World Cup: Scores and recaps from Thursday’s matches

Thursday is Matchday Two for Groups C and D. With wins on Wednesday, France and Denmark would both be guaranteed to advance out of Group C. Argentina has the chance to do the same in Group D.

2018 World Cup Standings

Here are the current standings. Teams are awarded three points for a win and one for a tie. (win – loss – tie)

Group A Standings

1. Russia  (2-0-0) 6 points
2. Uruguay (2-0-0) 6 points
3. Saudi Arabia (0-0-2), 0 points
4. Egypt (0-0-2) 0 points

Group B Standings

1. Portugal (1-1-0 ) 4 points
2. Spain (1-1-0) 4 points
3. Iran (1-0-0), 3 points
4. Morocco (0-0-2) 0 points

Group C Standings

1. France(1-0-0) 3 points
2. Denmark (1-0-0) 3 points
3. Peru (0-0-1) 0 points
4. Australia (0-0-1), 0 points

Group D Standings

1. Croatia (1-0-0) 3 points
2. Argentina (0-1-0) 1 point
3. Iceland (0-1-0) 1 point
4. Nigeria (0-0-1) 0 points

Group E Standings

1. Serbia (1-0-0) 3 points
2. Brazil (0-1-0) 1 point
3. Switzerland (0-1-0) 1 point
4. Costa Rica (0-1-0) 0 points

Group F Standings

1. Mexico (1-0-0) 3 points
2. South Korea (1-0-0) 3 points
3. Germany (0-0-1) 0 points
4. Sweden (0-0-1) 0 points

Group G Standings

1. Belgium (1-0-0) 3 points
2. England (1-0-0) 3 points
3. Tunisia (0-1-0) 1 point
4. Panama (0-0-1) 0 points

Group H Standings

1. Japan (1-0-0) 3 points
2. Senegal (1-0-0) 3 points
3. Poland (0-0-1) 0 points
4. Colombia (0-0-1) 0 points

World Cup matches Thursday

*all times Eastern

Denmark vs. Australia 

Denmark has three points and are tied with France atop Group C. A win sets them up to go through. Australia with no points will be looking to gain three of their own.

Live stream, start time and stadium info

• Date: Thursday, June 21
• Time: 8:00 a.m.
• Where: Samara Arena
• TV: FS1 and Telemundo
• Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
• Follow: Denmark vs. Australia live blog (CBS Sports)

France vs. Peru

Like Denmark, a win sets France up to go through as well. Both France and Denmark have a +1 goal differential. Someone needs to try to break the tie.

Live stream, start time and stadium info

• Date: Thursday, June 21
• Time: 11:00 a.m.
• Where: Central Stadium 
• TV: Fox and Telemundo
• Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
• Follow: France vs. Peru live blog (CBS Sports)

Argentina vs. Croatia

Live stream, start time and stadium info

• Date: Thursday, June 21
• Time: 8:00 a.m.
• Where: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
• TV: Fox and Telemundo
• Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
• Follow: Argentina vs. Croatia live blog (CBS Sports)

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 knockout stage.