FIFA World Cup 2026: full match schedule with kickoff times in EST, GMT and CET

The FIFA World Cup 2026 runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026 across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 104 matches, 16 venues, 48 nations, 39 days.

Whether you're watching from New York, London, or Madrid, or flying out to watch in person. here's the complete schedule with kickoff times converted across the three most-watched time zones.

All times are converted from the local venue time (which varies by city):

Note: The USA cities span multiple time zones. All times below are given in EST for consistency. Guadalajara and Mexico City are CST (EST −1h). Vancouver and Seattle are PST (EST −3h). Adjust locally where relevant.

United States (11 venues)

• MetLife Stadium: East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York)
• SoFi Stadium: Inglewood, California (Los Angeles)
• AT&T Stadium: Arlington, Texas (Dallas)
• NRG Stadium: Houston, Texas
• Levi's Stadium: Santa Clara, California (San Francisco)
• Hard Rock Stadium: Miami Gardens, Florida (Miami)
• Lincoln Financial Field: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Gillette Stadium: Foxborough, Massachusetts (Boston)
• Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, Missouri
• Lumen Field: Seattle, Washington
• Rose Bowl Stadium: Pasadena, California

Canada (2 venues)

• BC Place: Vancouver, British Columbia
• BMO Field: Toronto, Ontario

Mexico (3 venues)

• Estadio Azteca: Mexico City (officially: Estadio Ciudad de México)
• Estadio Guadalajara: Guadalajara
• Estadio Banorte: Monterrey

The group stage features 48 teams across 12 groups (Groups A–L), with each team playing 3 matches. The top two from each group, plus the 8 best third-placed teams, advance to the round of 32.

All times are in Eastern Time

• 15:00 – Mexico 2–0 South Africa – Group A – Mexico City Stadium
• 22:00 – Republic of Korea 2–1 Czech Republic – Group A – Guadalajara Stadium

• 15:00 - Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B - Toronto Stadium
• 21:00 - United States v Paraguay – Group D - Los Angeles Stadium

• 15:00 - Qatar v Switzerland – Group B - San Francisco Bay Stadium

• 18:00 - Brazil v Morocco – Group C - New York New Jersey Stadium

• 21:00 - Haiti v Scotland – Group C - Boston Stadium

• 00:00 – Australia v Turkey – Group D – BC Place Stadium, Vancouver

• 13:00 – Germany v Curaçao – Group E – Houston Stadium
• 16:00 – Netherlands v Japan – Group F – Dallas Stadium
• 19:00 - Ivory Coast v Ecuador – Group E - Philadelphia Stadium
• 22:00 - Sweden v Tunisia – Group F - Monterrey Stadium

• 12:00 – Spain v Cape Verde – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
• 15:00 – Belgium v Egypt – Group G – Seattle Stadium
• 18:00 – Saudi Arabia v Uruguay – Group H – Miami Stadium
• 21:00 - Iran v New Zealand – Group G - Los Angeles Stadium

• 15:00 - France v Senegal – Group I - New York New Jersey Stadium
• 18:00 - Iraq v Norway – Group I - Boston Stadium
• 21:00 - Argentina v Algeria – Group J - Kansas City Stadium
• 00:00 - Austria v Jordan – Group J - San Francisco Bay Stadium

• 13:00 - Portugal v DR Congo – Group K - Houston Stadium
• 16:00 - England v Croatia – Group L - Dallas Stadium
• 19:00 - Ghana v Panama – Group L - Toronto Stadium
• 22:00 - Uzbekistan v Colombia – Group K - Mexico City Stadium

• 12:00 – Czech Republic v South Africa – Group A – Atlanta Stadium
• 15:00 – Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
• 18:00 – Canada v Qatar – Group B – BC Place Stadium, Vancouver
• 21:00 - Mexico v Republic of Korea – Group A - Guadalajara Stadium

