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FIFA World Cup Group A: Russia plays Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The host nation has won the opening match in two of the last three World Cups, but the only previous fixture between these countries was a 4-2 Saudi victory in 1993.
FIFA World Cup Group A: Egypt plays Uruguay at Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg. The only match between the nations was a friendly in Alexandria on Aug. 16, 2006. The visitors won 2-0 with goals by Diego Godín and Abdel Zaher El Sakka (own goal).
FIFA World Cup Group B: Portugal plays Spain at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. These countries play each other in a World Cup for the second time, after Spain's 1-0 victory in the round of last 16 in Cape Town on June 29, 2010. David Villa scored the goal.
FIFA World Cup Group B: Morocco plays Iran at Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg. Both previous matches between these countries were drawn 1-1: on July 27, 1977 (unofficial fixture for Iran), and Sept. 17, 2002 (unofficial match for Morocco).
FIFA World Cup Group C: France plays Australia at Kazan Arena in Kazan. Australia has won one of its four matches against France, a 1-0 victory in Daegu during the group stage of the 2001 Confederations Cup. Clayton Zane scored the only goal.
FIFA World Cup Group C: Peru plays Denmark at Mordovia Arena in Saransk. The only previous match between these countries was a 2-1 Denmark victory in the US Cup at Rose Bowl in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 1997. The Danes class the fixture as unofficial.
FIFA World Cup Group D: Argentina plays Iceland at Spartak Stadium in Moscow. This is the first international match between these countries. Iceland's only victory against CONMEBOL opposition was 1-0 against Bolivia in Reykjavík on May 19, 1994.
FIFA World Cup Group D: Croatia plays Nigeria at Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. This is the first match between these countries. Croatia's only previous World Cup fixture versus CAF opposition was a 4-0 group stage win against Cameroon in 2014.
FIFA World Cup Group E: Brazil plays Switzerland at Rostov Arena in Rostov-na-Donu. The only previous World Cup match between these nations was a 2-2 draw in São Paulo in the 1950 group stage. Alfredo, Baltazar and Jackie Fatton (2) scored the goals.
FIFA World Cup Group E: Costa Rica plays Serbia at Samara Arena in Samara. This is the first international match between these two countries. Serbia has won all three previous World Cup fixtures against CONCACAF opposition (all as Yugoslavia).
FIFA World Cup Group F: Germany plays Mexico at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Germany has prevailed in all three previous World Cup matches against Mexico: 1978 (6-0, group stage), 1986 (on penalties, quarterfinal) and 1998 (2-1, round of last 16).
FIFA World Cup Group F: Sweden plays Korea Republic at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. The only previous tournament match between these countries resulted in Sweden's joint-biggest victory: 12-0 in the 1948 Olympic Games quarterfinal.
FIFA World Cup Group G: Belgium plays Panama at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. This is the first match between these countries. Belgium beat CONCACAF opposition at the 2014 World Cup: 2-1 after extra time against USA in Salvador in the round of last 16.
FIFA World Cup Group G: Tunisia plays England at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd. The only previous World Cup match between these countries was England's 2-0 group stage victory in Marseille on June 15, 1998, with goals by Alan Shearer and Paul Scholes.
FIFA World Cup Group H: Poland plays Senegal at Spartak Stadium in Moscow. This is the first match between these countries. Poland kept a clean sheet in all of its previous three WC fixtures against CAF opposition, including two goalless draws.
FIFA World Cup Group H: Colombia plays Japan at Mordovia Arena in Saransk. The only previous World Cup match between these nations was Colombia's 4-1 group stage win in Cuiabá on June 24, 2014, including a goal for Golden Boot winner James Rodríguez.
FIFA World Cup Group A: Russia plays Egypt at Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg. All five previous matches between these countries are classed as unofficial by the Russians. They won all five (as Soviet Union): three in 1955 and two in 1988.
FIFA World Cup Group A: Uruguay plays Saudi Arabia at Rostov Arena in Rostov-na-Donu. The Green Falcons are unbeaten in both previous matches against La Celeste: a 3-2 victory in Ad Dammam in 2002 and a 1-1 draw in Jeddah in 2014 (both friendlies).
FIFA World Cup Group B: Portugal plays Morocco at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The only previous match between these countries was during the group stage of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The Moroccans won 3-1 in Guadalajara to finish as group winners.
FIFA World Cup Group B: Iran plays Spain at Kazan Arena in Kazan. This is the first match between these countries. Iran is winless in all six World Cup fixtures against UEFA opposition, only avoiding defeat in a 1-1 draw versus Scotland in 1978.
