World Cup 2026 Schedule & Results
Schedule & Results
The World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico in 2026 will be the first time the tournament has been held in three countries.
The dates for World Cup 2026 are June 11, 2026 to July 19, 2026. The opening match takes place at Mexico City Stadium in Mexico with the final at New York New Jersey Stadium in the USA.
All times are local Eastern Time (ET). ET's time offset is -5 hours (UTC/GMT -5) during standard time and -4 hours (UTC/GMT -4) during daylight saving time. So during the 2026 World Cup 3 pm in New York will be 4 pm in Rio, 8 pm in London, 10 pm in Cape Town, midnight in Dubai and 5 am the next day in Tokyo.
The 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4 teams. The top 2 of each group and the 8 best third-placed teams will progress to a Round of 32 stage. Altogether the tournament will have 104 games.
| World Cup 2026 - Final Tournament Schedule | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Thurs 11 June | 15:00 | Mexico 2 vs South Africa 0 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Thurs 11 June | 22:00 | South Korea 2 vs Czechia 1 | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara |
| Fri 12 June | 15:00 | Canada 1 vs Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Fri 12 June | 21:00 | USA 4 vs Paraguay 1 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Sat 13 June | 00:00 | Australia 2 vs Turkey 0 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| Sat 13 June | 15:00 | Qatar 1 vs Switzerland 1 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| Sat 13 June | 18:00 | Brazil 1 vs Morocco 1 | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey |
| Sat 13 June | 21:00 | Haiti 0 vs Scotland 1 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough |
| Sun 14 June | 13:00 | Germany 7 vs Curacao 1 | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Sun 14 June | 16:00 | Netherlands 2 vs Japan 2 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| Sun 14 June | 19:00 | Ivory Coast 1 vs Ecuador 0 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Sun 14 June | 19:00 | Tunisia 1 vs Sweden 5 | Estadio BBVA, Monterrey |
| Mon 15 June | 12:00 | Spain 0 vs Cape Verde 0 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Mon 15 June | 15:00 | Belgium 1 v Egypt 1 | Lumen Field, Seattle |
| Mon 15 June | 18:00 | Saudi Arabia 1 vs Uruguay 1 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| Mon 15 June | 21:00 | Iran 2 vs New Zealand 2 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Mon 15 June | 24:00 | Austria 3 vs Jordan 1 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| Tues 16 June | 15:00 | France 3 vs Senegal 1 | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey |
| Tues 16 June | 18:00 | Norway 4 vs Iraq 1 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough |
| Tues 16 June | 21:00 | Argentina 3 vs Algeria 0 | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
| Wed 17 June | 13:00 | Portugal 1 vs DR Congo 1 | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Wed 17 June | 16:00 | England 4 vs Croatia 2 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| Wed 17 June | 19:00 | Ghana 1 vs Panama 0 | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Wed 17 June | 22:00 | Uzbekistan 1 vs Colombia 3 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Thurs 18 June | 12:00 | South Africa 1 vs Czechia 1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Thurs 18 June | 15:00 | Switzerland 4 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Thurs 18 June | 18:00 | Canada 6 vs Qatar 0 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| Thurs 18 June | 21:00 | Mexico 1 vs South Korea 0 | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara |
| Thurs 18 June | 24:00 | Paraguay 1 v Turkey 0 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| Fri 19 June | 15:00 | USA 2 vs Australia 0 | Lumen Field, Seattle |
| Fri 19 June | 15:00 | Scotland 0 v Morocco 1 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough |
| Fri 19 June | 21:00 | Brazil 3 vs Haiti 0 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Fri 19 June | 24:00 | Tunisia 0 vs Japan 4 | Estadio BBVA, Monterrey |
