2026 World Cup: Full match schedule, fixtures and stadiums

Tom Weber

• Updated: 6 Dec 2025 14:30 CST
• 8 min read

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The full match schedule for the 2026 World Cup has been revealed.

The upcoming tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States is set to be the biggest edition of FIFA's showpiece event. A record 48 teams will take part in the 2026 World Cup, which naturally means that there will be an unprecedented number of matches.

The teams have been split into a whopping 12 groups, and a new round of 32 will take place after the group stage. The World Cup groups were drawn on 5 December, and a revised match schedule was released the following day.

The World Cup will start on 11 June and conclude at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 19 July. Host nation Mexico will kick off the competition against 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

The United States and Canada will begin on home soil the following day, 12 June. Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT host Paraguay at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles, while Jesse Marsch's CANMNT will take on the winner of Path A of the March UEFA playoffs at BMO Field in Toronto.

2026 World Cup full schedule

Thursday, 11 June

Game 1: Mexico - South Africa (Estadio Azteca, Mexico City - Group A)

Game 2: South Korea - Czech Republic/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland (Estadio Akron, Guadalajara - Group A)

Friday, 12 June

Game 3: Canada - Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales (BMO Field, Toronto - Group B)

Group 4: USA - Paraguay (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles - Group D)

Saturday, 13 June

Game 5: Haiti - Scotland (Gillette Stadium, Boston - Group C)

Game 6: Australia - Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Turkey (BC Place, Vancouver - Group D)

Game 7: Brazil - Morocco (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford - Group C)

Game 8: Qatar - Switzerland (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco - Group B)

Sunday, 14 June

Game 9: Ivory Coast - Ecuador (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - Group E)

Game 10: Germany - Curacao (NRG Stadium, Houston - Group E)

Game 11: Netherlands - Japan (AT&T Stadium, Dallas - Group F)

Game 12: Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine - Tunisia (Estadio BBVA, Monterrey - Group F)

Monday, 15 June

Game 13: Saudi Arabia - Uruguay (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami - Group H)

Game 14: Spain - Cape Verde (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta - Group H)

Game 15: Iran - New Zealand (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles - Group G)

Game 16: Belgium - Egypt (Lumen Field, Seattle - Group G)

Tuesday, 16 June

Game 17: France - Senegal (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford - Group I)

Game 18: Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname - Norway (Gillette Stadium, Boston - Group I)

Game 19: Argentina - Algeria (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City - Group J)

Game 20: Austria - Jordan (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco - Group J)

Wednesday, 17 June

Game 21: Ghana - Panama (BMO Field, Toronto - Group L)

Game 22: England - Croatia (AT&T Stadium, Dallas - Group L)

Game 23: Portugal - Congo DR/Jamaica/North Caledonia (NRG Stadium, Houston - Group K)

Game 24: Uzbekistan - Colombia (Estadio Azteca, Mexico City - Group K)

Thursday, 18 June

Game 25: Czech Republic/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland - South Africa (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta - Group A)

Game 26: Switzerland - Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles - Group B)

Game 27: Canada - Qatar (BC Place, Vancouver - Group B)

Game 28: Mexico - South Korea (Estadio Akron, Guadalajara - Group A)

Friday, 19 June

Game 29: Brazil - Haiti (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - Group C)

Game 30: Scotland - Morocco (Gillette Stadium, Boston - Group C)

Game 31: Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Turkey - Paraguay (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco - Group D)

Game 32: USA - Australia (Lumen Field, Seattle - Group D)

Saturday, 20 June

Game 33: Germany - Ivory Coast (BMO Field, Toronto - Group E)

Game 34: Ecuador - Curacao (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City - Group E)

Game 35: Netherlands - Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine (NRG Stadium, Houston - Group F)

Game 36: Tunisia - Japan (Estadio BBVA, Monterrey - Group F)

Sunday, 21 June

Game 37: Uruguay - Cape Verde (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami - Group H)

Game 38: Spain - Saudi Arabia (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta - Group H)

Game 39: Belgium - Iran (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles - Group G)

Game 40: New Zealand - Egypt (BC Place, Vancouver - Group G)

Monday, 22 June

Game 41: Norway - Senegal (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford - Group I)

Game 42: France - Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - Group I)

Game 43: Argentina - Austria (AT&T Stadium, Dallas - Group J)

Game 44: Jordan - Algeria (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco - Group J)

Tuesday, 23 June

Game 45: England - Ghana (Gillette Stadium, Boston - Group L)

Game 46: Panama - Croatia (BMO Field, Toronto - Group L)

Game 47: Portugal - Uzbekistan (NRG Stadium, Houston - Group K)

Game 48: Colombia - Congo DR/Jamaica/North Caledonia (Estadio Akron, Guadalajara- Group K)

