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Full match schedule of the FIFA World Cup 2026

 Published: 13:18, 7 December 2025

Full match schedule of the FIFA World Cup 2026

With less than six months to go until the FIFA World Cup 2026, the schedule for the 39-day tournament co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States has been released.

Widely considered the most famous sporting event in the world, the 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup will be its biggest ever, with 48 nations participating instead of the usual 32 and with 104 matches to be played in the 16 venues across the three host nations.

Argentina will look to defend the trophy they lifted under their iconic captain, Lionel Messi, at Qatar 2022, while Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will make their debut at the finals.

The tournament will begin in Mexico and wrap up in the US.

What are the groups for the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Group A:
Mexico
South Korea
South Africa
Denmark/Macedonia/Czechia/Ireland

Group B:
Canada
Switzerland
Qatar
Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia

Group C:
Brazil
Morocco
Scotland
Haiti

Group D:
USA
Australia
Paraguay
Turkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Group E:
Germany
Ecuador
Ivory Coast
Curacao

Group F:
Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania

Group G:
Belgium
Iran
Egypt
New Zealand

Group H:
Spain
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde

Group I:
France
Senegal
Norway
Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname

Group J:
Argentina
Austria
Algeria
Jordan

Group K:
Portugal
Colombia
Uzbekistan
DRC/Jamaica/New Caledonia

Group L:
England
Croatia
Panama
Ghana

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