2. What Are The Time Zones?
Due to the fact the UK is four hours ahead of Brazil, there's going to be late nights on the horizon for many England fans next summer. Fan's schedules will be further complicated by the fact Brazil has three different time zones. After the Brazilians get the tournament underway with their opening game, there will be a 10-day interval of three games a day, kicking off at 17:00 BST, 20:00 BST and 23:00 BST. The second-round matches take place at 17:00 and 21:00 BST, the quarter-finals at 17:00 and 21:00 BST, the semi-finals at 21:00 BST and the final at 20:00 BST That's not quite as disruptive as the schedules fans had to endure in 2002 when the World Cup was hosted in Japan/South Korea, and most will be more than willing to burn the midnight oil to watch a festival of football.