World Cup 2026 Match Schedule — Every Fixture, Date & Venue

For the first time since 2002, the FIFA World Cup is spread across multiple countries — and this time it is three. The United States hosts the majority of fixtures across 11 venues, while Mexico contributes three stadiums including the iconic Estadio Azteca, and Canada provides two venues in Vancouver and Toronto. This tri-nation format creates the widest time zone spread in World Cup history, stretching from Pacific Time on the west coast to Eastern Time on the east, with Mexico City sitting in its own Central zone.

For UK-based fans, this time zone spread is actually rather favourable. Most group-stage matches kick off between 15:00 and midnight BST, meaning you can catch afternoon fixtures during a late lunch and evening matches prime-time from your sofa. The busiest viewing windows fall between 19:00 and 23:00 BST, when multiple matches run simultaneously across different venues. If you are planning to watch with friends or at the pub, the early-evening double-headers on group-stage matchdays are the ones to circle in your diary.

The expanded 48-team format also means significantly more football. With 104 total matches — up from 64 in Qatar 2022 — there are fixtures virtually every day from the opening match on 11 June through to the final on 19 July. The group stage alone delivers 72 matches across 16 days, often with four or five games running on the same day. The Round of 32, a brand-new stage introduced for this tournament, adds another 16 matches before the traditional Round of 16 knockout format takes over.

Late kickoffs in the western United States — particularly matches at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco — will start around midnight or later in the UK. For those fixtures, catch-up TV through your IPTVJoy subscription means you can watch the full match the following morning without spoilers, so you never have to miss a goal even if you cannot stay up for the late ones.