Host nation New Zealand is against Norway in the first ever World Cup match on Thursday 20 July.

Home media Viaplay and NRK will each broadcast half of the match on TV, while Viaplay will broadcast the entire championship digitally. NRK matches will also be viewable on the NRK TV player.

– The Soccer World Cup will be a big summer investment for us at Viaplay. With championships in other parts of the world, there will be some morning and evening matches, but with most of the championships during the Norwegian holidays, we thought it would be especially moving for spectators, said Kristian Oma, head of team sports at Viaplay Norway, in a press release.

As well as the opening match and final, NRK will also be broadcasting a possible Norway round of 16 and semifinal, NRK stated in a press release.

How to broadcast the group stage:

Thursday 20 July

Group A: New Zealand – Norway 09.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV, on Viaplay and NRK Sport

Group A: Australia – Ireland 12.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Friday 21 July

Group B: Nigeria – Canada 04.30 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group A: Philippines – Switzerland 07.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group C: Spain – Costa Rica 09.30 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Saturday 22 July

Group E: USA – Vietnam 03.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group C: Zambia – Japan 09.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group D: England – Haiti 11.30 on TV3 and Viaplay

Group D: Denmark – China 14.00 on NRK2, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Sunday July 23

Group G: Sweden – South Africa 07.30 on TV3 and Viaplay

Group E: Netherlands – Portugal 09.30 on TV3 and Viaplay

Group F: France – Jamaica 12.00 on NRK2, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Monday July 24th

Group G: Italy – Argentina 08.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group H: Germany – Morocco 10.30 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group F: Brazil – Panama 1pm on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Tuesday July 25th

Group H: Colombia – South Korea 04.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group A: New Zealand – Philippines 07.30 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group A: Switzerland – Norway 10.00 on TV3, Viaplay and NRK Sport

Wednesday 26 July

Group C: Japan – Costa Rica 0700 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group C: Spain – Zambia 09.30 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group B: Canada – Ireland 14.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Thursday July 27th

Group E: USA – Netherlands 03.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group E: Portugal – Vietnam 09.30 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group B: Australia – Nigeria 12.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Friday 28 July

Group G: Argentina – South Africa 02.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group D: England – Denmark 10.30 on TV3, Viaplay and NRK Sport

Group D: China – Haiti 13.00 on V sport 2 and Viaplay

Saturday 29 July

Group G: Sweden – Italy 09.30 on TV3, Viaplay and NRK Sport

Group F: France – Brazil 12.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group F: Panama – Jamaica 14.30 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Sunday July 30th

Group H: South Korea – Morocco 06.30 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group A: Norway – Philippines 09.00 on TV3, Viaplay and NRK Sport

Group A: Switzerland – New Zealand 09.00 on V sport 2 and Viaplay

Group H: Germany – Colombia 11.30 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Monday 31 July

Group C: Japan – Spain 09.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group C: Costa Rica – Zambia 09.00 on NRK2, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group B: Canada – Australia 12.00 on TV3 and Viaplay

Group B: Ireland – Nigeria 12.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Tuesday August 1st

Group E: Portugal – USA 09.00 on TV3 and Viaplay

Group E: Vietnam – Netherlands 09.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group D: China – England 1pm on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group D: Haiti – Denmark 1pm on NRK2, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Wednesday 2 August

Group G: Argentina – Sweden 09.00 on NRK1, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group G: South Africa – Italy 09.00 on NRK2, on NRK TV and Viaplay

Group F: Panama – France 12.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay

Group F: Jamaica – Brazil 12.00 on TV3 and Viaplay

Thursday 3 August

Group H: South Korea – Germany 12.00 on TV3 and Viaplay

Group H: Morocco – Colombia 12.00 on V sport 1 and Viaplay