The 2026 World Cup is currently underway, with matches taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada. This guide provides information on how to follow the matches, schedule and teams participating in the tournament.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun, and with highly anticipated matches taking place every day, you won't want to miss a minute. From fixtures to where to watch, schedules, groups, host cities and more, here's your guide to staying up to date with this year's World Cup.
World Cup coverage in the United States can be found on Fox and FS1 for English speakers. Spanish-language broadcasts will be hosted on Telemundo and Universo.
The World Cup can be streamed directly on Fox ONE for English speakers and on Peacock for Spanish speakers.
Games typically begin between 12:00 PM and 12:00 AM ET. Matches take place in different time zones.
With World Cup matches taking place in 16 stadiums across the United States, Mexico and Canada, the cities and match locations are:
United States
Canada
Mexico
The World Cup includes 48 nations from the first round. Only 32 will advance beyond the group stage. These are the nations that will participate in the group round:
Each team must place in the top two of their group or be among the eight best third-placed teams to advance to the round of 32. Teams that place fourth in their group will not advance. The round of 32 will begin on June 28th.
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