QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 11:26 AM)
This year's games are being played at 1/4/7 pm Rio time for the first two group stage games and at 1/5 pm local time for the third group stage game and the knockout round.
If 2018 follows the same schedule, with Moscow being 8 hours ahead of EDT in the summer, games will be at 5/8/11 am EDT and then 5/9 am EDT.
Qatar is only one hour behind Moscow, so this is our last chance to see afternoon games for a long time (unless of course 2022 gets moved to the US).
They are on the current schedule to get the games on in prime time in Europe. Should be roughly the same schedule for the US for the most part.