2026 World Cup Schedule
The 2026 World Cup schedule is a soccer lover’s dream, with a total of 104 matches over the course of the tournament. Whatever your ideal World Cup experience looks like, we’d love to help design the perfect itinerary for you. We’ve detailed the complete 2026 World Cup schedule below to assist you with your planning for this thrilling tournament.
When is the Next World Cup?
The next World Cup will take place from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19, 2026. The tournament will be hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, featuring 48 teams and 104 matches over 39 days. Below are some key details about the 2026 World Cup schedule.
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- The 2026 World Cup will be the first to take place with 48 teams, expanded from 32 in 2022.
- For the group stage, teams will be divided into twelve groups of four teams.
- The top two teams from each group plus the eight best third place teams will proceed to the (new) Round of 32.
- All matches after the group stage will be knockout format.
- A total of 104 matches will be played, up from 64 at the 2022 edition.
- The games will take place in 16 venues throughout Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
- The 2026 World Cup Final will take place on July 19, 2026.
- National teams around the world will play qualifying matches until March 2026.
What are the 2026 World Cup Groups:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, UEFA Winner D (Czech Republic/Republic of Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, UEFA Winner A (Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland)
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Winner C (Slovakia/Kosovo/Turkey/Romania)
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, UEFA Winner B (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania)
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, IC Winner 2 (Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname)
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, IC Winner 1 (DR Congo/New Caledonia/Jamaica)
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
| Match | Date | Time (EST) | Time (Local) | Matchup | Group | Venue | City |
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| 1 | 11-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 13:00 | Mexico v South Africa | A | Estadio Azteca | Mexico City |
| 2 | 11-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 20:00 | South Korea v UEFA Winner D | A | Estadio Akron | Guadalajara |
| 3 | 12-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Canada v UEFA Winner A | B | BMO Field | Toronto |
| 4 | 12-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 18:00 | USA v Paraguay | D | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles |
| 5 | 13-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 21:00 | Haiti v Scotland | C | Gillette Stadium | Boston |
| 6 | 13-Jun-26 | 00:00 | 21:00 | Australia v UEFA Winner C | D | BC Place | Vancouver |
| 7 | 13-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Brazil v Morocco | C | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey |
| 8 | 13-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Qatar v Switzerland | B | Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area |
| 9 | 14-Jun-26 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Ivory Coast v Ecuador | E | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia |
| 10 | 14-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Germany v Curaçao | E | NRG Stadium | Houston |
| 11 | 14-Jun-26 | 16:00 | 15:00 | Netherlands v Japan | F | AT&T Stadium | Dallas |
| 12 | 14-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 20:00 | UEFA Winner B v Tunisia | F | Estadio BBVA | Monterrey |
| 13 | 15-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Saudi Arabia v Uruguay | H | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami |
| 14 | 15-Jun-26 | 12:00 | 12:00 | Spain v Cape Verde | H | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta |
| 15 | 15-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 18:00 | Iran v New Zealand | G | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles |
| 16 | 15-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Belgium v Egypt | G | Lumen Field | Seattle |
| 17 | 16-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 15:00 | France v Senegal | I | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey |
| 18 | 16-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | IC Winner 2 v Norway | I | Gillette Stadium | Boston |
| 19 | 16-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 20:00 | Argentina v Algeria | J | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City |
| 20 | 16-Jun-26 | 00:00 | 21:00 | Austria v Jordan | J | Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area |
| 21 | 17-Jun-26 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Ghana v Panama | L | BMO Field | Toronto |
| 22 | 17-Jun-26 | 16:00 | 15:00 | England v Croatia | L | AT&T Stadium | Dallas |
| 23 | 17-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Portugal v IC Winner 1 | K | NRG Stadium | Houston |
| 24 | 17-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 20:00 | Uzbekistan v Colombia | K | Estadio Azteca | Mexico City |
| 25 | 18-Jun-26 | 12:00 | 12:00 | UEFA Winner D v South Africa | A | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta |
| 26 | 18-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Switzerland v UEFA Winner A | B | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles |
