Tournament timeline
June 11 — July 19, 2026
Group
Jun 11 – 27
Matchday 1–3
R32
Jun 28 – Jul 3
16 ties
R16
Jul 4 – 7
8 ties
QF
Jul 9 – 11
4 ties
SF
Jul 14 – 15
2 ties
3rd
Jul 18
Miami Gardens, FL
Final
Jul 19
East Rutherford, NJ
Opening match
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City · Mexico vs South Africa · June 11
Final
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ · July 19 · 3:00 PM ET
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R321A vs 3rd C/D/E/F
MEX
MEXR322C vs 2F
MAR
MARR321D vs 2E
USA
USAR321B vs 3rd A/D/E/F
SUI
SUIWinner
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R321H vs 1I
ESP
ESPR321J vs 2K
ARG
ARGR321L vs 2J
ENG
ENGR321C vs 3rd B/E/H/L
BRA
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Group stage
12 groups. 4 nations each.
Top 2 from each group plus the 8 best 3rd-placed teams advance to the round of 32.
Group
A
178
MEX
Mexico
22,210 fans
271
RSA
South Africa
6,420 fans
378
KOR
South Korea
12,230 fans
473
CZE
Czech Republic
5,810 fans
Group
B
176
CAN
Canada
11,290 fans
272
BIH
Bosnia & Herzegovina
5,120 fans
368
QAT
Qatar
4,810 fans
478
SUI
Switzerland
7,340 fans
Group
C
190
BRA
Brazil
36,420 fans
279
MAR
Morocco
13,320 fans
365
HAI
Haiti
3,120 fans
475
SCO
Scotland
9,810 fans
Group
D
179
USA
United States
18,920 fans
274
PAR
Paraguay
5,910 fans
375
AUS
Australia
9,210 fans
478
TUR
Türkiye
11,420 fans
Group
E
185
GER
Germany
27,840 fans
264
CUW
Curaçao
2,210 fans
376
CIV
Côte d'Ivoire
8,120 fans
476
ECU
Ecuador
7,820 fans
Group
F
186
NED
Netherlands
28,430 fans
280
JPN
Japan
14,560 fans
376
SWE
Sweden
8,910 fans
473
TUN
Tunisia
6,210 fans
Group
G
182
BEL
Belgium
14,910 fans
275
EGY
Egypt
9,430 fans
374
IRN
Iran
7,110 fans
470
NZL
New Zealand
5,410 fans
Group
H
191
ESP
Spain
28,910 fans
266
CPV
Cape Verde
1,810 fans
371
KSA
Saudi Arabia
6,720 fans
483
URU
Uruguay
12,480 fans
Group
I
189
FRA
France
30,150 fans
276
SEN
Senegal
7,220 fans
368
IRQ
Iraq
3,910 fans
481
NOR
Norway
8,210 fans
Group
J
190
ARG
Argentina
33,710 fans
276
ALG
Algeria
8,430 fans
375
AUT
Austria
5,210 fans
467
JOR
Jordan
2,820 fans
Group
K
186
POR
Portugal
21,340 fans
270
COD
DR Congo
4,120 fans
368
UZB
Uzbekistan
3,210 fans
481
COL
Colombia
16,780 fans
Group
L
187
ENG
England
31,280 fans
283
CRO
Croatia
11,240 fans
375
GHA
Ghana
8,810 fans
467
PAN
Panama
3,210 fans
Opening week
First whistle fixtures.
