The 2026 Fifa World Cup starts on June 11 and runs until July 19 - and with 48 teams competing there are more matches than ever before. With those games taking place across the US, Canada and Mexico, some careful planning might be required to make sure you can watch all the games you intend to. See below for a full World Cup fixture guide, complete with UAE kick-off times, venues and TV information for the region. 2026 World Cup fixture guide Thursday, June 11 Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, kick-off 11pm - Mexico City, Mexico Friday, June 12 Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic, kick-off 6am - Zapopan, Mexico Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 11pm - Toronto, Canada Saturday, June 13 Group D: USA vs Paraguay, kick-off 5am - Los Angeles, USA Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland, kick-off 11pm - Santa Clara, USA Sunday, June 14 Group C: Brazil vs Morocco, kick-off 2am - New Jersey, USA Group C: Haiti vs Scotland, kick-off 5am - Foxborough, USA Group D: Australia vs Turkey, kick-off 8am - Vancouver, Canada Group E: Germany vs Curacao, kick-off 9pm - Houston, USA Neymar was included in the Brazil squad. Getty ImagesInfoMonday, June 15 Group F: Netherlands vs Japan, kick-off midnight - Arlington, USA Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, kick-off 3am - Philadelphia, USA Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia, kick-off 6am - Guadalupe, Mexico Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde, kick-off 8pm - Atlanta, USA Group G: Belgium vs Egypt, kick-off 11pm - Seattle, USA Tuesday, June 16 Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, kick-off 2am - Miami, USA Group G: Iran vs New Zealand, kick-off 5am - Los Angeles, USA Group I: France vs Senegal, kick-off 11pm - New Jersey, USA Wednesday, June 17 Group I: Iraq vs Norway, kick-off 2am - Foxborough, USA Group J: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 5am - Kansas City, USA Group J: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 8am - Santa Clara, USA Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo, kick-off 9pm - Houston, USA Cristiano Ronaldo will play at his sixth World Cup finals. PAInfoThursday, June 18 Group L: England vs Croatia, kick-off midnight - Arlington, USA Group L: Ghana vs Panama, kick-off 3am - Toronto, Canada Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia, kick-off 6am - Mexico City, Mexico Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, kick-off 8pm - Atlanta, USA Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 11pm - Los Angeles, USA Friday, June 19 Group B: Canada vs Qatar, kick-off 2am - Vancouver, Canada Group A: Mexico vs South Korea, kick-off 5am - Zapopan, Mexico Group D: USA vs Australia, kick-off 11pm - Seattle, USA Saturday, June 20Group C: Scotland vs Morocco, kick-off 2am - Foxborough, USA Group C: Brazil vs Haiti, kick-off 4.30am - Philadelphia, USA Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay, kick-off 7am - Santa Clara, USA Group A: Netherlands vs Sweden, kick-off 9pm - Houston, USA Sunday, June 21 Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast, kick-off midnight - Toronto, Canada Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao, kick-off 4am - Kansas City, USA Group F: Tunisia vs Japan, kick-off 8am - Guadalupe, Mexico Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 8pm - Atlanta, USA Group G: Belgium vs Iran, kick-off 11pm - Los Angeles, USA Monday, June 22 Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde, kick-off 2am - Miami, USA Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt, kick-off 5am - Vancouver, Canada Group J: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 9pm - Arlington, USA Tuesday, June 23 Group I: France vs Iraq, kick-off 1am - Philadelphia, USA Group I: Norway vs Senegal, kick-off 4am - Toronto, Canada Group J: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 7am - Santa Clara, USA Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 9pm - Houston, USA Wednesday, June 24 Group L: England vs Ghana, kick-off midnight - Foxborough, USA Group L: Panama vs Croatia, kick-off 3am - Foxborough, USA Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo, kick-off 6am - Zapopan, Mexico Group B: Switzerland vs Canada, kick-off 11pm - Vancouver, Canada Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar, kick-off 11pm - Seattle, USA Thursday, June 25 Group C: Morocco vs Haiti, kick-off 2am - Atlanta, USA Group C: Scotland vs Brazil, kick-off 2am - Miami, USA Group A: South Africa vs South Korea, kick-off 5am - Guadalupe, Mexico Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico, kick-off 5am - Mexico City, Mexico Friday, June 26 Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, kick-off midnight - Philadelphia, USA Group E: Ecuador vs Germany, kick-off midnight - New Jersey, USA Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USA Group F: Japan vs Sweden, kick-off 3am - Arlington, USA Group D: Turkey vs USA, kick-off 6am - Los