After a fantastic draw that kept fans in suspense on Friday evening, the table for the 2026 World Cup finally delivered its first lessons. The big nations now know the faces of their future opponents, and some posters are already promising to raise the temperature well before kick-off. For the French team, the verdict is clear: the Blues have inherited one of the most demanding groups of this World Cup. Placed in Pool I, they will have to compete against Senegal and norway, before facing the winner of a particularly open play-off route (Bolivia, Suriname or Iraq). A major challenge for Didier Deschamps’ men, while other big names like Spain, Argentina and Germany benefited from a much more lenient draw.
And if the table already seems very dense, you will have to wait a little longer for the grid to be definitively complete. Next March, the final continental and intercontinental play-offs will award the last tickets, likely to slightly reshuffle the cards in several groups. It is only once the final verdicts have been reached that the complete calendar will be able to be drawn up with precision: dates, locations, times and posters, everything will then be ready to fully dive into the summer of 2026 and its month of XXL football.Meanwhile,the nations already qualified can now prepare for their World Cup with peace of mind,sence the official program was published this Saturday. The time has come to choose their base camps and organize the last logistical details.
The complete program with French times
Group stages
Thursday June 11, 2026
Mexico vs South Africa – mexico Stadium at 9 p.m.
South Korea vs UEFA Playoff Path D – Guadalajara Stadium at 04:00
Friday June 12, 2026
Canada vs UEFA Playoff Path A – Toronto Stadium at 9 p.m.
United States vs Paraguay – Los Angeles Stadium at 6 a.m.
Saturday June 13, 2026
Haiti vs Scotland – Boston Stadium at 3 a.m.
Australia vs UEFA Playoff Path C – Vancouver BC Place at 08:00
Brazil vs Morocco – New York New jersey Stadium at midnight
Qatar vs Switzerland – San Francisco Bay Stadium at 9 p.m.
Sunday June 14, 2026
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador – Philadelphia Stadium at 1 a.m.
Germany vs Curaçao – Houston Stadium at 10 p.m.
Netherlands vs Japan – Dallas Stadium at 1
2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule: Match Dates and locations
Here’s a detailed schedule of the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, including dates, times, and host stadiums. All times are local.
Group Stage
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Netherlands vs United States – Kansas City Stadium at 1 a.m.
Paraguay vs Australia – San Francisco Bay Stadium at 7 a.m.
Friday, June 19, 2026
Norway vs France – Boston Stadium at 9 p.m.
Senegal vs FIFA 2 Playoff – Toronto stadium at 9 p.m.
Egypt vs Iran – Seattle Stadium at 8 a.m.
New Zealand vs Belgium – BC Place in Vancouver at 7 a.m.
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia – Houston Stadium at 5 a.m.
Uruguay vs Spain – Guadalajara Stadium at 2 a.m.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Panama vs England – New York/New Jersey Stadium at 11 p.m.
Croatia vs Ghana – Philadelphia Stadium at 11 p.m.
Algeria vs Austria – Kansas City Stadium at 4 a.m.
Jordan vs Argentina – Dallas Stadium at 7 a.m.
Colombia vs Portugal – Miami Stadium at 1:30 a.m.
FIFA 1 Playoff vs Uzbekistan – Atlanta Stadium at 1:30 a.m.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Match 73 – los Angeles Stadium
Monday, June 29, 2026
Match 74 – Boston Stadium
Match 75 – Monterrey Stadium
Match 76 – Houston Stadium
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Match 77 – New York/New Jersey Stadium
Match 78 – Dallas Stadium
Match 79 – Mexico City Stadium
Round of 16
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Match 80 – Atlanta Stadium
Match 81 – San Francisco Bay Stadium
Match 82 – Seattle Stadium
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Match 83 – Toronto Stadium
Match 84 – Los Angeles Stadium
Match 85 – Vancouver BC place
Friday, July 3, 2026
Match 86 – Miami Stadium
Match 87 – Kansas City Stadium
Match 88 – Dallas Stadium
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Match 89 – Philadelphia Stadium
Match 90 – Houston Stadium
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Match 91 – New York/New Jersey Stadium
Match 92 – Mexico City Stadium
Monday, July 6, 2026
Match 93 – Dallas Stadium
Match 94 – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Match 95 – Atlanta Stadium
match 96 – vancouver BC Place
Quarter-finals
(schedule to be announced)