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World Cup 2026 fixtures

The 2026 World Cup schedule consists of 104 matches with 48 teams for the tournament in 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the US. The opening match is on Thursday, June 11 and the final is on Sunday, July 19, 2026. The final will be played in New York/New Jersey.

The match schedule, including the final venue, was unveiled on February 4, 2024, from the Telemundo Center in Miami. FIFA released an updated match schedule on June 13, 2024.

The opening match will feature Mexico on June 11, 2026, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Canada's opening match will be on June 12 at BMO Field in Toronto, while the U.S. will play its opening game on the same day at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Each host nation will play its three group stage matches within its own borders.

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the most matches of the tournament with nine. MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final on July 19. All tournament venues, except Estadio Akron, will host at least one knockout stage match.

World Cup 2026 schedule with results by date and time





Fixtures World Cup 2026
#1) Thu 11 Jun 00:00 group A Mexico City
Mexico Mexico 00:00 A2 A2
 
#2) Thu 11 Jun 00:00 group A Guadalajara
A3 A3 00:00 A4 A4
 
#3) Fri 12 Jun 00:00 group B Toronto
Canada Canada 00:00 B2 B2
 
#4) Fri 12 Jun 00:00 group D Los Angeles
United States United States 00:00 D2 D2
 
#8) Sat 13 Jun 00:00 group B San Francisco
B3 B3 00:00 B4 B4
 
#5) Sat 13 Jun 00:00 group C Boston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#7) Sat 13 Jun 00:00 group C New York/New Jersey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#6) Sat 13 Jun 00:00 group D Vancouver
D3 D3 00:00 D4 D4
 
#9) Sun 14 Jun 00:00 group E Philadelphia
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#10) Sun 14 Jun 00:00 group E Houston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#11) Sun 14 Jun 00:00 group F Dallas
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#12) Sun 14 Jun 00:00 group F Monterrey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#15) Mon 15 Jun 00:00 group G Los Angeles
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#16) Mon 15 Jun 00:00 group G Seattle
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#13) Mon 15 Jun 00:00 group H Miami
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#14) Mon 15 Jun 00:00 group H Atlanta
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#17) Tue 16 Jun 00:00 group I New York/New Jersey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#18) Tue 16 Jun 00:00 group I Boston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#19) Tue 16 Jun 00:00 group J Kansas City
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#20) Tue 16 Jun 00:00 group J San Francisco
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#23) Wed 17 Jun 00:00 group K Houston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#24) Wed 17 Jun 00:00 group K Mexico City
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#21) Wed 17 Jun 00:00 group L Toronto
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#22) Wed 17 Jun 00:00 group L Dallas
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#25) Thu 18 Jun 00:00 group A Atlanta
A4 A4 00:00 A2 A2
 
#28) Thu 18 Jun 00:00 group A Guadalajara
Mexico Mexico 00:00 A3 A3
 
#26) Thu 18 Jun 00:00 group B Los Angeles
B4 B4 00:00 B2 B2
 
#27) Thu 18 Jun 00:00 group B Vancouver
Canada Canada 00:00 B3 B3
 
#29) Fri 19 Jun 00:00 group C Philadelphia
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#30) Fri 19 Jun 00:00 group C Boston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#31) Fri 19 Jun 00:00 group D San Francisco
D4 D4 00:00 D2 D2
 
#32) Fri 19 Jun 00:00 group D Seattle
United States United States 00:00 D3 D3
 
#33) Sat 20 Jun 00:00 group E Toronto
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#34) Sat 20 Jun 00:00 group E Kansas City
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#35) Sat 20 Jun 00:00 group F Houston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#36) Sat 20 Jun 00:00 group F Monterrey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#39) Sun 21 Jun 00:00 group G Los Angeles
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#40) Sun 21 Jun 00:00 group G Vancouver
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#37) Sun 21 Jun 00:00 group H Miami
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#38) Sun 21 Jun 00:00 group H Atlanta
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#41) Mon 22 Jun 00:00 group I New York/New Jersey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#42) Mon 22 Jun 00:00 group I Philadelphia
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#43) Mon 22 Jun 00:00 group J Dallas
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#44) Mon 22 Jun 00:00 group J San Francisco
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#47) Tue 23 Jun 00:00 group K Houston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#48) Tue 23 Jun 00:00 group K Guadalajara
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#45) Tue 23 Jun 00:00 group L Boston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#46) Tue 23 Jun 00:00 group L Toronto
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#53) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group A Mexico City
A4 A4 00:00 Mexico Mexico
 
