World Cup 2018 starts with the opening ceremonies and a match between the hosts and one of the worst teams to qualify. This Group A match could help determine if Russia or Egypt advance.
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
TV: FOX (English) and Telemundo (Spanish)
Announcing team: JP Dellacamera and Tony Meola (English)
Winning the bid to host the World Cup comes with a few privileges including automatic qualification (something the USA, Italy, Netherlands and Chile among others might be envious of right now) and despite being the 70th ranked team in the world at time of kickoff, Russia is the seeded team in Group A that also includes Egypt and Uruguay.