Angeles, USA Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, kick-off 6am - Santa Clara, USA Group I: Norway vs France, kick-off 11pm - Foxborough, USA Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 11pm - Toronto, Canada Lionel Messi and Argentina lifted the trophy at Qatar 2022. AFPInfoSaturday, June 27 Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 4am - Houston, USA Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, kick-off 4am - Zapopan, Mexico Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, kick-off 7am - Vancouver, Canada Group G: Egypt vs Iran, kick-off 7am - Seattle, USA Sunday, June 28 Group L: Panama vs England, kick-off 1am - New Jersey, USA Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 1am - Philadelphia, USA Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, kick-off 3.30am - Miami, USA Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 3.30am - Atlanta, USA Group J: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 6am - Kansas City, USA Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 6am - Arlington, USA Round of 32 - Match 73: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up, kick-off 11pm - Los Angeles, USA Monday, June 29 Round of 32 - Match 76: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up, kick-off 9pm - Houston, USA Tuesday, June 30 Round of 32 - Match 74: Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place, kick-off 12.30am - Foxborough, USA Round of 32 - Match 75: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up, kick-off 5am - Guadalupe, Mexico Round of 32 - Match 78: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up, kick-off 9pm - Arlington, USA Wednesday, July 1 Round of 32 - Match 77: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place, kick-off 1am - New Jersey, USA Round of 32 - Match 79: Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place, kick-off 5am - Mexico City, Mexico Round of 32 - Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place, kick-off 8pm - Atlanta, USA Thursday, July 2 Round of 32 - Match 82: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place, kick-off midnight - Seattle, USA Round of 32 - Match 81: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA Round of 32 - Match 84: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up, kick-off 11pm - Los Angeles, USA Friday, July 3 Round of 32 - Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up, kick-off 3am - Toronto, Canada Round of 32 - Match 85: Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place, kick-off 7am - Vancouver, Canada Round of 32 - Match 88: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up, kick-off 10pm - Arlington, USA Saturday, July 4 Round of 32 - Match 86: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up, kick-off 2am - Miami, USA Round of 32 - Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place, kick-off 5.30am - Kansas City, USA Round of 16 - Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners, kick-off 9pm - Houston, USA Sunday, July 5 Round of 16 - Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners, kick-off 1am - Philadelphia, USA Monday, July 6 Round of 16 - Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners, kick-off midnight - New Jersey, USA Round of 16 - Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners, kick-off 4am - Mexico City, Mexico Round of 16 - Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners, kick-off 11pm - Arlington, USA Tuesday, July 7 Round of 16 - Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners, kick-off 4am - Seattle, USA Round of 16 - Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners, kick-off 8pm - Atlanta, USA Thursday, July 9 Round of 16 - Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners, kick-off midnight - Vancouver, Canada Quarter-final - Match 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners, kick-off midnight - Foxborough, USA Friday, July 10 Quarter-final - Match 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners, kick-off 11pm - Los Angeles, USA Sunday, July 12 Quarter-final - Match 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners, kick-off 1am - Miami, USA Quarter-final - Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners, kick-off 5am - Kansas City, USA Tuesday, July 14 Semi-final - Match 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners, kick-off 11pm - Arlington, USA Wednesday, July 15 Semi-final - Match 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners, kick-off 11pm - Atlanta, USA Sunday, July 19 Third Place Playoff - Match 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers, kick-off 1am - Miami, USA Final - Match 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners, kick-off 11pm - New Jersey, USAHow to watch the 2026 World Cup in the UAE The official broadcast rights for the Fifa World Cup in the UAE and the wider Middle East and North Africa region belong to beIN SPORTS. This network is the only place for watching every match of the tournament live, providing extensive coverage in both Arabic and English.