FIFA World Cup 2026 full schedule announced: Argentina to open campaign on June 16; check full fixture list

The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place in Washington DC on Friday, with US president Donald Trump stealing the show on a day where the defending champions Argentina and the remaining teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams each for the first-ever 48-team edition.

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Trump, after all, had become the first recipient of FIFA’s ‘Peace Prize’ at the John F. Kennedy Center in the US capital, receiving a memento, a medal, and a certificate by Gianni Infantino, president of the governing body for football.

The US President received the peace award before the commencement of the draw, in which current title holders and three-time champions Argentina were placed in Group J along with Algeria, Austria and Jordan.

Brazil, Argentina’s fierce South American rivals who are the most successful team in the tournament’s history with five titles, were placed in Group C alongside Morocco, Haiti and Scotland. Reigning European champions Spain, the team that had won their only world title in 2010, found themselves in Group H along with Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and debutants Cape Verde.

The United States, which will be hosting the lion’s share of fixtures next summer including the semi-finals and the final, have been placed in Group B along with Paraguay, Australia and the winner of Play-off C, while co-hosts Mexico and Canada find themselves in Group A (South Africa, South Korea and Winner Play-off D) and Group B (Qatar, Switzerland and Winner Play-off A) respectively.

FIFA chief Infantino, however, did not reveal the fixtures and venues during the ceremony, which was unveiled by the governing body on Saturday at 1700 GMT (22.30 pm IST). Check out the full schedule of the 2026 FIFA World Cup below.

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2026 FIFA World Cup full schedule

June 11, 2026

Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City

South Korea vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara

June 12

Canada vs. UEFA playoff A (Group B) – Toronto

USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles

June 13

Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New York/New Jersey

Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver

Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston

Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 14

Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Houston

Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia

Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) – Dallas

UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) – Monterrey

June 15

Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta

Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) – Miami

Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle

Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles

June 16

France vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey

FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston

Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City

Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 17

England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Toronto or Dallas

Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) – Toronto or Dallas

Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston or Mexico City

Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Houston or Mexico City

June 18

UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta

Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles

Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver

Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara

June 19

Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia

Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston

UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area

USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle

June 20

Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto

Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City

Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Houston

Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey

June 21

Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta

Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami

Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles

New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver

June 22

France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Philadelphia

Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey

Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas

Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 23

England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston or Toronto

Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Boston or Toronto

Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston or Guadalajara

Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston or Guadalajara

June 24

Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami\

Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta

Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver

UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle

Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City

South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey

June 25

Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – New York/New Jersey

Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia

Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Kansas City

Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Dallas

USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles

Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area

June 26

Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston

Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Toronto

New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver

Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle

Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara

Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston

June 27

Panama vs. England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia

Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – New York/New Jersey or Philadelphia

Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas

Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City

Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami or Atlanta

FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Miami or Atlanta

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

World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey