The 23rd FIFA World Cup will be held between June 11, 2026 and July 19, 2026. The quadrennial men’s soccer tournament will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities — eleven in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada.
This is first time that a FIFA World Cup is to be hosted by three nations and also for the first time fans can witness 48 teams participating in the mega event. It was expanded from 32.
The 48 countries are divided into 12 groups of 4 teams each. In the group stage, there are 72 matches to be played. The round of 32 fixtures start on June 28, 2026. Round of 16 on July 4 while quarterfinals will start on July 9.
The semifinal will be on July 14 and July 15. While the bronze medal match will be on July 18 and the mega event comes to an end with the finals on July 19, 2026.
The Groups
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, Czechia
Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Hepzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Cote D’lvoire, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Congo DR, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
The schedule (Group Stage matches)
June 11, 2026
Mexico v South Africa – Mexico City Stadium
Korea Republic v Czechia – Estadio Guadalajara
June 12, 2026
Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Toronto Stadium
USA v Paraguay – Los Angeles Stadium
June 13, 2026
Haiti v Scotland – Boston Stadium
Australia v Türkiye – BC Place Vancouver
Brazil v Morocco – New York New Jersey Stadium
Qatar v Switzerland – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 14, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire v Ecuador – Philadelphia Stadium
Germany v Curaçao – Houston Stadium
Netherlands v Japan – Dallas Stadium
Sweden v Tunisia – Estadio Monterrey
June 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay – Miami Stadium
Spain v Cabo Verde – Atlanta Stadium
IR Iran v New Zealand – Los Angeles Stadium
Belgium v Egypt – Seattle Stadium
June 16, 2026
France v Senegal – New York New Jersey Stadium
Iraq v Norway – Boston Stadium
Argentina v Algeria – Kansas City Stadium
Austria v Jordan – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 17, 2026
Ghana v Panama – Toronto Stadium
England v Croatia – Dallas Stadium
Portugal v Congo DR – Houston Stadium
Uzbekistan v Colombia – Mexico City Stadium
June 18, 2026
Czechia v South Africa – Atlanta Stadium
Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Los Angeles Stadium
Canada v Qatar – BC Place Vancouver
Mexico v Korea Republic – Estadio Guadalajara
June 19, 2026
Brazil v Haiti – Philadelphia Stadium
Scotland v Morocco – Boston Stadium
Türkiye v Paraguay – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
USA v Australia – Seattle Stadium
June 20, 2026
Germany v Côte d’Ivoire – Toronto Stadium
Ecuador v Curaçao – Kansas City Stadium
Netherlands v Sweden – Houston Stadium
Tunisia v Japan – Estadio Monterrey
June 21, 2026
Uruguay v Cabo Verde – Miami Stadium
Spain v Saudi Arabia – Atlanta Stadium
Belgium v IR Iran – Los Angeles Stadium
New Zealand v Egypt – BC Place Vancouver
June 22, 2026
Norway v Senegal – New York New Jersey Stadium
France v Iraq – Philadelphia Stadium
Argentina v Austria – Dallas Stadium
Jordan v Algeria – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 23, 2026
England v Ghana – Boston Stadium
Panama v Croatia – Toronto Stadium
Portugal v Uzbekistan – Houston Stadium
Colombia v Congo DR – Estadio Guadalajara
June 24, 2026
Scotland v Brazil – Miami Stadium
Morocco v Haiti – Atlanta Stadium
Switzerland v Canada – BC Place Vancouver
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar – Seattle Stadium
Czechia v Mexico – Mexico City Stadium
South Africa v Korea Republic – Estadio Monterrey
June 25, 2026
Curaçao v Côte d’Ivoire – Philadelphia Stadium
Ecuador v Germany – New York New Jersey Stadium
Japan v Sweden – Dallas Stadium
Tunisia v Netherlands – Kansas City Stadium
Türkiye v USA – Los Angeles Stadium
Paraguay v Australia- San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
June 26, 2026
Norway v France – Boston Stadium
Senegal v Iraq – Toronto Stadium
Egypt v IR Iran – Seattle Stadium
New Zealand v Belgium – BC Place Vancouver
Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia – Houston Stadium
Uruguay v Spain – Estadio Guadalajara
June 27, 2026
Panama v England – New York New Jersey Stadium
Croatia v Ghana – Philadelphia Stadium
Algeria v Austria – Kansas City Stadium
Jordan v Argentina – Dallas Stadium
Colombia v Portugal – Miami Stadium
Congo DR v Uzbekistan – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Round of 32 fixtures
June 28, 2026
Match 73 – Group A runners-up v Group B runners-up – Los Angeles Stadium
June 29, 2026
Match 74 – Group E winners v Group A/B/C/D/F third place – 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
June 30, 2026
Match 77 – Group I winners v Group C/D/F/G/H third place – New York New Jersey Stadium
Match 78 – Group E runners up v Group I runners-up – Dallas Stadium
Match 79 – Group A winners v Group C/E/F/H/I third place – Mexico City Stadium
July 1, 2026
Match 80 – Group L winners v Group E/H/I/J/K third place – Atlanta Stadium
Match 81 – Group D winners v Group B/E/F/I/J third place – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Match 82 – Group G winners v Group A/E/H/I/J third place – Seattle Stadium
July 2, 2026
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 Group E/F/G/I/J third place – BC Place Vancouver
July 3, 2026
Match 86 – Group J winners v Group H runners-up – Miami Stadium
Match 87 – Group K winners v Group D/E/I/J/L third place – Kansas City Stadium
Match 88 – Group D runners-up v Group G runners-up – Dallas Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 fixtures
July 4, 2026
Match 89 – Winner match 74 v Winner match 77 – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 90 – Winner match 73 v Winner match 75 – Houston Stadium
July 5, 2026
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
July 6, 2026
Match 93 – Winner match 83 v Winner match 84 – Dallas Stadium
Match 94 – Winner match 81 v Winner match 82 – Seattle Stadium
July 7, 2026
Match 95 – Winner match 86 v Winner match 88 – Atlanta Stadium
Match 96 – Winner match 85 v Winner match 87 – BC Place Vancouver
FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal fixtures
July 9, 2026
Match 97 – Winner match 89 v Winner match 90 – Boston Stadium
July 10, 2026
Match 98 – Winner match 93 v Winner match 94 – Los Angeles Stadium
July 11, 2026
Match 99 – Winner match 91 v Winner match 92 – Miami Stadium
Match 100 – Winner match 95 v Winner match 96 – Kansas City Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal fixtures
July 14, 2026
Match 101 – Winner match 97 v Winner match 98 – Dallas Stadium
July 15, 2026
Match 102 – Winner match 99 v Winner match 100 – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 bronze final
July 18, 2026
Match 103 – Runner-up match 101 v Runner-up match 102 – Miami Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 Final
July 19, 2026
Match 104 – Winner match 101 v Winner match 102 – New York New Jersey Stadium
