World Cup 2026 Schedule

The FIFA World Cup 2026 runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026 across 16 cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada — the first World Cup with 104 matches and 48 teams.

104
Total Matches
48
Teams
16
Venues
35
Match Days

Tournament Format

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first edition to feature 48 teams, expanded from 32. Teams are divided into 12 groups of four, with the top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advancing to a 32-team knockout round.

The group stage runs 72 matches over the opening weeks, followed by 32 knockout matches through to the final at MetLife Stadium.

Group Stage

72 matches

72 group stage matches across 12 groups. Each team plays 3 matches. View all groups & standings →

Thursday, June 11 1 match
7:00 PM
MEX Mexico vs South Africa RSA
Group A
Friday, June 12 2 matches
2:00 AM
KOR South Korea vs Denmark / N. Macedonia / Czechia / Ireland
Group A 7:00 PM
CAN Canada vs Italy / N. Ireland / Wales / Bosnia
Group B
Saturday, June 13 3 matches
1:00 AM
USA United States vs Paraguay PAR
Group D 7:00 PM
QAT Qatar vs Switzerland SUI
Group B 10:00 PM
BRA Brazil vs Morocco MAR
Group C
Sunday, June 14 5 matches
1:00 AM
HAI Haiti vs Scotland
Group C 4:00 AM
AUS Australia vs Turkey / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo
Group D 5:00 PM
GER Germany vs Curaçao CUW
Group E 8:00 PM
NED Netherlands vs Japan JPN
Group F 11:00 PM
CIV Ivory Coast vs Ecuador ECU
Group E
Monday, June 15 4 matches
2:00 AM
Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania vs Tunisia TUN
Group F 4:00 PM
ESP Spain vs Cape Verde CPV
Group H 7:00 PM
BEL Belgium vs Egypt EGY
Group G 10:00 PM
KSA Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay URU
Group H
Tuesday, June 16 3 matches
1:00 AM
IRN Iran vs New Zealand NZL
Group G 7:00 PM
FRA France vs Senegal SEN
Group I 10:00 PM
Bolivia / Suriname / Iraq vs Norway NOR
Group I
Wednesday, June 17 5 matches
1:00 AM
ARG Argentina vs Algeria ALG
Group J 4:00 AM
AUT Austria vs Jordan JOR
Group J 5:00 PM
POR Portugal vs New Caledonia / Jamaica / DR Congo
Group K 8:00 PM
England vs Croatia CRO
Group L 11:00 PM
GHA Ghana vs Panama PAN
Group L
Thursday, June 18 4 matches
2:00 AM
UZB Uzbekistan vs Colombia COL
Group K 4:00 PM
Denmark / N. Macedonia / Czechia / Ireland vs South Africa RSA
Group A 7:00 PM
SUI Switzerland vs Italy / N. Ireland / Wales / Bosnia
Group B 10:00 PM
CAN Canada vs Qatar QAT
Group B
Friday, June 19 3 matches
1:00 AM
MEX Mexico vs South Korea KOR
Group A 7:00 PM
USA United States vs Australia AUS
Group D 10:00 PM
Scotland vs Morocco MAR
Group C
Saturday, June 20 4 matches
1:00 AM
BRA Brazil vs Haiti HAI
Group C 4:00 AM
Turkey / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo vs Paraguay PAR
Group D 5:00 PM
NED Netherlands vs Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania
Group F 8:00 PM
GER Germany vs Ivory Coast CIV
Group E
Sunday, June 21 5 matches
12:00 AM
ECU Ecuador vs Curaçao CUW
Group E 4:00 AM
TUN Tunisia vs Japan JPN
Group F 4:00 PM
ESP Spain vs Saudi Arabia KSA
Group H 7:00 PM
BEL Belgium vs Iran IRN
Group G 10:00 PM
URU Uruguay vs Cape Verde CPV
Group H
Monday, June 22 3 matches
1:00 AM
NZL New Zealand vs Egypt EGY
Group G 5:00 PM
ARG Argentina vs Austria AUT
Group J 9:00 PM
FRA France vs Bolivia / Suriname / Iraq
Group I
Tuesday, June 23 5 matches
12:00 AM
NOR Norway vs Senegal SEN
Group I 3:00 AM
JOR Jordan vs Algeria ALG
Group J 5:00 PM
POR Portugal vs Uzbekistan UZB
Group K 8:00 PM
England vs Ghana GHA
Group L 11:00 PM
PAN Panama vs Croatia CRO
Group L
Wednesday, June 24 5 matches
2:00 AM
COL Colombia vs New Caledonia / Jamaica / DR Congo
Group K 7:00 PM
SUI Switzerland vs Canada CAN
Group B 7:00 PM
Italy / N. Ireland / Wales / Bosnia vs Qatar QAT
Group B 10:00 PM
Scotland vs Brazil BRA
Group C 10:00 PM
MAR Morocco vs Haiti HAI
Group C
Thursday, June 25 6 matches
1:00 AM
Denmark / N. Macedonia / Czechia / Ireland vs Mexico MEX
Group A 1:00 AM
RSA South Africa vs South Korea KOR
Group A 8:00 PM
CUW Curaçao vs Ivory Coast CIV
Group E 8:00 PM
ECU Ecuador vs Germany GER
Group E 11:00 PM
JPN Japan vs Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania
Group F 11:00 PM
TUN Tunisia vs Netherlands NED
Group F
Friday, June 26 4 matches
2:00 AM
Turkey / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo vs United States USA
Group D 2:00 AM
PAR Paraguay vs Australia AUS
Group D 7:00 PM
NOR Norway vs France FRA
Group I 7:00 PM
SEN Senegal vs Bolivia / Suriname / Iraq
Group I
Saturday, June 27 8 matches
12:00 AM
CPV Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia KSA
Group H 12:00 AM
URU Uruguay vs Spain ESP
Group H 3:00 AM
EGY Egypt vs Iran IRN
Group G 3:00 AM
NZL New Zealand vs Belgium BEL
Group G 9:00 PM
PAN Panama vs England
Group L 9:00 PM
CRO Croatia vs Ghana GHA
Group L 11:30 PM
COL Colombia vs Portugal POR
Group K 11:30 PM
New Caledonia / Jamaica / DR Congo vs Uzbekistan UZB
Group K
Sunday, June 28 2 matches
2:00 AM
ALG Algeria vs Austria AUT
Group J 2:00 AM
JOR Jordan vs Argentina ARG
Group J

