FIFA

World Cup 2026

Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026  ·  USA  ·  Canada  ·  Mexico

KICKS OFF IN
15:00 ET Jun 11  ·  03:00 HKT Jun 12
48
Teams
104
Matches
16
Venues
12
Groups
3
Hosts

Group stage

Jun 11 – Jun 27 · 72 matches

Round of 32

Jun 28 – Jul 3 · 16 matches

Round of 16

Jul 4 – Jul 7 · 8 matches

Quarterfinals

Jul 9 – Jul 10 · 4 matches

Semifinals

Jul 14 – Jul 15 · 2 matches

Final

Jul 19 · MetLife Stadium

HKT (GMT+8) reference

EDT = UTC−4. HKT = UTC+8. Formula: HKT = ET + 12 h. Matches at 12:00 ET or later fall the next calendar day in HKT. The only exception is midnight ET (00:00) — that converts to 12:00 HKT the same day.

00:00 ET midnight
12:00 HKT
12:00 ET noon
00:00 HKT +1d
15:00 ET
03:00 HKT +1d
18:00 ET
06:00 HKT +1d
21:00 ET
09:00 HKT +1d
Final 15:00 ET Jul 19
03:00 HKT Jul 20

16 venues

#VenueCityCountryCap.

Venue assignments per match are estimated. All 72 group-stage kickoff times are official per FIFA / beIN Sports.

Official ET times from FIFA / beIN Sports. HKT +1d = Hong Kong Time, next calendar day. Midnight ET (00:00) = 12:00 HKT same day.

Top 2 from each group + 8 best third-place teams qualify (32 total). The bracket below flows R32 → R16 → QF → SF → Final. Teams are TBD until the group stage ends on Jun 27.

KO times: 15:00 ET = 03:00 HKT +1d  ·  18:00 ET = 06:00 HKT +1d