2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Full, Including Crazy Run of 24 Games in Just Four Days During the Group Stage
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin in Mexico City on June 11 and conclude with the final in New Jersey on July 19.
Lasting 39 days from start to finish, it will be the longest World Cup that FIFA has ever staged.
The previous Men's World Cup in Qatar in 2022 took place over just 29 days.
There will be a total of 104 games played during the 2026 World Cup - 40 more than in any previous FIFA tournament.
FIFA revealed the schedule for the first ever 48-team World Cup on Sunday, 858 days before the tournament's confirmed start date.
AT&T Stadium in Dallas will host nine matches - more than any other venue.
SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium and New Jersey's MetLife Stadium will each stage eight games.
Canada will host 13 matches - seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto.
Meanwhile, 13 games will take place in Mexico across Mexico City (five) Guadalajara (four) and Monterrey (four).
All games from the quarter-finals onwards will be staged in the USA.
2026 FIFA World Cup Venues
- Dallas (AT&T Stadium) - 9 games, including a semi-final
- New Jersey (MetLife Stadium) - 8 games, including the final
- Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) - 8 games, including a semi-final
- Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) - 8 games, including a quarter-final
- Miami (Hard Rock Stadium) - 7 games, including a quarter-final and the third-place match
- Boston (Gillette Stadium) - 7 games, including a quarter-final
- Vancouver (BC Place) - 7 games
- Houston (NRG Stadium) - 7 games
- Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium) - 6 games, including a quarter-final
- Toronto (BMO Field) - 6 games
- Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field) - 6 games
- San Francisco (Levi's Stadium) - 6 games
- Seattle (Lumen Field) - 6 games
- Mexico City (Estadio Azteca) - 5 games
- Guadalajara (Estadio Akron) - 4 games
- Monterrey (Estadio BBVA) - 4 games
Mexico will feature in the tournament's first match at the Estadio Azteca, which will also stage El Tri's third group game.
In between those matches, Mexico will play in Guadalajara.
Two of the USMNT's group games will be held in Los Angeles, with the other taking place in Seattle.
Canada will start at Toronto's BMO Field before playing consecutive matches in Vancouver at BC Place.
USMNT's 2026 World Cup group stage schedule
- June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
- June 19 at Lumen Field in Seattle
- June 25 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
Mexico's 2026 World Cup group stage schedule
- June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City
- June 18 at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara
- June 24 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City
Canada's 2026 World Cup group stage schedule
- June 12 at BMO Field (Toronto)
- June 18 at BC Place (Vancouver)
- June 24 at BC Place (Vancouver)
The group stage will last 17 days, with multiple matches taking place each day.
There will only be two games per day on June 11 and 12, but the next nine days will each feature four matches back to back.
The busiest days of the tournament will be June 24, 25, 26 and 27. There will be 24 games held across this four-day period at the end of the group stage - six matches per day.
2026 FIFA World Cup match schedule in full
| Match | Date | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | June 11 | Estadio Azteca | Group stage (Mexico's 1st game) |
2 | June 11 | Estadio Akron | Group stage |
3 | June 12 | BMO Field | Group stage (Canada's 1st game) |
4 | June 12 | SoFi Stadium | Group stage (USMNT's 1st game) |
5 | June 13 | Gillette Stadium | Group stage |
6 | June 13 | BC Place | Group stage |
7 | June 13 | MetLife Stadium | Group stage |
8 | June 13 | Levi's Stadium | Group stage |
9 | June 14 | Lincoln Financial Field | Group stage |
10 | June 14 | NRG Stadium | Group stage |
11 | June 14 | AT&T Stadium | Group stage |
12 | June 14 | Estadio BBVA | Group stage |
13 | June 15 | Hard Rock Stadium | Group stage |
14 | June 15 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Group stage |
15 | June 15 | SoFi Stadium | Group stage |
16 | June 15 | Lumen Field | Group stage |
