48 teams are competing to advance to the knockout stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which got underway on June. Each group will only have the top two teams move on. The South Americans are already in the lead for one of the top two slots after Ecuador made history by defeating Qatar, the host nation, in the opening match.
FIFA World Cup 26 Group Stage fixtures
Thursday, 11 June 2026 Match 1 – Group A (Mexico #1) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Match 2 – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday, 12 June 2026 Match 3 – Group B (Canada #1) – Toronto Stadium Match 4 – Group D (USA #1) – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday, 13 June 2026 Match 5 – Group C – Boston Stadium Match 6 – Group D – BC Place Vancouver Match 7 – Group C – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 8 – Group B – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Sunday, 14 June 2026 Match 9 – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium Match 10 – Group E – Houston Stadium Match 11 – Group F – Dallas Stadium Match 12 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
Monday, 15 June 2026 Match 13 – Group H – Miami Stadium Match 14 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium Match 15 – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium Match 16 – Group G – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 Match 17 – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 18 – Group I – Boston Stadium Match 19 – Group J – Kansas City Stadium Match 20 – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 Match 21 – Group L – Toronto Stadium Match 22 – Group L – Dallas Stadium Match 23 – Group K – Houston Stadium Match 24 – Group K – Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Thursday, 18 June 2026 Match 25 – Group A – Atlanta Stadium Match 26 – Group B – Los Angeles Stadium Match 27 – Group B – (Canada #2) – BC Place Vancouver Match 28 – Group A – (Mexico #2) – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday, 19 June 2026 Match 29 – Group C – Philadelphia Stadium Match 30 – Group C – Boston Stadium Match 31 – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Match 32 – Group D (USA #2) – Seattle Stadium
Saturday, 20 June 2026 Match 33 – Group E – Toronto Stadium Match 34 – Group E – Kansas City Stadium Match 35 – Group F – Houston Stadium Match 36 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey
Sunday, 21 June 2026 Match 37 – Group H – Miami Stadium Match 38 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium Match 39 – Group G – Los Angeles Stadium Match 40 – Group G – BC Place Vancouver
Monday, 22 June 2026 Match 41 – Group I – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 42 – Group I – Philadelphia Stadium Match 43 – Group J – Dallas Stadium Match 44 – Group J – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 Match 45 – Group L – Boston Stadium Match 46 – Group L – Toronto Stadium Match 47 – Group K – Houston Stadium Match 48 – Group K – Estadio Guadalajara
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Match 49 – Group C – Miami Stadium Match 50 – Group C – Atlanta Stadium Match 51 – Group B (Canada #3) – BC Place Vancouver Match 52 – Group B – Seattle Stadium Match 53 – Group A – (Mexico #3) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Match 54 – Group A – Estadio Monterrey
Thursday, 25 June 2026 Match 55 – Group E – Philadelphia Stadium Match 56 – Group E – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 57 – Group F – Dallas Stadium Match 58 – Group F – Kansas City Stadium Match 59 – Group D – (USA #3) – Los Angeles Stadium Match 60 – Group D – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Friday, 26 June 2026 Match 61 – Group I – Boston Stadium Match 62 – Group I – Toronto Stadium Match 63 – Group G – Seattle Stadium Match 64 – Group G – BC Place Vancouver Match 65 – Group H – Houston Stadium Match 66 – Group H – Estadio Guadalajara
Saturday, 27 June 2026 Match 67 – Group L – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 68 – Group L – Philadelphia Stadium Match 69 – Group J – Kansas City Stadium Match 70 – Group J – Dallas Stadium Match 71 – Group K – Miami Stadium Match 72 – Group K – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 – Round of 32 fixtures
Sunday, 28 June 2026 Match 73 – Group A runners-up v Group B runners-up – Los Angeles Stadium
Monday, 29 June 2026 Match 74 – Group E winners v Group A/B/C/D/F third place – Boston Stadium Match 75 – Group F winners v Group C runners-up – Estadio Monterrey Match 76 – Group C winners v Group F runners-up – Houston Stadium
Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Match 77 – Group I winners v Group C/D/F/G/H third place – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 78 – Group E runners up v Group I runners-up – Dallas Stadium Match 79 – Group A winners v Group C/E/F/H/I third place – Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 Match 80 – Group L winners v Group E/H/I/J/K third place – Atlanta Stadium Match 81 – Group D winners v Group B/E/F/I/J third place – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Match 82 – Group G winners v Group A/E/H/I/J third place – Seattle Stadium
Thursday, 2 July 2026 Match 83 – Group K runners-up v Group L runners-up – Toronto Stadium Match 84 – Group H winners v Group J runners-up – Los Angeles Stadium Match 85 – Group B winners v Group E/F/G/I/J third place – BC Place Vancouver
Friday, 3 July 2026 Match 86 – Group J winners v Group H runners-up – Miami Stadium Match 87 – Group K winners v Group D/E/I/J/L third place – Kansas City Stadium Match 88 – Group D runners-up v Group G runners-up – Dallas Stadium
