FIFA World Cup 2026 matches schedule

2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule

FIFA Football World Cup 2026 is the world’s most popular event, which records football fans attending the ceremony and watching the matches live in the stadium. Unforgettable football matches, records, moments, and players excite across host cities in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, featuring thrilling group matches, intense knockout rounds, global superstars, massive stadiums, passionate fans, and the ultimate championship final on soccer’s biggest international stage.

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Match schedule of FIFA World Cup 2026 – stadiums & fixtures

Match #	Date	Stage	Group	Teams	Location
1	Thu, Jun. 11	Group Stage	A	Mexico vs. TBD	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
2	Thu, Jun. 11	Group Stage	A	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio Akron, Zapopan
3	Fri, Jun. 12	Group Stage	B	Canada vs. TBD	BMO Field, Toronto
4	Fri, Jun. 12	Group Stage	D	USA vs. TBD	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
5	Sat, Jun. 13	Group Stage	B	TBD vs. TBD	Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
6	Sat, Jun. 13	Group Stage	D	TBD vs. TBD	BC Place, Vancouver
7	Sat, Jun. 13	Group Stage	C	TBD vs. TBD	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
8	Sat, Jun. 13	Group Stage	C	TBD vs. TBD	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
9	Sun, Jun. 14	Group Stage	E	TBD vs. TBD	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
10	Sun, Jun. 14	Group Stage	E	TBD vs. TBD	NRG Stadium, Houston
11	Sun, Jun. 14	Group Stage	F	TBD vs. TBD	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
12	Sun, Jun. 14	Group Stage	F	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
13	Mon, Jun. 15	Group Stage	G	TBD vs. TBD	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
14	Mon, Jun. 15	Group Stage	G	TBD vs. TBD	Lumen Field, Seattle
15	Mon, Jun. 15	Group Stage	H	TBD vs. TBD	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
16	Mon, Jun. 15	Group Stage	H	TBD vs. TBD	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
17	Tue, Jun. 16	Group Stage	I	TBD vs. TBD	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
18	Tue, Jun. 16	Group Stage	I	TBD vs. TBD	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
19	Tue, Jun. 16	Group Stage	J	TBD vs. TBD	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
20	Tue, Jun. 16	Group Stage	J	TBD vs. TBD	Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
21	Wed, Jun. 17	Group Stage	K	TBD vs. TBD	NRG Stadium, Houston
22	Wed, Jun. 17	Group Stage	K	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
23	Wed, Jun. 17	Group Stage	L	TBD vs. TBD	BMO Field, Toronto
24	Wed, Jun. 17	Group Stage	L	TBD vs. TBD	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
25	Thu, Jun. 18	Group Stage	A	TBD vs. TBD	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
26	Thu, Jun. 18	Group Stage	A	Mexico vs. TBD	Estadio Akron, Zapopan
27	Thu, Jun. 18	Group Stage	B	TBD vs. TBD	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
28	Thu, Jun. 18	Group Stage	B	Canada vs. TBD	BC Place, Vancouver
29	Fri, Jun. 19	Group Stage	C	TBD vs. TBD	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
30	Fri, Jun. 19	Group Stage	C	TBD vs. TBD	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
31	Fri, Jun. 19	Group Stage	D	TBD vs. TBD	Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
32	Fri, Jun. 19	Group Stage	D	USA vs. TBD	Lumen Field, Seattle
33	Sat, Jun. 20	Group Stage	E	TBD vs. TBD	BMO Field, Toronto
34	Sat, Jun. 20	Group Stage	E	TBD vs. TBD	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
35	Sat, Jun. 20	Group Stage	F	TBD vs. TBD	NRG Stadium, Houston
36	Sat, Jun. 20	Group Stage	F	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
37	Sun, Jun. 21	Group Stage	G	TBD vs. TBD	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
38	Sun, Jun. 21	Group Stage	G	TBD vs. TBD	BC Place, Vancouver
39	Sun, Jun. 21	Group Stage	H	TBD vs. TBD	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
40	Sun, Jun. 21	Group Stage	H	TBD vs. TBD	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
41	Mon, Jun. 22	Group Stage	I	TBD vs. TBD	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
42	Mon, Jun. 22	Group Stage	I	TBD vs. TBD	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
43	Mon, Jun. 22	Group Stage	J	TBD vs. TBD	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
44	Mon, Jun. 22	Group Stage	J	TBD vs. TBD	Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
45	Tue, Jun. 23	Group Stage	K	TBD vs. TBD	NRG Stadium, Houston
46	Tue, Jun. 23	Group Stage	K	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio Akron, Zapopan
47	Tue, Jun. 23	Group Stage	L	TBD vs. TBD	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
48	Tue, Jun. 23	Group Stage	L	TBD vs. TBD	BMO Field, Toronto
49	Wed, Jun. 24	Group Stage	A	TBD vs. Mexico	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
50	Wed, Jun. 24	Group Stage	A	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
51	Wed, Jun. 24	Group Stage	B	TBD vs. Canada	BC Place, Vancouver
52	Wed, Jun. 24	Group Stage	B	TBD vs. TBD	Lumen Field, Seattle
53	Wed, Jun. 24	Group Stage	C	TBD vs. TBD	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
54	Wed, Jun. 24	Group Stage	C	TBD vs. TBD	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
