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The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off starting on Thursday, June 11, with matchplay stretching until Sunday, July 19 with the championship final match. For the 23rd edition of the international soccer tournament, all three nations in North America host matches, teams and fans in 16 cities, like New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Mexico City, Miami and others.
If you want to catch all of the soccer action this summer, matches broadcast on FOX and FOX Sports in English and Telemundo and Universo in Spanish. The tournament also livestreams on FOX One and Peacock, respectively.
Ahead of tournament play, there are three opening ceremonies that take place about 90 minutes before the first match in each host nation. In Mexico City, Shakira and Burna Boy headline the show, with Alejandro Fernández, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs and other set to perform on Thursday, June 11, with a start time of 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT.
Meanwhile, both opening ceremonies in Canada and the United States take place on Friday, June 12. In Toronto, Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Elyanna, Jessie Reyez, Michael Bublé and others perform starting at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT, while Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla perform in Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. Check out a complete list of showtimes, match fixtures and kickoff start times here.
