Group J
🇦🇷
Lionel Messi
Inter Miami · Forward
13
WC Goals
5th World Cup
Tournament
The greatest player of all time. At 38, Messi makes what could be his final World Cup appearance as Argentina defend the 2022 crown. 13 WC goals. The GOAT.
Live at The Hub · 11 Jun – 19 Jul 2026⚽ The World Cup
⚽ The World Cup
comes alive
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The biggest football tournament in history — 48 nations, 3 countries, 104 matches — and you can watch every single one right here in Thika.
Kickoff countdown
🇲🇽 Mexico vs South Africa 🇿🇦 · 11 Jun · 10 PM EAT
The Final
MetLife Stadium, NJ · 19 Jul 2026
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Full Tournament
From the opening match in Mexico City to the final in New Jersey.
Host nations
Three countries. One World Cup.
For the first time in history the World Cup is co-hosted — across 16 world-class stadiums spanning two continents.
🇺🇸
United States
11 stadiums · MetLife (Final) · AT&T Dallas · SoFi LA · Hard Rock Miami
60 matches🇨🇦
Canada
2 stadiums · BC Place Vancouver · BMO Field Toronto
13 matches🇲🇽
Mexico
3 stadiums · Estadio Azteca (Opening) · Estadio Akron · Estadio BBVA
13 matchesGroup Stage · 11 – 27 June 2026
The full group stage schedule
72 matches across 12 groups. Every team plays 3 times — the top two from each group plus the 8 best third-placed sides advance.
Group A4 teams
- 🇲🇽Mexico
- 🇿🇦South Africa
- 🇰🇷South Korea
- 🇨🇿Czechia
Matchdays
MD1: 11 JunMD2: 16 JunMD3: 22 Jun
Group B4 teams
- 🇨🇦Canada
- 🇨🇭Switzerland
- 🇶🇦Qatar
- 🇧🇦Bosnia-Herzegovina
Matchdays
MD1: 12 JunMD2: 17 JunMD3: 23 Jun
Group C4 teams
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- 🇲🇦Morocco
- 🇭🇹Haiti
- 🏴Scotland
Matchdays
MD1: 12 JunMD2: 17 JunMD3: 23 Jun
Group D4 teams
- 🇺🇸United States
- 🇵🇾Paraguay
- 🇦🇺Australia
- 🇹🇷Türkiye
Matchdays
MD1: 13 JunMD2: 18 JunMD3: 24 Jun
Group E4 teams
- 🇩🇪Germany
- 🇨🇼Curaçao
- 🇨🇮Ivory Coast
- 🇪🇨Ecuador
Matchdays
MD1: 13 JunMD2: 18 JunMD3: 24 Jun
Group F4 teams
- 🇳🇱Netherlands
- 🇯🇵Japan
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- 🇹🇳Tunisia
Matchdays
MD1: 14 JunMD2: 19 JunMD3: 25 Jun
Group G4 teams
- 🇧🇪Belgium
- 🇪🇬Egypt
- 🇮🇷Iran
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
Matchdays
MD1: 14 JunMD2: 19 JunMD3: 25 Jun
Group H4 teams
- 🇪🇸Spain
- 🇨🇻Cape Verde
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
- 🇺🇾Uruguay
Matchdays
MD1: 15 JunMD2: 20 JunMD3: 26 Jun
Group I4 teams
- 🇫🇷France
- 🇸🇳Senegal
- 🇳🇴Norway
- 🇮🇶Iraq
Matchdays
MD1: 15 JunMD2: 20 JunMD3: 26 Jun
Group J4 teams
- 🇦🇷Argentina
- 🇩🇿Algeria
- 🇦🇹Austria
- 🇯🇴Jordan
Matchdays
MD1: 16 JunMD2: 21 JunMD3: 27 Jun
Group K4 teams
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- 🇨🇩DR Congo
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistan
- 🇨🇴Colombia
Matchdays
MD1: 16 JunMD2: 21 JunMD3: 27 Jun
Group L4 teams
- 🏴England
- 🇭🇷Croatia
- 🇬🇭Ghana
- 🇵🇦Panama
Matchdays
MD1: 17 JunMD2: 22 JunMD3: 27 Jun
Groups confirmed from the official FIFA draw (5 Dec 2025). Full fixtures at fifa.com
Tournament Calendar
Every matchday at a glance
Group stage opens June 11 in Mexico City. The Final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey — July 19.
Matchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal 🏆
June 2026
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C
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KL
18
AB
19
CD
20
EF
21
GH
22
IJ
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KL
24
ABC
25
DEF
26
GHI
27
JKL
28R32
29R32
30R32
July 2026
Mon
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1R32
2R32
3R32
4R16
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10QF
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14Semi
15Semi
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183rd
19FINAL
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Team profiles
The teams to watch
From defending champions Argentina to dark-horse Morocco — meet the nations who could lift the trophy on July 19.
🇦🇷Group J
Argentina
3× Champions (1978, 1986, 2022)
18 World Cup appearances
Watch: Lionel Messi
🇫🇷Group I
France
2× Champions (1998, 2018)
16 World Cup appearances
Watch: Kylian Mbappé
🇧🇷Group C
Brazil
5× Champions (1958, 62, 70, 94, 2002)
22 World Cup appearances
Watch: Vinicius Jr
🏴Group L
England
1× Champions (1966)
16 World Cup appearances
Watch: Jude Bellingham
🇪🇸Group H
Spain
1× Champions (2010)
16 World Cup appearances
Watch: Lamine Yamal
🇩🇪Group E
Germany
4× Champions (1954, 74, 90, 2014)
20 World Cup appearances
Watch: Jamal Musiala
🇵🇹Group K
Portugal
3rd Place (1966)
8 World Cup appearances
Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo
🇳🇱Group F
Netherlands
Runners-up ×3
11 World Cup appearances
Watch: Virgil van Dijk
🇲🇦Group C
Morocco
4th Place (2022)
7 World Cup appearances
Watch: Achraf Hakimi
🇺🇸Group D
United States
3rd Place (1930)
11 World Cup appearances
Watch: Christian Pulisic
🇲🇽Group A
Mexico
QF ×7 (best in CONCACAF)
17 World Cup appearances
Watch: Hirving Lozano
🇸🇳Group I
Senegal
Quarter-Finals (2002)
4 World Cup appearances
Watch: Sadio Mané
Player spotlights
Stars of the 2026 World Cup
The individual brilliance that could define this tournament — from Messi's farewell to Haaland's debut.
Group I
🇫🇷
Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid · Forward
12
WC Goals
3rd World Cup
Tournament
France's captain and the world's fastest attacker. Scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final and still lost. Mbappé arrives at the peak of his powers.
Group C
🇧🇷
Vinicius Jr
Real Madrid · Winger
2
WC Goals
2nd World Cup
Tournament
Brazil's most explosive attacker. After winning the Ballon d'Or, Vini Jr leads the most exciting Brazilian squad in a generation — all desperate to end a 24-year wait.
Group I
🇳🇴
Erling Haaland
Manchester City · Striker
0
WC Goals
1st World Cup (debut)
Tournament
The most lethal finisher in world football makes his World Cup debut. Norway are a genuine dark horse — and Haaland, with 60+ Premier League goals in two seasons, could win the Golden Boot.
Group L
🏴
Jude Bellingham
Real Madrid · Midfielder
1
WC Goals
2nd World Cup
Tournament
England's generational talent and heartbeat. Commanding midfields for Real Madrid and the Three Lions at 22, Bellingham could carry England to their second-ever World Cup title.
