# MercatoWire World Cup 2026 facts utility

> Machine-refreshed FIFA World Cup 2026 facts: every fixture with kickoff times
> in 9 time zones, live group standings with qualification scenarios computed
> from the official tiebreaker regulations (FWC2026 regs, Article 13), the
> third-place qualification tracker, squads, verified where-to-watch
> broadcasters by country, and tournament stats. The tournament runs 11 June to
> 19 July 2026 across the United States, Canada and Mexico: 48 teams, 12 groups,
> 104 matches. Every figure is verified against two independent sources before
> publication; single-source data is labelled. Last data verification:
> 2026-07-07T20:05:06Z.

## Core assets
- [All fixtures, groups and trackers](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/)
- [Third-place tracker: which third-placed teams advance](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/third-place-tracker/)
- [Stats center: Golden Boot, discipline, team stats](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/stats/)
- [Squads index (all 48 nations)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/squads/)
- [Knockout bracket: the road to the final](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/bracket/)
- [Host stadiums and cities](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/venues/)

## Schedule by time zone
- [Full schedule (all 104 matches)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/schedule/)
- [India time (IST)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/schedule/india-ist/)
- [UK time (BST)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/schedule/uk-bst/)
- [US Eastern (ET)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/schedule/us-eastern-et/)
- [US Pacific (PT)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/schedule/us-pacific-pt/)
- [Gulf time (GST)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/schedule/gulf-gst/)
- [Matches today](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/matches-today/)

## Groups (A to L)
- [Group A: Mexico, Czechia, South Korea, South Africa](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-a/)
- [Group B: Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Switzerland, Qatar](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-b/)
- [Group C: Brazil, Scotland, Haiti, Morocco](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-c/)
- [Group D: Paraguay, Türkiye, Australia, United States](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-d/)
- [Group E: Ecuador, Germany, Ivory Coast, Curaçao](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-e/)
- [Group F: Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Tunisia](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-f/)
- [Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-g/)
- [Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-h/)
- [Group I: Norway, France, Senegal, Iraq](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-i/)
- [Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-j/)
- [Group K: Colombia, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Congo DR](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-k/)
- [Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/groups/group-l/)

## How to watch
- [How to watch World Cup 2026 (TV and streaming by country)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/how-to-watch/)
- [How to watch World Cup 2026 in India (ZEE5, Unite8, rights story)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/how-to-watch/india/)

## Evergreen answer pages
- [When does the World Cup 2026 start?](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/when-does-world-cup-2026-start/)
- [When and where is the World Cup 2026 final?](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/final/)
- [World Cup 2026 group of death (The Group Strength Index)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/group-of-death/)
- [World Cup 2026 favourites by FIFA ranking (not odds)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/favourites/)

## Records and history
- [World Cup records and history](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/records/)

## Curiosities
- [World Cup 2026 mascots (Maple, Zayu, Clutch)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/mascot/)
- [Official match ball (adidas)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/official-ball/)
- [World Cup 2026 prize money](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/prize-money/)

## Rules and format
- [How the 48-team format works](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/how-the-48-team-format-works/)
- [Tiebreakers explained (2026 rules, head-to-head first)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/tiebreakers-explained/)
- [How third-placed teams qualify](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/third-place-qualification-explained/)
- [The Round of 32, explained](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/round-of-32-explained/)
- [Extra time and penalties rules](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/extra-time-penalties-rules/)

## Live desk
- [Daily briefing: what changed today](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/briefing/)
- [News and injury watch (tier-graded, sourced)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/news/)

## Provenance and methodology
- [How MercatoWire verifies World Cup 2026 data (Data Desk methodology)](https://mercatowire.com/world-cup-2026/how-we-verify/)

## Sitemaps
- https://mercatowire.com/sitemap-wc26.xml