World Cup Fixtures

The full 2026 match schedule with every group fixture and knockout tie.
By Date By Group
All A B C D E F G H I J K L

Thursday, June 11, 2026

19:00
Group A
Mexico Mexico
vs
South Africa South Africa

Friday, June 12, 2026

02:00
Group A
Korea Republic Korea Republic
vs
Czechia Czechia
19:00
Group B
Canada Canada
vs
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Saturday, June 13, 2026

01:00
Group D
USA USA
vs
Paraguay Paraguay
19:00
Group B
Qatar Qatar
vs
Switzerland Switzerland
22:00
Group C
Brazil Brazil
vs
Morocco Morocco

Sunday, June 14, 2026

01:00
Group C
Haiti Haiti
vs
Scotland Scotland
04:00
Group D
Australia Australia
vs
Türkiye Türkiye
17:00
Group E
Germany Germany
vs
Curaçao Curaçao
20:00
Group F
Netherlands Netherlands
vs
Japan Japan
23:00
Group E
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
vs
Ecuador Ecuador

Monday, June 15, 2026

02:00
Group F
Sweden Sweden
vs
Tunisia Tunisia
16:00
Group H
Spain Spain
vs
Cabo Verde Cabo Verde
19:00
Group G
Belgium Belgium
vs
Egypt Egypt
22:00
Group H
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
vs
Uruguay Uruguay

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

01:00
Group G
IR Iran IR Iran
vs
New Zealand New Zealand
19:00
Group I
France France
vs
Senegal Senegal
22:00
Group I
Iraq Iraq
vs
Norway Norway

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

01:00
Group J
Argentina Argentina
vs
Algeria Algeria
04:00
Group J
Austria Austria
vs
Jordan Jordan
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World Cup 2026 fixture schedule explained

The 2026 World Cup runs from 11 June to 19 July, with 104 matches played across 16 venues in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The group stage alone delivers 72 games across three weeks, with multiple fixtures every day at kick-off times that range from afternoon to late night in UK time.

How to follow the fixtures

Every match is listed here by date, with the option to filter by group. Kick-off times are shown in local venue time, so UK viewers should bear in mind the time difference. Most group stage games kick off between midnight and 4am UK time, with some evening kick-offs for the Mexican venues.

When do the knockout stages begin?

The round of 32 starts on 29 June once all group stage fixtures are complete. From there it's straight knockout football through the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on 19 July 2026.

World Cup 2026 fixtures FAQs

104 matches in total: 72 in the group stage and 32 in the knockout rounds, from the round of 32 through to the final.
It depends on the venue. Games in Mexico kick off in the early evening UK time. US venues on the East Coast tend to kick off between midnight and 3am, while West Coast venues run even later, often 2am to 4am UK time.
Sixteen cities across three countries: eleven in the USA, two in Canada and three in Mexico.
The group stage begins on 11 June with Mexico vs South Africa and runs through to 28 June, when the final round of group fixtures takes place.

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