When is the FIFA World Cup? See schedule for matches in Houston, Dallas

Houston World Cup 2026

Houston Stadium will host seven games, including two matches in the knockout phase:

• Sunday, June 14: Germany vs. Curacao
• Wednesday, June 17: Portugal vs. Congo DR
• Saturday, June 20: Netherlands vs. Sweden
• Tuesday, June 23: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan
• Friday, June 26: Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia
• June 29: Round of 32
• July 4: Round of 16

2026 World Cup full schedule

Full schedule for the 2026 World Cup according to FIFA.com:

Group Stage:

Thursday, June 11:

• Group A: Mexico vs. South Africa (Mexico City), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group A: South Korea vs. Czechia (Zapopan, Mexico), 10 p.m. ET 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT

Friday, June 12:

• Group B: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Toronto), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group D: United States vs. Paraguay (Inglewood, Calif.), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Saturday, June 13:

• Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland (Santa Clara, Calif.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group C: Brazil vs. Morocco (East Rutherford, New Jersey), 4 p.m. MT/ 5 p.m. CT
• Group C: Haiti vs. Scotland (Foxborough, Mass.), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Sunday, June 14:

• Group D: Australia vs. Türkiye (Vancouver, Canada), 12 a.m. ET
• Group E: Germany vs. Curaçao (Houston), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group F: Netherlands vs. Japan (Arlington, Texas), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group E: Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Philadelphia), 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT
• Group F: Sweden vs. Tunisia (Guadalupe, Mexico), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT

Monday, June 15:

• Group H: Spain vs. Cape Verde (Atlanta), 10 a.m., MT/ 11 a.m. CT
• Group G: Belgium vs. Egypt (Seattle), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group H: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Miami Gardens, Fla.), 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT
• Group G: Iran vs. New Zealand (Inglewood, Calif.), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Tuesday, June 16:

• Group I: France vs. Senegal (East Rutherford, N.J.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group I: Iraq vs. Norway (Foxborough, Mass.), 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT
• Group J: Argentina vs. Algeria (Kansas City, Mo.), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Wednesday, June 17:

• Group J: Austria vs. Jordan (Santa Clara, Calif.), 11 p.m. MT/Midnight CT
• Group K: Portugal vs. DR Congo (Houston), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group L: England vs. Croatia (Arlington, Texas), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group L: Ghana vs. Panama (Toronto), 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT
• Group K: Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Mexico City), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT

Thursday, June 18:

• Group A: Czechia vs. South Africa (Atlanta), 10 a.m., MT/ 11 a.m. CT
• Group B: Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Inglewood, Calif.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group B: Canada vs. Qatar (Vancouver, Canada), 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT
• Group A: Mexico vs. South Korea (Zapopan, Mexico), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Friday, June 19:

• Group D: United States vs. Australia (Seattle), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group C: Scotland vs. Morocco (Foxborough, Mass.), 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT
• Group C: Brazil vs. Haiti (Philadelphia), 6:30 p.m. MT/ 7:30 p.m. CT
• Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay (Santa Clara, Calif.), 9 p.m. MT/ 10 p.m. CT

Saturday, June 20:

• Group F: Netherlands vs. Sweden (Houston), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group E: Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Toronto), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group E: Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Kansas City, Mo.), 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT

Sunday, June 21:

• Group F: Tunisia vs. Japan (Guadalupe, Mexico), 11 p.m. MT/Midnight CT
• Group H: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Atlanta), 10 a.m., MT/ 11 a.m. CT
• Group G: Belgium vs. Iran (Inglewood, Calif.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group H: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Miami Gardens, Fla.), 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT
• Group G: New Zealand vs. Egypt (Vancouver), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Monday, June 22:

• Group J: Argentina vs. Austria (Arlington, Texas), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group I: France vs. Iraq (Philadelphia), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT
• Group I: Norway vs. Senegal (East Rutherford, N.J.), 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT
• Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria (Santa Clara, Calif.), 9 p.m. MT/ 10 p.m. CT

Tuesday, June 23:

• Group K: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Houston), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group L: England vs. Ghana (Foxborough, Mass.), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group L: Panama vs. Croatia (Toronto), 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT
• Group K: Colombia vs. DR Congo (Zapopan, Mexico), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT

Wednesday, June 24:

