Mexico and South Africa play in the 2026 World Cup opener on June 11 in Mexico City.
The USMNT plays its first 2026 World Cup game against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on June 12.
The 2026 World Cup final will be held on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
North America will be the center of the sporting world during the summer of 2026 as the men’s World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
From the opening match between Mexico and South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City through the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a total of 104 matches will be held in 11 cities in the United States, plus three in Mexico and two in Canada.
The group stage runs until June 27, with synchronized start times in each group for the final matches in the round-robin. The top two teams in each group – and the eight best third-place finishers – advance to knockout stage, which begins on June 28 with the Round of 32.
Here is the complete 2026 World Cup schedule:
2026 World Cup schedule
ALL TIMES EASTERN
June 11, 2026
Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City, 3 p.m.
South Korea vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.
June 12
Canada vs. UEFA playoff A (Group B) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
June 13
Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston, 9 p.m.
Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)
June 14
Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Houston, 1 p.m.
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) – Dallas, 7 p.m.
UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) – Monterrey, 10 p.m.
June 15
Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) – Miami, 6 p.m.
Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
June 16
France vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston, 6 p.m.
Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City, 9 p.m.
Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)
June 17
Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston, 1 p.m.
England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Dallas, 4 p.m.
Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) – Toronto, 7 p.m.
Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Mexico City, 10 p.m.
June 18
UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara, 9 p.m.
June 19
USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston, 6 p.m.
Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia, 9 p.m.
UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)
June 20
Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Houston, 1 p.m.
Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto, 4 p.m.
Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey, 12 a.m. (11 p.m. local)
June 21
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami, 6 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver, 9 p.m.
June 22
Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas, 1 p.m.
France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area, 11 p.m.
June 23
Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston, 1 p.m.
England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston, 4 p.m.
Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Toronto, 7 p.m.
Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.
June 24
Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver, 3 p.m.
UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami, 6 p.m.
Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City, 9 p.m.
South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey, 9 p.m.
June 25
Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – New York/New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Dallas, 7 p.m.
USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area, 10 p.m.
June 26
Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston, 3 p.m.
Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle, 8 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara, 11 p.m.
Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston, 1 p.m.
June 27
Panama vs. England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey, 5 p.m.
Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami, 7:30 p.m.
FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas, 10 p.m.
Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City, 10 p.m.
2026 World Cup knockout round schedule
Round of 32: June 28-July 3
Round of 16: July 4-July 7
Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mecedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