| Sat 20 June | 13:00 | Netherlands 5 vs Sweden 1 | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Sat 20 June | 16:00 | Germany 2 vs Ivory Coast 1 | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Sat 20 June | 20:00 | Ecuador 0 vs Curacao 0 | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
| Sun 21 June | 12:00 | Spain 4 vs Saudi Arabia 0 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Sun 21 June | 15:00 | Belgium 0 vs Iran 0 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Sun 21 June | 18:00 | Uruguay 2 vs Cape Verde 2 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami |
| Sun 21 June | 21:00 | New Zealand 1 vs Egypt 3 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| Mon 22 June | 13:00 | Argentina 2 vs Austria 0 | AT&T Stadium, Texas |
| Mon 22 June | 17:00 | France 3 vs Iraq 0 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Mon 22 June | 20:00 | Norway 3 vs Senegal 2 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
| Mon 22 June | 23:00 | Jordan 1 vs Algeria 2 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| Tues 23 June | 13:00 | Portugal 5 vs Uzbekistan 0 | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Tues 23 June | 16:00 | England 0 vs Ghana 0 | Gillette Stadium, Massachusetts |
| Tues 23 June | 19:00 | Panama 0 vs Croatia 1 | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Tues 23 June | 22:00 | Colombia 1 vs DR Congo 0 | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara |
| Wed 24 June | 15:00 | Canada 1 vs Switzerland 2 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| Wed 24 June | 15:00 | Qatar 1 v Bosnia & H. 3 | Lumen Field, Seattle |
| Wed 24 June | 18:00 | Scotland 0 v Brazil 3 | Hard Rock Stadium, Florida |
| Wed 24 June | 18:00 | Morocco 4 v Haiti 2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Wed 24 June | 21:00 | Mexico 3 v Czechia 0 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Wed 24 June | 21:00 | South Korea 0 v South Africa 1 | Estadio BBVA, Monterrey |
| Thurs 25 June | 16:00 | Ecuador 2 v Germany 1 | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey |
| Thurs 25 June | 16:00 | Curacao 0 v Ivory Coast 2 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Thurs 25 June | 19:00 | Tunisia 1 v Netherlands 3 | Arrowhead Stadium, Missouri |
| Thurs 25 June | 19:00 | Japan 1 v Sweden 1 | AT&T Stadium, Texas |
| Thurs 25 June | 22:00 | USA 2 v Turkey 3 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Thurs 25 June | 22:00 | Paraguay 0 v Australia 0 | Levi's Stadium, California |
| Fri 26 June | 15:00 | Norway 1 v France 4 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, |
| Fri 26 June | 15:00 | Senegal 5 v Iraq 0 | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Fri 26 June | 20:00 | Uruguay 0 v Spain 1 | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara |
| Fri 26 June | 20:00 | Cape Verde 0 v Saudi Arabia 0 | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Fri 26 June | 23:00 | New Zealand 1 v Belgium 5 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| Fri 26 June | 23:00 | Egypt 1 v Iran 1 | Lumen Field, Seattle |
| Sat 27 June | 17:00 | Panama 0 v England 2 | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey |
| Sat 27 June | 17:00 | Croatia 2 v Ghana 1 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Sat 27 June | 19:30 | Colombia 0 v Portugal 0 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| Sat 27 June | 19:30 | Uzbekistan 1 v DR Congo 3 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Sat 27 June | 22:00 | Jordan 1 v Argentina 3 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| Sat 27 June | 22:00 | Algeria 3 v Austria 3 | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
| Round of 32 | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sun 28 June | 15:00 | South Africa 0 (Group A Second Place) vs Canada 1 (Group B Second Place) | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Mon 29 June | 13:00 | Brazil 2 (Group C Winner) vs Japan 1 (Group F Second Place) | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Mon 29 June | 16:30 | Germany 1 (Group E Winner) vs. Paraguay 1 (Group A/B/C/D/F Third Place) Paraguay win 4-3 on pens | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough |
| Mon 29 June | 21:00 | Netherlands 1 (Group F Winner) vs Morocco 1 (Group C Second Place) Morocco win 3-2 on pens | Estadio BBVA, Monterry |
