A Day-by-Day Guide to Every Game, Kickoff Time, and Venue
The 2026 FIFA World Cup returns to North America for the biggest edition yet, featuring 48 teams, 104 matches, and 16 host cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026, culminating in the grand final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
This article breaks down every match day by day, with kickoff times (Eastern Time) and venues, so you can plan your viewing or travel around the global spectacle.
Tournament Overview
Detail
Information
Tournament dates
June 11 – July 19, 2026
Total matches
104 (record for World Cup history)
Teams
48 nations (expanded from 32)
Host countries
USA, Canada, Mexico
New format
Round of 32 added (top 2 from each group + 8 best 3rd-place teams)
Final venue
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Opening match
Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Daily Match Schedule
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026 – Opening Day (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Mexico vs South Africa
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
10:00 PM
South Korea vs Czechia
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026 (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
BMO Field, Toronto
9:00 PM
USA vs Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Qatar vs Switzerland
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
6:00 PM
Brazil vs Morocco
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
9:00 PM
Haiti vs Scotland
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
12:00 AM (Sun)
Australia vs Türkiye
BC Place, Vancouver
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Germany vs Curaçao
NRG Stadium, Houston
4:00 PM
Netherlands vs Japan
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
7:00 PM
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
10:00 PM
Sweden vs Tunisia
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Spain vs Cape Verde
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
6:00 PM
Belgium vs Egypt
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
12:00 AM (Tue)
Iran vs New Zealand
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
France vs Senegal
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
6:00 PM
Iraq vs Norway
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
9:00 PM
Argentina vs Algeria
GEHA Field, Kansas City
12:00 AM (Wed)
Austria vs Jordan
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Portugal vs DR Congo
NRG Stadium, Houston
4:00 PM
England vs Croatia
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
7:00 PM
Ghana vs Panama
BMO Field, Toronto
10:00 PM
Uzbekistan vs Colombia
Estadio Banorte, Mexico City
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
12:00 PM
Czechia vs South Africa
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
3:00 PM
Switzerland vs Bosnia
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
6:00 PM
Canada vs Qatar
BC Place, Vancouver
11:00 PM
Mexico vs South Korea
Estadio Banorte, Guadalajara
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
USA vs Australia
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM
Scotland vs Morocco
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
9:00 PM
Brazil vs Haiti
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
12:00 AM (Sat)
Türkiye vs Paraguay
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Netherlands vs Sweden
NRG Stadium, Houston
4:00 PM
Germany vs Ivory Coast
BMO Field, Toronto
8:00 PM
Ecuador vs Curaçao
GEHA Field, Kansas City
12:00 AM (Sun)
Tunisia vs Japan
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
12:00 PM
Spain vs Saudi Arabia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
3:00 PM
Belgium vs Iran
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
6:00 PM
Uruguay vs Cape Verde
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
9:00 PM
New Zealand vs Egypt
BC Place, Vancouver
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Argentina vs Austria
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
5:00 PM
France vs Iraq
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
8:00 PM
Norway vs Senegal
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
11:00 PM
Jordan vs Algeria
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026 (4 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Portugal vs Uzbekistan
NRG Stadium, Houston
4:00 PM
England vs Ghana
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
7:00 PM
Panama vs Croatia
BMO Field, Toronto
10:00 PM
Colombia vs DR Congo
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 (6 matches) – Final Group Stage Day
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Switzerland vs Canada
BC Place, Vancouver
3:00 PM
Bosnia vs Qatar
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM
Scotland vs Brazil
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
6:00 PM
Morocco vs Haiti
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
9:00 PM
Czechia vs Mexico
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
9:00 PM
South Africa vs South Korea
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026 (6 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
4:00 PM
Ecuador vs Germany
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
4:00 PM
Curaçao vs Ivory Coast
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
7:00 PM
Japan vs Sweden
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
7:00 PM
Tunisia vs Netherlands
GEHA Field, Kansas City
10:00 PM
Türkiye vs USA
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
10:00 PM
Paraguay vs Australia
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 (6 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Norway vs France
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
3:00 PM
Senegal vs Iraq
BMO Field, Toronto
8:00 PM
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia
NRG Stadium, Houston
8:00 PM
Uruguay vs Spain
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
11:00 PM
Egypt vs Iran
Lumen Field, Seattle
11:00 PM
New Zealand vs Belgium
BC Place, Vancouver
