FIFA World Cup 2026: Seventy-eight games will be held in the U.S., including all quarterfinals and beyond, and 13 games each in Canada and Mexico.
FIFA World Cup 2026: The World Cup final will kick off at 3 p.m. EDT on July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
FIFA announced the start times for the tournament’s 104 matches on Saturday (December 6, 2025), a day after the draw for the expanded 48-nation tournament. The kickoff time allows for prime-time viewing in Europe, where it will be 9 p.m., and Britain, where it will be 8 p.m.
Scotland beats Denmark 4-2, finally returns to the World Cup after 28 Years
The average 3 p.m. temperature over the past 30 years in East Rutherford on July 19 is 83 degrees (28 Celsius) with a RealFeel index of 89 (32), according to AccuWeather. The World Cup opener at Mexico City on June 11 between El Tri and South Africa will start at 1 p.m. local (3 p.m. EDT).
Semifinals will start at 2 p.m. (3 p.m. EDT) on July 14 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and 3 p.m. the following day at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, both of which have retractable roofs.
FIFA announced on Feb. 4 last year that the final was scheduled for New Jersey and that June 12 revealed site-specific matchups for games in the new round of 32, round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals.
Must Read: Full List of Teams Qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Here is the complete schedule for the mega tournament:
June 11, 2026
Mexico v South Africa – Group A – Mexico City Stadium
Korea Republic v Czechia/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara
June 12, 2026
Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales – Group B – Toronto Stadium
USA v Paraguay – Group D – Los Angeles Stadium
Korea Republic v Czechia/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara
June 12, 2026
Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales – Group B – Toronto Stadium
USA v Paraguay – Group D – Los Angeles Stadium
June 13, 2026
Haiti v Scotland – Group C – Boston Stadium
Australia v Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Türkiye – Group D – BC Place Vancouver
Brazil v Morocco – Group C – New York New Jersey Stadium
Qatar v Switzerland – Group B – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 14, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire v Ecuador – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium
Germany v Curaçao – Group E – Houston Stadium
Netherlands v Japan – Group F – Dallas Stadium
Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine v Tunisia – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
June 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay – Group H – Miami Stadium
Spain v Cabo Verde – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
IR Iran v New Zealand – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
Belgium v Egypt – Group G – Seattle Stadium
June 16, 2026
France v Senegal – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium
Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname v Norway – Group I – Boston Stadium
Argentina v Algeria – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
Austria v Jordan – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 17, 2025
Ghana v Panama – Group L – Toronto Stadium
England v Croatia – Group L – Dallas Stadium
Portugal v Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia – Group K – Houston Stadium
Uzbekistan v Colombia – Group K – Mexico City Stadium
June 18, 2026
Czechia/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland v South Africa – Group A – Atlanta Stadium
Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales – Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
Canada v Qatar – Group B – BC Place, Vancouver
Mexico v Korea Republic – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara
June 19, 2026
Brazil v Haiti – Group C – Philadelphia Stadium
Scotland v Morocco – Group C – Boston Stadium
Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Türkiye v Paraguay – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
USA v Australia – Group D – Seattle Stadium
June 20, 2026
Germany v Côte d’Ivoire – Group E – Toronto Stadium
Ecuador v Curaçao – Group E – Kansas City Stadium
Netherlands v Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine – Group F – Houston Stadium
Tunisia v Japan – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
June 21, 2026
Uruguay v Cabo Verde – Group H – Miami Stadium
Spain v Saudi Arabia – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
Belgium v IR Iran – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
New Zealand v Egypt – Group G – BC Place, Vancouver
June 22, 2026
Norway v Senegal – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium
France v Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname – Group I – Philadelphia Stadium
Argentina v Austria – Group J – Dallas Stadium
Jordan v Algeria – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 23, 2026
England v Ghana – Group L – Boston Stadium
Panama v Croatia – Group L – Toronto Stadium
Portugal v Uzbekistan – Group K – Houston Stadium
Colombia v Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia – Group K – Estadio Guadalajara
June 24, 2026
Scotland v Brazil – Group C – Miami Stadium
Morocco v Haiti – Group C – Atlanta Stadium
Switzerland v Canada – Group B – BC Place, Vancouver
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales v Qatar – Group B – Seattle Stadium
Czechia/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland v Mexico – Group A – Mexico City Stadium
South Africa v Korea Republic – Group A – Estadio Monterrey
June 25, 2026
Curaçao v Côte d’Ivoire – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium
Ecuador v Germany – Group E – New York New Jersey Stadium
Japan v Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine – Group F – Dallas Stadium
Tunisia v Netherlands – Group F – Kansas City Stadium
Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Türkiye v USA – Group D – Los Angeles Stadium
Paraguay v Australia – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 26, 2026
Norway v France – Group I – Boston Stadium
Senegal v Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname – Group I – Toronto Stadium
Egypt v IR Iran – Group G – Seattle Stadium
New Zealand v Belgium – Group G – BC Place, Vancouver
Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia – Group H – Houston Stadium
Uruguay v Spain – Group H – Estadio Guadalajara
June 27, 2026
Panama v England – Group L – New York New Jersey Stadium
Croatia v Ghana – Group L – Philadelphia Stadium
Algeria v Austria – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
Jordan v Argentina – Group J – Dallas Stadium
Colombia v Portugal – Group K – Miami Stadium
Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia v Uzbekistan – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
World Cup knockout round
Round of 32: June 28-July 3
Round of 16: July 4-July 7
Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Leave a Reply