• 15:00 - United States v Australia – Group D - Seattle Stadium
• 18:00 - Scotland v Morocco – Group C - Boston Stadium
• 21:00 - Brazil v Haiti – Group C - Philadelphia Stadium
• 00:00 - Turkey v Paraguay – Group D - San Francisco Bay Stadium

• 13:00 - Netherlands v Sweden – Group F - Houston Stadium
• 16:00 - Germany v Ivory Coast – Group E - Toronto Stadium
• 22:00 - Ecuador v Curaçao – Group E - Kansas City Stadium
• 00:00 - Tunisia v Japan – Group F - Monterrey Stadium

• 12:00 – Spain v Saudi Arabia – Group H – Atlanta Stadium
• 15:00 – Belgium v Iran – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium
• 18:00 - Uruguay v Cape Verde – Group H - Miami Stadium
• 21:00 - New Zealand v Egypt – Group G - BC Place Stadium, Vancouver

• 13:00 - Argentina v Austria – Group J - Dallas Stadium
• 17:00 - France v Iraq – Group I - Philadelphia Stadium
• 20:00 - Norway v Senegal – Group I - New York New Jersey Stadium
• 23:00 - Jordan v Algeria – Group J - San Francisco Bay Stadium

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

• 13:00 - Portugal v Uzbekistan – Group K - Houston Stadium
• 16:00 - England v Ghana – Group L - Boston Stadium
• 19:00 - Panama v Croatia – Group L - Toronto Stadium
• 22:00 - Colombia v DR Congo – Group K - Guadalajara Stadium

• 15:00 - Switzerland v Canada – Group B - BC Place Stadium, Vancouver
• 15:00 - Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar – Group B - Seattle Stadium
• 18:00 - Scotland v Brazil – Group C - Miami Stadium
• 18:00 - Morocco v Haiti – Group C - Atlanta Stadium
• 21:00 - Czech Republic v Mexico – Group A - Mexico City Stadium
• 21:00 - South Africa v Republic of Korea – Group A - Monterrey Stadium

• 16:00 - Curaçao v Ivory Coast – Group E - Philadelphia Stadium
• 16:00 - Ecuador v Germany – Group E - New York New Jersey Stadium
• 19:00 - Japan v Sweden – Group F - Dallas Stadium
• 19:00 - Tunisia v Netherlands – Group F - Kansas City Stadium
• 22:00 - Turkey v United States – Group D - Los Angeles Stadium
• 22:00 - Paraguay v Australia – Group D - San Francisco Bay Stadium

• 15:00 - Norway v France – Group I - Boston Stadium
• 15:00 - Senegal v Iraq – Group I - Toronto Stadium
• 20:00 - Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia – Group H - Houston Stadium
• 20:00 - Uruguay v Spain – Group H - Guadalajara Stadium
• 23:00 - Egypt v Iran – Group G - Seattle Stadium
• 23:00 - New Zealand v Belgium – Group G - BC Place Stadium, Vancouver

• 17:00 - Panama v England – Group L - New York New Jersey Stadium
• 17:00 - Croatia v Ghana – Group L - Philadelphia Stadium
• 19:30 – Colombia v Portugal – Group K – Miami Stadium
• 19:30 – DR Congo v Uzbekistan – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
• 22:00 – Algeria v Austria – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
• 22:00 – Jordan v Argentina – Group J – Dallas Stadium

• Match 73 – 2nd in Group A v 2nd in Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
• Monday, 29 June 2026
• Match 74 – 1st in Group E v 3rd in Group A/B/C/D/F – Boston Stadium
• Match 75 – 1st Group F v 2nd Group C – Monterrey Stadium
• Match 76 – 1st Group C v 2nd Group F – Houston Stadium
• Tuesday, 30 June 2026
• Match 77 – 1st Group I v 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H – New York New Jersey Stadium
• Match 78 – 2nd Group E v 2nd Group I – Dallas Stadium
• Match 79 – 1st Group A v 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I – Mexico City Stadium

