France, Brazil, Norway, Germany and England all will contest group-play games in the New York area during the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the official schedule was released Saturday for the 48 nations participating in the global event next summer throughout North America.
The schedule release came a day after each team was placed into its groups during a ceremony at Washington, D.C., where U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney joined FIFA president Gianni Infantino to represent the three countries co-hosting the expanded tournament.
The schedule, complete with venues and kickoff times, is now official for the forty-two nations that have already qualified. The full schedule will be finalized after the other six participants are determined through UEFA and inter-confederation playoffs being held in March.
Mexico will play the first match of the tournament on June 11 against South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
The United States men’s national team, which is in Group D, already knew its game dates before finding out its opponents Friday. The USMNT will face Paraguay on June 12 (Inglewood, Calif.), Australia on June 19 (Seattle) and a yet-to-be determined European playoff team (Turkey, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo) on June 25 (Inglewood, Calif.).
The third host, Canada, will open group play by facing a yet-to-be determined European playoff team (Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina) in Toronto on June 12.
The top two finishers from each group, along with the eight best third-place teams, will advance to the final 32 for the knockout stage.
The championship match will take place on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Matches are taking place in 16 cities across North America, including two cities in Canada (Toronto, Vancouver) and three in Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara).
Locations across the U.S. are Atlanta, Boston (Foxborough, Mass.), Dallas (Arlington, Texas), Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles (Inglewood, Calif.), Miami (Miami Gardens, Fla.), New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford, N.J.), Philadelphia, San Francisco (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Seattle.
Schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Eastern time)
GROUP STAGE
Thursday, June 11, 2026
3 p.m. Mexico vs. South Africa, Group A — Mexico City
10 p.m. South Korea vs. UEFA Playoff D, Group A — Guadalajara
Friday, June 12, 2026
3 p.m. Canada vs. UEFA Playoff A, Group B — Toronto
9 p.m. USMNT vs. Paraguay, Group D — Los Angeles
Saturday, June 13, 2026
3 p.m. Qatar vs. Switzerland, Group B – San Francisco
6 p.m. Brazil vs. Morocco, Group C – New York City
9 p.m. Haiti vs. Scotland, Group C – Boston
12 a.m. Australia vs. UEFA Playoff C, Group D – Vancouver
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 p.m. Germany vs. Curacao, Group E – Houston
4 p.m. Netherlands vs. Japan, Group F – Dallas
7 p.m. Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador, Group E – Philadelphia
10 p.m. UEFA Playoff B vs. Tunisia, Group F – Monterrey
Monday, June 15, 2026
12 p.m. Spain vs. Cabo Verde, Group H – Atlanta
3 p.m. Belgium vs. Egypt, Group G – Seattle
6 p.m. Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay – Group H – Miami
9 p.m. Iran vs. New Zeland – Group G – Los Angeles
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
3 p.m. France vs. Senegal, Group I – New York New Jersey
6 p.m. Intercontinental Playoff 2 vs. Norway, Group I – Boston
9 p.m. Argentina vs. Algeria, Group J – Kansas City
12 a.m. Austria vs. Jordan – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 p.m. Portugal vs. Intercontinental Playoff 1, Group K – Houston
4 p.m. England vs. Croatia, Group L – Dallas
7 p.m. Ghana vs. Panama, Group L – Toronto
10 p.m. Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, Group K – Mexico City
Thursday, June 18, 2026
12 p.m. UEFA Playoff D vs. South Africa, Group A – Atlanta
3 p.m. Switzerland vs. UEFA Playoff A, Group B – Los Angeles
6 p.m. Canada vs. Qatar, Group B – Vancouver
9 p.m. Mexico vs. South Korea, Group A – Guadalajara
Friday, June 19, 2026
3 p.m. USMNT vs. Australia, Group D – Seattle
6 p.m. Scotland vs. Morocco, Group C – Boston
9 p.m. Brazil vs. Haiti, Group C – Philadelphia
12 a.m. UEFA Playoff C vs. Paraguay, Group D – San Francisco
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 p.m. Netherlands vs. UEFA Playoff B, Group F – Houston
4 p.m. Germany vs. Ivory Coast, Group E – Toronto
