FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule released, when and where the matches will be played… see full list

Washington. Preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are in full swing. The full schedule of the tournament was released at a function organized in Washington DC on Saturday. The upcoming World Cup will be played jointly in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada. For the first time, 48 teams will participate in the Football World Cup, making it the largest World Cup in history.

The 38-day long tournament will begin on June 11 at the prestigious Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City, where Mexico and South Africa will face each other in the opening match. This stadium has hosted the opening matches of the 1970 and 1986 World Cups. The United States will begin its campaign against Paraguay in Los Angeles the next day, on June 12, while the Canadian team will play its first match against the winner of the UEFA Playoff-A in Toronto.

Argentina team led by Lionel Messi is in Group J. Defending champions Argentina will face Algeria in their first match, after which they will face Austria and Jordan. Fans will get to see many big matches in the group stage itself. These include matches of Brazil vs Morocco, Germany vs Curacao, Netherlands vs Japan, England vs Croatia. The tournament matches will be played in cities like New York, Houston, Miami, Vancouver, Dallas, Guadalajara.

The 48 teams participating in the tournament have been divided into 12 groups of 4 each. Then 32 teams will reach the Round of 32, through which the knockout round will begin. The eyes of the whole world are fixed on 19 July 2026, when the new champion of world football will be decided at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

FIFA World Cup 2026 full schedule
11 June
Mexico vs South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City
South Korea vs UEFA Playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara

12 June
Canada vs. UEFA Playoff A (Group B) – Toronto
USA vs Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles

13 June
Brazil vs Morocco (Group C) – Boston or New York/New Jersey
Australia vs UEFA Playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver
Haiti vs Scotland (Group C) – Boston or New York/New Jersey
Qatar vs Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area

14 June
Germany vs Curaçao (Group E) – Philadelphia or Houston
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia or Houston
Netherlands vs Japan (Group F) – Dallas or Monterrey
UEFA Playoff B vs Tunisia (Group F) – Dallas or Monterrey

15th June
Spain vs Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami or Atlanta
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (Group H) – Miami or Atlanta
Belgium vs Egypt (Group G) – Los Angeles or Seattle
Iran vs New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles or Seattle

16 June
France vs Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey or Boston
FIFA Playoff 2 vs Norway (Group I) – New York/New Jersey or Boston
Argentina vs Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City or San Francisco Bay Area
Austria vs Jordan (Group J) – Kansas City or San Francisco Bay Area

17 June
England vs Croatia (Group L) – Toronto or Dallas
Ghana vs Panama (Group L) – Toronto or Dallas
Portugal vs FIFA Playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston or Mexico City
Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K) – Houston or Mexico City

18 June
UEFA Playoff D vs South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta
Switzerland vs UEFA Playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles
Canada vs Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver
Mexico vs South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara

19 June
Brazil vs Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey
Scotland v Morocco (Group C) – Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey
UEFA Playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area
USA vs Australia (Group D) – Seattle

20 June
Germany vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto or Kansas City
Ecuador vs. Curacao (Group E) – Toronto or Kansas City
Netherlands vs UEFA Playoff B (Group F) – Houston or Monterrey
Tunisia vs Japan (Group F) – Houston or Monterrey

21 June
Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Miami or Atlanta
Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami or Atlanta
Belgium vs Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles or Vancouver
New Zealand vs Egypt (Group G) – Los Angeles or Vancouver

22 June
France vs FIFA Playoff 2 (Group I) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia
Norway vs Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia
Argentina vs Austria (Group J) – Dallas or San Francisco Bay Area
Jordan vs Algeria (Group J) – Dallas or San Francisco Bay Area

23 June
England vs Ghana (Group L) – Boston or Toronto
Panama vs Croatia (Group L) – Boston or Toronto
Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston or Guadalajara
Colombia vs FIFA Playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston or Guadalajara

24th June
Scotland vs Brazil (Group C) – Miami or Atlanta
Morocco vs Haiti (Group C) – Miami or Atlanta
Canada vs Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver
UEFA Playoff A vs Qatar (Group B) – Seattle
Mexico vs UEFA Playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City
South Korea vs South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey

25th June
Ecuador vs Germany (Group E) – Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey
Curaçao vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia or New York/New Jersey
Tunisia vs Netherlands (Group F) – Dallas or Kansas City
Japan vs UEFA Playoff B (Group F) – Dallas or Kansas City
USA vs UEFA Playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles
Paraguay vs Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area

26th June
Norway vs France (Group I) – Boston or Toronto
Senegal vs FIFA Playoff 2 (Group I) – Boston or Toronto
New Zealand vs Belgium (Group G) – Seattle or Vancouver
Egypt vs Iran (Group G) – Seattle or Vancouver
Uruguay vs Spain (Group H) – Houston or Guadalajara
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston or Guadalajara

27 June
Panama vs England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia
Croatia vs Ghana (Group L) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia
Jordan vs Argentina (Group J) – Kansas City or Dallas
Algeria vs Austria (Group J) – Kansas City or Dallas
Colombia vs Portugal (Group K) – Miami or Atlanta
FIFA Playoff 1 vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – Miami or Atlanta

knockout round schedule
Round of 32: June 28 to July 3
Round of 16: July 4 to July 7
Quarter finals: July 9 to July 11
Semifinals: July 14 and 15, AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Third-place match: July 18, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
World Cup Final: July 19, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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