FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule, fixtures & stadiums

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.

Date	Match #	Placeholder Matchup	Venue	Time (ET)
July 4	89	Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77	Lincoln Financial Field	TBD
July 4	90	Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75	NRG Stadium	TBD
July 5	91	Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78	MetLife Stadium	TBD
July 5	92	Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80	Estadio Azteca	TBD
July 6	93	Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84	AT&T Stadium	TBD
July 6	94	Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82	Lumen Field	TBD
July 7	95	Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	TBD
July 7	96	Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87	BC Place	TBD

Quarterfinals (July 9 – July 11, 2026)

Four matches, hosted exclusively in the U.S.

Date	Match #	Placeholder Matchup	Venue	Time (ET)
July 9	97	Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90	Gillette Stadium	4:00 p.m.
July 10	98	Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94	SoFi Stadium	3:00 p.m.
July 11	99	Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92	Hard Rock Stadium	5:00 p.m.
July 11	100	Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96	Arrowhead Stadium	9:00 p.m.