The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest ever, featuring 48 teams playing 104 matches across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
Fans can explore all host venues in detail in our full guide to the World Cup 2026 Stadiums.
World Cup 2026 groups draw
Group
Teams
Match Days (June)
A
Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA Playoff D (Czechia/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland)
11, 18, 24
B
Canada, UEFA Playoff A (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales), Qatar, Switzerland
12, 13, 18, 24
C
Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
13, 19, 24
D
USA, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Playoff C (Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Türkiye)
12, 13, 18, 19, 25
E
Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
14, 20, 25
F
Netherlands, Japan, UEFA Playoff B (Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine), Tunisia
14, 19, 20, 25
G
Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
15, 21, 26
H
Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
15, 21, 26
I
France, Senegal, FIFA Playoff 2 (Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname), Norway
16, 22, 26
J
Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
15, 16, 22, 27
K
Portugal, FIFA Playoff 1 (Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia), Uzbekistan, Colombia
17, 23, 27
L
England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
17, 23, 27
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage Schedule
June 11
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
A
Mexico vs. South Africa
Estadio Azteca
3:00 p.m.
A
South Korea vs. UEFA Playoff D
Estadio Akron
10:00 p.m.
June 12
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
B
Canada vs. UEFA Playoff A
BMO Stadium
3:00 p.m.
D
USA vs. Paraguay
SoFi Stadium
9:00 p.m.
June 13
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
B
Qatar vs. Switzerland
Levi’s Stadium
3:00 p.m.
C
Brazil vs. Morocco
MetLife Stadium
6:00 p.m.
C
Haiti vs. Scotland
Gillette Stadium
9:00 p.m.
D
Australia vs. UEFA Playoff C
BC Place
12:00 a.m. (June 14)
June 14
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
E
Germany vs. Curaçao
NRG Stadium
1:00 p.m.
F
Netherlands vs. Japan
AT&T Stadium
4:00 p.m.
E
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador
Lincoln Financial Field
7:00 p.m.
F
UEFA Playoff B vs. Tunisia
Estadio BBVA
7:00 p.m.
June 15
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
H
Spain vs. Cape Verde
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
12:00 p.m.
G
Belgium vs. Egypt
Lumen Field
3:00 p.m.
H
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay
Hard Rock Stadiums
6:00 p.m.
G
Iran vs. New Zealand
SoFi Stadium
9:00 p.m.
J
Austria vs. Jordan
Levi’s Stadium
12:00 a.m. (June 16)
June 16
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
I
France vs. Senegal
MetLife Stadium
3:00 p.m.
I
FIFA Playoff 2 vs. Norway
Gillette Stadium
6:00 p.m.
J
Argentina vs. Algeria
Arrowhead Stadium
9:00 p.m.
June 17
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
K
Portugal vs. FIFA Playoff 1
NRG Stadium
1:00 p.m.
L
England vs. Croatia
AT&T Stadium
4:00 p.m.
L
Ghana vs. Panama
BMO Stadium
7:00 p.m.
K
Uzbekistan vs. Colombia
Estadio Azteca
10:00 p.m.
June 18
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
A
UEFA Playoff D vs. South Africa
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
12:00 p.m.
B
Switzerland vs. UEFA Playoff A
SoFi Stadium
3:00 p.m.
B
Canada vs. Qatar
BC Place
6:00 p.m.
A
Mexico vs. South Korea
Estadio Akron
9:00 p.m.
D
UEFA Playoff C vs. Paraguay
Levi’s Stadium
12:00 a.m. (June 19)
June 19
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
C
Scotland vs. Morocco
Gillette Stadium
3:00 p.m.
D
USA vs. Australia
Lumen Field
3:00 p.m.
C
Brazil vs. Haiti
Lincoln Financial Field
9:00 p.m.
F
Tunisia vs. Japan
Estadio BBVA
12:00 a.m. (June 20)
June 20
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
F
Netherlands vs. UEFA Playoff B
NRG Stadium
1:00 p.m.
E
Germany vs. Ivory Coast
BMO Stadium
4:00 p.m.
E
Ecuador vs. Curaçao
Arrowhead Stadium
8:00 p.m.
June 21
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
H
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
12:00 p.m.
G
Belgium vs. Iran
SoFi Stadium
3:00 p.m.
H
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde
Hard Rock Stadium
6:00 p.m.
