tuesday July 1

At Sao Paulo (1600)

Winner Group F v runner-up Group E

At Salvador (2000)

Winner Group H v runner-up Group G

Quarter-finals

Friday July 4

At Fortaleza (2000)

At Rio de Janeiro (1600)

Saturday July 5

At Salvador (2000)

At Brasilia (1600)

Semi-finals

Tuesday July 8

At Belo Horizonte (2000)

Wednesday July 9

At Sao Paulo (2000)

3rd place match

Saturday July 12