#54) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group A Monterrey
A2 A2 00:00 A3 A3
 
#51) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group B Vancouver
B4 B4 00:00 Canada Canada
 
#52) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group B Seattle
B2 B2 00:00 B3 B3
 
#49) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group C Miami
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#50) Wed 24 Jun 00:00 group C Atlanta
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#59) Thu 25 Jun 00:00 group D Los Angeles
D4 D4 00:00 United States United States
 
#60) Thu 25 Jun 00:00 group D San Francisco
D2 D2 00:00 D3 D3
 
#55) Thu 25 Jun 00:00 group E Philadelphia
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#56) Thu 25 Jun 00:00 group E New York/New Jersey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#57) Thu 25 Jun 00:00 group F Dallas
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#58) Thu 25 Jun 00:00 group F Kansas City
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#63) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group G Seattle
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#64) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group G Vancouver
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#65) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group H Houston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#66) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group H Guadalajara
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#61) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group I Boston
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#62) Fri 26 Jun 00:00 group I Toronto
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#69) Sat 27 Jun 00:00 group J Kansas City
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#70) Sat 27 Jun 00:00 group J Dallas
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#71) Sat 27 Jun 00:00 group K Miami
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#72) Sat 27 Jun 00:00 group K Atlanta
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#67) Sat 27 Jun 00:00 group L New York/New Jersey
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#68) Sat 27 Jun 00:00 group L Philadelphia
Team Team 00:00 Team Team
 
#73) Sun 28 Jun 00:00 1/16 final Los Angeles
2A 2A 00:00 2B 2B
 
#74) Mon 29 Jun 00:00 1/16 final Boston
1E 1E 00:00 3ABCDF 3ABCDF
 
#75) Mon 29 Jun 00:00 1/16 final Monterrey
1F 1F 00:00 2C 2C
 
#76) Mon 29 Jun 00:00 1/16 final Houston
1C 1C 00:00 2F 2F
 
#77) Tue 30 Jun 00:00 1/16 final New York/New Jersey
1I 1I 00:00 3CDFGH 3CDFGH
 
#78) Tue 30 Jun 00:00 1/16 final Dallas
2E 2E 00:00 2I 2I
 
#79) Tue 30 Jun 00:00 1/16 final Mexico City
1A 1A 00:00 3CEFHI 3CEFHI
 
#80) Wed 01 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Atlanta
1L 1L 00:00 3EHIJK 3EHIJK
 
#81) Wed 01 Jul 00:00 1/16 final San Francisco
1D 1D 00:00 3BEFIJ 3BEFIJ
 
#82) Wed 01 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Seattle
1G 1G 00:00 3AEHIJ 3AEHIJ
 
#83) Thu 02 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Toronto
2K 2K 00:00 2L 2L
 
#84) Thu 02 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Los Angeles
1H 1H 00:00 2J 2J
 
#85) Thu 02 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Vancouver
1B 1B 00:00 3EFGIJ 3EFGIJ
 
#86) Fri 03 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Miami
1J 1J 00:00 2H 2H
 
#87) Fri 03 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Kansas City
1K 1K 00:00 3DEIJL 3DEIJL
 
#88) Fri 03 Jul 00:00 1/16 final Dallas
2D 2D 00:00 2G 2G
 
#89) Sat 04 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Philadelphia
W74 W74 00:00 W77 W77
 
#90) Sat 04 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Houston
W73 W73 00:00 W75 W75
 
#91) Sun 05 Jul 00:00 1/8 final New York/New Jersey
W76 W76 00:00 W78 W78
 
#92) Sun 05 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Mexico City
W79 W79 00:00 W80 W80
 
#93) Mon 06 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Dallas
W83 W83 00:00 W84 W84
 
#94) Mon 06 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Seattle
W81 W81 00:00 W82 W82
 
#95) Tue 07 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Atlanta
W86 W86 00:00 W88 W88
 
#96) Tue 07 Jul 00:00 1/8 final Vancouver
W85 W85 00:00 W87 W87
 
#97) Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1/4 final Boston
W89 W89 00:00 W90 W90
 
