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
8
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
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
National Team
Davies Headlines "Best Ever" Canada Squad as Marsch Names His World Cup 26
Jesse Marsch has named Alphonso Davies in what he called the best 26-man squad Canada has "ever assembled" for a World Cup, despite the Bayern Munich defender still recovering from a hamstring injury. Juventus forward Jonathan David also makes the cut. The co-hosts open Group B against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12.
CanMNT Desk 6 min read
National Team
Iran Open World Cup Preparation With Comeback Win Over Gambia
Iran began their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly win over Gambia in Antalya on Friday, scoring three times in 20 second-half minutes after trailing at the break. Olympiacos forward Mehdi Taremi was among the scorers. Team Melli, based in Mexico and still awaiting United States visas, open Group G against New Zealand in Los Angeles.
Team Melli Desk 4 min read
04 – Predictor
Predictor
Build your bracket. Click to advance a side. Saved in your browser.
The road to East Rutherford
July 19, 2026
The 23rd FIFA World Cup final · MetLife Stadium, New York / New Jersey