Latest World Cup 2026 Fixtures & Times

Game 1 Group Stage Fixtures

With 48 matches scheduled, here are three definitely worth tuning in for:

• Saturday 13th June 2026, 18:00 - Brazil v Morocco - BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
• Sunday 14th June 2026, 21:00 - Netherlands v Japan - ITV, ITVX
• Wednesday 17th June 2026, 16:00 - England v Croatia - ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player

See the full Game 1 schedule

Date and Time	Match	Group	Stadium and Location	Where to Watch
Thursday 11th June 2026, 20:00	Mexico v South Africa	A	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player
Friday 12th June 2026, 03:00	South Korea v Czech Republic	A	Estadio Akron, Guadalajara	ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player
Friday 12th June 2026, 20:00	Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina	B	BMO Field, Toronto	BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Saturday 13th June 2026, 02:00	USA v Paraguay	D	SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles	BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Saturday 13th June 2026, 18:00	Brazil v Morocco	C	MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Saturday 13th June 2026, 20:00	Qatar v Switzerland	B	Levi's Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area	ITV, ITVX
Saturday 13th June 2026, 21:00	Haiti v Scotland	C	Gillette Stadium, Boston	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Sunday 14th June 2026, 00:00	Australia v Turkey	D	BC Place, Vancouver	ITV, ITVX
Sunday 14th June 2026, 18:00	Germany v Curacao	E	NRG Stadium, Houston	ITV, ITVX
Sunday 14th June 2026, 19:00	Ivory Coast v Ecuador	E	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Sunday 14th June 2026, 21:00	Netherlands v Japan	F	AT&T Stadium, Dallas	ITV, ITVX
Sunday 14th June 2026, 22:00	Sweden v Tunisia	F	Estadio BBVA, Monterrey	ITV, ITVX
Monday 15th June 2026, 17:00	Spain v Cape Verde	H	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta	ITV, ITVX
Monday 15th June 2026, 18:00	Saudi Arabia v Uruguay	H	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami	ITV, ITVX
Monday 15th June 2026, 20:00	Belgium v Egypt	G	Lumen Field, Seattle	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Monday 15th June 2026, 21:00	Iran v New Zealand	G	SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Tuesday 16th June 2026, 15:00	France v Senegal	I	MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Tuesday 16th June 2026, 18:00	Iraq v Norway	I	Gillette Stadium, Boston	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Tuesday 16th June 2026, 21:00	Argentina v Algeria	J	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City	ITV, ITVX
Wednesday 17th June 2026, 00:00	Austria v Jordan	J	Levi's Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Wednesday 17th June 2026, 13:00	Portugal v DR Congo	K	NRG Stadium, Houston	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Wednesday 17th June 2026, 16:00	England v Croatia	L	AT&T Stadium, Dallas	ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player
Wednesday 17th June 2026, 19:00	Ghana v Panama	L	BMO Field, Toronto	ITV, ITVX
Wednesday 17th June 2026, 22:00	Uzbekistan v Colombia	K	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	BBC, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website

LiveScore predictions

• Group A: Mexico to finish 1st. Raul Jimenez top scorer
• Group B: Switzerland to finish 1st. Breel Embolo top scorer
• Group C: Brazil to finish 1st. Vinicius Junior top scorer
• Group D: Turkiye to finish 1st. Folarin Balogun top scorer

Key dates for World Cup 2026 stages:

• Group stage matches: June 11 to June 27, 2026
• Round of 32: June 28 to July 3, 2026
• Round of 16: July 4 to July 7, 2026
• Quarter-finals: July 9 to July 11, 2026
• Semi-finals: July 14 and July 15, 2026
• Third-place match: July 18, 2026
• World Cup final: July 19, 2026

World Cup 2026 kick-off times

World Cup 2026 group matches usually start 15:00–21:00 local; that typically falls in late-evening to early-morning BST. For example, 19:00 PT (Los Angeles) ≈ 03:00 BST, and 20:00 ET (New York) ≈ 01:00 BST. You'll find group matches kicking off anywhere between 17:00 to 05:00 BST.

When is the World Cup 2026 opening match?

The opening match of the 2026 World Cup will take place on June 11, 2026, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, featuring Mexico vs South Africa, with a kick-off time of 20:00 British Summer Time (BST).

When is the final of World Cup 2026?

The final of the 2026 World Cup will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kick-off time is 20:00 BST.

What is the new World Cup 2026 format?

The 2026 World Cup will feature a new tournament format with 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four. Each team will play three matches in the group stage, held from June 11 to June 27, 2026. The top two teams from each group, along with the eight best third-placed teams, will advance to the Round of 32 knockout rounds starting June 28.

Host cities and stadiums of 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup will be hosted across 16 cities across three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Country	City	Stadium
Canada	Toronto	BMO Field
Canada	Vancouver	BC Place
Mexico	Guadalajara	Estadio Akron
Mexico	Mexico City	Estadio Azteca
Mexico	Monterrey	Estadio BBVA
USA	Atlanta	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
USA	Boston	Gillette Stadium
USA	Dallas	AT&T Stadium
USA	Houston	NRG Stadium
USA	Kansas City	Arrowhead Stadium
USA	Los Angeles	SoFi Stadium
USA	Miami	Hard Rock Stadium
USA	New York	MetLife Stadium
USA	Philadelphia	Lincoln Financial Field
USA	San Francisco	Levi’s Stadium
USA	Seattle	Lumen Field

Participating World Cup 2026 Teams and Groups

• Group A – Czechia, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea
• Group B – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Qatar, Switzerland
• Group C – Brazil, Haiti, Morocco, Scotland
• Group D – Australia, Paraguay, Türkiye, USA
• Group E – Curaçao, Ecuador, Germany, Ivory Coast
• Group F – Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia
• Group G – Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
• Group H – Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Uruguay
• Group I – France, Iraq, Norway, Senegal
• Group J – Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Jordan
• Group K – Colombia, DR Congo, Portugal, Uzbekistan
• Group L – Croatia, England, Ghana, Panama

Get up to date with every 2026 World Cup live score this summer.

We have everything you need to know about each World Cup fixture:

• Info: The core match details such as date, kick-off time (BST), stadium and match official.
• Line-ups: Shortly before kick-off, we publish the official starting line-ups and formations for both teams.
• Table: We highlight both teams within their group standings so you can easily compare the numbers of games played, points total, goal difference, goals for and against, wins, losses and draws. You can also see which teams are in positions to move to the knockout round of 32 or have a chance of qualifying as a third place runner up.
• H2H: The head-to-head record shows results of previous encounters between the two nations.