How to Watch the 2026 World Cup

The FIFA Men’s World Cup is almost here, and this one will be the biggest ever. The tournament is hosted by three countries: Mexico, Canada, and the US. The games will be played in stadiums across all three.

This World Cup is huge, competition-wise, as it is the first to include 48 teams in the tournament instead of 32 in past World Cups. That means a whole bunch more games are being played over the course of a month. 104 games, to be exact. That’s a lot of football. Here’s how to watch them all.

Where to Stream

If you have satellite TV or cable service, you can watch all the kicking live on TV via Fox Sports in the US. It will also be available on the FoxOne streaming service for $20 per month.

FIFA has partnered with YouTube as its “preferred partner” for streaming the games. You’ll need YouTube TV’s sports plan, which is currently $55 per month. Other paid options include Fubo ($46 per month) and Hulu’s live sports option ($90 per month).

Some of the games will be streamed for free on the FIFA+ streaming service. In partnership with Telemundo, Peacock will stream all of the games in Spanish. You can find all the official broadcasters on the FIFA website.

Big Games

The games begin on June 11 at 3 pm Eastern with Mexico playing South Africa in Mexico City. Quarterfinal matches begin on July 9. The World Cup ends with the final match on July 19 at 3 pm Eastern at the MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area.

Opening Ceremony

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

The opening ceremony for 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 Games

The US team’s scheduled games start on June 12 at 9 pm ET, versus Paraguay in Los Angeles. The US team plays Australia in Seattle on June 19 at 3 pm ET. The last set game is against Turkey in Los Angeles on June 25 at 10 pm ET.

New Competition

Given the vastly increased number of teams in this World Cup, the structure for how the competition will play out has changed. Countries are sorted into groups (labeled with letters A-L) and will play out games in the First Stage within those groups.

Winners of those matches go on to duke it out in the stage called the Round of 32, then get whittled down in a Round of 16. After that, winners move on to the quarterfinals, semifinals, and then the final game on July 19. The games in the First Stage are the only ones with set matches. After that, games in the Round of 32 and beyond will be determined by the results of prior games.

You can find the full schedule, which defaults to your local time zone, on the FIFA website.

We’ve listed the first games below; we’ll add the rest of the schedule once the World Cup kicks off tomorrow.

First Stage

Matches in this section are listed by time aired, not official match number.

June 11

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

June 12

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

June 13

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

June 14

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

June 15

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

June 16

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

June 17

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

June 18

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

June 19

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

June 20

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

June 21

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

June 22

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

June 23

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

June 24

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

June 25

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

June 26

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

June 27

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

Round of 32

Matches are ordered chronologically by official match number, not by time played. How the teams are arranged in the next round of matches depends on who wins specific matches in the Round of 32.

June 28

• 3 pm ET—Group A runners-up vs. Group B runners-up, in Los Angeles

June 29

• 4:30 pm ET—Group E winners vs. either Group A/B/C/D/F third place, in Boston
• 9 pm ET—Group F winners vs. Group C runner-up, in Monterrey
• 1 pm ET—Group C winners vs. Group F runners-up, in Houston

June 30

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

July 1

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

July 2

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

July 3

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

Round of 16

Matches are ordered chronologically by official match number, not by time played. The teams that go on to play each other in the finals depend on who wins these Round of 16 matches.

July 4

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

July 5

• 4 pm ET—Match 76 winner vs. Match 78 winner, in New York/New Jersey Stadium
• 8 pm ET—Match 79 winner vs. Match 80 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 winner, 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 winner, in Kansas City

Semifinals

July 14

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

July 15

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

Playoff for Third Place

July 18

• 5 pm ET—Match 101 runner-up vs Match 102 runner-up, in Miami

Final

July 19

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