Group H
🇪🇸
Lamine Yamal
FC Barcelona · Winger
0
WC Goals
1st World Cup (debut)
Tournament
Already one of world football's biggest stars at just 18. Euro 2024 winner. Plays with a fearlessness that defies his age — and could be the tournament's breakout story.
Group C
🇲🇦
Achraf Hakimi
Paris Saint-Germain · Right-Back
2
WC Goals
3rd World Cup
Tournament
Morocco's captain leads the Atlas Lions — Africa's greatest World Cup side in history (4th in 2022). Can Hakimi and Morocco become the first African nation to reach the semis?
Group I
🇸🇳
Sadio Mané
Al-Nassr · Forward
2
WC Goals
3rd World Cup
Tournament
Senegal's talisman and multiple African Player of the Year. After missing the 2022 final through injury, Mané returns to show what Senegal can do at full strength.
Representing the continent
African teams at the Cup 🌍
Africa sends 10 nations to the 2026 World Cup — the largest African representation in history. Cheer them on at The Hub.
🇲🇦
Morocco
The Atlas Lions
🇸🇳
Senegal
The Lions of Teranga
🇪🇬
Egypt
The Pharaohs
🇩🇿
Algeria
The Desert Warriors
🇨🇮
Ivory Coast
The Elephants
🇿🇦
South Africa
Bafana Bafana
🇹🇳
Tunisia
The Eagles of Carthage
🇬🇭
Ghana
The Black Stars
🇨🇻
Cape Verde
The Blue Sharks
🇨🇩
DR Congo
The Leopards
After the group stage
The road to the final
32 teams survive the groups. Only one lifts the trophy at MetLife Stadium on 19 July.
Round of 32
28 Jun – 1 Jul
16 matches
Round of 16
3 – 6 Jul
8 matches
Quarter-Finals
9 – 11 Jul
4 matches
Semi-Finals
14 – 15 Jul
2 matches
Third Place
18 Jul
1 match
🏆 The Final
19 Jul — MetLife Stadium, NJ
1 match
World Cup history
Records & unforgettable moments
92 years of football's greatest tournament — from Uruguay 1930 to Argentina 2022.
🏆
5
Brazil
1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Most WC titles
⚽
16 goals
Miroslav Klose
Germany — 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Top scorer all time
🎯
13
Just Fontaine
France — 1958 World Cup
Most goals in one tournament
🌟
17 yrs
Pelé
Brazil, 1958 — scored 6 goals
Youngest WC goalscorer
📊
10 – 1
Hungary vs El Salvador
1982 — most goals in a single match
Biggest WC result
🎽
25
Lothar Matthäus
Germany — played 4 World Cups
Most WC matches played
🏅
3
Geoff Hurst (1966) · Kylian Mbappé (2022)
Two players have scored hat-tricks in a World Cup final
Most goals in a WC final
📅
1930
Uruguay
Hosted and won the very first tournament — 13 nations competed
First World Cup
Every World Cup winner
22 tournaments · 8 different nations
1930Uruguay 🇺🇾
1934Italy 🇮🇹
1938Italy 🇮🇹
1950Uruguay 🇺🇾
1954W. Germany 🇩🇪
1958Brazil 🇧🇷
1962Brazil 🇧🇷
1966England 🏴
1970Brazil 🇧🇷
1974W. Germany 🇩🇪
1978Argentina 🇦🇷
1982Italy 🇮🇹
1986Argentina 🇦🇷
1990W. Germany 🇩🇪
1994Brazil 🇧🇷
1998France 🇫🇷
2002Brazil 🇧🇷
2006Italy 🇮🇹
2010Spain 🇪🇸
2014Germany 🇩🇪
2018France 🇫🇷
2022Argentina 🇦🇷
Match times in Kenya (EAT = UTC+3)
Matches are in US Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Here's when they kick off in Thika:
Afternoon kickoffs
12:00 PM ET
Evening kickoffs
3:00 PM ET
Late kickoffs
6:00 PM ET
Night kickoffs
9:00 PM ET
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