55	Thu, Jun. 25	Group Stage	D	TBD vs. USA	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
56	Thu, Jun. 25	Group Stage	D	TBD vs. TBD	Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
57	Thu, Jun. 25	Group Stage	E	TBD vs. TBD	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
58	Thu, Jun. 25	Group Stage	E	TBD vs. TBD	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
59	Thu, Jun. 25	Group Stage	F	TBD vs. TBD	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
60	Thu, Jun. 25	Group Stage	F	TBD vs. TBD	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
61	Fri, Jun. 26	Group Stage	G	TBD vs. TBD	Lumen Field, Seattle
62	Fri, Jun. 26	Group Stage	G	TBD vs. TBD	BC Place, Vancouver
63	Fri, Jun. 26	Group Stage	H	TBD vs. TBD	NRG Stadium, Houston
64	Fri, Jun. 26	Group Stage	H	TBD vs. TBD	Estadio Akron, Zapopan
65	Fri, Jun. 26	Group Stage	I	TBD vs. TBD	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
66	Fri, Jun. 26	Group Stage	I	TBD vs. TBD	BMO Field, Toronto
67	Sat, Jun. 27	Group Stage	J	TBD vs. TBD	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
68	Sat, Jun. 27	Group Stage	J	TBD vs. TBD	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
69	Sat, Jun. 27	Group Stage	K	TBD vs. TBD	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
70	Sat, Jun. 27	Group Stage	K	TBD vs. TBD	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
71	Sat, Jun. 27	Group Stage	L	TBD vs. TBD	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
72	Sat, Jun. 27	Group Stage	L	TBD vs. TBD	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
73	Sat, Jun. 28	Round of 32	–	Runner-up Group A vs. Runner-up Group B	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
74	Sun, Jun. 29	Round of 32	–	Winner Group E vs. 3rd Group A/B/C/D/F	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
75	Sun, Jun. 29	Round of 32	–	Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group C	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
76	Sun, Jun. 29	Round of 32	–	Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group F	NRG Stadium, Houston
77	Mon, Jun. 30	Round of 32	–	Winner Group I vs. 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
78	Mon, Jun. 30	Round of 32	–	Runner-up Group E vs. Runner-up Group I	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
79	Mon, Jun. 30	Round of 32	–	Winner Group A vs. 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
80	Tue, Jul. 1	Round of 32	–	Winner Group L vs. 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
81	Tue, Jul. 1	Round of 32	–	Winner Group D vs. 3rd Group B/E/F/I/J	Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
82	Tue, Jul. 1	Round of 32	–	Winner Group G vs. 3rd Group A/E/H/I/J	Lumen Field, Seattle
83	Wed, Jul. 2	Round of 32	–	Runner-up Group K vs. Runner-up Group L	BMO Field, Toronto
84	Wed, Jul. 2	Round of 32	–	Winner Group H vs. Runner-up Group J	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
85	Wed, Jul. 2	Round of 32	–	Winner Group B vs. 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J	BC Place, Vancouver
86	Thu, Jul. 3	Round of 32	–	Winner Group J vs. Runner-up Group H	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
87	Thu, Jul. 3	Round of 32	–	Winner Group K vs. 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
88	Thu, Jul. 3	Round of 32	–	Runner-up Group D vs. Runner-up Group G	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
89	Sat, Jul. 4	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 74 vs. Winner Match 77	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
90	Sat, Jul. 4	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 73 vs. Winner Match 75	NRG Stadium, Houston
91	Sun, Jul. 5	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 76 vs. Winner Match 78	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
92	Sun, Jul. 5	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 79 vs. Winner Match 80	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
93	Mon, Jul. 6	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 83 vs. Winner Match 84	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
94	Mon, Jul. 6	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 81 vs. Winner Match 82	Lumen Field, Seattle
95	Tue, Jul. 7	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 86 vs. Winner Match 88	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
96	Tue, Jul. 7	Round of 16	–	Winner Match 85 vs. Winner Match 87	BC Place, Vancouver
97	Thu, Jul. 9	Quarter-final	–	Winner Match 89 vs. Winner Match 90	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
98	Fri, Jul. 10	Quarter-final	–	Winner Match 93 vs. Winner Match 94	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
99	Sat, Jul. 11	Quarter-final	–	Winner Match 91 vs. Winner Match 92	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
100	Sat, Jul. 11	Quarter-final	–	Winner Match 95 vs. Winner Match 96	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
101	Tue, Jul. 14	Semi-final	–	Winner Match 97 vs. Winner Match 98	AT&T Stadium, Arlington
102	Wed, Jul. 15	Semi-final	–	Winner Match 99 vs. Winner Match 100	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
103	Sat, Jul. 18	Third-place	–	Loser Match 101 vs. Loser Match 102	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
104	Sun, Jul. 19	Final	–	Winner Match 101 vs. Winner Match 102	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Football World Cup 2026 Overview