• Match 80 – 1st in Group L v 3rd in Group E/H/I/J/K – Atlanta Stadium
• Match 81 – 1st in Group D v 3rd in Group B/E/F/I/J – San Francisco Bay Stadium
• Match 82 – 1st Group G v 3rd Group A/E/H/I/J – Seattle Stadium

• Match 83 – 2nd Group K v 2nd Group L – Toronto Stadium
• Match 84 – 1st Group H v 2nd Group J – Los Angeles Stadium
• Match 85 – 1st Group B v 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J – BC Place Stadium, Vancouver

• Match 86 – 1st Group J v 2nd Group H – Miami Stadium
• Match 87 – 1st Group K v 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L – Kansas City Stadium
• Match 88 – 2nd Group D v 2nd Group G – Dallas Stadium

• Match 89 – Winner of Match 74 v Winner of Match 77 – Philadelphia Stadium
• Match 90 – Winner of Match 73 v Winner of Match 75 – Houston Stadium

• Match 91 – Winner of Match 76 v Winner of Match 78 – New York New Jersey Stadium
• Match 92 – Winner of Match 79 v Winner of Match 80 – Mexico City Stadium
• Monday, 6 July 2026
• Match 93 – Winner of Match 83 v Winner of Match 84 – Dallas Stadium
• Match 94 – Winner of Match 81 v Winner of Match 82 – Seattle Stadium

• Match 95 – Winner of Match 86 v Winner of Match 88 – Atlanta Stadium
• Match 96 – Winner of Match 85 v Winner of Match 87 – BC Place Stadium, Vancouver

• 17:00 - Panama v England – Group L - New York New Jersey Stadium
• 17:00 - Croatia v Ghana – Group L - Philadelphia Stadium
• 19:30 – Colombia v Portugal – Group K – Miami Stadium
• 19:30 – DR Congo v Uzbekistan – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
• 22:00 – Algeria v Austria – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
• 22:00 – Jordan v Argentina – Group J – Dallas Stadium

• Match 73 – 2nd in Group A v 2nd in Group B – Los Angeles Stadium
• Monday, 29 June 2026
• Match 74 – 1st in Group E v 3rd in Group A/B/C/D/F – Boston Stadium
• Match 75 – 1st Group F v 2nd Group C – Monterrey Stadium
• Match 76 – 1st Group C v 2nd Group F – Houston Stadium

• Match 77 – 1st Group I v 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H – New York New Jersey Stadium
• Match 78 – 2nd Group E v 2nd Group I – Dallas Stadium
• Match 79 – 1st Group A v 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I – Mexico City Stadium

• Match 101 – Winner of Match 97 v Winner of Match 98 – Dallas Stadium
• Wednesday, 15 July 2026
• Match 102 – Winner of Match 99 v Winner of Match 100 – Atlanta Stadium

• Saturday, 18 July 2026 Match 103 – Loser of Match 101 v Loser of Match 102 – Miami Stadium

• Match 104 – Winner of Match 101 v Winner of Match 102 – New York New Jersey Stadium

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The tournament is spread across 11 US cities, 2 Canadian cities, and 3 Mexican cities. Here's a quick reference with their time zones:

• New York/New Jersey
• Los Angeles
• Dallas
• Houston
• San Francisco
• Miami
• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Kansas City
• Seattle
• Pasadena (LA)
• Vancouver
• Toronto
• Mexico City
• Guadalajara
• Monterrey
  

The tournament kicks off on Thursday 11 June 2026 with Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Ciudad de México (Mexico City) at 3:00pm EST / 8:00pm BST / 9:00pm CEST.

The final takes place on Sunday 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kickoff time will be confirmed closer to the date.

104 matches total: the most in World Cup history, reflecting the expanded 48-team format introduced for 2026.

Kickoff times vary by city. Most matches in eastern US cities (New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston) start at noon, 3pm, or 6pm EST. Games in Mexico (CST) and western US/Canadian cities (PST) follow local schedules.

DAZN is the official global broadcaster and covers all 104 matches. In the USA, FOX and FS1 hold English-language rights. 

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