#98) Fri 10 Jul 00:00 1/4 final Los Angeles
W93 W93 00:00 W94 W94
 
#99) Sat 11 Jul 00:00 1/4 final Miami
W91 W91 00:00 W92 W92
 
#100) Sat 11 Jul 00:00 1/4 final Kansas City
W95 W95 00:00 W96 W96
 
#101) Tue 14 Jul 00:00 1/2 final Dallas
W97 W97 00:00 W98 W98
 
#102) Wed 15 Jul 00:00 1/2 final Atlanta
W99 W99 00:00 W100 W100
 
#103) Sat 18 Jul 00:00 3/4th plac Miami
L101 L101 00:00 L102 L102
 
#104) Sun 19 Jul 00:00 final New York/New Jersey
W101 W101 00:00 W102 W102
 

Distribution of the number of matches among the host countries

On January 10, 2017, FIFA decided that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held with 48 participants, with 12 groups of 4 countries each. This increases the number of matches from 64 to 104.

The United States will host 78 matches, including from the quarterfinals onward, while Canada and Mexico will each host 13.

The World Cup schedule of matches is divided between the 3 countries:

  • Canada: 13 games
  • Mexico: 13 games
  • USA: 78 games

World Cup 2026 setup schedule

Why is the final played in New York/New Jersey?

The Football World Cup will be played in 16 beautiful host cities, all of which are fully committed to organizing the football tournament in 2026.

New York / New Jersey has been chosen as the host city of the final based on several factors and analyses. This choice was not against the other cities, but in favor of New York/New Jersey.

Why is the opening match played in Mexico City?

The opening match of the World Cup will be played in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. FIFA chose Mexico City because it is one of the most iconic stadiums in the world and contains many memorable moments from the past half century.

From Pelé in 1970 to Maradona in 1986, the city and its stadium have welcomed some very big names and matches.

Factors in drawing up the schedule

When drawing up the draft schedule, the organization not only took into account the extensive format, but also other factors. This includes distribution, land height, the lowest impact on the environment and maximizing TV audience. The groups are clustered and the knockout stages are played from east to west.

The most important thing in the schedule is that health, safety and optimal conditions for players and referees have been taken into account. Each team will only play one more match due to the addition of the round of the last 32 in the knockout phase [ref].

World Cup 2026 schedule

The new schedule consists of 12 groups with 4 teams, and a new round for the last 32. [ref] With more countries participating than ever before, the first team will play an out group no less than 9 days earlier than the last team from the same group. The organization has also tried to spread the rest days fairly and evenly, which is good for both the teams and the playing fields.

Due to the large distances between the cities in North America, the matches of a certain pool are played in one region. Of course, the host cities and the capacity of the stadiums are also taken into account.

World Cup 2026 match schedule

The following criteria have been drawn up for the 2026 World Cup schedule:

  • Minimum 3 days rest for teams between matches, except for the consolation final;
  • Same number of rest days for teams playing against each other, except group stage, last 32, consolation final and final;
  • Canada and Mexico will host each of their 7 group matches, 2 last 32 matches and 1 last 16 match;
  • Since the host country always kicks off the tournament, the three host countries will each play a match in their own country on the opening day;
  • Minimum 2 days between matches in a particular stadium to allow the field to recover;
  • A west-to-east flow for knockout matches;
  • The final will be played in New York/New Jersey at MetLife Stadium with a capacity of approximately 85,000;
  • The semifinals will be played in Atlanta and Dallas, due to geographic location;
  • No more than 7 matches will be played in any stadium.

Three regions for geographical grouping of the competitions

Host cities were grouped geographically to optimize travel for teams and fans, except for Canada and its opening-game opponent in Toronto. Four of the 12 groups were allocated to the Central region with 24 matches, three groups to the Western region, and the rest to the Eastern region, including a shared-region group with Canada.

Cities were divided into three regions:

Western Region

  • Vancouver
  • Seattle
  • San Francisco
  • Los Angeles

Central Region

  • Guadalajara
  • Mexico City
  • Monterrey
  • Houston
  • Dallas
  • Kansas City

Eastern Region

  • Atlanta
  • Miami
  • Toronto
  • Boston
  • Philadelphia
  • New York/New Jersey

Preparing for the game schedule

The teams are given ample time to prepare for the schedule. The players must be available for their national team from May 25, 2026, so that the last national league match can be played on May 24 at the latest.

With a total of 56 days (preparation and match days), the number of days is equal to the editions of 2010, 2014 and 2018.

Download the 2026 World Cup schedule in PDF or JPG

Download the 2026 World Cup schedule in PDF or JPG here.

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