When Does the 2026 FIFA World Cup Start? When is the first match? Here is the WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

The giant organization, which will be hosted by the United States of America (USA), Mexico and Canada, will offer a feast to football fans with its expanded format. The start date, opening match details and match schedule of the tournament, in which our National Football Team will appear in the finals after a long break, have been announced. So, when does the World Cup start, what day is the first match? Here are all the questions…

When does the 2026 World Cup start and what is the first match? The giant championship will start in Mexico on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The opening match of the tournament will be played at Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Azteca). In the opening match in Group A, hosts Mexico and South Africa will face each other at 22:00 Türkiye time (TSI). This giant football marathon, which will last for 6 weeks, will end with the grand final match to be played on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at New York New Jersey Stadium at 22:00 TSI, and the champion will be determined.

What will the time system be like in North America? 104 matches in the tournament will be organized in a total of 16 cities covering 4 different time zones in the North American continent. Due to the time difference with Türkiye, the broadcast times of the matches are mainly at night and at the first light of the morning. Looking at the distribution, 53 of the matches in the tournament will be screened between 00:00 and 05:00 TSI.

The busiest start time will be 22:00 CET; A total of 19 matches will be played during this time period. Football fans will be able to follow all the excitement of the tournament live on TRT screens. National Team Match Schedule and Hours Our National Football Team, which is in Group D in the World Cup finals; They will struggle to get out of the group with Australia and Paraguay, as well as the hosts USA. Turkey’s World Cup excitement will start in Canada on June 14.

The full match schedule is as follows: Sunday, June 14 (07:00 CET): Australia – Turkey (BC Place Vancouver Stadium – Canada) Saturday, June 20 (06:00 CET): Turkey – Paraguay (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium – USA) Friday, June 26 (05:00 CET): Turkey – USA (Los Angeles Stadium – USA) Here is the WORLD CUP SCHEDULE All World Cup fixtures are as follows; Thursday, June 11: Group A: Mexico – South Africa, Mexico City Stadium, 22.00 CET Friday, June 12: Group A: South Korea – Czech Republic, Guadalajara Stadium, 05.00 CET Group B: Canada – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Toronto Stadium, CET 22.00 Saturday, June 13: Group D: USA – Paraguay, Los Angeles Stadium, CET 04.00 Group B: Qatar – Switzerland, San.

Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 22.00 CET Sunday, June 14: Group C: Brazil – Morocco, New York New Jersey Stadium, 01.00 CET Haiti – Scotland, Boston Stadium, 04.00 CET Group D: Australia – Turkey, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 07.00 CET Group E: Germany – Curaçao, Houston Stadium, 20.00 CET Group F: Netherlands – Japan, Dallas Stadium, CET 23.00 Monday, June 15: Group E: Ivory Coast – Ecuador, Philadelphia Stadium, 02.00 CET Group F: Sweden – Tunisia, Monterrey Stadium, 05.00 CET Group H: Spain – Cape Verde, Atlanta Stadium, CET 19.00 Group G: Belgium – Egypt, Seattle Stadium, 22.00 CET Tuesday, 16 June: Group H: Saudi Arabia – Uruguay, Miami Stadium, 01.00 CET Group G: Iran – New Zealand, Los Angeles Stadium, 04.00 CET Group I: France – Senegal, New York New Jersey Stadium, CET 22.00 Wednesday, 17 June: Group I: Iraq – Norway, Boston Stadium, 01.00 CET Group J: Argentina – Algeria, Kansas City Stadium, 04.00 CET Austria – Jordan, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 07.00 CET Group K: Portugal – Democratic Republic of Congo, Houston Stadium, CET 20.00 Group L: England – Croatia, Dallas Stadium, CET 23.00 CET Thursday, June 18: Group L: Ghana – Panama, Toronto Stadium, CET 02.00 Group K: Uzbekistan – Colombia, Mexico City Stadium, 05.00 CET, Group A: Czechia – Republic of South Africa, Atlanta Stadium, CET 19.00 Group B: Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Los Angeles Stadium, CET 22.00 Friday, June 19: Group B: Canada – Qatar, BC Place Vancouver, CET 01.00 Group A: Mexico – South Korea, Guadalajara Stadium, CET 04.00 Group D: USA – Australia, Seattle Stadium, 22.00 GMT Saturday, June 20: Group C: Scotland – Morocco, Boston Stadium, 01.00 CET Brazil – Haiti, Philadelphia Stadium, 03.30 Group D: Turkey – Paraguay, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, CET 06.00 Group F: H Netherlands – Sweden, Houston Stadium, 20.00 TSI 20.00 Group E: Germany – Ivory Coast, Toronto Stadium, 23.00 TSI 21 June Sunday: Group E: Ecuador – Curaçao, Kansas City Stadium, 03.00 TSI 03.00 Group F: Tunisia – Japan, Monterrey Stadium, 07.00 TSI 07.00 Group H: Spain – Saudi Arabia, Atlanta Stadium, 19.00 TSI 19.00 Group G: Belgium – Iran, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00 GMT Monday, 22 June: Group H: Uruguay – Cape Verde, Miami Stadium, 01.00 CET Group G: New Zealand – Egypt, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 04.00 CET Group J: Argentina – Austria, Dallas Stadium, 20.00 CET Tuesday, 23 June: Group I: France – Iraq, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00 CET Norway – Senegal; Republic of Congo, Guadalajara Stadium, 05.00 GMT Group B: Switzerland – Canada, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 22.00 CET Bosnia and Herzegovina – Qatar, Seattle Stadium, 22.00 CET Thursday, June 25: Group C: Scotland – Brazil, Miami Stadium, 01.00 CET Morocco – Ha iti, Atlanta Stadium, 01.00 CET, Group A: Czech Republic – Mexico, Mexico City Stadium, CET 04.00 South Africa Republic – South Korea, Monterrey Stadium, CET 04.00 Group E: Curaçao – Ivory Coast, Philadelphia Stadium, CET 23.00 Ecuador – Germany, New York New Jersey Stadium, CET 23.00 Friday, June 26: Group F: Japan – Sweden, Dallas Stadium, 02.00 CET Tunisia – Netherlands, Kansas City Stadium, CET 02.00 Group D: Turkey – USA, Los Angeles Stadium, 05.00 CET Paraguay – Australia, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 05.00 CET Group I: Norway – France, Boston Stadium, CET 22.00 Senegal – Iraq, Toronto Stadium, 22.00 CET Saturday, 27 June: Group H: Green Cape Islands – Saudi Arabia, Houston Stadium, 03.00 CET Uruguay – Spain, Guadalajara Stadium, CET 03.00 Group G: Egypt – Iran, Seattle Stadium, CET 06.00 New Zealand – Belgium, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, CET 06.00 Sunday, June 28: Group L: Panama – England, New York New Jersey Stadium, CET 00.00 Croatia – Ghana, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00 Group K: Colombia – Portugal, Miami Stadium, 02.30 Democratic Republic of the Congo – Uzbekistan, Atlanta Stadium, 02.30 CET Group J: Algeria – Austria, Kansas City Stadium, 05.00 CET Jordan – Argentina, Dallas Stadium, 05.00 CET QUALIFICATION ROUNDS The schedule from the last 32 rounds to the final match is as follows: LAST 32 ROUND Sunday, June 28: Match 73: Second in Group A – Second in Group B, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00, Monday, June 29: Match 76: Leader in Group C – Second in Group F, Houston Stadium, 20.00, Match 74: Leader in Group E – Third in Group A/B/C/D/F, Boston Stadium, 23.30 GMT Tuesday, June 30: Match 75: Group F leader – second in Group C, Monterrey Stadium, 04.00 CET, Match 78: Second in Group E – second in Group I, Dallas Stadium, 20.00 CET Wednesday, July 1: Match 77: Group I leader – third in Group C/D/F/G/H, New York New Jersey Stadium, CET 00.00 Game 79: Group A leader – Third place in Group C/E/F/H/I, Mexico City Stadium, 04.00 CET, Match 80: Group L leader – Third in Group E/H/I/J/K, Atlanta Stadium, 19.00 CET Match 82: Group G leader – Third in Group A/E/H/I/J, Seattle Stadium, 23.00 CET Thursday, July 2: Match 81: Group D leader – B/E/F/I/J Third in Group, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, 03.00 GMT, Game 84: Group H leader – Group J second, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00 CET Friday, July 3: Game 83: Group K second – Group L second, Toronto Stadium, 02.00 CET, Match 85: Group B leader – Third in Group E/F/G/I/J, BC Place Vancouver Stadium , 06.00 GMT, Match 88: Second in Group D – 2nd in Group G, Dallas Stadium, 21.00 TSI 4 July Saturday: Match 86: Group J leader – 2nd in Group H, Miami Stadium, 01.00 GMT Match 87: Group K leader – 3rd in Group D/E/I/J/L, Kansas City Stadium, 04.30 TSI ROUND OF 16 Saturday, 4 July: Match 90: Match 73 Winner – Match 75 Winner, Houston Stadium, 20.00 CET Sunday, 5 July: Game 89: Match 74 Winner – Match 77 Winner, Philadelphia Stadium, 00.00 CET Game 91: Match 76 Winner – Match 78 Winner, New York New Jersey Stadium, 23.00 CET Monday, July 6: Match 92: Match 79 Winner – Match 80 Winner, Mexico City Stadium, 03.00 GMT, Match 93: Match 83 Winner – Match 84 Winner, Dallas Stadium, 22.00 CET Tuesday, July 7: Game 94: Match 81 Winner – Match 82 Winner, Seattle Stadium, 03.00 CET Game 95: Match 86 Winner – Match 88 Winner, Atlanta Stadium, 19.00 CET 96: Match 85 Winner – Match 87 Winner, BC Place Vancouver Stadium, 23.00 ET QUARTER FINAL Thursday, July 9: Game 97: Match 89 Winner – Match 90 Winner, Boston Stadium, 23.00 ET Friday, July 10: Game 98: Match 93 Winner – Match 94 Winner, Los Angeles Stadium, 22.00 ET 12 July Sunday: Game 99: Game 91 Winner – Game 92 Winner, Miami Stadium, 00.00 BST Game 100: Match 95 Winner – Match 96 Winner, Kansas City Stadium, 04.00 BST SEMI-FINAL Tuesday, July 14: Match 101: Winner of Match 97 – Winner of Match 98, Dallas Stadium, 22.00 TSI Wednesday, July 15: Match 102: Winner of Match 99 – Winner of Match 100, Atlanta Stadium, 22.00 TSI 3rd Place Match (Bronze Final) Sunday, July 19: Match 103: Loser of Match 101 – Match 102 Loser, Miami Stadium, 00.00 CET FINAL Sunday, July 19, Match 104: Match 101 Winner – Match 102 Winner, New York New Jersey Stadium, 22.00 CET