Here's The Full World Cup Schedule For The Group Stage

The 2014 World Cup starts Thursday June 12 when the host Brazil takes on Croatia.

Starting Friday, there will be at least three World Cup games every day for 14-straight days. The start times — 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. eastern time — are more conducive to watching live in the United States than they were in previous World Cups.

Here's a full, day-by-day schedule, with the must-watch game of each day in bold. If you're at work, all the games will be streaming live on WatchESPN.com:

-*Thursday, June 12*-

· Brazil vs. Croatia (Group A) — 4 p.m., ESPN

-*Friday, June 13*-

· Mexico vs. Cameroon (Group A) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
· *Spain vs. Netherlands (Group B) — 3 p.m., ESPN*
· Chile vs. Australia (Group B) — 6 p.m., ESPN2

-*Saturday, June 14*-

· Colombia vs. Greece (Group C) — 12 p.m., ABC
· Uruguay vs. Costa Rica (Group D) — 3 p.m., ABC
· *England vs. Italy (Group D) — 6 p.m., ESPN*
· Ivory Coast vs. Japan (Group C) — 9 p.m., ESPN

-*Sunday, June 15*-

· Switzerland vs. Ecuador (Group E) — 12 p.m., ABC
· France vs. Honduras (Group E) — 3 p.m., ABC
· *Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group F) — 6 p.m., ESPN*

-*Monday, June 16*-

· Germany vs. Portugal (Group G) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· Iran vs. Nigeria (Group F) — 3 p.m., ESPN
· *USA vs. Ghana (Group G) — 6 p.m., ESPN*

-*Tuesday, June 17*-

· Belgium vs. Algeria (Group H) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· *Brazil vs. Mexico (Group A) — 3 p.m., ESPN*
· Russia vs. South Korea (Group H) — 6 p.m., ESPN

-*Wednesday, June 18*-

· Australia vs. Netherlands (Group B) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· *Spain vs. Chile (Group B) — 3 p.m., ESPN*
· Cameroon vs. Croatia (Group A) — 6 p.m., ESPN

-*Thursday, June 19*-

· Colombia vs. Ivory Coast (Group C) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· *Uruguay vs. England (Group D) — 3 p.m., ESPN*
· Japan vs. Greece (Group C) — 6 p.m., ESPN

-*Friday, June 20*-

· Italy vs. Costa Rica (Group D) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· *Switzerland vs. France (Group E) — 3 p.m., ESPN*
· Honduras vs. Ecuador (Group E) — 6 p.m., ESPN

-*Saturday, June 21*-

· Argentina vs. Iran (Group F) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· *Germany vs. Ghana (Group G) — 3 p.m., ESPN*
· Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group F) — 6 p.m., ESPN

-*Sunday, June 22*-

· Belgium vs. Russia (Group H) — 12 p.m., ABC
· South Korea vs. Algeria (Group H) — 3 p.m., ABC
· *USA vs. Portugal (Group G) — 6 p.m., ESPN*

-*Monday, June 23*-

· *Netherlands vs. Chile (Group B) — 12 p.m., ESPN*
· Australia vs. Spain (Group B) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
· Croatia vs. Mexico (Group A) — 4 p.m., ESPN
· Cameroon vs. Brazil (Group A) — 4 p.m., ESPN

-*Tuesday, June 24*-

· *Italy vs. Uruguay (Group D) — 12 p.m., ESPN*
· Costa Rica vs. England (Group D) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
· Japan vs. Colombia (Group C) — 4 p.m., ESPN
· Greece vs. Ivory Costa (Group C) — 4 p.m., ESPN2

-*Wednesday, June 25*-

· Nigeria vs. Argentina (Group F) — 12 p.m., ESPN
· Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran (Group F) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
· *Ecuador vs. France (Group E) — 4 p.m., ESPN*
· Honduras vs. Switzerland (Group E) — 4 p.m., ESPN2

-*Thursday, June 26*-

· *USA vs. Germany (Group G) — 12 p.m., ESPN*
· Portugal vs. Ghana (Group G) — 12 p.m., ESPN2
· South Korea vs. Belgium (Group H) — 4 p.m., ESPN
· Algeria vs. Russia (Group H) — 4 p.m., ESPN2

*SEE ALSO: What Brazil's Brand New, $3.6 Billion World Cup Stadiums Look Like*

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