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World Cup 2026 fixtures

The 2026 World Cup schedule consists of 104 matches with 48 teams for the tournament in 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the US. The opening match is on Thursday, June 11 and the final is on Sunday, July 19, 2026. The final will be played in New York/New Jersey.

The format of the final competition consists of a group stage, followed by the knockout stages with a round of 32, a round of 16, quarter‑finals, semi‑finals, the match for third place and the final. The schedule is set out in Article 12 of the FIFA 2026 World Cup regulations.

The match schedule, including the final venue, was unveiled on February 4, 2024, from the Telemundo Center in Miami. On June 13, 2024, FIFA released an updated match schedule, and on December 6, 2025, the schedule was finalized with teams, times and cities.

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the most matches of the tournament with nine. MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final on July 19. All tournament venues, except Estadio Akron, will host at least one knockout stage match.

World Cup 2026 schedule with results by date and time





Fixtures World Cup 2026
#1) Thu 11 Jun 20:00 group A Mexico City
Mexico Mexico 20:00 South Africa South Africa
 
#2) Fri 12 Jun 03:00 group A Guadalajara
South Korea South Korea 03:00 UEFA Play-off D UEFA Play-off D
 
#3) Fri 12 Jun 20:00 group B Toronto
Canada Canada 20:00 UEFA Play-off A UEFA Play-off A
 
#4) Sat 13 Jun 02:00 group D Los Angeles
United States United States 02:00 Paraguay Paraguay
 
#6) Sat 13 Jun 05:00 group D Vancouver
Australia Australia 05:00 UEFA Play-off C UEFA Play-off C
 
#8) Sat 13 Jun 20:00 group B San Francisco
Qatar Qatar 20:00 Switzerland Switzerland
 
#7) Sat 13 Jun 23:00 group C New York/New Jersey
Brazil Brazil 23:00 Morocco Morocco
 
#5) Sun 14 Jun 02:00 group C Boston
Haiti Haiti 02:00 Scotland Scotland
 
#10) Sun 14 Jun 18:00 group E Houston
Germany Germany 18:00 Curaçao Curaçao
 
#11) Sun 14 Jun 21:00 group F Dallas
Netherlands Netherlands 21:00 Japan Japan
 
#9) Mon 15 Jun 00:00 group E Philadelphia
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 00:00 Ecuador Ecuador
 
#12) Mon 15 Jun 03:00 group F Monterrey
UEFA Play-off B UEFA Play-off B 03:00 Tunisia Tunisia
 
#14) Mon 15 Jun 17:00 group H Atlanta
Spain Spain 17:00 Cape Verde Cape Verde
 
#16) Mon 15 Jun 20:00 group G Seattle
Belgium Belgium 20:00 Egypt Egypt
 
#13) Mon 15 Jun 23:00 group H Miami
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 23:00 Uruguay Uruguay
 
#15) Tue 16 Jun 02:00 group G Los Angeles
Iran Iran 02:00 New Zealand New Zealand
 
#17) Tue 16 Jun 20:00 group I New York/New Jersey
France France 20:00 Senegal Senegal
 
#18) Tue 16 Jun 23:00 group I Boston
FIFA Play-off 2 FIFA Play-off 2 23:00 Norway Norway
 
#19) Wed 17 Jun 02:00 group J Kansas City
Argentina Argentina 02:00 Algeria Algeria
 
#20) Wed 17 Jun 05:00 group J San Francisco
Austria Austria 05:00 Jordan Jordan
 
#23) Wed 17 Jun 18:00 group K Houston
Portugal Portugal 18:00 FIFA Play-off 1 FIFA Play-off 1
 
#22) Wed 17 Jun 21:00 group L Dallas
England England 21:00 Croatia Croatia
 
#21) Thu 18 Jun 00:00 group L Toronto
Ghana Ghana 00:00 Panama Panama
 
#24) Thu 18 Jun 03:00 group K Mexico City
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 03:00 Colombia Colombia
 
#25) Thu 18 Jun 17:00 group A Atlanta
UEFA Play-off D UEFA Play-off D 17:00 South Africa South Africa
 
#26) Thu 18 Jun 20:00 group B Los Angeles
Switzerland Switzerland 20:00 UEFA Play-off A UEFA Play-off A
 
