It's here.

All eyes will be on Russia over the next few weeks with the greatest tournament on earth taking place on the other side of the world. The competition was set in motion on Thursday afternoon but the meeting of the two lowest ranked teams in the whole tournament wasn't one to get pulses racing. The real action kicks off on Friday with two salivating encounters taking place. Over the next month, 32 teams will battle it out for the Jules Rimet. Here's all you need to know about the competition's first proper day of action.

Friday's matches and television details

Egypt v Uruguay, Group A, 1.00, Ekaterinburg Arena

Where can I watch it?

The game will be broadcast on RTÉ Two and on BBC One.

Morocco v Iran, Group B, 4.00, Saint Petersburg Stadium

Where can I watch it?

The game will be broadcast on RTÉ Two and on ITV.

Portugal v Spain, Group B, 7.00, Fisht Olympic Stadium

Where can I watch it?

Coverage details

RTÉ Two

The pundits

The regulars... Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady, Richie Sadlier, Damien Duff and Didi Hamann The new additions... Keith Andrews, Richard Dunne and Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill

The presenters

Darragh Maloney, Peter Collins and Jacqui Hurley

The commentators

George Hamilton, Ger Canning, Adrian Eames, John Kenny, Stephen Alkin and Hugh Cahill, Ronnie Whelan, Jim Beglin, Ray Houghton and Brian Kerr.

ITV

The pundits

The regulars Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Lee Dixon. The new additions... Gary Neville, Eniola Aluko, Patrice Evra, Henrik Larsson, Martin O’Neill, Slaven Bilic, Mark Clattenburg.

The presenters

Jacqui Oatley, Mark Pougatch

The commentators

Clive Tyldesley, Sam Matterface, Jon Champion, Joe Speight, Glenn Hoddle, Ally McCoist, Iain Dowie.

BBC

The pundits

The regulars... Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Alan Shearer, Phil Neville, Alex Scott, Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, Jermaine Jenas The new additions... Didier Drogba, Pablo Zabaleta, Jurgen Klinsmann, Cesc Fabregas

The presenters

Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Jason Mohammed, Dan Walker, Mark Chapman

The commentators

Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower,Simon Brotherton, Vicki Sparks, Kevin Kilbane, Mark Lawrenson.