The countdown is on for the historic FIFA World Cup 2026, the first edition with 48 teams and co-hosted by United States, Mexico and Canada. All kickoff times below are listed in US Eastern Time (ET).
- Home >
- Soccer >
- FIFA Club World Cup >
- FIFA World Cup 2026 full schedule: Dates, venues and kickoff times
FIFA World Cup 2026 full schedule: Dates, venues and kickoff times
The countdown is on for the historic FIFA World Cup 2026, the first edition with 48 teams and co-hosted by United States, Mexico and Canada
Must-watch group stage matches
Some standout group-stage fixtures include:
- Spain vs Uruguay — June 26
- France vs Norway — June 26
- Colombia vs Portugal — June 27
- England vs Croatia — June 17
Group Stage Schedule
Thursday, June 11
- 3:00 PM ET — Mexico vs South Africa
- 10:00 PM ET — South Korea vs Czech Republic
Friday, June 12
- 3:00 PM ET — Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 9:00 PM ET — United States vs Paraguay
Saturday, June 13
- 3:00 PM ET — Qatar vs Switzerland
- 6:00 PM ET — Brazil vs Morocco
- 9:00 PM ET — Haiti vs Scotland
- 12:00 AM ET — Australia vs Türkiye
Sunday, June 14
- 1:00 PM ET — Germany vs Curaçao
- 4:00 PM ET — Netherlands vs Japan
- 7:00 PM ET — Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
- 10:00 PM ET — Sweden vs Tunisia
Monday, June 15
- 12:00 PM ET — Spain vs Cape Verde
- 3:00 PM ET — Belgium vs Egypt
- 6:00 PM ET — Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
- 9:00 PM ET — Iran vs New Zealand
Tuesday, June 16
- 3:00 PM ET — France vs Senegal
- 6:00 PM ET — Iraq vs Norway
- 9:00 PM ET — Argentina vs Algeria
- 12:00 AM ET — Austria vs Jordan
Wednesday, June 17
- 1:00 PM ET — Portugal vs DR Congo
- 4:00 PM ET — England vs Croatia
- 7:00 PM ET — Ghana vs Panama
- 10:00 PM ET — Uzbekistan vs Colombia
Thursday, June 18, 2026
- 12:00 PM ET -- Czech Republic vs. South Africa
- 3:00 PM ET -- Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 6:00 PM ET -- Canada vs. Qatar
- 9:00 PM ET -- Mexico vs. South Korea
Friday, June 19, 2026
- 3:00 PM ET -- United States vs. Australia
- 6:00 PM ET -- Scotland vs. Morocco
- 9:00 PM ET -- Brazil vs. Haiti
- 12:00 AM ET -- Turkey vs. Paraguay
Saturday, June 20, 2026
- 1:00 PM ET -- Netherlands vs. Sweden
- 4:00 PM ET - Germany vs. Ivory Coast
- 10:00 PM ET -- Ecuador vs. Curaçao
- 12:00 AM ET -- Tunisia vs. Japan
Sunday, June 21, 2026
- 12:00 ET - Spain vs. Saudi Arabia
- 15:00 ET -- Belgium vs. Iran
- 18:00 ET -- Uruguay vs. Cape Verde
- 21:00 ET -- New Zealand vs. Egypt
Monday, June 22, 2026
- 13:00 ET -- Argentina vs. Austria
- 17:00 ET -- France vs. Iraq
- 20:00 ET -- Norway vs. Senegal
- 23:00 ET -- Jordan vs. Algeria
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
- 1:00 PM ET -- Portugal vs. Uzbekistan
- 4:00 PM ET -- England vs. Ghana
- 7:00 PM ET -- Panama vs. Croatia
- 10:00 PM ET -- Colombia vs. DR Congo
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- 3:00 PM ET -- Switzerland vs. Canada
- 3:00 PM ET -- Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar
- 6:00 PM ET -- Scotland vs. Brazil
- 6:00 PM ET -- Morocco vs. Haiti
- 9:00 PM ET -- Czech Republic vs. Mexico
- 9:00 PM ET -- South Africa vs. South Korea
Thursday, June 25, 2026
- 4:00 PM ET -- Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast
- 4:00 PM ET -- Ecuador vs. Germany
- 7:00 PM ET -- Japan vs. Sweden
- 7:00 PM ET -- Tunisia vs. Netherlands
- 10:00 PM ET -- Turkey vs. United States
- 10:00 PM ET -- Paraguay vs. Australia
Final Group Matchdays
Friday, June 26, 2026
- 3:00 PM ET -- Norway vs. France
- 3:00 PM ET -- Senegal vs. Iraq
- 8:00 PM ET -- Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia
- 8:00 PM ET -- Uruguay vs. Spain
- 11:00 PM ET -- Egypt vs. Iran
- 11:00 PM ET -- New Zealand vs. Belgium
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- 5:00 PM ET -- Panama vs. England
- 5:00 PM ET -- Croatia vs. Ghana
- 7:30 PM ET -- Colombia vs. Portugal
- 7:30 PM ET -- DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan
- 10:00 PM ET - Algeria vs. Austria
- 10:00 PM ET | Jordan vs. Argentina
Knockout Stage Dates
Round of 32
June 28 – July 3
Round of 16
July 4 – July 7
Quarterfinals
July 9 – July 11
Semifinals
- July 14 — Dallas
- July 15 — Atlanta
Third-place Match
- July 18 — Miami
World Cup Final
- July 19
- New York New Jersey Stadium
