US Edition2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule Released
- On Saturday, FIFA published the full 2026 match schedule including start times for the tournament's 104 matches, all listed in Eastern Time.
- After the draw, FIFA announced the match schedule and kickoff times for all 104 games, set to allow prime-time viewing. The schedule was released a day after the Dec. 5 draw, which finalized group assignments for national teams.
- Host-Nation allocations show seventy-eight games in the United States and 13 apiece in Canada and Mexico, with semifinals on July 14-15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
- With venues and times released, supporters, teams and broadcasters can plan travel and coverage, while FIFA says the Random Selection Draw starts Dec. 11 with a spring general-admission ticket phase.
- The schedule also reflects kickoff times set for prime‑time viewing in Europe and the United Kingdom, with the expanded 48‑team tournament staged across three host nations and 16 host cities.
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FIFA revealed the full schedule, including venues and kickoff times, for the 2026 World Cup on Saturday, one day after the 42 qualifiers and six remaining playoff slots were drawn into 12 groups.
2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup groups are set
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to unfold across North America, with 11 host cities throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States welcoming matches during the summer tournament. Forty-eight countries, the largest number in the history of the tournament, will compete. The competition kicks off on June 11, 2026, when co-host Mexico opens the […]
At the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, 53 of the 104 games are going up in the middle of the night. Especially hard hits the FIFA schedule Austria and its fans in the home country. "It's a pity when the kick-off times after the Central European period are not suitable for families", said Bernhard Neuhold, Managing Director of ÖFB Wirtschaftsbetriebe GmbH after the release of the World Cup schedule on Saturday night. "We hope, howev…
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