Argentina’s World Cup 2026 dates, times and venues confirmed | OneFootball

The United States, Canada, and Mexico World Cup determined the fate of its participants in the initial round this Friday. Washington was the venue for the draw of the twelve groups, where the Argentina National Team was placed in Group J.

The world champion team will face Algeria, Austria, and Jordan in pursuit of advancing to the Round of 16, with the possibility of facing Spain or Uruguay (both members of Group H) in the next stage.

Lionel Scaloni and his coaching staff not only know their rivals in the tournament, which will be held starting next June, but the dates and venues of the matches have also been confirmed. The first match will be played on Tuesday the 16th at 10 PM (Argentine time), the second match will be on Monday the 22nd at 2 PM (Argentine time), and the phase will conclude on Saturday the 27th at 11 PM (Argentine time).

Argentina will debut against their African counterpart at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, then face the Austrians at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, and finish their participation against their AFC counterpart at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas.

The three venues, regular hosts of the National Football League, all with capacities between 68,500 and 80,000 spectators, will host the six official group matches, aside from the base camps of each team.

Schedule and confirmed venues for the rest of the 47 teams

Mexico and South Africa will open the World Cup on June 11 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City at 4 PM (Argentine time). The rest of the 72 games of the initial phase already know their respective participants, with only the teams qualified from the various playoffs yet to be determined.

Meanwhile, the final of the 2026 World Cup will be played on Sunday, July 19 at 4 PM (Argentine time) in New York (New Jersey).

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