World Cup 2026 fixture schedule – your day-by-day guide

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June 25, 2026 6 Min Read

World Cup 2026 fixture schedule and UK kick-off times: Day-by-day breakdown of all 104 matches including England, Scotland

Full World Cup 2026 fixture schedule for 48-team tournament in Mexico, USA and Canada with UK kick-off times; Final is on Sunday July 19; Watch ‘World Cup Breakfast’ on Sky Sports News from 7am to 10am every day of the World Cup

Here’s your day-by-day breakdown of the 48-team, 37-day World Cup which features 103 matches leading up to the final on July 19.

All the kick-offs for the 2026 World Cup are listed in UK time.

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Thursday, June 11

Group A: Mexico 2-0 South Africa – Mexico City, Mexico

Friday, June 12

Group A: South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic – Zapopan, Mexico
Group B: Canada 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Toronto, Canada

Saturday, June 13

Group D: USA 4-1 Paraguay – Los Angeles, USA
Group B: Qatar 1-1 Switzerland – Santa Clara, USA
Group C: Brazil 1-1 Morocco – New Jersey, USA

Sunday, June 14

Group C: Haiti 0-1 Scotland – Foxborough, USA
Group D: Australia 2-0 Turkey – Vancouver, Canada
Group E: Germany 7-1 Curacao – Houston, USA
Group F: Netherlands 2-2 Japan – Arlington, USA

Monday, June 15

Group E: Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador – Philadelphia, USA
Group F: Sweden 5-1 Tunisia – Guadalupe, Mexico
Group H: Spain 0-0 Cape Verde – Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium 1-1 Egypt – Seattle, USA
Group H: Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay – Miami, USA

Tuesday, June 16

Group G: Iran 2-2 New Zealand – Los Angeles, USA
Group I: France 3-1 Senegal – New Jersey, USA
Group I: Iraq 1-4 Norway – Foxborough, USA

Wednesday, June 17

Group J: Argentina 3-0 Algeria – Kansas City, USA
Group J: Austria 3-1 Jordan – Santa Clara, USA
Group K: Portugal 1-1 DR Congo – Houston, USA
Group L: England 4-2 Croatia – Dallas, USA

Thursday, June 18

Group L: Ghana 1-0 Panama – Toronto, Canada
Group K: Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia – Mexico City, Mexico
Group A: Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa – Atlanta, USA
Group B: Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Los Angeles, USA
Group B: Canada 6-0 Qatar – Vancouver, Canada

Friday, June 19

Group A: Mexico 1-0 South Korea – Zapopan, Mexico
Group D: USA 2-0 Australia – Seattle, USA
Group C: Scotland 0-1 Morocco – Foxborough, USA

Saturday, June 20

Group C: Brazil 3-0 Haiti – Philadelphia, USA
Group D: Turkey 0-1 Paraguay – Santa Clara, USA
Group F: Netherlands 5-1 Sweden – Houston, USA
Group E: Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast – Toronto, Canada

Sunday, June 21

Group E: Ecuador 0-0 Curacao – Kansas City, USA
Group F: Tunisia 0-4 Japan – Guadalupe, Mexico
Group H: Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia – Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium 0-0 Iran – Los Angeles, USA
Group H: Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde – Miami, USA

Monday, June 22

Group G: New Zealand 1-3 Egypt – Vancouver, Canada
Group J: Argentina 2-0 Austria – Arlington, USA
Group I: France 3-0 Iraq – Philadelphia, USA

Tuesday, June 23

Group I: Norway 3-2 Senegal – Toronto, Canada
Group J: Jordan 1-2 Algeria – Santa Clara, USA
Group K: Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan – Houston, USA
Group L: England 0-0 Ghana – Foxborough, USA

Wednesday, June 24

Group L: Panama 0-1 Croatia – Toronto, Canada
Group K: Colombia 1-0 DR Congo – Zapopan, Mexico
Group B: Switzerland 2-1 Canada – Vancouver, Canada
Group B: Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar – Seattle, USA
Group C: Morocco 4-2 Haiti – Atlanta, USA
Group C: Scotland 0-3 Brazil – Miami, USA

Thursday, June 25

Group A: South Africa 1-0 South Korea – Guadalupe, Mexico
Group A: Czech Republic 0-3 Mexico – Mexico City, Mexico
Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm – Philadelphia, USA
Group E: Ecuador vs Germany, kick-off 9pm – New Jersey, USA

Friday, June 26

Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, kick-off 12am – Kansas City, USA
Group F: Japan vs Sweden, kick-off 12am – Arlington, USA
Group D: Turkey vs USA, kick-off 3am – Los Angeles, USA
Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, kick-off 3am – Santa Clara, USA
Group I: Norway vs France, kick-off 8pm – Foxborough, USA
Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 8pm – Toronto, Canada

Saturday, June 27

Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 1am – Houston, USA
Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, kick-off 1am – Zapopan, Mexico
Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada
Group G: Egypt vs Iran, kick-off 4am – Seattle, USA
Group L: Panama vs England, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA
Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

Sunday, June 28

Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, kick-off 12.30am – Miami, USA
Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 12.30am – Atlanta, USA
Group J: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am – Kansas City, USA
Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 73: South Africa vs Canada, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA

Monday, June 29

Round of 32 – Match 76: Brazil vs Group F runners-up, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Round of 32 – Match 74: Germany vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place, kick-off 9.30pm – Foxborough, USA

Tuesday, June 30

Round of 32 – Match 75: Group F winners vs Morocco, kick-off 2am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Round of 32 – Match 78: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up, kick-off 6pm – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 77: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA

Wednesday, July 1

Round of 32 – Match 79: Mexico vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place, kick-off 2am – Mexico City, Mexico
Round of 32 – Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Round of 32 – Match 82: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place, kick-off 9pm – Seattle, USA

Thursday, July 2

Round of 32 – Match 81: USA vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place, kick-off 1am – Santa Clara, USA
Round of 32 – Match 84: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA

Friday, July 3

Round of 32 – Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada
Round of 32 – Match 85: Switzerland vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada
Round of 32 – Match 88: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up, kick-off 7pm – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 86: Argentina vs Group H runners-up, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA

Saturday, July 4

Round of 32 – Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place, kick-off 2.30am – Kansas City, USA
Round of 16 – Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Round of 16 – Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

Sunday, July 5

Round of 16 – Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners, kick-off 9pm – New Jersey, USA

Monday, July 6

Round of 16 – Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners, kick-off 1am – Mexico City, Mexico
Round of 16 – Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners, kick-off 8pm – Arlington, USA

Tuesday, July 7

Round of 16 – Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners, kick-off 1am – Seattle, USA
Round of 16 – Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Round of 16 – Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners, kick-off 9pm – Vancouver, Canada

Thursday, July 9

Quarter-final – Match 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA

Friday, July 10

Quarter-final – Match 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA

Saturday, July 11

Quarter-final – Match 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners, kick-off 10pm – Miami, USA

Sunday, July 12

Quarter-final – Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners, kick-off 2am – Kansas City, USA

Tuesday, July 14

Semi-final – Match 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners, kick-off 8pm – Arlington, USA

Wednesday, July 15

Semi-final – Match 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners, kick-off 8pm – Atlanta, USA

Saturday, July 18

Third Place Playoff – Match 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers, kick-off 10pm – Miami, USA

Sunday, July 19

Final – Match 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners, kick-off 8pm – New Jersey, USA