Match schedule

The opening match is June 11, 2026, in Mexico City—Estadio Banorte—kicking off the 48-team group stage that runs into late June before knockouts begin.

The Final is July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey), treated as the New York/New Jersey host market in FIFA materials. Arrive early: security and transit volumes peak for the title match.

There are 104 matches total: 72 group-stage games (twelve groups of four, round-robin) plus 32 knockout fixtures including the third-place game the day before the Final.

WorldCupHub lists every kickoff in US Eastern Time (ET). Fans outside the Eastern zone should convert ET to local time—mobile world-clock apps or a reliable converter avoid missing the opening whistle.

Expect about three to four matches per day during the group stage, then fewer per day as the knockout rounds narrow the field.

The group stage runs from June 11 to June 26, 2026.

Knockout play begins with the Round of 32 on June 28, 2026, after the group stage ends.

Yes—there is a third-place match on July 18, 2026, the day before the Final.

Those labels are bracket placeholders from FIFA: codes like “2A vs 2B” mean the second-place team from Group A plays the second-place team from Group B, and “W73” means the winner of match 73. Real national-team names replace the codes only after earlier rounds produce results; dates, cities, and kickoff slots stay fixed on the schedule.