Here's The Full World Cup Schedule For The Group Stage

The 2014 World Cup starts Thursday June 12 when the host Brazil takes on Croatia.

Starting Friday, there will be at least three World Cup games every day for 14-straight days. The start times - 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. eastern time - are more conducive to watching live in the United States than they were in previous World Cups.

Here's a full, day-by-day schedule, with the must-watch game of each day in bold. If you're at work, all the games will be streaming live on WatchESPN.com:

Thursday, June 12

• Brazil vs. Croatia (Group A) - 4 p.m., ESPN

Friday, June 13

• Mexico vs. Cameroon (Group A) - 12 p.m., ESPN2
• Spain vs. Netherlands (Group B) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• Chile vs. Australia (Group B) - 6 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, June 14

• Colombia vs. Greece (Group C) - 12 p.m., ABC
• Uruguay vs. Costa Rica (Group D) - 3 p.m., ABC
• England vs. Italy (Group D) - 6 p.m., ESPN
• Ivory Coast vs. Japan (Group C) - 9 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, June 15

• Switzerland vs. Ecuador (Group E) - 12 p.m., ABC
• France vs. Honduras (Group E) - 3 p.m., ABC
• Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group F) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Monday, June 16

• Germany vs. Portugal (Group G) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Iran vs. Nigeria (Group F) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• USA vs. Ghana (Group G) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, June 17

• Belgium vs. Algeria (Group H) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Brazil vs. Mexico (Group A) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• Russia vs. South Korea (Group H) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, June 18

• Australia vs. Netherlands (Group B) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Spain vs. Chile (Group B) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• Cameroon vs. Croatia (Group A) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, June 19

• Colombia vs. Ivory Coast (Group C) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Uruguay vs. England (Group D) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• Japan vs. Greece (Group C) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Friday, June 20

• Italy vs. Costa Rica (Group D) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Switzerland vs. France (Group E) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• Honduras vs. Ecuador (Group E) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, June 21

• Argentina vs. Iran (Group F) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Germany vs. Ghana (Group G) - 3 p.m., ESPN
• Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group F) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, June 22

• Belgium vs. Russia (Group H) - 12 p.m., ABC
• South Korea vs. Algeria (Group H) - 3 p.m., ABC
• USA vs. Portugal (Group G) - 6 p.m., ESPN

Monday, June 23

• Netherlands vs. Chile (Group B) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Australia vs. Spain (Group B) - 12 p.m., ESPN2
• Croatia vs. Mexico (Group A) - 4 p.m., ESPN
• Cameroon vs. Brazil (Group A) - 4 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, June 24

• Italy vs. Uruguay (Group D) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Costa Rica vs. England (Group D) - 12 p.m., ESPN2
• Japan vs. Colombia (Group C) - 4 p.m., ESPN
• Greece vs. Ivory Costa (Group C) - 4 p.m., ESPN2

Wednesday, June 25

• Nigeria vs. Argentina (Group F) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran (Group F) - 12 p.m., ESPN2
• Ecuador vs. France (Group E) - 4 p.m., ESPN
• Honduras vs. Switzerland (Group E) - 4 p.m., ESPN2

Thursday, June 26

• USA vs. Germany (Group G) - 12 p.m., ESPN
• Portugal vs. Ghana (Group G) - 12 p.m., ESPN2
• South Korea vs. Belgium (Group H) - 4 p.m., ESPN
• Algeria vs. Russia (Group H) - 4 p.m., ESPN2