2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Bangladesh Standard Time (BST)

The FIFA World Cup started its first edition in 1930 in Uruguay with only 13 teams. Since then, it has evolved into the most popular sporting event in the world, watched by millions of people, giving us memorable moments every four years.

The World Cup has always been football at its very best, fueled by the legends like Pelé and Maradona, the Germans who have been there most often, and bringing it home in Argentina in a very emotional way after Qatar 2022.

Here’s a snapshot of the most recent FIFA World Cup winners:

Brazil remain the most successful nation with five World Cup titles, but the expanded format in 2026 makes this tournament more open and unpredictable than ever.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will mark the first time that the tournament will be held with a 48-team format. These teams will be divided into 12 groups, and each group will consist of 4 teams.

Every team will compete in three matches during the group stage, and based on the performance of these teams during the group stage, the top two teams and the eight best thrid ranked teams will advance to the knockout stage of the competition, which will commence from the Round of 32.

The tournament shifts to a straight knockout format from the Round of 32, where a single loss ends a team’s journey.

Among South Asian nations, Bangladesh is probably the most football-passionate country, although the country has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The buzz of the tournament can be felt in the whole nation as streets, tea stalls, and neighbourhoods are filled with the fans of different teams who passionately support the global giants.

In the long run, the expansion of the tournament to a 48-team format will give the growing football nations in Asia a realistic hope for qualification. However, to the fans of Bangladesh, the World Cup is more of a festival of football that unites the whole world; it is time for late-night viewing and creating memories that will last forever.

With the tournament hosted in North America, fans in Bangladesh should expect most matches to kick off during the late-night and early-morning hours.

The first match of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa will be played on 12 June 2026 at 1:00 AM (BST), while the final will take place on 20 July 2026 at 1:00 AM (BST).

Below is the complete list of all 104 matches, with kick-off times converted to Bangladesh Standard Time (BST). Use the filters to sort by team, venue, or stage:

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup matches will take place in 16 cities spread across three North American host countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This unprecedented tripartite co-hosting model is a historic milestone for the World Cup as it will be the first time that the tournament is hosted by three countries simultaneously.

The United States will stage most of the matches with games lined up in New York / New Jersey, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Philadelphia, and Kansas City.

Toronto and Vancouver will be the hosting cities in Canada, while Mexico will showcase games in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey.

Since the venues will be located in different North American time zones, the start time of the matches will significantly differ for the fans from Bangladesh; hence, a BST-based schedule will be necessary for those who want to watch the games live.

• T Sports
• Toffee (Banglalink) for digital streaming
• FIFA+ for highlights and official content

Q1. What time will most matches kick off in Bangladesh?
Most matches will begin late at night or in the early morning hours (BST).

Q2. How many teams are playing in the 2026 World Cup?
48 teams.

Q3. How many matches will be played?
104 matches.

Q4. When is the final in Bangladesh time?
The final will be played on 20 July 2026 at around 1:00 AM (BST).

Q5. Where can fans in Bangladesh watch the World Cup?
Through T Sports, Toffee, and FIFA+.