2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule (China Mainland Time)

Get hyped and prepare your coffee! This article drops the 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule – from group-stage thrillers to the final’s epic showdown.

• Mark your calendars for kick-off times, star-studded matchups, and nonstop soccer magic spanning June to July! 🏆 Note that the matches are generally played at 00:00, 03:00, 06:00, or 09:00 due to the 12-hour time difference.

• Where to Catch the Games?

Main licensed free broadcasters across China include three official groups:

*Migu Video 咪咕视频

*Xiaohongshu 小红书 (REDnote)

*CCTV-5/CCTV-5+ plus mobile app Yangshipin (央视频)

Group Stage

Friday, June 12

03:00 – Mexico vs South Africa

10:00 – South Korea vs Czechia

Saturday, June 13

03:00 – Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina

09:00 – USA vs Paraguay

Sunday, June 14

03:00 – Qatar vs Switzerland

06:00 – Brazil vs Morocco

09:00 – Haiti vs Scotland

12:00 – Australia vs Turkey

Monday, June 15

01:00 – Germany vs Curaçao

04:00 – Netherlands vs Japan

07:00 – Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

10:00 – Sweden vs Tunisia

Tuesday, June 16

03:00 – Belgium vs Egypt

06:00 – Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay

09:00 – Iran vs New Zealand

12:00 – Spain vs Cape Verde

Wednesday, June 17

03:00 – France vs Senegal

06:00 – Iraq vs Norway

09:00 – Argentina vs Algeria

12:00 – Austria vs Jordan

Thursday June 18

01:00 – Portugal vs DR Congo

04:00 – England vs Croatia

07:00 – Ghana vs Panama

10:00 – Uzbekistan vs Colombia

Friday, June 19

03:00 – Switzerland vs TBD

06:00 – Canada vs Qatar

09:00 – Mexico vs South Korea

12:00 – TBD vs South Africa

Saturday, June 20

03:00 – Scotland vs Morocco

06:00 – USA vs Australia

08:30 – Brazil vs Haiti

11:00 – TBD vs Paraguay

Sunday, June 21

01:00 – Netherlands vs Sweden

04:00 – Germany vs Ivory Coast

08:00 – Ecuador vs Curaçao

12:00 – Tunisia vs Japan

Monday, June 22

12:00 – Spain vs Saudi Arabia

03:00 – Belgium vs Iran

06:00 – Uruguay vs Cape Verde

09:00 – New Zealand vs Egypt

Tuesday, June 23

01:00 – Argentina vs Austria

05:00 – France vs Iraq

08:00 – Norway vs Senegal

11:00 – Jordan vs Algeria

Wednesday, June 24

01:00 – Portugal vs Uzbekistan

04:00 – England vs Ghana

07:00 – Panama vs Croatia

10:00 – Colombia vs DR Congo

Thursday, June 25

03:00 – Switzerland vs Canada

03:00 – TBD vs Qatar

06:00 – Scotland vs Brazil

06:00 – Morocco vs Haiti

09:00 – Czechia vs Mexico

09:00 – South Africa vs South Korea

Friday, June 26

04:00 – Ecuador vs Germany

04:00 – Curaçao vs Ivory Coast

07:00 – Japan vs Sweden

07:00 – Tunisia vs Netherlands

10:00 – Turkey vs USA

10:00 – Paraguay vs Australia

Saturday, June 27

03:00 – Norway vs France

03:00 – Senegal vs Iraq

08:00 – Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia

08:00 – Uruguay vs Spain

11:00 – Egypt vs Iran

11:00 – New Zealand vs Belgium

Sunday, June 28

05:00 – Panama vs England

05:00 – Croatia vs Ghana

07:30 – Colombia vs Portugal

07:30 – DR Congo vs Uzbekistan

11:00 – Algeria vs Austria

11:00 – Jordan vs Argentina

Round of 32
Monday, 29 June:

01:00/ 05:00/ 09:00

Tuesday, 30 June:

01:00/ 05:00/ 09:00

Wednesday, 1 July:

01:00/ 05:00/ 09:00

Thursday, 2 July:

01:00/ 05:00/ 09:00

Friday, 3 July:

03:00/ 07:00/ 11:00

Saturday, 4 July:

02:00/ 06:00/ 09:00

Round of 16 

Sunday, 5 July:

01:00/ 05:00

Monday, 6 July:

04:00/ 08:00

Tuesday, 7 July:

03:00/ 08:00

Wednesday, 8 July:

12:00/ 04:00

Quarter Finals
Friday, July 10

04:00

Saturday, July 11

03:00

Sunday, July 12

05:00/ 09:00
Semi-Finals

Wednesday, July 15

03:00 – SF1

Thursday, July 16

03:00 – SF2

Medal Matches

Sunday, July 19

05:00 – Third-Place

Monday, July 20

03:00 – Final

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