How to watch World Cup 2026: TV channels, live streams and fixture schedule for FIFA tournament

The FIFA World Cup is considered the most illustrious competition on the global football calendar.

Held every four years, winning the World Cup is believed to be the pinnacle achievement of a player's career, as winners are painted as international heroes.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, joint-hosted across North America by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will be the biggest of its kind, expanding to 48 teams, the largest-ever field in this tournament's storied history.

The Sporting News brings you all the details about the tournament, including how to tune in, key dates for the competition, and an overview of the match schedule.

MORE: Complete FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule

How to watch World Cup 2026: TV channels, live streams

• ENGLISH:
  • TV channel: FOX
  • Streaming: fubo, Fox One, Fox Sports app/website
• SPANISH:
  • TV channel: Telemundo
  • Streaming: fubo, Peacock

FOX is the main English-language FIFA broadcast partner in the United States, and will have the rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil.

The broadcaster has announced that all 104 matches of the tournament will be televised throughout the competition. 69 matches from the competition will air on the main FOX network channel, while 35 others will be televised on FS1.

For Spanish-language coverage, all 104 matches will stream live on Peacock, with 92 matches airing on Telemundo and 12 on Universo.

All those channels, both English and Spanish, are available to stream in the United States on fubo, who are offering a FREE trial for new users.

Every match will also stream live on FOX One and the FOX Sports app.

Key dates for World Cup 2026

Here are all the most important dates for World Cup fans to know during the tournament:

• May 29-June 7: Pre-World Cup international friendlies contested
• June 11: Opening match of the 2026 World Cup
• July 19: 2026 World Cup final

Here is an overview of the World Cup match schedule:

Stage	Round	Dates
Group stage	Round 1	June 11-17
	Round 2	June 18-23
	Round 3	June 24-27
Knockout stage	Round of 32	June 28-July 3
	Round of 16	July 4-7
	Quarterfinals	July 9-11
	Semifinals	July 14-15
	3rd place match	July 18
	Final	July 19

What are the groups for World Cup 2026?

Group A table

PosTeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Czechia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group A fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Thu, Jun. 11	3 p.m.	Mexico vs. South Africa	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Thu, Jun. 11	10 p.m.	South Korea vs. Czechia	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Thu, Jun. 18	12 p.m.	Czechia vs. South Africa	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Thu, Jun. 18	9 p.m.	Mexico vs. South Korea	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Wed, Jun. 24	9 p.m.	Czechia vs. Mexico	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Wed, Jun. 24	9 p.m.	South Africa vs. South Korea	Estadio BBVA (Monterrey, MEX)

STADIUM GUIDES: Estadio Azteca | Estadio Akron | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Estadio BBVA

Group B table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Fri, Jun. 12	3 p.m.	Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Sat, Jun. 13	3 p.m.	Qatar vs. Switzerland	Levi's Stadium (San Francisco, CA)
Thu, Jun. 18	3 p.m.	Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Thu, Jun. 18	6 p.m.	Canada vs. Qatar	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Wed, Jun. 24	3 p.m.	Switzerland vs. Canada	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Wed, Jun. 24	3 p.m.	Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)

STADIUM GUIDES: BMO Field | Levi's Stadium | SoFi Stadium | BC Place | Lumen Field

Group C table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group C fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Sat, Jun. 13	6 p.m.	Brazil vs. Morocco	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Sat, Jun. 13	9 p.m.	Haiti vs. Scotland	Gillette Stadium (Boston, MA)
Fri, Jun. 19	6 p.m.	Scotland vs. Morocco	Gillette Stadium (Boston, MA)
Fri, Jun. 19	9 p.m.	Brazil vs. Haiti	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Wed, Jun. 24	6 p.m.	Scotland vs. Brazil	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)
Wed, Jun. 24	6 p.m.	Morocco vs. Haiti	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

Group D table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group D fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Fri, Jun. 12	9 p.m.	United States vs. Paraguay	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Sat, Jun. 13	12 a.m.	Australia vs. Turkey	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Fri, Jun. 19	3 p.m.	United States vs. Australia	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Sat, Jun. 20	12 a.m.	Turkey vs. Paraguay	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Thu, Jun. 25	10 p.m.	Turkey vs. United States	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Thu, Jun. 25	10 p.m.	Paraguay vs. Australia	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)

