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FIFA World Cup 2026

Schedule, host cities, bracket format & complete guide — USA · Canada · Mexico

June 11 – July 19, 2026 · 48 teams · 104 games · 16 host cities

Tournament Dates
June 11 – July 19, 2026
Opening Match
June 11 · Azteca, Mexico City
World Cup Final
July 19 · MetLife Stadium, NJ
Teams
48 nations
Host Countries
USA · Canada · Mexico
Watch (USA)
Fox / FS1 · Telemundo

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event ever staged, featuring 48 teams across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The tournament runs June 11 to July 19, 2026. The opening match is at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The World Cup Final is July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (New York metro). This is the first three-country co-hosted World Cup and the first in North America since 1994 — 104 total games, 3 group-stage venues per city, and a new expanded Round of 32 format.

World Cup 2026 Fixtures

104 games

Group Stage

June 11 – June 27 · 12 Groups
Group StageGroup A6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Thu, Jun 11South Africa at Mexico3:00 PMEstadio AztecaScheduled
Fri, Jun 12Czech Republic at South Korea10:00 PMEstadio AkronScheduled
Thu, Jun 18South Africa at Czech Republic12:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jun 19South Korea at Mexico9:00 PMEstadio AkronScheduled
Thu, Jun 25South Korea at South Africa9:00 PMEstadio BBVA BancomerScheduled
Thu, Jun 25Mexico at Czech Republic9:00 PMEstadio AztecaScheduled
Group StageGroup B6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Fri, Jun 12Bosnia-Herzegovina at Canada3:00 PMBMO FieldScheduled
Sat, Jun 13Switzerland at Qatar3:00 PMLevi's StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jun 18Bosnia-Herzegovina at Switzerland3:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jun 18Qatar at Canada6:00 PMBC PlaceScheduled
Wed, Jun 24Canada at Switzerland3:00 PMBC PlaceScheduled
Wed, Jun 24Qatar at Bosnia-Herzegovina3:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Group StageGroup C6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sat, Jun 13Morocco at Brazil6:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 14Scotland at Haiti9:00 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jun 19Morocco at Scotland6:00 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Sat, Jun 20Haiti at Brazil8:30 PMLincoln Financial FieldScheduled
Wed, Jun 24Brazil at Scotland6:00 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jun 24Haiti at Morocco6:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Group StageGroup D6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sat, Jun 13Paraguay at USA9:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 14Turkey at Australia12:00 AMBC PlaceScheduled
Fri, Jun 19Australia at USA3:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Sat, Jun 20Paraguay at Turkey11:00 PMLevi's StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jun 26USA at Turkey10:00 PM—Scheduled
Fri, Jun 26Australia at Paraguay10:00 PMLevi's StadiumScheduled
Group StageGroup E6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sun, Jun 14Curaçao at Germany1:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 14Ecuador at Ivory Coast7:00 PMLincoln Financial FieldScheduled
Sat, Jun 20Ivory Coast at Germany4:00 PMBMO FieldScheduled
Sun, Jun 21Curaçao at Ecuador8:00 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jun 25Germany at Ecuador4:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jun 25Ivory Coast at Curaçao4:00 PMLincoln Financial FieldScheduled
Group StageGroup F6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sun, Jun 14Japan at Netherlands4:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 15Tunisia at Sweden10:00 PMEstadio BBVA BancomerScheduled
Sat, Jun 20Sweden at Netherlands1:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 21Japan at Tunisia12:00 AMEstadio BBVA BancomerScheduled
Thu, Jun 25Netherlands at Tunisia7:00 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jun 25Sweden at Japan7:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Group StageGroup G6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Mon, Jun 15Egypt at Belgium3:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Tue, Jun 16New Zealand at Iran9:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 21Iran at Belgium3:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 22Egypt at New Zealand9:00 PMBC PlaceScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Belgium at New Zealand11:00 PMBC PlaceScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Iran at Egypt11:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Group StageGroup H6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Mon, Jun 15Cape Verde at Spain12:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 15Uruguay at Saudi Arabia6:00 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 21Saudi Arabia at Spain12:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 21Cape Verde at Uruguay6:00 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Spain at Uruguay8:00 PMEstadio AkronScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Saudi Arabia at Cape Verde8:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Group StageGroup I6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Tue, Jun 16Senegal at France3:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jun 16Norway at Iraq6:00 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 22Iraq at France5:00 PMLincoln Financial FieldScheduled
Tue, Jun 23Senegal at Norway8:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jun 26France at Norway3:00 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jun 26Iraq at Senegal3:00 PMBMO FieldScheduled
Group StageGroup J6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Wed, Jun 17Algeria at Argentina9:00 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jun 17Jordan at Austria12:00 AMLevi's StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 22Austria at Argentina1:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jun 23Algeria at Jordan11:00 PMLevi's StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 28Austria at Algeria10:00 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jun 28Argentina at Jordan10:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Group StageGroup K6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Wed, Jun 17Congo DR at Portugal1:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jun 18Colombia at Uzbekistan10:00 PMEstadio AztecaScheduled
Tue, Jun 23Uzbekistan at Portugal1:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jun 24Congo DR at Colombia10:00 PMEstadio AkronScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Portugal at Colombia7:30 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Uzbekistan at Congo DR7:30 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Group StageGroup L6 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Wed, Jun 17Croatia at England4:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jun 17Panama at Ghana7:00 PMBMO FieldScheduled
Tue, Jun 23Ghana at England4:00 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jun 23Croatia at Panama7:00 PMBMO FieldScheduled
Sat, Jun 27Ghana at Croatia5:00 PMLincoln Financial FieldScheduled
Sat, Jun 27England at Panama5:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled