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026 (6 matches) – Final Group Stage Matches
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
5:00 PM
Panama vs England
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
5:00 PM
Croatia vs Ghana
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
7:30 PM
Colombia vs Portugal
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
7:30 PM
DR Congo vs Uzbekistan
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
10:00 PM
Algeria vs Austria
GEHA Field, Kansas City
10:00 PM
Jordan vs Argentina
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
KNOCKOUT STAGE
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026 – Round of 32 Begins (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Group A 2nd vs Group B 2nd
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026 (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
4:30 PM
Group E winner vs 3rd place (A/B/C/D/F)
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
9:00 PM
Group F winner vs Group C 2nd
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026 (3 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
Group E 2nd vs Group I 2nd
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
5:00 PM
Group I winner vs 3rd place (C/D/F/G/H)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
9:00 PM
Group A winner vs 3rd place (C/E/F/H/I)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026 (3 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
12:00 PM
Group L winner vs 3rd place (E/H/I/J/K)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
4:00 PM
Group G winner vs 3rd place (A/E/H/I/J)
Lumen Field, Seattle
8:00 PM
Group D winner vs 3rd place (B/E/F/I/J)
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026 (3 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
Group H winner vs Group J 2nd
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
7:00 PM
Group K 2nd vs Group L 2nd
BMO Field, Toronto
11:00 PM
Group B winner vs 3rd place (E/F/G/I/J)
BC Place, Vancouver
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026 (3 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
2:00 PM
Group D 2nd vs Group G 2nd
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
6:00 PM
Group J winner vs Group H 2nd
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
9:30 PM
Group K winner vs 3rd place (D/E/I/J/L)
GEHA Field, Kansas City
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026 – Round of 16 Begins (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
1:00 PM
R32 Match 2 winner vs R32 Match 5 winner
NRG Stadium, Houston
5:00 PM
R32 Match 1 winner vs R32 Match 3 winner
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026 (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
4:00 PM
R32 Match 4 winner vs R32 Match 6 winner
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
8:00 PM
R32 Match 7 winner vs R32 Match 8 winner
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026 (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
R32 Match 11 winner vs R32 Match 12 winner
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
5:00 PM
R32 Match 9 winner vs R32 Match 10 winner
Lumen Field, Seattle
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026 (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
12:00 PM
R32 Match 14 winner vs R32 Match 16 winner
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
4:00 PM
R32 Match 13 winner vs R32 Match 15 winner
BC Place, Vancouver
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026 – Quarterfinals Begin (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
4:00 PM
R16 Match 1 winner vs R16 Match 2 winner
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026 (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
R16 Match 5 winner vs R16 Match 6 winner
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026 (2 matches)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
5:00 PM
R16 Match 3 winner vs R16 Match 4 winner
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
9:00 PM
R16 Match 7 winner vs R16 Match 8 winner
GEHA Field, Kansas City
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026 – Semifinals Begin (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
QF Match 1 winner vs QF Match 2 winner
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
QF Match 3 winner vs QF Match 4 winner
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026 – Third-Place Match (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
5:00 PM
SF Match 1 loser vs SF Match 2 loser (3rd Place)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026 – GRAND FINAL (1 match)
Time (ET)
Match
Venue
3:00 PM
FINAL
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Quick Reference: Key Tournament Dates
Milestone
Date
Venue
Opening Match
Jun 11, 3:00 PM
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Group Stage Ends
Jun 27
Various venues
Round of 32 Begins
Jun 28
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Round of 16 Begins
Jul 4
NRG Stadium, Houston
Quarterfinals Begin
Jul 9
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Semifinals Begin
Jul 14
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Third-Place Match
Jul 18, 5:00 PM
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Grand Final
Jul 19, 3:00 PM
MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
Host Countries & Venues at a Glance
🇺🇸 USA (11) – New York/NJ, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Kansas City
🇨🇦 Canada (2) – Toronto, Vancouver
🇲🇽 Mexico (3) – Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey
Why This Format Matters
The 2026 World Cup is the first to feature 48 teams and the new Round of 32, adding 16 extra knockout matches compared to previous tournaments. This means more games, more drama, and more opportunities for underdog stories across three countries.
Whether you’re planning to attend matches in person or watch from home, this daily schedule gives you the complete roadmap for the entire 40-day tournament.
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