The 2014 FIFA World Cup will kick off on Thursday as national teams from all over the world converge on Brazil for the ultimate championship of the World Game. 

Australia's first game will be against Chile at 8:00am on Saturday morning Eastern Australian time and will be broadcast on SBS. 

The Socceroos' next scheduled game is against the Netherlands and will take place at 2:00am on Thursday June 19, followed by a match against Spain at 2:00am on Tuesday June 24.

 

See the full draw and fixtures for the World Cup below:

 

ROUND 1 GROUPS

Group A

    Brazil

    Croatia

    Mexico

    Cameroon

 

Group B

    Spain

    Netherlands

    Chile

    AUSTRALIA

Group C

    Colombia

    Greece

    Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

    Japan

 

Group D

    Uruguay

    Costa Rica

    ENGLAND

    Italy

 

Group E

    Switzerland

    Ecuador

    France

    Honduras

Group F

    Argentina

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Iran

    Nigeria

 

Group G

    Germany

    Portugal

    Ghana

    USA

 

Group H

    Belgium

    Algeria

    Russia

    Korea Republic

 

 

DRAW

Thursday 12 June

12 Jun 2014

Group A

Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

Brazil v Croatia

 

Friday 13 June

Group A

Estadio das Dunas, Natal

Mexico v Cameroon

 

Group B

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Spain v Netherlands

 

Group B

Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba

Chile v Australia

Saturday 14 June

Group C

Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

Colombia v Greece

 

Group D

Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

Uruguay v Costa Rica

 

Group D

Arena Amazonia, Manaus

England v Italy

Group C

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) v Japan

Sunday 15 June

Group E

Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

Switzerland v Ecuador

 

Group E

Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

France v Honduras

 

Group F

Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro

Argentina v Bosnia and Herzegovina

Monday 16 June

Group G

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Germany v Portugal

 

Group F

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Iran v Nigeria

 

Group G

Estadio das Dunas, Natal

Ghana v USA

Tuesday 17 June

Group H

Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

Belgium v Algeria

 

Group A

Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

Brazil v Mexico

 

Group H

Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba

Russia v Korea Republic

 

Wednesday 18 June

Group B

Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Australia v Netherlands

 

Group B

Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro

Spain v Chile

 

Group A

Arena Amazonia, Manaus

Cameroon v Croatia

 

Thursday 19 June

Group C

Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

Colombia v Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

 

Group D

Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

Uruguay v England

 

Group C

Estadio das Dunas, Natal

Japan v Greece

 

Friday 20 June

Group D

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Italy v Costa Rica

 

Group E

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Switzerland v France

 

Group E

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Honduras v Ecuador

 

Saturday 21 June

Group F

Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

Argentina v Iran

 

Group G

Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

Germany v Ghana

 

Group F

Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba

Nigeria v Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

Sunday 22 June

Group H

Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro

Belgium v Russia

 

22 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time

Group H

Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Korea Republic v Algeria

 

Group G

Arena Amazonia, Manaus

USA v Portugal

Monday 23 June

Group B

Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

Netherlands v Chile

 

Group B

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Australia v Spain

 

Group A

Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

Cameroon v Brazil

 

Group A

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Croatia v Mexico

 

Tuesday 24 June

Group D

Estadio das Dunas, Natal

Italy v Uruguay

 

Group D

Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

Costa Rica v England

 

Group C

Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba

Japan v Colombia

 

Group C

Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

Greece v Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

 

Wednesday 25 June

Group F

Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Nigeria v Argentina

 

Group F

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Iran

 

Group E

Arena Amazonia, Manaus

Honduras v Switzerland

 

Group E

Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro

Ecuador v France

 

Thursday 26 June

Group G

Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

Portugal v Ghana

 

Group G

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

USA v Germany

13:00

 

Group H

Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

Korea Republic v Belgium

 

Group H

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Algeria v Russia

Second stage

Round of 16

From 28 June

 

Quarter-finals

From Friday 04 July

 

Semi-finals

From Tuesday 08 July

at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

and

Wednesday 09 July

at Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

 

Play-off for third place

Saturday 12 July

at Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

 

Final

Sunday 13 July

at Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro