World Cup 2026 Schedule
All 104 matches in your time zone — USA · Canada · Mexico — June 11 to July 19
until the opening match · Mexico vs South Africa · Estadio Azteca
Thu, June 11
Fri, June 12
Sat, June 13
Sun, June 14
Mon, June 15
Tue, June 16
Wed, June 17
Thu, June 18
Fri, June 19
Sat, June 20
Sun, June 21
Mon, June 22
Tue, June 23
Wed, June 24
Thu, June 25
Fri, June 26
Sat, June 27
Sun, June 28
Mon, June 29
Tue, June 30
Wed, July 1
Thu, July 2
Fri, July 3
Sat, July 4
Sun, July 5
Mon, July 6
Tue, July 7
Thu, July 9
Fri, July 10
Sat, July 11
Tue, July 14
Wed, July 15
Sat, July 18
Sun, July 19
This featured Festatlas calendar lists all 104 World Cup 2026 fixtures. Group-stage fixtures are confirmed; knockout matchups show qualification slots until group results are known. Source kick-off times are official US Eastern Time; other zones are auto-converted using your browser’s Intl APIs.
World Cup 2026 Schedule — A Free Local-Time Calendar
Festatlas hosts a free, interactive calendar of the complete World Cup 2026 schedule. All 104 fixtures of the FIFA World Cup 2026 — from the opening match on June 11, 2026 in Mexico City to the Final on July 19, 2026 in New York / New Jersey — appear above with kickoff times that automatically convert to your browser's local time. There is nothing to install and no sign-up; the page loads as a static document and works the moment you arrive. The intent is straightforward: be the cleanest way to check when a World Cup match starts in your time zone.
How the time-zone conversion works
Every kickoff above is stored as a single UTC timestamp at build time, then re-formatted in your browser using the built-in Intl APIs. Whether you load this calendar in Tokyo, Lagos, Berlin, São Paulo, or London, the times you see match the clock on your wall. Stadium-local time appears next to your local time on every match card, so you can compare your time with the kickoff city's clock at a glance — useful when arranging a watch party with friends in another country. There are no fixed-offset shortcuts, no daylight-saving guesses, and no round trip to a server; your time zone never leaves your browser.
What changed for the 2026 tournament
The 2026 edition is the first FIFA World Cup co-hosted by three countries — the United States, Canada, and Mexico — and the first to expand the field to 48 national teams, up from 32 in 2022. The new format produces 12 groups of four (Groups A through L); the top two from each group, plus the eight best third-placed teams, advance to the knockout bracket. To accommodate the larger field, FIFA added a Round of 32 between the group stage and the Round of 16, meaning two extra rounds of knockouts before the Quarterfinals begin. In total, the World Cup 2026 schedule now contains 104 matches, up from 64 last time around.
16 host cities across three countries
The 104-match World Cup 2026 schedule is spread across 16 host venues in three nations:
- United States (11 cities): Atlanta, Boston (Foxborough), Dallas (Arlington), Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles (Inglewood), Miami Gardens, New York / New Jersey (East Rutherford), Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara), and Seattle.
- Mexico (3 cities): Mexico City, Guadalajara (Zapopan), and Monterrey (Guadalupe).
- Canada (2 cities): Toronto and Vancouver.
Each city runs on its own IANA time zone, so two matches on the same calendar day can still be three hours apart in local time. The calendar handles every venue individually — including daylight-saving rules where they apply — so a 6 p.m. local kickoff in Vancouver and a 6 p.m. local kickoff in Miami are never confused for the same wall-clock moment.
Reading the bracket before the group stage finishes
The group-stage half of the World Cup 2026 schedule is fully confirmed: 72 matches with teams, dates, and venues all locked in. Knockout entries currently appear as placeholders — "Winner A", "Runner-up B", or "3rd C/D/F/G/H" — until group results are official. Once the group stage closes (around June 27, 2026), those slots resolve into real countries on this calendar automatically; you do not need to refresh anything. The Round of 32 follows in early July, then the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals on July 9–11, the Semifinals on July 14 and 15, the Third-place play-off on July 18, and the Final at MetLife Stadium on July 19.
Using the calendar
- Month view lays out the tournament across June and July as a grid, color-coded by group and knockout stage.
- List view stacks every fixture by day, useful for scanning the entire schedule top to bottom.
- Click any match card for a side-by-side panel showing your local time, the stadium-local time, the venue, and the round.
- Switch the time zone at the top of the page if you will be watching from a city other than where you are loading the page from — handy when planning travel.
Frequently asked
When does the World Cup 2026 start?
The opening match — Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City — kicks off on June 11, 2026.
Where will the Final be played?
At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026.
How many matches are there in total?
104, distributed across 16 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico over roughly five and a half weeks.
Why is the bracket different from 2022?
The tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams, so FIFA added a Round of 32 to fit the larger field. Group placements (12 groups of four) and knockout structure both changed accordingly.
Do I need to install anything?
No. The page is a static document. Your browser handles all time-zone conversion locally; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
More world calendars are coming
The World Cup 2026 schedule is the first featured calendar on Festatlas. Country-by-country festival calendars, public-holiday calendars, and cultural-observance calendars are next on the roadmap — same approach throughout: official source data, honest time-zone handling, and no sign-up required. If there is a calendar you would like to see added, send a note via the contact page.
Sources and independence
Fixtures and kickoff times are referenced from official FIFA announcements. Festatlas is an independent calendar reference and is not affiliated with FIFA, participating federations, host cities, broadcasters, or any ticketing provider. For ticket purchases, broadcast information, or other time-sensitive plans, always verify the latest details with official sources before committing travel or accommodation.