With lower than six months to go till the FIFA World Cup 2026, the schedule for the 39-day event co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the USA has been launched.
Extensively thought of essentially the most well-known sporting occasion on the planet, the 2026 version of the FIFA World Cup might be its greatest ever, with 48 nations taking part as an alternative of the same old 32 and with 104 matches to be performed within the 16 venues throughout the three host nations.
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Argentina will look to defend the trophy they lifted beneath their iconic captain, Lionel Messi, at Qatar 2022, whereas Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will make their debut on the finals.
The event will start in Mexico and wrap up within the US.
Right here’s every thing that you must learn about its groups, teams, format and schedule.
What are the teams for the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Group A:
- Mexico
- South Korea
- South Africa
- Denmark/Macedonia/Czechia/Eire
Group B:
- Canada
- Switzerland
- Qatar
- Italy/Northern Eire/Wales/Bosnia
Group C:
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Scotland
- Haiti
Group D:
- USA
- Australia
- Paraguay
- Turkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo
Group E:
- Germany
- Ecuador
- Ivory Coast
- Curacao
Group F:
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Tunisia
- Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania
Group G:
- Belgium
- Iran
- Egypt
- New Zealand
Group H:
- Spain
- Uruguay
- Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde
Group I:
- France
- Senegal
- Norway
- Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
Group J:
- Argentina
- Austria
- Algeria
- Jordan
Group Okay:
- Portugal
- Colombia
- Uzbekistan
- DRC/Jamaica/New Caledonia
Group L:
- England
- Croatia
- Panama
- Ghana
When and the place is the opening match of FIFA World Cup 2026?
The event will open on June 11 at 3pm (21:00 GMT) on the Mexico Metropolis Stadium in Mexico.
When and the place is the ultimate of FIFA World Cup 2026?
The MetLife Stadium, which might be known as the New York New Jersey Stadium in the course of the event, will host the ultimate on July 19 at 3pm (20:00 GMT).
What’s the format of the FIFA World Cup 2026?
The event might be made up of 1 group-stage spherical and 4 knockout rounds earlier than the ultimate.
Not like earlier editions, the knockouts will start with the spherical of 32, adopted by the spherical of 16, the 4 quarterfinals and two semifinals.
The stage-wise breakdown of the event’s schedule is:
- Group stage: June 11 to June 27
- Spherical of 32: June 28 to July 3
- Spherical of 16: July 4-7
- Quarterfinals: July 11th of September
- Semifinals: July 14-15
- Bronze medal match: July 18
- Closing: July 19
What’s the total match schedule of the World Cup?
Group stage
Thursday, June 11
Mexico vs South Africa at 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Mexico Metropolis Stadium, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico
South Korea vs TDB at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Friday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico
Friday, June 12
Canada vs TBD at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
USA vs Paraguay at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Saturday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Saturday, June 13
Qatar vs Switzerland at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – San Francisco Bay Space Stadium, San Francisco, US
Brazil vs Morocco at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
Haiti vs Scotland at 9pm (02:00 GMT on Sunday) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
Australia vs TBD at midnight (08:00 GMT on Sunday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Sunday, June 14
Germany vs Curacao at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
Netherlands vs Japan at 4pm (22:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Monday) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US
TBD vs Tunisia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Monday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico
Monday, June 15
Spain vs Cape Verde at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Belgium vs Egypt at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
Iran vs New Zealand at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Tuesday, June 16
France vs Senegal at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
TBD vs Norway at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
Argentina vs Algeria at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Kansas Metropolis Stadium, Kansas Metropolis, US
Austria vs Jordan at midnight (08:00 GMT on Wednesday) – San Francisco Bay Space Stadium, San Francisco, US
Wednesday, June 17
Portugal vs TBD at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
England vs Croatia at 4pm (22:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Ghana vs Panama at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Uzbekistan vs Colombia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Thursday) – Mexico Metropolis Stadium, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico
Thursday, June 18
TBD vs South Africa at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Switzerland vs TBD at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Canada vs Qatar at 6pm (02:00 GMT on Friday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Mexico vs South Korea at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Friday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico
Friday, June 19
Scotland vs Morocco at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
USA vs Australia at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US
Brazil vs Haiti at 9pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US
TBD vs Paraguay at midnight (08:00 GMT on Saturday) – San Francisco Bay Space Stadium, San Francisco, US
Saturday, June 20
Netherlands vs TBD at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
Germany vs Ivory Coast at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Ecuador vs Curacao at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) – Kansas Metropolis Stadium, Kansas Metropolis, US,
Tunisia vs Japan at midnight (06:00 GMT on Sunday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico
Sunday, June 21
Spain vs Saudi Arabia at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Belgium vs Iran at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Uruguay vs Cape Verde at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
