FThe IFA has already decided on dates and venues for each stage of the 2026 World Cup, the biggest tournament in history with 48 teams and 104 matches. At an event led by Gianni Infantino, the governing body revealed the new format, venue allocation and the complete route to the final.
The World Cup begins on June 11th at Estadio Azteca, making history as the first venue to host the opening three matches. The final will be played on July 19th at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, concluding a tournament spanning Mexico, the United States and Canada.
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Where will the 2026 World Cup opening ceremony take place?
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Where will the 2026 World Cup Final be held?
MetLife Stadium (New Jersey, USA) Sunday, July 19, 2026
Mexico: 13 matches and tournament opening honors
Mexico will be one of the big pieces of the World Cup. El Tri will play three of their group stage matches at home, and the final tournament will also be held in the country.
Thursday, June 11th
Match 1 – Estadio Azteca – Mexico vs TBD Match 2 – Guadalajara – TBD vs TBD
Sunday, June 14th
Match 12 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD
Wednesday June 17th
Match 24 – Estadio Azteca – TBD vs TBD
Thursday, June 18th
Match 28 – Guadalajara – Mexico vs TBD
Saturday June 20th
Match 36 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD
Tuesday, June 23rd
Game 48 – Guadalajara – TBD vs TBD
Wednesday June 24th
Match 53 – Estadio Azteca – Mexico vs TBD Match 54 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD
Friday June 26th
Game 66 – Guadalajara – TBD vs TBD
Monday June 29th
Game 75 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD
Tuesday, June 30th
Match 79 – Estadio Azteca – TBD vs TBD
Sunday, July 5th
Match 92 – Estadio Azteca – TBD vs TBD
USA: 78 matches and most of the tournaments
The U.S. will be the backbone of the World Cup, with more than 70 games played and key matches starting in the quarterfinals.
Friday June 12th
Game 4 – Los Angeles – USA vs TBD
Friday June 19th
Game 32 – Seattle – USA vs TBD
Thursday, June 25th
Game 59 – Los Angeles – USA vs TBD
Canada: 13 games between Vancouver and Toronto
Canada will also play its three group stage games at home across two cities.
toronto game
Game 3 – June 12 – Canada vs TBD Game 21 – June 17 – TBD vs TBD Game 33 – June 20 – TBD vs TBD Game 46 – June 22 – TBD vs TBD Game 62 – June 26 – TBD vs TBD
vancouver game
Game 6 – June 13th – TBD vs TBD Game 27 – June 18th – Canada vs TBD Game 40 – June 21st – TBD vs TBD
Game 51 – June 24 – Canada vs TBD Game 62 – June 26 – TBD vs TBD
Complete the 2026 World Cup schedule
Below is the complete fixture arranged by day and phase, in an easy to read web format.
group stage
June 11th
Match 1 | Group A | Estadio Azteca 2nd Match | Group A | Guadalajara
June 12th
Game 3 | Group B | Toronto
Game 4 | Group D | Los Angeles
June 13th
Game 5 | Group C | Boston Game 6 | Group D | Vancouver Game 7 | Group C | New York/New Jersey Game 8 | Group B | San Francisco Bay
June 14th
Game 9 | Group E | Philadelphia Game 10 | Group E | Houston Game 11 | Group F | Dallas Game 12 | Group F | Monterrey
June 15th
Game 13 | Group H | Miami Game 14 | Group H | Atlanta Game 15 | Group G | Los Angeles Game 16 | Group G | Seattle
June 16th
Game 17 | Group I | New York/New Jersey Game 18 | Group I | Boston Game 19 | Group J | Kansas City Game 20 | Group J | San Francisco Bay
June 17th