G
New Zealand vs. Egypt
BC Place
9:00 p.m.
June 22
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
J
Argentina vs. Austria
AT&T Stadium
1:00 p.m.
I
France vs. FIFA Playoff 2
Lincoln Financial Field
5:00 p.m.
I
Norway vs. Senegal
MetLife Stadium
8:00 p.m.
J
Jordan vs. Algeria
Levi’s Stadium
11:00 p.m.
June 23
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
K
Portugal vs. Uzbekistan
NRG Stadium
1:00 p.m.
L
England vs. Ghana
Gillette Stadium
4:00 p.m.
L
Panama vs. Croatia
BMO Stadium
7:00 p.m.
K
Colombia vs. FIFA Playoff 1
Estadio Akron
10:00 p.m.
June 24
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
B
Canada vs. Switzerland
BC Place
3:00 p.m.
B
UEFA Playoff A vs. Qatar
Lumen Field
3:00 p.m.
C
Scotland vs. Brazil
Hard Rock Stadium
6:00 p.m.
C
Morocco vs. Haiti
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
6:00 p.m.
A
Mexico vs. UEFA Playoff D
Estadio Azteca
9:00 p.m.
A
South Korea vs. South Africa
Estadio BBVA
9:00 p.m.
June 25
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
E
Ecuador vs. Germany
MetLife Stadium
4:00 p.m.
E
Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast
Lincoln Financial Field
4:00 p.m.
F
Tunisia vs. Netherlands
Arrowhead Stadium
7:00 p.m.
F
Japan vs. UEFA Playoff B
AT&T Stadium
7:00 p.m.
D
USA vs. UEFA Playoff C
SoFi Stadium
10:00 p.m.
D
Paraguay vs. Australia
Levi’s Stadium
10:00 p.m.
June 26
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
I
Norway vs. France
Gillette Stadiumh
3:00 p.m.
I
Senegal vs. FIFA Playoff 2
BMO Stadium
3:00 p.m.
H
Uruguay vs. Spain
Estadio Akron
8:00 p.m.
H
Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia
NRG Stadium
8:00 p.m.
G
New Zealand vs. Belgium
BC Place
11:00 p.m.
G
Egypt vs. Iran
Lumen Field
11:00 p.m.
June 27
Group
Match
Venue
Time (ET)
L
Panama vs. England
MetLife Stadium
5:00 p.m.
L
Croatia vs. Ghana
Lincoln Financial Field
5:00 p.m.
K
Colombia vs. Portugal
Hard Rock Stadium
7:30 p.m.
K
FIFA Playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
7:30 p.m.
J
Jordan vs. Argentina
AT&T Stadium
10:00 p.m.
J
Algeria vs. Austria
Arrowhead Stadium
10:00 p.m.
Round of 32 (June 28 – July 3, 2026)
This round features 16 matches. Third-placed teams are allocated to specific brackets based on predefined combinations (e.g., best third from Groups A/B/C/D/F).
Date
Match #
Placeholder Matchup
Venue
Time (ET)
June 28
73
Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B
SoFi Stadiums
TBD
June 29
74
Winner Group E vs Best 3rd Group A/B/C/D/F
Gillette Stadium
TBD
June 29
75
Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C
Estadio BBVA
TBD
June 29
76
Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F
NRG Stadium
TBD
June 30
77
Winner Group I vs Best 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H
MetLife Stadium
TBD
June 30
78
Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I
AT&T Stadium
TBD
June 30
79
Winner Group A vs Best 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I
Estadio Azteca
TBD
July 1
80
Winner Group L vs Best 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TBD
July 1
81
Winner Group D vs Best 3rd Group B/E/F/I/J
Levi’s Stadium
TBD
July 1
82
Winner Group G vs Best 3rd Group A/E/H/I/J
Lumen Field
TBD
July 2
83
Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L
BMO Field
TBD
July 2
84
Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J
SoFi Stadium
TBD
July 2
85
Winner Group B vs Best 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J
BC Place
TBD
July 3
86
Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H
Hard Rock Stadium
TBD
July 3
87
Winner Group K vs Best 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L
Arrowhead Stadium
TBD
July 3
88
Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G
AT&T Stadium
TBD
Round of 16 (July 4 – July 7, 2026)
Eight matches, with winners advancing from the Round of 32.