#27) Thu 18 Jun 23:00 group B Vancouver
Canada Canada 23:00 Qatar Qatar
 
#28) Fri 19 Jun 02:00 group A Guadalajara
Mexico Mexico 02:00 South Korea South Korea
 
#31) Fri 19 Jun 05:00 group D San Francisco
UEFA Play-off C UEFA Play-off C 05:00 Paraguay Paraguay
 
#32) Fri 19 Jun 20:00 group D Seattle
United States United States 20:00 Australia Australia
 
#30) Fri 19 Jun 23:00 group C Boston
Scotland Scotland 23:00 Morocco Morocco
 
#29) Sat 20 Jun 02:00 group C Philadelphia
Brazil Brazil 02:00 Haiti Haiti
 
#36) Sat 20 Jun 05:00 group F Monterrey
Tunisia Tunisia 05:00 Japan Japan
 
#35) Sat 20 Jun 18:00 group F Houston
Netherlands Netherlands 18:00 UEFA Play-off B UEFA Play-off B
 
#33) Sat 20 Jun 21:00 group E Toronto
Germany Germany 21:00 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
 
#34) Sun 21 Jun 01:00 group E Kansas City
Ecuador Ecuador 01:00 Curaçao Curaçao
 
#38) Sun 21 Jun 17:00 group H Atlanta
Spain Spain 17:00 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 
#39) Sun 21 Jun 20:00 group G Los Angeles
Belgium Belgium 20:00 Iran Iran
 
#37) Sun 21 Jun 23:00 group H Miami
Uruguay Uruguay 23:00 Cape Verde Cape Verde
 
#40) Mon 22 Jun 02:00 group G Vancouver
New Zealand New Zealand 02:00 Egypt Egypt
 
#43) Mon 22 Jun 18:00 group J Dallas
Argentina Argentina 18:00 Austria Austria
 
#42) Mon 22 Jun 22:00 group I Philadelphia
France France 22:00 FIFA Play-off 2 FIFA Play-off 2
 
#41) Tue 23 Jun 01:00 group I New York/New Jersey
Norway Norway 01:00 Senegal Senegal
 
#44) Tue 23 Jun 04:00 group J San Francisco
Jordan Jordan 04:00 Algeria Algeria
 
#47) Tue 23 Jun 18:00 group K Houston
Portugal Portugal 18:00 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
 
#45) Tue 23 Jun 21:00 group L Boston
England England 21:00 Ghana Ghana
 
#46) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group L Toronto
Panama Panama 00:00 Croatia Croatia
 
#48) Wed 24 Jun 03:00 group K Guadalajara
Colombia Colombia 03:00 FIFA Play-off 1 FIFA Play-off 1
 
#51) Wed 24 Jun 20:00 group B Vancouver
Switzerland Switzerland 20:00 Canada Canada
 
#52) Wed 24 Jun 20:00 group B Seattle
UEFA Play-off A UEFA Play-off A 20:00 Qatar Qatar
 
#49) Wed 24 Jun 23:00 group C Miami
Scotland Scotland 23:00 Brazil Brazil
 
#50) Wed 24 Jun 23:00 group C Atlanta
Morocco Morocco 23:00 Haiti Haiti
 
#53) Thu 25 Jun 02:00 group A Mexico City
UEFA Play-off D UEFA Play-off D 02:00 Mexico Mexico
 
#54) Thu 25 Jun 02:00 group A Monterrey
South Africa South Africa 02:00 South Korea South Korea
 
#55) Thu 25 Jun 21:00 group E Philadelphia
Curaçao Curaçao 21:00 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
 
#56) Thu 25 Jun 21:00 group E New York/New Jersey
Ecuador Ecuador 21:00 Germany Germany
 
#57) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group F Dallas
Japan Japan 00:00 UEFA Play-off B UEFA Play-off B
 
#58) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group F Kansas City
Tunisia Tunisia 00:00 Netherlands Netherlands
 
#59) Fri 26 Jun 03:00 group D Los Angeles
UEFA Play-off C UEFA Play-off C 03:00 United States United States
 
#60) Fri 26 Jun 03:00 group D San Francisco
Paraguay Paraguay 03:00 Australia Australia
 
#61) Fri 26 Jun 20:00 group I Boston
Norway Norway 20:00 France France
 
#62) Fri 26 Jun 20:00 group I Toronto
Senegal Senegal 20:00 FIFA Play-off 2 FIFA Play-off 2
 
