IMAGE: A Germany fan looks dejected after their defeat against Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match at Boston Stadium on Monday. Photograph: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/David Butler Ii
Key Points
- FIFA World Cup 2026 is the first football world cup to have 48 teams — an expansion from 32.
- Defending champions Argentina take on Algeria in their opening match on June 16.
- Brazil have won the most FIFA World Cup titles, having triumphed in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
The FIFA World Cup 2026, being played across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, has reached the Round of 32 stage.
Austria and Algeria were the last two teams to advance after battling to a 3-3 draw in Kansas City on Saturday.
The result sent Iran out of the tournament.
Iran needed either Algeria or Austria to prevail to move on to the knockout phase for the first time.
Algeria will face Switzerland at BC Place, Vancouver, on July 2 while Austria meet Spain at Los Angeles Stadium on July 2.
Check out the schedule in Indian Standard Time below:
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
Knockout Round | |||
| June 29, Monday | Round of 32: South Africa vs Canada | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 29, Monday | Round of 32: Brazil vs Japan | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 30, Tuesday | Round of 32: Germany vs Paraguay | 2:00 AM | Boston |
| June 30, Tuesday | Round of 32: Netherlands vs Morocco | 6:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 30, Tuesday | Round of 32: Ivory Coast vs Norway | 10:30 PM | Dallas |
| July 1, Wednesday | Round of 32: France vs Sweden | 2:30 AM | New Jersey |
| July 1, Wednesday | Round of 32: Mexico vs Ecuador | 6:30 AM | Mexico City |
| July 1, Wednesday | Round of 32: England vs Congo DR | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| July 2, Thursday | Round of 32: Belgium vs Senegal | 1:30 AM | Seattle |
| July 2, Thursday | Round of 32: USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5:30 AM | San Francisco |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Spain vs Austria | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Portugal vs Croatia | 4:30 AM | Toronto |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Switzerland vs Algeria | 8:30 AM | Vancouver |
| July 3, Friday | Round of 32: Australia vs Egypt | 11:30 PM | Dallas |
| July 4, Saturday | Round of 32: Argentina vs Cape Verde | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| July 4, Saturday | Round of 32: Colombia vs Ghana | 7:00 AM | Kansas City |
| July 4, Saturday | Round of 16 Match 1 | 7:00 AM | Houston |
| July 4, Saturday | Round of 16 Match 2 | 10:30 PM | Philadelphia |
| July 5, Sunday | Round of 16 Match 3 | 2:30 AM | New Jersey |
| July 6, Monday | Round of 16 Match 4 | 1:30 AM | Mexico City |
| July 6, Monday | Round of 16 Match 5 | 5:30 AM | Arlington |
| July 7, Tuesday | Round of 16 Match 6 | 1:30 AM | Seattle |
| July 7, Tuesday | Round of 16 Match 7 | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| July 8, Wednesday | Round of 16 Match 8 | 1:30 AM | Vancouver |
| July 10, Friday | Quarter-Final 1 | 1:30 AM | Foxborough |
| July 11, Saturday | Quarter-Final 2 | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| July 12, Sunday | Quarter-Final 3 | 2:30 AM | Miami |
| July 12, Sunday | Quarter-Final 4 | 6:30 AM | Kansas City |
| July 15, Wednesday | Semi-Final 1 | 12:30 AM | Arlington |
| July 16, Thursday | Semi-Final 2 | 12:30 AM | Atlanta |
| July 19, Sunday | Third Place Play-Off | 2:30 AM | Miami |
| July 20, Monday | FINAL | 12:30 AM | New Jersey |
Group Stage Matches | |||
| June 12, Friday | Group A: Mexico vs South Africa | 12:30 AM | Mexico City |
| June 12, Friday | Group A: South Korea vs Czechia | 7:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 13, Saturday | Group B: Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 13, Saturday | Group D: USA vs Paraguay | 6:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 14, Sunday | Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland | 12:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 14, Sunday | Group C: Brazil vs Morocco | 3:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 14, Sunday | Group C: Haiti vs Scotland | 6:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 14, Sunday | Group D: Australia vs Türkiye | 9:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 14, Sunday | Group E: Germany vs Curaçao | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 15, Monday | Group F: Netherlands vs Japan | 1:30 AM | Arlington |
| June 15, Monday | Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | 4:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 15, Monday | Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia | 7:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 15, Monday | Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group G: Belgium vs Egypt | 12:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group G: Iran vs New Zealand | 6:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group I: France vs Senegal | 12:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 16, Tuesday | Group I: Iraq vs Norway | 3:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group J: Argentina vs Algeria | 6:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group J: Austria vs Jordan | 9:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 17, Wednesday | Group L: England vs Croatia | 1:30 AM | Arlington |
