How to Watch the 2026 World Cup

FIFA Men’s The World Cup is almost here, and this one is going to be a big one. The tournament is held by three countries: Mexico, Canada, and the US. The match will be played in all three stadiums.

This World Cup is big, competition wise, as it is first plus 48 teams in this tournament instead of 32 in previous World Cups. This means that most games are being played within a month. 104 games, to be exact. That’s a lot of football. Here’s how to see them all.

Where to Follow

If you have satellite TV or cable, you can watch any shooting on TV through it Fox Sports in the US. It will also be available at FoxOne exchange service $20 per month.

FIFA has partnered with YouTube as “dear beloved” to open the game. You need YouTube TV game planwhich is currently $55 per month. Other payment options include Fubo ($46 per month) and Hulu live games option ($90 per month).

Some of these games will be played for free on FIFA+ streaming service. In agreement and Telemundo, Peacock will river All games in Spanish. You can get everything authorized broadcasters on the FIFA website.

The Great Game

The game is starting June 11 at 3pm Eastern with Mexico playing South Africa in Mexico City. The quarterfinals have begun July 9. The World Cup ends with the finals July 19 at 3 pm Eastern at MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area.

Opening Ceremony

There will be three opening ceremonies, one for each country. The opening ceremony in Mexico is at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on June 11 at 1:30 pm ET.

The opening ceremony in the US is June 12 at 7:30 pm ET at SoFi Stadium in California.

In Toronto, Canada, the opening ceremony will be held at BMO Field on June 12 at 1:30 pm ET.

US sports

The match for the US team has begun June 12 at 9pm ET, against Paraguay in Los Angeles. The US team plays against Australia in Seattle June 19 at 3pm ET. The final match will be against Turkey in Los Angeles on June 25 at 10pm ET.

New Competition

Considering the number of teams in this World Cup, the format of the tournament has changed. The countries are arranged in groups (marked with the letters AL) and will play in the First Division within those groups.

The winners of those matches advance to the Round of 32, and are then eliminated in the Round of 16. After that, the winners advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals, and then the final on July 19. The matches in the First Round are the only matches. After that, the games in the Round of 32 and beyond will be determined by the results of the previous games.

You can find the full schedule, which varies by your local time, at FIFA website.

We have listed the first game below; we will add another schedule when it starts tomorrow.

Part One

The matches in this section are listed by airtime, not official number.

June 11

• 3pm ET: Mexico vs. South Africa, Mexico City (Group A)
• 10pm ET: South Korea vs. Czechia, in Guadalajara (Group A)

June 12

• 3pm ET—Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, Toronto (Group B)
• 9pm ET—USA vs. Paraguay, at Los Angeles (Group D)

June 13

• 3pm ET—Qatar vs. Switzerland, San Francisco (Group B)
• 6pm ET—Brazil vs. Morocco, at the New York/New Jersey Stadium (Group C)
• 9pm ET—Haiti vs. Scotland, at Boston (Group C)

June 14

• 12 a.m. ET—Australia vs. Turkey, in Vancouver (Group D)
• 1pm ET—Germany vs. Curacao, at Houston (Group E)
• 4pm ET—Netherlands vs. Japan, Dallas (Group F)
• 7pm ET—Côte d’Ivoire vs. Ecuador, at Philadelphia (Group E)
• 10pm ET—Sweden vs. Tunisia, in Monterrey (Group F)

June 15

• 12pm ET—Spain vs. Cabo Verde, at Atlanta (Group H)
• 3pm ET—Belgium vs. Egypt, at Seattle (Group G)
• 6pm ET—Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay, in Miami (Group H)
• 9pm ET—Iran vs. New Zealand, Los Angeles (Group G)

June 16

• 3pm ET—France vs. Senegal, at New York/New Jersey (Group I)
• 6pm ET—Iraq vs. Norway, Boston (Group I)
• 9pm ET—Argentina vs. Algeria, at Kansas City (Group J)

June 17

• 12 a.m. ET—Austria vs. Jordan, San Francisco (Group J)
• 1pm ET—Portugal vs. Congo, at Houston (Group K)
• 4pm ET—England vs. Croatia, Dallas (Group L)
• 7pm ET—Ghana vs. Panama, at Toronto (Group L)
• 10pm ET—Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, at Mexico City (Group K)

June 18

• 12pm ET—Czechia vs. South Africa, Atlanta (Group A)
• 3pm ET—Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Los Angeles (Group B)
• 6pm ET—Canada vs. Qatar, Vancouver (Group B)
• 9pm ET—Mexico vs. South Korea, in Guadalajara (Group A)

June 19

• 3pm ET—USA vs. Australia, Seattle (Group D)
• 6pm ET—Scotland vs. Morocco, Boston (Group C)
• 8:30 pm ET—Brazil vs. Haiti, at Philadelphia (Group C)
• 11pm ET—Turkey vs. Paraguay, at San Francisco (Group D)

June 20

• 1pm ET—Netherlands vs. Sweden, at Houston (Group F)
• 4pm ET—Germany vs. Côte d’Ivoire, in Toronto (Group E)
• 8pm ET—Ecuador vs. Curacao, Kansas City (Group E)

June 21

• 12 a.m. ET—Tunisia vs. Japan, in Monterrey (Group F)
• 12 pm ET—Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, Atlanta (Group H)
• 3pm ET—Belgium vs. Iran, Los Angeles (Group G)
• 6pm ET—Uruguay vs. Cabo Verde, Miami (Group H)
• 9pm ET—New Zealand vs. Egypt, Vancouver (Group G)

