Kickoff time set for 2018 World Cup final match in Russia
Posted Friday, December 04, 2015 by ESPN
ZURICH -- The kickoff time for the 2018 World Cup final will be a lot earlier in some major markets than for recent championship games.
FIFA said Thursday the final at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018, will start at 6 p.m. local time, which is 11 a.m. EDT and 5 p.m. in central Europe. The opener on June 14 will begin at the same hour.
Last year's final in Rio de Janeiro began at 4 p.m. local time, which was 3 p.m. EDT and 9 p.m. in central Europe. The 2010 final in Johannesburg started at 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT) and the 2006 final in Berlin was at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. EDT).
The last final not to start in European prime time was at Yokohama, Japan, in 2002, which kicked off locally at 8 p.m. (7 a.m. EDT).
Semifinals at the 2018 tournament in Russia will start at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT).
The 2008 European Champions League final started at 10:45 p.m. in Moscow, which was then two hours ahead of central Europe.
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