FIFA World Cup 2026

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About This Guide

This guide covers all 104 matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the biggest tournament in history with 48 nations across the USA, Mexico, and Canada. All kick-off times have been converted to Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3), which is Saudi Arabia’s local time. AST is 7 hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), so a 3pm EDT game is 10pm AST. Games kicking off after midnight AST are marked 🌙 Late Night. No daylight saving applies in KSA.

The Groups

12 Groups of 4 · Top 2 + 8 Best 3rd-Placed Teams Advance to Round of 32

🇲🇽Mexico

🇰🇷South Korea

🇿🇦South Africa

🇨🇿Czechia

🇨🇦Canada

🇨🇭Switzerland

🇶🇦Qatar

🇧🇦Bosnia & Herz.

🇧🇷Brazil

🇲🇦Morocco

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland

🇭🇹Haiti

🇺🇸USA

🇦🇺Australia

🇵🇾Paraguay

🇹🇷Türkiye

🇩🇪Germany

🇪🇨Ecuador

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

🇨🇼Curaçao

🇳🇱Netherlands

🇯🇵Japan

🇹🇳Tunisia

🇸🇪Sweden

🇧🇪Belgium

🇮🇷Iran

🇪🇬Egypt

🇳🇿New Zealand

🇪🇸Spain

🇺🇾Uruguay

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia ★

🇨🇻Cape Verde

🇫🇷France

🇸🇳Senegal

🇳🇴Norway

🇮🇶Iraq

🇦🇷Argentina

🇩🇿Algeria

🇦🇹Austria

🇯🇴Jordan

🇵🇹Portugal

🇨🇩DR Congo

🇺🇿Uzbekistan

🇨🇴Colombia

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England

🇭🇷Croatia

🇬🇭Ghana

🇵🇦Panama

Group Stage Matches

June 11 – 27 · All times in AST (UTC+3)

Legend

Normal kick-off

🌙 Late Night — after midnight AST

Thursday · June 12 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇿🇦 South Africa 📍 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca	00:00 (Thu 12 Jun) 🌙 Late	A
🇰🇷 South Korea vs 🇨🇿 Czechia 📍 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron	07:00 🌙 Late	A

Friday · June 13 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herz. 📍 Toronto · BMO Field	22:00	B
🇺🇸 USA vs 🇵🇾 Paraguay 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	04:00 (Sat 14 Jun) 🌙 Late	D

Saturday · June 14 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇶🇦 Qatar vs 🇨🇭 Switzerland 📍 San Francisco · Levi Stadium	22:00	B
🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇲🇦 Morocco 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	01:00 (Sun 15 Jun) 🌙 Late	C
🇭🇹 Haiti vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	04:00 (Sun 15 Jun) 🌙 Late	C
🇦🇺 Australia vs 🇹🇷 Türkiye 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	07:00 (Sun 15 Jun) 🌙 Late	D

Sunday · June 15 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇨🇼 Curaçao 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	20:00	E
🇳🇱 Netherlands vs 🇯🇵 Japan 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	23:00	F
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast vs 🇪🇨 Ecuador 📍 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field	02:00 (Mon 16 Jun) 🌙 Late	E
🇸🇪 Sweden vs 🇹🇳 Tunisia 📍 Guadalupe · Estadio BBVA	05:00 (Mon 16 Jun) 🌙 Late	F

Monday · June 16 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇪🇸 Spain vs 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	19:00	H
🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇪🇬 Egypt 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	22:00	G
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia ★ vs 🇺🇾 Uruguay 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	01:00 (Tue 17 Jun) 🌙 Late	H
🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	04:00 (Tue 17 Jun) 🌙 Late	G

Tuesday · June 17 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇫🇷 France vs 🇸🇳 Senegal 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	22:00	I
🇮🇶 Iraq vs 🇳🇴 Norway 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	01:00 (Wed 18 Jun) 🌙 Late	I
🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇩🇿 Algeria 📍 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium	04:00 (Wed 18 Jun) 🌙 Late	J
🇦🇹 Austria vs 🇯🇴 Jordan 📍 San Francisco · Levi Stadium	07:00 (Wed 18 Jun) 🌙 Late	J

Wednesday · June 18 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇵🇹 Portugal vs 🇨🇩 DR Congo 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	20:00	K
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England vs 🇭🇷 Croatia 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	23:00	L
🇬🇭 Ghana vs 🇵🇦 Panama 📍 Toronto · BMO Field	02:00 (Thu 19 Jun) 🌙 Late	L
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan vs 🇨🇴 Colombia 📍 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca	05:00 (Thu 19 Jun) 🌙 Late	K

Thursday · June 19 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇨🇿 Czechia vs 🇿🇦 South Africa 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	19:00	A
🇨🇭 Switzerland vs 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herz. 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	22:00	B
🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇶🇦 Qatar 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	01:00 (Fri 20 Jun) 🌙 Late	B
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇰🇷 South Korea 📍 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron	04:00 (Fri 20 Jun) 🌙 Late	A