Knockout Stage

June 28 – July 19 · Single elimination
Knockout StageRound of 3216 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sun, Jun 28TBD 2 at TBD 13:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 29TBD 4 at TBD 31:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Mon, Jun 291E at 1F4:30 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jun 301C at 1D9:00 PMEstadio AztecaScheduled
Tue, Jun 301A at 1B1:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jun 302B at 2A5:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jul 12D at 2C9:00 PMLevi's StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jul 13B at 3A12:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jul 13D at 3C4:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Thu, Jul 24B at 4A8:00 PMBC PlaceScheduled
Thu, Jul 24D at 4C3:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Thu, Jul 21B at 1A7:00 PMBMO FieldScheduled
Fri, Jul 31D at 1C11:00 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jul 32B at 2A2:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jul 32D at 2C6:00 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Sat, Jul 43B at 3A9:30 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Knockout StageRound of 168 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sat, Jul 41B at 1A1:00 PMNRG StadiumScheduled
Sat, Jul 41D at 1C5:00 PMLincoln Financial FieldScheduled
Sun, Jul 52B at 2A4:00 PMEstadio AztecaScheduled
Mon, Jul 62D at 2C8:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Mon, Jul 63B at 3A3:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jul 73D at 3C8:00 PMLumen FieldScheduled
Tue, Jul 74B at 4A12:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled
Tue, Jul 74D at 4C4:00 PMBC PlaceScheduled
Knockout StageFinal1 game
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sun, Jul 191B at 1A3:00 PMMetLife StadiumScheduled
Knockout StageBronze1 game
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Sat, Jul 181B at 1A5:00 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Knockout StageQuarter Finals4 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Thu, Jul 91B at 1A4:00 PMGillette StadiumScheduled
Fri, Jul 101D at 1C3:00 PMSoFi StadiumScheduled
Sat, Jul 112B at 2A5:00 PMHard Rock StadiumScheduled
Sun, Jul 122D at 2C9:00 PMArrowhead StadiumScheduled
Knockout StageSemi Finals2 games
DateMatchupTime (ET)VenueStatus
Tue, Jul 141B at 1A3:00 PMAT&T StadiumScheduled
Wed, Jul 151D at 1C3:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumScheduled

2026 World Cup at a Glance

Total Teams
48 (expanded from 32 in 2022)
Total Games
104 games
Group Stage Format
12 groups of 4 teams
Teams Advancing from Groups
Top 2 per group + 8 best third-place (32 total)
Knockout Rounds
Round of 32 → Round of 16 → QF → SF → Final
Host Countries
United States, Canada, Mexico
Host Cities
16 cities total (11 USA, 2 Canada, 3 Mexico)
Opening Match
June 11, 2026 — Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Final
July 19, 2026 — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Total Duration
39 days (June 11 – July 19)

2026 World Cup Schedule & Rounds

Group Stage
June 11 – June 27, 2026
72 games
12 groups of 4 teams. Top 2 per group + 8 best third-place teams (32 total) advance.
Round of 32
June 28 – July 3, 2026
16 games
First knockout round. 32 teams. Single-elimination.
Round of 16
July 5–9, 2026
8 games
16 teams remain. Winners advance to the Quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
July 11–12, 2026
4 games
8 teams compete for spots in the Semifinals.
Semifinals
July 14–15, 2026
2 games
4 teams remain. Losers play in the Third Place match.
Third Place Match
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 game
Consolation match between the two semifinal losers.
FIFA World Cup Final
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 game
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York area). Kickoff TBD.