New Zealand vs Egypt at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Monday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Monday, June 22
Argentina vs Austria at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
France vs TBD at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US
Norway vs Senegal at 8pm (01:00 GMT on Tuesday) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
Jordan vs Algeria at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Tuesday) – San Francisco Bay Space Stadium, San Francisco, US
Tuesday, June 23
Portugal vs Uzbekistan at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
England vs Ghana at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
Panama vs Croatia at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Colombia vs TBD at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico
Wednesday, June 24
Switzerland vs Canada at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
TBD vs Qatar at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US
Scotland vs Brazil at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
Morocco vs Haiti at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
TBD vs Mexico at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Thursday) – Mexico Metropolis Stadium, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico
South Africa vs South Korea at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Thursday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico
Thursday, June 25
Ecuador vs Germany at 4pm (21:00 GMT)– New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
Curacao vs Ivory Coast at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US
Japan vs TBD at 7pm (01:00 GMT on Friday) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Tunisia vs Netherlands at 7pm (01:00 GMT on Friday – Kansas Metropolis Stadium, Kansas Metropolis, US,
TBD vs USA at 10pm (06:00 GMT on Friday) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Paraguay vs Australia at 10pm (06:00 GMT on Friday) – San Francisco Bay Space Stadium, San Francisco, US
Friday, June 26
Norway vs France at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
Senegal vs TDB 3pm at (20:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
Uruguay vs Spain at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) – Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico
Egypt vs Iran at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Saturday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US
New Zealand vs Belgium at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Saturday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Saturday, June 27
Panama vs England at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
Croatia vs Ghana at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US
Colombia vs Portugal at 7:30pm (02:30 GMT on Sunday) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
TBD vs Uzbekistan at 7:30pm (02:30 GMT on Sunday) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Algeria vs Austria at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) – Kansas Metropolis Stadium, Kansas Metropolis, US,
Jordan vs Argentina at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Knockout stage
Sunday, June 28
Spherical of 32 match at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Monday, June 29
Spherical of 32 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
Spherical of 32 match at 4:30pm (22:30 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
Spherical of 32 match at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico
Tuesday, June 30
Spherical of 32 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Spherical of 32 match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
Spherical of 32 match at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Wednesday) – Mexico Metropolis Stadium, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico
Wednesday, July 1
Spherical of 32 match at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Spherical of 32 match at 4pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US
Spherical of 32 match at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Thursday) – San Francisco Bay Space Stadium, San Francisco, US
Thursday, July 2
Spherical of 32 match at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Spherical of 32 match at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Friday) – Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Spherical of 32 match at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Friday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Friday, July 3
Spherical of 32 match at 2pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Spherical of 32 match at 6pm (23:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
Spherical of 32 match at 9:30pm (03:30 GMT on Saturday) – Kansas Metropolis Stadium, Kansas Metropolis, US,
Saturday, July 4
Spherical of 16 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Houston, US
Spherical of 16 match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US
Sunday, July 5
Spherical of 16 match at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
Spherical of 16 match at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Monday) – Mexico Metropolis Stadium, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico
Monday, July 6
Spherical of 16 match at 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Spherical of 16 match at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Tuesday) – Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US
Tuesday, July 7
Spherical of 16 match at 12pm (17:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Spherical of 16 match at 4pm (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) – BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Thursday, 9 July
First quarterfinal at 4pm (21:00 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Boston, US
Friday, 10 July
Second quarterfinal at 3pm (23:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US
Saturday, July 11
Third quarterfinal at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
Fourth quarterfinal at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Sunday) – Kansas Metropolis Stadium, Kansas Metropolis, US
Tuesday, July 14
First semifinal at 3pm (21:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US
Wednesday, July 15
Second semifinal at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US
Saturday, July 18
Bronze medal match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Miami, US
Sunday, July 19
Closing at 3pm (20:00 GMT) – New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US
