Home / Football / Internationals News FIFA World Cup schedule: Fixtures, matches for 2026 football tournament The full schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Written by 101 GreatGoals Last Update: February 9, 2026 06:28:56 pm GMT 5 min read There will be 103 matches across host nations Canada, the USA and Mexico at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which lasts for 37 days. The group stage takes place between June 11 and 27, with ther round of 32 following between June 28 and July 3.The round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and third-place play-off then lead up to the final on July 19.101GreatGoals.com has the key details on the schedule for the 2026 football World Cup, including dates, kick-off times and the groups.Table of Contents1 FIFA 2026 World Cup schedule: Full fixtures2 FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule: Knockout matches3 When is the World Cup? 2026 dates4 Who has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?5 2026 World Cup groupsFIFA 2026 World Cup schedule: Full fixturesHeres the full schedule, as well as the confirmed TV selections in the UK so far. Times are GMT, with several play-off teams yet to be decided.Group stageJune 11: Mexico vs South Africa (20:00, ITV)June 12: South Korea vs play-off D (03:00, ITV)June 12: Canada vs play-off A (20:00, BBC)June 13: USA vs Paraguay (02:00, BBC)June 13: Qatar vs Switzerland (20:00, ITV)June 13: Brazil vs Morocco (23:00, BBC)June 14: Australia vs play-off C (05:00, ITV)June 14: Scotland vs Haiti (02.00, BBC)June 14: Germany vs Curacao (18:00, ITV)June 14: Netherlands vs Japan (21:00, ITV)June 15: Play-off B vs Tunisia (03:00, ITV)June 15: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (00:00, BBC)June 15: Spain vs Cape Verde (17:00, ITV)June 15: Belgium vs Egypt (20:00, BBC)June 15: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (23:00, ITV)June 16: Iran vs New Zealand (02:00, BBC)June 16: France vs Senegal (20:00, BBC)June 16: Play-off 2 vs Norway (23:00, BBC)June 17: Argentina vs Algeria (02:00, ITV)June 17: Austria vs Jordan (05:00, BBC)June 17: Portugal vs play-off 1 (18:00, BBC)June 17: England vs Croatia (21:00, ITV)June 18: Ghana vs Panama (00:00, ITV)June 18: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (03:00, BBC)June 18: South Africa vs play-off D (17:00, BBC)June 18: Play-off A vs Switzerland (20:00, ITV)June 18: Canada vs Qatar (23:00, ITV)June 19: Mexico vs South Korea (02:00, BBC)June 19: USA vs Australia (20:00, BBC)June 19: Scotland vs Morocco (23:00, ITV)June 20: Paraguay vs play-off C (05:00, ITV)June 20: Brazil vs Haiti (02:00, ITV)June 20: Netherlands vs play-off B (18:00, BBC)June 20: Germany vs Ivory Coast (21:00, ITV)June 21: Japan vs Tunisia (05:00, BBC)June 21: Curacao vs Ecuador (01:00, BBC)June 21: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (17:00, BBC)June 21: Belgium vs Iran (20:00, ITV)June 21: Cape Verde vs Uruguay (23:00, BBC)June 22: Egypt vs New Zealand (02:00, ITV)June 22: Argentina vs Austria (18:00, BBC)June 22: France vs play-off 2 (22:00, BBC)June 23: Senegal vs Norway (01:00, ITV)June 23: Algeria vs Jordan (04:00, ITV)June 23: Portugal vs Uzbekistan (18:00, ITV)June 23: England vs Ghana (21:00, BBC)June 24: Croatia vs Panama (00:00, BBC)June 24: Colombia vs play-off 1 (03:00, ITV)June 24: Canada vs Switzerland and Play-off A vs Qatar (20:00, ITV)June 24: Scotland vs Brazil and Morocco vs Haiti (23:00, BBC)June 25: Mexico vs play-off D and South Africa vs South Korea (02:00, BBC)June 25: Germany vs Ecuador and Curacao vs Ivory Coast (21:00, BBC)June 26: USA vs play-off C and Paraguay vs Australia (03:00, ITV)June 26: Japan vs play-off B and Netherlands vs Tunisia (00:00, BBC)June 26: France vs Norway and Senegal vs play-off 2 (20:00, ITV)June 27: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia and Uruguay vs Spain (01:00, ITV)June 27: Egypt vs Iran and New Zealand vs Belgium (04:00, BBC)June 27: England vs Panama and Croatia vs Ghana (22:00, ITV)June 28: Algeria vs Austria and Argentina vs Jordan (03:00, BBC)June 28: Colombia vs Portugal and play-off 1 vs Uzbekistan (00:30, BBC)FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule: Knockout matchesJune 28Round of 32Match 73: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up (20:00)- Los Angeles, USAJune 29Round of 32Match 76: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up (18:00)Match 74: Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place (21:30)June 30Round of 32Match 75: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up (02:00)Match 78: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up (18:00)Match 77: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place (22:00)July 1Round of 32Match 79: Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place (02:00)Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place (17:00)Match 82: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place (21:00)July 2Round of 32Match 81: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place (01:00)Match 84: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up (20:00)July 3Round of 32Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up (00:00)Match 85: Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place (04:00)Match 88: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up (19:00)Match 86: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up (23:00)July 4Round of 32Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place (02:30)Round of 16Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners (18:00)Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners (22:00)July 5Round of 16Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners (21:00)July 6Round of 16Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners (01:00)Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners (20:00)July 7Round of 16Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners (01:00)Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners (17:00)Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners (21:00)July 9Quarter-finalsMatch 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners (21:00)July 10Quarter-finalsMatch 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners (20:00)July 11Quarter-finalsMatch 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners (22:00)July 12Quarter-finalsMatch 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners (02:00)July 14Semi-finalsMatch 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners (20:00)July 15Semi-finalsMatch 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners (20:00)July 18Third-place playoffMatch 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers (22:00)July 19FinalMatch 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners (20:00)When is the World Cup? 2026 datesThe tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.Who has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?You can find the latest list of countries to have qualified on FIFAs website.2026 World Cup groupsGroup AMexicoSouth AfricaSouth KoreaPlay-off winner: Denmark/Czechia/Republic of Ireland/North MacedoniaGroup BCanadaPlay-off winner: Italy/Wales/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Northern IrelandQatarSwitzerlandGroup CBrazilMoroccoHaitiScotlandGroup DUSAParaguayAustraliaPlay-off winner: Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/KosovoGroup EGermany CuracaoIvory CoastEcuadorGroup FNetherlandsJapanPlay-off winner: Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/AlbaniaTunisiaGroup GBelgiumEgyptIranNew ZealandGroup HSpainCape VerdeSaudi ArabiaUruguayGroup IFranceSenegalPlay-off winner: Iraq/Bolivia/SurinameNorwayGroup JArgentinaAlgeriaAustriaJordanGroup KPortugalPlay-off winner: DR Congo/Jamaica/New CaledoniaUzbekistanColombiaGroup LEnglandCroatiaGhanaPanama Topics: World Cup World Cup 2026 Follow us: 101 GreatGoals 101 Great Goals is a website dedicated to bringing you the latest news, betting tips and live streaming information from the world of football. 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