11.06.2026 11:31
The world's biggest football festival, which will be held with 48 teams for the first time in history, kicks off tonight. The first whistle in the 2026 World Cup will blow between Mexico and South Africa. The tournament, which will go down in history as the biggest World Cup organization, will lock millions of football fans to their screens for a month.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted by the USA, Mexico, and Canada, will begin today at Mexico City Stadium and, after 6 weeks of excitement, will end on Sunday, July 19, with the final match at the 82,500-capacity New York New Jersey Stadium.
104 MATCHES TO BE PLAYED
In the FIFA 2026 World Cup, a total of 104 matches will be played across 16 different stadiums in 4 different time zones. The USA will host 78 of the matches.
11 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE EXPECTED
FIFA, which earned 7 billion dollars in revenue from the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar, expects this figure to reach 11 billion dollars in 2026. With the increase in the number of participants, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in their history.
MEXICO CITY STADIUM WILL MAKE HISTORY
Mexico City Stadium, which shares its name with the capital of Mexico and has a capacity of 83,000, will go down in history as the first stadium to host the opening match of the World Cup three times.
Previously, Mexico City Stadium hosted the opening match of the 1970 World Cup between Mexico and the Soviet Union (0-0) and the opening match of the 1986 World Cup between Italy and Bulgaria (1-1).
Mexico City Stadium, where Brazilian legend Pelé lifted the cup in 1970 and Argentine Maradona scored the "goal of the century" in 1986, will host the opening match of the 2026 World Cup between Mexico and South Africa at 22:00 TSİ.
THE LARGEST IN DALLAS, THE SMALLEST IN TORONTO
In the tournament, 104 matches will be played across a total of 16 stadiums located in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Among the 16 stadiums, the largest is Dallas Stadium with 94,000 capacity, while the smallest-capacity stadium is in Toronto with 45,000 seats.
The stadiums to be used by the host countries in the tournament and their capacities are as follows:
USA:
- Dallas Stadium, Texas, 94,000
- New York New Jersey Stadium, New Jersey, 82,500
- Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta - Georgia, 75,000
- Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City - Missouri, 73,000
- Houston Stadium, Houston - Texas, 72,000
- San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara - California, 71,000
- Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood - California, 70,000
- Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, 69,000
- Seattle Stadium, Seattle - Washington, 69,000
- Boston Stadium, Foxborough - Massachusetts, 65,000
- Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens - Florida, 65,000
Canada:
- Toronto Stadium, Toronto, 45,000
- BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, 54,000
Mexico:
- Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City, 83,000
- Monterrey Stadium, Guadalupe, 53,500
- Guadalajara Stadium, Zapopan, 48,000
Group stage schedule
The TSİ schedule for the 72 matches to be played in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is as follows:
Thursday, June 11:
- Group A: Mexico - South Africa, Mexico City Stadium, 22:00
Friday, June 12:
- Group A: South Korea - Czech Republic, Guadalajara Stadium, 05:00
Group B: Canada - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Toronto Stadium, 22:00
Saturday, June 13:
- Group D: USA - Paraguay, Los Angeles Stadium, 04:00
- Group B: Qatar - Switzerland, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 22:00
