The countdown to the biggest tournament in football is well underway. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be unlike anything the sport has seen before, with more teams, more matches, and more drama spread across three host nations.
The 2026 edition will be played across the United States, Canada, and Mexico and will expand to feature 48 teams for the first time, reshaping the format and the match calendar. For the first time in the tournament's history, the knockout stages will begin with a round of 32 featuring all 24 first and second-placed teams, as well as the eight best third-placed teams.
With games taking place across the three countries, the 39-day tournament will feature 104 matches across different time zones and a schedule like no other in football.
During the 39 days the FIFA World Cup will take place, football fans will only have moments of peace on July 8th, 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th, as those are the only five days without scheduled matches. There will be no days off until after the round of 16.
World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament will feature 48 national teams and will be played in 16 modern stadiums.
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In this complete Flashscore guide, you’ll find everything you need to track the tournament: key dates, fixture breakdowns, and kickoff times across major time zones, so you can stay abreast of football’s greatest showcase.
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World Cup key dates of rounds
Group stage: June 11th-27th
Round of 32: June 28th to July 3rd
Round of 16: July 4th-7th
Quarter-finals: July 9th-11th
Semi-finals: July 14th-15th
Third-place play-off: July 18th
Final: July 19th
Full 2026 World Cup schedule by day
(All times in BST)
Matchday 1 — June 11th–18th
Thursday, June 11th
Group A: Mexico 2-0 South Africa, kick-off 20:00 – Mexico City, Mexico
Friday, June 12th
Group A: South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic, kick-off 03:00 – Guadalajara, Mexico
Group B: Canada 1-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 20:00 – Toronto, Canada
Saturday, June 13th
Group D: USA 4-1 Paraguay, kick-off 01:00 – Los Angeles, USA
Group B: Qatar 1-1 Switzerland, kick-off 20:00 – Santa Clara (San Francisco), USA
Group C: Brazil 1-1 Morocco, kick-off 23:00 – New Jersey, USA
Sunday, June 14th
Group C: Haiti 0-1 Scotland, kick-off 02:00 – Foxborough (Boston), USA
Group D: Australia 2-0 Turkey, kick-off 05:00 – Vancouver, Canada
Group E: Germany 7-1 Curacao, kick-off 18:00 – Houston, USA
Group F: Netherlands 2-2 Japan, kick-off 21:00 – Arlington (Dallas), USA
Monday, June 15th
Group E: Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador, kick-off 00:00 – Philadelphia, USA
Group F: Sweden 5-1 Tunisia, kick-off 03:00 – Guadalupe (Monterrey), Mexico
Group H: Spain 0-0 Cape Verde, kick-off 17:00 – Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium 1-1 Egypt, kick-off 20:00 – Seattle, USA
Group H: Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay, kick-off 23:00 – Miami, USA
Tuesday, June 16th
Group G: Iran 2-2 New Zealand, kick-off 02:00 – Los Angeles, USA
Group I: France 3-1 Senegal, kick-off 20:00 – New Jersey, USA
Group I: Iraq 1-4 Norway, kick-off 23:00 – Foxborough (Boston), USA
Wednesday, June 17th
Group J: Argentina 3-0 Algeria, kick-off 02:00 – Kansas City, USA
Group J: Austria 3-1 Jordan, kick-off 05:00 – Santa Clara (San Francisco), USA
Group K: Portugal 1-1 DR Congo, kick-off 18:00 – Houston, USA
Group L: England 4-2 Croatia, kick-off 21:00 – Arlington (Dallas), USA
Thursday, June 18th
Group L: Ghana 1-0 Panama, kick-off 00:00 – Toronto, Canada
Group K: Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia, kick-off 03:00 – Mexico City, Mexico
Matchday 2 — June 18th–24th
Thursday, June 18th
Group A: Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa, kick-off 17:00 – Atlanta, USA
Group B: Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 20:00 – Los Angeles, USA
Group B: Canada 6-0 Qatar, kick-off 23:00 – Vancouver, Canada
Friday, June 19th
Group A: Mexico 1-0 South Korea, kick-off 02:00 – Guadalajara, Mexico
Group D: USA 2-0 Australia, kick-off 20:00 – Seattle, USA
Group C: Scotland 0-1 Morocco, kick-off 23:00 – Foxborough (Boston), USA
Saturday, June 20th
Group C: Brazil 3-0 Haiti, kick-off 02:00 – Philadelphia, USA
Group D: Turkey 0-1 Paraguay, kick-off 05:00 – Santa Clara (San Francisco), USA
Group F: Netherlands 5-1 Sweden, kick-off 18:00 – Houston, USA
Group E: Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast, kick-off 21:00 – Toronto, Canada
Sunday, June 21st
Group E: Ecuador 0-0 Curacao, kick-off 01:00 – Kansas City, USA
Group F: Tunisia 0-4 Japan, kick-off 05:00 – Guadalupe (Monterrey), Mexico
Group H: Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia, kick-off 17:00 – Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium 0-0 Iran, kick-off 20:00 – Los Angeles, USA
Group H: Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde, kick-off 23:00 – Miami, USA