June 22

• 1pm ET—Argentina vs. Austria, Dallas (Group J)
• 5pm ET—France vs. Iraq, at Philadelphia (Group I)
• 8pm ET—Norway vs. Senegal, at the New York/New Jersey Stadium (Group I)
• 11pm ET—Jordan vs. Algeria, at San Francisco (Group J)

June 23

• 1pm ET—Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, at Houston (Group K)
• 4pm ET—England vs. Ghana, at Boston (Group L)
• 7pm ET—Panama vs. Croatia, Toronto (Group L)
• 10pm ET—Colombia vs. Congo, at Guadalajara (Group K)

June 24

• 3pm ET—Switzerland vs. Canada, Vancouver (Group B)
• 3pm ET—Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar, at Seattle (Group B)
• 6pm ET—Scotland vs. Brazil, Miami (Group C)
• 6pm ET—Morocco vs. Haiti, at Atlanta (Group C)
• 9pm ET—Czech Republic vs. Mexico, Mexico City (Group A)
• 9pm ET—South Africa vs. South Korea, in Monterrey (Group A)

June 25

• 4pm ET—Curacao vs. Côte d’Ivoire, at Philadelphia (Group E)
• 4pm ET—Ecuador vs. Germany, New York/New Jersey (Group E)
• 7pm ET—Japan vs. Sweden, Dallas (Group F)
• 7pm ET—Tunisia vs. Netherlands, at Kansas City (Group F)
• 10pm ET—Turkey vs. USA, Los Angeles (Group D)
• 10pm ET—Paraguay vs. Australia, San Francisco (Group D)

June 26

• 3pm ET—Norway vs. France, Boston (Group I)
• 3pm ET—Senegal vs. Iraq, Toronto (Group I)
• 8pm ET—Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, at Houston (Group H)
• 8pm ET—Uruguay vs. Spain, in Guadalajara (Group H)
• 11pm ET—Egypt vs. Iran, Seattle (Group G)
• 11pm ET—New Zealand vs. Belgium, Vancouver (Group G)

June 27

• 5pm ET—Panama vs. England, New York/New Jersey (Group L)
• 5pm ET—Croatia vs. Ghana, at Philadelphia (Group L)
• 7:30 pm ET—Colombia vs. Portugal, Miami (Group K)
• 7:30 pm ET—Congo vs. Uzbekistan, at Atlanta (Group K)
• 10pm ET—Algeria vs. Austria, Kansas City (Group J)
• 10pm ET—Jordan vs. Argentina, Dallas (Group J)

Section 32

Matches are sorted by game number, not playing time. The way teams are ranked in the next round of play depends on who wins a particular match in the Round of 32.

June 28

• 3 pm ET—Group A semifinals vs. Group B finalists, in Los Angeles

June 29

• 4:30 pm ET—Group E winner vs. Group A/B/C/D/F third place, Boston
• 9pm ET—Group F winners vs. Group C winner, Monterrey
• 1 pm ET—Group C winners vs. Group F finals, in Houston

June 30

• 5 pm ET—Group I winner vs. maybe Group C/D/F/G/H third place, in New York/New Jersey Stadium
• 1 pm ET—Group E runners-up are. First team, Dallas
• 9 pm ET—Group A winners vs. Group C/E/F/H/I third place, Mexico City

July 1st

• 12 pm ET—Group L winner vs. Group E/H/I/J/K third place, Atlanta
• 8 p.m. ET—Group D winner vs. Group B/E/F/I/J third place, San Francisco
• 4 p.m. ET—Group G winner vs. Group A/E/H/I/J third place, Seattle

July 2

• 7pm ET—Group K winner vs. Group L finalists, Toronto
• 3 pm ET—Group H winners vs. Group J finalists, Los Angeles
• 11 pm ET—Group B winners vs. Group E/F/G/I/J third place, Vancouver

July 3rd

• 6 pm ET—Group J winners vs. Group H finals, Miami
• 9 pm ET—Group K winner vs. maybe Group D/E/I/J/L third place, in Kansas City
• 2 pm ET—Group D finalist vs. Group G finalist, in Dallas

16 minutes

Matches are sorted by game number, not by playing time. The teams going to the finals will depend on the winner of the Round of 16.

July 4th

• 5 pm ET-Match 74 winner vs. Match 77 winner, in Philadelphia
• 1 pm ET—Match 73 winner vs. Match 75, in Houston

July 5th

• 4pm ET—Match 76 winner vs. Match 78, at New York/New Jersey Stadium
• 8 p.m. ET—The 79-game winner vs. the 80-game winner, in Mexico City

July 6

• 5 pm ET—Match 83 winner vs. Match 84 winner, in Dallas
• 8 pm ET—Match 81 winner vs. Match 82, in Seattle

July 7

• 12 pm ET—Match 86 winner vs. Match 88 winner, in Atlanta
• 4 pm ET—Match 85 winner vs. Match 87 winner, in Vancouver

Quarter Finals

July 9

• 4 pm ET-Match 89 winner vs Match 90 winner, in Boston

July 10

• 3 pm ET-Match 93 winner vs Match 94 winner, in Los Angeles

July 11

• 5 pm ET-Match 91 winner vs Match 92 winner, in Miami
• 9 pm ET—Match 95 winner vs Match 96, in Kansas City

The final game

July 14th

• 3 pm ET—Match 97 winner vs Match 98, in Dallas

July 15th

• 3 pm ET-Match 99 winner vs Match 100 winner, in Atlanta

Playoff for Third Place

July 18

• 5 pm ET—Match 101 tournament winner vs Match 102 finalist, in Miami

The last thing

July 19

• 3pm ET—Winner of Match 101 vs Winner of Match 102, at New York/New Jersey Stadium