The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup \u2014 the biggest ever \u2014 will see 48 nations compete for the prize in a 39-day tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.<\/p>\n
Sixteen venues across the three nations will host 104 matches as the tournament returns to North America after 32 years.<\/p>\n
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Argentina will look to defend the trophy they lifted under their iconic captain, Lionel Messi, at Qatar 2022, while Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will make their debut at the finals.<\/p>\n
The tournament will begin in Mexico and conclude in the US.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know about its teams, groups, format and schedule.<\/p>\n
What are the groups and teams for the FIFA World Cup 2026?<\/p>\n
\u26bd Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, Czechia
\u26bd Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
\u26bd Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
\u26bd Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Turkiye
\u26bd Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
\u26bd Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
\u26bd Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
\u26bd Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
\u26bd Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
\u26bd Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
\u26bd Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
\u26bd Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama<\/p>\n
When and where is the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026?<\/p>\n
The tournament will open on June 11 at 3pm (21:00 GMT) at the Mexico City Stadium in Mexico.<\/p>\n
When and where is the final of the FIFA World Cup 2026?<\/p>\n
The MetLife Stadium, which will be called the New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament, will host the final on July 19 at 3pm (20:00 GMT).<\/p>\n
Why has FIFA changed the names of the stadiums hosting World Cup matches?<\/p>\n
In a move to restrict ambush marketing for brands not associated with FIFA, the governing body has changed stadium names for all venues to match the host city.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey has been rebranded as the New York New Jersey Stadium, and the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles has been renamed the Los Angeles Stadium for the tournament.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the format of the FIFA World Cup 2026?<\/p>\n
The tournament will consist of one group-stage round and four knockout rounds before the final.<\/p>\n
Unlike previous editions, the knockouts will begin with the round of 32, followed by the round of 16, the four quarterfinals and two semifinals.<\/p>\n
The stage-wise breakdown of the tournament\u2019s schedule is:<\/p>\n
Group stage: June 11 June 27
\nRound of 32: June 28 to July 3
\nRound of 16: July 4-7
\nQuarterfinals: July 9-11
\nSemifinals: July 14-15
\nBronze medal match: July 18
\nFinal: July 19
\nWhat\u2019s the full match schedule of the World Cup?Group stageThursday, June 11<\/p>\n
Mexico vs South Africa at 3pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n
South Korea vs Czechia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico<\/p>\n
Friday, June 12<\/p>\n
Canada vs Bosnia at 3pm (20:00 GMT) \u2013 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
USA vs Paraguay at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Saturday, June 13<\/p>\n
Qatar vs Switzerland at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n
Brazil vs Morocco at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Haiti vs Scotland at 9pm (02:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
Australia vs Turkiye at midnight (08:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Sunday, June 14<\/p>\n
Germany vs Curacao at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
Netherlands vs Japan at 4pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Monday) \u2013 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US<\/p>\n
Sweden vs Tunisia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Monday) \u2013 Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico<\/p>\n
Monday, June 15<\/p>\n
Spain vs Cape Verde at 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Belgium vs Egypt at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
Iran vs New Zealand at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Tuesday) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Tuesday, June 16<\/p>\n
France vs Senegal at 3pm (20:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Iraq vs Norway at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
Argentina vs Algeria at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Wednesday) \u2013 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US<\/p>\n
Austria vs Jordan at midnight (08:00 GMT on Wednesday) \u2013 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n
Wednesday, June 17<\/p>\n
Portugal vs DRC at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
England vs Croatia at 4pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Ghana vs Panama at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) \u2013 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
Uzbekistan vs Colombia at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Thursday) \u2013 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n
Thursday, June 18<\/p>\n
Czechia vs South Africa at 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Switzerland vs Bosnia at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Canada vs Qatar at 6pm (02:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Mexico vs South Korea at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico<\/p>\n
Friday, June 19<\/p>\n
Scotland vs Morocco at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
USA vs Australia at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US<\/p>\n
Brazil vs Haiti at 9pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US<\/p>\n
Turkiye vs Paraguay at midnight (08:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n
Saturday, June 20<\/p>\n
Netherlands vs Sweden at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
Germany vs Ivory Coast at 4pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
Ecuador vs Curacao at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US<\/p>\n
Tunisia vs Japan at midnight (06:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico<\/p>\n
Sunday, June 21<\/p>\n
Spain vs Saudi Arabia at 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Belgium vs Iran at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Uruguay vs Cape Verde at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