| 27 | 18-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 15:00 | Canada v Qatar | B | BC Place | Vancouver |
| 28 | 18-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 19:00 | Mexico v South Korea | A | Estadio Akron | Guadalajara |
| 29 | 19-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 21:00 | Brazil v Haiti | C | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia |
| 30 | 19-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Scotland v Morocco | C | Gillette Stadium | Boston |
| 31 | 19-Jun-26 | 00:00 | 21:00 | UEFA Winner C v Paraguay | D | Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area |
| 32 | 19-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | USA v Australia | D | Lumen Field | Seattle |
| 33 | 20-Jun-26 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Germany v Ivory Coast | E | BMO Field | Toronto |
| 34 | 20-Jun-26 | 20:00 | 19:00 | Ecuador v Curaçao | E | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City |
| 35 | 20-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Netherlands v UEFA Winner B | F | NRG Stadium | Houston |
| 36 | 20-Jun-26 | 00:00 | 22:00 | Tunisia v Japan | F | Estadio BBVA | Monterrey |
| 37 | 21-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Uruguay v Cape Verde | H | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami |
| 38 | 21-Jun-26 | 12:00 | 12:00 | Spain v Saudi Arabia | H | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta |
| 39 | 21-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Belgium v Iran | G | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles |
| 40 | 21-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 18:00 | New Zealand v Egypt | G | BC Place | Vancouver |
| 41 | 22-Jun-26 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Norway v Senegal | I | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey |
| 42 | 22-Jun-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | France v IC Winner 2 | I | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia |
| 43 | 22-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Argentina v Austria | J | AT&T Stadium | Dallas |
| 44 | 22-Jun-26 | 23:00 | 20:00 | Jordan v Algeria | J | Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area |
| 45 | 23-Jun-26 | 16:00 | 16:00 | England v Ghana | L | Gillette Stadium | Boston |
| 46 | 23-Jun-26 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Panama v Croatia | L | BMO Field | Toronto |
| 47 | 23-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Portugal v Uzbekistan | K | NRG Stadium | Houston |
| 48 | 23-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 20:00 | Colombia v IC Winner 1 | K | Estadio Akron | Guadalajara |
| 49 | 24-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Scotland v Brazil | C | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami |
| 50 | 24-Jun-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Morocco v Haiti | C | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta |
| 51 | 24-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Switzerland v Canada | B | BC Place | Vancouver |
| 52 | 24-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | UEFA Winner A v Qatar | B | Lumen Field | Seattle |
| 53 | 24-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 19:00 | UEFA Winner D v Mexico | A | Estadio Azteca | Mexico City |
| 54 | 24-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 19:00 | South Africa v South Korea | A | Estadio BBVA | Monterrey |
| 55 | 25-Jun-26 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Curaçao v Ivory Coast | E | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia |
| 56 | 25-Jun-26 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Ecuador v Germany | E | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey |
| 57 | 25-Jun-26 | 19:00 | 18:00 | Japan v UEFA Winner B | F | AT&T Stadium | Dallas |
| 58 | 25-Jun-26 | 19:00 | 18:00 | Tunisia v Netherlands | F | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City |
| 59 | 25-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 19:00 | UEFA Winner C v USA | D | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles |
| 60 | 25-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 19:00 | Paraguay v Australia | D | Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area |
| 61 | 26-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Norway v France | I | Gillette Stadium | Boston |
| 62 | 26-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Senegal v IC Winner 2 | I | BMO Field | Toronto |
| 63 | 26-Jun-26 | 23:00 | 20:00 | Egypt v Iran | G | Lumen Field | Seattle |
| 64 | 26-Jun-26 | 23:00 | 20:00 | New Zealand v Belgium | G | BC Place | Vancouver |
| 65 | 26-Jun-26 | 20:00 | 19:00 | Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia | H | NRG Stadium | Houston |
| 66 | 26-Jun-26 | 20:00 | 18:00 | Uruguay v Spain | H | Estadio Akron | Guadalajara |
| 67 | 27-Jun-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | Panama v England | L | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey |
| 68 | 27-Jun-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | Croatia v Ghana | L | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia |
| 69 | 27-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 21:00 | Algeria v Austria | J | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City |
| 70 | 27-Jun-26 | 22:00 | 21:00 | Jordan v Argentina | J | AT&T Stadium | Dallas |
| 71 | 27-Jun-26 | 19:30 | 19:30 | Colombia v Portugal | K | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami |
| 72 | 27-Jun-26 | 19:30 | 19:30 | IC Winner 1 v Uzbekistan | K | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta |
