The USA World Cup 2026 schedule is finally here in full and it is the most ambitious football calendar ever staged on American soil. The United States hosts 78 of the tournament’s 104 total matches, including every game from the quarter-finals onwards, with 11 host cities stretching from Los Angeles on the West Coast to Boston and New York on the East Coast.
Whether you are an American football fan following the USMNT, an international supporter travelling to North America, or an Arab fan in Qatar planning which matches to stream at 3 AM, this is your complete guide to every confirmed date, kick-off time and venue for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA.
Bookmark this page. The tournament starts June 11 and runs until July 19 39 days of the greatest football on earth.
Key Tournament Facts
Before the full schedule, here are the essential numbers every fan needs to know:
The tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It features 48 teams, 104 matches, and 16 stadiums spread across North America 40 more games than the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The USA carries the biggest share it hosts 78 of the 104 total matches including all games from the quarterfinals onward. Canada and Mexico each host 13 matches.
Kickoff times range from noon ET to midnight ET, with four games per day from June 13 to June 23 and six games per day for group finales from June 24 to June 27.
In the United States, all 104 matches are in English on Fox (70 games) and FS1 (34 games), and all are streamed on Fox One.
The 11 USA Host Cities and Stadiums
Host cities were geographically grouped into three regions across the United States. Here is every USA venue:
Western Region:
SoFi Stadium : Los Angeles, California
Levi’s Stadium : San Francisco Bay Area, California
Lumen Field : Seattle, Washington
Central Region:
NRG Stadium : Houston, Texas
AT&T Stadium : Dallas/Arlington, Texas
Arrowhead Stadium : Kansas City, Missouri
Eastern Region:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium : Atlanta, Georgia
Hard Rock Stadium : Miami, Florida
Gillette Stadium : Boston, Massachusetts
Lincoln Financial Field : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MetLife Stadium : New York/New Jersey (World Cup Final venue)
USA Team Schedule Group D
The United States is in Group D at the 2026 World Cup, alongside Paraguay, Australia, and Türkiye . For fans planning around Team USA, that means a group-stage path that includes matches in Los Angeles and Seattle.
Match 1 USA vs Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
June 12, 2026 . 6:00 PM PT (9:00 PM ET)
Doha time: 2:00 AM June 13
Match 2 USA vs Australia
Lumen Field, Seattle
June 18, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT (9:00 PM ET)
Doha time: 2:00 AM June 19
Match 3 USA vs Türkiye
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
June 23, 2026 · 9:00 PM ET
Doha time: 3:00 AM June 24
Complete Group Stage Schedule USA Venues
All times are Eastern Time (ET).
June 12 Day 2
Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
BMO Field, Toronto (Canada host)
3:00 PM ET
USA vs Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
6:00 PM ET (Opening ceremony)
Brazil vs Morocco
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
9:00 PM ET
June 13 Day 3
Germany vs Curacao
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
12:00 PM ET
France vs Albania
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
3:00 PM ET
Spain vs Cape Verde
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
6:00 PM ET
Italy vs Honduras
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
9:00 PM ET
June 14 Day 4
Portugal vs DR Congo
NRG Stadium, Houston
12:00 PM ET
Netherlands vs Solomon Islands
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
3:00 PM ET
England vs Croatia
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
6:00 PM ET
(see our full preview)
Austria vs Jordan
Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco
9:00 PM ET
June 15 Day 5
Argentina vs Algeria
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
3:00 PM ET
(see our full preview)
Egypt vs Iran
Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
Atlanta · 6:00 PM ET
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
NRG Stadium, Houston
9:00 PM ET
June 16 Day 6
Belgium vs New Zealand
Gillette Stadium, Boston
12:00 PM ET
Colombia vs Ecuador
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
3:00 PM ET
Japan vs Ivory Coast
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM ET
Serbia vs Senegal
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
9:00 PM ET
June 17 Day 7
Norway vs Congo DR
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
12:00 PM ET
Switzerland vs Canada
Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco
3:00 PM ET
Brazil vs Scotland
