World Cup 2026 schedule: When the first game is – and when Germany plays

Thursday, June 25, 2026

• Scotland – Brazil in Miami, USA (Group C, 00:00 CEST)
• Morocco – Haiti in Atlanta, USA (Group C, 00:00 CEST)
• Czech Republic – Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico (Group A, 03:00 CEST)
• South Africa – South Korea in Monterrey, Mexico (Group A, 03:00 CEST)
• Ecuador – Germany in New York, USA (Group E, 10:00 p.m. CEST)
• Curaçao – Ivory Coast in Philadelphia, USA (Group E, 10:00 p.m. CEST)

• Tunisia – Netherlands in Kansas City, USA (Group F, 01:00 CEST)
• Japan – Sweden in Dallas, USA (Group F, 01:00 CEST)
• Türkiye – USA in Los Angeles, USA (Group D, 04:00 CEST)
• Paraguay – Australia in San Francisco, USA (Group D, 04:00 CEST)
• Norway – France in Boston, USA (Group I, 9:00 p.m. CEST)
• Senegal – Iraq in Toronto, Canada (Group I, 9:00 p.m. CEST)

• Uruguay – Spain in Guadalajara, Mexico (Group H, 02:00 CEST)
• Cape Verde – Saudi Arabia in Houston, USA (Group H, 02:00 CEST)
• New Zealand – Belgium in Vancouver, Canada (Group G, 05:00 CEST)
• Egypt – Iran in Seattle, USA (Group G, 05:00 CEST)
• Panama – England in New York, USA (Group L, 11:00 p.m. CEST)
• Croatia – Ghana in Philadelphia, USA (Group L, 11:00 p.m. CEST)

• Colombia – Portugal in Miami, USA (Group K, 01:30 CEST)
• DR Congo – Uzbekistan in Atlanta, USA (Group K, 01:30 CEST)
• Jordan – Argentina in Dallas, USA (Group J, 04:00 CEST)
• Algeria – Austria in Kansas City, USA (Group J, 04:00 CEST)

Directly after the preliminary round, the new round of 16 on June 28th heralds the decisive phase of the World Cup. For the first time, the nations have to achieve four wins after the group stage in order to reach the final on July 19th.

• Second Group A – Second Group B in Los Angeles, USA (9:00 p.m. CEST)

• First in Group C – Second in Group F in Houston, USA (7:00 p.m. CEST)
• First Group E – Third Group A/B/C/D/F in Boston, USA (10:30 p.m. CEST)

• First in Group F – Second in Group C in Monterrey, Mexico (03:00 CEST)
• Second Group E – Second Group I in Dallas, USA (7:00 p.m. CEST)
• First Group I – Third Group C/D/F/G/H in New York, USA (11:00 p.m. CEST)