Host Cities & Stadiums

The 2026 World Cup uses 16 stadiums across three nations. The Final is at MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area — the largest venue in the tournament at 82,500 capacity.

United States (11 cities)

CityStadiumCapacityNote
New York / New JerseyMetLife Stadium82,500Final host
Los AngelesSoFi Stadium70,000
DallasAT&T Stadium80,000
San Francisco Bay AreaLevi's Stadium68,500
MiamiHard Rock Stadium65,326
SeattleLumen Field72,000
BostonGillette Stadium65,878
PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field69,328
Kansas CityArrowhead Stadium76,416
AtlantaMercedes-Benz Stadium75,000
HoustonNRG Stadium72,220

Canada (2 cities)

CityStadiumCapacityNote
TorontoBMO Field30,000Expanding for WC
VancouverBC Place54,500

Mexico (3 cities)

CityStadiumCapacityNote
Mexico CityEstadio Azteca87,523Opening match
MonterreyEstadio BBVA53,500
GuadalajaraEstadio Akron46,232

Recent World Cup Champions

FIFA World Cup winners from 1998 to 2022.

YearChampionRunner-UpScoreHost
2022ArgentinaFrance4–2 pen (3–3 aet)Qatar
2018FranceCroatia4–2Russia
2014GermanyArgentina1–0 (aet)Brazil
2010SpainNetherlands1–0 (aet)South Africa
2006ItalyFrance5–3 pen (1–1 aet)Germany
2002BrazilGermany2–0South Korea / Japan
1998FranceBrazil3–0France

World Cup 2026 FAQ

When is the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The opening match is at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on June 11. The Final is at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 19, 2026.

Where is the World Cup 2026?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is jointly hosted by three countries: the United States (11 cities), Canada (2 cities: Toronto, Vancouver), and Mexico (3 cities: Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara). It's the first World Cup hosted across three nations and the first hosted in North America since 1994.

Which cities in the USA are hosting the 2026 World Cup?

The 11 US host cities are: New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium — Final), Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium), Dallas (AT&T Stadium), San Francisco Bay Area (Levi's Stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), Seattle (Lumen Field), Boston (Gillette Stadium), Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium), Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), and Houston (NRG Stadium).

How many teams are in the 2026 World Cup?

48 teams are competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup — expanded from 32 teams in 2022. The 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4, with the top 2 from each group plus 8 best third-place finishers (32 total) advancing to the knockout stage.

How does the 2026 World Cup format work?

48 teams are split into 12 groups of 4 for the group stage (June 11 – July 3). Each team plays 3 group-stage games. The top 2 from each group plus the 8 best third-place teams (32 total) advance to the new Round of 32. From there, the knockout bracket continues: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third-Place match, and the Final on July 19.

Where is the 2026 World Cup Final?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final is at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area) on Sunday, July 19, 2026. MetLife Stadium has a capacity of 82,500 and is home to the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets.

Who is hosting the 2026 World Cup opening match?

The opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico on June 11, 2026. The Azteca — with a capacity of 87,523 — is the only stadium to have hosted two World Cup Finals (1970, 1986) and will be staging World Cup games for a record third time.

Where can I watch World Cup 2026 in the USA?

In the United States, the 2026 World Cup broadcasts are on Fox and FS1 (English), and Telemundo and Universo (Spanish). Streaming is available on Fubo TV, DirecTV Stream, and other services that carry Fox and Telemundo. The Fox Sports app also streams games.

How does World Cup qualifying work?

FIFA allocates a set number of spots to each continental confederation. UEFA (Europe) gets 16 spots, CONMEBOL (South America) 6, CAF (Africa) 9, AFC (Asia) 8, CONCACAF (North/Central America & Caribbean) 6, and OFC (Oceania) 1, plus 2 intercontinental playoff spots. The three host nations (USA, Canada, Mexico) qualify automatically.

Who won the last World Cup?

Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, defeating France 4–2 on penalties (3–3 after extra time) at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on December 18, 2022. Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. It was Argentina's third World Cup title.

How many World Cup games are there total?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup features 104 total games: 72 group-stage games, 16 in the Round of 32, 8 in the Round of 16, 4 Quarterfinals, 2 Semifinals, 1 Third-Place match, and the Final.

Related

Schedule data sourced from FIFA.com and Genius Sports. Dates and venues subject to change.