FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule: Full Match List, Host Cities and Final Date Confirmed
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule: Full Match List, Host Cities and Final Date Confirmed

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The FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule has been unveiled, confirming the biggest edition in tournament history with 104 matches, 48 teams and three host nations across North America.

The tournament will begin on Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Mexico City, where Mexico will face South Africa in the opening match. Korea Republic will also play Czechia on the same day in Guadalajara, giving Group A an early start before the action spreads across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

This will be the first World Cup jointly hosted by three countries and the first men’s edition to feature 48 teams. The expanded format will stretch the event across more than five weeks, with matches scheduled in 11 U.S. cities, three Mexican cities and two Canadian cities.

Opening week brings USA, Brazil, Germany and Argentina into focus

Canada will open its campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12, while the United States will begin against Paraguay in Los Angeles on the same day. The first weekend quickly brings several major football nations into the tournament, including Brazil against Morocco in New Jersey, Germany against Curaçao in Houston, Netherlands against Japan in Dallas and Spain against Cabo Verde in Atlanta.

Argentina will start against Algeria in Kansas City on June 16, while France will face Senegal in New Jersey on the same day. England’s first match is against Croatia in Dallas on June 17, and Portugal will meet Congo DR in Houston. These early fixtures give the group stage a strong mix of traditional powers, emerging teams, debutants and returning football nations.

According to the official FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule, the tournament will run through 16 host cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Santa Clara.

Full FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage schedule

The group stage will run from June 11 to June 27. The schedule below is arranged by date so fans can quickly follow each matchday, group and venue.

  • Thursday, June 11: Mexico v South Africa — Group A, Mexico City Stadium; Korea Republic v Czechia — Group A, Estadio Guadalajara.
  • Friday, June 12: Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina — Group B, Toronto Stadium; USA v Paraguay — Group D, Los Angeles Stadium.
  • Saturday, June 13: Haiti v Scotland — Group C, Boston Stadium; Australia v TĂźrkiye — Group D, BC Place Vancouver; Brazil v Morocco — Group C, New York New Jersey Stadium; Qatar v Switzerland — Group B, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
  • Sunday, June 14: CĂ´te d’Ivoire v Ecuador — Group E, Philadelphia Stadium; Germany v Curaçao — Group E, Houston Stadium; Netherlands v Japan — Group F, Dallas Stadium; Sweden v Tunisia — Group F, Estadio Monterrey.
  • Monday, June 15: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay — Group H, Miami Stadium; Spain v Cabo Verde — Group H, Atlanta Stadium; IR Iran v New Zealand — Group G, Los Angeles Stadium; Belgium v Egypt — Group G, Seattle Stadium.
  • Tuesday, June 16: France v Senegal — Group I, New York New Jersey Stadium; Iraq v Norway — Group I, Boston Stadium; Argentina v Algeria — Group J, Kansas City Stadium; Austria v Jordan — Group J, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
  • Wednesday, June 17: Ghana v Panama — Group L, Toronto Stadium; England v Croatia — Group L, Dallas Stadium; Portugal v Congo DR — Group K, Houston Stadium; Uzbekistan v Colombia — Group K, Mexico City Stadium.
  • Thursday, June 18: Czechia v South Africa — Group A, Atlanta Stadium; Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina — Group B, Los Angeles Stadium; Canada v Qatar — Group B, BC Place Vancouver; Mexico v Korea Republic — Group A, Estadio Guadalajara.
  • Friday, June 19: Brazil v Haiti — Group C, Philadelphia Stadium; Scotland v Morocco — Group C, Boston Stadium; TĂźrkiye v Paraguay — Group D, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium; USA v Australia — Group D, Seattle Stadium.
  • Saturday, June 20: Germany v CĂ´te d’Ivoire — Group E, Toronto Stadium; Ecuador v Curaçao — Group E, Kansas City Stadium; Netherlands v Sweden — Group F, Houston Stadium; Tunisia v Japan — Group F, Estadio Monterrey.
  • Sunday, June 21: Uruguay v Cabo Verde — Group H, Miami Stadium; Spain v Saudi Arabia — Group H, Atlanta Stadium; Belgium v IR Iran — Group G, Los Angeles Stadium; New Zealand v Egypt — Group G, BC Place Vancouver.
  • Monday, June 22: Norway v Senegal — Group I, New York New Jersey Stadium; France v Iraq — Group I, Philadelphia Stadium; Argentina v Austria — Group J, Dallas Stadium; Jordan v Algeria — Group J, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
  • Tuesday, June 23: England v Ghana — Group L, Boston Stadium; Panama v Croatia — Group L, Toronto Stadium; Portugal v Uzbekistan — Group K, Houston Stadium; Colombia v Congo DR — Group K, Estadio Guadalajara.
  • Wednesday, June 24: Scotland v Brazil — Group C, Miami Stadium; Morocco v Haiti — Group C, Atlanta Stadium; Switzerland v Canada — Group B, BC Place Vancouver; Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar — Group B, Seattle Stadium; Czechia v Mexico — Group A, Mexico City Stadium; South Africa v Korea Republic — Group A, Estadio Monterrey.
  • Thursday, June 25: Curaçao v CĂ´te d’Ivoire — Group E, Philadelphia Stadium; Ecuador v Germany — Group E, New York New Jersey Stadium; Japan v Sweden — Group F, Dallas Stadium; Tunisia v Netherlands — Group F, Kansas City Stadium; TĂźrkiye v USA — Group D, Los Angeles Stadium; Paraguay v Australia — Group D, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
  • Friday, June 26: Norway v France — Group I, Boston Stadium; Senegal v Iraq — Group I, Toronto Stadium; Egypt v IR Iran — Group G, Seattle Stadium; New Zealand v Belgium — Group G, BC Place Vancouver; Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia — Group H, Houston Stadium; Uruguay v Spain — Group H, Estadio Guadalajara.
  • Saturday, June 27: Panama v England — Group L, New York New Jersey Stadium; Croatia v Ghana — Group L, Philadelphia Stadium; Algeria v Austria — Group J, Kansas City Stadium; Jordan v Argentina — Group J, Dallas Stadium; Colombia v Portugal — Group K, Miami Stadium; Congo DR v Uzbekistan — Group K, Atlanta Stadium.

