The World Cup 2026

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About

The World Cup happens every four years and sees teams from across the world compete until there's one overall winner. The competition will be hosted by three nations - the United States, Mexico and Canada and will take place between the 11th of June and 19th of July 2026.

The format will see one round of games featuring 48 teams, an increase from the usual 32, separated into 12 groups of four teams, with the top two teams and eight best third-placed teams qualifying for the knockout rounds.

Fixtures

Below are the fixtures and groups as things stand, please note that start times and how you can watch will be updated nearer the time.

Thursday 11th June

1950 UKT - Mexico v South Africa (Group A) - ITV 1 

Friday 12th June

0230 UKT - South Korea v Czech Republic (Group A) - ITV 1

1900 UKT - Canada v Bosnia (Group B) - BBC One

Saturday 13th June

0130 UKT - USA v Paraguay (Group D) - BBC One

1900 UKT - Qatar v Switzerland (Group B) - ITV 1

2230 UKT - Brazil v Mexico (Group C) - BBC One

Sunday 14th June

0110 UKT - Haiti v Scotland (Group C) - BBC One

0430 UKT - Australia v Turkey (Group D) - ITV 1

1700 UKT - Germany v Curaçao (Group E) - ITV 1

2015 UKT - Netherlands v Japan (Group F) - ITV 1

2315 UKT - Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Group E) - BBC One

Monday 15th June

0230 UKT - Sweden v Tunisia (Group F) - ITV 1

1600 UKT - Spain v Cape Verde (Group H) - ITV 1

1930 UKT - Belgium v Egypt (Group H) - BBC One

2215 UKT - Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Group H) - ITV 1

Tuesday 16th June

0150 UKT - Iran v New Zealand (Group G) - BBC One

1930 UKT - France v Senegal (Group I) - BBC One

2245 UKT - Iraq v Norway (Group I) - BBC One

Wednesday 17th June

0115 UKT - Argentina v Algeria (Group J) - ITV 1

0450 UKT - Austria v Jordan (Group J) - BBC One

1730 UKT - Portugal v Congo DR (Group K) - BBC One

2000 UKT - England v Croatia (Group L) - ITV 1

2340 UKT - Ghana v Panama (Group L) - ITV 1

Thursday 18th June

0250 UKT - Uzbekistan v Colombia (Group K) - BBC One

1630 UKT - Czech Republic v South Africa (Group A) - BBC One

1900 UKT - Switzerland v Bosnia (Group B) - ITV 1

2230 UKT - Canada v Qatar (Group B) - ITV 1

Friday 19th June

0150 UKT - Mexico v South Korea (group A) - BBC Two

1930 UKT - USA v Australia (Group D) - BBC One

2200 UKT - Scotland v Morocco (Group C) - ITV 1

Saturday 20th June

0115 UKT - Brazil v Haiti (Group C) - ITV 1

0350 UKT - Turkey v Paraguay (Group D) - ITV 1

1730 UKT - Netherlands v Sweden (Group F) - BBC One

2000 UKT - Germany v Ivory Coast (Group E) - ITV 1

Sunday 21st June

0050 UKT - Equador v Curaçao (Group E) - BBC One

0450 UKT - Tunisia v Japan (Group F) - BBC One

1630 UKT - Spain v Saudi Arabia (Group H) - BBC One

1900 UKT - Belgium v Iran (Group G) - ITV 1

2230 UKT - Uruguay v Cape Verde (Group H) BBC One

Monday 22nd June

0130 UKT - New Zealand v Egypt (Group G) - ITV 1

1730 UKT - Argentina v Austria (Group J) - BBC One

2130 UKT - France v Iraq (Group I) - BBC One

Tuesday 23rd June

0015 UKT - Norway v Senegal (Group I) - ITV 1

0330 UKT - Jordan v Algeria (Group J) - ITV 1

1700 UKT - Portugal v Uzbekistan (Group K) - ITV 1

2000 UKT - England v Ghana (Group L) - BBC One

2350 UKT - Panama v Croatia (Group L) - BBC One

Wednesday 24th June

0230 UKT - Columbia v DR Congo (Group K) - ITV 1

1900 UKT - Switzerland v Canada (Group B) - ITV 1

2000 UKT - Bosnia Herzegovina v Qatar (Group B)

2200 UKT - Scotland v Brazil (Group C) - BBC One

2250 UKT - Morocco v Haiti (Group C) - BBC Two

Thursday 25th June

0145 UKT - Czech Republic v Mexico (Group A) - BBC One

0150 UKT - South Africa v South Korea (Group A) - BBC Two

2100 UKT - Ecuador v Germany (Group E) - BBC One

2050 UKT - Curaçao v Ivory Coast (Group E) - BBC Two

2350 UKT - Tunisia v Netherlands (Group F) - BBC One

Friday 26th June

0230 UKT - Turkey v USA (Group D) - ITV 1

1900 UKT - Norway v France (Group I) - ITV 1

2350 UKT - Japan v Sweden (Group F) - BBC Two

Saturday 27th June

0015 UKT - Uruguay v Spain (Group H) - ITV 1

0350 UKT - Egypt v Iran (Group G) - BBC Two

0350 UKT - New Zealand v Belgium (Group G) - BBC One

All dates and timings subject to change, BFBS is not responsible for any changes.

Tables

Group table A from the Men's World Cup.
Group table B from the Men's World Cup.
Group table C from the Men's World Cup.
Group table D from the Men's World Cup.
Group table E from the Men's World Cup.
Group table F from the Men's World Cup.
Group table G from the Men's World Cup.
Group table H from the Men's World Cup.
Group table I from the Men's World Cup.
Group table J from the Men's World Cup.
Group table K from the Men's World Cup.
Group table L from the Men's World Cup.

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