Total matches: 104
Tournament dates: June 11 – July 19, 2026
Co-hosts: USA, Canada, Mexico
Total host cities: 16

FIFA Football World Cup Stages:

Group Stage (June 11–27)
Round of 32 (June 28–July 3)
Round of 16 (July 4–7)
Quarter-finals (July 9–11)
Semi-finals (July 14–15)
Third-place match (July 18)
Final (July 19)

Main Cities Football Stadiums

USA (11 cities)

Atlanta
Boston
Dallas (Arlington)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles (Inglewood)
Miami
New York/New Jersey
Philadelphia
San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara)
Seattle

Canada (2 cities)

Toronto
Vancouver

Mexico (3 cities)

Mexico City
Guadalajara
Monterrey

FIFA Football Group Stage (June 11–27)

72 total matches

All 16 cities host multiple group matches
Opening match: Mexico at Estadio Azteca (Match 1)
USA, Canada, and Mexico each host several home group games
Matches run daily across 17 days
Groups A through L (12 groups, 4 teams each)
Top two teams per group + best 8 third-place teams advance

Round of 32 (June 28 – July 3)

16 matches

First knockout stage in World Cup history
Hosted across USA, Mexico, and Canada
Includes matchups such as:
Group winners vs. 3rd-place qualifiers
Runner-up vs Runner-up pairings
Matches span 6 days

Round of 16 (July 4–7)

8 matches

Held entirely across North America’s largest stadiums:
Philadelphia
Houston
East Rutherford
Mexico City
Arlington
Seattle
Atlanta
Vancouver

Quarter-Finals (July 9–11)

4 matches

Played in:
Foxborough
Inglewood
Miami
Kansas City

FIFA Football Semi Finals (July 14–15, 2026)

2 matches

Locations:
Arlington (AT&T Stadium)
Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)

Third Place Match (July 18, 2026)

Location: Miami (Hard Rock Stadium)

🏆 Fifa World Cup Final (July 19, 2026)

The World Cup Final will be held at:
MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey)

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