FIFA’s executive committee has approved the match kickoff times for the 2014 Men’s World Cup. At the meeting in Zürich, Switzerland, the draw was also scheduled for Mata de São João, BA, Brazil, on FRI 06 DEC 2013.

The teams’ first two group matches all kick off at either 16:00, 19:00, or 22:00 UTC [13:00, 16:00, or 19:00 Brasília time], with two exceptions. Starting with the last matchday of the group phase, each match kicks off at either 16:00 UTC or 20:00 UTC. The final will be at 19:00 UTC [16:00 BRT] on SUN 13 JUL 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

All venues are in Brasília time [UTC-03:00] except for Cuiabá and Manaus, which are in Amazon time [UTC-04:00].

Kickoff times:

• THU 12 JUN 2014: [Opening match]
  • 20:00 UTC = 17:00 BRT
• FRI 13-SUN 22 JUN 2014: [Group phase]
  • 16:00 UTC = 13:00 BRT
  • 19:00 UTC = 16:00 BRT
  • 22:00 UTC = 19:00 BRT
  • +1 01:00 UTC = 22:00 BRT [SAT 14 JUN 2014 only]
• MON 23 JUN-SAT 05 JUL 2014: [Group phase, round of 16, quarterfinals]
  • 16:00 UTC = 13:00 BRT
  • 20:00 UTC = 17:00 BRT
• TUE 08-SAT 12 JUL 2014: [Semifinals, third place match]
  • 20:00 UTC = 17:00 BRT
• SUN 13 JUL 2014: [Final match]
  • 19:00 UTC = 16:00 BRT