FIFA World Cup Group C: France plays Peru at Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg. The only previous match between these countries was a friendly at Parc des Princes in Paris on April 28, 1982. The visitors won 1-0 with a goal by Juan Carlos Oblitas.
FIFA World Cup Group D: Argentina plays Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. These countries played each other in Bordeaux during the group stage of the 1998 World Cup. La Albiceleste won 1-0 with a goal by Mauricio Pineda.
FIFA World Cup Group D: Nigeria plays Iceland at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd. The only match between these nations was a friendly in Reykjavík on Aug. 22, 1981. The hosts won 3-0 with goals by Arni Sveinsson, Lárus Gudmundsson and Marteinn Geirsson.
FIFA World Cup Group E: Brazil plays Costa Rica at Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg. La Sele have lost nine of their 10 matches against the Seleção, with the only exception a 3-0 victory in San José in the 1960 Pan American Championship.
FIFA World Cup Group E: Serbia plays Switzerland at Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. The only previous World Cup fixture between these countries was a group stage match in Belo Horizonte on June 25, 1950. Serbia (then Yugoslavia) won 3-0.
FIFA World Cup Group F: Germany plays Sweden at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. The Blågult have lost three of their four World Cup matches against Die Mannschaft, with the only exception a 3-1 semifinal victory as hosts in Gothenburg on June 24, 1958.
FIFA World Cup Group F: Korea Republic plays Mexico at Rostov Arena in Rostov-na-Donu. This is the second World Cup match between these countries, after they met in the opening Group E fixture of the 1998 tournament. The Mexicans won 3-1 in Lyon.
FIFA World Cup Group G: Belgium plays Tunisia at Spartak Stadium in Moscow. These countries played each other in the second matchround of Group H at the 2002 World Cup. It finished 1-1 in Oita with Raouf Bouzaïne equalising a Marc Wilmots opener.
FIFA World Cup Group G: England plays Panama at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. Gareth Southgate was an unused substitute when the English beat Hernán Darío Gómez-managed Colombia 2-0 in Lens during the group stage of the 1998 World Cup.
FIFA World Cup Group H: Poland plays Colombia at Kazan Arena in Kazan. These countries play each other for the first time since a friendly in Chorzow on May 30, 2006. The visitors won 2-1 with their goals scored by Elkin Murillo and Luis Martínez.
FIFA World Cup Group A: Uruguay plays Russia at Samara Arena in Samara. These countries play each other in a World Cup fixture for the first time since the 1970 quarterfinal, when La Celeste beat Soviet Union 1-0 after extra time in Mexico City.
FIFA World Cup Group A: Saudi Arabia plays Egypt at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd. The only Green Falcons win against The Pharaohs was a 5-1 victory in Mexico City during the group stage of the 1999 Confederations Cup. Marzouq Al Otaibi scored four.
FIFA World Cup Group B: Iran plays Portugal at Mordovia Arena in Saransk. The only previous World Cup fixture between these countries was in the 2006 group stage. A Seleção won 2-0 in Frankfurt am Main with goals by Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo.
FIFA World Cup Group B: Spain plays Morocco at Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. The only matches between these countries were in a qualifying play-off for the 1962 World Cup. La Roja progressed to the finals after winning 1-0 away and 3-2 at home.
FIFA World Cup Group C: Denmark plays France at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The two previous World Cup matches between these countries were a 2-1 Les Bleus win in Lyon in 1998 and a 2-0 Danish triumph in Incheon in 2002 (both group stage fixtures).
FIFA World Cup Group C: Australia plays Peru at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. This is the first international match between these countries. The Socceroos are winless in all three World Cup fixtures versus CONMEBOL opposition, with one draw and two losses.
FIFA World Cup Group D: Nigeria plays Argentina at Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg. This is the sixth time the Super Eagles have participated in the World Cup, and the fifth time they have been drawn with La Albiceleste in the group stage.
FIFA World Cup Group D: Iceland plays Croatia at Rostov Arena in Rostov-na-Donu. These nations were in the same UEFA qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup. Iceland was group winner, while Croatia finished second and had to go through the play-offs.
FIFA World Cup Group E: Serbia plays Brazil at Spartak Stadium in Moscow. These countries play each other in a World Cup match for the first time since the Seleção and Yugoslavia had a 0-0 group stage draw in Frankfurt am Main on June 13, 1974.
