When does the World Cup 2026 start and end?

The World Cup 2026 runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The opening match is Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and the final is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

How many matches are in the 2026 World Cup?

104 matches total: 72 group stage matches, 16 Round of 32 matches, 8 Round of 16 matches, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, the third-place match, and the final.

Where is the World Cup 2026 final?

The final takes place on July 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

What time zone are the kick-off times in?

All kick-off times on this page are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Matches span multiple time zones across North America.

104 Matches — June 11 to July 19

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Every match, every kick-off time, every venue. The complete fixture list for the biggest World Cup in history. All times in ET (Eastern Time).

Key numbers

104

Total matches across 39 days

16

Stadiums across 3 countries

72

Group stage matches (June 11-27)

32

Knockout matches (June 28 - July 19)

Group stage — June 11 to 27

Group A — Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia

Jun 11 3:00 PM

Mexico vs South Africa

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Jun 11 10:00 PM

South Korea vs Czechia

Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

Jun 18 12:00 PM

Czechia vs South Africa

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Jun 18 9:00 PM

Mexico vs South Korea

Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

Jun 24 9:00 PM

Czechia vs Mexico

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Jun 24 9:00 PM

South Africa vs South Korea

Estadio BBVA, Monterrey

Group B — Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland

Jun 12 3:00 PM

Canada vs Bosnia & Herz.

BMO Field, Toronto

Jun 13 3:00 PM

Qatar vs Switzerland

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Jun 18 3:00 PM

Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herz.

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jun 18 6:00 PM

Canada vs Qatar

BC Place, Vancouver

Jun 24 3:00 PM

Switzerland vs Canada

BC Place, Vancouver

Jun 24 3:00 PM

Bosnia & Herz. vs Qatar

Lumen Field, Seattle

Group C — Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland

Jun 13 6:00 PM

Brazil vs Morocco

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jun 13 9:00 PM

Haiti vs Scotland

Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jun 19 6:00 PM

Scotland vs Morocco

Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jun 19 9:00 PM

Brazil vs Haiti

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Jun 24 6:00 PM

Scotland vs Brazil

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Jun 24 6:00 PM

Morocco vs Haiti

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Group D — USA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkiye

Jun 12 9:00 PM

USA vs Paraguay

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jun 13 12:00 AM

Australia vs Turkiye

BC Place, Vancouver

Jun 19 3:00 PM

USA vs Australia

Lumen Field, Seattle

Jun 19 12:00 AM

Turkiye vs Paraguay

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Jun 25 10:00 PM

Turkiye vs USA

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jun 25 10:00 PM

Paraguay vs Australia

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Group E — Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

Jun 14 1:00 PM

Germany vs Curacao

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jun 14 7:00 PM

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Jun 20 4:00 PM

Germany vs Ivory Coast

BMO Field, Toronto

Jun 20 8:00 PM

Ecuador vs Curacao

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Jun 25 4:00 PM

Ecuador vs Germany

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jun 25 4:00 PM

Curacao vs Ivory Coast

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Group F — Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia

Jun 14 4:00 PM

Netherlands vs Japan

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jun 14 10:00 PM

Sweden vs Tunisia

Estadio BBVA, Monterrey

Jun 20 1:00 PM

Netherlands vs Sweden

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jun 20 12:00 AM

Tunisia vs Japan

Estadio BBVA, Monterrey

Jun 25 7:00 PM

Japan vs Sweden

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jun 25 7:00 PM

Tunisia vs Netherlands

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Group G — Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

Jun 15 3:00 PM

Belgium vs Egypt

Lumen Field, Seattle

Jun 15 9:00 PM

Iran vs New Zealand

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jun 21 3:00 PM

Belgium vs Iran

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jun 21 9:00 PM

New Zealand vs Egypt

BC Place, Vancouver

Jun 26 11:00 PM

Egypt vs Iran

Lumen Field, Seattle

Jun 26 11:00 PM

New Zealand vs Belgium

BC Place, Vancouver

Group H — Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

Jun 15 12:00 PM

Spain vs Cape Verde

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Jun 15 6:00 PM

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Jun 21 12:00 PM

Spain vs Saudi Arabia

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Jun 21 6:00 PM

Uruguay vs Cape Verde

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Jun 26 8:00 PM

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jun 26 8:00 PM

Uruguay vs Spain

Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

Group I — France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq

Jun 16 3:00 PM
 France vs  Senegal
MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jun 16 6:00 PM
 Iraq vs  Norway
Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jun 22 5:00 PM
 France vs  Iraq
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Jun 22 8:00 PM
 Norway vs  Senegal
MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jun 26 3:00 PM
 Norway vs  France
Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jun 26 3:00 PM
 Senegal vs  Iraq
BMO Field, Toronto

