World Cup overnight guide: five unmissable group-stage nights | OneFootball

World Cup in the Americas means late nights. L'Équipe picks five group-stage overnighters between 11 and 29 June.

Sat 13 to Sun 14 June: Qatar v Switzerland 21:00, Brazil v Morocco 00:00, Haiti v Scotland 03:00, Australia v Türkiye 06:00. Brazil open as first heavyweights against 2022 semi-finalists and AFCON finalists. Türkiye play their first World Cup since 2002, with Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz.

Sun 14 to Mon 15 June: Germany v Curaçao 19:00, Netherlands v Japan 22:00, Ivory Coast v Ecuador 01:00, Sweden v Tunisia 04:00. Outsider intrigue runs through the card, from Willian Pacho and Yan Diomandé to Viktor Gyökeres making his World Cup debut.

Tue 16 to Wed 17 June brings the standout slate. France v Senegal 21:00, Iraq v Norway 00:00 with Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard, Argentina v Algeria 03:00, Austria v Jordan 06:00.

Mon 22 to Tue 23 June: Argentina v Austria 19:00, France v Iraq 23:00, Norway v Senegal 02:00, Jordan v Algeria 05:00. France v Iraq anchors the night, and Norway v Senegal could shape Les Bleus' group.

Sat 27 to Sun 28 June concludes the groups. Panama v England and Croatia v Ghana 23:00, Colombia v Portugal and DR Congo v Uzbekistan 01:30, then Algeria v Austria and Argentina v Jordan 04:00. Algeria v Austria carries historic sting 44 years on.

Source: L'Équipe