2026 World Cup Roadmap: Every Game, City, and Date Revealed

The wait is over. The 2026 World Cup finally has a roadmap.

All 104 games. Every kick, every city, every date locked in from June 11 to July 19 across the USA, Canada and Mexico. A 48–team behemoth spread over 16 stadiums, stitched together into a month-long march that starts at altitude in Mexico City and ends under the lights in New Jersey.

A tournament built on three nations and one vast canvas

The curtain rises on Thursday, June 11 at the Estadio Azteca, a venue soaked in World Cup history. Mexico open Group A against South Africa at 3pm ET, the first act of a tournament that will crisscross a continent. Later that night, South Korea meet Czechia in Guadalajara at Estadio Akron, a reminder that this World Cup will not ease in gently.

From there, the schedule explodes outward. Toronto, Vancouver, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Miami, Boston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Monterrey, Guadalajara, New York/New Jersey: all of them step into the global spotlight.

Telemundo and Universo will carry the action on television in Spanish, with Peacock streaming all 104 matches en Español. Ninety–two games land on Telemundo, 12 on Universo. The rhythm is relentless; the gaps between marquee fixtures often measured in hours, not days.

Group stage: giants, journeys and brutal travel

Group A belongs to Mexico’s traveling circus. After opening in Mexico City, they head back to Guadalajara to face South Korea on June 18, then return to the Azteca for a heavyweight closer against Czechia on June 24. South Africa and South Korea complete their group campaigns in Monterrey that same night.

Canada headline Group B, and their path is a neat tour of home turf. They start in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12, then move west to Vancouver for clashes with Qatar (June 18) and Switzerland (June 24). Qatar’s journey is more punishing: San Francisco Bay Area, Vancouver, then Seattle in the space of 11 days.

Brazil take center stage in Group C, opening at MetLife Stadium against Morocco on June 13. From New York/New Jersey they swing to Philadelphia to meet Haiti on June 19, then down to Miami for a glamour tie against Scotland on June 24. Scotland, for their part, live the East Coast grind: Boston–Boston–Miami.

The USA land in Group D with a schedule designed for prime-time drama. They start on June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles against Paraguay at 9pm ET, then head north to Seattle for a meeting with Australia on June 19. The group stage closes where it began: back at SoFi on June 25, this time against Turkiye in a late-night showdown.

Germany’s Group E route cuts across North America. They open in Houston against Curacao on June 14, then fly to Toronto for a meeting with Ivory Coast on June 20 before a blockbuster against Ecuador at MetLife on June 25. Ivory Coast and Ecuador share Philadelphia and Kansas City before their own decisive dates.

Group F sends the Netherlands and Sweden into the furnace. The Dutch open against Japan at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on June 14, then face Sweden in Houston on June 20 and close in Kansas City against Tunisia on June 25. Sweden’s journey runs Monterrey–Houston–Dallas; Japan’s is Dallas–Monterrey–Dallas again.

In Group G, Belgium and Egypt are handed a Pacific Northwest and West Coast loop. Belgium start in Seattle against Egypt on June 15, then move to Los Angeles to face Iran on June 21 and finish in Vancouver against New Zealand on June 26. Egypt go Seattle–Vancouver–Seattle, with their final group game against Iran on Universo.

Spain’s Group H story is written in the South. They open in Atlanta against Cape Verde on June 15, then twice face Gulf opposition: Saudi Arabia in Atlanta on June 21 and Uruguay in Guadalajara on June 26. Uruguay’s run is pure heat: Miami–Miami–Guadalajara.

France headline Group I, beginning at MetLife against Senegal on June 16. They then meet Iraq in Philadelphia on June 22 before a potentially decisive clash with Norway in Boston on June 26. Norway’s route is Boston–New York/New Jersey–Boston, with Senegal hopping between New Jersey and Toronto.

Argentina’s Group J route is pure box office. They open in Kansas City against Algeria on June 16, move to Dallas to face Austria on June 22, then close against Jordan back at AT&T Stadium on June 27. Algeria and Austria both split their time between Kansas City and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Portugal’s Group K is anchored in Houston and Mexico. Cristiano Ronaldo’s likely final World Cup journey — if he makes the squad — starts against Democratic Republic of Congo at NRG Stadium on June 17. Portugal stay in Houston to meet Uzbekistan on June 23, then fly east to Miami for a huge clash with Colombia on June 27. Colombia, meanwhile, go Mexico City–Guadalajara–Miami.

England’s Group L is a classic three–city tour. They open against Croatia in Dallas on June 17, travel to Boston to face Ghana on June 23, then hit the New York/New Jersey market for a June 27 meeting with Panama at MetLife. Croatia’s path runs Dallas–Toronto–Philadelphia, with their final group game against Ghana on Universo.

Knockout bracket: a sprawling, unforgiving path

Once the 12 groups are done, the new 48–team format kicks into gear with a Round of 32. Group runners-up and the best third-placed sides pour into a bracket that stretches from June 28 to July 3.

The first knockout match arrives on June 28 at SoFi Stadium: the runners-up from Groups A and B meet in Match 73 at 3pm ET. Over the next five days, the bracket fills out from Houston to Boston, Monterrey to Dallas, New Jersey to Mexico City.

Winners of the heavyweight groups are scattered strategically. The Group C winner heads to Houston on June 29. The Group A winner gets a primetime slot at the Azteca on June 30. Group L’s top side lands in Atlanta on July 1, Group D’s in the San Francisco Bay Area that same night. Group H’s winner takes the stage at SoFi on July 2, Group B’s in Vancouver late that evening.

By July 4, the Round of 16 begins to carve the field down. Houston hosts Match 90 in the early slot. Philadelphia stages Match 89 later that day. MetLife and the Azteca share the spotlight on July 5. Dallas and Seattle host on July 6, before Atlanta and Vancouver close the last-16 slate on July 7.

Quarterfinals are spread across four cities. Boston opens on July 9 with Match 97. Los Angeles hosts Match 98 at SoFi on July 10. Miami and Kansas City share a huge July 11 doubleheader, with Match 99 at Hard Rock Stadium and Match 100 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Then come the semifinals.

On July 14, AT&T Stadium in Dallas stages Match 101 at 3pm ET — one half of the world’s biggest night decided deep in Texas. A day later, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta hosts Match 102 at the same time, a second finalist emerging from under that vast roof.

The third-place game goes to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on July 18 at 5pm ET. It will be the penultimate act, a stage for heartbreak, redemption, or both.

MetLife gets the final word

The World Cup champion will be crowned at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey on Sunday, July 19 at 3pm ET, in Match 104. It’s the ultimate prize at the end of a route that may have taken the finalists from Mexico’s altitude to Canada’s cool evenings and back into the American summer heat.

For players, it is a map of opportunity and exhaustion. For fans, it is a checklist: where to be, when to travel, which city to paint in their colors.

The schedule is no longer an idea. It’s a journey laid bare, from the first whistle in Mexico City to the last in New Jersey. Now the only question left is who will still be standing when that final day arrives.