World Cup Group Stage: Schedule, scores and how to watch
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The FIFA World Cup group stage matches are distributed across multiple dates, with each of the eight groups playing three matches to determine which teams advance. Fans can catch every match through various broadcast partners depending on their location, with schedules, scores, and streaming options detailed for each fixture. The group stage format ensures that all teams in a given group complete their matches within a compressed timeline, creating dramatic final-day scenarios where multiple games kick off simultaneously to prevent collusion.
Lionel Messi gestures after nearly scoring a goal at La Bombonera stadium on March 31, 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Pablo Elias/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images
One of the biggest sporting events on the planet is about to begin.
Starting on Thursday, the FIFA World Cup gets underway in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The World Cup begins with the group stage, as the 48 teams in the field battle it out to secure one of the 32 spots in the knockout stage.
Here is the full schedule, along with television information, for the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times listed are Eastern.
World Cup group stage schedule and scores
Thursday, June 11
Group A: Mexico 2, South Africa 0 Group A: South Korea 2, Czechia 1
Friday, June 12
Group B: Canada 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Group D: United States 4, Paraguay 1
Saturday, June 13
Group B: Switzerland 1, Qatar 1 Group C: Brazil 1, Morocco 1 Group C: Scotland 1, Haiti 0
Sunday, June 14
Group D: Australia 2, Türkiye 0 Group E: Germany 7, Curaçao 1 Group F: Netherlands 2, Japan 2 Group E: Ivory Coast 1, Ecuador 0 Group F: Sweden 5 Tunisia 1
Monday, June 15
Group H: Spain vs. Cabo Verde, 12:00 p.m., FOX Group G: Belgium vs. Egypt, 3:00 p.m., FOX Group H: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay, 6:00 p.m., FS1 Group G: Iran vs. New Zealand, 9:00 p.m., FS1
Tuesday, June 16
Group I: France vs. Senegal, 3:oo p.m., FOX Group I: Iraq vs. Norway, 6:00 p.m., FOX Group J: Argentina vs. Algeria, 9:00 p.m., FOX
Wednesday, June 17
Group J: Austria vs. Jordan, 12:00 a.m., FS1 Group K: Portugal vs. DR Congo, 1:00 p.m., FOX Group L: England vs. Croatia, 4:00 p.m., FOX Group L: Ghana vs. Panama, 7:00 p.m., FS1 Group K: Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, 10:00 p.m., FS1
Thursday, June 18
Group A: Czechia vs. South Africa, 12:00 p.m., FOX Group B: Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3:00 p.m, FOX Group B: Canada vs. Qatar, 6:00 p.m., FS1 Group A: Mexico vs. South Korea, 9:00 p.m., FOX
Friday, June 19
Group D: United States vs. Australia, 3:00 p.m., FOX Group C: Scotland vs. Morocco, 6:00 p.m., FOX Group C: Brazil vs. Haiti, 8:30 p.m., FOX Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay, 11:00 p.m., FS1
Saturday, June 20
Group F: Netherlands vs. Sweden, 1:00 p.m., FOX Group E: Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 4:00 p.m. FOX Group E: Ecuador vs. Curaçao, 8:00 p.m., FS1
Sunday, June 21
Group F: Tunisia vs. Japan, 12:00 a.m., FS1 Group H: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, 12:00 p.m., FOX Group G: Belgium vs. Iran, 3:00 p.m., FS1 Group H: Uruguay vs. Cabo Verde, 6:00 p.m., FS1 Group G: New Zealand vs. Egypt, 9:00 p.m., FS1
Monday, June 22
Group J: Argentina vs. Austria, 1:00 p.m., FOX Group I: France vs. Iraq, 5:00 p.m., FOX Group I: Norway vs. Senegal, 8:00 p.m, FOX Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria, 11:00 p.m., FS1
Tuesday, June 23
Group K: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, 1:00 p.m., FOX Group L: England vs. Ghana, 4:00 p.m., FOX Group L: Panama vs. Croatia, 7:oo p.m., FOX Group K: Colombia vs. DR Congo, 10:00 p.m., FS1
Wednesday, June 24
Group B: Switzerland vs. Canada, 3:00 p.m., FOX Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar, 3:00 p.m., FS1 Group C: Morocco vs. Haiti, 6:00 p.m., FS1 Group C: Scotland vs. Brazil, 6:00 p.m., FOX Group A: South Africa vs. South Korea, 9:00 p.m., FS1 Group A: Czechia vs. Mexico, 9:00 p.m., FOX
Thursday, June 25
Group E: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, 4:00 p.m., FS1 Group E: Ecuador vs. Germany, 4:00 p.m., FOX Group F: Tunisia vs. Netherlands, 7:00 p.m., FOX Group F: Japan vs. Sweden, 7:00 p.m., FS1 Group D: Türkiye vs. United States, 10:00 p.m., FOX Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia, 10:00 p.m., FS1
Friday, June 26
Group I: Norway vs. France, 3:00 p.m., FOX Group I: Senegal vs. Iraq, 3:00 p.m., FS1 Group H: Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, 8:00 p.m., FS1 Group H: Uruguay vs. Spain, 8:00 p.m., FOX Group G: New Zealand vs. Belgium, 11:00 p.m., FOX Group G: Egypt vs. Iran, 11:00 p.m., FS1
Saturday, June 27
Group L: Panama vs. England, 5:00 p.m., FOX Group L: Croatia vs. Ghana, 5:00 p.m., FS1 Group K: Colombia vs. Portugal, 7:30 p.m., FOX Group K: DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan, 7:30 p.m., FS1 Group J: Algeria vs. Austria, 10:00 p.m., FS1 Group J: Jordan vs. Argentina, 10:00 p.m., FOX