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Qatar and Ecuador will kick-off the World Cup finals on Sunday, November 20, after Fifa confirmed the match schedule for the group stages.
Hosts Qatar face the South Americans at the Al Bayt Stadium at 8pm (UAE) on the opening day of the tournament. Africa Cup of Nations winners Senegal and three-time World Cup runners-up the Netherlands were due to open the action before changes, and they now meet in their Group A showdown at the Al Thumama Stadium at 8pm on November 21.
England will also be in action on the second day as they launch their quest against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium, with the Group B fixture kicking off at 5pm. Group rivals the United States meet Wales in the day’s late fixture, which gets under way at 11pm.
Holders France are in action the day after, when they will face Australia in Group D at the Al Janoub Stadium in the late kick-off, while Christian Eriksen’s Denmark open against Tunisia at the Education City Stadium earlier the same day.
Favourites Brazil do not play until Thursday, November 24, when they meet Serbia in Group G at the Lusail Stadium in an 11pm kick-off.
Belgium, the team Brazil replaced at the top of Fifa’s ranking table earlier, play for the first time at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 23 against Group F rivals Canada, who have made the finals for the first time in 36 years.
The tournament will see Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in action for the first time on November 24, with Ghana their opponents at Stadium 974.
Group stage fixtures
(All Qatar kick-off times)
Sunday, November 20
Group A
Qatar 0-2 Ecuador — Al Bayt Stadium
Monday, November 21
Group A
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands — Al Thumama Stadium
Group B
England 6-2 Iran — Khalifa International Stadium
USA 1-1 Wales — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Tuesday, November 22
Group C
Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia — Lusail Stadium
Mexico 0-0 Poland — Stadium 974
Group D
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia — Education City Stadium
France 4-1 Australia — Al Janoub Stadium
Wednesday, November 23
Group E
Germany 1-2 Japan — Khalifa International Stadium
Spain 7-0 Costa Rica — Al Thumama Stadium
Group F
Morocco 0-0 Croatia — Al Bayt Stadium
Belgium 1-0 Canada — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Thursday, November 24
Group G
Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon — Al Janoub Stadium
Brazil 2-0 Serbia — Lusail Stadium
Group H
Uruguay 0-0 South Korea — Education City Stadium
Portugal 3-2 Ghana — Stadium 974
Friday, November 25
Group A
Qatar 1-3 Senegal — Al Thumama Stadium
Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador — Khalifa International Stadium
Group B
Wales 0-2 Iran — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
England 0-0 USA — Al Bayt Stadium
Saturday, November 26
Group C
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia — Education City Stadium
Argentina 2-0 Mexico — Lusail Stadium
Group D
Tunisia 0-1 Australia — Al Janoub Stadium
France 2-1 Denmark — Stadium 974
Sunday, November 27
Group E
Japan 0-1 Costa Rica — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Spain 1-1 Germany — Al Bayt Stadium
Group F
Belgium 0-2 Morocco — Al Thumama Stadium
Croatia 4-1 Canada — Khalifa International Stadium
Monday, November 28
Group G
Cameroon 3-3 Serbia — Al Janoub Stadium
Brazil 1-1 Switzerland — Stadium 974
Group H
South Korea 2-3 Ghana — Education City Stadium
Portugal 2-0 Uruguay — Lusail Stadium
Tuesday, November 29
Group A
Netherlands 2-0 Qatar — Al Bayt Stadium
Ecuador 1-2 Senegal — Khalifa International Stadium
Group B
Iran 0-1 USA — Al Thumama Stadium
Wales 0-3 England — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Wednesday, November 30
Group C
Poland 0-2 Argentina — Stadium 974
Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico — Lusail Stadium
Group D
Australia 1-0 Denmark — Al Janoub Stadium
Tunisia 1-0 France — Education City Stadium
Thursday, December 1
Group E
Japan 2-1 Spain — Khalifa International Stadium
Costa Rica 2-4 Germany — Al Bayt Stadium
Group F
Croatia 0-0 Belgium — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Canada 1-2 Morocco — Al Thumama Stadium
Friday, December 2
Group G
Serbia 2-3 Switzerland — Stadium 974
Cameroon 1-0 Brazil — Lusail Stadium
Group H
Ghana 0-2 Uruguay — Al Janoub Stadium
South Korea 2-1 Portugal — Education City Stadium
Round of 16
Saturday, December 3
Match 49 — Netherlands 3-1 USA Khalifa International Stadium
Match 50 — Argentina 2-1 Australia — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Sunday, December 4
Match 51 — Group B winner v Group A runner-up — Al Bayt Stadium (10pm)
Match 52 — France 3-1 Poland — Al Thumama Stadium
Monday, December 5
Match 53 — Group E winner v Group F runner-up — Al Janoub Stadium, (6pm)
Match 54 — Group G winner v Group H runner-up — Stadium 947, (10pm)
Tuesday, December 6
Match 55 — Group F winner v Group E runner-up — Education City Stadium (6pm)
Match 56 — Group H winner v Group G runner-up — Lusail Stadium (10pm)
Quarter-finals
Friday, December 9
Match 57 — Match 49 winner v Match 50 winner — Lusail Stadium (10pm)
Match 58 — Match 53 winner v Match 54 winner — Education City Stadium (6pm)
Saturday, December 10
Match 59 — Match 51 winner v Match 52 winner — Al Bayt Stadium (10pm)
Match 60 — Match 55 winner v Match 56 winner — Al Thumama Stadium (6pm)
Semi-finals
Tuesday, December 13
Match 61 — Match 57 winner v Match 58 winner — Lusail Stadium (10pm)
Wednesday, December 14
Match 62 — Match 59 winner v Match 60 winner — Al Bayt Stadium (10pm)
Third-place play-off
Saturday, December 17
Match 63 — Khalifa International Stadium (6pm)
World Cup Final
Sunday, December 18
Match 64 — Lusail Stadium (6pm)
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8pm: President’s Cup – Listed (TB) Dh380,000 (T) 1,400m; Winner: Medahim, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar
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Open Men (bonus points in brackets)
New Zealand 125 (1) beat UAE 111 (3)
India 111 (4) beat Singapore 75 (0)
South Africa 66 (2) beat Sri Lanka 57 (2)
Australia 126 (4) beat Malaysia -16 (0)
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England 69 (3) beat UAE 63 (1)
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New Zealand 74 (2) beat England 55 (2)
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1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
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