For the first time, the FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams, set to take place across June and July 2026. The historic edition will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, creating the largest World Cup in football history. The tournament draw, conducted on Friday, was followed by the official release of the complete match schedule at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Organizers revealed fixtures for all 12 groups and the rounds beyond, marking the first major step toward the highly anticipated global World Cup event.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆, 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕,” 𝒂 𝑭𝑰𝑭𝑨 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅.
Group Stage Breakdown: World Cup Full Fixture List Confirmed
Below is the paraphrased and structured summary of the 2026 World Cup group matches:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA Play-off D Winner
- June 11 – Mexico vs South Africa – Mexico City Stadium (1 AM)
- June 12 – South Korea vs UEFA D Winner – Estadio Guadalajara (8 AM)
- June 18 – UEFA D Winner vs South Africa – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (10 AM)
- June 19 – Mexico vs South Korea – Estadio Guadalajara (7 AM)
- June 24 – UEFA D Winner vs Mexico – Mexico City Stadium (7 AM)
- June 25 – South Africa vs South Korea – Estadio Monterrey (7 AM)
Group B: Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, UEFA Play-off A Winner
- June 12 – Canada vs Play-off A Winner – BMO Field (1 AM)
- June 14 – Qatar vs Switzerland – Levi’s Stadium (4 AM)
- June 18 – Play-off A Winner vs Switzerland – SoFi Stadium (1 AM)
- June 19 – Canada vs Qatar – BC Place (4 AM)
- June 24 – Canada vs Switzerland – BC Place (1 AM)
- June 24 – Play-off A Winner vs Qatar – Lumen Field (1 AM)
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
- June 14 – Brazil vs Morocco – NY/NJ Stadium (4 AM)
- June 14 – Haiti vs Scotland – Boston (7 AM)
- June 20 – Brazil vs Haiti – Boston (4 AM)
- June 20 – Scotland vs Morocco – Philadelphia (7 AM)
- June 25 – Scotland vs Brazil – Miami (4 AM)
- June 25 – Morocco vs Haiti – Atlanta (4 AM)
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Play-off C Winner
- June 13 – USA vs Paraguay – SoFi Stadium (7 AM)
- June 13 – Australia vs Play-off C Winner – BC Place (10 AM)
- June 19 – Play-off C Winner vs Paraguay – Levi’s Stadium (10 AM)
- June 19 – USA vs Australia – Lumen Field (1 AM)
- June 26 – Play-off C Winner vs USA – SoFi Stadium (8 AM)
- June 26 – Paraguay vs Australia – Levi’s Stadium (8 AM)
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
- June 14 – Germany vs Curaçao – Houston (11 PM)
- June 15 – Ivory Coast vs Ecuador – Philadelphia (5 AM)
- June 20 – Germany vs Ivory Coast – Toronto (2 AM)
- June 21 – Ecuador vs Curaçao – Kansas City (6 AM)
- June 25 – Ecuador vs Germany – NY/NJ (2 AM)
June 25 – Curaçao vs Ivory Coast – Philadelphia (2 AM)
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Play-off B Winner, Tunisia
- June 14 – Netherlands vs Japan – Dallas (2 AM)
- June 15 – Play-off B Winner vs Tunisia – Monterrey (8 AM)
- June 20 – Netherlands vs Play-off B Winner – Houston (11 PM)
- June 20 – Tunisia vs Japan – Monterrey (10 PM)
- June 26 – Tunisia vs Netherlands – Dallas (5 AM)
- June 26 – Japan vs Play-off B Winner – Kansas City (5 AM)
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
- June 15 – Belgium vs Egypt – Seattle (1 AM)
- June 16 – Iran vs New Zealand – Los Angeles (7 AM)
- June 21 – Belgium vs Iran – Los Angeles (1 AM)
- June 22 – New Zealand vs Egypt – Vancouver (7 AM)
- June 27 – New Zealand vs Belgium – Vancouver (9 AM)
- June 27 – Egypt vs Iran – Seattle (9 AM)
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
- June 15 – Spain vs Cape Verde – Atlanta (10 PM)
- June 16 – Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay – Miami (4 AM)
- June 21 – Spain vs Saudi Arabia – Atlanta (10 PM)
- June 22 – Uruguay vs Cape Verde – Miami (4 AM)
- June 27 – Uruguay vs Spain – Houston (6 AM)
June 27 – Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia – Guadalajara (6 AM)
Group I: France, Senegal, Play-off 2 Winner, Norway
- June 16 – France vs Senegal – NY/NJ (1 AM)
- June 17 – Play-off 2 Winner vs Norway – Boston (4 AM)
- June 22 – France vs Play-off 2 Winner – Philadelphia (3 AM)
- June 23 – Norway vs Senegal – NY/NJ (6 AM)
- June 26 – Norway vs France – Boston (1 AM)
June 26 – Senegal vs Play-off 2 Winner – Toronto (1 AM)
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
- June 16 – Austria vs Jordan – San Francisco (10 AM)
- June 17 – Argentina vs Algeria – Kansas City (7 AM)
- June 22 – Argentina vs Austria – Dallas (11 PM)
- June 23 – Jordan vs Algeria – San Francisco (9 AM)
- June 28 – Jordan vs Argentina – Dallas (8 AM)
- June 28 – Algeria vs Austria – Kansas City (8 AM)
Group K: Portugal, Play-off 1 Winner, Uzbekistan, Colombia, World Cup
- June 17 – Portugal vs Play-off 1 Winner – Houston (11 PM)
- June 18 – Uzbekistan vs Colombia – Mexico City (8 AM)
- June 23 – Portugal vs Uzbekistan – Houston (11 PM)
- June 24 – Colombia vs Play-off 1 Winner – Guadalajara (8 AM)
- June 28 – Colombia vs Portugal – Miami (5:30 AM)
- June 28 – Play-off 1 Winner vs Uzbekistan – Atlanta (5:30 AM)
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
- June 17 – England vs Croatia – Dallas (2 AM)
- June 18 – Ghana vs Panama – Toronto (5 AM)
- June 23 – England vs Ghana – Boston (2 AM)
- June 24 – Panama vs Croatia – Toronto (5 AM)
- June 27 – Panama vs England – NY/NJ (3 AM)
- June 27 – Croatia vs Ghana – Philadelphia (3 AM)
Knockout Stage: Round of 32 to World Cup Final
The Last 32, Last 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Final schedules follow a structured progression across stadiums in the US, Mexico, and Canada.
The World Cup final is set for:
July 19 – New York–New Jersey (1 PM).
𝑨 𝑭𝑰𝑭𝑨 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅, “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅.”
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