2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Full, Including Crazy Run of 24 Games in Just Four Days During the Group Stage

FIFA has revealed the full schedule for the 2026 World Cup. 104 games will take place across 16 stadiums. There will be six games per day from June 24 to 27.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin in Mexico City on June 11 and conclude with the final in New Jersey on July 19.

Lasting 39 days from start to finish, it will be the longest World Cup that FIFA has ever staged.

The previous Men's World Cup in Qatar in 2022 took place over just 29 days.

There will be a total of 104 games played during the 2026 World Cup - 40 more than in any previous FIFA tournament.

FIFA revealed the schedule for the first ever 48-team World Cup on Sunday, 858 days before the tournament's confirmed start date.

AT&T Stadium in Dallas will host nine matches - more than any other venue.

SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium and New Jersey's MetLife Stadium will each stage eight games.

Canada will host 13 matches - seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto.

Meanwhile, 13 games will take place in Mexico across Mexico City (five) Guadalajara (four) and Monterrey (four).

All games from the quarter-finals onwards will be staged in the USA.

2026 FIFA World Cup Venues 

• Dallas (AT&T Stadium) - 9 games, including a semi-final
• New Jersey (MetLife Stadium) - 8 games, including the final
• Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) - 8 games, including a semi-final
• Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) - 8 games, including a quarter-final
• Miami (Hard Rock Stadium) - 7 games, including a quarter-final and the third-place match
• Boston (Gillette Stadium) - 7 games, including a quarter-final
• Vancouver (BC Place) - 7 games
• Houston (NRG Stadium) - 7 games
• Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium) - 6 games, including a quarter-final
• Toronto (BMO Field) - 6 games
• Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field) - 6 games
• San Francisco (Levi's Stadium) - 6 games
• Seattle (Lumen Field) - 6 games
• Mexico City (Estadio Azteca) - 5 games
• Guadalajara (Estadio Akron) - 4 games
• Monterrey (Estadio BBVA) - 4 games

Mexico will feature in the tournament's first match at the Estadio Azteca, which will also stage El Tri's third group game.

In between those matches, Mexico will play in Guadalajara.

Two of the USMNT's group games will be held in Los Angeles, with the other taking place in Seattle.

Canada will start at Toronto's BMO Field before playing consecutive matches in Vancouver at BC Place.

USMNT's 2026 World Cup group stage schedule

• June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
• June 19 at Lumen Field in Seattle
• June 25  at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles

Mexico's 2026 World Cup group stage schedule

• June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City
• June 18 at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara
• June 24 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City

Canada's 2026 World Cup group stage schedule

• June 12 at BMO Field (Toronto)
• June 18 at BC Place (Vancouver)
• June 24 at BC Place (Vancouver)

The group stage will last 17 days, with multiple matches taking place each day.

There will only be two games per day on June 11 and 12, but the next nine days will each feature four matches back to back.

The busiest days of the tournament will be June 24, 25, 26 and 27. There will be 24 games held across this four-day period at the end of the group stage - six matches per day.