Friday · June 20 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland vs 🇲🇦 Morocco 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	22:00	C
🇺🇸 USA vs 🇦🇺 Australia 📍 Seattle · Lumen Field	22:00	D
🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇭🇹 Haiti 📍 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field	01:00 (Sat 21 Jun) 🌙 Late	C
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇵🇾 Paraguay 📍 San Francisco · Levi Stadium	07:00 (Sat 21 Jun) 🌙 Late	D

Saturday · June 21 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇳🇱 Netherlands vs 🇸🇪 Sweden 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	20:00	F
🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 📍 Toronto · BMO Field	23:00	E
🇪🇨 Ecuador vs 🇨🇼 Curaçao 📍 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium	03:00 (Sun 22 Jun) 🌙 Late	E
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇹🇳 Tunisia 📍 Guadalupe · Estadio BBVA	07:00 (Sun 22 Jun) 🌙 Late	F

Sunday · June 22 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇪🇸 Spain vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia ★ 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	19:00	H
🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇮🇷 Iran 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	22:00	G
🇺🇾 Uruguay vs 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	01:00 (Mon 23 Jun) 🌙 Late	H
🇳🇿 New Zealand vs 🇪🇬 Egypt 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	04:00 (Mon 23 Jun) 🌙 Late	G

Monday · June 23 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇦🇹 Austria 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	20:00	J
🇫🇷 France vs 🇮🇶 Iraq 📍 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field	00:00 🌙 Late	I
🇳🇴 Norway vs 🇸🇳 Senegal 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	03:00 (Tue 24 Jun) 🌙 Late	I
🇯🇴 Jordan vs 🇩🇿 Algeria 📍 San Francisco · Levi Stadium	06:00 (Tue 24 Jun) 🌙 Late	J

Tuesday · June 24 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇵🇹 Portugal vs 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	20:00	K
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England vs 🇬🇭 Ghana 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	23:00	L
🇵🇦 Panama vs 🇭🇷 Croatia 📍 Toronto · BMO Field	02:00 (Wed 25 Jun) 🌙 Late	L
🇨🇴 Colombia vs 🇨🇩 DR Congo 📍 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron	05:00 (Wed 25 Jun) 🌙 Late	K

Wednesday · June 25 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇨🇭 Switzerland vs 🇨🇦 Canada 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	22:00	B
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herz. vs 🇶🇦 Qatar 📍 Seattle · Lumen Field	22:00	B
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland vs 🇧🇷 Brazil 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	01:00 (Thu 26 Jun) 🌙 Late	C
🇲🇦 Morocco vs 🇭🇹 Haiti 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	01:00 (Thu 26 Jun) 🌙 Late	C
🇨🇿 Czechia vs 🇲🇽 Mexico 📍 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca	04:00 (Thu 26 Jun) 🌙 Late	A
🇿🇦 South Africa vs 🇰🇷 South Korea 📍 Guadalupe · Estadio BBVA	04:00 (Thu 26 Jun) 🌙 Late	A

Thursday · June 26 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇪🇨 Ecuador vs 🇩🇪 Germany 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	23:00	E
🇨🇼 Curaçao vs 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 📍 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field	23:00	E
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇸🇪 Sweden 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	02:00 (Fri 27 Jun) 🌙 Late	F
🇹🇳 Tunisia vs 🇳🇱 Netherlands 📍 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium	02:00 (Fri 27 Jun) 🌙 Late	F
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇺🇸 USA 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	05:00 (Fri 27 Jun) 🌙 Late	D
🇵🇾 Paraguay vs 🇦🇺 Australia 📍 San Francisco · Levi Stadium	05:00 (Fri 27 Jun) 🌙 Late	D

Friday · June 27 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇳🇴 Norway vs 🇫🇷 France 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	22:00	I
🇸🇳 Senegal vs 🇮🇶 Iraq 📍 Toronto · BMO Field	22:00	I
🇨🇻 Cape Verde vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia ★ 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	03:00 (Sat 28 Jun) 🌙 Late	H
🇺🇾 Uruguay vs 🇪🇸 Spain 📍 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron	03:00 (Sat 28 Jun) 🌙 Late	H
🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇮🇷 Iran 📍 Seattle · Lumen Field	06:00 (Sat 28 Jun) 🌙 Late	G
🇳🇿 New Zealand vs 🇧🇪 Belgium 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	06:00 (Sat 28 Jun) 🌙 Late	G

Saturday · June 28 (AST)

Match & Venue	AST Time	Grp
🇵🇦 Panama vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	00:00 🌙 Late	L
🇭🇷 Croatia vs 🇬🇭 Ghana 📍 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field	00:00 🌙 Late	L
🇨🇴 Colombia vs 🇵🇹 Portugal 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	02:30 🌙 Late	K
🇨🇩 DR Congo vs 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	02:30 🌙 Late	K
🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇦🇹 Austria 📍 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium	05:00 🌙 Late	J
🇯🇴 Jordan vs 🇦🇷 Argentina 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	05:00 🌙 Late	J

Knockout Stage

June 29 – July 15 · Teams advance per FIFA bracket · All times AST

Note: Teams are labeled per FIFA’s official bracket notation. Exact matchups are confirmed after group stage results. Third-place slots depend on which 8 best 3rd-placed teams advance. All matches in knockout stage played in the USA only (from Round of 16 onwards).