Sunday, June 14:
- Group C: Brazil - Morocco, New York New Jersey Stadium, 01:00
- Haiti - Scotland, Boston Stadium, 04:00
Group D: Australia - Turkey, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 07:00
- Group E: Germany - Curaçao, Houston Stadium, 20:00
- Group F: Netherlands - Japan, Dallas Stadium, 23:00
Monday, June 15:
- Group E: Ivory Coast - Ecuador, Philadelphia Stadium, 02:00
- Group F: Sweden - Tunisia, Monterrey Stadium, 05:00
- Group H: Spain - Cape Verde, Atlanta Stadium, 19:00
- Group G: Belgium - Egypt, Seattle Stadium, 22:00
Tuesday, June 16:
- Group H: Saudi Arabia - Uruguay, Miami Stadium, 01:00
- Group G: Iran - New Zealand, Los Angeles Stadium, 04:00
- Group I: France - Senegal, New York New Jersey Stadium, 22:00
Wednesday, June 17:
- Group I: Iraq - Norway, Boston Stadium, 01:00
- Group J: Argentina - Algeria, Kansas City Stadium, 04:00
- Austria - Jordan, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 07:00
- Group K: Portugal - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Houston Stadium, 20:00
- Group L: England - Croatia, Dallas Stadium, 23:00
Thursday, June 18:
- Group L: Ghana - Panama, Toronto Stadium, 02:00
- Group K: Uzbekistan - Colombia, Mexico City Stadium, 05:00
- Group A: Czech Republic - South Africa, Atlanta Stadium, 19:00
- Group B: Switzerland - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Los Angeles Stadium, 22:00
Friday, June 19:
- Group B: Canada - Qatar, BC Place Vancouver, 01:00
- Group A: Mexico - South Korea, Guadalajara Stadium, 04:00
- Group D: USA - Australia, Seattle Stadium, 22:00
Saturday, June 20:
- Group C: Scotland - Morocco, Boston Stadium, 01:00
- Brazil - Haiti, Philadelphia Stadium, 03:30
- Group D: Turkey - Paraguay, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 06:00
- Group F: Netherlands - Sweden, Houston Stadium, 20:00
- Group E: Germany - Ivory Coast, Toronto Stadium, 23:00
Sunday, June 21:
- Group E: Ecuador - Curaçao, Kansas City Stadium, 03:00
- Group F: Tunisia - Japan, Monterrey Stadium, 07:00
- Group H: Spain - Saudi Arabia, Atlanta Stadium, 19:00
- Group G: Belgium - Iran, Los Angeles Stadium, 22:00
Monday, June 22:
- Group H: Uruguay - Cape Verde, Miami Stadium, 01:00
- Group G: New Zealand - Egypt, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 04:00
- Group J: Argentina - Austria, Dallas Stadium, 20:00
Tuesday, June 23:
- Group I: France - Iraq, Philadelphia Stadium, 00:00
- Norway - Senegal, New York New Jersey Stadium, 03:00
- Group J: Jordan - Algeria, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 06:00
- Group K: Portugal - Uzbekistan, Houston Stadium, 20:00
- Group L: England - Ghana, Boston Stadium, 23:00
Wednesday, June 24:
- Group L: Panama - Croatia, Toronto Stadium, 02:00
- Group K: Colombia - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guadalajara Stadium, 05:00
- Group B: Switzerland - Canada, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 22:00
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Qatar, Seattle Stadium, 22:00
Thursday, June 25:
- Group C: Scotland - Brazil, Miami Stadium, 01:00
- Morocco - Haiti, Atlanta Stadium, 01:00
- Group A: Czech Republic - Mexico, Mexico City Stadium, 04:00
- South Africa - South Korea, Monterrey Stadium, 04:00
- Group E: Curaçao - Ivory Coast, Philadelphia Stadium, 23:00
- Ecuador - Germany, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23:00
Group Matches
Group A
- June 11 Thursday: Mexico - Canada, Mexico City Stadium, 05.00
Group B
- June 12 Friday: Germany - Cameroon, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23.00
- June 13 Saturday: Poland - South Korea, Philadelphia Stadium, 02.00
Group C
- June 14 Sunday: Brazil - Serbia, Los Angeles Stadium, 00.00
