2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Uruguay Time (UYT)

The FIFA World Cup’s famed odyssey started in 1930 in Uruguay, which was also the birth year of the world’s premier football competition. Initially, the event featured only 13 teams, but it has now morphed into a global tournament that captivates the attention of billions of people worldwide every four years.

Uruguay is the only country in World Cup history that gets to keep hold of the unique distinction of being the inaugural champions. Their football mastery in those early days paved the way for the international game, while their passionate playing style remains a defining characteristic of the tournament even now. The rivalry between European and South American football powers continues to shift, making each World Cup edition a fascinating roller-coaster ride full of surprises.

Nowadays, the World Cup is the most-watched sporting event globally. As 2026 brings an increase in teams to 48, the tournament is entering a new era featuring more matches, more nations, and an even larger global audience.

Below is a look at the most recent FIFA World Cup winners:

Uruguay are definitely one of the most historic nations in FIFA World Cup history. As two-time world champions and original tournament founders, La Celeste’s heritage goes far beyond their mere size.

Uruguay brought home the trophy in 1930 and again in 1950, the latter forever remembered for the legendary “Maracanazo”. Beyond their titles, Uruguay have consistently exceeded expectations as a small nation, reaching semi-finals, quarter-finals, and knockout stages across different eras.

Renowned for their mental strength, tactical discipline, and fighting spirit, Uruguay remain one of the most respected teams in international football. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup expanded, they once again look forward to challenging the heavyweights and adding another glorious chapter to their rich history.

For fans in Uruguay, the 2026 World Cup delivers an exceptionally watchable schedule. Most matches will kick off during the afternoon and evening, with only a small number of late-night fixtures.

Typical kick-off times in UYT include 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 10:00 PM, and occasional late-night starts. The opening match between Mexico and South Africa will take place on 11 June 2026 at 4:00 PM (UYT), while the final will be played on 19 July 2026 at 4:00 PM (UYT).

Below is the complete list of all 104 matches, displayed in Uruguay Time (UYT). Use the filters to sort by team, venue, or stage.

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted across three North American nations and 16 cities, making it the most geographically expansive World Cup ever.

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

With matches spread across multiple time zones, following a Uruguay Time (UYT)-based schedule ensures fans never miss a kick.

• AUF TV
• Canal 10
• Canal 12
• Canal 5
• DirecTV Sports
• FIFA+ (highlights and official coverage)

Q1. Are all match times shown in Uruguay Time (UYT)?
Yes. All kick-off times on this page are displayed in UYT.

Q2. Does Uruguay observe daylight saving time?
No. Uruguay Time remains at UTC−3 throughout the year.

Q3. When will the 2026 World Cup final be played in Uruguay?
The final will kick off on 19 July 2026 at 4:00 PM (UYT).

Q4. Can Uruguay challenge for the title in 2026?
With their rich history and competitive mentality, Uruguay will once again aim to make a deep run.