#65) Sat 27 Jun 01:00 group H Houston
Cape Verde Cape Verde 01:00 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 
#66) Sat 27 Jun 01:00 group H Guadalajara
Uruguay Uruguay 01:00 Spain Spain
 
#63) Sat 27 Jun 04:00 group G Seattle
Egypt Egypt 04:00 Iran Iran
 
#64) Sat 27 Jun 04:00 group G Vancouver
New Zealand New Zealand 04:00 Belgium Belgium
 
#67) Sat 27 Jun 22:00 group L New York/New Jersey
Panama Panama 22:00 England England
 
#68) Sat 27 Jun 22:00 group L Philadelphia
Croatia Croatia 22:00 Ghana Ghana
 
#71) Sun 28 Jun 00:30 group K Miami
Colombia Colombia 00:30 Portugal Portugal
 
#72) Sun 28 Jun 00:30 group K Atlanta
FIFA Play-off 1 FIFA Play-off 1 00:30 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
 
#69) Sun 28 Jun 03:00 group J Kansas City
Algeria Algeria 03:00 Austria Austria
 
#70) Sun 28 Jun 03:00 group J Dallas
Jordan Jordan 03:00 Argentina Argentina
 
#73) Sun 28 Jun 20:00 1/16 final Los Angeles
2A 2A 20:00 2B 2B
 
#76) Mon 29 Jun 18:00 1/16 final Houston
1C 1C 18:00 2F 2F
 
#74) Mon 29 Jun 21:30 1/16 final Boston
1E 1E 21:30 3ABCDF 3ABCDF
 
#75) Tue 30 Jun 02:00 1/16 final Monterrey
1F 1F 02:00 2C 2C
 
#78) Tue 30 Jun 18:00 1/16 final Dallas
2E 2E 18:00 2I 2I
 
#77) Tue 30 Jun 22:00 1/16 final New York/New Jersey
1I 1I 22:00 3CDFGH 3CDFGH
 
#79) Wed 01 Jul 02:00 1/16 final Mexico City
1A 1A 02:00 3CEFHI 3CEFHI
 
#80) Wed 01 Jul 17:00 1/16 final Atlanta
1L 1L 17:00 3EHIJK 3EHIJK
 
#82) Wed 01 Jul 21:00 1/16 final Seattle
1G 1G 21:00 3AEHIJ 3AEHIJ
 
#81) Thu 02 Jul 01:00 1/16 final San Francisco
1D 1D 01:00 3BEFIJ 3BEFIJ
 
#84) Thu 02 Jul 20:00 1/16 final Los Angeles
1H 1H 20:00 2J 2J
 
#83) Fri 03 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Toronto
2K 2K 00:00 2L 2L
 
