2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Israel Standard Time (IST)

The FIFA World Cup has been a thrilling and dramatic tournament since its first edition in Uruguay in 1930, when just 13 teams competed for the trophy. Over time, the competition has evolved into a global football marathon featuring 48 teams, capturing the attention of fans around the world. The World Cup’s popularity extends even to countries that have never qualified for the finals, highlighting its unmatched global appeal. Held once every four years, each edition leaves behind a rich collection of unforgettable memories.

In the early years, South American teams dominated the tournament, but over time, European nations rose to prominence and reshaped the competitive balance. As footballing power has shifted across continents and generations, the World Cup has come to represent unpredictability — a trait that is expected to define the 2026 edition as well.

Today, the FIFA World Cup is widely regarded as the most-watched sporting event in the world, consistently delivering iconic goals, legendary matches, and moments that have become part of football history. Brazil remain the most successful nation with a record five titles, followed by Germany and Italy with four each, while the current champions, Argentina, have lifted the trophy three times.

The most recent tournament, Qatar 2022, produced one of the highest-quality finals ever played. With the expanded 48-team format set for 2026, the stage is once again prepared for greater drama, unexpected results, and the creation of new historic moments. Here are some recent FIFA World Cup winners:

Football in Israel has a long and established history and remains one of the most popular sports in the country. The Israel national football team competes in European competitions and qualifiers, regularly facing some of the strongest teams in Europe.

Israel’s most memorable moment at the FIFA World Cup came in 1970, when the team qualified for the tournament in Mexico. During that edition, Israel reached the group stage and earned a highly impressive draw against Italy, who went on to reach the final that year.

Although Israel has not returned to the World Cup finals since 1970, the nation continues to challenge itself in international football. Strong domestic clubs, state-of-the-art training facilities, and a growing focus on youth development programs have helped keep football deeply rooted in Israeli sporting culture.

Despite the time difference, Israeli football fans will be able to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup live, even if it means staying up late or waking up early. As the biggest football event in the world, the tournament promises unforgettable moments for fans everywhere.

Israel fans should be prepared for the FIFA World Cup games to be held late evenings, nights, and very early mornings. During the group stage, the earliest time of the football matches is 7:00 PM IDT and the latest is around midnight, with the majority of the games kicking off between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM, but some games will be held at the early morning hours between 4:00 AM and 7:00 AM. Once the tournament goes into the rounds of knockout, the matches are still played in a wide time window, including evening (8:00-10:00 PM IDT), night, and very early morning hours.

The first match of the tournament, featuring Mexico and South Africa, will be broadcast in Israel on  11 June 2026 at 10:00 PM (IDT), and the all-important final match is planned for 19 July 2026 at 10:00 PM IDT, an excellent late evening event for the Israeli audience.

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup would be co-hosted by three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In fact, this would be the first ever World Cup to have three host nations and the largest geographical area spread for the tournament.

Matches will be held in various cities and stadiums all over North America, covering several time zones. Wherever a game is held, this page gives all the times of the matches (kick-off) in Israel Standard Time (IST) automatically, so that if one wants to watch, it would be easy and accurate.

With expanded venues, more matches, and diverse playing conditions, the 2026 edition promises to be the most ambitious and globally watched FIFA World Cup ever.

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Why are most World Cup matches late at night in Israel?
Because the tournament is hosted in North America, matches are played several hours behind Israel, resulting in late-night or early-morning kick-offs.

Are the match times shown in IST or IDT?
All match times are shown in Israel Daylight Time (UTC +3), which is observed in Israel during the tournament period.

Do I need to convert times manually?
No. All kick-off times on this page are already converted to Israel local time for your convenience.