2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Eastern European Time (EET)

The FIFA World Cup was inaugurated in 1930 in Uruguay, and only 13 teams took part in it. Nearly a century later, it has become the most-watched sporting event globally, with the quadrennial World Cup tournaments giving football fans around the world famous goals, great finals, and the loudest echoes of football history.

European nations have had a major role in shaping the format of the tournament we see today. From Italy winning the initial championships and Germany being always among the best teams, to Spain‘s phenomenal feat and France‘s winning appearance, Europe has claimed the title four times out of the last six World Cups, which is a testament to the continent’s excellence.

People in the whole Eastern Europe region have been lucky to witness some of the most thrilling moments during the World Cups, such as closely fought knockout games, finals being decided in extra time, and unexpected upsets. Characteristics like tactical discipline, thorough understanding of the tournament, and the players’ technical proficiency still define European football when it comes to competing at the world level.

Here are the most recent FIFA World Cup winners:

Brazil might be the biggest winner with five titles; however, the collective strength of Europe remains unmatched. With the enlarged 2026 format, there will be opportunities for new stories, and maybe even breakthroughs from Eastern European teams.

Eastern European Time (EET) is UTC+2 during standard time. In summer, almost all countries switch to Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), which is UTC+3.

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in June and July, all game times on this page are presented in EEST, though generally, the schedule is referred to as EET for simplicity.

Countries using EET/EEST include:

• Greece
• Bulgaria
• Romania
• Finland
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Ukraine
• Moldova
• Cyprus

If your local time matches cities such as Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki, Sofia, Kyiv, or Riga, this schedule applies directly to you.

For fans in Eastern Europe, most group-stage fixtures will be played during the late night and early morning hours, while many knockout matches are scheduled for more convenient evening kick-offs.

The opening match featuring Mexico and South Africa will be played on 11 June 2026 at 10:00 PM (EEST), while the marquee final will take place on 19 July 2026 at 10:00 PM (EEST).

Below is the full list of all 104 matches, with kick-off times displayed in Eastern European Time. Use the filter to quickly get the schedule of your desired team/venue/stage:

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Date	Time	Team 1 Score Team 2
11 June, 2026 (Thursday)	10:00 PM (EEST)	Mexico vs South Africa Mexico City Match No. 1 Group A
12 June, 2026 (Friday)	5:00 AM (EEST)	South Korea vs DEN/MKD/CZE/IRL Guadalajara Match No. 2 Group A
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Canada vs ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH Toronto Match No. 3 Group B
13 June, 2026 (Saturday)	4:00 AM (EEST)	USA vs Paraguay Los Angeles Match No. 4 Group D
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Qatar vs Switzerland SF Bay Area Match No. 8 Group B
14 June, 2026 (Sunday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Brazil vs Morocco New York Match No. 7 Group C
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Haiti vs Scotland Boston Match No. 5 Group C
	7:00 AM (EEST)	Australia vs TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS Vancouver Match No. 6 Group D
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Germany vs Curaçao Houston Match No. 10 Group E
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Netherlands vs Japan Dallas Match No. 11 Group F
15 June, 2026 (Monday)	2:00 AM (EEST)	Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Philadelphia Match No. 9 Group E
	5:00 AM (EEST)	UKR/SWE/POL/ALB vs Tunisia Monterrey Match No. 12 Group F
	7:00 PM (EEST)	Spain vs Cape Verde Atlanta Match No. 14 Group H
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Belgium vs Egypt Seattle Match No. 16 Group G
16 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Miami Match No. 13 Group H
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Iran vs New Zealand Los Angeles Match No. 15 Group G
	10:00 PM (EEST)	France vs Senegal New York Match No. 17 Group I
17 June, 2026 (Wednesday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	BOL/SUR/IRQ vs Norway Boston Match No. 18 Group I
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Argentina vs Algeria Kansas City Match No. 19 Group J
	7:00 AM (EEST)	Austria vs Jordan SF Bay Area Match No. 20 Group J
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Portugal vs NCL/JAM/COD Houston Match No. 23 Group K
	11:00 PM (EEST)	England vs Croatia Dallas Match No. 22 Group L
18 June, 2026 (Thursday)	2:00 AM (EEST)	Ghana vs Panama Toronto Match No. 21 Group L
	5:00 AM (EEST)	Uzbekistan vs Colombia Mexico City Match No. 24 Group K
	7:00 PM (EEST)	DEN/MKD/CZE/IRL vs South Africa Atlanta Match No. 25 Group A
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Switzerland vs ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH Los Angeles Match No. 26 Group B
19 June, 2026 (Friday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Canada vs Qatar Vancouver Match No. 27 Group B
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Mexico vs South Korea Guadalajara Match No. 28 Group A
	10:00 PM (EEST)	USA vs Australia Seattle Match No. 32 Group D
20 June, 2026 (Saturday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Scotland vs Morocco Boston Match No. 30 Group C
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Brazil vs Haiti Philadelphia Match No. 29 Group C
	7:00 AM (EEST)	TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS vs Paraguay SF Bay Area Match No. 31 Group D
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Netherlands vs UKR/SWE/POL/ALB Houston Match No. 35 Group F
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Germany vs Ivory Coast Toronto Match No. 33 Group E
21 June, 2026 (Sunday)	3:00 AM (EEST)	Ecuador vs Curaçao Kansas City Match No. 34 Group E
	7:00 AM (EEST)	Tunisia vs Japan Monterrey Match No. 36 Group F
	7:00 PM (EEST)	Spain vs Saudi Arabia Atlanta Match No. 38 Group H
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Belgium vs Iran Los Angeles Match No. 39 Group G
22 June, 2026 (Monday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Uruguay vs Cape Verde Miami Match No. 37 Group H
	4:00 AM (EEST)	New Zealand vs Egypt Vancouver Match No. 40 Group G
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Argentina vs Austria Dallas Match No. 43 Group J
23 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	12:00 AM (EEST)	France vs BOL/SUR/IRQ Philadelphia Match No. 42 Group I
	3:00 AM (EEST)	Norway vs Senegal New York Match No. 41 Group I
	6:00 AM (EEST)	Jordan vs Algeria SF Bay Area Match No. 44 Group J
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Portugal vs Uzbekistan Houston Match No. 47 Group K
	11:00 PM (EEST)	England vs Ghana Boston Match No. 45 Group L
24 June, 2026 (Wednesday)	2:00 AM (EEST)	Panama vs Croatia Toronto Match No. 46 Group L
	5:00 AM (EEST)	Colombia vs NCL/JAM/COD Guadalajara Match No. 48 Group K
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Switzerland vs Canada Vancouver Match No. 51 Group B
	10:00 PM (EEST)	ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH vs Qatar Seattle Match No. 52 Group B
25 June, 2026 (Thursday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Scotland vs Brazil Miami Match No. 49 Group C
	1:00 AM (EEST)	Morocco vs Haiti Atlanta Match No. 50 Group C
	4:00 AM (EEST)	DEN/MKD/CZE/IRL vs Mexico Mexico City Match No. 53 Group A
	4:00 AM (EEST)	South Africa vs South Korea Monterrey Match No. 54 Group A
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Curaçao vs Ivory Coast Philadelphia Match No. 55 Group E
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Ecuador vs Germany New York Match No. 56 Group E
26 June, 2026 (Friday)	2:00 AM (EEST)	Japan vs UKR/SWE/POL/ALB Dallas Match No. 57 Group F
	2:00 AM (EEST)	Tunisia vs Netherlands Kansas City Match No. 58 Group F
	5:00 AM (EEST)	TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS vs USA Los Angeles Match No. 59 Group D
	5:00 AM (EEST)	Paraguay vs Australia SF Bay Area Match No. 60 Group D