- Italy - Morocco, Boston Stadium, 03.00
- Group D
- June 15 Monday: Turkey - Australia, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 00.00
- USA - Paraguay, Seattle Stadium, 03.00
- Group E
- June 16 Tuesday: Switzerland - Saudi Arabia, Dallas Stadium, 00.00
- Spain - Ukraine, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 03.00
- Group F
- June 17 Wednesday: Netherlands - Senegal, Houston Stadium, 00.00
- Japan - Iraq, Toronto Stadium, 03.00
- Group G
- June 18 Thursday: New Zealand - Egypt, Guadalajara Stadium, 00.00
- Iran - Belgium, Monterrey Stadium, 03.00
- Group H
- June 19 Friday: Uruguay - Cape Verde, Kansas City Stadium, 00.00
- Sweden - France, Miami Stadium, 03.00
- Group I
- June 20 Saturday: Norway - Tunisia, Atlanta Stadium, 00.00
- Croatia - Algeria, Dallas Stadium, 03.00
- Group J
- June 21 Sunday: Argentina - Jordan, Seattle Stadium, 00.00
- Portugal - DR Congo, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 03.00
- Group K
- June 22 Monday: England - Panama, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 00.00
- Ghana - Uzbekistan, Los Angeles Stadium, 03.00
- Group L
- June 23 Tuesday: Colombia - Austria, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00
- Turkey - USA, Boston Stadium, 03.00
- Netherlands - Japan, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23.00
- Serbia - Italy, Houston Stadium, 23.00
- Brazil - Morocco, Mexico City Stadium, 23.00
- Germany - Poland, Dallas Stadium, 23.00
- Cameroon - South Korea, Toronto Stadium, 23.00
- Group A
- June 24 Wednesday: Mexico - Canada, Mexico City Stadium, 05.00
- Group B
- June 25 Thursday: Germany - Cameroon, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23.00
- Poland - South Korea, Philadelphia Stadium, 02.00
- Group C
- Brazil - Serbia, Los Angeles Stadium, 05.00
- Italy - Morocco, Boston Stadium, 02.00
- Group D
- Turkey - Australia, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 05.00
- USA - Paraguay, Seattle Stadium, 05.00
- Group E
- Switzerland - Saudi Arabia, Dallas Stadium, 00.00
- Spain - Ukraine, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 03.00
- Group F
- Netherlands - Senegal, Houston Stadium, 00.00
- Japan - Iraq, Toronto Stadium, 03.00
- Group G
- New Zealand - Egypt, Guadalajara Stadium, 00.00
- Iran - Belgium, Monterrey Stadium, 03.00
- Group H
- Uruguay - Cape Verde, Kansas City Stadium, 00.00
- Sweden - France, Miami Stadium, 03.00
- Group I
- Norway - Tunisia, Atlanta Stadium, 00.00
- Croatia - Algeria, Dallas Stadium, 03.00
- Group J
- Argentina - Jordan, Seattle Stadium, 00.00
- Portugal - DR Congo, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 03.00
- Group K
- England - Panama, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 00.00
- Ghana - Uzbekistan, Los Angeles Stadium, 03.00
- Group L
- Colombia - Austria, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00
- Turkey - USA, Boston Stadium, 03.00
- Netherlands - Japan, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23.00
- Serbia - Italy, Houston Stadium, 23.00
- Brazil - Morocco, Mexico City Stadium, 23.00
- Germany - Poland, Dallas Stadium, 23.00
- Cameroon - South Korea, Toronto Stadium, 23.00
- Canada - Mexico, Mexico City Stadium, 23.00
- June 26 Friday:
- Group F: Japan - Sweden, Dallas Stadium, 02.00
- Tunisia - Netherlands, Kansas City Stadium, 02.00
- Group D: Turkey - USA, Los Angeles Stadium, 05.00
- Paraguay - Australia, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 05.00
- Group I: Norway - France, Boston Stadium, 22.00
- Senegal - Iraq, Toronto Stadium, 22.00
June 27 Saturday:
- Group H: Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia, Houston Stadium, 03.00
- Uruguay - Spain, Guadalajara Stadium, 03.00
