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The biggest World Cup to ever take place sees 48 nations battle it out over 104 matches this summer for the biggest prize in international soccer.
Co-hosts USA, Canada and Mexico will be hoping to go as far as they can at the tournament, that sees Lionel Messi’s Argentina enter as the defending champions.
Five-time champions Brazil, the most successful World Cup team in history, can’t be overlooked with Spain, France and England also among the favorites to lift the trophy.
The Sporting News is on hand to make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action with this handy guide of the full schedule and how you can watch the games for free.
World Cup 2026 free live streams
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World Cup 2026 TV channel, live stream
ENGLISH:
TV channel: Fox, FS1
Streaming: fubo , Fox ONE, Fox Sports app
SPANISH:
FOX is the main English-language FIFA broadcast partner in the United States, and will have the rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
The broadcaster has announced that all 104 matches of the tournament will be televised throughout the competition. 69 matches from the competition will air on the main FOX network channel, while 35 others will be televised on FS1.
For Spanish-language coverage, all 104 matches will stream live on Peacock, with 92 matches airing on Telemundo and 12 on Universo.
All those channels, both English and Spanish, are available to stream in the United States on fubo , who are offering a FREE trial for new users.
Every match will also stream live on FOX One and the FOX Sports app.
World Cup 2026 TV channel guide in USA
Group A fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Thu, Jun. 11
3 p.m.
Mexico 2-0 South Africa
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 11
10 p.m.
South Korea 2-1 Czechia
FS1, fubo
Thu, Jun. 18
12 p.m.
Czechia vs. South Africa
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 18
9 p.m.
Mexico vs. South Korea
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 24
9 p.m.
Czechia vs. Mexico
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 24
9 p.m.
South Africa vs. South Korea
FS1, fubo
STADIUM GUIDES: Estadio Azteca | Estadio Akron | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Estadio BBVA
Group B fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Fri, Jun. 12
3 p.m.
Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 13
3 p.m.
Qatar 1-1 Switzerland
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 18
3 p.m.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 18
6 p.m.
Canada vs. Qatar
FS1, fubo
Wed, Jun. 24
3 p.m.
Switzerland vs. Canada
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 24
3 p.m.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar
FS1, fubo
STADIUM GUIDES: BMO Field | Levi’s Stadium | SoFi Stadium | BC Place | Lumen Field
Group C fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sat, Jun. 13
6 p.m.
Brazil 1-1 Morocco
FS1, fubo
Sat, Jun. 13
9 p.m.
Haiti 0-1 Scotland
FS1, fubo
Fri, Jun. 19
6 p.m.
Scotland vs. Morocco
FOX, fubo
Fri, Jun. 19
9 p.m.
Brazil vs. Haiti
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 24
6 p.m.
Scotland vs. Brazil
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 24
6 p.m.
Morocco vs. Haiti
FS1, fubo
Group D fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Fri, Jun. 12
9 p.m.
United States 4-1 Paraguay
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 13
12 a.m.
Australia 2-0 Turkey
FS1, fubo
Fri, Jun. 19
3 p.m.
United States vs. Australia
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 20
12 a.m.
Turkey vs. Paraguay
FS1, fubo
Thu, Jun. 25
10 p.m.
Turkey vs. United States
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 25
10 p.m.
Paraguay vs. Australia
FS1, fubo
STADIUM GUIDES: SoFi Stadium | BC Place | Levi’s Stadium | Lumen Field
Group E fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sun, Jun. 14
1 p.m.
Germany vs. Curacao
FOX, fubo
Sun, Jun. 14
7 p.m.
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador
FS1, fubo
Sat, Jun. 20
4 p.m.
Germany vs. Ivory Coast
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 20
8 p.m.
Ecuador vs. Curacao
FS1, fubo
Thu, Jun. 25
4 p.m.
Ecuador vs. Germany
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 25
4 p.m.
Curacao vs. Ivory Coast
FS1, fubo
Group F fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sun, Jun. 14
4 p.m.
Netherlands vs. Japan
FOX, fubo
Sun, Jun. 14
10 p.m.
Sweden vs. Tunisia
FS1, fubo
Sat, Jun. 20
1 p.m.
Netherlands vs. Sweden
FOX, fubo
Sun, Jun. 21
12 a.m.
Tunisia vs. Japan
FS1, fubo
Thu, Jun. 25
7 p.m.
Tunisia vs. Netherlands
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jun. 25
7 p.m.
Japan vs. Sweden
FS1, fubo
Group G fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Mon, June 15
3 p.m.
Belgium vs. Egypt
FOX, fubo
Mon, June 15
9 p.m.
Iran vs. New Zealand
FS1, fubo
Sun, June 21
3 p.m.
Belgium vs. Iran
FS1, fubo
Sun, June 21
9 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Egypt
FS1, fubo
Fri, June 26
11 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Belgium
FOX, fubo
Fri, June 26
11 p.m.
Egypt vs. Iran
FS1, fubo
Group H fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Mon, Jun. 15
12 p.m.
Spain vs. Cape Verde
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 15
6 p.m.
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay
FS1, fubo
Sun, Jun. 21
12 p.m.
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia
FOX, fubo
Sun, Jun. 21
6 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde
FS1, fubo
Fri, Jun. 26
8 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Spain
FOX, fubo
Fri, Jun. 26
8 p.m.
Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia
FS1, fubo
Group I fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Tue, Jun. 16
3 p.m.
France vs. Senegal
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 16
6 p.m.