17 | June 16 | MetLife Stadium | Group stage |
18 | June 16 | Gillette Stadium | Group stage |
19 | June 16 | Arrowhead Stadium | Group stage |
20 | June 16 | Levi's Stadium | Group stage |
21 | June 17 | BMO Field | Group stage |
22 | June 17 | AT&T Stadium | Group stage |
23 | June 17 | NRG Stadium | Group stage |
24 | June 17 | Estadio Azteca | Group stage |
25 | June 18 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Group stage |
26 | June 18 | SoFi Stadium | Group stage |
27 | June 18 | BC Place | Group stage (Canada's 2nd game) |
28 | June 18 | Estadio Akron | Group stage (Mexico's 2nd game) |
29 | June 19 | Lincoln Financial Field | Group stage |
30 | June 19 | Gillette Stadium | Group stage |
31 | June 19 | Levi's Stadium | Group stage |
32 | June 19 | Lumen Field | Group stage (USMNT's 2nd game) |
33 | June 20 | BMO Field | Group stage |
34 | June 20 | Arrowhead Stadium | Group stage |
35 | June 20 | NRG Stadium | Group stage |
36 | June 20 | Estadio BBVA | Group stage |
37 | June 21 | Hard Rock Stadium | Group stage |
38 | June 21 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Group stage |
39 | June 21 | SoFi Stadium | Group stage |
40 | June 21 | BC Place | Group stage |
41 | June 22 | MetLife Stadium | Group stage |
42 | June 22 | Lincoln Financial Field | Group stage |
43 | June 22 | AT&T Stadium | Group stage |
44 | June 22 | Levi's Stadium | Group stage |
45 | June 23 | Gillette Stadium | Group stage |
46 | June 23 | BMO Field | Group stage |
47 | June 23 | NRG Stadium | Group stage |
48 | June 23 | Estadio Akron | Group stage |
49 | June 24 | Hard Rock Stadium | Group stage |
50 | June 24 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Group stage |
51 | June 24 | BC Place | Group stage (Canada's 3rd game) |
52 | June 24 | Lumen Field | Group stage |
52 | June 24 | Estadio Azteca | Group stage (Mexico's 3rd game) |
54 | June 24 | Estadio BBVA | Group stage |
55 | June 25 | Lincoln Financial Field | Group stage |
56 | June 25 | MetLife Stadium | Group stage |
57 | June 25 | AT&T Stadium | Group stage |
58 | June 25 | Arrowhead Stadium | Group stage |
59 | June 25 | SoFi Stadium | Group stage (USMNT's 3rd game) |
60 | June 25 | Levi's Stadium | Group stage |
61 | June 26 | Gillette Stadium | Group stage |
62 | June 26 | BMO Field | Group stage |
63 | June 26 | Lumen Field | Group stage |
64 | June 26 | BC Place | Group stage |
65 | June 26 | NRG Stadium | Group stage |
66 | June 26 | Estadio Akron | Group stage |
67 | June 27 | MetLife Stadium | Group stage |
68 | June 27 | Lincoln Financial Field | Group stage |
69 | June 27 | Arrowhead Stadium | Group stage |
70 | June 27 | AT&T Stadium | Group stage |
71 | June 27 | Hard Rock Stadium | Group stage |
72 | June 27 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Group stage |
73 | June 28 | SoFi Stadium | Round of 32 |
74 | June 29 | Gillette Stadium | Round of 32 |
75 | June 29 | Estadio BBVA | Round of 32 |
76 | June 29 | NRG Stadium | Round of 32 |
77 | June 30 | MetLife Stadium | Round of 32 |
78 | June 30 | AT&T Stadium | Round of 32 |
79 | June 30 | Estadio Azteca | Round of 32 |
80 | July 1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Round of 32 |
81 | July 1 | Levi's Stadium | Round of 32 |
82 | July 1 | Lumen Field | Round of 32 |
83 | July 2 | BMO Field | Round of 32 |
84 | July 2 | SoFi Stadium | Round of 32 |
85 | July 2 | BC Place | Round of 32 |
86 | July 3 | Hard Rock Stadium | Round of 32 |
87 | July 3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Round of 32 |
88 | July 3 | AT&T Stadium | Round of 32 |
89 | July 4 | Lincoln Financial Field | Round of 16 |
90 | July 4 | NRG Stadium | Round of 16 |
91 | July 5 | MetLife Stadium | Round of 16 |
92 | July 5 | Estadio Azteca | Round of 16 |
93 | July 6 | AT&T Stadium | Round of 16 |
94 | July 6 | Lumen Field | Round of 16 |
95 | July 7 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Round of 16 |
96 | July 7 | BC Place | Round of 16 |
97 | July 9 | Gillette Stadium | Quarter-final |
98 | July 10 | SoFi Stadium | Quarter-final |
99 | July 11 | Hard Rock Stadium | Quarter-final |
100 | July 11 | Arrowhead Stadium | Quarter-final |
101 | July 14 | AT&T Stadium | Semi-final |
102 | July 15 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Semi-final |
103 | July 18 | Hard Rock Stadium | Third place play-off |
104 | July 19 | MetLife Stadium | Final |
