FIFA World Cup 2026 · United States · Canada · Mexico
World Cup 2026: every fixture, group and qualification scenario, auto-refreshed
48 teams across 12 groups play 104 matches from 11 June 2026 to 19 July 2026, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The top two from each group advance; the eight best third-placed teams also progress to the round of 32.
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World Cup 2026 Essentials
- When does the World Cup 2026 start? The opening match, the group-stage window and the dates that matter
- When and where is the final? 19 July 2026 · MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
- Which is the group of death? The Group Strength Index, ranked by combined FIFA rating
- Who are the favourites to win? The contenders by FIFA world ranking, not bookmaker odds
- Who are the mascots? Maple, Zayu and Clutch: the three host-nation characters
- What is the official ball? The adidas Trionda connected ball
- How much prize money is on offer? The winner's share and the full prize pool
Next Matches
Group stage · Wed 17 Jun, 23:00 UTC
Ghana
Panama
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 02:00 UTC
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 16:00 UTC
Czechia
South Africa
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 19:00 UTC
Switzerland
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 22:00 UTC
Canada
Qatar
Group stage · Fri 19 Jun, 01:00 UTC
Mexico
South Korea
Ghana
Panama
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 02:00 UTC
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 16:00 UTC
Czechia
South Africa
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 19:00 UTC
Switzerland
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group stage · Thu 18 Jun, 22:00 UTC
Canada
Qatar
Group stage · Fri 19 Jun, 01:00 UTC
Mexico
South Korea
Schedule & Kickoff Times
Full 104-match schedule· Matches today· Results & scores· Knockout bracket· Stadiums· How to watch
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Groups A to L
12 groups · 48 teams
Group A
- Mexico
- Czechia
- South Korea
- South Africa
- Canada
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Switzerland
- Qatar
Brazil
Scotland
Haiti
Morocco
Paraguay
Türkiye
Australia
United States
Ecuador
Germany
Ivory Coast
Curaçao
Netherlands
Sweden
Japan
Tunisia
Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand
Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
Norway
France
Senegal
Iraq
Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan
- Colombia
Portugal- Uzbekistan
Congo DR
England
Croatia- Panama
- Ghana
All 12 group standings on one page →· Full standings table →
Live Trackers
- Third-place tracker Which of the 12 third-placed teams advance to the round of 32
- Stats centre Goals, assists, cards and team stats, match by match
- Top scorers Live Golden Boot race, updated after every match
- Golden Boot stats Full scorer table, assists and historical winners
- Today's briefing Results, next matches and the day's biggest team news, auto-compiled
Understand the Format
- How the 48-team format works 12 groups, round of 32, the path to the final
- 2026 tiebreaker rules explained Head-to-head points now rank before overall goal difference
- Third-place qualification rules How the best eight of twelve advance
- Extra time and penalties rules How knockout ties are settled
- How many matches are at World Cup 2026? 104 matches across 39 days
- Host cities and stadiums 16 venues across three countries
- World Cup records and history Winners, top scorers and all-time tournament records
Squads
All 48 squads with player details, provisional until the FIFA announcement deadline. Browse all squads by group →
Matchday Calendar
Thursday 11 June 2026
- 19:00 Mexico vs South Africa Mexico City
Friday 12 June 2026
- 02:00 South Korea vs Czechia Guadalajara
