Evening Standard
·6 December 2025
World Cup 2026 fixtures in full: All dates and venues confirmed for expanded summer tournament

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·6 December 2025

Three Lions handed favourable kick-off times
The full dates and venues for the 2026 World Cup have been revealed.
The draw for the tournament was made in a glitzy event at Washington D.C’s iconic Kennedy Center theatre on Friday, and the match schedule got a similar treatment.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino was, once again, front and centre alongside a crop of former professionals, including legends Francesco Totti, Ronaldo Nazario and Hristo Stoichkov.
England have been drawn alongside Croatia, Ghana, and Panama in Group L as they launch their quest to end what will be 60 years of hurt by the time the tournament kicks off in Mexico City.
Fortunately for England faithful, the Three Lions will be based mainly on the United States’ East Coast, meaning kick-off times a relatively favourable for those watching from home.
Tournament co-hosts Mexico will face South Africa to open proceedings, a repeat of the 2010 World Cup’s curtain-raiser which ended 1-1.
Matches will be hosted across 16 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with the final due to be held at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026.
Here are the full fixtures, dates, venues, and kick-off times for the 2026 World Cup...
All times BST
June 11
8pm: Mexico vs South Africa (Group A, Mexico City)
June 12
3am: Korea Republic vs Denmark/North Macedonia/Czechia/Republic of Ireland (Group A, Guadalajara)
June 13
8pm: Qatar vs Switzerland (Group B, San Francisco)
June 14
6pm: Germany vs Curacao (Group E, Houston)
9pm: Netherlands vs Japan (Group F, Dallas)
12am: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (Group E, Philadelphia)
June 15
5pm: Spain vs Cape Verde (Group H, Atlanta)
11pm: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (Group H, Miami)
June 16
2am: IR Iran vs New Zealand (Group G, Los Angeles)
June 17
June 18
3am: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K, Mexico City)
5pm: Denmark/North Macedonia/Czechia/Republic of Ireland vs South Africa (Group C, Atlanta)
8pm: Switzerland vs Italy/Norway/Wales/Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group B, Los Angeles)
June 19
2am: Mexico vs Korea Republic (Group A, Guadalajara)
June 20
6pm: Netherlands vs Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania (Group F, Houston)
9pm: Germany vs Ivory Coast (Group E, Toronto)
June 21
1am: Ecuador vs Curacao (Group E, Kansas City)
5pm: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H, Atlanta)
8pm: Belgium vs IR Iran (Group G, Los Angeles)
11pm: Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H, Miami)
June 22
2am: New Zealand vs Egypt (Group G, Vancouver)
June 23
6pm: Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K, Houston)
June 24
8pm: Switerland vs Canada (Group B, Vancouver)
June 25
2am: South Africa vs Korea Republic (Group A, Monterrey)
9pm: Curacao vs Ivory Coast (Group E, Philadelphia)
12am: Tunisia vs Netherlands (Group F, Kansas City)
June 26
June 27
1am: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H, Houston)
4am: Egypt vs IR Iran (Group G, Seattle)
4am: New Zealand vs Belgium (Group G, Vancouver)
June 28
00.30am: DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia vs Uzbekistan (Group K, Atlanta)
June 28
8pm: Match 73 – Group A runners-up v Group B runners-up (Los Angeles)
June 29
6pm: Match 76 – Group C winners v Group F runners-up (Houston)
9.30pm: Match 74 – Group E winners v Group A/B/C/D/F third place (Boston)
June 30
2am: Match 75 – Group F winners v Group C runners-up (Monterrey)
6pm: Match 78 – Group E runners up v Group I runners-up (Dallas)
10pm: Match 77 – Group I winners v Group C/D/F/G/H third place (New York/New Jersey)
July 1
2am: Match 79 – Group A winners v Group C/E/F/H/I third place (Mexico City)
5pm: Match 80 – Group L winners v Group E/H/I/J/K third place (Atlanta)
9pm: Match 82 – Group G winners v Group A/E/H/I/J third place (Seattle)
July 2
1am: Match 81 – Group D winners v Group B/E/F/I/J third place (San Francisco)
8pm: Match 84 – Group H winners v Group J runners-up (Los Angeles)
12am: Match 83 – Group K runners-up v Group L runners-up (Toronto)
July 3
4am: Match 85 – Group B winners v Group E/F/G/I/J third place (Vancouver)
7pm: Match 88 – Group D runners-up v Group G runners-up (Dallas)
11pm: Match 86 – Group J winners v Group H runners-up (Miami)
July 4
2.30am: Match 87 – Group K winners v Group D/E/I/J/L third place (Kansas City)
July 4
10pm: Match 89 – Winner match 74 v Winner match 77 (Philadelphia)
6pm: Match 90 – Winner match 73 v Winner match 75 (Houston)
July 5
9pm: Match 91 – Winner match 76 v Winner match 78 (New York/New Jersey)
July 6
1am: Match 92 – Winner match 79 v Winner match 80 (Mexico City)
8pm: Match 93 – Winner match 83 v Winner match 84 (Dallas)
July 7
1am: Match 94 – Winner match 81 v Winner match 82 (Seattle)
5pm: Match 95 – Winner match 86 v Winner match 88 (Atlanta)
9pm: Match 96 – Winner match 85 v Winner match 87 (Vancouver)
July 9
9pm: Match 97 – Winner match 89 v Winner match 90 (Boston)
July 10
8pm: Match 98 – Winner match 93 v Winner match 94 (Los Angeles)
July 11
10pm: Match 99 – Winner match 91 v Winner match 92 (Miami)
July 12
2am: Match 100 – Winner match 95 v Winner match 96 (Kansas City)
July 14
8pm: Match 101 – Winner match 97 v Winner match 98 (Dallas)
July 15
8pm: Match 102 – Winner match 99 v Winner match 100 (Atlanta)
July 18
10pm: Match 103 – Loser match 101 v Loser match 102 (Miami)
8pm: Match 104 – Winner match 101 v Winner match 102 (New York/New Jersey)









































