What’s the full match schedule, groups and format for World Cup 2026?

The 23rd variation of the FIFA World Cup — the biggest ever — volition spot 48 nations vie for the prize successful a 39-day tourney successful Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Sixteen venues crossed the 3 nations volition big 104 matches arsenic the tourney returns to North America aft 32 years.

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Argentina volition look to support the trophy they lifted nether their iconic captain, Lionel Messi, astatine Qatar 2022, portion Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan volition marque their debut astatine the finals.

The tourney volition statesman successful Mexico and reason successful the US.

Here’s everything you request to cognize astir its teams, groups, format and schedule.

What are the groups and teams for the FIFA World Cup 2026?

⚽ Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, Czechia
⚽ Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
⚽ Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
⚽ Group D: United States, 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, Iraq, Norway
⚽ Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
⚽ Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
⚽ Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

When and wherever is the opening lucifer of the FIFA World Cup 2026?

The tourney volition unfastened connected June 11 astatine 3pm (21:00 GMT) astatine the Mexico City Stadium successful Mexico.

When and wherever is the last of the FIFA World Cup 2026?

The MetLife Stadium, which volition beryllium called the New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament, volition big the last connected July 19 astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT).

Why has FIFA changed the names of the stadiums hosting World Cup matches?

In a determination to restrict ambush selling for brands not associated with FIFA, the governing assemblage has changed stadium names for each venues to lucifer the big city.

Therefore, the MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey has been rebranded arsenic the New York New Jersey Stadium, and the SoFi Stadium successful Los Angeles has been renamed the Los Angeles Stadium for the tournament.

What’s the format of the FIFA World Cup 2026?

The tourney volition dwell of 1 group-stage circular and 4 knockout rounds earlier the final.

Unlike erstwhile editions, the knockouts volition statesman with the circular of 32, followed by the circular of 16, the 4 quarterfinals and 2 semifinals.

The stage-wise breakdown of the tournament’s docket is:

• Group stage: June 11 June 27
• Round of 32: June 28 to July 3
• Round of 16: July 4-7
• Quarterfinals: July 9-11
• Semifinals: July 14-15
• Bronze medal match: July 18
• Final: July 19

What’s the afloat lucifer docket of the World Cup?

Group stage

Thursday, June 11

Mexico vs South Africa astatine 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

South Korea vs Czechia astatine 10pm (04:00 GMT connected Friday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Friday, June 12

Canada vs Bosnia astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

USA vs Paraguay astatine 9pm (05:00 GMT connected Saturday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Saturday, June 13

Qatar vs Switzerland astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Brazil vs Morocco astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Haiti vs Scotland astatine 9pm (02:00 GMT connected Sunday) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Australia vs Turkiye astatine midnight (08:00 GMT connected Sunday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Sunday, June 14

Germany vs Curacao astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Netherlands vs Japan astatine 4pm (22:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador astatine 7pm (00:00 GMT connected Monday) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Sweden vs Tunisia astatine 10pm (04:00 GMT connected Monday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Monday, June 15

Spain vs Cape Verde astatine 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Belgium vs Egypt astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Iran vs New Zealand astatine 9pm (05:00 GMT connected Tuesday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Tuesday, June 16

France vs Senegal astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Iraq vs Norway astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Argentina vs Algeria astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Wednesday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Austria vs Jordan astatine midnight (08:00 GMT connected Wednesday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Wednesday, June 17

Portugal vs DRC astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

England vs Croatia astatine 4pm (22:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Ghana vs Panama astatine 7pm (00:00 GMT connected Thursday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Uzbekistan vs Colombia astatine 10pm (04:00 GMT connected Thursday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Thursday, June 18

Czechia vs South Africa astatine 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Switzerland vs Bosnia astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Canada vs Qatar astatine 6pm (02:00 GMT connected Friday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Mexico vs South Korea astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Friday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Friday, June 19

