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F<\/span>The 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Panini unveils massive 2026 World Cup album with record 980 stickers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Where will the 2026 World Cup opening ceremony take place?<\/h2>\n
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) Thursday, June 11, 2026<\/p>\n
Where will the 2026 World Cup Final be held? <\/h2>\n
MetLife Stadium (New Jersey, USA) Sunday, July 19, 2026<\/p>\n
Mexico: 13 matches and tournament opening honors<\/h2>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Thursday, June 11th<\/h2>\n
Match 1 – Estadio Azteca – Mexico vs TBD Match 2 – Guadalajara – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Sunday, June 14th<\/h2>\n
Match 12 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Wednesday June 17th<\/h2>\n
Match 24 – Estadio Azteca – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Thursday, June 18th<\/h2>\n
Match 28 – Guadalajara – Mexico vs TBD<\/p>\n
Saturday June 20th<\/h2>\n
Match 36 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Tuesday, June 23rd<\/h2>\n
Game 48 – Guadalajara – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Wednesday June 24th<\/h2>\n
Match 53 – Estadio Azteca – Mexico vs TBD Match 54 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Friday June 26th<\/h2>\n
Game 66 – Guadalajara – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Monday June 29th<\/h2>\n
Game 75 – Monterrey – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Tuesday, June 30th<\/h2>\n
Match 79 – Estadio Azteca – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
Sunday, July 5th<\/h2>\n
Match 92 – Estadio Azteca – TBD vs TBD<\/p>\n
USA: 78 matches and most of the tournaments<\/h2>\n
The U.S. will be the backbone of the World Cup, with more than 70 games played and key matches starting in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Friday June 12th<\/h2>\n
Game 4 – Los Angeles – USA vs TBD<\/p>\n
Friday June 19th<\/h2>\n
Game 32 – Seattle – USA vs TBD<\/p>\n
Thursday, June 25th<\/h2>\n
Game 59 – Los Angeles – USA vs TBD<\/p>\n
Canada: 13 games between Vancouver and Toronto<\/h2>\n
Canada will also play its three group stage games at home across two cities.<\/p>\n
toronto game<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
vancouver game<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
Complete the 2026 World Cup schedule <\/h2>\n
Below is the complete fixture arranged by day and phase, in an easy to read web format.<\/p>\n
group stage<\/h2>\n
June 11th<\/h2>\n
Match 1 | Group A | Estadio Azteca 2nd Match | Group A | Guadalajara<\/p>\n
June 12th<\/h2>\n
Game 3 | Group B | Toronto Game 4 | Group D | Los Angeles<\/p>\n
June 13th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 14th<\/h2>\n
Game 9 | Group E | Philadelphia Game 10 | Group E | Houston Game 11 | Group F | Dallas Game 12 | Group F | Monterrey<\/p>\n
June 15th<\/h2>\n
Game 13 | Group H | Miami Game 14 | Group H | Atlanta Game 15 | Group G | Los Angeles Game 16 | Group G | Seattle<\/p>\n
June 16th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 17th<\/h2>\n
Game 21 | Group L | Toronto Game 22 | Group L | Dallas Game 23 | Group K | Houston Game 24 | Group K | Estadio Azteca<\/p>\n
June 18th<\/h2>\n
Game 25 | Group A | Atlanta Game 26 | Group B | Los Angeles Game 27 | Group B | Vancouver Game 28 | Group A | Guadalajara<\/p>\n
June 19th<\/h2>\n
Game 29 | Group C | Philadelphia Game 30 | Group C | Boston Game 31 | Group D | San Francisco Bay Match 32 | Group D | Seattle<\/p>\n
June 20th<\/h2>\n
Game 33 | Group E | Toronto Match 34 | Group E | Kansas City Game 35 | Group F | Houston Game 36 | Group F | Monterrey<\/p>\n
June 21st<\/h2>\n
Game 37 | Group H | Miami Game 38 | Group H | Atlanta Game 39 | Group G | Los Angeles Match 40 | Group G | Vancouver<\/p>\n
June 22nd<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 23rd<\/h2>\n
Game 45 | Group L | Boston Game 46 | Group L | Toronto Game 47 | Group K | Houston Game 48 | Group K | Guadalajara<\/p>\n
June 24th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 25th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 26th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 27th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
round 32<\/h2>\n
June 28th<\/h2>\n
Game 73 | 2nd A and 2nd B | Los Angeles<\/p>\n
June 29th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
June 30th<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
July 1st<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
July 2nd<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
July 3rd<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n
round 16<\/h2>\n
July 4th<\/h2>\n
Game 89 | Winner 74 vs. Winner 77 | Philadelphia Game 90 | Winner 73 vs. Winner 75 | Houston<\/p>\n
July 5th<\/h2>\n
Game 91 | Winner 76 vs. Winner 78 | New York\/New Jersey Game 92 | Winner 79 vs. Winner 80 | Estadio Azteca<\/p>\n
July 6th<\/h2>\n
Game 93 | Winner 83 vs. Winner 84 | Dallas Game 94 | Winner 81 vs. Winner 82 | Seattle<\/p>\n
July 7th<\/h2>\n
Game 95 | Winner 86 vs. Winner 88 | Atlanta Game 96 | Winner 85 vs. Winner 87 | Vancouver<\/p>\n
quarterfinals<\/h2>\n
July 9th<\/h2>\n
Game 97 | Winner 89 vs. Winner 90 | Boston<\/p>\n
July 10th<\/h2>\n
Game 98 | Winner 93 vs. Winner 94 | Los Angeles<\/p>\n
July 11th<\/h2>\n
Game 99 | Winner 91 vs. Winner 92 | Miami Game 100 | Winner 95 vs. Winner 96 | Kansas City<\/p>\n
Semi-final<\/h2>\n
July 14th<\/h2>\n
Game 101 | Winner 97 vs. Winner 98 | Dallas<\/p>\n
July 15th<\/h2>\n
Game 102 | Winner 99 vs. Winner 100 | Atlanta<\/p>\n
3rd place match: July 18th<\/h2>\n
Game 103 | Loser 101 vs. Loser 102 | Miami<\/p>\n
2026 World Cup Finals<\/h2>\n
July 19th<\/h2>\n
Game 104 | Winner 101 vs. Winner 102 | MetLife Stadium (New Jersey)<\/p>\n
When will the official schedule including opponents and times be announced?<\/h2>\n
Saturday, December 6, 2025<\/p>\n
The day after the draw, FIFA will update all matches including times, final venues and confirmed pairings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n