Iraq vs. Norway
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 22
5 p.m.
France vs. Iraq
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 22
8 p.m.
Norway vs. Senegal
FOX, fubo
Fri, Jun. 26
3 p.m.
Norway vs. France
FOX, fubo
Fri, Jun. 26
3 p.m.
Senegal vs. Iraq
FS1, fubo
Group J fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Tue, Jun. 16
9 p.m.
Argentina vs. Algeria
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 17
12 a.m.
Austria vs. Jordan
FS1, fubo
Mon, Jun. 22
1 p.m.
Argentina vs. Austria
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 22
11 p.m.
Jordan vs. Algeria
FS1, fubo
Sat, Jun. 27
10 p.m.
Jordan vs. Argentina
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 27
10 p.m.
Algeria vs. Austria
FS1, fubo
Group K fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Wed, Jun. 17
1 p.m.
Portugal vs. DR Congo
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 17
10 p.m.
Uzbekistan vs. Colombia
FS1, fubo
Tue, Jun. 23
1 p.m.
Portugal vs. Uzbekistan
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 23
10 p.m.
Colombia vs. DR Congo
FS1, fubo
Sat, Jun. 27
7:30 p.m.
Colombia vs. Portugal
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 27
7:30 p.m.
DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan
FS1, fubo
Group L fixtures
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Wed, Jun. 17
4 p.m.
England vs. Croatia
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jun. 17
7 p.m.
Ghana vs. Panama
FS1, fubo
Tue, Jun. 23
4 p.m.
England vs. Ghana
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 23
7 p.m.
Panama vs. Croatia
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 27
5 p.m.
Panama vs. England
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jun. 27
5 p.m.
Croatia vs. Ghana
FS1, fubo
World Cup 2026 knockout stage
Round of 32
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sun, Jun. 28
3 p.m.
M1: 2nd, Group A vs. 2nd, Group B
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 29
4:30 p.m.
M2: 1st, Group E vs. 3rd place finisher
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 29
9 p.m.
M3: 1st, Group F vs. 2nd, Group C
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jun. 29
1 p.m.
M4: 1st, Group C vs. 2nd, Group F
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 30
5 p.m.
M5: 1st, Group I vs. 3rd place finisher
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 30
1 p.m.
M6: 2nd, Group E vs. 2nd, Group I
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jun. 30
9 p.m.
M7: 1st, Group A vs. 3rd place finisher
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jul. 1
12 p.m.
M8: 1st, Group L vs. 3rd place finisher
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jul. 1
8 p.m.
M9: 1st, Group D vs. 3rd place finisher
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jul. 1
4 p.m.
M10: 1st, Group G vs. 3rd place finisher
FS1, fubo
Thu, Jul. 2
7 p.m.
M11: 2nd, Group K vs. 2nd, Group L
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jul. 2
3 p.m.
M12: 1st, Group H vs. 2nd, Group J
FOX, fubo
Thu, Jul. 2
11 p.m.
M13: 1st, Group B vs. 3rd place finisher
FS1, fubo
Fri, Jul. 3
6 p.m.
M14: 1st, Group J vs. 2nd, Group H
FOX, fubo
Fri, Jul. 3
9:30 p.m.
M15: 1st, Group K vs. 3rd place finisher
FOX, fubo
Fr, Jul. 3
2 p.m.
M16: 2nd, Group D vs. 2nd, Group G
FOX, fubo
Round of 16
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sat, Jul. 4
1 p.m.
M2: Winner, R32 M1 vs. Winner, R32 M3
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jul. 4
5 p.m.
M1: Winner, R32 M2 vs. Winner, R32 M5
FOX, fubo
Sun, Jul. 5
4 p.m.
M3: Winner, R32 M4 vs. Winner, R32 M6
FOX, fubo
Sun, Jul. 5
8 p.m.
M4: Winner, R32 M7 vs. Winner, R32 M8
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jul. 6
3 p.m.
M5: Winner, R32 M11 vs. Winner, R32 M12
FOX, fubo
Mon, Jul. 6
8 p.m.
M6: Winner, R32 M9 vs. Winner, R32 M10
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jul. 7
12 p.m.
M7: Winner, R32 M14 vs. Winner, R32 M16
FOX, fubo
Tue, Jul. 7
4 p.m.
M8: Winner, R32 M13 vs. Winner, R32 M15
FOX, fubo
Quarterfinals
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Thu, Jul. 9
4 p.m.
QF1: Winner, R16 M1 vs. Winner, R16 M2
FOX, fubo
Fri, Jul. 10
3 p.m.
QF2: Winner, R16 M5 vs. Winner, R16 M6
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jul. 11
5 p.m.
QF3: Winner, R16 M3 vs. Winner, R16 M4
FOX, fubo
Sat, Jul. 11
9 p.m.
QF4: Winner, R16 M7 vs. Winner, R16 M8
FOX, fubo
Semifinals
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Tue, Jul. 14
3 p.m.
SF1: Winner, QF1 vs. Winner, QF2
FOX, fubo
Wed, Jul. 15
3 p.m.
SF2: Winner, QF3 vs. Winner, QF4
FOX, fubo
Third-place match
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sat, Jul. 18
5 p.m.
Loser, SF1 vs. Loser, SF2
FOX, fubo
Final
Date
Time (ET)
Match
TV channel, live stream
Sun, Jul. 19
3 p.m.
Winner, SF1 vs. Winner, SF2
FOX, fubo
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