Thu, Jun 11 ·
Group A
Venue
Estadio Banorte (Azteca)
Mexico City
🇺🇸 United States Group D →
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026 · USA · Canada · Mexico
One Tournament. Three Nations. Forty-Eight Teams.
The largest FIFA World Cup in history. 104 matches across 16 cities, watched by an expected 6 billion people.
Kickoff in
2
days
00
hours
00
minutes
00
seconds
Teams
48
New 48-team format
Matches
104
over days of football
Host cities
16
3 nations
Your tournament
Where to watch → United States · Canada · England · Scotland · Australia · New Zealand · Ghana · South Africa
8 · In the tournament
🇺🇸
Your tournament United States
Group D
First match
Fri, Jun 12
United States vs Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3 matches All fixtures →
🇨🇦
Canada
Group B
First match
Fri, Jun 12
Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
BMO Field, Toronto
3 matches All fixtures →
🏴
England
Group L
First match
Wed, Jun 17
England vs Croatia
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
3 matches All fixtures →
🏴
Scotland
Group C
First match
Sat, Jun 13
Haiti vs Scotland
Gillette Stadium, Boston
3 matches All fixtures →
🇦🇺
Australia
Group D
First match
Sun, Jun 14
Australia vs Türkiye
BC Place, Vancouver
3 matches All fixtures →
🇳🇿
New Zealand
Group G
First match
Mon, Jun 15
Iran vs New Zealand
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3 matches All fixtures →
🇬🇭
Ghana
Group L
First match
Wed, Jun 17
Ghana vs Panama
BMO Field, Toronto
3 matches All fixtures →
🇿🇦
South Africa
Group A
First match
Thu, Jun 11
Mexico vs South Africa
Estadio Banorte (Azteca), Mexico City
3 matches All fixtures →
Up first
Full schedule → Opening fixtures
The Azteca opens the show on June 11. The first six matches of the tournament play out across three nations and three days.
Thu, Jun 11 ·
Group A
Venue
Estadio Akron
Guadalajara
Fri, Jun 12 ·
Group B
Venue
BMO Field
Toronto
Fri, Jun 12 ·
Group D
Venue
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles
Sat, Jun 13 ·
Group B
Venue
Levi's Stadium
San Francisco Bay Area
Sat, Jun 13 ·
Group C
Venue
MetLife Stadium
New York / New Jersey
01 – The Draw
All twelve groups → The Groups
Twelve groups, four teams each. Top two advance automatically; the eight best third-placed sides join them in the round of 32.
Group D
- 🇺🇸 United States USA
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay PAR
- 🇦🇺 Australia AUS
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye TUR
Group A
- 🇲🇽 Mexico MEX
- 🇿🇦 South Africa RSA
- 🇰🇷 South Korea KOR
- 🇨🇿 Czechia CZE
Group B
- 🇨🇦 Canada CAN
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland SUI
- 🇶🇦 Qatar QAT
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina BIH
Group C
- 🇧🇷 Brazil BRA
- 🇲🇦 Morocco MAR
- 🏴 Scotland SCO
- 🇭🇹 Haiti HAI
02 – Geography All sixteen venues →
Host Cities
Sixteen cities across three nations will stage the tournament's 104 matches.
11
United States
3
Mexico
2
Canada
United States
Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Matches
8
Capacity
71,000
United States
Boston
Gillette Stadium
Matches
7
Capacity
65,878
United States
Dallas
AT&T Stadium
Matches
9
Capacity
92,967
United States
Houston
NRG Stadium
Matches
7
Capacity
72,220
United States
Kansas City
Arrowhead Stadium
Matches
6
Capacity
76,416
United States
Los Angeles
SoFi Stadium
Matches
8
Capacity
70,240
03 – Newsroom
All stories → Latest
National Team
Iran's Team Granted US Visas for the World Cup, Officials Say
Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the United States for the World Cup, US officials have confirmed, about 10 days before the side's opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15. The approval follows weeks of uncertainty that had already pushed Iran to base in Mexico.
Team Melli Desk 4 min read
National Team
England Confirm World Cup Squad Numbers: Kane Keeps 9, Bellingham Takes 10
England have released their shirt numbers for the 2026 World Cup. Captain Harry Kane keeps the number nine, Jude Bellingham takes the ten, and Marcus Rashford is handed an eleven that hints at a starting role. Thomas Tuchel's side open Group L against Croatia in Dallas on June 17.
Three Lions Desk 4 min read
National Team
Salah to Captain Egypt at First World Cup Since 2018 as Hossam Hassan Names Final 26
Mohamed Salah will captain Egypt at their first World Cup since 2018 after being named in Hossam Hassan's final 26-man squad, with Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush also included. Salah arrives two goals short of Hassan's national scoring record. Egypt open Group G against Belgium in Seattle on June 15.
Pharaohs Desk 5 min read
04 – Predictor
Predictor
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