Thu, Jun 11 ·
Group A
Venue
Estadio Banorte (Azteca)
Mexico City
🇺🇸 United States Group D →
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026 · USA · Canada · Mexico
One Tournament. Three Nations. Forty-Eight Teams.
The largest FIFA World Cup in history. 104 matches across 16 cities, watched by an expected 6 billion people.
Kickoff in
15
days
00
hours
00
minutes
00
seconds
Teams
48
New 48-team format
Matches
104
over days of football
Host cities
16
3 nations
Your tournament
Where to watch → United States · Canada · England · Scotland · Australia · New Zealand · Ghana · South Africa
8 · In the tournament
🇺🇸
Your tournament United States
Group D
First match
Fri, Jun 12
United States vs Paraguay
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3 matches All fixtures →
🇨🇦
Canada
Group B
First match
Fri, Jun 12
Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
BMO Field, Toronto
3 matches All fixtures →
🏴
England
Group L
First match
Wed, Jun 17
England vs Croatia
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
3 matches All fixtures →
🏴
Scotland
Group C
First match
Sat, Jun 13
Haiti vs Scotland
Gillette Stadium, Boston
3 matches All fixtures →
🇦🇺
Australia
Group D
First match
Sun, Jun 14
Australia vs Türkiye
BC Place, Vancouver
3 matches All fixtures →
🇳🇿
New Zealand
Group G
First match
Mon, Jun 15
Iran vs New Zealand
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
3 matches All fixtures →
🇬🇭
Ghana
Group L
First match
Wed, Jun 17
Ghana vs Panama
BMO Field, Toronto
3 matches All fixtures →
🇿🇦
South Africa
Group A
First match
Thu, Jun 11
Mexico vs South Africa
Estadio Banorte (Azteca), Mexico City
3 matches All fixtures →
Up first
Full schedule → Opening fixtures
The Azteca opens the show on June 11. The first six matches of the tournament play out across three nations and three days.
Thu, Jun 11 ·
Group A
Venue
Estadio Akron
Guadalajara
Fri, Jun 12 ·
Group B
Venue
BMO Field
Toronto
Fri, Jun 12 ·
Group D
Venue
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles
Sat, Jun 13 ·
Group B
Venue
Levi's Stadium
San Francisco Bay Area
Sat, Jun 13 ·
Group C
Venue
MetLife Stadium
New York / New Jersey
01 – The Draw
All twelve groups → The Groups
Twelve groups, four teams each. Top two advance automatically; the eight best third-placed sides join them in the round of 32.
Group D
- 🇺🇸 United States USA
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay PAR
- 🇦🇺 Australia AUS
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye TUR
Group A
- 🇲🇽 Mexico MEX
- 🇿🇦 South Africa RSA
- 🇰🇷 South Korea KOR
- 🇨🇿 Czechia CZE
Group B
- 🇨🇦 Canada CAN
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland SUI
- 🇶🇦 Qatar QAT
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina BIH
Group C
- 🇧🇷 Brazil BRA
- 🇲🇦 Morocco MAR
- 🏴 Scotland SCO
- 🇭🇹 Haiti HAI
02 – Geography All sixteen venues →
Host Cities
Sixteen cities across three nations will stage the tournament's 104 matches.
11
United States
3
Mexico
2
Canada
United States
Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Matches
8
Capacity
71,000
United States
Boston
Gillette Stadium
Matches
7
Capacity
65,878
United States
Dallas
AT&T Stadium
Matches
9
Capacity
92,967
United States
Houston
NRG Stadium
Matches
7
Capacity
72,220
United States
Kansas City
Arrowhead Stadium
Matches
6
Capacity
76,416
United States
Los Angeles
SoFi Stadium
Matches
8
Capacity
70,240
03 – Newsroom
All stories → Latest
National Team
Panama 26: Christiansen Lists Godoy-Led Squad for Second World Cup, Fajardo and Puma Rodríguez Headline Attack
Thomas Christiansen has confirmed Panama's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup. Captain Aníbal Godoy leads only the second Canalero campaign in history, eight years after the country's 2018 debut. Forward José Fajardo and winger Tomás "Puma" Rodríguez headline the attack as joint top scorers in qualifying. Panama open Group L against Ghana in Toronto on June 17 before meeting Croatia and pre-tournament favourites England.
Canaleros Desk 5 min read
National Team
Morocco 26: Ouahbi Names Hakimi-Led Squad for 2026 World Cup, Brahim Díaz and El Kaabi In Attack
Mohamed Ouahbi has named the 26-man Morocco squad for the 2026 World Cup. Achraf Hakimi captains a side built on the spine that made history reaching the Qatar 2022 semi-finals. Real Madrid attacking midfielder Brahim Díaz and Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi headline the attack. Morocco enter as the reigning CAF champions (awarded after the disputed final against Senegal) and arrive in North America with the deepest European-club spread of any African nation.
Atlas Lions Desk 6 min read
National Team
USMNT 26 Confirmed: Pochettino Locks In Pulisic, Balogun and Pepi, Roster Matches Last Week's Leak
Mauricio Pochettino officially confirmed the United States 26-man roster for the 2026 World Cup at an event in New York City on Tuesday. The roster matches the leaked list reported via Footy Access on Instagram last week. Ten first-time World Cup selections, with Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Ricardo Pepi leading. Friendlies vs Senegal in Charlotte and Germany in Chicago precede the June 12 opener against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium.
USMNT Desk 5 min read
04 – Predictor
Predictor
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