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Norway vs France Boston Match No. 61 Group I
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Senegal vs BOL/SUR/IRQ Toronto Match No. 62 Group I
27 June, 2026 (Saturday)	3:00 AM (EEST)	Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia Houston Match No. 65 Group H
	3:00 AM (EEST)	Uruguay vs Spain Guadalajara Match No. 66 Group H
	6:00 AM (EEST)	Egypt vs Iran Seattle Match No. 63 Group G
	6:00 AM (EEST)	New Zealand vs Belgium Vancouver Match No. 64 Group G
28 June, 2026 (Sunday)	12:00 AM (EEST)	Panama vs England New York Match No. 67 Group L
	12:00 AM (EEST)	Croatia vs Ghana Philadelphia Match No. 68 Group L
	2:30 AM (EEST)	Colombia vs Portugal Miami Match No. 71 Group K
	2:30 AM (EEST)	NCL/JAM/COD vs Uzbekistan Atlanta Match No. 72 Group K
	5:00 AM (EEST)	Algeria vs Austria Kansas City Match No. 69 Group J
	5:00 AM (EEST)	Jordan vs Argentina Dallas Match No. 70 Group J
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B Los Angeles Match No. 73 Round of 32
29 June, 2026 (Monday)	8:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F Houston Match No. 76 Round of 32
	11:30 PM (EEST)	Winner Group E vs 3rd Group A/B/C/D/F Boston Match No. 74 Round of 32
30 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	4:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C Monterrey Match No. 75 Round of 32
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I Dallas Match No. 78 Round of 32
1 July, 2026 (Wednesday)	12:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Group I vs 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H New York Match No. 77 Round of 32
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I Mexico City Match No. 79 Round of 32
	7:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Group L vs 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K Atlanta Match No. 80 Round of 32
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Group G vs 3rd Group A/E/H/I/J Seattle Match No. 82 Round of 32
2 July, 2026 (Thursday)	3:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F/I/J SF Bay Area Match No. 81 Round of 32
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J Los Angeles Match No. 84 Round of 32
3 July, 2026 (Friday)	2:00 AM (EEST)	Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L Toronto Match No. 83 Round of 32
	6:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Group B vs 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J Vancouver Match No. 85 Round of 32
	9:00 PM (EEST)	Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G Dallas Match No. 88 Round of 32
4 July, 2026 (Saturday)	1:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H Miami Match No. 86 Round of 32
	4:30 AM (EEST)	Winner Group K vs 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L Kansas City Match No. 87 Round of 32
	8:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75 Houston Match No. 90 Round of 16
5 July, 2026 (Sunday)	12:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77 Philadelphia Match No. 89 Round of 16
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78 New York Match No. 91 Round of 16
6 July, 2026 (Monday)	3:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80 Mexico City Match No. 92 Round of 16
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84 Dallas Match No. 93 Round of 16
7 July, 2026 (Tuesday)	3:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82 Seattle Match No. 94 Round of 16
	7:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88 Atlanta Match No. 95 Round of 16
	11:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87 Vancouver Match No. 96 Round of 16
9 July, 2026 (Thursday)	11:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90 Boston Match No. 97 Quarterfinals
10 July, 2026 (Friday)	10:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94 Los Angeles Match No. 98 Quarterfinals
12 July, 2026 (Sunday)	12:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92 Miami Match No. 99 Quarterfinals
	4:00 AM (EEST)	Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96 Kansas City Match No. 100 Quarterfinals
14 July, 2026 (Tuesday)	10:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 97 vs Winner Match 98 Dallas Match No. 101 Semifinals
15 July, 2026 (Wednesday)	10:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 99 vs Winner Match 100 Atlanta Match No. 102 Semifinals
19 July, 2026 (Sunday)	12:00 AM (EEST)	Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102 Miami Match No. 103 Third place
	10:00 PM (EEST)	Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102 New York Match No. 104 Final

The 104 matches of the World Cup will be played across 16 host cities in three North American countries (USA, Mexico, and Canada), giving the World Cup the title of the most widely attended tournament in its history.

United States

New York / New Jersey, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Philadelphia, Kansas City

Canada

Toronto, Vancouver

Mexico

Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey

Major National Broadcasters

• Greece: ERT
• Romania: Antena 1
• Bulgaria: BNT
• Finland: Yle, MTV3
• Ukraine: Suspilne

Pan-European & International Coverage

• FIFA+ – Highlights, replays, and official content
• beIN Sports – Available in selected Eastern European markets

Q1. What time will most matches kick off in EET?
Most group-stage matches will start overnight or early morning, while knockout games are often scheduled in the evening.

Q2. Is the schedule shown in EET or EEST?
All match times are shown in EEST (UTC +3), as the tournament takes place during the summer.

Q3. When is the final in Eastern European Time?
The final will be played on 19 July 2026 at 10:00 PM (EEST).