The draw for next summer’s World Cup was held on Friday, with the venues for each match decided. The tournament will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a record 48 teams participating in the group stage. England, one of the favorites to win the trophy, were placed in Group L along with Croatia, Ghana and Panama.
Meanwhile, Scotland will be in Group C alongside Brazil, Morocco and Haiti. Participating teams will be divided into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams automatically advancing to the knockout stage. The top eight third-place teams will also advance to the Round of 32.
Express Sport provides a helpful list of all World Cup matches ahead of next year’s tournament…
2026 World Cup full schedule
All times listed are British Time (BST).
June 11: Mexico vs South Africa – Group A – Mexico City (8pm)
June 12: South Korea vs UEFA Pass D – Group A – Guadalajara (3am)
June 12: Canada vs UEFA Pass A – Group B – Toronto (8pm)
June 13: USA vs. Paraguay – Group D – Los Angeles (2am)
June 13: Australia vs UEFA Pass C – Group D – Vancouver (5am)
June 13: Qatar vs. Switzerland – Group B – San Francisco (8pm)
June 13: Brazil vs. Morocco – Group C – Boston (11 p.m.)
June 14: Haiti vs. Scotland – Group C – New York/New Jersey (2am)
June 14: Germany vs. Curacao – Group E – Houston (6 p.m.)
June 14: Netherlands vs. Japan – Group F – Dallas (9pm)
June 15: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador – Group E – Philadelphia (Late Night)
June 15: UEFA Pass B vs. Tunisia – Group F – Monterrey (3am)
June 15: Spain vs. Cape Verde – Group H – Atlanta (5 p.m.)
June 15: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay – Group H – Miami (11pm)
June 15: Belgium vs. Egypt – Group G – Seattle (8 p.m.)
June 16: Iran vs New Zealand – Group G – Los Angeles (2am)
June 16: France vs. Senegal – Group I – New York/New Jersey (8 p.m.)
June 16: IC Pass 2 vs. Norway – Group I – Boston (11pm)
June 17: Argentina vs. Algeria – Group J – Kansas City (2am)
June 17: Austria vs. Jordan – Group J – San Francisco (5am)
June 17: Portugal vs IC Pass 1 – Group K – Houston (6 p.m.)
June 17: England vs Croatia – Group L – Dallas (9pm)
June 18: Ghana vs Panama – Group L – Toronto (Late Night)
June 18: Uzbekistan vs Colombia – Group K – Mexico City (3am)
June 18: UEFA Pass D vs. South Africa – Group A – Atlanta (5pm)
June 18: Switzerland vs UEFA Pass A – Group B – Los Angeles (8pm)
June 18: Canada vs. Qatar – Group B – Vancouver (11 p.m.)
June 19: Mexico vs. South Korea – Group A – Guadalajara (2am)
June 19: UEFA Pass C vs. Paraguay – Group D – San Francisco (5am)
June 19: USA vs Australia – Group D – Seattle (8pm)
June 19: Scotland vs Morocco – Group C – Boston (11pm)
June 20: Brazil vs. Haiti – Group C – Philadelphia (2am)
June 20: Tunisia vs Japan – Group F – Monterrey (5am)
June 20: Netherlands vs. UEFA Pass B – Group F – Houston (6pm)
June 20: Germany vs. Ivory Coast – Group E – Toronto (9 p.m.)
June 21: Ecuador vs. Curacao – Group E – Kansas City (1 a.m.)
June 21: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia – Group H – Atlanta (5 p.m.)
June 21: Belgium vs Iran – Group G – Los Angeles (8pm)
June 21: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde – Group H – Miami (11 p.m.)
June 22: New Zealand vs Egypt – Group G – Vancouver (2am)
June 22: Argentina vs Austria – Group J – Dallas (6pm)
June 22: France vs. IC Pass 2 – Group I – Philadelphia (10 p.m.)
June 23: Norway vs Senegal – Group I – New York/New Jersey (1am)
June 23: Jordan vs Algeria – Group J – San Francisco (4am)
June 23: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan – Group K – Houston (6 p.m.)
June 23: England vs Ghana – Group L – Boston (9pm)
June 24: Panama vs Croatia – Group L – Toronto (Late Night)
June 24: Colombia vs IC Pass 1 – Group K – Guadalajara (3am)
June 24: Switzerland vs. Canada – Group B – Vancouver (8 p.m.)
June 24: UEFA Pass A vs. Qatar – Group B – Seattle (8pm)
June 24: Scotland vs Brazil – Group C – Miami (11pm)
June 24: Morocco vs. Haiti – Group C – Atlanta (11 p.m.)
June 25: UEFA Pass D vs. Mexico – Group A – Mexico City (2am)
June 25: South Africa vs. South Korea – Group A – Monterrey (2am)
June 25: Ecuador vs. Germany – Group E – New York/New Jersey (9 p.m.)
June 25: Curacao vs Ivory Coast – Group E – Philadelphia (9pm)
June 26: Japan vs UEFA Pass B – Group F – Dallas (Late Night)
June 26: Tunisia vs. Netherlands – Group F – Kansas City (Late Night)
June 26: UEFA Pass C vs. USA – Group D – Los Angeles (3am)
June 26: Paraguay vs. Australia – Group D – San Francisco (3am)
June 26: Norway vs France – Group I – Boston (8pm)
June 26: Senegal vs IC Path 2 – Group I – Toronto (8pm)
June 27: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia – Group H – Houston (1am)
June 27: Uruguay vs Spain – Group H – Guadalajara (1am)
June 27: Egypt vs Iran – Group G – Seattle (4am)
June 27: New Zealand vs Belgium – Group G – Vancouver (4am)
June 27: Panama vs. England – Group L – New York/New Jersey (10pm)
June 27: Croatia vs. Ghana – Group L – Philadelphia (10pm)
June 28: Colombia vs Portugal – Group K – Miami (12:30am)
June 28: IC Pass 1 vs. Uzbekistan – Group K – Atlanta (12:30am)
June 28: Algeria vs. Austria – Group J – Kansas City (3am)
June 28: Jordan vs Argentina – Group J – Dallas (3am)
knockout stage
Round 32 will take place from June 28th to July 3rd.
The Round of 16 will take place from July 4th to July 7th.
The quarterfinals will be held from July 9th to July 11th.
The semi-finals will be held from July 14th to July 15th.
The third place match will be held in Miami on July 18th.
The finals will be held on July 19th in New York/New Jersey.
