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FIFA 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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21:15 BST - OFF THE BAR! Some excellent football from Canada ends with an incredible goal-line clearance off the bar to keep Bosnia ahead.
21:11 BST - Canada have come out strongly in the second half.
There's a collision between the Bosnian keeper and Canada's Oluwaseyi. The Canadians want a penalty, but it looks like the keeper got there first.
21:07 BST - The teams are out for the second half.
20:51 BST - HALF-TIME! Canada 0-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:35 BST - Canada have had 77 per cent possession over the last 15 minutes.
20:25 BST - We have a drinks break.
20:23 BST - GOAL! Bosnia take the lead against the run of play after Jovo Lukic heads home from a corner to silence the Canadian fans.
20:02 BST - Anthems and countdowns done, we're up and running!
19:41 BST - In their last six matches in all competitions, Canada have won three and drawn three, while Bosnia and Herzegovina have won one and drawn five in their last six.
19:00 BST - We're having a second opening ceremony, this time courtesy of our Canadian chums.
Who's going to make an appearance? Bryan Adams is a shoo-in, surely.
Anyway, here's the team news:
16:55 BST - Co-hosts Canada take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first World Cup game this evening - follow it live here from 20:00 BST.
Check out our video preview for the match:
16:00 BST - Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Sergej Barbarez has explained how he and his players relish the underdog tag they've brought with them to the World Cup.
"We are a small country," Barbarez said. "This is our second-ever World Cup and for sure we are sort of an underdog in many of the matches ahead.
"If you know our results, I think you have to just admire what we've managed to achieve.
"(I once said) I love this game between David and Goliath," Barbarez said. "We play with our hearts and that has been our advantage."
Read more: Bosnia manager urges team to play with heart at World Cup
14:54 BST - The World Cup represents the perfect time for Flashscore to introduce our brand new player ratings system - which you can read more about here.
South Korea star Lee Kang-In grabbed the highest rating of 9.1 for his impressive role in their 2-1 win over the Czech Republic
Read more: How Kang-In laid down a marker with South Korea at the World Cup
12:57 BST - The USA are looking to make an impression at the 2026 World Cup - starting with their clash with Paraguay at 02:00 BST - and Christian Pulisic will be the driving force for the co-hosts.
"We want to be a real force in this tournament," he told AFP.
"We've got three really good games to show everyone what we're all about."
Read more: 'We want to be a force': Pulisic backing USA for World Cup success
11:55 BST - Canada have lost every World Cup fixture in their history, but are going into tonight's clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina with a renewed sense of optimism under manager Jesse Marsch.
Read more: Canada relishing pressure ahead of World Cup opener as co-hosts
10:40 BST - Flashscore had the pleasure of speaking to World Cup winner Vincent Candela ahead of the 2026 tournament. We covered everything from his experience winning the trophy with France in 1998 to how the former full-back thinks Les Bleus will get on this time around.
Read more: World Cup winner Candela on France and Mbappe's role
09:27 BST - Czech Republic coach Miroslav Koubek was unhappy with his side's attacking performance, admitting that the better team won on the night.
"We really made some mistakes but also made opportunities. Our opponent was very fast," Koubek told reporters. "The better team won.
"We had to fight and we did," he added. "Now we need to move on. We need to be more attacking and creative in the last 30 metres. In the attack, we have room for improvement."
Read more: Czech coach Koubek reflects on South Korea defeat
09:00 BST - Following South Korea's comeback win over Czech Republic, manager Hong Myung-bo revealed the two messages he gave his players
"Before the match I gave two messages: not give up until the end and unite as one," he told a press conference.
"Whether on the pitch or not, we need to play as one team."
Read more: South Korea boss praises team unity in World Cup comeback
08:45 BST - South Africa manager Hugo Broos admitted that he wasn't convinced by the red cards his side received against Mexico:
“I think the first red card (for Sithole), I won’t say anything about. With the second red card, I think the Mexican player fouled my player. But the referee decided something else,” said Broos.
“It is a bit of a pity we had to finish the game with nine players.”
Read more: Broos not giving up after South Africa's defeat in Mexico
08:15 BST - Stay tuned for some reaction from the first two World Cup fitxures of the summer - starting with Mexico boss Javier Aguirre's thoughts on his side's win over South Africa:
"When you’re starting out the World Cup, of course your legs will shake," Aguirre said.
"Never in 25 years had anyone had any cramps but three of them had cramps today.
"We were in awe when we saw the stadium and they got a little bit of stage fright. But we never suffered. We could have scored four and it would have been completely different.”
Read more: Aguirre admits Mexico beat cramps and stage fright in World Cup victory
07:25 BST - Catch up on all the Group A action from the World Cup with our new regular feature - World Cup highlights.
Every day, we'll be taking a look at the key moments, best performers and the best goal from all the action.
06:35 BST - Good morning to anyone joining us that missed the overnight match - take a look below at the South Korea fans in Seoul celebrating a huge win over the Czech Republic:
05:55 BST - That wraps up the opening round of World Cup fixtures for Group A, with Mexico and South Korea both in strong positions after their respective wins. Take a look at the standings:
05:35 BST - South Korea's Hwang In-Beom excelled in the win over the Czech Republic, grabbing a goal and an assist along with an 8.8 Flashscore player rating.
05:20 BST - Lee Kang-In was named Flashscore's Player of the Match after a superb creative performance - earning a Flashscore player rating of 9.0 after not misplacing a single pass.
Find out more about Flashscore's new player ratings system here.
05:10 BST - South Korea came from behind to secure an entertaining 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Akron in Mexico.
Read our full match report here!
04:56 BST - FULL-TIME! South Korea get their World Cup campaign underway with a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic, coming from behind after goals from Hwang In-Beom and Oh Hyeon-Gyu cancelled out Krejci's opener.
04:39 BST - GOAL! What a game this has been during the second half! South Korea run up the other end and in the blink of an eye make it 2-1! Oh Hyeon-Gyu converts after a superb cross from Hwang In-Beom.
04:37 BST - GOAL... DISALLOWED. The Czech Republic think they've retaken the lead through another set-piece routine, but Tomas Soucek is flagged for offside after his powerful header finds the net. Still 1-1!
04:27 BST - GOAL! Barely 10 minutes later and South Korea have hit back with a lovely goal from Hwang In-Beom. The midfielder gets played in, sits down both defender and goalkeeper before chipping an effort into the far corner for 1-1.
04:18 BST - GOAL! What timing that is, with the Czech Republic leading South Korea through Ladislav Krejci! The defender gets on the end of a long throw from Vladimir Coufal and powers a header into the back of the net.
04:15 BST - Good morning and welcome to Flashscore's Football Tracker! We'll have all the key updates from day two of the 2026 World Cup, as well as all the key news, previews and reactions for every match. Check back here throughout the day for all the top content from Flashscore.
South Korea are currently in second-half action against the Czech Republic, where it's 0-0 after 55 minutes played.
Later tonight, co-hosts Canada get their campaign underway against Bosnia and Herzegovina - that one gets started at 20:00.
FIFA 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 | Group tables | England at the World Cup | Scotland at the World Cup | Team rosters at the World Cup | How to watch the World Cup | Predictions and odds | Which teams could be considered dark horses?