STADIUM GUIDES: SoFi Stadium | BC Place | Levi's Stadium | Lumen Field

Group E table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Curacao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group E fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Sun, Jun. 14	1 p.m.	Germany vs. Curacao	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Sun, Jun. 14	7 p.m.	Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Sat, Jun. 20	4 p.m.	Germany vs. Ivory Coast	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Sat, Jun. 20	8 p.m.	Ecuador vs. Curacao	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Thu, Jun. 25	4 p.m.	Ecuador vs. Germany	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Thu, Jun. 25	4 p.m.	Curacao vs. Ivory Coast	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)

Group F table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group F fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Sun, Jun. 14	4 p.m.	Netherlands vs. Japan	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Sun, Jun. 14	10 p.m.	Sweden vs. Tunisia	Estadio BBVA (Monterrey, MEX)
Sat, Jun. 20	1 p.m.	Netherlands vs. Sweden	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Sun, Jun. 21	12 a.m.	Tunisia vs. Japan	Estadio BBVA (Monterrey, MEX)
Thu, Jun. 25	7 p.m.	Tunisia vs. Netherlands	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Thu, Jun. 25	7 p.m.	Japan vs. Sweden	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Group G table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group G fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Mon, June 15	3 p.m.	Belgium vs. Egypt	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Mon, June 15	9 p.m.	Iran vs. New Zealand	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Sun, June 21	3 p.m.	Belgium vs. Iran	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Sun, June 21	9 p.m.	New Zealand vs. Egypt	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Fri, June 26	11 p.m.	New Zealand vs. Belgium	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Fri, June 26	11 p.m.	Egypt vs. Iran	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)

Group H table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group H fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Mon, Jun. 15	12 p.m.	Spain vs. Cape Verde	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Mon, Jun. 15	6 p.m.	Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Sun, Jun. 21	12 p.m.	Spain vs. Saudi Arabia	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Sun, Jun. 21	6 p.m.	Uruguay vs. Cape Verde	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Fri, Jun. 26	8 p.m.	Uruguay vs. Spain	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Fri, Jun. 26	8 p.m.	Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)

Group I table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group I fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Tue, Jun. 16	3 p.m.	France vs. Senegal	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Tue, Jun. 16	6 p.m.	Iraq vs. Norway	Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Mon, Jun. 22	5 p.m.	France vs. Iraq	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Mon, Jun. 22	8 p.m.	Norway vs. Senegal	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Fri, Jun. 26	3 p.m.	Norway vs. France	Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Fri, Jun. 26	3 p.m.	Senegal vs. Iraq	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)

Group J table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group J fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Tue, Jun. 16	9 p.m.	Argentina vs. Algeria	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Tue, Jun. 17	12 a.m.	Austria vs. Jordan	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Mon, Jun. 22	1 p.m.	Argentina vs. Austria	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Mon, Jun. 22	11 p.m.	Jordan vs. Algeria	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Sat, Jun. 27	10 p.m.	Jordan vs. Argentina	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Sat, Jun. 27	10 p.m.	Algeria vs. Austria	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Group K table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group K fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Wed, Jun. 17	1 p.m.	Portugal vs. DR Congo	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Wed, Jun. 17	10 p.m.	Uzbekistan vs. Colombia	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Tue, Jun. 23	1 p.m.	Portugal vs. Uzbekistan	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Tue, Jun. 23	10 p.m.	Colombia vs. DR Congo	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Sat, Jun. 27	7:30 p.m.	Colombia vs. Portugal	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Sat, Jun. 27	7:30 p.m.	DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

Group L table

Pos.TeamPTSGPWLDGFGAGD

1.	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group L fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Location
Wed, Jun. 17	4 p.m.	England vs. Croatia	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Wed, Jun. 17	7 p.m.	Ghana vs. Panama	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Tue, Jun. 23	4 p.m.	England vs. Ghana	Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Tue, Jun. 23	7 p.m.	Panama vs. Croatia	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Sat, Jun. 27	5 p.m.	Panama vs. England	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Sat, Jun. 27	5 p.m.	Croatia vs. Ghana	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)