Round of 32 · Sun June 29

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	22:00	Round of 32

Round of 32 · Mon June 30

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
Winner Group E vs Best 3rd (A/B/C/D/F) 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	20:00	Round of 32
Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	23:30	Round of 32
Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F 📍 Guadalupe · Estadio BBVA	04:00 (Tue 1 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 32

Round of 32 · Tue July 1

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
Winner Group I vs Best 3rd (C/D/F/G/H) 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	20:00	Round of 32
Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	00:00 🌙 Late	Round of 32
Winner Group A vs Best 3rd (C/E/F/H/I) 📍 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca	04:00 (Wed 2 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 32

Round of 32 · Wed July 2

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
Winner Group L vs Best 3rd (E/H/I/J/K) 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	19:00	Round of 32
Winner Group D vs Best 3rd (B/E/F/I/J) 📍 Seattle · Lumen Field	23:00	Round of 32
Winner Group G vs Best 3rd (A/E/H/I/J) 📍 San Francisco · Levi Stadium	03:00 (Thu 3 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 32

Round of 32 · Thu July 3

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	22:00	Round of 32
Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J 📍 Toronto · BMO Field	02:00 (Fri 4 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 32
Winner Group B vs Best 3rd (E/F/G/I/J) 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	06:00 (Fri 4 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 32

Round of 32 · Fri July 4

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	18:00	Round of 32
Winner Group K vs Best 3rd (D/E/I/J/L) 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	22:00	Round of 32
Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G 📍 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium	02:30 (Sat 5 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 32

Round of 16 · Sat–Tue July 5–8

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
R32 Winner M73 vs R32 Winner M74 📍 Houston · NRG Stadium	20:00 (Sat 5 Jul)	Round of 16
R32 Winner M75 vs R32 Winner M76 📍 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field	00:00 (Sun 6 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 16
R32 Winner M77 vs R32 Winner M78 📍 New Jersey · MetLife Stadium	23:00 (Sun 6 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 16
R32 Winner M79 vs R32 Winner M80 📍 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca	03:00 (Mon 7 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 16
R32 Winner M81 vs R32 Winner M82 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	22:00 (Mon 7 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 16
R32 Winner M83 vs R32 Winner M84 📍 Seattle · Lumen Field	03:00 (Tue 8 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 16
R32 Winner M85 vs R32 Winner M86 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	19:00 (Tue 8 Jul)	Round of 16
R32 Winner M87 vs R32 Winner M88 📍 Vancouver · BC Place	23:00 (Tue 8 Jul) 🌙 Late	Round of 16

Quarterfinals · Thu July 10 – Sun July 13

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
QF1: R16 Winner vs R16 Winner 📍 Boston · Gillette Stadium	00:00 (Fri 10 Jul) 🌙 Late	Quarter Final
QF2: R16 Winner vs R16 Winner 📍 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium	22:00 (Fri 11 Jul) 🌙 Late	Quarter Final
QF3: R16 Winner vs R16 Winner 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	00:00 (Sun 13 Jul) 🌙 Late	Quarter Final
QF4: R16 Winner vs R16 Winner 📍 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium	04:00 (Sun 13 Jul) 🌙 Late	Quarter Final

Semifinals · Wed–Thu July 15–16

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
SF1: QF Winner vs QF Winner 📍 Dallas · AT&T Stadium	00:00 (Wed 15 Jul) 🌙 Late	Semi Final
SF2: QF Winner vs QF Winner 📍 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium	23:00 (Wed 16 Jul) 🌙 Late	Semi Final

Third Place · Sat July 19

Match & Venue	AST Time	Rnd
SF Loser 1 vs SF Loser 2 📍 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium	00:00 🌙 Late	3rd Place

The Final

July 19, 2026 · New York / New Jersey

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The Greatest Prize in Football

Sunday · 19 July 2026

World Cup Final

23:00 AST

Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3)

New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife)

East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

Tournament at a Glance

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest in history: 48 nations, 104 matches, across 16 venues in 3 countries over 39 days. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 is in Group H alongside Spain, Uruguay, and Cape Verde. The knockout format introduces a brand-new Round of 32 for the first time ever. A team must win 8 matches to lift the trophy. The champion will be crowned on 19 July at 23:00 AST. 🌙