World Cup: Scores and recaps from Saturday's matches
Saturday is Day Three of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. France kicks off their sixth consecutive World Cup appearance Saturday against Australia, while Croatia may break its streak of never making it past the Round of 16.
2018 World Cup Standings
After the opening two days of play, the standings are as follows:
Group A Standings
- Russia (1-0-0) 3 points
- Uruguay (1-0-0) 3 points
- Egypt (0-0-1) 0 points
- Saudi Arabia 0-0-1), 0 points
Group B Standings
- Iran (1-0-0), 3 points
- Portugal (0-0-1) 1 points
- Spain (0-0-1) 1 points
- Morocco (0-0-0) 0 points
World Cup schedule Saturday
*all times Eastern
France vs. Australia (Group C)
France kicks off their sixth consecutive World Cup appearance Saturday against Australia at 6:00 a.m. Australia is the underdog by far. They will need to pull of an upset against at least once in group play to have any chance of moving out on to the knock out stage.
- Date: Saturday, June 16
- Time: 6:00 a.m. EST
- Location: Kazan Arena, Kazan
- Follow live: France vs. Australia (CBS Sports)
- TV: FS1 and Telemundo
- Online stream: fuboTV (try for free), FoxSports.com (subscription required)
Argentina vs. Iceland (Group D)
Argentina brings the star power of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria as they take on Group C underdog Iceland Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Iceland is the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup. While underdogs, Iceland knocked off powerhouse England a few years ago to reach the European Championship quarterfinals.
- Date: Saturday, June 16
- Time: 10:00 a.m. EST
- Location: Otkrtitie Arena, Moscow
- Follow live: Argentina vs. Iceland (CBS Sports)
- TV: Fox and Telemundo
- Online stream: fuboTV (try for free), FoxSports.com (subscription required)
Peru vs. Denmark (Group C)
Paolo Guerrero, captain of the Peru side, was cleared to play after his drug been was suspended. He and Peru will take on Denmark, who’s led by Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen. The second match of Group C is too close to call.
- Date: Saturday, June 16
- Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Location: Mordovia Arena, Saransk
- Follow live: Peru vs. Denmark (CBS Sports)
- TV: FS1
- Online stream: fuboTV (try for free), FoxSports.com (subscription required)
Croatia vs. Nigeria (Group D)
Croatia has never made it past the Round of 16 in their five World Cup appearances. But experts at SportLine peg them as a possible sleeper for the 2018 World Cup. Nigeria also poses international talent. The matchup to watch will be in the midfield between Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel and Luka Modric for Croatia as the two sides close out Group D play Saturday.
- Date: Saturday, June 16
- Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- Location: Stadion Baltika, Kalinigrad
- Follow live: Croatia vs. Nigeria (CBS Sports)
- TV: FS1
- Online stream: fuboTV (try for free), FoxSports.com (subscription required)
Download a printable World Cup bracket
CBS Sports has created a downloadable World Cup bracket for you to follow along every World Cup match. The bracket contains all teams within all eight groups and how they place into the round of 16 in the knock out stage.
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