ISTANBUL
The World Cup starts on Thursday with the opening match of the tournament taking place between host nation Brazil and Croatia at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo at 23:00 Turkish time.
Two other teams from Group A, Mexico and Cameroon, meet on Friday at Arena das Dunas in Natal.
Fixture of the first matches in Group A is as follows:
June 12: Brazil vs Croatia at 23:00
June 13: Mexico vs Cameroon at 19:00
Kick-off times have been adjusted to local time in Turkey.
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