Full FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule with Australia start times and dates, venues, stadiums, Locations.
The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is complete, and the full schedule has now been confirmed. All match times below are listed in AEST.
A total of 48 teams will take part—42 nations already qualified, with six more to be decided in the March playoff window. These teams are divided into four groups of 12, forming the expanded group-stage format for 2026.
The group stage will run from June 12 to June 28, 2026 (AEST). The tournament will begin with Mexico vs South Africa at Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Azteca, a repeat of the opening fixture from the 2010 World Cup.
The knockout rounds start with the Round of 32 on June 29, building toward the World Cup Final on July 20 at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.
Below, you’ll find the complete World Cup schedule for both the group stage and the knockout rounds, along with the fixtures for the remaining UEFA and FIFA playoffs that will determine the final six qualifiers. Details also include the host venues for each group, plus the paths that group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed teams will follow in the knockout stage.
All times and dates AEST
Friday, 12 June 2026
Match 1 – Group A - Mexico vs South Africa - 5am, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Match 2 – Group A - South Korea vs UEFA D - 12pm, Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Match 3 – Group B - Canada va Bosnia and Herzegovina - 5am, BMO Field, Toronto
Match 4 – Group D - USA vs Paraguay - 11am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Match 8 – Group B - Qatar vs Switzerland - 5am, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco)
Match 7 – Group C - Brazil vs Morocco - 8am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 5 – Group C - Haiti vs Scotland - 11am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Match 6 – Group D - Australia vs Turkiye - 2pm, BC Place, Vancouver
Monday, 15 June 2026
Match 10 – Group E - Germany vs Curacao - 3am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 11 – Group F - Netherlands vs Japan - 6am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 9 – Group E - Cote d’Ivoire vs Ecuador - 9am, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 12 – Group F - sweden vs Tunisia - 12pm, Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Match 14 – Group H - Spain vs Cabo Verde - 2am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 16 – Group G - Belgium vs Egypt - 5am, Lumen Field, Seattle
Match 13 – Group H - Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay - 8am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Match 15 – Group G - Iran vs New Zealand - 11am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Match 17 – Group I - France vs Senegal - 5am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 18 – Group I - Iraq vs Norway - 8am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Match 19 – Group J - Argentina vs Algeria - 11am, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Match 20 – Group J - Austria vs Jordan - 2pm, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco)
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Match 23 – Group K - Portugal vs Congo DR - 3am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 22 – Group L - England vs Croatia - 6am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 21 – Group L - Ghana vs Panama - 9am, BMO Field, Toronto
Match 24 – Group K - Uzbekistan vs Colombia - 12pm, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Friday, 19 June 2026
Match 25 – Group A - Czchia vs South Africa - 2am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 26 – Group B - Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - 5am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Match 27 – Group B - Canada va Qatar - 8am, BC Place, Vancouver
Match 28 – Group A - Mexico vs South Korea - 11am, Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Match 32 – Group D - USA vs Australia - 5am, Lumen Field, Seattle
Match 30 – Group C - Scotland vs Morocco - 8am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Match 29 – Group C - Brazil vs Haiti - 11am, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 31 – Group D - Turkiye vs Paraguay - 2pm, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco)
Sunday, 21 June 2026
Match 35 – Group F - Netherlands vs Sweden - 3am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 33 – Group E - Germany vs Cote d’Ivoire - 6am, BMO Field, Toronto
Match 34 – Group E - Ecuador vs Curacao - 9am, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Match 36 – Group F - Tunisia vs Japan - 12pm, Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
Monday, 22 June 2026
Match 38 – Group H - Spain vs Saudi Arabia - 2am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 39 – Group G - Belgium vs Iran - 5am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Match 37 – Group H - Uruguay vs Cabo Verde - 8am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Match 40 – Group G - New Zealand vs Egypt - 11am, BC Place, Vancouver
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Match 43 – Group J - Argentina vs Austria - 3am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 42 – Group I - France vs Iraq - 7am, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 41 – Group I - Norway vs Senegal - 10am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 44 – Group J - Jordan vs Algeria - 1pm, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco)
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Match 47 – Group K - Portugal vs Uzbekistan - 3am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 45 – Group L - England vs Ghana - 6am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Match 46 – Group L - Panama vs Croatia - 9am, BMO Field, Toronto
Match 48 – Group K - Colombia vs FIFA Playoff 1 - 12pm, Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Match 51 – Group B - Switzerland vs Canada - 5am, BC Place, Vancouver
Match 52 – Group B - Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar - 5am, Lumen Field, Seattle
Match 49 – Group C - Scotland vs Brazil - 8am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Match 50 – Group C - Morocco vs Haiti - 8am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 53 – Group A - Czechia vs Mexico - 11am, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Match 54 – Group A - South Africa vs South Korea - 11am, Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
