Football in Bhutan

First staged in 1930 in Uruguay, the FIFA World Cup has grown into the most watched sporting event in the world. What began as a small competition featuring just 13 teams has evolved into a truly global tournament, and from 2026, the World Cup will reach a new level with the participation of 48 nations.

Across nearly a century, the tournament has showcased legendary players, unforgettable matches, and moments that have shaped football history. While teams from South America and Europe have traditionally dominated the list of champions, the modern World Cup increasingly reflects the sport’s global expansion, with nations from Asia, Africa, and other regions now challenging for top honors.

The 2026 World Cup and its 48-team format represent a major shift in the tournament’s evolution. This expansion opens the door for more countries to take part in football’s biggest event, allows a greater number of teams to compete at the highest level, and helps sustain the passion for the sport in nations that are still developing their football infrastructure.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first edition of the tournament to introduce a new structure following its expansion to 48 teams, delivering a larger match calendar and broader global representation than ever before.

Under the new format, teams are divided into 12 groups of four, with each nation playing three matches during the group stage. The top two teams from each group qualify automatically, joined by the eight best third-placed teams, creating a 32-team field for the knockout rounds.

From the Round of 32 onward, the tournament follows a straight single-elimination format. To lift the trophy, a team must successfully navigate five consecutive knockout matches, a demanding path that promises heightened intensity and drama in the pursuit of football’s most prestigious prize.

Over the past two decades, football in Bhutan has grown steadily and meaningfully, evolving from a largely informal pastime into a more organized and competitive sport. The formation of the Bhutan Football Federation and the development of domestic league structures have been central to this progress, helping to identify talent and expand the game across the country.

Bhutan’s national team has drawn global attention not only for its results, but also for the inspiring nature of its football journey, most famously highlighted in the documentary The Other Final. Since then, Bhutan have recorded notable international victories and shown gradual improvement in regional competitions, reflecting the broader upward trend in the nation’s football development.

Although Bhutan has not qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the tournament remains highly significant for the country’s football community. Watching the world’s best players compete on football’s biggest stage continues to inspire young athletes, energize supporters, and reinforce the growing role of football within Bhutan’s sporting culture.

For fans in Bhutan, most World Cup matches will kick off during the late night and early morning hours in Bhutan Time (BTT). While this requires some late nights, knockout-stage matches often fall into more manageable viewing windows.

The opening match of the tournament will begin on 12 June 2026 at 1:00 AM (BTT), while the final will be played on 20 July 2026 at 1:00 AM (BTT).

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

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three countries — the United States, Canada, and Mexico — across 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 North American time zones, using a BTT-based schedule ensures accurate planning for fans in Bhutan.

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

Q2. Does Bhutan observe daylight saving time?
No. Bhutan uses the same time zone year-round.

Q3. What time will most matches be played in BTT?
Most matches will kick off during the late night and early morning hours.

Q4. When is the 2026 World Cup final in Bhutan Time?
The final will be played on 20 July 2026 at 1:00 AM (BTT).