IMAGE: England fans react during the World Cup 2026 Bronze Final against France at Miami Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jeff Romance
Key Points
- FIFA World Cup 2026 is the first football world cup to have 48 teams -- an expansion from 32.
- Defending champions Argentina take on Algeria in their opening match on June 16.
- Brazil have won the most FIFA World Cup titles, having triumphed in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
Check Out Fixtures And Results Of FIFA World Cup 2026:
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
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Knockout Round |
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| June 29, Monday | Round of 32: South Africa vs Canada | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 29, Monday | Round of 32: Brazil vs Japan | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 30, Tuesday | Round of 32: Germany vs Paraguay | 2:00 AM | Boston |
| June 30, Tuesday | Round of 32: Netherlands vs Morocco | 6:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 30, Tuesday | Round of 32: Ivory Coast vs Norway | 10:30 PM | Dallas |
| July 1, Wednesday | Round of 32: France vs Sweden | 2:30 AM | New Jersey |
| July 1, Wednesday | Round of 32: Mexico vs Ecuador | 6:30 AM | Mexico City |
| July 1, Wednesday | Round of 32: England vs Congo DR | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| July 2, Thursday | Round of 32: Belgium vs Senegal | 1:30 AM | Seattle |
| July 2, Thursday | Round of 32: USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5:30 AM | San Francisco |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Spain vs Austria | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Portugal vs Croatia | 4:30 AM | Toronto |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Switzerland vs Algeria | 8:30 AM | Vancouver |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Australia vs Egypt | 11:30 PM | Dallas |
| July 4, Saturday | Round of 32: Argentina vs Cape Verde | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| July 4, Saturday | Round of 32: Colombia vs Ghana | 7:00 AM | Kansas City |
| July 4, Sunday | Round of 16: Canada vs Morocco | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| July 5, Sunday | Round of 16: Paraguay vs France | 2:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| July 6, Monday | Round of 16: Brazil vs Norway | 1:30 AM | New Jersey |
| July 6, Monday | Round of 16: Mexico vs England | 5:30 AM | Mexico City |
| July 7, Tuesday | Round of 16: Portugal vs Spain | 12:30 AM | Dallas |
| July 7, Tuesday | Round of 16: USA vs Belgium | 5:30 AM | Seattle |
| July 7, Tuesday | Round of 16: Argentina vs Egypt | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| July 8, Wednesday | Round of 16: Switzerland vs Colombia | 1:30 AM | Vancouver |
| July 10, Friday | Quarter-final 1: France vs Morocco | 1:30 AM | Boston |
| July 11, Saturday | Quarter-final 2: Spain vs Belgium | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| July 12, Sunday | Quarter-Final 3: Norway vs England | 2:30 AM | Miami |
| July 12, Sunday | Quarter-Final 4: Argentina vs Switzerland | 06:30 AM | Kansas |
| July 15, Wednesday | Semi-Final 1: France vs Spain | 12:30 AM | Dallas |
| July 16, Thursday | Semi-Final 2: Argentina vs England | 12:30 AM | Atlanta |
| July 19, Sunday | Third Place Play-Off: France vs England | 2:30 AM | Miami |
| July 20, Monday |
FINAL: Spain Vs Argentina |
12:30 AM | New Jersey |
Group Stage Matches |
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| June 12, Friday | Group A: Mexico vs South Africa | 12:30 AM | Mexico City |
| June 12, Friday | Group A: South Korea vs Czechia | 7:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 13, Saturday | Group B: Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 13, Saturday | Group D: USA vs Paraguay | 6:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 14, Sunday | Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland | 12:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 14, Sunday | Group C: Brazil vs Morocco | 3:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 14, Sunday | Group C: Haiti vs Scotland | 6:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 14, Sunday | Group D: Australia vs Turkiye | 9:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 14, Sunday | Group E: Germany vs Curaçao | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 15, Monday | Group F: Netherlands vs Japan | 1:30 AM | Arlington |
| June 15, Monday | Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | 4:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 15, Monday | Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia | 7:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 15, Monday | Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group G: Belgium vs Egypt | 12:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group G: Iran vs New Zealand | 6:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group I: France vs Senegal | 12:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group I: Iraq vs Norway | 3:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group J: Argentina vs Algeria | 6:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group J: Austria vs Jordan | 9:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group L: England vs Croatia | 1:30 AM | Arlington |
| June 18, Thursday | Group L: Ghana vs Panama | 4:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 18, Thursday | Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia | 7:30 AM | Mexico City |
| June 18, Thursday | Group A: Czechia vs South Africa | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| June 19, Friday | Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 19, Friday | Group B: Canada vs Qatar | 3:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 19, Friday | Group A: Mexico vs South Korea | 6:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 19, Friday | Group D: USA vs Australia | 12:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 19, Friday | Group C: Scotland vs Morocco | 3:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 20, Saturday | Group C: Brazil vs Haiti | 6:00 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 20, Saturday | Group D: Turkiye vs Paraguay | 8:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 20, Saturday | Group F: Netherlands vs Sweden | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 21, Sunday | Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast | 1:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 21, Sunday | Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao | 5:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 21, Sunday | Group F: Tunisia vs Japan | 9:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 21, Sunday | Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| June 22, Monday | Group G: Belgium vs Iran | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 22, Monday | Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| June 22, Monday | Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt | 6:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 22, Monday | Group J: Argentina vs Austria | 10:30 PM | Arlington |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group I: France vs Iraq | 2:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group I: Norway vs Senegal | 5:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group J: Jordan vs Algeria | 8:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 24, Wednesday | Group L: England vs Ghana | 1:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 24, Wednesday | Group L: Panama vs Croatia | 4:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 24, Wednesday | Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo | 7:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 25, Thursday | Group B: Switzerland vs Canada | 12:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 25, Thursday | Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar | 12:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 25, Thursday | Group C: Morocco vs Haiti | 3:30 AM | Atlanta |
| June 25, Thursday | Group C: Scotland vs Brazil | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| June 25, Thursday | Group A: South Africa vs South Korea | 6:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 25, Thursday | Group A: Czechia vs Mexico | 6:30 AM | Mexico City |
| June 26, Friday | Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast | 1:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 26, Friday | Group E: Ecuador vs Germany | 1:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 26, Friday | Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands | 4:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 26, Friday | Group F: Japan vs Sweden | 4:30 AM | Arlington |
| June 26, Friday | Group D: Turkiye vs USA | 7:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 26, Friday | Group D: Paraguay vs Australia | 7:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 27, Saturday | Group I: Norway vs France | 12:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 27, Saturday | Group I: Senegal vs Iraq | 12:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 27, Saturday | Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia | 5:30 AM | Houston |
| June 27, Saturday | Group H: Uruguay vs Spain | 5:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 27, Saturday | Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium | 8:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 27, Saturday | Group G: Egypt vs Iran | 8:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 28, Sunday | Group L: Panama vs England | 2:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 28, Sunday | Group L: Croatia vs Ghana | 2:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 28, Sunday | Group K: Colombia vs Portugal | 5:00 AM | Miami |
| June 28, Sunday | Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | 5:00 AM | Atlanta |
| June 28, Sunday | Group J: Algeria vs Austria | 7:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 28, Sunday | Group J: Jordan vs Argentina | 7:30 AM | Arlington |
Where To Watch: The FIFA World Cup will be broadcast live on television by Zee Entertainment through their newly launched Unite8 Sports network, while live streaming will be available on Zee 5 app.
