FIFA World Cup schedule: Fixtures, matches for 2026 football tournament
The full schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026
There will be 103 matches across host nations Canada, the USA and Mexico at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which lasts for 37 days.
The group stage takes place between June 11 and 27, with ther round of 32 following between June 28 and July 3.
The round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and third-place play-off then lead up to the final on July 19.
101GreatGoals.com has the key details on the schedule for the 2026 football World Cup, including dates, kick-off times and the groups.
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FIFA 2026 World Cup schedule: Full fixtures
Here’s the full schedule, as well as the confirmed TV selections in the UK so far. Times are GMT, with several play-off teams yet to be decided.
Group stage
June 11: Mexico vs South Africa (20:00, ITV)
June 12: South Korea vs play-off D (03:00, ITV)
June 12: Canada vs play-off A (20:00, BBC)
June 13: USA vs Paraguay (02:00, BBC)
June 13: Qatar vs Switzerland (20:00, ITV)
June 13: Brazil vs Morocco (23:00, BBC)
June 14: Australia vs play-off C (05:00, ITV)
June 14: Scotland vs Haiti (02.00, BBC)
June 14: Germany vs Curacao (18:00, ITV)
June 14: Netherlands vs Japan (21:00, ITV)
June 15: Play-off B vs Tunisia (03:00, ITV)
June 15: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (00:00, BBC)
June 15: Spain vs Cape Verde (17:00, ITV)
June 15: Belgium vs Egypt (20:00, BBC)
June 15: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (23:00, ITV)
June 16: Iran vs New Zealand (02:00, BBC)
June 16: France vs Senegal (20:00, BBC)
June 16: Play-off 2 vs Norway (23:00, BBC)
June 17: Argentina vs Algeria (02:00, ITV)
June 17: Austria vs Jordan (05:00, BBC)
June 17: Portugal vs play-off 1 (18:00, BBC)
June 17: England vs Croatia (21:00, ITV)
June 18: Ghana vs Panama (00:00, ITV)
June 18: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (03:00, BBC)
June 18: South Africa vs play-off D (17:00, BBC)
June 18: Play-off A vs Switzerland (20:00, ITV)
June 18: Canada vs Qatar (23:00, ITV)
June 19: Mexico vs South Korea (02:00, BBC)
June 19: USA vs Australia (20:00, BBC)
June 19: Scotland vs Morocco (23:00, ITV)
June 20: Paraguay vs play-off C (05:00, ITV)
June 20: Brazil vs Haiti (02:00, ITV)
June 20: Netherlands vs play-off B (18:00, BBC)
June 20: Germany vs Ivory Coast (21:00, ITV)
June 21: Japan vs Tunisia (05:00, BBC)
June 21: Curacao vs Ecuador (01:00, BBC)
June 21: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (17:00, BBC)
June 21: Belgium vs Iran (20:00, ITV)
June 21: Cape Verde vs Uruguay (23:00, BBC)
June 22: Egypt vs New Zealand (02:00, ITV)
June 22: Argentina vs Austria (18:00, BBC)
June 22: France vs play-off 2 (22:00, BBC)
June 23: Senegal vs Norway (01:00, ITV)
June 23: Algeria vs Jordan (04:00, ITV)
June 23: Portugal vs Uzbekistan (18:00, ITV)
June 23: England vs Ghana (21:00, BBC)
June 24: Croatia vs Panama (00:00, BBC)
June 24: Colombia vs play-off 1 (03:00, ITV)
June 24: Canada vs Switzerland and Play-off A vs Qatar (20:00, ITV)
June 24: Scotland vs Brazil and Morocco vs Haiti (23:00, BBC)
June 25: Mexico vs play-off D and South Africa vs South Korea (02:00, BBC)
June 25: Germany vs Ecuador and Curacao vs Ivory Coast (21:00, BBC)
June 26: USA vs play-off C and Paraguay vs Australia (03:00, ITV)
June 26: Japan vs play-off B and Netherlands vs Tunisia (00:00, BBC)
June 26: France vs Norway and Senegal vs play-off 2 (20:00, ITV)
June 27: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia and Uruguay vs Spain (01:00, ITV)
June 27: Egypt vs Iran and New Zealand vs Belgium (04:00, BBC)
June 27: England vs Panama and Croatia vs Ghana (22:00, ITV)
June 28: Algeria vs Austria and Argentina vs Jordan (03:00, BBC)
June 28: Colombia vs Portugal and play-off 1 vs Uzbekistan (00:30, BBC)
FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule: Knockout matches
June 28
Round of 32
Match 73: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up (20:00)- Los Angeles, USA
June 29
Round of 32
Match 76: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up (18:00)
Match 74: Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place (21:30)
June 30
Round of 32
Match 75: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up (02:00)
Match 78: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up (18:00)
Match 77: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place (22:00)
July 1
Round of 32
Match 79: Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place (02:00)
Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place (17:00)
Match 82: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place (21:00)
July 2
Round of 32
Match 81: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place (01:00)
Match 84: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up (20:00)
July 3
Round of 32
Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up (00:00)
Match 85: Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place (04:00)
Match 88: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up (19:00)
Match 86: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up (23:00)
July 4
Round of 32
Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place (02:30)
Round of 16
Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners (18:00)
Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners (22:00)
July 5
Round of 16
Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners (21:00)
July 6
Round of 16
Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners (01:00)
Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners (20:00)
July 7
Round of 16
Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners (01:00)
Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners (17:00)
Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners (21:00)
July 9
Quarter-finals
Match 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners (21:00)
July 10
Quarter-finals
Match 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners (20:00)
July 11
Quarter-finals
Match 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners (22:00)
Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners (02:00)
July 14
Semi-finals
Match 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners (20:00)
July 15
Semi-finals
Match 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners (20:00)
July 18
Third-place playoff
Match 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers (22:00)
July 19
Final
Match 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners (20:00)
When is the World Cup? 2026 dates
The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.
Who has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
You can find the latest list of countries to have qualified on FIFA’s website.
2026 World Cup groups
Group A
- Mexico
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Play-off winner: Denmark/Czechia/Republic of Ireland/North Macedonia
Group B
- Canada
- Play-off winner: Italy/Wales/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Northern Ireland
- Qatar
- Switzerland
Group C
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Haiti
- Scotland
Group D
- USA
- Paraguay
- Australia
- Play-off winner: Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E
- Germany
- Curacao
- Ivory Coast
- Ecuador
Group F
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Play-off winner: Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania
- Tunisia
Group G
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Iran
- New Zealand
Group H
- Spain
- Cape Verde
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
Group I
- France
- Senegal
- Play-off winner: Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
- Norway
Group J
- Argentina
- Algeria
- Austria
- Jordan
Group K
- Portugal
- Play-off winner: DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia
- Uzbekistan
- Colombia
Group L
- England
- Croatia
- Ghana
- Panama