Full 2026 FIFA World Cup Lineup and Match Schedule Confirmed

The full lineup of teams participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been confirmed after the conclusion of the final Play-Off Tournaments.

A further six national teams qualified this week through the play-offs (Sweden, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czechia, Türkiye, Congo DR and Iraq), almost four months after the Final Draw took place in Washington, D.C in front of a global audience of millions of people. It also means that the groups and the match schedule for the tournament are now complete, including the confirmed venues and kick-off times.

In their respective finals. Sweden defeated Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina beat four-time champions Italy (who missed out on a third consecutive FIFA World Cup), Czechia saw off Denmark, Türkiye progressed at the expense of Kosovo, Congo DR went through against Jamaica and Iraq edged past Bolivia.

Türkiye will now join the United States, Paraguay and Australia in Group D, while Bosnia-Herzegovina will be the first opponent for Canada in Group B. Czechia, meanwhile, will be in Group A alongside co-host Mexico, South Africa and South Korea.

For the first time, the tournament will feature 104 matches and 48 teams, including 12 groups of four national teams, and a new round-of-32, before a world champion is decided.

In addition, it is the first time that there will be three host nations for a Men’s FIFA World Cup (Canada, Mexico and the United States), with 16 host cities including 11 in the United States alone.

World Cup Groups Confirmed

• Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia
• Group B: Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
• Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
• Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
• Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
• Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
• Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
• Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
• Group K: Portugal, Congo DR, Uzbekistan, Colombia
• Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

On June 11, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin with Mexico v South Africa in Mexico City, a repeat of the opening match in the 2010 FIFA World Cup that was hosted in South Africa.

The tournament will conclude with the final on July 19 in New York New Jersey.

In some updates to the match schedule, FIFA confirmed that the match between Türkiye and Paraguay on June 19 in San Francisco Bay Area had been moved one hour earlier to begin at 23:00 ET, and that the preceding match between Brazil and Haiti in Philadelphia had been moved 30 minutes earlier to start at 20:30 ET.

Match Schedule

• Vancouver:
  June 13 — Australia v Türkiye
  June 18 — Canada v Qatar
  June 21 — New Zealand v Egypt
  June 24 — Switzerland v Canada
  June 26 — New Zealand v Belgium
  July 2 — Round-of-32 match
  July 7 — Round-of-16 match
• Seattle:
  June 15 — Belgium v Egypt
  June 19 — United States v Australia
  June 24 — Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar
  June 26 — Egypt v Iran
  July 1 — Round-of-32 match
  July 6 — Round-of-16 match
• San Francisco Bay Area:
  June 13 — Qatar v Switzerland
  June 16 – Austria v Jordan
  June 19 — Türkiye v Paraguay
  June 22 — Jordan v Algeria
  June 25 — Paraguay v Australia
  July 1 — Round-of-32 match
• Los Angeles:
  June 12 – United States v Paraguay
  June 15 — Iran v New Zealand
  June 18 — Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina
  June 21 — Belgium v Iran
  June 25 — Türkiye v United States
  June 28/July 2 — Round-of-32 matches
  July 10 — Quarter Final match
• Guadalajara:
  June 11 — South Korea v Czechia
  June 18 — Mexico v South Korea
  June 23 — Colombia v Congo DR
  June 26 — Uruguay v Spain
• Mexico City:
  June 11 – Mexico v South Africa
  June 17 – Uzbekistan v Colombia
  June 24 — Czechia v Mexico
  June 30 — Round-of-32 match
  July 5 – Round-of-16 match
• Monterrey:
  June 14 – Sweden v Tunisia
  June 20 — Tunisia v Japan
  June 24 – South Africa v South Korea
  June 29 — Round-of-32 match
• Houston:
  June 14 — Germany v Curaçao
  June 17 — Portugal v Congo DR
  June 20 — Netherlands v Sweden
  June 23 — Portugal v Uzbekistan
  June 26 — Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia
  June 29 — Round-of-32 match
  July 4 — Round-of-16 match
• Dallas:
  June 14 — Netherlands v Japan
  June 17 — England v Croatia
  June 22 — Argentina v Austria
  June 25 — Japan v Sweden
  June 27 — Jordan v Argentina
  June 30/July 3 — Round-of-32 matches
  July 6 — Round-of-16 match
  July 14 — Semi-Final match
• Kansas City:
  June 16 — Argentina v Algeria
  June 20 — Ecuador v Curaçao
  June 25 — Tunisia v Netherlands
  June 17 — Algeria v Austria
  July 3 — Round-of-32 match
  July 11 — Quarter-Final match
• Atlanta:
  June 15 – Spain v Cape Verde
  June 18 — Czechia v South Africa
  June 21 – Spain v Saudi Arabia
  June 24 — Morocco v Haiti
  June 27 — Congo DR v Uzbekistan
  July 1 — Round-of-32 match
  July 7 — Round-of-16 match
  July 15 — Semi-Final match
• Miami:
  June 15 — Saudi Arabia v Uruguay
  June 21 – Uruguay v Cape Verde
  June 24 — Scotland v Brazil
  June 27 — Colombia v Portugal
  July 3 — Round-of-32 match
  July 11 — Quarter-Final match
  July 18 — Bronze Final match
• Toronto:
  June 12 — Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina
  June 17 — Ghana v Panama
  June 20 — Germany v Ivory Coast
  June 23 — Panama v Croatia
  June 26 — Senegal v Iraq
  July 2 — Round-of-32 match
• Boston:
  June 13 — Haiti v Scotland
  June 16 — Iraq v Norway
  June 19 — Scotland v Morocco
  June 23 — England v Ghana
  June 26 — Norway v France
  June 29 — Round-of-32 match
  July 9 — Quarter-Final match
• Philadelphia:
  June 14 — Ivory Coast v Ecuador
  June 19 — Brazil v Haiti
  June 22 — France v Iraq
  June 25 — Curaçao  v Ivory Coast
  June 27 — Croatia v Ghana
  July 4 — Round-of-16 match
• New York New Jersey:
  June 13 — Brazil v Morocco
  June 16 — France v Senegal
  June 22 — Norway v Senegal
  June 25 — Ecuador v Germany
  June 27 — Panama v England
  June 30 — Round-of-32 match
  July 5 — Round-of-16 match
  July 19 — Final