Full 2026 FIFA World Cup fixture schedule and kick-off times

04/06/2026

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Full 2026 FIFA World Cup fixture schedule and kick-off times — (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins next week as the world’s biggest festival of football takes to North America. This summer’s tournament is the first in the expanded 48-team format, meaning more World Cup games than ever before.

Here is the entire 2026 World Cup schedule.

Full 2026 FIFA World Cup fixture schedule and kick-off times (BST)

Thursday, June 11

Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, kick-off 8pm – Mexico City, Mexico
Friday, June 12
Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic, kick-off 3am – Zapopan, Mexico
Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm – Toronto, Canada

Saturday, June 13

- Group D: USA vs Paraguay, kick-off 2am – Los Angeles, USA
- Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland, kick-off 8pm – Santa Clara, USA
- Group C: Brazil vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm – New Jersey, USA

Sunday, June 14

- Group C: Haiti vs Scotland, kick-off 2am – Foxborough, USA
- Group D: Australia vs Turkey, kick-off 5am – Vancouver, Canada
- Group E: Germany vs Curacao, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
- Group F: Netherlands vs Japan, kick-off 9pm – Arlington, USA

Monday, June 15

Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, kick-off 12am – Philadelphia, USA
Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia, kick-off 3am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium vs Egypt, kick-off 8pm – Seattle, USA
Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA

Tuesday, June 16

Group G: Iran vs New Zealand, kick-off 2am – Los Angeles, USA
Group I: France vs Senegal, kick-off 8pm – New Jersey, USA
Group I: Iraq vs Norway, kick-off 11pm – Foxborough, USA

Wednesday, June 17

Group J: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am – Kansas City, USA
Group J: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am – Santa Clara, USA
Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Group L: England vs Croatia, kick-off 9pm – Arlington, USA

Thursday, June 18

Group L: Ghana vs Panama, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada
Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia, kick-off 3am – Mexico City, Mexico
Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Group B: Canada vs Qatar, kick-off 11pm – Vancouver, Canada

Friday, June 19

Group A: Mexico vs South Korea, kick-off 2am – Zapopan, Mexico
Group D: USA vs Australia, kick-off 8pm – Seattle, USA
Group C: Scotland vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm – Foxborough, USA

Saturday, June 20

Group C: Brazil vs Haiti, kick-off 1.30am – Philadelphia, USA
Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay, kick-off 4am – Santa Clara, USA
Group A: Netherlands vs Sweden, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm – Toronto, Canada

Sunday, June 21

Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao, kick-off 1am – Kansas City, USA
Group F: Tunisia vs Japan, kick-off 5am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium vs Iran, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA

Monday, June 22

Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt, kick-off 2am – Vancouver, Canada
Group J: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm – Arlington, USA
Group I: France vs Iraq, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

Tuesday, June 23

Group I: Norway vs Senegal, kick-off 1am – Toronto, Canada
Group J: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am – Santa Clara, USA
Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Group L: England vs Ghana, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA

Wednesday, June 24

Group L: Panama vs Croatia, kick-off 12am – Foxborough, USA
Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo, kick-off 3am – Zapopan, Mexico
Group B: Switzerland vs Canada, kick-off 8pm – Vancouver, Canada
Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar, kick-off 8pm – Seattle, USA
Group C: Morocco vs Haiti, kick-off 11pm – Atlanta, USA
Group C: Scotland vs Brazil, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA

Thursday, June 25

Group A: South Africa vs South Korea, kick-off 2am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico, kick-off 2am – Mexico City, Mexico
Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm – Philadelphia, USA
Group E: Ecuador vs Germany, kick-off 9pm – New Jersey, USA

Friday, June 26

Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, kick-off 12am – Kansas City, USA
Group F: Japan vs Sweden, kick-off 12am – Arlington, USA
Group D: Turkey vs USA, kick-off 3am – Los Angeles, USA
Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, kick-off 3am – Santa Clara, USA
Group I: Norway vs France, kick-off 8pm – Foxborough, USA
Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 8pm – Toronto, Canada

Saturday, June 27

Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 1am – Houston, USA
Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, kick-off 1am – Zapopan, Mexico
Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada
Group G: Egypt vs Iran, kick-off 4am – Seattle, USA
Group L: Panama vs England, kickoff 10pm – New Jersey, USA
Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

Sunday, June 28

Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, kick-off 12.30am – Miami, USA
Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 12.30am – Atlanta, USA
Group J: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am – Kansas City, USA
Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 73: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA

Monday, June 29

Round of 32 – Match 76: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Round of 32 – Match 74: Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place, kick-off 9.30pm – Foxborough, USA

Tuesday, June 30

Round of 32 – Match 75: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up, kick-off 2am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Round of 32 – Match 78: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up, kick-off 6pm – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 77: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA

Wednesday, July 1

Round of 32 – Match 79: Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place, kick-off 2am – Mexico City, Mexico
Round of 32 – Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Round of 32 – Match 82: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place, kick-off 9pm – Seattle, USA

Thursday, July 2

Round of 32 – Match 81: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place, kick-off 1am – Santa Clara, USA
Round of 32 – Match 84: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA

Friday, July 3

- Round of 32 – Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada
- Round of 32 – Match 85: Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada
- Round of 32 – Match 88: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up, kick-off 7pm – Arlington, USA
- Round of 32 – Match 86: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA

Saturday, July 4

Round of 32 – Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place, kick-off 2.30am – Kansas City, USA
Round of 16 – Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Round of 16 – Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

Sunday, July 5

Round of 16 – Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners, kick-off 9pm – New Jersey, USA

Monday, July 6

Round of 16 – Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners, kick-off 1am – Mexico City, Mexico
Round of 16 – Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners, kick-off 8pm – Arlington, USA

Tuesday, July 7

Round of 16 – Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners, kick-off 1am – Seattle, USA
Round of 16 – Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Round of 16 – Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners, kick-off 9pm – Vancouver, Canada

Thursday, July 9

Quarter-final – Match 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA

Friday, July 10

- Quarter-final – Match 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA

Saturday, July 11

Quarter-final – Match 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners, kick-off 10pm – Miami, USA

Sunday, July 12

Quarter-final – Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners, kick-off 2am – Kansas City, USA

Tuesday, July 14

Semi-final – Match 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners, kick-off 8pm – Arlington, USA

Wednesday, July 15

Semi-final – Match 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners, kick-off 8pm – Atlanta, USA

Saturday, July 18

Third Place Playoff – Match 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers, kick-off 10pm – Miami, USA

Sunday, July 19

- - Final – Match 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners, kick-off 8pm – New Jersey, USA

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