Monday, June 22nd
Group G: New Zealand 1-3 Egypt, kick-off 02:00 – Vancouver, Canada
Group J: Argentina 2-0 Austria, kick-off 18:00 – Arlington (Dallas), USA
Group I: France 3-0 Iraq, kick-off 22:00 – Philadelphia, USA
Tuesday, June 23rd
Group I: Norway 3-2 Senegal, kick-off 01:00 – Toronto, Canada
Group J: Jordan 1-2 Algeria, kick-off 04:00 – Santa Clara (San Francisco), USA
Group K: Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan, kick-off 18:00 – Houston, USA
Group L: England 0-0 Ghana, kick-off 21:00 – Foxborough (Boston), USA
Wednesday, June 24th
Group L: Panama 0-1 Croatia, kick-off 00:00 – Foxborough (Boston), USA
Group K: Colombia 1-0 DR Congo, kick-off 03:00 – Guadalajara, Mexico
Matchday 3 — June 24th–28th
Wednesday, June 24th
Group B: Switzerland 2-1 Canada, kick-off 20:00 – Vancouver, Canada
Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar, kick-off 20:00 – Seattle, USA
Group C: Morocco 4-2 Haiti, kick-off 23:00– Atlanta, USA
Group C: Scotland 0-3 Brazil, kick-off 23:00 – Miami, USA
Thursday, June 25th
Group A: Czech Republic 0-3 Mexico, kick-off 02:00 – Mexico City, Mexico
Group A: South Africa 1-0 South Korea, kick-off 02:00– Guadalupe (Monterrey), Mexico
Group E: Curacao 0-2 Ivory Coast, kick-off 21:00 – Philadelphia, USA
Group E: Ecuador 2-1 Germany, kick-off 21:00 – New Jersey, USA
Friday, June 26th
Group F: Japan 1-1 Sweden, kick-off 00:00 – Arlington (Dallas), USA
Group F: Tunisia 1-3 Netherlands, kick-off 00:00 – Kansas City, USA
Group D: Turkey 3-2 USA, kick-off 03:00 – Los Angeles, USA
Group D: Paraguay 0-0 Australia, kick-off 03:00 – Santa Clara (San Francisco), USA
Group I: Norway 1-4 France, kick-off 20:00 – Foxborough (Boston), USA
Group I: Senegal 5-0 Iraq, kick-off 20:00 – Toronto, Canada
Saturday, June 27th
Group H: Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia, kick-off 01:00 – Houston, USA
Group H: Uruguay 0-1 Spain, kick-off 01:00 – Guadalajara, Mexico
Group G: New Zealand 1-5 Belgium, kick-off 04:00 – Vancouver, Canada
Group G: Egypt 1-1 Iran, kick-off 04:00 – Seattle, USA
Group L: Panama 0-2 England, kick-off 22:00 – New Jersey, USA
Group L: Croatia 2-1 Ghana, kick-off 22:00 – Philadelphia, USA
Sunday, June 28th
Group K: Colombia 0-0 Portugal, kick-off 00:30 – Miami, USA
Group K: DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan, kick-off 00:30 – Atlanta, USA
Group J: Algeria 3-3 Austria, kick-off 03:00 – Kansas City, USA
Group J: Jordan 1-3 Argentina, kick-off 03:00 – Arlington (Dallas), USA
Round of 32 – June 28th–July 3rd
Sunday, June 28th
20:00 – South Africa 0-1 Canada – Los Angeles, USA
Monday, June 29th
18:00 – Brazil 2-1 Japan –Houston, USA
21:30 – Germany 1-1 Paraguay (3-4 pen) –Boston, USA
Tuesday, June 30th
02:00 – Netherlands 1-1 Morocco (2-3 pen) – Monterrey, Mexico
18:00 – Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway – Dallas, USA
22:00 – France 3-0 Sweden – New York City, USA
Wednesday, July 1st
02:00 – Mexico 2-0 Ecuador –Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 – England 2-1 DR Congo – Atlanta, USA
21:00 – Belgium 3-2 Senegal (AET) – Seattle, USA
Thursday, July 2nd
01:00 – USA 2-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina –San Francisco, USA
20:00 – Spain 3-0 Austria –Los Angeles, USA
Friday, July 3rd
00:00 – Portugal 2-1 Croatia –Toronto, Canada
04:00 – Switzerland 2-0 Algeria–Vancouver, Canada
19:00 – Australia 1-1 (2-4 pen) Egypt–Dallas, USA
23:00 – Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde (AET) –Miami, USA
Saturday, July 4th
01:30 – Colombia 1-0 Ghana – Vancouver, Canada
Round of 16 – July 4th–7th
Saturday, July 4th
18:00 – Canada 0-3 Morocco – Houston, USA
22:00 – Paraguay 0-1 France – Philadelphia, USA
Sunday, July 5th
21:00 – Brazil 1-2 Norway (Match 91) – New York City, USA
Monday, July 6th
01:00 – Mexico 2-3 England (Match 92) – Mexico City, Mexico
20:00 – Portugal 0-1 Spain (Match 93) – Dallas, USA
Tuesday, July 7th
01:00 – USA 1-4 Belgium (Match 94) – Seattle, USA
17:00 – Argentina 3-2 Egypt (Match 95) – Atlanta, USA
21:00 – Switzerland 0-0 (4-3 pen) Colombia (Match 96) – Vancouver, Canada
Quarter-finals – July 9th–11th
Thursday, July 9th
21:00 – France 2-0 Morocco (Match 97) - Boston, USA
Friday, July 10th
20:00 – Spain 2-1 Belgium (Match 98) - Los Angeles, USA
Saturday, July 11th
22:00 – Norway 1-2 England (Match 99) - Miami, USA
Sunday, July 12th
02:00 – Argentina 3-1 Switzerland (Match 100) - Kansas City, USA
Semi-finals – July 14th–15th
Tuesday, July 14th
20:00 – Spain 2-0 France (Match 101) - Dallas, USA
Wednesday, July 15th
20:00 – England 1-2 Argentina - Atlanta, USA
Third-place play-off
Saturday, July 18th
22:00 – France v England (Match 103) - Miami, USA
Final
Sunday, July 19th
20:00 – Spain v Argentina (Match 104) - New York, USA - New Jersey Stadium
World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament will feature 48 national teams and will be played in 16 modern stadiums.
Match schedule and times | Draw | England at the World Cup | How to watch the World Cup | Predictions and odds