- Group G: Egypt - Iran, Seattle Stadium, 06.00
- New Zealand - Belgium, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 06.00
June 28 Sunday:
- Group L: Panama - England, New York New Jersey Stadium, 00.00
- Croatia - Ghana, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00
- Group K: Colombia - Portugal, Miami Stadium, 02.30
- DR Congo - Uzbekistan, Atlanta Stadium, 02.30
- Group J: Algeria - Austria, Kansas City Stadium, 05.00
- Jordan - Argentina, Dallas Stadium, 05.00
Knockout Rounds
The TSI schedule from the Round of 32 to the final is as follows:
Round of 32
June 28 Sunday:
- Match 73: Group A runner-up - Group B runner-up, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00
June 29 Monday:
- Match 76: Group C winner - Group F runner-up, Houston Stadium, 20.00
- Match 74: Group E winner - Group A/B/C/D/F third place, Boston Stadium, 23.30
June 30 Tuesday:
- Match 75: Group F winner - Group C runner-up, Monterrey Stadium, 04.00
- Match 78: Group E runner-up - Group I runner-up, Dallas Stadium, 20.00
July 1 Wednesday:
- Match 77: Group I winner - Group C/D/F/G/H third place, New York New Jersey Stadium, 00.00
- Match 79: Group A winner - Group C/E/F/H/I third place, Mexico City Stadium, 04.00
- Match 80: Group L winner - Group E/H/I/J/K third place, Atlanta Stadium, 19.00
- Match 82: Group G winner - Group A/E/H/I/J third place, Seattle Stadium, 23.00
July 2 Thursday:
- Match 81: Group D winner - Group B/E/F/I/J third place, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 03.00
- Match 84: Group H winner - Group J runner-up, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00
July 3 Friday:
- Match 83: Group K runner-up - Group L runner-up, Toronto Stadium, 02.00
- Match 85: Group B winner - Group E/F/G/I/J third place, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 06.00
- Match 88: Group D runner-up - Group G runner-up, Dallas Stadium, 21.00
July 4 Saturday:
- Match 86: Group J winner - Group H runner-up, Miami Stadium, 01.00
- Match 87: Group K winner - Group D/E/I/J/L third place, Kansas City Stadium, 04.30
Round of 16
July 4 Saturday:
- Match 90: Winner of Match 73 - Winner of Match 75, Houston Stadium, 20.00
July 5 Sunday:
- Match 89: Winner of Match 74 - Winner of Match 77, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00
- Match 91: Winner of Match 76 - Winner of Match 78, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23.00
July 6 Monday:
- Match 92: Winner of Match 79 - Winner of Match 80, Mexico City Stadium, 03.00
- Match 93: Winner of Match 83 - Winner of Match 84, Dallas Stadium, 22.00
July 7 Tuesday:
- Match 94: Winner of Match 81 - Winner of Match 82, Seattle Stadium, 03.00
- Match 95: Winner of Match 86 - Winner of Match 88, Atlanta Stadium, 19.00
- Match 96: Winner of Match 85 - Winner of Match 87, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 23.00
Quarter Finals
July 9 Thursday:
- Match 97: Winner of Match 89 - Winner of Match 90, Boston Stadium, 23.00
July 10 Friday:
- Match 98: Winner of Match 93 - Winner of Match 94, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00
July 12 Sunday:
- Match 99: Winner of Match 91 - Winner of Match 92, Miami Stadium, 00.00
- Match 100: Winner of Match 95 - Winner of Match 96, Kansas City Stadium, 04.00
Semi Finals
July 14 Tuesday:
- Match 101: Winner of Match 97 - Winner of Match 98, Dallas Stadium, 22.00
July 15 Wednesday:
- Match 102: Winner of Match 99 - Winner of Match 100, Atlanta Stadium, 22.00
Third Place Match (Bronze Final)
July 19 Sunday:
- Match 103: Loser of Match 101 - Loser of Match 102, Miami Stadium, 00.00
2026 FIFA World Cup Final
July 19 Sunday:
- Match 104: Winner of Match 101 - Winner of Match 102, New York New Jersey Stadium, 22.00