- 19:00 Canada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Toronto
Saturday 13 June 2026
- 01:00 United States vs Paraguay Inglewood, California
- 19:00 Qatar vs Switzerland Santa Clara, California
- 22:00 Brazil vs Morocco East Rutherford, New Jersey
Sunday 14 June 2026
- 01:00 Haiti vs Scotland Foxborough, Massachusetts
- 04:00 Australia vs Türkiye Vancouver
- 17:00 Germany vs Curaçao Houston, Texas
- 20:00 Netherlands vs Japan Arlington, Texas
- 23:00 Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Monday 15 June 2026
- 02:00 Sweden vs Tunisia Guadalupe
- 16:00 Spain vs Cape Verde Atlanta, Georgia
- 19:00 Belgium vs Egypt Seattle, Washington
- 22:00 Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Miami Gardens, Florida
Tuesday 16 June 2026
- 01:00 Iran vs New Zealand Inglewood, California
- 19:00 France vs Senegal East Rutherford, New Jersey
- 22:00 Iraq vs Norway Foxborough, Massachusetts
Wednesday 17 June 2026
- 01:00 Argentina vs Algeria Kansas City, Missouri
- 04:00 Austria vs Jordan Santa Clara, California
- 17:00 Portugal vs Congo DR Houston, Texas
- 20:00 England vs Croatia Arlington, Texas
- 23:00 Ghana vs Panama Toronto
Thursday 18 June 2026
- 02:00 Uzbekistan vs Colombia Mexico City
- 16:00 Czechia vs South Africa Atlanta, Georgia
- 19:00 Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Inglewood, California
- 22:00 Canada vs Qatar Vancouver
Friday 19 June 2026
- 01:00 Mexico vs South Korea Guadalajara
- 19:00 United States vs Australia Seattle, Washington
- 22:00 Scotland vs Morocco Foxborough, Massachusetts
Saturday 20 June 2026
- 00:30 Brazil vs Haiti Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 03:00 Türkiye vs Paraguay Santa Clara, California
- 17:00 Netherlands vs Sweden Houston, Texas
- 20:00 Germany vs Ivory Coast Toronto
Sunday 21 June 2026
- 00:00 Ecuador vs Curaçao Kansas City, Missouri
- 04:00 Tunisia vs Japan Guadalupe
- 16:00 Spain vs Saudi Arabia Atlanta, Georgia
- 19:00 Belgium vs Iran Inglewood, California
- 22:00 Uruguay vs Cape Verde Miami Gardens, Florida
Monday 22 June 2026
- 01:00 New Zealand vs Egypt Vancouver
- 17:00 Argentina vs Austria Arlington, Texas
- 21:00 France vs Iraq Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tuesday 23 June 2026
- 00:00 Norway vs Senegal East Rutherford, New Jersey
- 03:00 Jordan vs Algeria Santa Clara, California
- 17:00 Portugal vs Uzbekistan Houston, Texas
- 20:00 England vs Ghana Foxborough, Massachusetts
- 23:00 Panama vs Croatia Toronto
Wednesday 24 June 2026
- 02:00 Colombia vs Congo DR Guadalajara
- 19:00 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar Seattle, Washington
- 19:00 Switzerland vs Canada Vancouver
- 22:00 Morocco vs Haiti Atlanta, Georgia
- 22:00 Scotland vs Brazil Miami Gardens, Florida
Thursday 25 June 2026
- 01:00 Czechia vs Mexico Mexico City
- 01:00 South Africa vs South Korea Guadalupe
- 20:00 Curaçao vs Ivory Coast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 20:00 Ecuador vs Germany East Rutherford, New Jersey
- 23:00 Japan vs Sweden Arlington, Texas
- 23:00 Tunisia vs Netherlands Kansas City, Missouri
Friday 26 June 2026
- 02:00 Paraguay vs Australia Santa Clara, California
- 02:00 Türkiye vs United States Inglewood, California
- 19:00 Norway vs France Foxborough, Massachusetts
- 19:00 Senegal vs Iraq Toronto
Saturday 27 June 2026
- 00:00 Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia Houston, Texas
- 00:00 Uruguay vs Spain Guadalajara
- 03:00 Egypt vs Iran Seattle, Washington
- 03:00 New Zealand vs Belgium Vancouver
- 21:00 Croatia vs Ghana Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 21:00 Panama vs England East Rutherford, New Jersey
- 23:30 Colombia vs Portugal Miami Gardens, Florida
- 23:30 Congo DR vs Uzbekistan Atlanta, Georgia
Sunday 28 June 2026
- 02:00 Algeria vs Austria Kansas City, Missouri
- 02:00 Jordan vs Argentina Arlington, Texas
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