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Central Time (CT) is a major time zone in North America, covering a large part of the United States, as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. It is Central Standard Time (CST, UTC – 6) during the winter months and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-5) when daylight saving time is in effect. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be held from 11 June to 19 July 2026, will be during daylight saving time only. Hence, all the match kick-off times on this site are in Central Daylight Time (CDT) even though the overall reference remains the Central Time zone. This is so that the fans in states such as Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and Louisiana can track the matches with the help of local start times and without any hassle of manually converting from other time zones.

The tournament started with a humble background in 1930 when Uruguay hosted the  World Cup with 13 teams. Fast forward to today, and the tournament has evolved into the biggest sporting event worldwide. It has been delivering memorable goals, legendary finals, and unbelievable upsets every four years.

Only very few countries have monopolized the trophy cabinet. At the top of the list, Brazil has a record of winning five titles. Germany and Italy, with four championships each, are the closest followers, whereas the current champions, Argentina, have won the trophy three times.

The latest tournament, Qatar 2022, witnessed one of the best finals in football history, with Argentina winning the trophy. With a larger 2026 format, it is ready for even more exciting and historic moments to happen.

• All 48 teams will be placed in a group of 4 teams each, thereby creating 12 such groups (Group A to L)
• Each team faces all other teams of its group, and based on the points earned by the teams, their ranking within the group is determined. The top two teams from each group will advance to the next round, but there is a twist: even the third-ranked teams also have a chance. The 8 best third-ranked teams will also advance to the next round, which will be the Round of 32.
• Due to the expansion of the FIFA World Cup from a 32-team format to a 48-team format, this new round is called the Round of 32
• Learn more about the 2026 World Cup competition format

More teams, more matches, and higher stakes — the expanded format ensures the most competitive and unpredictable World Cup ever.

Most people don’t even realise that the US has a longer history with the FIFA World Cup than many nations. The team took part in the very first competition in 1930 and finished third. To this day, the US third-place finish at the 1930 World Cup remains the highest achievement by a US Men’s team in any FIFA World Cup.

After years of inconsistent appearances, the USMNT found their foothold in the 1990s era. Since that time, the USA has been a regular participant at the World Cup (except for the 2018 edition), has made it to the Round of 16 stage a few times, and is internationally known for their quarter- finals appearance in 2002, which is their best achievement in the modern era.

Gradual progress has been seen in recent tournaments. The USA reached the Round of 16 in 2010 and 2022, the latter time being led by one of the youngest teams ever to participate in the World Cup. Already secured as the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts, the USA can now concentrate fully on making the most of the home crowd, getting familiar with the playing conditions, and a new generation of players that is ready to break new ground and come of age.

Date	Time	Team 1 Score Team 2
12 June, 2026 (Friday)	8:00 PM (CDT)	USA vs Paraguay Los Angeles Match No. 4 Group D
19 June, 2026 (Friday)	2:00 PM (CDT)	USA vs Australia Seattle Match No. 32 Group D
25 June, 2026 (Thursday)	9:00 PM (CDT)	Turkey vs USA Los Angeles Match No. 59 Group D

The United States will open their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on 12 June 2026 at 8:00 PM (CDT). This prime-time evening fixture will feature Paraguay. In their second group match, the USMNT will battle it out against Australia on 19 June 2026 at 2:00 PM (CDT). This could be a key match as group standings begin to take shape. The third and final group-stage match on 25 June 2026 at 9:00 PM (CDT) could potentially decide qualification for the knockout rounds.

Fans in the Central Time Zone will see the opening match on 11 June 2026 at 2:00 PM (CDT), where Mexico will take on South Africa. The 2026 FIFA World Cup final will kick off on 19 July 2026 at 2:00 PM (CDT), making it ideal viewing across the region.

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is planned to take place in 16 host cities spread over the United States, Canada, and Mexico, three North American countries. As a result of this historic tri-nation co-hosting, the World Cup is being organized in three countries for the first time.

The United States is going to have most of the matches, and the games will be held in New York/New Jersey, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Philadelphia, and Kansas City.

In Canada, the matches will be played in Toronto and Vancouver, while Mexico will be the venue for games in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, which also includes matches at the legendary Estadio Azteca.

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Are the match times shown in CST or CDT?
All match times on this page are shown in Central Daylight Time (CDT), as the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place during daylight saving time.

Do I need to convert times if I live in the Central Time Zone?
No. If you are in the Central Time Zone, the kick-off times listed here are already shown in your local time.

What if a match is played in another time zone?
Even if a match is hosted in Eastern, Mountain, or Pacific Time, this schedule automatically converts the kick-off time to Central Time for easy viewing.