World Cup 2026 Schedule & Fixtures
Every key date for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — from the opening match at Estadio Azteca on June 11 to the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19. 104 matches, 48 teams, 39 days.
Phase-by-phase timeline
1
Group Stage
June 11 – June 27, 2026
2
Round of 32
June 28 – July 3, 2026
3
Round of 16
July 4 – July 7, 2026
4
Quarter-finals
July 9 – July 11, 2026
5
Semi-finals
July 14 – July 15, 2026
6
Third-place play-off
July 18, 2026
7
🏆 Final
July 19, 2026
Hosts' opening matches
June 11, 2026 · Opening match
🇲🇽Mexico vs
🇿🇦South Africa
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · Group A
19:00 UTC kickoff
June 12, 2026 · Group B
🇨🇦Canada vs
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
BMO Field, Toronto · Group B
19:00 UTC kickoff
June 13, 2026 · Group D
🇺🇸United States vs
🇵🇾Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles · Group D
01:00 UTC kickoff
Full match schedule
Thursday, June 11
19:00 UTC
Mexico 🇲🇽
vs
🇿🇦 South Africa
GROUP STAGE ›
Friday, June 12
02:00 UTC
South Korea 🇰🇷
vs
🇨🇿 Czechia
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Canada 🇨🇦
vs
🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina
GROUP STAGE ›
Saturday, June 13
01:00 UTC
United States 🇺🇸
vs
🇵🇾 Paraguay
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Qatar 🇶🇦
vs
🇨🇭 Switzerland
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Brazil 🇧🇷
vs
🇲🇦 Morocco
GROUP STAGE ›
Sunday, June 14
01:00 UTC
Haiti 🇭🇹
vs
🏴 Scotland
GROUP STAGE ›
04:00 UTC
Australia 🇦🇺
vs
🇹🇷 Turkey
GROUP STAGE ›
17:00 UTC
Germany 🇩🇪
vs
🇨🇼 Curaçao
GROUP STAGE ›
20:00 UTC
Netherlands 🇳🇱
vs
🇯🇵 Japan
GROUP STAGE ›
23:00 UTC
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
vs
🇪🇨 Ecuador
GROUP STAGE ›
Monday, June 15
02:00 UTC
Sweden 🇸🇪
vs
🇹🇳 Tunisia
GROUP STAGE ›
16:00 UTC
Spain 🇪🇸
vs
🏳️ Cape Verde Islands
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Belgium 🇧🇪
vs
🇪🇬 Egypt
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
vs
🇺🇾 Uruguay
GROUP STAGE ›
Tuesday, June 16
01:00 UTC
Iran 🇮🇷
vs
🇳🇿 New Zealand
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
France 🇫🇷
vs
🇸🇳 Senegal
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Iraq 🇮🇶
vs
🇳🇴 Norway
GROUP STAGE ›
Wednesday, June 17
01:00 UTC
Argentina 🇦🇷
vs
🇩🇿 Algeria
GROUP STAGE ›
04:00 UTC
Austria 🇦🇹
vs
🇯🇴 Jordan
GROUP STAGE ›
17:00 UTC
Portugal 🇵🇹
vs
🏳️ Congo DR
GROUP STAGE ›
20:00 UTC
England 🏴
vs
🇭🇷 Croatia
GROUP STAGE ›
23:00 UTC
Ghana 🇬🇭
vs
🇵🇦 Panama
GROUP STAGE ›
Thursday, June 18
02:00 UTC
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
vs
🇨🇴 Colombia
GROUP STAGE ›
16:00 UTC
Czechia 🇨🇿
vs
🇿🇦 South Africa
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Switzerland 🇨🇭
vs
🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Canada 🇨🇦
vs
🇶🇦 Qatar
GROUP STAGE ›
Friday, June 19
01:00 UTC
Mexico 🇲🇽
vs
🇰🇷 South Korea
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
United States 🇺🇸
vs
🇦🇺 Australia
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Scotland 🏴
vs
🇲🇦 Morocco
GROUP STAGE ›
Saturday, June 20
00:30 UTC
Brazil 🇧🇷
vs
🇭🇹 Haiti
GROUP STAGE ›
03:00 UTC
Turkey 🇹🇷
vs
🇵🇾 Paraguay
GROUP STAGE ›
17:00 UTC
Netherlands 🇳🇱
vs
🇸🇪 Sweden
GROUP STAGE ›
20:00 UTC
Germany 🇩🇪
vs
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
GROUP STAGE ›
Sunday, June 21
00:00 UTC
Ecuador 🇪🇨
vs
🇨🇼 Curaçao
GROUP STAGE ›
04:00 UTC
Tunisia 🇹🇳
vs
🇯🇵 Japan
GROUP STAGE ›
16:00 UTC
Spain 🇪🇸
vs
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Belgium 🇧🇪
vs
🇮🇷 Iran
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Uruguay 🇺🇾
vs
🏳️ Cape Verde Islands
GROUP STAGE ›
Monday, June 22
01:00 UTC
New Zealand 🇳🇿
vs
🇪🇬 Egypt
GROUP STAGE ›
17:00 UTC
Argentina 🇦🇷
vs
🇦🇹 Austria
GROUP STAGE ›
21:00 UTC
France 🇫🇷
vs
🇮🇶 Iraq
GROUP STAGE ›
Tuesday, June 23
00:00 UTC
Norway 🇳🇴
vs
🇸🇳 Senegal
GROUP STAGE ›
03:00 UTC
Jordan 🇯🇴
vs