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
6:00 PM ET
Mexico vs Korea Republic
Estadio Akron, Mexico (Mexico host)
9:00 PM ET
June 18 Day 8
Germany vs Sweden
NRG Stadium, Houston
12:00 PM ET
France vs Norway
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
3:00 PM ET
USA vs Australia
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM ET
Spain vs Uruguay
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
9:00 PM ET
June 19 Day 9
Portugal vs Ivory Coasta
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jerse
12:00 PM ET
Netherlands vs Serbia
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
3:00 PM ET
England vs Panama
Gillette Stadium, Boston
6:00 PM ET
Morocco vs Haiti
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
9:00 PM ET
June 20 Day 10
Belgium vs Colombia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
12:00 PM ET
Argentina vs Austria
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
3:00 PM ET
Egypt vs Belgium
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
6:00 PM ET
Iraq vs France
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
9:00 PM ET
June 21 Day 11
Switzerland vs Bosnia
Lumen Field, Seattle
12:00 PM ET
Spain vs Saudi Arabia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
3:00 PM ET
(see our full preview)
Japan vs Ecuador
NRG Stadium, Houston
6:00 PM ET
Brazil vs Haiti
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
9:00 PM ET
June 22 Day 12
Germany vs Ivory Coast
Gillette Stadium, Boston
12:00 PM ET
France vs Senegal
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3:00 PM ET
Portugal vs Colombia
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
6:00 PM ET
Netherlands vs Japan
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
9:00 PM ET
June 23 Day 13
Austria vs Algeria
Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco
12:00 PM ET
England vs Ghana
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
3:00 PM ET
USA vs Türkiye
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
6:00 PM ET
Italy vs Saudi Arabia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
9:00 PM ET
June 24 27 Group Stage Finales (6 matches per day)
All 12 groups conclude simultaneously across the final four days. Every group’s final two matches kick off at the same time to prevent any tactical manipulation of results.
June 24 Group B and C finales
Qatar vs Bosnia
Canada vs Switzerland
Morocco vs Brazil
Scotland vs Haiti
June 25 Group D and E finales
USA vs Türkiye
Paraguay vs Australia
England vs Croatia
Panama vs Ghana
June 26 Group F and G finales
Germany vs Sweden
Curacao vs Ivory Coast
France vs Senegal
Albania vs Norway
June 27 Group H and I finales
Spain vs Cape Verde
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia
Iraq vs Senegal
France vs Norway
Round of 32 USA Hosted Matches
The brand-new Round of 32 takes place from June 28 to July 4. All matches in this round are knockout football lose and you go home. Here are the USA-hosted Round of 32 fixtures:
June 28: Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3:00 PM ET
June 29: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F
NRG Stadium, Houston
1:00 PM ET
June 29: Winner Group E vs Best 3rd Place
Gillette Stadium, Boston
4:30 PM ET
June 30: Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I AT&T Stadium, Dallas
1:00 PM ET
June 30: Winner Group I vs Best 3rd Place
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
5:00 PM ET
July 1: Winner Group L vs Best 3rd Place Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
12:00 PM ET
July 1: Winner Group D vs Best 3rd Place
Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco
8:00 PM ET
July 1:Winner Group G vs Best 3rd Place
Lumen Field, Seattle
4:00 PM ET
July 2: Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3:00 PM ET
July 3: Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
2:00 PM ET
July 3: Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami · 6:00 PM ET
July 3: Winner Group K vs Best 3rd Place
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
9:30 PM ET
July 4: Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75
NRG Stadium, Houston
1:00 PM ET
July 4: Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
5:00 PM ET
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final
From the quarter-finals onward every match is in the United States.
Quarter-Finals July 9 and 10
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Semi-Finals July 14 and 15
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
Third Place Match July 18
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
World Cup Final July 19
The Final takes place on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kickoff is at 3:00 PM ET. The stadium seats 82,500 fans for the tournament and sits about 10 miles west of New York City.
