The FIFA Men’s World Cup is almost here, and this one will be the biggest ever. The tournament is hosted by three countries: Mexico, Canada, and the US. The games will be played in stadiums across all three.
This World Cup is huge, competition-wise, as it is the
first to include 48 teams in the tournament instead of 32 in past World Cups. That means a whole bunch more games are being played over the course of a month. 104 games, to be exact. That’s a lot of football. Here’s how to watch them all.
Where to Stream
FIFA has partnered with YouTube as its “
preferred partner” for streaming the games. You’ll need YouTube TV’s sports plan, which is currently $55 per month. Other paid options include Fubo ($46 per month) and Hulu’s live sports option ($90 per month).
Some of the games will be streamed for free on the
FIFA+ streaming service. In partnership with Telemundo, Peacock will stream all of the games in Spanish. You can find all the official broadcasters on the FIFA website.
Big Games
The games begin on June 11 at 3 pm Eastern with Mexico playing South Africa in Mexico City. Quarterfinal matches begin on July 9. The World Cup ends with the final match on July 19 at 3 pm Eastern at the MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area.
Opening Ceremony
There will be three opening ceremonies, one for each country. The opening ceremony for Mexico is at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on June 11 at 1:30 pm ET.
The opening ceremony for the US is June 12 at 7:30 pm ET at SoFi Stadium in California.
In Toronto, Canada, the opening ceremony will be held at BMO Field on June 12 at 1:30 pm ET.
US Games
The US team’s scheduled games start on June 12 at 9 pm ET, versus Paraguay in Los Angeles. The US team plays Australia in Seattle on June 19 at 3 pm ET. The last set game is against Turkey in Los Angeles on June 25 at 10 pm ET.
New Competition
Given the vastly increased number of teams in this World Cup, the structure for how the competition will play out has changed. Countries are sorted into groups (labeled with letters A-L) and will play out games in the First Stage within those groups.
Winners of those matches go on to duke it out in the stage called the Round of 32, then get whittled down in a Round of 16. After that, winners move on to the quarterfinals, semifinals, and then the final game on July 19. The games in the First Stage are the only ones with set matches. After that, games in the Round of 32 and beyond will be determined by the results of prior games.
You can find the full schedule, which defaults to your local time zone, on the
FIFA website.
We’ve listed the first games below; we’ll add the rest of the schedule once the World Cup kicks off tomorrow.
Matches in this section are listed by time aired, not official match number.
- 3 pm ET: Mexico vs. South Africa, in Mexico City (Group A)
- 10 pm ET: South Korea vs. Czechia, in Guadalajara (Group A)
- 3 pm ET—Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Toronto (Group B)
- 9 pm ET—USA vs. Paraguay, in Los Angeles (Group D)
- 3 pm ET—Qatar vs. Switzerland, in San Francisco (Group B)
- 6 pm ET—Brazil vs. Morocco, in New York/New Jersey Stadium (Group C)
- 9 pm ET—Haiti vs. Scotland, in Boston (Group C)
- 12 am ET—Australia vs. Türkiye, in Vancouver (Group D)
- 1 pm ET—Germany vs. Curacao, in Houston (Group E)
- 4 pm ET—Netherlands vs. Japan, in Dallas (Group F)
- 7 pm ET—Côte d'Ivoire vs. Ecuador, in Philadelphia (Group E)
- 10 pm ET—Sweden vs. Tunisia, in Monterrey (Group F)
- 12 pm ET—Spain vs. Cabo Verde, in Atlanta (Group H)
- 3 pm ET—Belgium vs. Egypt, in Seattle (Group G)
- 6 pm ET—Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay, in Miami (Group H)
- 9 pm ET—Iran vs. New Zealand, in Los Angeles (Group G)
- 3 pm ET—France vs. Senegal, in New York/New Jersey (Group I)
- 6 pm ET—Iraq vs. Norway, in Boston (Group I)
- 9 pm ET—Argentina vs. Algeria, in Kansas City (Group J)
- 12 am ET—Austria vs. Jordan, in San Francisco (Group J)
- 1 pm ET—Portugal vs. Congo, in Houston (Group K)
- 4 pm ET—England vs. Croatia, in Dallas (Group L)
- 7 pm ET—Ghana vs. Panama, in Toronto (Group L)
- 10 pm ET—Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, in Mexico City (Group K)
- 12 pm ET—Czechia vs. South Africa, in Atlanta (Group A)
- 3 pm ET—Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Los Angeles (Group B)
- 6 pm ET—Canada vs. Qatar, in Vancouver (Group B)
- 9 pm ET—Mexico vs. South Korea, in Guadalajara (Group A)
- 3 pm ET—USA vs. Australia, in Seattle (Group D)
- 6 pm ET—Scotland vs. Morocco, in Boston (Group C)
- 8:30 pm ET—Brazil vs. Haiti, in Philadelphia (Group C)
- 11 pm ET—Türkiye vs. Paraguay, in San Francisco (Group D)
- 1 pm ET—Netherlands vs. Sweden, in Houston (Group F)
- 4 pm ET—Germany vs. Côte d'Ivoire, in Toronto (Group E)
