FIFA Announces Official Schedule for 2026 World Cup

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be an unprecedented event, spanning 104 matches across 16 cities in North America. This expanded tournament will see its grand opening on June 11, 2026, marking a historic first as it will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

This ambitious event will feature games in 11 U.S. cities, three Mexican cities, and two Canadian cities. The tournament will also see an increase in participating teams, growing from 32 to 48, making it the largest World Cup in history.

For soccer enthusiasts eagerly anticipating the action, the match schedule has been released, revealing exciting fixtures such as Brazil taking on Morocco in Group C, with the game set to take place in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Australia will face a UEFA playoff contender in Group D in Vancouver.

It all kicks off on June 11, 2026, and now, the full match schedule has been revealed.

2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule

Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New Jersey
Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver
Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston
Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area

Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Houston
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia
Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) – Dallas
UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) – Monterrey

Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) – Miami
Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle
Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles

France vs. Senegal (Group I) – New Jersey
FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston
Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City
Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area

England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Dallas
Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) – Toronto
Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston
Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Mexico City

UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta
Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles
Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver
Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara

Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia
Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston
UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area
USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle

Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto
Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City
Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Houston
Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey

Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami
Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles
New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver

France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Philadelphia
Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey
Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas
Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area

England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston
Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Boston or Toronto
Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston
Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Guadalajara

Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami
Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta
Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver
UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle
Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City
South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey

Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – New York/New Jersey
Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia
Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Kansas City
Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Dallas
USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles
Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area

Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston
Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Toronto
New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver
Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle
Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara
Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston

Panama vs. England (Group L) – New Jersey
Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – Philadelphia
Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas
Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City
Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami
FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Atlanta

Round of 32 fixtures: June 28-July 3
Round of 16 fixtures: July 4-July 7
Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)