The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to unfold across North America, with 11 host cities throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States welcoming matches during the summer tournament. Forty-eight countries, the largest number in the history of the tournament, will compete.
The competition kicks off on June 11, 2026, when co-host Mexico opens the event in Mexico City. The United States (Los Angeles) and Canada (Toronto) begin their campaigns the following day. Group-stage play continues through June 27, with the final round of matches in each group scheduled simultaneously to ensure fairness.
From there, the top two nations in each group—plus the eight highest-ranking third-place teams—progress to the knockout phase, which begins June 28 with the Round of 32.
Note: Stadiums with corporate naming rights will be temporarily renamed during the World Cup. FIFA’s sponsorship policies prohibit the use of branded stadium titles, so venues will be referenced by city-based names throughout the tournament.
United States (Group D)
June 12, 9 p.m. vs. Paraguay — Los Angeles
June 19, 3 p.m. vs. Australia — Seattle
June 25, 10 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Los Angeles
Mexico (Group A)
June 11, 3 p.m. vs. South Africa — Mexico City
June 18, 9 p.m. vs. South Korea — Guadalajara
June 24, 9 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Mexico City
South Africa (Group A)
June 11, 3 p.m. vs. Mexico — Mexico City
June 18, Noon vs. Playoff Qualifier — Atlanta
June 24, 9 p.m. vs. South Korea — Monterrey
South Korea (Group A)
June 11, 10 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Guadalajara
June 18, 9 p.m. vs. Mexico — Guadalajara
June 24, 9 p.m. vs. South Africa — Monterrey
Group A Playoff Qualifier
(Denmark / North Macedonia / Czech Republic / Ireland)
June 11, 10 p.m. vs. South Korea — Guadalajara
June 18, Noon vs. South Africa — Atlanta
June 24, 9 p.m. vs. Mexico — Mexico City
Canada (Group B)
June 12, 3 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Toronto
June 18, 6 p.m. vs. Qatar — Vancouver
June 24, 3 p.m. vs. Switzerland — Vancouver
Group B Playoff Qualifier
(Italy / Northern Ireland / Wales / Bosnia and Herzegovina)
June 12, 3 p.m. vs. Canada — Toronto
June 18, 3 p.m. vs. Switzerland
June 24, 3 p.m. vs. Qatar — Seattle
Qatar (Group B)
June 13, 3 p.m. vs. Switzerland — San Francisco Bay Area
June 18, 6 p.m. vs. Canada — Vancouver
June 24, 3 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Seattle
Switzerland (Group B)
June 13, 3 p.m. vs. Qatar — San Francisco Bay Area
June 18, 3 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Los Angeles
June 24, 3 p.m. vs. Canada — Vancouver
Brazil (Group C)
June 13, 6 p.m. vs. Morocco — New York/New Jersey
June 19, 9 p.m. vs. Haiti — Philadelphia
June 24, 6 p.m. vs. Scotland — Miami
Morocco (Group C)
June 13, 6 p.m. vs. Brazil — New York/New Jersey
June 19, 6 p.m. vs. Scotland — Boston
June 24, 6 p.m. vs. Haiti — Atlanta
Haiti (Group C)
June 13, 9 p.m. vs. Scotland — Boston
June 19, 9 p.m. vs. Brazil — Philadelphia
June 24, 6 p.m. vs. Morocco — Atlanta
Scotland (Group C)
June 13, 9 p.m. vs. Haiti — Boston
June 19, 6 p.m. vs. Morocco — Boston
June 24, 6 p.m. vs. Brazil — Miami
Paraguay (Group D)
June 12, 9 p.m. vs. USA — Los Angeles
June 19, Midnight vs. Playoff Qualifier — San Francisco Bay Area
June 25, 10 p.m. vs. Australia — San Francisco Bay Area
Australia (Group D)
June 13, Midnight vs. Playoff Qualifier — Vancouver
June 19, 3 p.m. vs. USA — Seattle
June 25, 10 p.m. vs. Paraguay — San Francisco Bay Area
Group D Playoff Qualifier
(Turkey / Romania / Slovakia / Kosovo)
June 13, Midnight vs. Australia — Vancouver
June 19, Midnight vs. Paraguay — San Francisco Bay Area
June 25, 10 p.m. vs. USA — Los Angeles
Germany (Group E)
June 14, 1 p.m. vs. Curaçao — Houston
June 20, 4 p.m. vs. Ivory Coast — Toronto
June 25, 4 p.m. vs. Ecuador — New York/New Jersey
Curaçao (Group E)
June 14, 1 p.m. vs. Germany — Houston
June 20, 8 p.m. vs. Ecuador — Kansas City
June 25, 4 p.m. vs. Ivory Coast — Philadelphia
Ivory Coast (Group E)
June 14, 7 p.m. vs. Ecuador — Philadelphia
June 20, 4 p.m. vs. Germany — Toronto
June 25, 4 p.m. vs. Curaçao — Philadelphia
Ecuador (Group E)
June 14, 7 p.m. vs. Ivory Coast — Philadelphia
June 20, 8 p.m. vs. Curaçao — Kansas City
June 25, 4 p.m. vs. Germany — New York/New Jersey
Netherlands (Group F)
June 14, 4 p.m. vs. Japan — Dallas
June 20, 1 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Houston
June 25, 7 p.m. vs. Tunisia — Kansas City
Japan (Group F)
