The World Cup 2026

The World Cup happens every four years and sees teams from across the world compete until there's one overall winner. The competition will be hosted by three nations - the United States, Mexico and Canada and will take place between the 11th of June and 19th of July 2026.

The format will see one round of games featuring 48 teams, an increase from the usual 32, separated into 12 groups of four teams, with the top two teams and eight best third-placed teams qualifying for the knockout rounds.

Below are the fixtures and groups as things stand, please note that start times and how you can watch will be updated nearer the time.

Thursday 11th June

2000 UKT - Mexico v South Africa (Group A)

Friday 12th June

0300 UKT - South Korea v Czech Republic (Group A)

2000 UKT - Canada v Bosnia (Group B)

Saturday 13th June

0200 UKT - USA v Paraguay (Group D)

2000 UKT - Qatar v Switzerland (Group B)

2300 UKT - Brazil v Mexico (Group C)

Sunday 14th June

0200 UKT - Haiti v Scotland (Group C)

0500 UKT - Australia v Turkey (Group D)

1800 UKT - Germany v Curaçao (Group E)

2100 UKT - Netherlands v Japan (Group F)

Monday 15th June

0000 UKT - Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Group E)

0300 UKT - Sweden v Tunisia (Group F)

1700 UKT - Spain v Cape Verde (Group H)

2000 UKT - Belgium v Egypt (Group H)

2300 UKT - Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Group H)

Tuesday 16th June

0200 UKT - Iran v New Zealand (Group G)

2000 UKT - France v Senegal (Group I)

2300 UKT - Iraq v Norway (Group I)

Wednesday 17th June

0200 UKT - Argentina v Algeria (Group J)

0500 UKT - Austria v Jordan (Group J)

1800 UKT - Portugal v Congo DR (Group K)

2100 UKT - England v Croatia (Group L)

Thursday 18th June

0000 UKT - Ghana v Panama (Group L)

0300 UKT - Uzbekistan v Colombia (Group K)

1700 UKT - Czech Republic v South Africa (Group A)

2000 UKT - Switzerland v Bosnia (Group B)

2300 UKT - Canada v Qatar (Group B)

All dates and timings subject to change, BFBS is not responsible for any changes.