HALOSUMUT.COM, MEDAN – The long-awaited football fiesta is finally here. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has officially taken center stage across 16 iconic cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. For global football enthusiasts planning to follow this historic 48-team bonanza, securing the complete broadcasting details and timeline is highly essential.
American sports network FOX Sports serves as the primary English-language broadcast home for the tournament, offering an unprecedented 340 hours of first-run programming. This marks a massive 100-hour expansion compared to the 2022 edition, ensuring fans will not miss a single moment of the action.
The tournament features a groundbreaking format, starting with a first-of-its-kind celebration consisting of three opening ceremonies across the three host nations. The action kicked off on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the legendary Mexico City Stadium, where the host nation Mexico faced South Africa in a thrilling Group A opener.
Following the opener, secondary opening ceremonies and home-team debuts take place today, Friday, June 12, in Toronto, Canada, and Los Angeles, USA. The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) is scheduled to start their campaign tonight against Paraguay in Los Angeles, backed by an extensive three-hour pregame broadcast.
To accommodate the expanded 104-match tournament structure, the broadcasting distribution has been scaled up significantly. A record-breaking 70 matches will air live on network television via FOX, while the remaining 34 fixtures are allocated to FS1.
For digital viewers, every single matchup is available both live and on-demand through the newly launched World Cup viewing platform on FOX One and the official FOX Sports App. Additionally, in an effort to reach younger demographics, streaming platform Tubi will simulcast key events, including the multi-nation opening ceremonies, completely free in 4K resolution.
To give you a clearer picture of how this massive summer tournament unfolds, the competition is structured into distinct phases over a intense 39-day period.
Tournament Roadmap and Key Deadlines
The expanded group stage runs consecutively from June 11 through June 27, featuring high-stakes simultaneous match play in the final group matchdays to maintain sporting integrity.
Following the group stage, the newly introduced Round of 32 knockout phase begins on June 28, rapidly narrowing down the field.
| Tournament Stage | Calendar Dates (2026) |
| Group Stage | June 11 – June 27 |
| Round of 32 | June 28 – July 3 |
| Round of 16 | July 4 – July 7 |
| Quarter-finals | July 9 – July 11 |
| Semi-finals | July 14 – July 15 |
| Third-place Playoff | July 18 |
| The Grand Final | July 19 |
2026 World Cup Group Stage Schedule:
June 11, 2026
- Group A: Watch Mexico vs South Africa – Mexico City Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, Tubi)
- Group A: Watch South Korea vs Czechia – Guadalajara Stadium (10 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 12
- Group B: Watch Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – Toronto Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group D: Watch USA vs Paraguay – Los Angeles Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FOX, Tubi)
June 13
- Group B: Watch Qatar vs Switzerland — San Francisco Bay Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group C: Watch Brazil vs Morocco — New York New Jersey Stadium (6 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group C: Watch Haiti vs Scotland — Boston Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group D: Watch Australia vs Türkiye — BC Place Vancouver (12 a.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
June 14
- Group E: Watch Germany vs Curaçao – Houston Stadium (1 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group F: Watch Netherlands vs Japan— Dallas Stadium (4 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group E: Watch Ivory Coast vs Ecuador — Philadelphia Stadium (7 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group F: Watch Tunisia vs Sweden — Monterrey Stadium (10 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 15
- Group H: Watch Spain vs Cape Verde – Atlanta Stadium (12 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group G: Watch Belgium vs Egypt — Seattle Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group H: Watch Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay — Miami Stadium (6 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group G: Watch Iran vs New Zealand — Los Angeles Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 16
- Group I: Watch France vs Senegal — New York New Jersey Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group I: Watch Iraq vs Norway — Boston Stadium (6 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group J: Watch Argentina vs Algeria — Kansas City Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group J: Watch Austria vs Jordan — San Francisco Bay Stadium (12 a.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 17
- Group K: Watch Portugal vs DR Congo — Houston Stadium (1 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group L: Watch England vs Croatia — Dallas Stadium (4 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group L: Watch Ghana vs Panama — Toronto Stadium (7 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group K: Watch Uzbekistan vs Colombia — Mexico City Stadium (10 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 18
- Group A: Watch Czechia vs South Africa — Atlanta Stadium (12 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group B: Watch Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina — Los Angeles Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group B: Watch Canada vs Qatar — BC Place Vancouver (6 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group A: Watch Mexico vs South Korea – Guadalajara Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
June 19
- Group D: Watch USA vs Australia – Seattle Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group C: Watch Scotland vs Morocco — Boston Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group C: Watch Brazil vs Haiti — Philadelphia Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group D: Watch Türkiye vs Paraguay — San Francisco Bay Stadium (12 a.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 20
- Group F: Watch Netherlands vs Sweden — Houston Stadium (1 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group E: Watch Germany vs Ivory Coast — Toronto Stadium (4 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group E: Watch Ecuador vs Curaçao — Kansas City Stadium (8 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group F: Watch Tunisia vs Japan — Monterrey Stadium (12 a.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 21
- Group H: Watch Spain vs Saudi Arabia — Atlanta Stadium (12 p.m ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group G: Watch Belgium vs Iran — Los Angeles Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group H: Watch Uruguay vs Cape Verde — Miami Stadium (6 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group G: Watch New Zealand vs Egypt — BC Place Vancouver (9 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 22
- Group J: Watch Argentina vs. Austria — Dallas Stadium (1 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group I: Watch France vs Iraq — Philadelphia Stadium (5 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group I: Watch Norway vs Senegal — New York New Jersey Stadium (8 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group J: Watch Jordan vs Algeria — San Francisco Bay Stadium (11 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 23
- Group K: Watch Portugal vs Uzbekistan — Houston Stadium (1 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group L: Watch England vs Ghana — Boston Stadium (4 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group L: Watch Panama vs Croatia — Toronto Stadium (7 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group K: Watch Colombia vs DR Congo — Guadalajara Stadium (10 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
June 24
- Group B: Watch Switzerland vs Canada — BC Place Vancouver (3 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group B: Watch Bosnia vs Qatar — Seattle Stadium (3 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group C: Watch Brazil vs Scotland — Miami Stadium (6 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group C: Watch Morocco vs Haiti — Atlanta Stadium (6 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
- Group A: Watch Mexico vs Czechia — Mexico City Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One)
- Group A: Watch South Korea vs South Africa — Monterrey Stadium (9 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX One)
From July 4 onwards—coinciding with the US Independence Day celebrations—the tournament shifts exclusively to network FOX for the Round of 16 and all subsequent high-pressure knockout rounds.
The tournament will reach its absolute peak on Sunday, July 19, 2026, when the FIFA World Cup Final takes over the New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium). The iconic venue is set to host the final match at 3:00 PM ET, crowning the world champion of this historic, expanded iteration of beautiful game.
