FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 schedule and how to watch

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FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 schedule and how to watch

Tickets going to the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup could be in short supply again it is very expensivebut there are several ways soccer fans can watch all 104 games scheduled in the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting Thursday, June 11.

FOX and NBCUniversal have broadcast rights to 78 games played in the US, and 13 each in Canada and Mexico. A record 40 games, or more than one-third of the World Cup, will be broadcast in prime time on FOX, according to the broadcaster.

In Spanish-language broadcasts, the same will air on NBC-owned Telemundo and Universo.

All matches will also be available for on-demand streaming on several platforms. Here’s what you need to know.

How to watch the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup

Viewers with a TV subscription, or access to the FOX network channel through a smart TV, can watch 70 matches for free. The rest will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1, a cable channel.

Ninety-two of the 104 shows can be watched for free in Spanish on Telemundo. Some shows in Spanish will air on Universo, the cable network.

For cord cutters, the World Cup opener on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa, as well as the opening game between the United States and Paraguay on June 12, will be available to stream for free on Tubi, the ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox.

All matches are available to stream via FOX One, the FOX Sports app, while Peacock has exclusive Spanish-language live streaming rights. All the same will be available on other streaming providers such as YouTube TV, Fubo or Hulu + Live TV, for a subscription fee.

The Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Hosting Committee held a press event at SoFi Stadium on May 12, 2026, in Inglewood, California.

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Schedule for the 2026 U.S. Men’s World Cup

I The US World Cup team will play three group games in June. Their opponents are Paraguay, Australia and Turkey respectively.

The US’s first-round games begin at 9 pm ET against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Friday, June 12. The US has a 3 pm ET match against Australia at Lumen Seattle on Friday, June 19, and begins at 10 pm ET on Thursday, June 25, back at Sowoodle Stadium in Turkey.

2026 World Cup broadcast schedule

The tournament begins on June 11, when Mexico will play South Africa in the first in Mexico City. The US and Canada will play their first games a day later in Los Angeles and Toronto, respectively. The collection phase continues until June 27.

Here is the broadcast schedule:

June 11

3pm ET – Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City [FOX, Telemundo]
10 pm ET — South Korea vs. Czechia (Group A) – Guadalajara [FS1, Telemundo]

June 12

3pm ET — Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B) – Toronto [FOX, Telemundo]
9 pm ET – USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Inglewood [FOX, Telemundo]

June 13

3 pm ET – Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area [FOX, Telemundo]
6 pm ET — Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) — New York/New Jersey [FS1, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston [FS1, Telemundo]

June 14

12:00 am ET — Australia vs. Turkey (Group D) – Vancouver [FS1, Telemundo]
1:00 pm ET — Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) — Houston [FOX, Telemundo]
4:00 pm ET — Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) — Dallas [FOX, Telemundo]
7:00 pm ET — Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia [FS1, Telemundo]
10:00 pm ET — Sweden vs. Tunisia (Group F) — Monterrey [FS1, Telemundo]

June 15

12 pm ET — Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta [FOX, Telemundo]
3pm ET — Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle [FOX, Telemundo]
6 pm ET — Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) — Miami [FS1, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) — Inglewood [FS1, Telemundo]

June 16

3 pm ET — France vs. Senegal (Group I) — New York/New Jersey [FOX, Telemundo]
6 pm ET – Iraq vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston [FOX, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) — Kansas City [FOX, Telemundo]

June 17

12 a.m. ET — Austria vs. Jordan (Team J) – San Francisco Bay Area [FS1, Telemundo]
1 pm ET — Portugal vs. DR Congo (Group K) — Houston or Mexico City [FOX, Telemundo]
4 pm ET — England vs. Croatia (Group L) — Toronto or Dallas [FOX, Telemundo]
7 pm ET — Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) — Toronto or Dallas [FS1, Telemundo]
10 pm ET — Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) — Houston or Mexico City [FS1, Telemundo]

June 18

12 pm ET — Czechia vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta [FOX, Telemundo]
3pm ET — Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group A) – Los Angeles [FOX, Telemundo]
6 pm ET – Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver [FS1, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara [FOX, Telemundo]

June 19

3 pm ET – USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle [FOX, Telemundo]
6 pm ET — Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston [FOX, Telemundo]
8:30 pm ET — Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia [FOX, Telemundo]
11 pm ET — Turkey vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area [FS1, Telemundo]

June 20

1 pm ET — Netherlands vs. Sweden (Group F) – Houston [FOX, Telemundo]
4 pm ET — Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) — Toronto [FOX, Telemundo]
8 pm ET — Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City [FS1, Telemundo]

June 21

12 am ET — Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey [FS1, Telemundo]
12 pm ET — Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta [FOX, Telemundo]
3 pm ET — Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) — Inglewood [FS1, Telemundo]
6 pm ET — Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami [FS1, Telemundo]
9pm ET — New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver [FS1, Telemundo]

June 22

1 pm ET — Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas [FOX, Telemundo]
5 pm ET — France vs. Iraq – (Group I) — Philadelphia [FOX, Telemundo]
8 pm ET — Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) — New York/New Jersey [FOX, Telemundo]
11 pm ET – Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area [FS1, Telemundo]

June 23

1 pm ET — Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) — Houston [FOX, Telemundo]
4 pm ET — England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston [FOX, Telemundo]
7 pm ET — Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Toronto [FOX, Telemundo]
10 pm ET — Colombia vs. DR Congo (Group K) – Guadalajara [FS1, Telemundo]