Wednesday, 24 June

Game 49: Scotland - Brazil (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami - Group C)

Game 50: Morocco - Haiti (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta - Group C)

Game 51: Switzerland - Canada (BC Place, Vancouver - Group B)

Game 52: Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales - Qatar (Lumen Field, Seattle - Group B)

Game 53: Czech Republic/Denmark/North Macedonia/Republic of Ireland - Mexico (Estadio Azteca, Mexico City - Group A)

Game 54: South Africa - South Korea (Estadio BBVA, Monterrey - Group A)

Thursday, 25 June

Game 55: Curacao - Ivory Coast (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - Group E)

Game 56: Ecuador - Germany (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford - Group E)

Game 57: Japan - Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine (AT&T Stadium, Dallas - Group F)

Game 58: Tunisia - Netherlands (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City - Group F)

Game 59: Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Turkey - USA (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles - Group D)

Game 60: Paraguay - Australia (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco - Group D)

Friday, 26 June

Game 61: Norway - France (Gillette Stadium, Boston - Group I)

Game 62: Senegal - Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname (BMO Field, Toronto - Group I)

Game 63: Egypt - Iran (Lumen Field, Seattle - Group G)

Game 64: New Zealand - Belgium (BC Place, Vancouver - Group G)

Game 65: Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia (NRG Stadium, Houston - Group H)

Game 66: Uruguay - Spain (Estadio Akron, Guadalajara - Group H)

Saturday, 27 June

Game 67: Panama - England (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford - Group L)

Game 68: Croatia - Ghana (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - Group L)

Game 69: Algeria - Austria (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City - Group J)

Game 70: Jordan - Argentina (AT&T Stadium, Dallas - Group J)

Game 71: Colombia - Portugal (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami - Group K)

Game 72: Congo DR/Jamaica/North Caledonia - Uzbekistan (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta - Group K)

Sunday, 28 June

Game 73: Second Group A - Second Group B (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)

Monday, 29 June

Game 74: First Group E - Third Group A/B/C/D/F (Gillette Stadium, Boston)

Game 75: First Group F - Second Group C (Estadio BBVA, Monterrey)

Game 76: First Group C - Second Group F (NRG Stadium, Houston)

Tuesday, 30 June

Game 77: First Group I - Third Group C/D/F/G/H (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)

Game 78: Second Group E - Second Group I (AT&T Stadium, Dallas)

Game 79: First Group A - Third Group C/E/F/H/I (Estadio Azteca, Mexico City)

Wednesday, 1 July

Game 80: First Group L - Third Group E/H/I/J/K (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

Game 81: First Group D - Third Group B/E/F/I/J (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco)

Game 82: First Group G - Third Group A/E/H/I/J (Lumen Field, Seattle)

Thursday, 2 July

Game 83: Second Group K - Second Group L (BMO Field, Toronto)

Game 84: First Group H - Second Group J (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)

Game 85: First Group B - Third Group E/F/G/I/J (BC Place, Vancouver)

Friday, 3 July

Game 86: First Group J - Second Group H (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)

Game 87: First Group K - Third Group D/E/I/J/L (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)

Game 88: Second Group D - Second Group G (AT&T Stadium, Dallas)

Saturday, 4 July

Game 89: Winner Game 74 - Winner Game 77 (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)

Game 90: Winner Game 73 - Winner Game 75 (NRG Stadium, Houston)

Sunday, 5 July

Game 91: Winner Game 76 - Winner Game 78 (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)

Game 92: Winner Game 79 - Winner Game 80 (Estadio Azteca, Mexico City)

Monday, 6 July

Game 93: Winner Game 83 - Winner Game 84 (AT&T Stadium, Dallas)

Game 94: Winner Game 81 - Winner Game 82 (Lumen Field, Seattle)

Tuesday, 7 July

Game 95: Winner Game 86 - Winner Game 88 (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

Game 96: Winner Game 85 - Winner Game 87 (BC Place, Vancouver)

Thursday, 9 July

Game 97: Winner Game 89 - Winner Game 90 (Gillette Stadium, Boston)

Friday, 10 July

Game 98: Winner Game 93 - Winner Game 94 (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)

Saturday, 11 July

Game 99: Winner Game 91 - Winner Game 92 (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)

Game 100: Winner Game 95 - Winner Game 96 (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)

Tuesday, 14 July

Game 101: Winner Game 97 - Winner Game 98 (AT&T Stadium, Dallas)

Wednesday, 15 July

Game 102: Winner Game 99 - Winner Game 100 (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

Saturday, 18 July

Game 103: Loser Game 101 - Loser Game 102 (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)

Sunday, 19 July

Game 104: Winner Game 101 - Winner Game 102 (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)

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