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Jonathan White

The 2018 Fifa World Cup kicks off at 10pm on Thursday June 14 when hosts Russia take on Saudi Arabia and 63 games later two teams will meet in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium for the final.
Here in Hong Kong local fans will get to see 19 games for free on Viu TV (channel 99) while the whole tournament will be broadcast on Now TV’s dedicated World Cup 2018 channels (channels 618 and 619).
The kick-off times in Hong Kong are below with the free-to-air games in bold.
Download and print your free World Cup chart here
As for the tournament itself, fans will want to look out for the favourites Brazil who are paying $5.50 and holders Germany at $6. Spain are $7.5, France at $8.5 and Argentina are $11.

Bookmark this schedule as it will be updated as the tournament progresses.
Thursday June 14
Russia v Saudi Arabia (group A) – 11pm
Friday June 15
Egypt v Uruguay (A) – 8pm
Morocco v Iran (B) – 11pm
Saturday June 16
Portugal v Spain (B) – 2am
France v Australia (C) – 6pm
Argentina v Iceland (D) – 9pm
Sunday June 17
Peru v Denmark (C) – midnight
Croatia v Nigeria (D) – 3am
Costa Rica v Serbia (E) – 8pm
Germany v Mexico (F) – 11pm

Monday June 18
Brazil v Switzerland (E) – 2am
Sweden v South Korea (F) – 8pm
Belgium v Panama (G) – 11pm
Tuesday June 19
Tunisia v England (G) – 2am
Colombia v Japan (H) – 8pm
Poland v Senegal (H) – 11pm
Wednesday June 20
Russia v Egypt (A) – 2am
Portugal v Morocco (B) – 8pm
Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (A) – 11pm
Thursday June 21
Iran v Spain (B) – 2am
Denmark v Australia (C) – 8pm
France v Peru (C) – 11pm
Friday June 22
Argentina v Croatia (D) – 2am
Brazil v Costa Rica (E) – 8pm
Nigeria v Iceland (D) – 11pm

Saturday June 23
Serbia v Switzerland (E) – 2am
Belgium v Tunisia (G) – 8pm
South Korea v Mexico (F) – 11pm
Sunday June 24
Germany v Sweden (F) – 2am
England v Panama (G) – 8pm
Japan v Senegal (H) – 11pm
Monday June 25
Poland v Colombia (H) – 2am
Uruguay v Russia (A) – 10pm
Saudi Arabia v Egypt (A) – 10pm
Tuesday June 26
Spain v Morocco (B) – 2am
Iran v Portugal (B) – 2am
Denmark v France (C) – 10pm
Australia v Peru (C) – 10pm
Wednesday June 27
Nigeria v Argentina (D) – 2am
Iceland v Croatia (D) – 2am
South Korea v Germany (F) – 10pm
Mexico v Sweden (F) – 10pm
Thursday June 28
Serbia v Brazil (E) – 2am
Switzerland v Costa Rica (E) – 2am
Japan v Poland (H) – 10pm
Senegal v Colombia (H) – 10pm
Friday June 29
England v Belgium (G) – 2am
Panama v Tunisia (G) – 2am

Knockout stages
Saturday June 30
Game 50: France v Argentina – 10pm
Sunday July 1
Game 49: Uruguay v Portugal – 2am
Game 51: Spain v Russia – 10pm
Monday July 2
Game 52: Croatia v Denmark – 2am
Game 53: Brazil v Mexico – 10pm
Tuesday July 3
Game 54: Belgium v Japan – 2am
Game 55: Sweden v Switzerland – 10pm
Wednesday July 4
Game 56: Colombia v England – 2am

Quarter-finals
Friday July 6
Game 57: Urugauay v France – 10pm
Saturday July 7
Game 59: Belgium v Brazil – 2am
Game 60: Sweden v England – 10pm
Sunday July 8
Game 59: Russia v Croatia – 2am
Semi-finals
Wednesday July 11
France v Belgium – 2am
Thursday July 12
Croatia v England – 2am
Third-place play-off
Saturday July 14
Losers of two semi-finals – 10pm
Final
Sunday July 15
Winners of two semi-finals – 11pm
Stick with scmp.com’s World Cup coverage for everything you need from Russia and details of how to enjoy the games here in Hong Kong.


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Hong Kong football fans get 19 games free to air on Viu TV but face late nights or early mornings to keep up with the action this June and July


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.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Hong Kong football fans get 19 games free to air on Viu TV but face late nights or early mornings to keep up with the action this June and July

Hong Kong football fans get 19 games free to air on Viu TV but face late nights or early mornings to keep up with the action this June and July