FIFA World Cup Group E: Switzerland plays Costa Rica at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. This is the third match between the nations, after a 2-0 Swiss win in Geneva on Sept. 6, 2006, and a 1-0 Costa Rican triumph in Sion on June 1, 2010.
FIFA World Cup Group F: Korea Republic plays Germany at Kazan Arena in Kazan. Die Mannschaft have won both World Cup matches against the Koreans: 3-2 in the group stage in Dallas on June 27, 1994, and 1-0 in the semifinal in Seoul on June 25, 2002.
FIFA World Cup Group F: Mexico plays Sweden at Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg. The only World Cup match between these countries was in the group stage in 1958. Hosts Sweden won 3-0 in Solna with goals by Agne Simonsson (2) and Nils Liedholm.
FIFA World Cup Group G: England plays Belgium at Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. These countries play each other in the World Cup for the first time since the 1990 round of last 16. England won 1-0 in Bologna with a 119th-minute David Platt goal.
FIFA World Cup Group G: Panama plays Tunisia at Mordovia Arena in Saransk. This is the first match between these nations. Panama manager Hernán Darío Gómez was in charge of Colombia when they beat Tunisia 1-0 during the 1998 World Cup group stage.
FIFA World Cup Group H: Japan plays Poland at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd. These countries play each other for the first time since a friendly in Lódz on March 27, 2002. The visitors won 2-0 with goals by Hidetoshi Nakata and Naohiro Takahara.
FIFA World Cup Group H: Senegal plays Colombia at Samara Arena in Samara. The only previous international fixture between these two nations that is classed as official by both countries was a 2-2 friendly draw in Buenos Aires on May 31, 2014.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Uruguay plays EURO 2016 winners Portugal at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. These nations have faced each other on two previous occasions. The most recent of those was a 1-1 draw at Maracanã in the Brazil Independence Cup in 1972.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: France plays 2014 World Cup runner-up Argentina at Kazan Arena in Kazan. La Albiceleste won both previous World Cup matches against Les Bleus: 1-0 in Montevideo in 1930 and 2-1 in Buenos Aires in 1978 (both group stage).
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Spain plays hosts Russia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The most recent major tournament match between these teams was in the EURO 2008 semifinal in Vienna. La Roja won 3-0 with goals by Xavi, Daniel Güiza and David Silva.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Croatia plays Denmark at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. These nations have played each other at a major tournament once before. The Croatians won 3-0 in the group stage of the 1996 European Championships.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Brazil play Mexico at Samara Arena in Samara. Brazil is undefeated in eight World Cup matches facing CONCACAF opposition (W7-D1-L0), with its only draw in that series being registered against Mexico four years ago.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Belgium plays Japan at Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don. Belgium seeks its third ever World Cup quarterfinal berth. Japan hopes to become only the second Asian team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals outside of Asia.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Sweden play Switzerland at Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg. Sweden will attempt to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1994, Switzerland seeks its first quarterfinal since 1954.
FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Colombia plays England at Spartak Stadium in Moscow. This is a match between the top scorer from 2014, James Rodríguez, facing the player who led all goalscorers after the group stage at this World Cup, Harry Kane.
FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals: Uruguay plays France at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. Four of the last five matches between the teams ended in 0-0 draws, the exception being a 1-0 Uruguay friendly win in their most recent meeting in 2013.
FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals: Five-time winner Brazil plays Belgium at Kazan Arena in Kazan. The only previous World Cup match between these nations came in the 2002 Round of 16 in Kobe, Japan. The Seleção won 2-0 with goals by Rivaldo and Ronaldo.
FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals: host Russia plays Croatia at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. Both previous competitive matches between these countries ended in a goalless draw: in Moscow and Zagreb during qualification for the 2008 European Championships.
FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals: Sweden plays England at the Samara Arena in Samara. Both of the previous World Cup matches between these countries were in the group stage and both ended in a draw: 1-1 in Saitama in 2002 and 2-2 in Cologne in 2006.
FIFA World Cup Semifinals: France plays Belgium at Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg. The previous time these countries met at the World Cup was in 1986, when France claimed third place by defeating Belgium 4-2 after extra time in Puebla.
FIFA World Cup Play-off for third place: Belgium plays versus England at Saint Petersburg Stadium. These nations have already met at this tournament. In the final matchround of Group G, the Belgians won 1-0 in Kaliningrad with an Adnan Januzaj goal.
FIFA World Cup Final: France plays versus Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The only previous World Cup match between these nations came in the 1998 semifinal at Stade de France. Les Bleus won 2-1 with Lilian Thuram's only two goals for France.