Round of 32

16 matches
Sunday, June 28 1 match
7:00 PM
2nd Group A vs 2nd Group B
Monday, June 29 2 matches
5:00 PM
1st Group C vs 2nd Group F
8:30 PM
1st Group E vs 3rd (A/B/C/D/F)
Tuesday, June 30 3 matches
1:00 AM
1st Group F vs 2nd Group C
5:00 PM
2nd Group E vs 2nd Group I
9:00 PM
1st Group I vs 3rd (C/D/F/G/H)
Wednesday, July 1 3 matches
1:00 AM
1st Group A vs 3rd (C/E/F/H/I)
4:00 PM
1st Group L vs 3rd (E/H/I/J/K)
8:00 PM
1st Group G vs 3rd (A/E/H/I/J)
Thursday, July 2 3 matches
12:00 AM
1st Group D vs 3rd (B/E/F/I/J)
7:00 PM
1st Group H vs 2nd Group J
11:00 PM
2nd Group K vs 2nd Group L
Friday, July 3 3 matches
3:00 AM
1st Group B vs 3rd (E/F/G/I/J)
6:00 PM
2nd Group D vs 2nd Group G
10:00 PM
1st Group J vs 2nd Group H
Saturday, July 4 1 match
1:30 AM
1st Group K vs 3rd (D/E/I/J/L)

Round of 16

8 matches
Saturday, July 4 2 matches
5:00 PM
Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75
9:00 PM
Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77
Sunday, July 5 1 match
8:00 PM
Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78
Monday, July 6 2 matches
12:00 AM
Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80
7:00 PM
Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84
Tuesday, July 7 3 matches
12:00 AM
Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82
4:00 PM
Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88
8:00 PM
Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87

Quarter Final

4 matches
Thursday, July 9 1 match
8:00 PM
Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90
Friday, July 10 1 match
7:00 PM
Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94
Saturday, July 11 1 match
9:00 PM
Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92
Sunday, July 12 1 match
1:00 AM
Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96

Semi Final

2 matches
Tuesday, July 14 1 match
7:00 PM
Winner Match 97 vs Winner Match 98
Wednesday, July 15 1 match
7:00 PM
Winner Match 99 vs Winner Match 100

Third Place Play-off

1 match
Saturday, July 18 1 match
9:00 PM
Runner-up Match 101 vs Runner-up Match 102

Final

1 match
Sunday, July 19 1 match
7:00 PM
Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102

Host Cities & Venues

The 2026 World Cup is spread across three countries — the first tri-hosted World Cup in history.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, USA
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Gillette Stadium
Boston, USA
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AT&T Stadium
Dallas, USA
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Estadio Akron
Guadalajara, Mexico
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NRG Stadium
Houston, USA
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Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, USA
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SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles, USA
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Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
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Hard Rock Stadium
Miami, USA
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Estadio BBVA
Monterrey, Mexico
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MetLife Stadium
New York/New Jersey, USA
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Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, USA
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Levi's Stadium
San Francisco Bay Area, USA
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Lumen Field
Seattle, USA
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BMO Field
Toronto, Canada
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BC Place
Vancouver, Canada

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