The final round of group matches could carry major qualification pressure. USA v TĂźrkiye in Los Angeles, Uruguay v Spain in Guadalajara, Panama v England in New Jersey, Colombia v Portugal in Miami and Jordan v Argentina in Dallas are among the late fixtures that may decide knockout places.

The new 48-team structure means more teams will remain alive deeper into the group stage. The top sides from each group will move into an expanded knockout bracket, with the Round of 32 replacing the old direct jump from groups to the Round of 16.

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Knockout rounds and final date confirmed

The Round of 32 will begin on June 28 and continue through July 3, followed by the Round of 16 from July 4 to July 7. The quarterfinals are scheduled from July 9 to July 11, before the semifinals are played on July 14 and July 15.

  • Sunday, June 28: Match 73 — Group A runners-up v Group B runners-up, Los Angeles Stadium.
  • Monday, June 29: Match 74 — Group E winners v third-place team from Group A/B/C/D/F, Boston Stadium; Match 75 — Group F winners v Group C runners-up, Estadio Monterrey; Match 76 — Group C winners v Group F runners-up, Houston Stadium.
  • Tuesday, June 30: Match 77 — Group I winners v third-place team from Group C/D/F/G/H, New York New Jersey Stadium; Match 78 — Group E runners-up v Group I runners-up, Dallas Stadium; Match 79 — Group A winners v third-place team from Group C/E/F/H/I, Mexico City Stadium.
  • Wednesday, July 1: Match 80 — Group L winners v third-place team from Group E/H/I/J/K, Atlanta Stadium; Match 81 — Group D winners v third-place team from Group B/E/F/I/J, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium; Match 82 — Group G winners v third-place team from Group A/E/H/I/J, Seattle Stadium.
  • Thursday, July 2: Match 83 — Group K runners-up v Group L runners-up, Toronto Stadium; Match 84 — Group H winners v Group J runners-up, Los Angeles Stadium; Match 85 — Group B winners v third-place team from Group E/F/G/I/J, BC Place Vancouver.
  • Friday, July 3: Match 86 — Group J winners v Group H runners-up, Miami Stadium; Match 87 — Group K winners v third-place team from Group D/E/I/J/L, Kansas City Stadium; Match 88 — Group D runners-up v Group G runners-up, Dallas Stadium.

The Round of 16 will begin one day later, keeping the pace of the tournament high after the expanded first knockout round.

  • Saturday, July 4: Match 89 — Winner Match 74 v Winner Match 77, Philadelphia Stadium; Match 90 — Winner Match 73 v Winner Match 75, Houston Stadium.
  • Sunday, July 5: Match 91 — Winner Match 76 v Winner Match 78, New York New Jersey Stadium; Match 92 — Winner Match 79 v Winner Match 80, Mexico City Stadium.
  • Monday, July 6: Match 93 — Winner Match 83 v Winner Match 84, Dallas Stadium; Match 94 — Winner Match 81 v Winner Match 82, Seattle Stadium.
  • Tuesday, July 7: Match 95 — Winner Match 86 v Winner Match 88, Atlanta Stadium; Match 96 — Winner Match 85 v Winner Match 87, BC Place Vancouver.

The quarterfinals will be spread across four host cities, with two matches on July 11 before the last four teams move toward Dallas and Atlanta for the semifinals.

  • Thursday, July 9: Match 97 — Winner Match 89 v Winner Match 90, Boston Stadium.
  • Friday, July 10: Match 98 — Winner Match 93 v Winner Match 94, Los Angeles Stadium.
  • Saturday, July 11: Match 99 — Winner Match 91 v Winner Match 92, Miami Stadium; Match 100 — Winner Match 95 v Winner Match 96, Kansas City Stadium.
  • Tuesday, July 14: Match 101 — Winner Match 97 v Winner Match 98, Dallas Stadium.
  • Wednesday, July 15: Match 102 — Winner Match 99 v Winner Match 100, Atlanta Stadium.
  • Saturday, July 18: Match 103 — Runner-up Match 101 v Runner-up Match 102, Miami Stadium.
  • Sunday, July 19: Match 104 — Winner Match 101 v Winner Match 102, New York New Jersey Stadium.

The first semifinal will be held at Dallas Stadium, while the second semifinal will take place at Atlanta Stadium. The third-place match is scheduled for July 18 at Miami Stadium, before the World Cup Final is played on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Swikblog has already reported on how World Cup 2026 is putting America’s transit infrastructure under pressure, with several U.S. host cities preparing for heavy fan movement, matchday congestion and stadium access challenges.

For supporters, the 2026 schedule offers more football than any previous edition. For teams, it creates a longer and more demanding path to the trophy, with one extra knockout round and travel across three countries. With 104 matches, 48 teams and one final in New Jersey, the tournament is set to become FIFA’s most ambitious World Cup yet.

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