Group J — Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

Jun 16 9:00 PM

Argentina vs Algeria

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Jun 16 12:00 AM

Austria vs Jordan

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Jun 22 1:00 PM

Argentina vs Austria

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jun 22 11:00 PM

Jordan vs Algeria

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Jun 27 10:00 PM

Algeria vs Austria

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Jun 27 10:00 PM

Jordan vs Argentina

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Group K — Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia

Jun 17 1:00 PM

Portugal vs DR Congo

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jun 17 10:00 PM

Uzbekistan vs Colombia

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Jun 23 1:00 PM

Portugal vs Uzbekistan

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jun 23 10:00 PM

Colombia vs DR Congo

Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

Jun 27 7:30 PM

Colombia vs Portugal

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Jun 27 7:30 PM

DR Congo vs Uzbekistan

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Group L — England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

Jun 17 4:00 PM

England vs Croatia

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jun 17 7:00 PM

Ghana vs Panama

BMO Field, Toronto

Jun 23 4:00 PM

England vs Ghana

Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jun 23 7:00 PM

Panama vs Croatia

BMO Field, Toronto

Jun 27 5:00 PM

Panama vs England

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jun 27 5:00 PM

Croatia vs Ghana

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Knockout stage

Round of 32 — June 28 to July 3

Jun 28 3:00 PM

A2 vs B2

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jun 29 1:00 PM

C1 vs F2

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jun 29 4:30 PM

E1 vs 3rd (A/B/C/D/F)

Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jun 29 9:00 PM

F1 vs C2

Estadio BBVA, Monterrey

Jun 30 1:00 PM

E2 vs I2

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jun 30 5:00 PM

I1 vs 3rd (C/D/F/G/H)

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jun 30 9:00 PM

A1 vs 3rd (C/E/F/H/I)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Jul 1 12:00 PM

L1 vs 3rd (E/H/I/J/K)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Jul 1 4:00 PM

G1 vs 3rd (A/E/H/I/J)

Lumen Field, Seattle

Jul 1 8:00 PM

D1 vs 3rd (B/E/F/I/J)

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Jul 2 3:00 PM

H1 vs J2

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jul 2 7:00 PM

K2 vs L2

BMO Field, Toronto

Jul 2 11:00 PM

B1 vs 3rd (E/F/G/I/J)

BC Place, Vancouver

Jul 3 2:00 PM

D2 vs G2

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jul 3 6:00 PM

J1 vs H2

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Jul 3 9:30 PM

K1 vs 3rd (D/E/I/J/L)

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Round of 16 — July 4 to 7

Jul 4 1:00 PM

W73 vs W75

NRG Stadium, Houston

Jul 4 5:00 PM

W74 vs W77

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Jul 5 4:00 PM

W76 vs W78

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Jul 5 8:00 PM

W79 vs W80

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Jul 6 3:00 PM

W83 vs W84

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jul 6 8:00 PM

W81 vs W82

Lumen Field, Seattle

Jul 7 12:00 PM

W86 vs W88

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Jul 7 4:00 PM

W85 vs W87

BC Place, Vancouver

Quarter-Finals — July 9 to 11

Jul 9 4:00 PM

W89 vs W90

Gillette Stadium, Boston

Jul 10 3:00 PM

W93 vs W94

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jul 11 5:00 PM

W91 vs W92

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

Jul 11 9:00 PM

W95 vs W96

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Semi-Finals — July 14 to 15

Jul 14 3:00 PM

W97 vs W98

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Jul 15 3:00 PM

W99 vs W100

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Third-Place Match — July 18

Jul 18 5:00 PM

L101 vs L102

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

The Final — July 19

Jul 19 3:00 PM

W101 vs W102

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Frequently asked questions

June 11, 2026. Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, kick-off at 3:00 PM ET.

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. July 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET.

All times on this page are in Eastern Time (ET). For CET, add 6 hours. For GMT/UTC, add 4-5 hours depending on daylight saving.

104 matches: 72 group stage, 16 Round of 32, 8 Round of 16, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, third-place match, and the final.

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World Cup 2026 Full Schedule

Key numbers

104

16

72

32

Group stage — June 11 to 27

Group A — Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia

Group B — Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland

Group C — Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland

Group D — USA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkiye

Group E — Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

Group F — Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia

Group G — Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

Group H — Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

Group I — France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq

Group J — Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

Group K — Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia

Group L — England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

Knockout stage

Round of 32 — June 28 to July 3

Round of 16 — July 4 to 7

Quarter-Finals — July 9 to 11

Semi-Finals — July 14 to 15

Third-Place Match — July 18

The Final — July 19

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