26FIFA World CupUSA · CAN · MEX

Countdown to kickoff

USA·CAN·MEX

The World Plays Home.

Opening Match: Mexico vs Belgium
Venue: Estadio Azteca
The Final: 19 Jul · MetLife

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See the full schedule →Group draw

Argentina●Spain●France●England●Brazil●Portugal●Netherlands●Belgium●Croatia●Germany●Morocco●Colombia●Uruguay●Switzerland●Japan●Senegal●Mexico●Iran●United States●South Korea●Ecuador●Australia●Egypt●Sweden●Türkiye●Austria●Canada●Ivory Coast●Tunisia●Algeria●Norway●Paraguay●Czechia●Ghana●Scotland●Panama●Qatar●South Africa●Uzbekistan●Saudi Arabia●Iraq●DR Congo●Jordan●Cape Verde●Bosnia and Herzegovina●Haiti●New Zealand●Curaçao●Argentina●Spain●France●England●Brazil●Portugal●Netherlands●Belgium●Croatia●Germany●Morocco●Colombia●Uruguay●Switzerland●Japan●Senegal●Mexico●Iran●United States●South Korea●Ecuador●Australia●Egypt●Sweden●Türkiye●Austria●Canada●Ivory Coast●Tunisia●Algeria●Norway●Paraguay●Czechia●Ghana●Scotland●Panama●Qatar●South Africa●Uzbekistan●Saudi Arabia●Iraq●DR Congo●Jordan●Cape Verde●Bosnia and Herzegovina●Haiti●New Zealand●Curaçao●

The Numbers

A tournament like no other.

48

Nations

Up from 32 in 2022 — the largest ever field.

104

Matches

From kickoff in Mexico City to the final.

16

Host Cities

Across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

39D

Days of Football

June 11 to July 19 — the longest summer.

Opening Week

First-week fixtures.

All 104 matches

Thu, Jun 1107:00 PM

Mexico CityEstadio Azteca

Thu, Jun 1109:00 PM

GuadalajaraEstadio Akron

Fri, Jun 1207:00 PM

InglewoodSoFi Stadium

Fri, Jun 1209:00 PM

SeattleLumen Field

Fri, Jun 1211:00 PM

TorontoBMO Field

Fri, Jun 1211:00 PM

ArlingtonAT&T Stadium

The Draw

12 groups. 48 dreams.

The top two from each group plus the eight best third-place finishers advance to a new Round of 32.

Group stage detail →

South Africa#56

Bosnia and Herzegovina#76

United States#22

Saudi Arabia#58

New Format

A road to the
final at MetLife.

For the first time, 48 nations play 12 groups of four — and a brand new Round of 32 doubles the knockout stage.

1
Group Stage
12 groups × 4 teams · 72 matches · 11–27 June
2
Round of 32
32 nations · single elimination · 28 Jun – 3 Jul
3
Round of 16
4–7 July
4
Quarter-Finals
9–11 July
5
Semi-Finals
14–15 July · Dallas · Atlanta
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Final
19 July · MetLife Stadium · New York / New Jersey

Host Cities

16 cities. 3 nations.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Gillette Stadium

Arrowhead Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium

East Rutherford

MetLife Stadium

Lincoln Financial Field

Tickets · Phase 3

Be there when the world plays home.

Random selection draw is open through 4 June. Single match, team-specific, and venue series passes available.

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