⚽ FIFA World Cup 2026 — Group Stage Game Chart
June 11–27 · USA 🇺🇸 Canada 🇨🇦 Mexico 🇲🇽 · 48 teams · 12 groups · 72 matches
Top 2 from each group + the 8 best third-place teams advance to the Round of 32.
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What even is this? The FIFA World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament on the planet 🌍 — 48 national teams, held once every 4 years. This time the USA 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦 & Mexico 🇲🇽 are co-hosting. One team (the tournament winner) lifts the trophy on July 19.
It happens in two phases:
- Group stage — we're here now 👇 The 48 teams are split into 12 groups of 4 (A–L). Inside each group, every team plays the other 3 once.
- Knockouts 🥊 — starts Jun 28. The teams that did best in their group enter a single-elimination bracket: win and you advance, lose and you're out — down to one champion.
How does a team "advance"? Points per game: Win = 3 · Draw (tie) = 1 · Loss = 0. After 3 group games, the top 2 in every group move on, plus the 8 best 3rd-place teams — so 32 of 48 survive into the knockouts.
🔑 How to read the chart
| ✅ 2–0 🇲🇽 | Game's done — score shown, flag is the winner |
| 🤝 1–1 | A draw (tie) — both teams get 1 point |
| (blank) | Hasn't been played yet |
| ▶️ Watch | Tap to watch the game highlights on YouTube (added after the match) |
The Groups
| Grp | Teams |
|---|
| A | 🇲🇽 Mexico · 🇿🇦 South Africa · 🇰🇷 South Korea · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| B | 🇨🇦 Canada · 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina · 🇶🇦 Qatar · 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| C | 🇧🇷 Brazil · 🇲🇦 Morocco · 🇭🇹 Haiti · 🏴 Scotland |
| D | 🇺🇸 USA · 🇵🇾 Paraguay · 🇦🇺 Australia · 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| E | 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇨🇼 Curaçao · 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| F | 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 🇯🇵 Japan · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| G | 🇧🇪 Belgium · 🇪🇬 Egypt · 🇮🇷 Iran · 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| H | 🇪🇸 Spain · 🇨🇻 Cape Verde · 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| I | 🇫🇷 France · 🇸🇳 Senegal · 🇮🇶 Iraq · 🇳🇴 Norway |
| J | 🇦🇷 Argentina · 🇩🇿 Algeria · 🇦🇹 Austria · 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| K | 🇵🇹 Portugal · 🇨🇩 DR Congo · 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| L | 🏴 England · 🇭🇷 Croatia · 🇬🇭 Ghana · 🇵🇦 Panama |
Matchday 1 · June 11–17
| Date | Grp | Match | Location | Result | Highlights |
|---|
| Thu Jun 11 | A | Mexico vs South Africa | 🇲🇽 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca | ✅ 2–0 🇲🇽 | ▶️ Watch |
| Thu Jun 11 | A | South Korea vs Czech Republic | 🇲🇽 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron | ✅ 2–1 🇰🇷 | ▶️ Watch |
| Fri Jun 12 | B | Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | 🇨🇦 Toronto · BMO Field | 🤝 1–1 | ▶️ Watch |
| Fri Jun 12 | D | USA vs Paraguay | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium | ✅ 4–1 🇺🇸 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sat Jun 13 | B | Qatar vs Switzerland | 🇺🇸 San Francisco · Levi's Stadium | 🤝 1–1 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sat Jun 13 | C | Brazil vs Morocco | 🇺🇸 New York/NJ · MetLife Stadium | 🤝 1–1 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sat Jun 13 | C | Haiti vs Scotland | 🇺🇸 Boston · Gillette Stadium | ✅ 0–1 🏴 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sat Jun 13 | D | Australia vs Turkey | 🇨🇦 Vancouver · BC Place | ✅ 2–0 🇦🇺 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sun Jun 14 | E | Germany vs Curaçao | 🇺🇸 Houston · NRG Stadium | ✅ 7–1 🇩🇪 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sun Jun 14 | E | Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | 🇺🇸 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field | ✅ 1–0 🇨🇮 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sun Jun 14 | F | Netherlands vs Japan | 🇺🇸 Dallas · AT&T Stadium | 🤝 2–2 | ▶️ Watch |
| Sun Jun 14 | F | Sweden vs Tunisia | 🇲🇽 Monterrey · Estadio BBVA | ✅ 5–1 🇸🇪 | ▶️ Watch |
| Mon Jun 15 | G | Belgium vs Egypt | 🇺🇸 Seattle · Lumen Field | — | — |
| Mon Jun 15 | G | Iran vs New Zealand | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium | — | — |
| Mon Jun 15 | H | Spain vs Cape Verde | 🇺🇸 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium | — | — |
| Mon Jun 15 | H | Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay | 🇺🇸 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 16 | I | France vs Senegal | 🇺🇸 New York/NJ · MetLife Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 16 | I | Iraq vs Norway | 🇺🇸 Boston · Gillette Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 16 | J | Argentina vs Algeria | 🇺🇸 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 16 | J | Austria vs Jordan | 🇺🇸 San Francisco · Levi's Stadium | — | — |
| Wed Jun 17 | K | Portugal vs DR Congo | 🇺🇸 Houston · NRG Stadium | — | — |
| Wed Jun 17 | K | Uzbekistan vs Colombia | 🇲🇽 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca | — | — |
| Wed Jun 17 | L | England vs Croatia | 🇺🇸 Dallas · AT&T Stadium | — | — |
| Wed Jun 17 | L | Ghana vs Panama | 🇨🇦 Toronto · BMO Field | — | — |
Matchday 2 · June 18–23
| Date | Grp | Match | Location | Result | Highlights |
|---|
| Thu Jun 18 | A | Mexico vs South Korea | 🇲🇽 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron | — | — |
| Thu Jun 18 | A | Czech Republic vs South Africa | 🇺🇸 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium | — | — |
| Thu Jun 18 | B | Canada vs Qatar | 🇨🇦 Vancouver · BC Place | — | — |
| Thu Jun 18 | B | Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium | — | — |
| Fri Jun 19 | C | Brazil vs Haiti | 🇺🇸 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field | — | — |
| Fri Jun 19 | C | Scotland vs Morocco | 🇺🇸 Boston · Gillette Stadium | — | — |
| Fri Jun 19 | D | USA vs Australia | 🇺🇸 Seattle · Lumen Field | — | — |
| Fri Jun 19 | D | Turkey vs Paraguay | 🇺🇸 San Francisco · Levi's Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 20 | E | Germany vs Ivory Coast | 🇨🇦 Toronto · BMO Field | — | — |
| Sat Jun 20 | E | Ecuador vs Curaçao | 🇺🇸 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 20 | F | Netherlands vs Sweden | 🇺🇸 Houston · NRG Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 20 | F | Tunisia vs Japan | 🇲🇽 Monterrey · Estadio BBVA | — | — |
| Sun Jun 21 | G | Belgium vs Iran | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium | — | — |
| Sun Jun 21 | G | New Zealand vs Egypt | 🇨🇦 Vancouver · BC Place | — | — |
| Sun Jun 21 | H | Spain vs Saudi Arabia | 🇺🇸 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium | — | — |
| Sun Jun 21 | H | Uruguay vs Cape Verde | 🇺🇸 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium | — | — |
| Mon Jun 22 | I | France vs Iraq | 🇺🇸 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field | — | — |
| Mon Jun 22 | I | Norway vs Senegal | 🇺🇸 New York/NJ · MetLife Stadium | — | — |
| Mon Jun 22 | J | Argentina vs Austria | 🇺🇸 Dallas · AT&T Stadium | — | — |
| Mon Jun 22 | J | Jordan vs Algeria | 🇺🇸 San Francisco · Levi's Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 23 | K | Portugal vs Uzbekistan | 🇺🇸 Houston · NRG Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 23 | K | Colombia vs DR Congo | 🇲🇽 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron | — | — |
| Tue Jun 23 | L | England vs Ghana | 🇺🇸 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium | — | — |
| Tue Jun 23 | L | Panama vs Croatia | 🇨🇦 Toronto · BMO Field | — | — |
Matchday 3 · June 24–27
Final group games — both matches in a group kick off simultaneously 🍿
| Date | Grp | Match | Location | Result | Highlights |
|---|
| Wed Jun 24 | A | Czech Republic vs Mexico | 🇲🇽 Mexico City · Estadio Azteca | — | — |
| Wed Jun 24 | A | South Africa vs South Korea | 🇲🇽 Monterrey · Estadio BBVA | — | — |
| Wed Jun 24 | B | Switzerland vs Canada | 🇨🇦 Vancouver · BC Place | — | — |
| Wed Jun 24 | B | Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar | 🇺🇸 Seattle · Lumen Field | — | — |
| Wed Jun 24 | C | Scotland vs Brazil | 🇺🇸 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium | — | — |
| Wed Jun 24 | C | Morocco vs Haiti | 🇺🇸 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium | — | — |
| Thu Jun 25 | D | Turkey vs USA | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium | — | — |
| Thu Jun 25 | D | Paraguay vs Australia | 🇺🇸 San Francisco · Levi's Stadium | — | — |
| Thu Jun 25 | E | Ecuador vs Germany | 🇺🇸 New York/NJ · MetLife Stadium | — | — |
| Thu Jun 25 | E | Curaçao vs Ivory Coast | 🇺🇸 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field | — | — |
| Thu Jun 25 | F | Tunisia vs Netherlands | 🇺🇸 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium | — | — |
| Thu Jun 25 | F | Japan vs Sweden | 🇺🇸 Dallas · AT&T Stadium | — | — |
| Fri Jun 26 | G | New Zealand vs Belgium | 🇨🇦 Vancouver · BC Place | — | — |
| Fri Jun 26 | G | Egypt vs Iran | 🇺🇸 Seattle · Lumen Field | — | — |
| Fri Jun 26 | H | Uruguay vs Spain | 🇲🇽 Guadalajara · Estadio Akron | — | — |
| Fri Jun 26 | H | Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia | 🇺🇸 Houston · NRG Stadium | — | — |
| Fri Jun 26 | I | Norway vs France | 🇺🇸 Boston · Gillette Stadium | — | — |
| Fri Jun 26 | I | Senegal vs Iraq | 🇨🇦 Toronto · BMO Field | — | — |
| Sat Jun 27 | J | Jordan vs Argentina | 🇺🇸 Dallas · AT&T Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 27 | J | Algeria vs Austria | 🇺🇸 Kansas City · Arrowhead Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 27 | K | Colombia vs Portugal | 🇺🇸 Miami · Hard Rock Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 27 | K | DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | 🇺🇸 Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 27 | L | Panama vs England | 🇺🇸 New York/NJ · MetLife Stadium | — | — |
| Sat Jun 27 | L | Croatia vs Ghana | 🇺🇸 Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field | — | — |
What's Next 🏆
| Round | Dates |
|---|
| Round of 32 | Jun 28 – Jul 3 |
| Round of 16 | Jul 4–7 |
| Quarterfinals | Jul 9–11 |
| Semifinals | Jul 14–15 |
| Third place | Jul 18 |
| Final (MetLife Stadium, NJ) | Jul 19 |