| June 18, Thursday | Group L: Ghana vs Panama | 4:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 18, Thursday | Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia | 7:30 AM | Mexico City |
| June 18, Thursday | Group A: Czechia vs South Africa | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| June 19, Friday | Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 19, Friday | Group B: Canada vs Qatar | 3:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 19, Friday | Group A: Mexico vs South Korea | 6:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 19, Friday | Group D: USA vs Australia | 12:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 19, Friday | Group C: Scotland vs Morocco | 3:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 20, Saturday | Group C: Brazil vs Haiti | 6:00 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 20, Saturday | Group D: Türkiye vs Paraguay | 8:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 20, Saturday | Group F: Netherlands vs Sweden | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 21, Sunday | Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast | 1:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 21, Sunday | Group E: Ecuador vs Curaçao | 5:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 21, Sunday | Group F: Tunisia vs Japan | 9:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 21, Sunday | Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia | 9:30 PM | Atlanta |
| June 22, Monday | Group G: Belgium vs Iran | 12:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 22, Monday | Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| June 22, Monday | Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt | 6:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 22, Monday | Group J: Argentina vs Austria | 10:30 PM | Arlington |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group I: France vs Iraq | 2:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group I: Norway vs Senegal | 5:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group J: Jordan vs Algeria | 8:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 23, Tuesday | Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan | 10:30 PM | Houston |
| June 24, Wednesday | Group L: England vs Ghana | 1:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 24, Wednesday | Group L: Panama vs Croatia | 4:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 24, Wednesday | Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo | 7:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 25, Thursday | Group B: Switzerland vs Canada | 12:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 25, Thursday | Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar | 12:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 25, Thursday | Group C: Morocco vs Haiti | 3:30 AM | Atlanta |
| June 25, Thursday | Group C: Scotland vs Brazil | 3:30 AM | Miami |
| June 25, Thursday | Group A: South Africa vs South Korea | 6:30 AM | Guadalajara |
| June 25, Thursday | Group A: Czechia vs Mexico | 6:30 AM | Mexico City |
| June 26, Friday | Group E: Curaçao vs Ivory Coast | 1:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 26, Friday | Group E: Ecuador vs Germany | 1:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 26, Friday | Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands | 4:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 26, Friday | Group F: Japan vs Sweden | 4:30 AM | Arlington |
| June 26, Friday | Group D: Türkiye vs USA | 7:30 AM | Los Angeles |
| June 26, Friday | Group D: Paraguay vs Australia | 7:30 AM | Santa Clara |
| June 27, Saturday | Group I: Norway vs France | 12:30 AM | Foxborough |
| June 27, Saturday | Group I: Senegal vs Iraq | 12:30 AM | Toronto |
| June 27, Saturday | Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia | 5:30 AM | Houston |
| June 27, Saturday | Group H: Uruguay vs Spain | 5:30 AM | Zapopan |
| June 27, Saturday | Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium | 8:30 AM | Vancouver |
| June 27, Saturday | Group G: Egypt vs Iran | 8:30 AM | Seattle |
| June 28, Sunday | Group L: Panama vs England | 2:30 AM | New Jersey |
| June 28, Sunday | Group L: Croatia vs Ghana | 2:30 AM | Philadelphia |
| June 28, Sunday | Group K: Colombia vs Portugal | 5:00 AM | Miami |
| June 28, Sunday | Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | 5:00 AM | Atlanta |
| June 28, Sunday | Group J: Algeria vs Austria | 7:30 AM | Kansas City |
| June 28, Sunday | Group J: Jordan vs Argentina | 7:30 AM | Arlington |
Where To Watch: The FIFA World Cup will be broadcast live on television by Zee Entertainment through their newly launched Unite8 Sports network, while live streaming will be available on Zee 5 app.
