On June 11 at 10:30 PM (Indian Standard Time), the opening ceremony will be held at Mexico City's historic Azteca Stadium; immediately afterward, at 12:30 AM, Mexico will face South Africa in the tournament's opening match. Singer Shakira will be the star attraction at the Mexico City ceremony, taking the stage to perform the official World Cup song, "Dai Dai," alongside Nigerian singer Burna Boy. The opening ceremony in Toronto, Canada, is scheduled for June 12 at 11:00 PM (IST), followed by a match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The US opening ceremony will take place on June 13 at 5:00 AM at the Inglewood Stadium in Los Angeles, immediately after which the United States will begin its World Cup campaign against Paraguay.
FIFA 2026 World Cup Full Schedule (India Time)
Group Stage
June 11 Mexico: South Africa (12:30 PM) Mexico City
June 12 South Korea: Czech Republic (7:30 AM) Guadalajara
June 13 Canada: Bosnia and Herzegovina (12:30 PM) Toronto
June 13 USA: Paraguay (6:30 AM) Los Angeles
June 13 Qatar: Switzerland (12:30 PM) San Francisco
June 14 Brazil: Morocco (3:30 AM) New Jersey
June 14 Haiti: Scotland (6:30 AM) Boston
June 14 Australia: Turkey (9:30 AM) Vancouver
June 14 Germany: Curacao (10:30 p.m.) Houston
June 14 Holland: Japan (1:30 p.m.) Dallas
June 15 Ivory Coast: Ecuador (4:30 a.m.) Philadelphia
June 15 Sweden: Tunisia (7:30 a.m.) Monterrey
June 15 Spain: Cape Verde (9:30 p.m.) Atlanta
June 15 Belgium: Egypt (12:30 p.m.) Seattle
June 16 Saudi Arabia: Uruguay (3:30 p.m.) Miami
June 16 Iran: New Zealand (6:30 a.m.) Los Angeles
June 16 France: Senegal (12:30 p.m.) New Jersey
June 17 Iraq: Norway (3:30 p.m.) Boston
June 17 Argentina: Algeria (6:30 a.m.) Kansas City
June 17 Austria: Jordan (9:30 a.m.) San Francisco
June 17 Portugal: Congo (10:30 p.m.) Houston
June 17 England: Croatia (1:30 p.m.) Dallas
June 18 Ghana: Panama (4:30 a.m.) Toronto
June 18 Uzbekistan: Colombia (7:30 a.m.) Mexico City
June 18 Czech Republic: South Africa (9:30 p.m.) Atlanta
June 18 Switzerland: Bosnia and Herzegovina (12:30 p.m.) Los Angeles
June 19 Canada: Qatar (3:30 p.m.) Vancouver
June 19 Mexico: South Korea (6:30 a.m.) Guadalajara
June 19 America: Australia (12:30 p.m.) Seattle
June 20 Scotland: Morocco (3:30 p.m.) Boston
June 20 Brazil: Haiti (6:30 a.m.) Philadelphia
June 20 Turkey: Paraguay (8:30 a.m.) San Francisco
June 20 Holland: Sweden (10:30 p.m.) Houston
June 20 Germany: Ivory Coast (1:30 p.m.) Toronto
June 21 Ecuador: Curacao (5:30 a.m.) Kansas City
June 21 Tunisia: Japan (9:30 a.m.) Monterrey
June 21 Spain: Saudi Arabia ( 9:30) Atlanta
June 21 Belgium: Iran (12:30 p.m.) Los Angeles
June 22 Uruguay: Cape Verde (3:30 p.m.) Miami
June 22 New Zealand: Egypt (6:30 a.m.) Vancouver
June 22 Argentina: Austria (10:30 p.m.) Dallas
June 23 France: Iraq (2:30 p.m.) Philadelphia
June 23 Norway: Senegal (5:30 a.m.) New Jersey
June 23 Jordan: Algeria (8:30 a.m.) San Francisco
June 23 Portugal: Uzbekistan (10:30 p.m.) Houston
June 23 England: Ghana (1:30 a.m.) Boston
June 24 Panama: Croatia (4:30 a.m.) Toronto
June 24 Colombia: Congo (7:30 a.m.) Guadalajara
June 24 Switzerland: Canada (12:30 p.m.) Vancouver
June 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Qatar (12:30 p.m.) Seattle
June 25 Scotland: Brazil (3:30 p.m.) Miami
June 25 Morocco: Haiti (3:30 p.m.) Atlanta
June 25 Czech Republic: Mexico (6:30 a.m.) Mexico City
June 25 Curacao: Ivory Coast (1:30 a.m.) Philadelphia
June 25 Ecuador: Germany (1:30 a.m.) New Jersey
June 26 Japan: Sweden (4:30 a.m.) Dallas
June 26 Tunisia: Holland (4:30 a.m.) Kansas City
June 26 Turkey: USA (7:30 a.m.) Los Angeles
June 26 Paraguay: Australia (7:30 a.m.) San Francisco
June 26 Norway: France (12:30 p.m.) Boston
June 26 Senegal: Iraq (12:30 p.m.) Toronto
June 27 Cape Verde: Saudi Arabia (5:30 a.m.) Houston
June 27 Uruguay: Spain (5:30 a.m.) Guadalajara
June 27 New Zealand: Belgium (8:30 a.m.) Vancouver
June 27 Egypt: Iran (8:30 a.m.) Seattle
June 27 Panama: England (2:30 a.m.) New Jersey
June 27 Croatia: Ghana (2:30 a.m.) Philadelphia
June 28 Colombia: Portugal (5:00 a.m.) Miami
June 28 Congo: Uzbekistan (5:00 a.m.) Atlanta
June 28 Algeria: Austria (7:30 a.m.) Kansas City
June 28 Jordan: Argentina (7:30 a.m.) Dallas
Last 32
June 29 to July 4
Last 16
July 4 to July 7
Last 8
July 9 to July 12
Semifinals
July 14 and 15 (12:30 p.m.)
Third-place playoff
July 18
Final
July 19 (12:30 p.m.) New Jersey