| Tues 30 June | 13:00 | Ivory Coast 1 (Group E 2nd) v Norway 2 (Group I 2nd) | Dallas Stadium, Texas |
| Tues 30 June | 17:00 | France 3 (Group I Winner) v Sweden 0 (Group F 3rd) | New York/New Jersey Stadium |
| Tues 30 June | 21:00 | Mexico 2 (Group A Winner) v Ecuador 0 (Group E 3rd Place) | Mexico City Stadium |
| Wed 1 July | 12:00 | England (Group L Winner) 2 vs DR Congo 1 (Group E/H/I/J/K Third Place) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Wed 1 July | 16:00 | Belgium 3 (Group G Winner) vs Senegal 2 (Group A/E/H/I/J Third Place) | Lumen Field, Seattle |
| Wed 1 July | 20:00 | USA 2 (Group D Winner) vs Bosnia & H. 0 (Group B/E/F/I/J Third Place) | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| Thurs 2 July | 15:00 | Spain 3 (Group H Winner) vs Austria 0 (Group J Second Place) | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Thurs 2 July | 19:00 | Portugal 2 (Group K Second Place) vs Croatia 1 (Group L Second Place) | BMO Field, Toronto |
| Thurs 2 July | 23:00 | Switzerland 2 (Group B Winner) vs Algeria 0 (Group D/E/I/J/L Third Place) | BC Place, Vancouver |
| Fri 3 July | 14:00 | Australia 1 (Group D Second Place) vs Egypt 1 (Group G Second Place) Egypt win 4-2 on pens | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| Fri 3 July | 18:00 | Argentina 3 (Group J Winner) vs Cape Verde 2 (Group H Second Place) - aet | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami |
| Fri 3 July | 21:30 | Colombia (Group K Winner) 1 vs Ghana 0 (D/E/I/J/L Third Place) | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
| Round of 16 | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sat 4 July | 13:00 | Canada 0 vs Morocco 3 | NRG Stadium, Houston |
| Sat 4 July | 17:00 | Paraguay 0 vs France 1 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Sun 5 July | 16:00 | Brazil 1 vs Norway 2 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
| Sun 5 July | 20:00 | Mexico 2 vs England 3 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Mon 6 July | 15:00 | Portugal 0 vs Spain 1 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas |
| Mon 6 July | 20:00 | USA 1 vs Belgium 4 | Lumen Field, Seattle |
| Tues 7 July | 12:00 | Argentina 3 vs Egypt 2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Tues 7 July | 16:00 | Switzerland 0 vs Colombia 0 Switzerland win 4-3 on penalties |
BC Place, Vancouver |
| Quarter Finals | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Thurs 9 July | 16:00 | France 2 v Morocco 0 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Fri 10 July | 15:00 | Spain 2 v Belgium 1 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles |
| Sat 11 July | 17:00 | Norway 1 v England 2 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| Sat 11 July | 21:00 | Argentina 3 v Switzerland 1 (aet) | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
| Semi Finals | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Tues 14 July | 15:00 | France 0 vs Spain 2 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas |
| Wed 15 July | 15:00 | England 1 vs Argentina 2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| 3rd/4th Place Play Off | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sat 18 July | 17:00 | France 4 v England 6 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami |
| Final | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sun 19 July | 15:00 |
Spain 1 v Argentina 0 (aet) |
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Venues & Stadiums
The 16 World Cup venue cities are Toronto and Vancouver in Canada, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara in Mexico, and Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle in the United States.
Groups
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[1] Uefa play-off A: Italy, Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Northern Ireland
[2] Uefa play-off B: Ukraine, Poland, Albania or Sweden
[3] Uefa play-off C: Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo or Romania
[4] Uefa play-off D: Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland or North Macedonia
[5] Fifa play-off 1: DR Congo, Jamaica or New Caledonia
[6] Fifa play-off 2: Iraq, Bolivia or Suriname
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