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Three Lions handed favourable kick-off times

The 2026 World Cup is just days away.

The finals are the biggest ever, with 48 teams and a round of 32. It’s also the first time three nations have co-hosted, with Mexico the first country to host a finals three times.

Concerns around player welfare have prompted FIFA to introduce three-minute water breaks at every game, to be taken close to the midway point in each half.

France, Spain and England look like the most likely teams to triumph, but as ever with summer tournaments the key will be who arrives with the most players fit.

The new faces are Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan. Curacao will become the smallest nation ever to play at the finals.

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.

Matches will be hosted across 16 cities, with the final due to be held at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026.

SoFI Stadium in Los Angeles

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Here are the full fixtures, dates, venues, and kick-off times for the 2026 World Cup...

World Cup 2026 fixtures, kick-off times and venues

All times BST

June 11

8pm: Mexico vs South Africa (Group A, Mexico City)

June 12

3am: Korea Republic vs /Czechia (Group A, Guadalajara)

8pm: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group B, Toronto)

June 13

2am: USA vs Paraguay (Group D, Los Angeles)

5am: Australia vs Turkey (Group D, Vancouver)

8pm: Qatar vs Switzerland (Group B, San Francisco)

11pm: Brazil vs Morocco (Group C, New York/New Jersey)

June 14

2am: Haiti vs Scotland (Group C, Boston)

6pm: Germany vs Curacao (Group E, Houston)

9pm: Netherlands vs Japan (Group F, Dallas)

12am: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (Group E, Philadelphia)

June 15

3am: Sweden vs Tunisia (Group F, Monterrey)

5pm: Spain vs Cape Verde (Group H, Atlanta)

8pm: Belgium vs Egypt (Group G, Seattle)

11pm: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (Group H, Miami)

June 16

2am: IR Iran vs New Zealand (Group G, Los Angeles)

8pm: France vs Senegal (Group I, New York/New Jersey)

11pm: Iraq vs Norway (Group I, Boston)

June 17

2am: Argentina vs Algeria (Group J, Kansas City)

5am: Austria vs Jordan (Group J, San Francisco)

6pm: Portugal vs DR Congo (Group K, Houston)

9pm: England vs Croatia (Group L, Dallas)

12am: Ghana vs Panama (Group L, Toronto)

June 18

3am: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K, Mexico City)

5pm: Czechia vs South Africa (Group C, Atlanta)

8pm: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group B, Los Angeles)

11pm: Canada vs Qatar (Group B, Vancouver)

June 19

2am: Mexico vs Korea Republic (Group A, Guadalajara)

5am: Turkey vs Paraguay (Group D, San Francisco)

8pm: USA vs Australia (Group D, Seattle)

11pm: Scotland vs Morocco (Group C, Boston)

June 20

2am: Brazil vs Haiti (Group C, Philadelphia)

6pm: Netherlands vs Sweden (Group F, Houston)

9pm: Germany vs Ivory Coast (Group E, Toronto)

12am: Tunisia vs Japan (Group E, Monterrey)

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)

6pm: Argentina vs Austria (Group J, Dallas)

10pm: France vs Iraq (Group I, Philadelphia)

June 23

1am: Norway vs Senegal (Group I, New York/New Jersey)

4am: Jordan vs Algeria (Group J, San Francisco)

6pm: Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K, Houston)

9pm: England vs Ghana (Group L, Boston)

12am: Panama vs Croatia (Group L, Toronto)

June 24

3am: Colombia vs DR Congo (Group K, Guadalajara)

8pm: Switzerland vs Canada (Group B, Vancouver)

8pm: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar (Group B, Seattle)

11pm: Scotland vs Brazil (Group C, Miami)

11pm: Morocco vs Haiti (Group C, Atlanta)

June 25

2am: Czechia vs Mexico (Group A, Mexico City)

2am: South Africa vs Korea Republic (Group A, Monterrey)

9pm: Ecuador vs Germany (Group E, New York/New Jersey)

9pm: Curacao vs Ivory Coast (Group E, Philadelphia)

12am: Japan vs Sweden (Group F, Dallas)

12am: Tunisia vs Netherlands (Group F, Kansas City)

June 26

3am: Turkey vs USA (Group D, Los Angeles)

3am: Paraguay vs Australia (Group D, San Francisco)

8pm: Norway vs France (Group I, Boston)

8pm: Senegal vs Iraq (Group I, Toronto)

June 27

1am: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H, Houston)

1am: Uruguay vs Spain (Group H, Guadalajara)

4am: Egypt vs IR Iran (Group G, Seattle)

4am: New Zealand vs Belgium (Group G, Vancouver)

12am: Panama vs England (Group L, New York/New Jersey)

12am: Croatia vs Ghana (Group L, Philadelphia)

June 28

00.30am: Colombia vs Portugal (Group K, Miami)

00.30am: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (Group K, Atlanta)

3am: Algeria vs Austria (Group J, Kansas City)

3am: Jordan vs Argentina (Group J, Dallas)

Round of 32

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)

Round of 16

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)

Quarter-finals

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)

Semi-finals

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)

Third-place final

July 18

10pm: Match 103 – Loser match 101 v Loser match 102 (Miami)

Final

8pm: Match 104 – Winner match 101 v Winner match 102 (New York/New Jersey)