🇩🇿 Algeria
GROUP STAGE ›
17:00 UTC
Portugal 🇵🇹
vs
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
GROUP STAGE ›
20:00 UTC
England 🏴
vs
🇬🇭 Ghana
GROUP STAGE ›
23:00 UTC
Panama 🇵🇦
vs
🇭🇷 Croatia
GROUP STAGE ›
Wednesday, June 24
02:00 UTC
Colombia 🇨🇴
vs
🏳️ Congo DR
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Switzerland 🇨🇭
vs
🇨🇦 Canada
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Bosnia-Herzegovina 🇧🇦
vs
🇶🇦 Qatar
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Morocco 🇲🇦
vs
🇭🇹 Haiti
GROUP STAGE ›
22:00 UTC
Scotland 🏴
vs
🇧🇷 Brazil
GROUP STAGE ›
Thursday, June 25
01:00 UTC
Czechia 🇨🇿
vs
🇲🇽 Mexico
GROUP STAGE ›
01:00 UTC
South Africa 🇿🇦
vs
🇰🇷 South Korea
GROUP STAGE ›
20:00 UTC
Ecuador 🇪🇨
vs
🇩🇪 Germany
GROUP STAGE ›
20:00 UTC
Curaçao 🇨🇼
vs
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
GROUP STAGE ›
23:00 UTC
Tunisia 🇹🇳
vs
🇳🇱 Netherlands
GROUP STAGE ›
23:00 UTC
Japan 🇯🇵
vs
🇸🇪 Sweden
GROUP STAGE ›
Friday, June 26
02:00 UTC
Turkey 🇹🇷
vs
🇺🇸 United States
GROUP STAGE ›
02:00 UTC
Paraguay 🇵🇾
vs
🇦🇺 Australia
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Norway 🇳🇴
vs
🇫🇷 France
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
Senegal 🇸🇳
vs
🇮🇶 Iraq
GROUP STAGE ›
Saturday, June 27
00:00 UTC
Uruguay 🇺🇾
vs
🇪🇸 Spain
GROUP STAGE ›
00:00 UTC
Cape Verde Islands 🏳️
vs
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
GROUP STAGE ›
03:00 UTC
New Zealand 🇳🇿
vs
🇧🇪 Belgium
GROUP STAGE ›
03:00 UTC
Egypt 🇪🇬
vs
🇮🇷 Iran
GROUP STAGE ›
21:00 UTC
Panama 🇵🇦
vs
🏴 England
GROUP STAGE ›
21:00 UTC
Croatia 🇭🇷
vs
🇬🇭 Ghana
GROUP STAGE ›
23:30 UTC
Colombia 🇨🇴
vs
🇵🇹 Portugal
GROUP STAGE ›
23:30 UTC
Congo DR 🏳️
vs
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
GROUP STAGE ›
Sunday, June 28
02:00 UTC
Jordan 🇯🇴
vs
🇦🇷 Argentina
GROUP STAGE ›
02:00 UTC
Algeria 🇩🇿
vs
🇦🇹 Austria
GROUP STAGE ›
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
Monday, June 29
17:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
20:30 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
Tuesday, June 30
01:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
17:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
21:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
Wednesday, July 1
01:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
16:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
20:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
Thursday, July 2
00:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
23:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
Friday, July 3
03:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
18:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
22:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
Saturday, July 4
01:30 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 32
17:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
21:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
Sunday, July 5
20:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
Monday, July 6
00:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
Tuesday, July 7
00:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
16:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
20:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
LAST 16
Thursday, July 9
20:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
QUARTER FINALS
Friday, July 10
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
QUARTER FINALS
Saturday, July 11
21:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
QUARTER FINALS
Sunday, July 12
01:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
QUARTER FINALS
Tuesday, July 14
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
SEMI FINALS
Wednesday, July 15
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
SEMI FINALS
Saturday, July 18
21:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
THIRD PLACE
Sunday, July 19
19:00 UTC
TBC 🏳️
vs
🏳️ TBC
FINAL