2026 FIFA World Cup match schedule in full

Match	Date	Venue	Round
1	June 11	Estadio Azteca	Group stage (Mexico's 1st game)
2	June 11	Estadio Akron	Group stage
3	June 12	BMO Field	Group stage (Canada's 1st game)
4	June 12	SoFi Stadium	Group stage (USMNT's 1st game)
5	June 13	Gillette Stadium	Group stage
6	June 13	BC Place	Group stage
7	June 13	MetLife Stadium	Group stage
8	June 13	Levi's Stadium	Group stage
9	June 14	Lincoln Financial Field	Group stage
10	June 14	NRG Stadium	Group stage
11	June 14	AT&T Stadium	Group stage
12	June 14	Estadio BBVA	Group stage
13	June 15	Hard Rock Stadium	Group stage
14	June 15	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Group stage
15	June 15	SoFi Stadium	Group stage
16	June 15	Lumen Field	Group stage
17	June 16	MetLife Stadium	Group stage
18	June 16	Gillette Stadium	Group stage
19	June 16	Arrowhead Stadium	Group stage
20	June 16	Levi's Stadium	Group stage
21	June 17	BMO Field	Group stage
22	June 17	AT&T Stadium	Group stage
23	June 17	NRG Stadium	Group stage
24	June 17	Estadio Azteca	Group stage
25	June 18	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Group stage
26	June 18	SoFi Stadium	Group stage
27	June 18	BC Place	Group stage (Canada's 2nd game)
28	June 18	Estadio Akron	Group stage (Mexico's 2nd game)
29	June 19	Lincoln Financial Field	Group stage
30	June 19	Gillette Stadium	Group stage
31	June 19	Levi's Stadium	Group stage
32	June 19	Lumen Field	Group stage (USMNT's 2nd game)
33	June 20	BMO Field	Group stage
34	June 20	Arrowhead Stadium	Group stage
35	June 20	NRG Stadium	Group stage
36	June 20	Estadio BBVA	Group stage
37	June 21	Hard Rock Stadium	Group stage
38	June 21	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Group stage
39	June 21	SoFi Stadium	Group stage
40	June 21	BC Place	Group stage
41	June 22	MetLife Stadium	Group stage
42	June 22	Lincoln Financial Field	Group stage
43	June 22	AT&T Stadium	Group stage
44	June 22	Levi's Stadium	Group stage
45	June 23	Gillette Stadium	Group stage
46	June 23	BMO Field	Group stage
47	June 23	NRG Stadium	Group stage
48	June 23	Estadio Akron	Group stage
49	June 24	Hard Rock Stadium	Group stage
50	June 24	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Group stage
51	June 24	BC Place	Group stage (Canada's 3rd game)
52	June 24	Lumen Field	Group stage
52	June 24	Estadio Azteca	Group stage (Mexico's 3rd game)
54	June 24	Estadio BBVA	Group stage
55	June 25	Lincoln Financial Field	Group stage
56	June 25	MetLife Stadium	Group stage
57	June 25	AT&T Stadium	Group stage
58	June 25	Arrowhead Stadium	Group stage
59	June 25	SoFi Stadium	Group stage (USMNT's 3rd game)
60	June 25	Levi's Stadium	Group stage
61	June 26	Gillette Stadium	Group stage
62	June 26	BMO Field	Group stage
63	June 26	Lumen Field	Group stage
64	June 26	BC Place	Group stage
65	June 26	NRG Stadium	Group stage
66	June 26	Estadio Akron	Group stage
67	June 27	MetLife Stadium	Group stage
68	June 27	Lincoln Financial Field	Group stage
69	June 27	Arrowhead Stadium	Group stage
70	June 27	AT&T Stadium	Group stage
71	June 27	Hard Rock Stadium	Group stage
72	June 27	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Group stage
73	June 28	SoFi Stadium	Round of 32
74	June 29	Gillette Stadium	Round of 32
75	June 29	Estadio BBVA	Round of 32
76	June 29	NRG Stadium	Round of 32
77	June 30	MetLife Stadium	Round of 32
78	June 30	AT&T Stadium	Round of 32
79	June 30	Estadio Azteca	Round of 32
80	July 1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Round of 32
81	July 1	Levi's Stadium	Round of 32
82	July 1	Lumen Field	Round of 32
83	July 2	BMO Field	Round of 32
84	July 2	SoFi Stadium	Round of 32
85	July 2	BC Place	Round of 32
86	July 3	Hard Rock Stadium	Round of 32
87	July 3	Arrowhead Stadium	Round of 32
88	July 3	AT&T Stadium	Round of 32
89	July 4	Lincoln Financial Field	Round of 16
90	July 4	NRG Stadium	Round of 16
91	July 5	MetLife Stadium	Round of 16
92	July 5	Estadio Azteca	Round of 16
93	July 6	AT&T Stadium	Round of 16
94	July 6	Lumen Field	Round of 16
95	July 7	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Round of 16
96	July 7	BC Place	Round of 16
97	July 9	Gillette Stadium	Quarter-final
98	July 10	SoFi Stadium	Quarter-final
99	July 11	Hard Rock Stadium	Quarter-final
100	July 11	Arrowhead Stadium	Quarter-final
101	July 14	AT&T Stadium	Semi-final
102	July 15	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Semi-final
103	July 18	Hard Rock Stadium	Third place play-off
104	July 19	MetLife Stadium	Final

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will witness 104 games in 39 days.

That includes 72 games in the group stage, just to cut 48 teams down to 32.

There will be SIX GAMES PER DAY on June 24, 25, 26 & 27 at the end of the group stage.https://t.co/4GBc3ffWjf pic.twitter.com/rzypbbQFXP

— Robert Summerscales (@robsummerscales) February 5, 2024