• Group B: Switzerland vs. Canada (Vancouver, Canada),1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar (Seattle), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group C: Scotland vs. Brazil (Miami Gardens, Fla.), 4 p.m. MT/.5 p.m. CT
• Group C: Morocco vs. Haiti (Atlanta), 4 p.m. MT/.5 p.m. CT
• Group A: Czechia vs. Mexico (Mexico City), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT
• Group A: South Africa vs. South Korea (Guadalupe, Mexico), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Thursday, June 25:

• Group E: Ecuador vs. Germany (East Rutherford, N.J.), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group E: Curacao vs. Ivory Coast (Philadelphia), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group F: Japan vs. Sweden (Arlington, Texas), 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT
• Group F: Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Kansas City, Mo.), 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT
• Group D: Türkiye vs. United States (Inglewood, Calif.), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT
• Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia (Santa Clara, Calif.), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT

Friday, June 26:

• Group I: Norway vs. France (Foxborough, Mass.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group I: Senegal vs. Iraq (Toronto), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group H: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Houston), 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT
• Group H: Uruguay vs. Spain (Zapopan, Mexico), 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT
• Group G: Egypt vs. Iran (Seattle), 9 p.m. MT/ 10 p.n. CT
• Group G: New Zealand vs. Belgium (Vancouver, Canada), 9 p.m. MT/10 a.m. CT

Saturday, June 27:

• Group L: Panama vs. England (East Rutherford, N.J.), 5 p.m. ET
• Group L: Croatia vs. Ghana (Philadelphia), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT
• Group K: Colombia vs. Portugal (Miami Gardens, Fla.), 5:30 p.m. MT/7:30 CT
• Group K: DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan (Atlanta Stadium), 5:30 p.m. MT/7:30 CT
• Group J: Algeria vs. Austria (Kansas City, Mo.), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT
• Group J: Jordan vs. Argentina (Arlington, Texas), 8 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. CT
• Round of 32

Sunday, June 28:

• Group A runners-up vs. Group B runners-up (Inglewood, Calif.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT

Monday, June 29:

• Group C winners vs. Group F runners-up (Houston), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group E winners vs. Group A/B/C/D/F third place (Foxborough, Mass.), 2:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. CT
• Group F winners vs. Group C runners-up (Guadalupe, Mexico), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Tuesday, June 30:

• Group E runners-up vs. Group I runners-up (Arlington, Texas), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Group I winners vs. Group C/D/F/G/H third place (East Rutherford, N.J.), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT
• Group A winners vs. Group C/E/F/H/I third place (Mexico City), 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT

Wednesday, July 1:

• Group L winners vs. Group E/H/I/J/K third place (Atlanta), 10 a.m., MT/ 11 a.m. CT
• Group G winners vs. Group A/E/H/I/J third place (Seattle), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Group D winners vs. Group B/E/F/I/J third place (Santa Clara, Calif.), 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT

Thursday, July 2:

• Group H winners v. Group J runners-up (Inglewood, Calif.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Group K runners-up v. Group L runners-up (Toronto), 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT
• Group B winners v. Group E/F/G/I/J third place (Vancouver, Canada), 9 p.m. MT/10 p.m. CT

Friday, July 3:

• Group D runners-up vs. Group G runners-up (Arlington, Texas), Noon MT/1 p.m. CT
• Group J winners vs. Group H runners-up (Miami Gardens, Fla.), 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT
• Group K winners vs. Group D/E/I/J/L third place (Kansas City, Mo.), 7:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. CT
• Round of 16

Saturday, July 4:

• Round of 16 match 1 (Houston), 11 a.m. MT/Noon CT
• Round of 16 match 2 (Philadelphia), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT

Sunday, July 5:

• Round of 16 match 3 (East Rutherford, N.J.), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT
• Round of 16 match 4 (Mexico City), 6 p.m. MT/ 7 p.m. CT

Monday, July 6:

• Round of 16 match 5 (Arlington, Texas), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT
• Round of 16 match 6 (Seattle), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT

Tuesday, July 7:

• Round of 16 match 7 (Atlanta), 10 a.m., MT/ 11 a.m. CT
• Round of 16 match 8 (Vancouver, Canada), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT
• Quarterfinals

Thursday, July 9:

• Quarterfinal 1: (Foxborough, Mass.), 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT

Saturday, July 18:

• Third-place game: (Miami Gardens, Florida), 3 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. CT

Sunday, July 19:

• Final: (East Rutherford, N.J.), 1 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. CT

USA Today contributed to this story.

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