- 8 pm ET—Ecuador vs. Curacao, in Kansas City (Group E)
- 12 am ET—Tunisia vs. Japan, in Monterrey (Group F)
- 12 pm ET—Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, in Atlanta (Group H)
- 3 pm ET—Belgium vs. Iran, in Los Angeles (Group G)
- 6 pm ET—Uruguay vs. Cabo Verde, in Miami (Group H)
- 9 pm ET—New Zealand vs. Egypt, in Vancouver (Group G)
- 1 pm ET—Argentina vs. Austria, in Dallas (Group J)
- 5 pm ET—France vs. Iraq, in Philadelphia (Group I)
- 8 pm ET—Norway vs. Senegal, in New York/New Jersey Stadium (Group I)
- 11 pm ET—Jordan vs. Algeria, in San Francisco (Group J)
- 1 pm ET—Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, in Houston (Group K)
- 4 pm ET—England vs. Ghana, in Boston (Group L)
- 7 pm ET—Panama vs. Croatia, in Toronto (Group L)
- 10 pm ET—Colombia vs. Congo, in Guadalajara (Group K)
- 3 pm ET—Switzerland vs. Canada, in Vancouver (Group B)
- 3 pm ET—Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar, in Seattle (Group B)
- 6 pm ET—Scotland vs. Brazil, in Miami (Group C)
- 6 pm ET—Morocco vs. Haiti, in Atlanta (Group C)
- 9 pm ET—Czechia vs. Mexico, in Mexico City (Group A)
- 9 pm ET—South Africa vs. South Korea, in Monterrey (Group A)
- 4 pm ET—Curacao vs. Côte d'Ivoire, in Philadelphia (Group E)
- 4 pm ET—Ecuador vs. Germany, in New York/New Jersey (Group E)
- 7 pm ET—Japan vs. Sweden, in Dallas (Group F)
- 7 pm ET—Tunisia vs. Netherlands, in Kansas City (Group F)
- 10 pm ET—Türkiye vs. USA, in Los Angeles (Group D)
- 10 pm ET—Paraguay vs. Australia, in San Francisco (Group D)
- 3 pm ET—Norway vs. France, in Boston (Group I)
- 3 pm ET—Senegal vs. Iraq, in Toronto (Group I)
- 8 pm ET—Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, in Houston (Group H)
- 8 pm ET—Uruguay vs. Spain, in Guadalajara (Group H)
- 11 pm ET—Egypt vs. Iran, in Seattle (Group G)
- 11 pm ET—New Zealand vs. Belgium, in Vancouver (Group G)
- 5 pm ET—Panama vs. England, in New York/New Jersey (Group L)
- 5 pm ET—Croatia vs. Ghana, in Philadelphia (Group L)
- 7:30 pm ET—Colombia vs. Portugal, in Miami (Group K)
- 7:30 pm ET—Congo vs. Uzbekistan, in Atlanta (Group K)
- 10 pm ET—Algeria vs. Austria, in Kansas City (Group J)
- 10 pm ET—Jordan vs. Argentina, in Dallas (Group J)
Matches are ordered chronologically by official match number, not by time played. How the teams are arranged in the next round of matches depends on who wins specific matches in the Round of 32.
- 3 pm ET—Group A runners-up vs. Group B runners-up, in Los Angeles
- 4:30 pm ET—Group E winners vs. either Group A/B/C/D/F third place, in Boston
- 9 pm ET—Group F winners vs. Group C runner-up, in Monterrey
- 1 pm ET—Group C winners vs. Group F runners-up, in Houston
- 5 pm ET—Group I winners vs. either Group C/D/F/G/H third place, in New York/New Jersey Stadium
- 1 pm ET—Group E runners-up vs. Group I runner-up, in Dallas
- 9 pm ET—Group A winners vs. either Group C/E/F/H/I third place, in Mexico City
- 12 pm ET—Group L winners vs. either Group E/H/I/J/K third place, in Atlanta
- 8 pm ET—Group D winners vs. either Group B/E/F/I/J third place, in San Francisco
- 4 pm ET—Group G winners vs. either Group A/E/H/I/J third place, in Seattle
- 7 pm ET—Group K runners-up vs. Group L runners-up, in Toronto
- 3 pm ET—Group H winners vs. Group J runners-up, in Los Angeles
- 11 pm ET—Group B winners vs. either Group E/F/G/I/J third place, in Vancouver
- 6 pm ET—Group J winners vs. Group H runners-up, in Miami
- 9 pm ET—Group K winner vs. either Group D/E/I/J/L third place, in Kansas City
- 2 pm ET—Group D runners-up vs. Group G runners-up, in Dallas
Matches are ordered chronologically by official match number, not by time played. The teams that go on to play each other in the finals depend on who wins these Round of 16 matches.
- 5 pm ET—Match 74 winner vs. Match 77 winner, in Philadelphia
- 1 pm ET—Match 73 winner vs. Match 75 winner, in Houston
- 4 pm ET—Match 76 winner vs. Match 78 winner, in New York/New Jersey Stadium
- 8 pm ET—Match 79 winner vs. Match 80 winner, in Mexico City
- 5 pm ET—Match 83 winner vs. Match 84 winner, in Dallas
- 8 pm ET—Match 81 winner vs. Match 82 winner, in Seattle
- 12 pm ET—Match 86 winner vs. Match 88 winner, in Atlanta
- 4 pm ET—Match 85 winner vs. Match 87 winner, in Vancouver
- 4 pm ET—Match 89 winner vs Match 90 winner, in Boston
- 3 pm ET—Match 93 winner vs Match 94 winner, in Los Angeles
- 5 pm ET—Match 91 winner vs Match 92 winner, in Miami
- 9 pm ET—Match 95 winner vs Match 96 winner, in Kansas City
- 3 pm ET—Match 97 winner vs Match 98 winner, in Dallas
- 3 pm ET—Match 99 winner vs Match 100 winner, in Atlanta
- 5 pm ET—Match 101 runner-up vs Match 102 runner-up, in Miami
- 3 pm ET—Winner of Match 101 vs Winner of Match 102, in New York/New Jersey Stadium
<small>Source: Wired</small>