Game 21 | Group L | Toronto Game 22 | Group L | Dallas Game 23 | Group K | Houston Game 24 | Group K | Estadio Azteca
June 18th
Game 25 | Group A | Atlanta Game 26 | Group B | Los Angeles Game 27 | Group B | Vancouver Game 28 | Group A | Guadalajara
June 19th
Game 29 | Group C | Philadelphia Game 30 | Group C | Boston Game 31 | Group D | San Francisco Bay Match 32 | Group D | Seattle
June 20th
Game 33 | Group E | Toronto Match 34 | Group E | Kansas City Game 35 | Group F | Houston Game 36 | Group F | Monterrey
June 21st
Game 37 | Group H | Miami Game 38 | Group H | Atlanta Game 39 | Group G | Los Angeles
Match 40 | Group G | Vancouver
June 22nd
Game 41 | Group I | New York/New Jersey Game 42 | Group I | Philadelphia Game 43 | Group J | Dallas Game 44 | Group J | San Francisco Bay
June 23rd
Game 45 | Group L | Boston Game 46 | Group L | Toronto
Game 47 | Group K | Houston Game 48 | Group K | Guadalajara
June 24th
Game 49 | Group C | Miami Match 50 | Group C | Atlanta Game 51 | Group B | Vancouver
Game 52 | Group B | Seattle Match 53 | Group A | Matchday 54 at Estadio Azteca | Group A | Monterrey
June 25th
Game 55 | Group E | Philadelphia Game 56 | Group E | New York/New Jersey Game 57 | Group F | Dallas Game 58 | Group F | Kansas City Game 59 | Group D | Los Angeles Game 60 | Group D | San Francisco Bay
June 26th
Game 61 | Group I | Boston Game 62 | Group I | Toronto Match 63 | Group G | Seattle
Match 64 | Group G | Vancouver Match 65 | Group H | Houston
Match 66 | Group H | Guadalajara
June 27th
Game 67 | Group L | New York/New Jersey Game 68 | Group L | Philadelphia
Game 69 | Group J | Kansas City
Game 70 | Group J | Dallas Game 71 | Group K | Miami Game 72 | Group K | Atlanta
round 32
June 28th
Game 73 | 2nd A and 2nd B | Los Angeles
June 29th
Game 74 | 1st E vs. 3rd A/B/C/D/F | Boston Game 75 | 1F vs 2C | Monterrey Game 76 | 1st E vs 2F | Houston
June 30th
Game 77 | 1st I vs 3rd C/D/F/G/H | New York/New Jersey Game 78 | 2nd E vs 2nd I | Dallas Game 79 | 1st A vs 3rd C/E/F/H/I | Estadio Azteca
July 1st
Game 80 | 1st L vs 3rd E/H/I/J/K | Atlanta Game 81 | 1st D vs. 3rd B/E/F/I/J | San Francisco Bay Game 82 | 1st G vs 3rd A/E/H/I/J | Seattle
July 2nd
Game 83 | 2nd K vs 2nd L | Toronto Game 84 | 1st H vs 2nd J | Los Angeles Game 85 | 1st B vs 3rd E/F/G/I/J | Vancouver
July 3rd
Game 86 | 1st J vs. 2nd H | Miami Game 87 | 1st K vs. 3rd D/E/I/J/L | Kansas City Game 88 | 2nd D vs. 2nd G | Dallas
round 16
July 4th
Game 89 | Winner 74 vs. Winner 77 | Philadelphia Game 90 | Winner 73 vs. Winner 75 | Houston
July 5th
Game 91 | Winner 76 vs. Winner 78 | New York/New Jersey Game 92 | Winner 79 vs. Winner 80 | Estadio Azteca
July 6th
Game 93 | Winner 83 vs. Winner 84 | Dallas Game 94 | Winner 81 vs. Winner 82 | Seattle
July 7th
Game 95 | Winner 86 vs. Winner 88 | Atlanta Game 96 | Winner 85 vs. Winner 87 | Vancouver
quarterfinals
July 9th
Game 97 | Winner 89 vs. Winner 90 | Boston
July 10th
Game 98 | Winner 93 vs. Winner 94 | Los Angeles
July 11th
Game 99 | Winner 91 vs. Winner 92 | Miami Game 100 | Winner 95 vs. Winner 96 | Kansas City
Semi-final
July 14th
Game 101 | Winner 97 vs. Winner 98 | Dallas
July 15th
Game 102 | Winner 99 vs. Winner 100 | Atlanta
3rd place match: July 18th
Game 103 | Loser 101 vs. Loser 102 | Miami
2026 World Cup Finals
July 19th
Game 104 | Winner 101 vs. Winner 102 | MetLife Stadium (New Jersey)
When will the official schedule including opponents and times be announced?
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The day after the draw, FIFA will update all matches including times, final venues and confirmed pairings.