Friday, 26 June 2026
Match 55 – Group E - Curacao vs Cote d’Ivoire - 6am, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 56 – Group E - Ecuador vs Germany - 6am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 57 – Group F - Japan vs Sweden - 9am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 58 – Group F - Tunisia vs Netherlands - 9am, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Match 59 – Group D - Turkiye vs USA - 12pm, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Match 60 – Group D - Paraguay vs Australia - 12pm, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco)
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Match 61 – Group I - Norway vs France - 5am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Match 62 – Group I - Senegal vs Iraq - 5am, BMO Field, Toronto
Match 65 – Group H - Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia - 10am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 66 – Group H - Uruguay vs Spain - 10am, Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Match 63 – Group G - Egypt vs Iran - 1pm, Lumen Field, Seattle
Match 64 – Group G - New Zealand vs Belgium - 1pm, BC Place, Vancouver
Sunday, 28 June 2026
Match 67 – Group L - Panama vs England - 7am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 68 – Group L - Croatia vs Ghana - 7am, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 71 – Group K - Colombia vs Portugal - 9:30am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Match 72 – Group K - DR Congo vs Uzbekistan - 9:30am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 69 – Group J - Algeria vs Austria - 12pm, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Match 70 – Group J - Jordan vs Argentina - 12pm, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ROUND OF 32 SCHEDULE
Monday, 29 June 2026
Match 73 – Runner-Up Group A vs Runner-Up Group B - 5am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Match 76 – Winner Group C vs Runner-Up Group F - 3am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 74 – Winner Group E vs Third-Place Group A/B/C/D/F - 6:30am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Match 75 – Winner Group F vs Runner-Up Group C - 11am, Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Match 78 – Runner-Up Group E vs Runner-Up Group I - 3am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 77 – Winner Group I vs Third-Place Group C/D/F/G/H - 7am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 79 – Winner Group A vs Third-Place Group C/E/F/H/I - 11am, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Thursday, 2 July 2026
Match 80 – Winner Group L vs Third-Place Group E/H/I/J/K - 2am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 82 – Winner Group G vs Third-Place Group A/E/H/I/J - 6am, Lumen Field, Seattle
Match 81 – Winner Group D vs Third-Place Group B/E/F/I/J - 10am, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco)
Friday, 3 July 2026
Match 84 – Winner Group H vs Runner-Up Group J - 5am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Match 83 – Runner-Up Group K vs Runner-Up Group L - 9am, BMO Field, Toronto
Match 85 – Winner Group B vs Third-Place Group E/F/G/I/J - 1pm, BC Place, Vancouver
Saturday, 4 July 2026
Match 88 – Runner-Up Group D vs Runner-Up Group G - 4am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 86 – Winner Group J vs Runner-Up Group H - 8am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Match 87 – Winner Group K vs Third-Place Group D/E/I/J/L - 11:30am, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16 SCHEDULE
Sunday, 5 July 2026
Match 90 – Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75 - 3am, NRG Stadium, Houston
Match 89 – Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77 - 7am, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (Potential Australia path as third-placer)
Monday, 6 July 2026
Match 91 – Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78 - 6am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
Match 92 – Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80 - 10am, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Match 93 – Winner Match 83 vs Winner March 84 - 5am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Match 94 – Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82 - 10am, Lumen Field, Seattle (Potential Australia path as group winner)
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Match 95 – Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88 - 2am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (Potential Australia path as group runner-up)
Match 96 – Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87 - 6am, BC Place, Vancouver (Potential Australia path as third-placer)
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALS SCHEDULE
Friday, 10 July 2026
Match 97 – Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90 - 6am, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston) (Potential Australia path as third-placer)
Saturday, 11 July 2026
Match 98 – Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94 - 5am, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (Potential Australia path as group winner)
Sunday, 12 July 2026
Match 99 – Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92 - 7am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Match 100 – Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96 - 11am, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City (Potential Australia path as group runner-up or third-placer)
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Match 101 – Winner Match 97 vs Winner Match 98 - 5am, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas)
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Match 102 – Winner Match 99 vs Winner Match 100 - 5am, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
THIRD-PLACE GAME
Sunday, 19 July 2026
Match 103 – Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102 - 7am, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
WHEN IS THE 2026 WORLD CUP FINAL?
Monday, 20 July 2026
Match 104 – Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102 - 5am, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York)
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