| Round of 32 | |||||||
| 73 | 28-Jun-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Group A Runners Up v Group B Runners Up | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles | |
| 74 | 29-Jun-26 | 16:30 | 16:30 | Group E Winners v Group A/B/C/D/F 3rd Place | Gillette Stadium | Boston | |
| 75 | 29-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 19:00 | Group F Winners v Group C Runners Up | Estadio BBVA | Monterrey | |
| 76 | 29-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Group C Winners v Group F Runners Up | NRG Stadium | Houston | |
| 77 | 30-Jun-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | Group I Winners v Group C/D/F/G/H 3rd Place | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey | |
| 78 | 30-Jun-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Group E Runners Up v Group I Runners Up | AT&T Stadium | Dallas | |
| 79 | 30-Jun-26 | 21:00 | 19:00 | Group A Winners v Group C/E/F/H/I 3rd Place | Estadio Azteca | Mexico City | |
| 80 | 1-Jul-26 | 12:00 | 12:00 | Group L Winners v Group E/H/I/J/K 3rd Place | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta | |
| 81 | 1-Jul-26 | 20:00 | 17:00 | Group D Winners v Group B/E/F/I/J 3rd Place | Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area | |
| 82 | 1-Jul-26 | 16:00 | 13:00 | Group G Winners v Group A/E/H/I/J 3rd Place | Lumen Field | Seattle | |
| 83 | 2-Jul-26 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Group K Runners Up v Group L Runners Up | BMO Field | Toronto | |
| 84 | 2-Jul-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Group H Winners v Group J Runners Up | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles | |
| 85 | 2-Jul-26 | 23:00 | 20:00 | Group B Winners v Group E/F/G/I/J 3rd Place | BC Place | Vancouver | |
| 86 | 3-Jul-26 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Group J Winners v Group H Runners Up | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami | |
| 87 | 3-Jul-26 | 21:30 | 20:30 | Group K Winners v Group D/E/I/J/L 3rd Place | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City | |
| 88 | 3-Jul-26 | 14:00 | 13:00 | Group D Runners Up v Group G Runners Up | AT&T Stadium | Dallas | |
| Round of 16 | |||||||
| 89 | 4-Jul-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | Match 74 Winner v Match 77 Winner | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia | |
| 90 | 4-Jul-26 | 13:00 | 12:00 | Match 73 Winner v Match 75 Winner | NRG Stadium | Houston | |
| 91 | 5-Jul-26 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Match 76 Winner v Match 78 Winner | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey | |
| 92 | 5-Jul-26 | 20:00 | 18:00 | Match 79 Winner v Match 80 Winner | Estadio Azteca | Mexico City | |
| 93 | 6-Jul-26 | 15:00 | 14:00 | Match 83 Winner v Match 84 Winner | AT&T Stadium | Dallas | |
| 94 | 6-Jul-26 | 20:00 | 17:00 | Match 81 Winner v Match 82 Winner | Lumen Field | Seattle | |
| 95 | 7-Jul-26 | 12:00 | 12:00 | Match 86 Winner v Match 88 Winner | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta | |
| 96 | 7-Jul-26 | 16:00 | 13:00 | Match 85 Winner v Match 87 Winner | BC Place | Vancouver | |
| Quarter-finals | |||||||
| 97 | 9-Jul-26 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Match 89 Winner v Match 90 Winner | Gillette Stadium | Boston | |
| 98 | 10-Jul-26 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Match 93 Winner v Match 94 Winner | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles | |
| 99 | 11-Jul-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | Match 91 Winner v Match 92 Winner | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami | |
| 100 | 11-Jul-26 | 21:00 | 20:00 | Match 95 Winner v Match 96 Winner | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City | |
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| 101 | 14-Jul-26 | 15:00 | 14:00 | Match 97 Winner v Match 98 Winner | AT&T Stadium | Dallas | |
| 102 | 15-Jul-26 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Match 99 Winner v Match 100 Winner | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta | |
| Third Place | |||||||
| 103 | 18-Jul-26 | 17:00 | 17:00 | Match 101 Loser v Match 102 Loser | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami | |
| Final | |||||||
| 104 | 19-Jul-26 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Match 101 Winner v Match 102 Winner | MetLife Stadium | New York/New Jersey | |
What are the Final Countries Still Competing for 2026 World Cup Qualification?
There are still six World Cup spots up for grabs, which will be decided in March 2026 through two different playoffs:
UEFA Play-Offs – 4 Spots
There are 16 European teams in the running:
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia
These teams were drawn into four playoff paths. The winners of each of these paths will qualify for the World Cup. The semifinal matches will be played on March 26, 2026, followed by the finals on March 31, 2026.
FIFA Inter-Confederation Play-Off Tournament – 2 Spots
There are six teams (one from each confederation except UEFA and 2 from CONCACAF) eligible to compete:
Bolivia, DR Congo, Iraq, Jamaica, New Caledonia, Suriname
These six teams will compete in a mini tournament with semifinals on March 26, 2026, and two finals on March 31, 2026. The winners of each of the finals will earn a World Cup spot.
When is the Draw for the 2026 World Cup?
The 2026 World Cup took place on December 5, 2025. The draw determined the twelve groups of four teams, as well as where and when they will play in the group stage.