For the first time in World Cup history, the 2026 Final will feature a live halftime show. Global Citizen is the official producer with Chris Martin and Coldplay’s long-time manager Phil Harvey serving as creative curators.
How to Watch Every Match in the USA
All 104 matches are in English on FOX (70 games) and FS1 (34 games) and all are streamed on Fox One. For Spanish-language broadcasts, 92 games are on Telemundo with the other 12 matches on Universo.
Streaming options:
Fox One all 104 matches free with cable subscription
Tubi simulcast of opening ceremonies free in 4K, no signup required
Peacock all 104 matches en Espaniol on Telemundo/Universo
Time Zone Conversion Guide
All kick-off times in this article are Eastern Time (ET). Here is your quick conversion guide for every major timezone:
| ET Time | UK (BST) | Central Europe | Dubai (GST) | Doha (AST) | India (IST) |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:00 P | 11:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 12:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 3:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 6:30 AM |
Need to Know About FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
What is the USA World Cup 2026 schedule?
The USA hosts 78 of the 104 total World Cup 2026 matches across 11 cities. Matches run from June 12 when the USA play Paraguay in Los Angeles through to the World Cup Final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey. All USA matches are broadcast on FOX and FS1 in English and Telemundo in Spanish.
When do USA play at World Cup 2026?
The USA play three group stage matches in Group D. They open against Paraguay on June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles at 6:00 PM PT. They then face Australia on June 18 at Lumen Field in Seattle and Türkiye on June 23 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Where is the World Cup 2026 final?
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Final takes place on Sunday July 19, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey officially called “New York New Jersey Stadium” during the tournament. Kickoff is at 3:00 PM ET. For the first time ever the final will feature a live halftime show produced by Global Citizen.
How many matches does the USA host at World Cup 2026?
The United States hosts 78 of the 104 total World Cup 2026 matches the most of any of the three host nations. Canada and Mexico each host 13 matches. All games from the quarter-finals onward are played in the USA.
How can I watch World Cup 2026 from Qatar?
All World Cup 2026 matches are broadcast in Qatar and the Arab world on beIN Sports. The beIN Sports Connect app allows streaming on mobile devices. Most matches in the USA kick off between 8:00 PM and 5:00 AM Doha time the late-night matches are the 9:00 PM ET games which begin at 5:00 AM in Doha.
What TV channel is World Cup 2026 on in the USA?
All 104 World Cup 2026 matches are broadcast in English on FOX (70 matches) and FS1 (34 matches) with all matches streamed on the Fox One app. Spanish-language coverage is on Telemundo (92 matches) and Universo (12 matches) with streaming on Peacock en Espaniol.
What is the new Round of 32 at World Cup 2026?
The Round of 32 is a brand new knockout round that has never existed at a World Cup before. After the group stage ends on June 27, all 32 qualifying teams enter the Round of 32 which runs from June 28 to July 4 across USA venues. Lose in the Round of 32 and you go home it is the first knockout round of the 2026 tournament.
Conclusion
The USA World Cup 2026 schedule covers 78 matches across 11 American cities over 39 extraordinary days. From SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles hosting the opening ceremony and USA vs Paraguay on June 12, to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey staging the grandest final in football history on July 19 North America is ready for the biggest sporting event on the planet.
Whether you are watching from the stands in Dallas, streaming in Doha, or staying up until 5 AM in London the greatest show on earth is coming. Every match. Every city. Every moment.
June 11 cannot come soon enough.
Want to know how the new 48-team format works? Read: World Cup 2026 Format Explained 48 Teams, 104 Matches and Everything You Need to Know
Who will win the whole tournament? Read: World Cup 2026 Favourites to Win Top 10 Predictions
Which World Cup 2026 match are you most excited to watch? Tell us in the comments and let us know which city you are watching from