FIFA World Cup game schedule reveal: Times, groups, bracket

The schedule of the 2026 World Cup will be announced on Saturday

By Francesco Porzio

Dec 6, 2025 at 6:44 am ET • 3 min read

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The 2026 World Cup is getting closer and after the draw which took place on Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington , D.C., on Saturday the official schedule will be released by FIFA. The FIFA President Gianni Infantino, joined by former soccer stars such as Ronaldo Nazario, Francesco Totti and Hristo Stoichkov will announce the match schedule for the 104 matches that will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer. At 12 p.m. ET, FIFA will confirm venues and kick-off times for the 48 teams involved in the tournament but the final version of the match schedule will be only available in March, once the FIFA and European play-off tournaments have taken place and the final six slots have been filled. Here's what you need to know ahead of the schedule announcement:

How to watch FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule reveal

Date: Saturday, Dec. 6
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Live stream: FIFA+

USMNT's path at the World Cup

The United States will face Australia, the team they beat 2-1 in October's friendly and Paraguay, the team they beat 2-1 in November's matchup while the last team Mauricio Pochettino's will play will only be known later in March as it will come out of the playoffs between Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo and Turikye, a team the USMNT played in a 2-1 loss in June.

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Groups in full

Group A: Mexico, Korea Republic, South Africa, UEFA Playoff D (Denmark/North Macedonia/Czechia/Republic of Ireland)
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, UEFA Playoff A (Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, UEFA Playoff D (Turkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo)
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, UEFA Playoff B (Sweden/Ukraine/Poland/Albania)
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cabo Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Intercontinental Playoff 2 (Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname)
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Intercontinental Playoff 1 (DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia)
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana

Bracket and schedule

Round of 32

Match 73: Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B – Los Angeles
Match 74: Winner Group E vs Best 3rd place Group A/B/C/D/F – Boston
Match 75: Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C – Guadalupe, Mexico
Match 76: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F – Houston
Match 77: Winner Group I vs Best 3rd place Group C/D/F/G/H – New Jersey
Match 78: Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I – Dallas
Match 79: Winner Group A vs Best 3rd place Group C/E/F/H/I – Mexico City
Match 80: Winner Group L vs Best 3rd place Group E/H/I/J/K – Atlanta
Match 81: Winner Group D vs Best 3rd place Group B/E/F/I/J – San Francisco-Bay Area
Match 82: Winner Group G vs Best 3rd place Group A/E/H/I/J – Seattle
Match 83: Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L – Toronto
Match 84: Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J – Los Angeles
Match 85: Winner Group B vs Best 3rd place Group E/F/G/I/J – Vancouver
Match 86: Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H – Miami
Match 87: Winner Group K vs Best 3rd place Group D/E/I/J/L – Kansas City
Match 88: Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G – Dallas