2026 Fifa World Cup: all the fixtures

The 2026 Fifa World Cup kicks off with the opening game between co-hosts Mexico and Bafana Bafana at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca on Thursday.

As Fifa’s first 48-team World Cup, co-hosted by Canada and the US, prepares to get into swing, here are all the fixtures:

(All South Africa times)

GROUP STAGE

June 11

• Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, 9pm, Mexico City

June 12

• Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic, 4am, Guadalajara
• Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, 9pm, Toronto

June 13

• Group D: USA vs Paraguay, 3am, Los Angeles
• Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland, 9pm, San Francisco
• Group C: Brazil vs Morocco, 12am, New Jersey

June 14

• Group C: Haiti vs Scotland, 3am, Boston
• Group D: Australia vs Turkey, 6am, Vancouver
• Group E: Germany vs Curacao, 7pm, Houston
• Group F: Netherlands vs Japan, 10pm, Dallas

June 15

• Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, 1am, Philadelphia
• Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia, 4am, Monterrey
• Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde, 6pm, Atlanta
• Group G: Belgium vs Egypt, 9pm, Seattle
• Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, 12am, Miami

June 16

• Group G: Iran vs New Zealand, 3am, Los Angeles
• Group I: France vs Senegal, 9pm, New Jersey
• Group I: Iraq vs Norway, 12am, Boston

June 17

• Group J: Argentina vs Algeria, 3am, Kansas City
• Group J: Austria vs Jordan, 6am, San Francisco
• Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo, 7pm, Houston
• Group L: England vs Croatia, 10pm, Dallas

June 18

• Group L: Ghana vs Panama, 1am, Toronto
• Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia, 4am, Mexico City
• Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, 6pm, Atlanta
• Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, 9pm, Los Angeles
• Group B: Canada vs Qatar, 12am, Vancouver

June 19

• Group A: Mexico vs South Korea, 3am, Guadalajara
• Group D: USA vs Australia, 9pm, Seattle
• Group C: Scotland vs Morocco, 12am, Boston

June 20

• Group C: Brazil vs Haiti, 2.30am, Philadelphia
• Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay, 5am, San Francisco
• Group F: Netherlands vs Sweden, 7pm, Houston
• Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast, 10pm, Toronto

June 21

• Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao, 2am, Kansas City
• Group F: Tunisia vs Japan, 6am, Monterrey
• Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia, 6pm, Atlanta
• Group G: Belgium vs Iran, 9pm, Los Angeles
• Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde, 12am, Miami

June 22

• Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt, 3am, Vancouver
• Group J: Argentina vs Austria, 7pm, Dallas
• Group I: France vs Iraq, 11pm, Philadelphia

June 23

• Group I: Norway vs Senegal, 2am, New Jersey
• Group J: Jordan vs Algeria, 5am, San Francisco
• Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan, 7pm, Houston
• Group L: England vs Ghana, 10pm, Boston

June 24

• Group L: Panama vs Croatia, 1am, Toronto
• Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo, 4am, Guadalajara
• Group B: Switzerland vs Canada, 9pm, Vancouver
• Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar, 9pm, Seattle
• Group C: Morocco vs Haiti, 12am, Atlanta
• Group C: Scotland vs Brazil, 12am, Miami

June 25

• Group A: South Africa vs South Korea, 3am, Monterrey
• Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico, 3am, Mexico City
• Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, 10pm, Philadelphia
• Group E: Ecuador vs Germany, 10pm, New Jersey

June 26

• Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, 1am, Kansas City
• Group F: Japan vs Sweden, 1am, Dallas
• Group D: Turkey vs USA, 4am, Los Angeles
• Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, 4am, San Francisco
• Group I: Norway vs France, 9pm, Boston
• Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, 9pm, Toronto

June 27

• Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, 2am, Houston
• Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, 2am, Guadalajara
• Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, 5am, Vancouver
• Group G: Egypt vs Iran, 5am, Seattle
• Group L: Panama vs England, kickoff 11pm, New Jersey
• Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, 11pm, Philadelphia

June 28

• Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, 1.30am, Miami
• Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, 1.30am, Atlanta
• Group J: Algeria vs Austria, 4am, Kansas City
• Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, 4am, Dallas

ROUND OF 32

June 28

• M73: Group A SA vs Canada, 9pm, Los Angeles

June 29

• M76: Brazil vs Japan, 7pm, Houston
• M74: Germany vs Paraguay, 10.30pm, Boston

June 30

• M75: Netherlands vs Morocco, 3am, Monterrey
• M78: Ivory Coast vs Norway, 7pm, Dallas
• M77: France vs Sweden, 11pm, New Jersey

July 1

• M79: Mexico vs Ecuador, 3am, Mexico City
• M80: England vs DR Congo, 6pm, Atlanta
• M82: Belgium vs Senegal, 10pm, Seattle

July 2

• M81: US vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2am, San Francisco
• M84: Spain vs Austria, 9pm, Los Angeles

July 3

• M83: Portugal vs Croatia, 1am, Toronto
• M85: Switzerland vs Algeria, 5am, Vancouver
• M88: Australia vs Egypt, 8pm, Dallas
• M86: Argentina vs Cape Verde, 12am, Miami

July 4

• M87: Colombia vs Ghana, 3.30am, Kansas City

ROUND OF 16

July 4

• M90: Canada vs Morocco, 7pm, Houston
• M89: Paraguay vs France, 11pm, Philadelphia

July 5

• M91: Brazil vs Norway, 10pm, New Jersey
• Monday, July 6
• M92: Mexico vs England, 2am, Mexico City
• M93: Portugal vs Spain, 9pm, Dallas

July 7

• M94: US vs Belgium, 2am, Seattle
• M95: Argentina vs Egypt, 6pm, Atlanta
• M96: Switzerland vs Colombia, 10pm, Vancouver

QUARTERFINALS

July 9

• M97: France vs Morocco, 10pm, Boston

July 10

• M98: Spain vs Belgium, 9pm, Los Angeles

July 11

• M99: Norway vs England, 11pm, Miami

July 12

• M100: Argentina vs Switzerland, 3am, Kansas City

SEMIFINALS

July 14

• M101: France vs Spain, 9pm, Dallas

July 15

• M102: England vs Argentina, 9pm, Atlanta

THIRD-PLACE PLAYOFF

July 18

• M103: France vs England, 11pm, Miami

FINAL

July 19

• M104: SPAIN vs ARGENTINA, 9pm, New Jersey