2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Palestine Standard Time (PSST)

Beginning its journey in 1930 in Uruguay, the FIFA World Cup has grown into the most widely watched sporting event in the world. What started with just 13 participating teams has evolved into a truly global competition, and with the 2026 World Cup, the tournament will reach a new level by expanding to 48 teams, opening the door to more nations and new football stories from every corner of the globe.

Over the decades, the competition has been defined by legendary teams, unforgettable goals, dramatic finals, and champions whose fame extends far beyond the sport itself. While countries from South America and Europe have traditionally dominated the trophy list, recent tournaments reflect a changing landscape, with rising competitiveness from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, highlighting football’s continuing global expansion.

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

Football is passionately loved by the people of Palestine, often reflecting deep emotions and the nation’s enduring struggle for freedom. Over the past two decades, the Palestine national football team, supported by the Palestinian Football Association, has worked tirelessly to strengthen its presence and reputation within Asian football.

A historic breakthrough came in 2015, when Palestine qualified for the AFC Asian Cup for the first time, marking their debut on Asia’s biggest football stage. Their subsequent appearances in 2019 and 2023 confirmed their steady progress, with the memorable victory in 2019 delivering their first Asian Cup win and bringing joy not only to the players but to the entire nation, while also demonstrating their growing competitiveness to the world.

Although Palestine has not yet appeared at the FIFA World Cup finals, their continued improvement in Asian qualification campaigns has inspired hope across the football community. With the World Cup expanding to 48 teams and more qualification places now available for Asia, many believe that Palestine’s long-awaited debut on football’s biggest stage may finally be within reach.

For fans following the tournament in Palestine Standard Time (PSDT), most matches will take place during the evening and late-night hours, with a smaller number of fixtures kicking off in the early morning.

The opening match of the tournament will begin on 11 June 2026 at 10:00 PM (PSDT), while the final will be played on 19 July 2026 at 10:00 PM (PSDT).

Below is the complete list of all 104 matches, with kick-off times shown in Palestine Standard Time. Use the filters to quickly find matches by team, venue, or stage.

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be staged across three North American countries and a total of 16 host cities, making it the most geographically expansive tournament in the history of the competition.

For the first time, the United States, Canada, and Mexico will jointly host football’s biggest event, with matches spread across an entire continent.

In the United States, games will be played in New York–New Jersey, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. Canada will host matches in Toronto and Vancouver, while Mexico completes the lineup with fixtures in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey.

With venues spread across several time zones, kick-off times will vary widely throughout the tournament. By presenting the full schedule in Palestine Standard Time, fans can avoid confusion, plan their viewing accurately, and follow every match smoothly from the opening whistle to the final minute.

• beIN Sports MENA – Official Middle East broadcaster with full live coverage
• beIN CONNECT – Streaming platform for mobile and online viewing
• Palestine TV – Selected free-to-air matches
• FIFA+ – Highlights, replays, and official content

Q1. Are all kick-off times shown in Palestine local time?
Yes. Every match listed on this page is displayed in Palestine Standard / Summer Time.

Q2. Does Palestine observe daylight saving time?
Yes. During June and July, Palestine observes daylight saving time (UTC+3), which is reflected in this schedule.

Q3. What time will most matches kick off in PSST?
Most matches will start between the evening and early-morning hours, with prime fixtures usually scheduled late in the evening.

Q4. When is the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in PSST?
The final will be played on 19 July 2026 at 10:00 PM (PSST).

Q5. Has Palestine ever qualified for a FIFA World Cup?
Not yet. However, with the expanded 48-team format, Palestine have improved chances of reaching future World Cups.