8 p.m. Ecuador vs. Curacao, Group E – Kansas City
12 a.m. Tunisia vs. Japan, Group F – Monterrey
Sunday, June 21, 2026
12 p.m. Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, Group H – Atlanta
3 p.m. Belgium vs. Iran, Group G – Los Angeles
6 p.m. Uruguay vs. Cabo Verde, Group H – Miami
9 p.m. New Zeland vs. Egypt, Group G – Vancouver
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 p.m. Argentina vs. Austria, Group J – Dallas
5 p.m. France vs. Intercontinental Playoff 2, Group I – Philadelphia
8 p.m. Norway vs. Senegal, Group I – New York City
11 p.m. Jordan vs. Algeria, Group J – San Francisco
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
1 p.m. Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, Group K – Houston
4 p.m. England vs Ghana, Group L – Boston
7 p.m. Panama vs. Croatia, Group L – Toronto
10 p.m. Colombia vs. Intercontinental Playoff 1, Group K – Guadalajara
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
3 p.m. Switzerland vs. Canada, Group B – Vancouver
3 p.m. UEFA Playoff A vs. Qatar, Group B – Seattle
6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil, Group C – Miami
6 p.m. Morocco vs. Haiti, Group C – Atlanta
9 p.m. UEFA Playoff D vs. Mexico, Group A – Mexico City
9 p.m. South Africa vs. South Korea, Group A – Monterrey
Thursday, June 25, 2026
4 p.m. Ecuador vs. Germany, Group E – New York City
4 p.m. Curacao vs. Ivory Coast, Group E – Philadelphia
7 p.m. Tunisia vs. Netherlands, Group F – Dallas
7 p.m. Japan vs. UEFA Playoff B, Group F – Kansas City
10 p.m. UEFA Playoff C vs. USMNT, Group D – Los Angeles
10 p.m. Paraguay vs. Australia, Group D – San Francisco
Friday, June 26, 2026
3 p.m. Norway vs. France, Group I – Boston
3 p.m. Senegal vs. Intercontinental Playoff 2, Group I – Toronto
8 p.m. Uruguay vs. Spain, Group H – Guadalajara
8 p.m. Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, Group H – Houston
11 p.m. New Zealand vs. Belgium, Group G – Vancouver
11 p.m. Egypt vs. Iran, Group G – Seattle
Saturday, June 27, 2026
5 p.m. Panama vs. England, Group L – New York City
5 p.m. Croatia vs. Ghana, Group L – Philadelphia Stadium
7:30 p.m. Colombia vs. Portugal – Group K – Miami Stadium
7:30 p.m. Intercontinental Playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
10 p.m. Jordan vs. Argentina – Group J – Dallas Stadium
10 p.m. Algeria vs. Austria – Group J – Kansas City Stadium
ROUND OF 32 – June 28-July 3, 2026
Match 73: Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B – Los Angeles
Match 74: Winner Group E vs Best 3rd place Group A/B/C/D/F – Boston
Match 75: Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C – Guadalajara
Match 76: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F – Houston
Match 77: Winner Group I vs Best 3rd place Group C/D/F/G/H – New York City
Match 78: Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I – Dallas
Match 79: Winner Group A vs Best 3rd place Group C/E/F/H/I – Mexico City
Match 80: Winner Group L vs Best 3rd place Group E/H/I/J/K – Atlanta
Match 81: Winner Group D vs Best 3rd place Group B/E/F/I/J – San Francisco
Match 82;: Winner Group G vs Best 3rd place Group A/E/H/I/J – Seattle
Match 83: Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L – Toronto
Match 84: Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J – Los Angeles
Match 85: Winner Group B vs Best 3rd place Group E/F/G/I/J – Vancouver
Match 86: Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H – Miami
Match 87: Winner Group K vs Best 3rd place Group D/E/I/J/L – Kansas City
Match 88: Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G – Dallas
ROUND OF 16 – July 4-7, 2026
Match 89: Match 74 winner vs. Match 77 winner – Philadelphia
Match 90: Match 73 winner vs. Match 75 winner – Houston
Match 91: Match 76 winner vs. Match 78 winner – New York City
Match 92: Match 79 winner vs. Match 80 winner – Mexico City
Match 93: March 83 winner vs. Match 84 winner – Dallas
Match 94: Match 81 winner vs. Match 82 winner – Seattle
Match 95: Match 86 winner vs. Match 88 winner – Atlanta
Match 96: Match 85 winner vs. Match 87 winner – Vancouver
QUARTERFINALS – July 9-11, 2026
Match 97: Match 89 winner vs. Match 90 winner – Boston
Match 98: Match 93 winner vs. Match 94 winner – Los Angeles
Match 99: Match 91 winner vs March 92 winner – Miami
Match 100: Match 95 winner vs. Match 96 winner – Kansas City
SEMIFINALS – July 14-15, 2026
Winner 97 vs. Winner 98 – Dallas
Winner 99 vs. Winner 100 – Atlanta
THIRD PLACE
July 18, 2026: Semifinal losers – Miami
FINAL
July 19, 2026: Semifinal winners at New York New Jersey Stadium
–Field Level Media