Scotland vs Morocco astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

USA vs Australia astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Brazil vs Haiti astatine 9pm (02:00 GMT connected Saturday) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Turkiye vs Paraguay astatine midnight (08:00 GMT connected Saturday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Saturday, June 20

Netherlands vs Sweden astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Germany vs Ivory Coast astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Ecuador vs Curacao astatine 8pm (04:00 GMT connected Sunday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Tunisia vs Japan astatine midnight (06:00 GMT connected Sunday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Sunday, June 21

Spain vs Saudi Arabia astatine 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Belgium vs Iran astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Uruguay vs Cape Verde astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

New Zealand vs Egypt astatine 9pm (05:00 GMT connected Monday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Monday, June 22

Argentina vs Austria astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

France vs Iraq astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Norway vs Senegal astatine 8pm (01:00 GMT connected Tuesday) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Jordan vs Algeria astatine 11pm (07:00 GMT connected Tuesday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Tuesday, June 23

Portugal vs Uzbekistan astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

England vs Ghana astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Panama vs Croatia astatine 7pm (00:00 GMT connected Wednesday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Colombia vs DRC astatine 10pm (04:00 GMT connected Wednesday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Wednesday, June 24

Switzerland vs Canada astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Bosnia vs Qatar astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Scotland vs Brazil astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Morocco vs Haiti astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Czechia vs Mexico astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Thursday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

South Africa vs South Korea astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Thursday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Thursday, June 25

Ecuador vs Germany astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Curacao vs Ivory Coast astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Japan vs Sweden astatine 7pm (01:00 GMT connected Friday) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Tunisia vs Netherlands astatine 7pm (01:00 GMT connected Friday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US,

Turkiye vs USA astatine 10pm (06:00 GMT connected Friday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Paraguay vs Australia astatine 10pm (06:00 GMT connected Friday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Friday, June 26

Norway vs France astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Senegal vs Iraq astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia astatine 8pm (02:00 GMT connected Saturday) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Uruguay vs Spain astatine 8pm (02:00 GMT connected Saturday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Egypt vs Iran astatine 11pm (07:00 GMT connected Saturday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

New Zealand vs Belgium astatine 11pm (07:00 GMT connected Saturday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Saturday, June 27

Panama vs England astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Croatia vs Ghana astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Colombia vs Portugal astatine 7:30pm (02:30 GMT connected Sunday) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

DRC vs Uzbekistan astatine 7:30pm (02:30 GMT connected Sunday) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Algeria vs Austria astatine 10pm (04:00 GMT connected Sunday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Jordan vs Argentina astatine 10pm (04:00 GMT connected Sunday) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Knockout stage

Sunday, June 28

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Monday, June 29

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 4:30pm (22:30 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Tuesday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico

Tuesday, June 30

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Wednesday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Wednesday, July 1

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 4pm (00:00 GMT connected Thursday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 8pm (04:00 GMT connected Thursday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US

Thursday, July 2

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 7pm (00:00 GMT connected Friday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 11pm (07:00 GMT connected Friday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Friday, July 3

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 2pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Round of 32 lucifer astatine 9:30pm (03:30 GMT connected Saturday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Saturday, July 4

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US

Sunday, July 5

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 8pm (02:00 GMT connected Monday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Monday, July 6

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 8pm (04:00 GMT connected Tuesday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US

Tuesday, July 7

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Round of 16 lucifer astatine 4pm (00:00 GMT connected Wednesday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada

Thursday, 9 July

First quarterfinal astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US

Friday, 10 July

Second quarterfinal astatine 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US

Saturday, July 11

Third quarterfinal astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) –  Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Fourth quarterfinal astatine 9pm (03:00 GMT connected Sunday) – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US

Tuesday, July 14

First semifinal astatine 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US

Wednesday, July 15

Second semifinal astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US

Saturday, July 18

Bronze medal lucifer astatine 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US

Sunday, July 19

Final astatine 3pm (20:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US.