World Cup groups: See opponents, sites for USMNT and soccer’s best

The eyes of the world will be on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America next summer, with a total of 104 matches to be played at stadiums in Mexico, Canada and the United States.

It all begins on June 11, with the group stage running through June 27. Although the schedule is set, there are still six more spots remaining to be filled through additional qualifying playoffs in March.

The top two teams in each of the 12 groups – and the eight best third-place finishers – advance to knockout stage, which begins on June 28 with the Round of 32. It will all culminate with the World Cup final on July 18 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Here’s how the nations are grouped, along with the complete tournament schedule:

World Cup groups

Group A

• Mexico
• South Africa
• South Korea
• UEFA playoff D (Czechia/Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia)

Group B

• Canada
• UEFA playoff A (Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland)
• Qatar
• Switzerland

Group C

• Brazil
• Morocco
• Haiti
• Scotland

Group D

• United States
• Paraguay
• Australia
• UEFA playoff C (Türkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo)

Group E

• Germany
• Curaçao
• Ivory Coast
• Ecuador

Group F

• Netherlands
• Japan
• UEFA playoff B (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania)
• Tunisia

Group G

• Belgium
• Egypt
• Iran
• New Zealand

Group H

• Spain
• Cape Verde
• Saudi Arabia
• Uruguay

Group I

• France
• Senegal
• FIFA playoff 2 (Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname)
• Norway

Group J

• Argentina
• Algeria
• Austria
• Jordan

Group K

• Portugal
• FIFA playoff 1 (New Caledonia/Jamaica/Congo)
• Uzbekistan
• Colombia

Group L

• England
• Croatia
• Ghana
• Panama

2026 World Cup schedule

ALL TIMES EASTERN

June 11, 2026

• Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City, 3 p.m.
• South Korea vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.

June 12

• Canada vs. UEFA playoff A (Group B) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
• USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

June 13

• Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
• Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
• Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston, 9 p.m.
• Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)

June 14

• Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Houston, 1 p.m.
• Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
• Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) – Dallas, 7 p.m.
• UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) – Monterrey, 10 p.m.

June 15

• Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
• Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
• Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) – Miami, 6 p.m.
• Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

June 16

• France vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
• FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston, 6 p.m.
• Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City, 9 p.m.
• Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)

June 17

• Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston, 1 p.m.
• England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) – Toronto, 7 p.m.
• Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Mexico City, 10 p.m.

June 18

• UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
• Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
• Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
• Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara, 9 p.m.

June 19

• USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
• Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston, 6 p.m.
• Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia, 9 p.m.
• UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)

June 20

• Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Houston, 1 p.m.
• Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto, 4 p.m.
• Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City, 8 p.m.
• Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey, 12 a.m. (11 p.m. local)

June 21

• Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
• Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
• Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami, 6 p.m.
• New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver, 9 p.m.

June 22

• Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas, 1 p.m.
• France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
• Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey, 8 p.m.
• Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area, 11 p.m.

June 23

• Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston, 1 p.m.
• England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston, 4 p.m.
• Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Toronto, 7 p.m.
• Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.

June 24

• Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver, 3 p.m.
• UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
• Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami, 6 p.m.
• Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta, 6 p.m.
• Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City, 9 p.m.
• South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey, 9 p.m.

June 25

• Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – New York/New Jersey, 4 p.m.
• Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
• Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Kansas City, 7 p.m.
• Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Dallas, 7 p.m.
• USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
• Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area, 10 p.m.

June 26

• Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston, 3 p.m.
• Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
• New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver, 8 p.m.
• Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle, 8 p.m.
• Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara, 11 p.m.
• Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston, 1 p.m.

June 27

• Panama vs. England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey, 5 p.m.
• Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
• Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami, 7:30 p.m.
• FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
• Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas, 10 p.m.
• Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City, 10 p.m.

2026 World Cup knockout round schedule

• Round of 32: June 28-July 3
• Round of 16: July 4-July 7
• Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
• Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mecedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
• Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
• World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)