FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule Unveiled... Find Out When and Where the Matches Will Be Held

FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule Unveiled: Preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are in full swing. The full schedule of the tournament was released on Saturday at a ceremony held in Washington D.C. The upcoming World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States (USA), Mexico, and Canada. For the first time, 48 teams will participate in the football World Cup, making it the largest World Cup in history.

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The 38-day tournament will begin on June 11 at the iconic Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City, where Mexico and South Africa will face each other in the opening match. This stadium has previously hosted the opening matches of the 1970 and 1986 World Cups. The United States will begin its campaign the next day, June 12, against Paraguay in Los Angeles, while the Canadian team will play its first match against the winner of UEFA Playoff-A in Toronto.

Lionel Messi's Argentina team is in Group J. Defending champions Argentina will face Algeria in their first match, followed by matches against Austria and Jordan. Fans will witness several big matches in the group stage itself. These include Brazil vs Morocco, Germany vs Curaçao, Netherlands vs Japan, and England vs Croatia. The tournament matches will be played in cities like New York, Houston, Miami, Vancouver, Dallas, and Guadalajara.

The 48 participating teams in the tournament have been divided into 12 groups of four teams each. Then, 32 teams will advance to the Round of 32, marking the beginning of the knockout rounds. The whole world will be watching on July 19, 2026, when the new world football champion will be decided at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Full Schedule

June 11

Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City

South Korea vs. UEFA Playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara

June 12

Canada vs. UEFA Playoff A (Group B) – Toronto

USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles

June 13

Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston or New York/New Jersey

Australia vs. UEFA Playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver

Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) - Boston or New York/New Jersey

Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 14

Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Philadelphia or Houston

Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) - Philadelphia or Houston

Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) - Dallas or Monterrey

UEFA Playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) - Dallas or Monterrey

June 15

Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) - Miami or Atlanta

Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) - Miami or Atlanta

Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) - Los Angeles or Seattle

Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) - Los Angeles or Seattle

June 16

France vs. Senegal (Group I) - New York/New Jersey or Boston

FIFA Playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) - New York/New Jersey or Boston

Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City or San Francisco Bay Area

Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – Kansas City or San Francisco Bay Area

June 17

England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Toronto or Dallas

Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) - Toronto or Dallas

Portugal vs. FIFA Playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston or Mexico City

Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Houston or Mexico City

June 18

UEFA Playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta

Switzerland vs. UEFA Playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles

Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver

Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara

June 19

Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey

Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) - Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey

UEFA Playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) - San Francisco Bay Area

USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle

June 20

Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) - Toronto or Kansas City

Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) - Toronto or Kansas City

Netherlands vs. UEFA Playoff B (Group F) - Houston or Monterrey

Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) - Houston or Monterrey

June 21

Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Miami or Atlanta

Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) - Miami or Atlanta

Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles or Vancouver

New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Los Angeles or Vancouver

June 22

France vs. FIFA Playoff 2 (Group I) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia

Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) - New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia

Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas or San Francisco Bay Area

Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – Dallas or San Francisco Bay Area

June 23

England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston or Toronto

Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Boston or Toronto

Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston or Guadalajara

Colombia vs. FIFA Playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston or Guadalajara

June 24

Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami or Atlanta

Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Miami or Atlanta

Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver

UEFA Playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle

Mexico vs. UEFA Playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City

South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey

June 25

Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey

Curacao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) - Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey

Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Dallas or Kansas City

Japan vs. UEFA Playoff B (Group F) - Dallas or Kansas City

USA vs. UEFA Playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles

Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 26

Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston or Toronto

Senegal vs. FIFA Playoff 2 (Group I) – Boston or Toronto

New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Seattle or Vancouver

Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle or Vancouver

Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Houston or Guadalajara

Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) - Houston or Guadalajara

June 27

Panama vs. England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia

Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia

Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Kansas City or Dallas

Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City or Dallas

Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami or Atlanta

FIFA Playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Miami or Atlanta

Knockout Round Schedule

Round of 32: June 28 to July 3

Round of 16: July 4 to July 7

Quarterfinals: July 9 to July 11

Semifinals: July 14 and 15, AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)

Third-place match: July 18, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

World Cup Final: July 19, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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