June 14, 4 p.m. vs. Netherlands — Dallas
June 20, Midnight vs. Tunisia — Monterrey
June 25, 7 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Dallas
Group F Playoff Qualifier
(Ukraine / Sweden / Poland / Albania)
June 14, 7 p.m. vs. Tunisia — Monterrey
June 20, 1 p.m. vs. Netherlands — Houston
June 25, 7 p.m. vs. Japan — Dallas
Tunisia (Group F)
June 14, 10 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Monterrey
June 20, Midnight vs. Japan — Monterrey
June 25, 7 p.m. vs. Netherlands — Kansas City
Belgium (Group G)
June 15, 3 p.m. vs. Egypt — Seattle
June 21, 3 p.m. vs. Iran — Los Angeles
June 26, 11 p.m. vs. New Zealand — Vancouver
Egypt (Group G)
June 15, 3 p.m. vs. Belgium — Seattle
June 21, 9 p.m. vs. New Zealand — Vancouver
June 26, 11 p.m. vs. Iran — Seattle
Iran (Group G)
June 15, 9 p.m. vs. New Zealand — Los Angeles
June 21, 3 p.m. vs. Belgium — Los Angeles
June 26, 11 p.m. vs. Egypt — Seattle
New Zealand (Group G)
June 15, 9 p.m. vs. Iran — Los Angeles
June 21, 9 p.m. vs. Egypt — Vancouver
June 26, 11 p.m. vs. Belgium — Vancouver
Spain (Group H)
June 15, Noon vs. Cabo Verde — Atlanta
June 21, Noon vs. Saudi Arabia — Atlanta
June 26, 8 p.m. vs. Uruguay — Guadalajara
Cape Verde (Group H)
June 15, Noon vs. Spain — Atlanta
June 21, 6 p.m. vs. Uruguay — Miami
June 26, 8 p.m. vs. Saudi Arabia — Houston
Saudi Arabia (Group H)
June 15, 6 p.m. vs. Uruguay — Miami
June 21, Noon vs. Spain — Atlanta
June 26, 8 p.m. vs. Cabo Verde — Houston
Uruguay (Group H)
June 15, 6 p.m. vs. Saudi Arabia — Miami
June 21, 6 p.m. vs. Cabo Verde — Miami
June 26, 8 p.m. vs. Spain — Guadalajara
France (Group I)
June 16, 3 p.m. vs. Senegal — New York/New Jersey
June 22, 5 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Philadelphia
June 26, 3 p.m. vs. Norway — Boston
Senegal (Group I)
June 16, 3 p.m. vs. France — New York/New Jersey
June 22, 8 p.m. vs. Norway — New York/New Jersey
June 26, 3 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Toronto
Group I Playoff Qualifier
(Iraq / Bolivia / Suriname)
June 16, 6 p.m. vs. Norway — Boston
June 22, 5 p.m. vs. France — Philadelphia
June 26, 3 p.m. vs. Senegal — Toronto
Norway (Group I)
June 16, 6 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Boston
June 22, 8 p.m. vs. Senegal — New York/New Jersey
June 26, 3 p.m. vs. France — Boston
Argentina (Group J)
June 16, 9 p.m. vs. Algeria — Kansas City
June 22, 1 p.m. vs. Austria — Dallas
June 27, 10 p.m. vs. Jordan — Dallas
Algeria (Group J)
June 16, 9 p.m. vs. Argentina — Kansas City
June 22, 11 p.m. vs. Jordan — San Francisco Bay Area
June 27, 10 p.m. vs. Austria — Kansas City
Austria (Group J)
June 16, Midnight vs. Jordan — San Francisco Bay Area
June 22, 1 p.m. vs. Argentina — Dallas
June 27, 10 p.m. vs. Algeria — Kansas City
Jordan (Group J)
June 16, Midnight vs. Austria — San Francisco Bay Area
June 22, 11 p.m. vs. Algeria — San Francisco Bay Area
June 27, 10 p.m. vs. Argentina — Dallas
Portugal (Group K)
June 17, 1 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Houston
June 23, 1 p.m. vs. Uzbekistan — Houston
June 27, 7:30 p.m. vs. Colombia — Miami
Group K Playoff Qualifier
(DR Congo / Jamaica / New Caledonia)
June 17, 1 p.m. vs. Portugal — Houston
June 23, 10 p.m. vs. Colombia — Guadalajara
June 27, 7:30 p.m. vs. Uzbekistan — Atlanta
Uzbekistan (Group K)
June 17, 10 p.m. vs. Colombia — Mexico City
June 23, 1 p.m. vs. Portugal — Houston
June 27, 7:30 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Atlanta
Colombia (Group K)
June 17, 10 p.m. vs. Uzbekistan — Mexico City
June 23, 10 p.m. vs. Playoff Qualifier — Guadalajara
June 27, 7:30 p.m. vs. Portugal — Miami
England (Group L)
June 17, 4 p.m. vs. Croatia — Dallas
June 23, 4 p.m. vs. Ghana — Boston
June 27, 5 p.m. vs. Panama — New York/New Jersey
Croatia (Group L)
June 17, 4 p.m. vs. England — Dallas
June 23, 7 p.m. vs. Panama — Toronto
June 27, 5 p.m. vs. Ghana — Philadelphia
Ghana (Group L)
June 17, 7 p.m. vs. Panama — Toronto
June 23, 4 p.m. vs. England — Boston
June 27, 5 p.m. vs. Croatia — Philadelphia
Panama (Group L)
June 17, 7 p.m. vs. Ghana — Toronto
June 23, 7 p.m. vs. Croatia — Toronto
June 27, 5 p.m. vs. England — New York/New Jersey
Knockout Stage Schedule
Round of 32: June 28–July 3
Round of 16: July 4–7
Quarterfinals: July 9–11 — Foxborough, Inglewood, Miami Gardens, Kansas City
Semifinals: July 14–15 — Arlington & Atlanta
Third-Place Match: July 18 — Miami Gardens
Final: July 19 — East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stacy M. Brown is an NNPA Newswire Correspondent
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