World Cup 2026 kicks off with Mexico vs South Africa and South Korea vs Czechia

The World Cup is one of the best tournaments sports has to offer.

The global event kicks off Thursday with Mexico taking on South Africa followed by the Korea Republic taking on Czechia. The two matches will headline weeks of group-play matches featuring 48 nations for the first time in the tournament’s history.

The matches will take place in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for the next few weeks until a winner is determined at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 19.

Soccer fans hoping to watch their favorite squads and players can tune in to watch the World Cup on FOX, FS1, Fox One and Tubi.

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Read below for the full schedule and match results.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

3 p.m.: Mexico vs. South Africa

10 p.m.: South Korea vs. Czechia

Friday, June 12, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

9 p.m. ET: USA vs. Paraguay

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Qatar vs. Switzerland

6 p.m. ET: Brazil vs. Morocco

10 p.m. ET: Haiti vs. Scotland

Sunday, June 14, 2026

12 a.m. ET: Australia vs. Türkiye

1 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Curaçao

4 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Japan

7 p.m. ET: Côte d’Ivoire vs. Ecuador

9 p.m. ET: Sweden vs. Tunisia

Monday, June 15, 2026

12 p.m. ET: Spain vs. Cabo Verde

12 p.m. ET: Belgium vs. Egypt

6 p.m. ET: Iran vs. New Zealand

6 p.m. ET: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

3 p.m. ET: France vs. Senegal

6 p.m. ET: Iraq vs. Norway

9 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Algeria

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

12 a.m. ET: Austria vs. Jordan

1 p.m. ET: Portugal vs. DR Congo

4 p.m. ET: England vs. Croatia

7 p.m. ET: Ghana vs. Panama

10 p.m. ET: Uzbekistan vs. Columbia

Thursday, June 18, 2026

12 p.m. ET: Czechia vs. South Africa

3 p.m. ET: Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 p.m. ET: Canada vs. Qatar

9 p.m. ET: Mexico vs. South Korea

Friday, June 19, 2026

3 p.m. ET: USA vs. Australia

6 p.m. ET: Scotland vs. Morocco

8:30 p.m. Et: Brazil vs. Haiti

11 p.m. ET: Türkiye vs. Paraguay

Saturday, June 20, 2026

1 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Sweden

4 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Côte d’Ivoire

8 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Curaçao

Sunday, June 21, 2026

12 a.m. ET: Tunisia vs. Japan

12 p.m. ET: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia

3 p.m. ET: Belgium vs. Iran

6 p.m. ET: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde

9 p.m. ET: New Zealand vs. Egypt

Monday, June 22, 2026

1 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Austria

5 p.m. ET: France vs. Iraq

8 p.m. ET: Norway vs. Senegal

11 p.m. ET: Jordan vs. Algeria

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

1 p.m. ET: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan

4 p.m. ET: England vs. Ghana

7 p.m. ET: Panama vs. Croatia

10 p.m. ET: Colombia vs. DR Congo

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Switzerland vs. Canada

3 p.m. ET: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar

6 p.m. ET: Morocco vs. Haiti

6 p.m. ET: Scotland vs. Brazil

9 p.m. ET: South Africa vs. South Korea

9 p.m. ET: Czechia vs. Mexico

Thursday, June 25, 2026

4 p.m. ET: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast

4 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Germany

7 p.m. ET: Tunisia vs. Netherlands

7 p.m. ET: Japan vs. Sweden

10 p.m. ET: Türkiye vs. USA

10 p.m. ET: Paraguay vs. Australia

Friday, June 26, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Norway vs. France

3 p.m. ET: Senegal vs. Iraq

8 p.m. ET: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia

8 p.m. ET: Uruguay vs. Spain

11 p.m. ET: New Zealand vs. Belgium

11 p.m. ET: Egypt vs. Iran

Saturday, June 27, 2026

5 p.m. ET: Panama vs. England

5 p.m. ET: Croatia vs. Ghana

7:30 p.m. ET: Colombia vs. Portugal

7:30 p.m. ET: DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan

10 p.m. ET: Algeria vs. Austria

10 p.m. ET: Jordan vs. Argentina

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