June 24

3 pm ET — Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver [FOX, Telemundo]
3pm ET — Bosnia and Herzegovina A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle [FS1, Universo]
6 pm ET — Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta [FS1, Universo]
6 pm ET — Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami [FOX, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Mexico vs. Czechia (Group A) – Mexico City [FOX, Telemundo]
9pm ET — South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey [FS1, Universo]

June 25

4 pm ET — Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia [FS1, Universo]
4 pm ET — Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) — New York/New Jersey [FOX, Telemundo]
7 pm ET — Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) — Kansas City [FOX, Telemundo]
7 pm ET — Japan vs. Sweden (Group F) – Dallas [FS1, Universo]
10 pm ET – USA vs. Turkey (Group D) – Inglewood [FOX, Telemundo]
10 pm ET — Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area [FS1, Universo]

June 26

3 pm ET – Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston [FOX, Telemundo]
3 pm ET — Senegal vs. Iraq (Group I) – Toronto [FS1, Universo]
8pm ET—Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara [FOX, Telemundo]
8pm ET— Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston [FS1, Universo]
11 pm ET— New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver [FOX, Telemundo]
11 pm ET— Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle [FS1, Universo]

June 27

5 pm ET — Panama vs. England (Group L) — New York/New Jersey [FOX, Telemundo
5 p.m. ET — Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) — Philadelphia [FS1, Universo]
7:30 pm ET — Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) — Miami [FOX, Telemundo]
7:30 pm ET — DR Congo 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) — Atlanta [FS1, Universo]
10 pm ET — Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City [FS1, Universo]
10 pm ET – Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas [FOX, Telemundo]

2026 World Cup knockout stage schedule

Round 32:

June 28

3 pm ET — Runner-up Team A vs. Runner-up Group B — Inglewood (Match 73) [FOX, Telemundo]

June 29

1pm ET — Group C winner vs. Group F runner-up — Houston (Game 76) [FOX, Telemundo]
4:30 pm ET — Group E winner vs. Best third place Group A/B/C/D/F — Boston (Match 74) [FOX, Telemundo]
9pm ET — Group F winner vs. Runner-up Group C – Guadalupe, Mexico (Game 75) [FOX, Telemundo]

June 30

1pm ET — Runner-up Team E vs. Runner-up Team I — Dallas (Match 78) [FOX, Telemundo]
5 pm ET — Winning Team I vs. Best third place Team C/D/F/G/H — New Jersey (Game 77) [FOX, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Group A winner vs. Best third place Group C/E/F/H/I — Mexico City (Game 79) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 1

12 pm ET — Group L winner vs third place Group E/H/I/J/K — Atlanta (Match 80) [FOX, Telemundo]
4 pm ET — Group G winner vs third place Group A/E/H/I/J — Seattle (Match 82) [FS1, Telemundo]
8 pm ET — Group D winner vs third place Group B/E/F/I/J — San Francisco-Bay Area (Game 81) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 2

3pm ET — Group H Winner vs Group J Runner-up – Los Angeles (Game 84) [FOX, Telemundo]
7pm ET — Runner-up Team K vs Runner-up Team L — Toronto (Match 83) [FOX, Telemundo]
11 pm ET — Group B winner vs third place Group E/F/G/I/J — Vancouver (Match 85) [FS1, Telemundo]

July 3

2 pm ET — Runner-up Group D vs. Runner-up Group G — Dallas (Match 88) [FOX, Telemundo]
6 pm ET — Group J winner vs. Runner-up Team H — Miami (Game 86) [FOX, Telemundo]
9:30 pm ET — Group K winner vs. Best third place Team D/E/I/J/L — Kansas City (Game 87), Telemundo]

Round 16:

July 4th

1 pm ET — Winner of Match 73 vs. Winner of Match 75 — Houston (Match 90) [FOX, Telemundo]
5 pm ET — Winner of Match 74 vs. Winner of Match 77 – Philadelphia (Match 89) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 5

4 pm ET — Winner of Match 76 vs. Winner of Match 78 — New Jersey (Match 91) [FOX, Telemundo]
8 pm ET — 79-game winner vs. Winner of Match 80 – Mexico City (Match 92) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 6

3 pm ET — March 83 winner vs. Match 84 winner — Dallas (Match 93) [FOX, Telemundo]
8 pm ET — Winner of Match 81 vs. Match 82 winner — Seattle (Match 94) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 7

12:00 pm ET — Winner of Match 86 vs. Match 88 winner — Atlanta (Match 95) [FOX, Telemundo]
4:00 pm ET — Winner of Match 85 vs. Winner of Match 87 — Vancouver (Match 96) [FOX, Telemundo]

Quarterfinals:

July 9

4 pm ET — Winner of Match 89 vs. Match 90 winner — Boston (Match 97) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 10

3 pm ET — Winner of Match 93 vs. Winner of Match 94 – Los Angeles (Match 98) [FOX, Telemundo]

July 11

5 pm ET — Game 91 winner vs March 92 winner — Miami (Game 99) [FOX, Telemundo]
9 pm ET — Winner of Match 95 vs. Winner Match 96 – Kansas City (Match 100) [FOX, Telemundo]

Semi-finalists:

July 14