#85) Fri 03 Jul 04:00 1/16 final Vancouver
1B 1B 04:00 3EFGIJ 3EFGIJ
 
#88) Fri 03 Jul 19:00 1/16 final Dallas
2D 2D 19:00 2G 2G
 
#86) Fri 03 Jul 23:00 1/16 final Miami
1J 1J 23:00 2H 2H
 
#87) Sat 04 Jul 02:30 1/16 final Kansas City
1K 1K 02:30 3DEIJL 3DEIJL
 
#90) Sat 04 Jul 18:00 1/8 final Houston
W73 W73 18:00 W75 W75
 
#89) Sat 04 Jul 22:00 1/8 final Philadelphia
W74 W74 22:00 W77 W77
 
#91) Sun 05 Jul 21:00 1/8 final New York/New Jersey
W76 W76 21:00 W78 W78
 
#92) Mon 06 Jul 01:00 1/8 final Mexico City
W79 W79 01:00 W80 W80
 
#93) Mon 06 Jul 20:00 1/8 final Dallas
W83 W83 20:00 W84 W84
 
#94) Tue 07 Jul 01:00 1/8 final Seattle
W81 W81 01:00 W82 W82
 
#95) Tue 07 Jul 17:00 1/8 final Atlanta
W86 W86 17:00 W88 W88
 
#96) Tue 07 Jul 21:00 1/8 final Vancouver
W85 W85 21:00 W87 W87
 
#97) Thu 09 Jul 21:00 1/4 final Boston
W89 W89 21:00 W90 W90
 
#98) Fri 10 Jul 20:00 1/4 final Los Angeles
W93 W93 20:00 W94 W94
 
#99) Sat 11 Jul 22:00 1/4 final Miami
W91 W91 22:00 W92 W92
 
#100) Sun 12 Jul 02:00 1/4 final Kansas City
W95 W95 02:00 W96 W96
 
#101) Tue 14 Jul 20:00 1/2 final Dallas
W97 W97 20:00 W98 W98
 
#102) Wed 15 Jul 20:00 1/2 final Atlanta
W99 W99 20:00 W100 W100
 
#103) Sat 18 Jul 22:00 3/4th plac Miami
V101 V101 22:00 V102 V102
 
#104) Sun 19 Jul 20:00 final New York/New Jersey
W101 W101 20:00 W102 W102
 

Extra time and penalty shoot-outs in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, matches in the knockout stage cannot end in a draw. If the score is level after 90 minutes, FIFA’s clear rules on extra time and penalty shoot-outs apply (Article 14 of the 2026 World Cup Regulations).

Extra time in case of a draw

In the knockout stage, if the score is tied after normal time, extra time will be played. Extra time consists of two halves of 15 minutes each, with a five-minute break after the end of normal time. There is no break between the two halves of extra time. During both breaks, players remain on the field to prepare for the continuation of the match.

Penalty shoot-out

If the score remains level after extra time, the winner will be determined by a penalty shoot-out. The penalty shoot-out is conducted in accordance with the official Laws of the Game.

Penalty shoot-out procedure

Before the penalty shoot-out begins, the referee decides the following:

  • a) The referee tosses a coin to decide at which goal the penalties will be taken. This goal may only be changed for safety reasons or due to unplayable conditions (such as poor pitch condition).
  • b) The referee then tosses the coin again. The team that wins this toss chooses whether to take the first or second penalty.

Distribution of the number of matches among the host countries

On January 10, 2017, FIFA decided that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held with 48 participants, with 12 groups of 4 countries each. This increases the number of matches from 64 to 104.

The United States will host 78 matches, including from the quarterfinals onward, while Canada and Mexico will each host 13.

The World Cup schedule of matches is divided between the 3 countries:

  • Canada: 13 games
  • Mexico: 13 games
  • USA: 78 games

World Cup 2026 setup schedule

Factors in drawing up the schedule

When drawing up the draft schedule, the organization not only took into account the extensive format, but also other factors. This includes distribution, land height, the lowest impact on the environment and maximizing TV audience. The groups are clustered and the knockout stages are played from east to west.

The most important thing in the schedule is that health, safety and optimal conditions for players and referees have been taken into account. Each team will only play one more match due to the addition of the round of the last 32 in the knockout phase [ref].

World Cup 2026 schedule

The new schedule consists of 12 groups with 4 teams, and a new round for the last 32. [ref] With more countries participating than ever before, the first team will play an out group no less than 9 days earlier than the last team from the same group. The organization has also tried to spread the rest days fairly and evenly, which is good for both the teams and the playing fields.

The last two matches in each group have simultaneous kick-off times on the same day.

Due to the large distances between the cities in North America, the matches of a certain pool are played in one region. Of course, the host cities and the capacity of the stadiums are also taken into account.

World Cup 2026 match schedule

The following criteria have been drawn up for the 2026 World Cup schedule:

  • Minimum 3 days rest for teams between matches, except for the consolation final;
  • Same number of rest days for teams playing against each other, except group stage, last 32, consolation final and final;
  • Canada and Mexico will host each of their 7 group matches, 2 last 32 matches and 1 last 16 match;
  • Since the host country always kicks off the tournament, the three host countries will each play a match in their own country on the opening day;
  • Minimum 2 days between matches in a particular stadium to allow the field to recover;
  • A west-to-east flow for knockout matches;
  • The final will be played in New York/New Jersey at MetLife Stadium with a capacity of approximately 85,000;
  • The semifinals will be played in Atlanta and Dallas, due to geographic location;
  • No more than 7 matches will be played in any stadium.
  • Each half is interrupted by a 3-minute drink break.

Preparing for the game schedule

The teams are given ample time to prepare for the schedule. The players must be available for their national team from May 25, 2026, so that the last national league match can be played on May 24 at the latest.

With a total of 56 days (preparation and match days), the number of days is equal to the editions of 2010, 2014 and 2018.

Download the 2026 World Cup schedule in PDF or JPG

Download the 2026 World Cup schedule in PDF or JPG here.

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