2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup groups are set: Ready for play

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to begin in June 2026! Now, the schedules are set!

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 thirdplace 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

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