New Zealand vs Egypt at 9pm (05:00 GMT on Monday) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Monday, June 22<\/p>\n
Argentina vs Austria at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
France vs Iraq at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US<\/p>\n
Norway vs Senegal at 8pm (01:00 GMT on Tuesday) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Jordan vs Algeria at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Tuesday) \u2013 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n
Tuesday, June 23<\/p>\n
Portugal vs Uzbekistan at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
England vs Ghana at 4pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
Panama vs Croatia at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) \u2013 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
Colombia vs DRC at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Wednesday) \u2013 Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico<\/p>\n
Wednesday, June 24<\/p>\n
Switzerland vs Canada at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Bosnia vs Qatar at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US<\/p>\n
Scotland vs Brazil at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
Morocco vs Haiti at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Czechia vs Mexico at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Thursday) \u2013 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n
South Africa vs South Korea at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Thursday) \u2013 Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico<\/p>\n
Thursday, June 25<\/p>\n
Ecuador vs Germany at 4pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Curacao vs Ivory Coast at 4pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US<\/p>\n
Japan vs Sweden at 7pm (01:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Tunisia vs Netherlands at 7pm (01:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US,<\/p>\n
Turkiye vs USA at 10pm (06:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Paraguay vs Australia at 10pm (06:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n
Friday, June 26<\/p>\n
Norway vs France at 3pm (20:00 GMT) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
Senegal vs Iraq at 3pm (20:00 GMT) \u2013 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
Uruguay vs Spain at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 Estadio Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico<\/p>\n
Egypt vs Iran at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US<\/p>\n
New Zealand vs Belgium at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Saturday, June 27<\/p>\n
Panama vs England at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Croatia vs Ghana at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US<\/p>\n
Colombia vs Portugal at 7:30pm (02:30 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
DRC vs Uzbekistan at 7:30pm (02:30 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Algeria vs Austria at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US<\/p>\n
Jordan vs Argentina at 10pm (04:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Knockout stageSunday, June 28<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Monday, June 29<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 4:30pm (22:30 GMT) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Tuesday) \u2013 Estadio Monterrey, Guadalupe, Mexico<\/p>\n
Tuesday, June 30<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Wednesday) \u2013 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 1<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 4pm (00:00 GMT on Thursday) \u2013 Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Thursday) \u2013 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco, US<\/p>\n
Thursday, July 2<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 7pm (00:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 11pm (07:00 GMT on Friday) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Friday, July 3<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 2pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 6pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
Round of 32 match at 9:30pm (03:30 GMT on Saturday) \u2013 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 4<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 1pm (19:00 GMT) \u2013 Houston Stadium, Houston, US<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, US<\/p>\n
Sunday, July 5<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 4pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Monday) \u2013 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n
Monday, July 6<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 3pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 8pm (04:00 GMT on Tuesday) \u2013 Seattle Stadium, Seattle, US<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 7<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Round of 16 match at 4pm (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n
Thursday, 9 July<\/p>\n
First quarterfinal at 4pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Boston Stadium, Boston, US<\/p>\n
Friday, 10 July<\/p>\n
Second quarterfinal at 3pm (23:00 GMT) \u2013 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 11<\/p>\n
Third quarterfinal at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013\u00a0 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
Fourth quarterfinal at 9pm (03:00 GMT on Sunday) \u2013 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, US<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 14<\/p>\n
First semifinal at 3pm (21:00 GMT) \u2013 Dallas Stadium, Dallas, US<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 15<\/p>\n
Second semifinal at 3pm (20:00 GMT) \u2013 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, US<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 18<\/p>\n
Bronze medal match at 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2013 Miami Stadium, Miami, US<\/p>\n
Sunday, July 19<\/p>\n
Final at 3pm (20:00 GMT) \u2013 New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup \u2014 the biggest ever \u2014 will see 48 nations compete…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,354,3772,388,116,3294,30,438,10913],"class_list":{"0":"post-35373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-latin-america","11":"tag-mexico","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-sport","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-us-canada","16":"tag-world-cup-2026"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}