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Thu, Jun 11 · 07:00 PMGroup A
MEX
Mexico
22,210 fans
VS
South Africa
6,420 fans
RSA
Estadio Azteca·Mexico City
Fri, Jun 12 · 02:00 AMGroup A
KOR
South Korea
12,230 fans
VS
Czech Republic
5,810 fans
CZE
Estadio Akron·Guadalajara
Fri, Jun 12 · 07:00 PMGroup B
CAN
Canada
11,290 fans
VS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
5,120 fans
BIH
BMO Field·Toronto
Sat, Jun 13 · 01:00 AMGroup D
USA
United States
18,920 fans
VS
Paraguay
5,910 fans
PAR
SoFi Stadium·Inglewood, CA
Sat, Jun 13 · 07:00 PMGroup B
QAT
Qatar
4,810 fans
VS
Switzerland
7,340 fans
SUI
Levi's Stadium·Santa Clara, CA
Sat, Jun 13 · 10:00 PMGroup C
BRA
Brazil
36,420 fans
VS
Morocco
13,320 fans
MAR
MetLife Stadium·East Rutherford, NJ
Sun, Jun 14 · 01:00 AMGroup C
HAI
Haiti
3,120 fans
VS
Scotland
9,810 fans
SCO
Gillette Stadium·Foxborough, MA
Sun, Jun 14 · 04:00 AMGroup D
AUS
Australia
9,210 fans
VS
Türkiye
11,420 fans
TUR
BC Place·Vancouver
Sun, Jun 14 · 05:00 PMGroup E
GER
Germany
27,840 fans
VS
Curaçao
2,210 fans
CUW
NRG Stadium·Houston, TX
Sun, Jun 14 · 08:00 PMGroup F
NED
Netherlands
28,430 fans
VS
Japan
14,560 fans
JPN
AT&T Stadium·Arlington, TX
Sun, Jun 14 · 11:00 PMGroup E
CIV
Côte d'Ivoire
8,120 fans
VS
Ecuador
7,820 fans
ECU
Lincoln Financial Field·Philadelphia, PA
Mon, Jun 15 · 02:00 AMGroup F
SWE
Sweden
8,910 fans
VS
Tunisia
6,210 fans
TUN
Estadio BBVA·Monterrey
Mon, Jun 15 · 04:00 PMGroup H
ESP
Spain
28,910 fans
VS
Cape Verde
1,810 fans
CPV
Mercedes-Benz Stadium·Atlanta, GA
Mon, Jun 15 · 07:00 PMGroup G
BEL
Belgium
14,910 fans
VS
Egypt
9,430 fans
EGY
Lumen Field·Seattle, WA
Mon, Jun 15 · 10:00 PMGroup H
KSA
Saudi Arabia
6,720 fans
VS
Uruguay
12,480 fans
URU
Hard Rock Stadium·Miami Gardens, FL
Tue, Jun 16 · 01:00 AMGroup G
IRN
Iran
7,110 fans
VS
New Zealand
5,410 fans
NZL
SoFi Stadium·Inglewood, CA
Tue, Jun 16 · 07:00 PMGroup I
FRA
France
30,150 fans
VS
Senegal
7,220 fans
SEN
MetLife Stadium·East Rutherford, NJ
Tue, Jun 16 · 10:00 PMGroup I
IRQ
Iraq
3,910 fans
VS
Norway
8,210 fans
NOR
Gillette Stadium·Foxborough, MA
Wed, Jun 17 · 01:00 AMGroup J
ARG
Argentina
33,710 fans
VS
Algeria
8,430 fans
ALG
Arrowhead Stadium·Kansas City, MO
Wed, Jun 17 · 04:00 AMGroup J
AUT
Austria
5,210 fans
VS
Jordan
2,820 fans
JOR
Levi's Stadium·Santa Clara, CA
Wed, Jun 17 · 05:00 PMGroup K
POR
Portugal
21,340 fans
VS
DR Congo
4,120 fans
COD
NRG Stadium·Houston, TX
Wed, Jun 17 · 08:00 PMGroup L
ENG
England
31,280 fans
VS
Croatia
11,240 fans
CRO
AT&T Stadium·Arlington, TX
Tournament chatter
Hot takes from the rooms.
T
TacticsBoy79G
Manchester City Fans · 12m
City wins this 3-1.
Their press in the first 20 minutes will break Arsenal's build-up. I will not be elaborating.
Hotness 294Debate football, not people.
T
TifosiNLPRO82G
Arsenal Fans · 27m
A draw is the worst case for both sides tonight.
Top 4 race becomes a coin flip. Whoever wins it controls December.
Hotness 128Debate football, not people.
M
MidfieldGod84G
Liverpool Fans · 44m
If we don't win the midfield in the first half it's over.
Period.
Hotness 142Debate football, not people.
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