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World Cup 2018 LIVE: Russia destroy Saudi Arabia, Robbie Williams stuns Opening Ceremony viewers plus latest England team news

Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE news blog of the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

We will bring you rolling coverage every day of the tournament, with James Olley, Simon Johnson, Dan Kilpatrick and Vaishali Bhardwaj reporting live from Russia.

The England are in Russia and have undertaken their second training session ahead of their first match against Tunisia, on June 18.

Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all the latest news, rumours and build-up to World Cup 2018!

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World Cup Group Fixtures and Match Schedule

Thursday, June 14

Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Friday, June 15

Egypt vs Uruguay

Ekaterinburg

Friday, June 15

Morocco vs Iran

St Petersburg

Friday, June 15

Portugal vs Spain

Sochi

Saturday, June 16

France vs Australia

Kazan

Saturday, June 16

Argentina vs Iceland

Spartak Stadium, Moscow

Saturday, June 16

Peru vs Denmark

Saransk

Saturday, June 16

Croatia vs Nigeria

Kaliningrad

Sunday, June 17

Costa Rica vs Serbia

Samara

Sunday, June 17

Germany vs Mexico

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Sunday, June 17

Brazil vs Switzerland

Rostov-on-Don

Monday, June 18

Sweden v Korea Republic

Nizhny Novgorod

Monday, June 18

Belgium vs Panama

Sochi

Monday, June 18

Tunisia vs England

Volgograd

Tuesday, June 19

Poland vs Senegal

Spartak Stadium, Moscow

Tuesday, June 19

Colombia vs Japan

Saransk

Tuesday, June 19

Russia vs Egypt

St Petersburg

Wednesday, June 20

Portugal vs Morocco

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Wednesday, June 20

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia

Rostov-on-Don

Wednesday, June 20

Iran vs Spain

Kazan

Thursday, June 21

France vs Peru

Ekaterinburg

Thursday, June 21

Denmark vs Australia

Samara

Thursday, June 21

Argentina vs Croatia

Nizhny Novgorod

Friday, June 22

Brazil vs Costa Rica

St Petersburg

Friday, June 22

Nigeria vs Iceland

Volgograd

Friday, June 22

Serbia vs Switzerland

Kaliningrad

Saturday, June 23

Belgium vs Tunisia

Spartak Stadium, Moscow

Saturday, June 23

Germany vs Sweden

Sochi

Saturday, June 23

Korea Republic vs Mexico

Rostov-on-Don

Sunday, June 24

England vs Panama

Nizhny Novgorod

Sunday, June 24

Japan vs Senegal

Ekaterinburg

Sunday, June 24

Poland vs Colombia

Kazan

Monday, June 25

Uruguay vs Russia

Samara

Monday, June 25

Saudi Arabia vs Egypt

Volgograd

Monday, June 25

Spain vs Morocco

Kaliningrad

Monday, June 25

Iran vs Portugal

Saransk

Tuesday, June 26

Denmark vs France

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Tuesday, June 26

Australia vs Peru

Sochi

Tuesday, June 26

Nigeria vs Argentina

St Petersburg

Tuesday, June 26

Iceland vs Croatia

Rostov-on-Don

Wednesday, June 27

Korea Republic vs Germany

Kazan

Wednesday, June 27

Mexico vs Sweden

Ekaterinburg

Wednesday, June 27

Serbia vs Brazil

Spartak Stadium, Moscow

Wednesday, June 27

Switzerland vs Costa Rica

Nizhny Novgorod

Thursday, June 28

Japan vs Poland

Volgograd

Thursday, June 28

Senegal vs Colombia

Samara

Thursday, June 28

England vs Belgium

Kaliningrad

Thursday, June 28

Panama vs Tunisia

Saransk