{"id":1497,"date":"2026-06-01T02:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boldgambler.com\/uk\/?post_type=apostas&#038;p=1497"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:37:31","slug":"world-cup-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"apostas","link":"https:\/\/boldgambler.com\/uk\/sports-betting\/fifa-world-cup\/world-cup-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup Fixtures: Complete UK Schedule &amp; Format Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/boldgambler.com\/uk\/hub\/fifa-world-cup\/\">2026 World Cup <\/a>will feature an expanded 48-team format, significantly altering the traditional tournament structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For UK fans following teams like Thomas Tuchel\u2019s England or Steve Clarke\u2019s Scotland, understanding the new progression rules and navigating the time differences is essential. Below is a comprehensive guide to how the 2026 World Cup will work, complete with the full fixture list converted to British Summer Time (BST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-the-new-48-team-format-explained\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 The New 48-Team Format Explained<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To accommodate the expansion to 48 teams, FIFA has restructured the group and knockout stages. The eventual champions will now have to play eight matches instead of seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Group Stage:<\/strong> The 48 nations are divided into 12 groups of four. Every team plays three matches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automatic Qualification:<\/strong> The top two teams from each group advance directly to the knockout rounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Third-Place Lifeline:<\/strong> The eight best third-placed sides across all 12 groups will also progress based on their overall points and goal difference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Round of 32:<\/strong> This is a brand-new knockout round. The 32 remaining teams will enter a single-elimination phase, bringing sudden-death matches into the schedule earlier than in previous tournaments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Path to the Final:<\/strong> From the Round of 32 onwards, the tournament follows a straight knockout format through the Last 16, Quarter-finals, and Semi-finals, culminating in the Final at the MetLife Stadium in New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-group-stage-fixtures-uk-time\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Group Stage Fixtures (UK Time)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> All kick-off times are listed in British Summer Time (BST).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, 11th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Mexico v South Africa (Mexico City)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, 12th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> South Korea v Czechia (Guadalajara)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Canada v Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina (Toronto)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, 13th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> USA v Paraguay (Los Angeles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05:00:<\/strong> Australia v T\u00fcrkiye (Vancouver)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Qatar v Switzerland (San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Brazil v Morocco (New York)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sunday, 14th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> Haiti v Scotland (Boston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18:00:<\/strong> Germany v Cura\u00e7ao (Houston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21:00:<\/strong> Netherlands v Japan (Dallas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monday, 15th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>00:00:<\/strong> Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Philadelphia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> Sweden v Tunisia (Monterrey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17:00:<\/strong> Spain v Cape Verde (Atlanta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Belgium v Egypt (Seattle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Miami)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday, 16th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> Iran v New Zealand (Los Angeles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> France v Senegal (New York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Iraq v Norway (Boston)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, 17th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> Argentina v Algeria (Kansas City)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05:00:<\/strong> Austria v Jordan (San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18:00:<\/strong> Portugal v DR Congo (Houston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21:00:<\/strong> England v Croatia (Dallas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, 18th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>00:00:<\/strong> Ghana v Panama (Toronto)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> Uzbekistan v Colombia (Mexico City)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17:00:<\/strong> Czechia v South Africa (Atlanta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Switzerland v Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina (Los Angeles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Canada v Qatar (Vancouver)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, 19th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> Mexico v South Korea (Guadalajara)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05:00:<\/strong> T\u00fcrkiye v Paraguay (San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> USA v Australia (Seattle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Scotland v Morocco (Boston)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, 20th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> Brazil v Haiti (Philadelphia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18:00:<\/strong> Netherlands v Sweden (Houston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21:00:<\/strong> Germany v Ivory Coast (Toronto)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sunday, 21st June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>01:00:<\/strong> Ecuador v Cura\u00e7ao (Kansas City)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05:00:<\/strong> Tunisia v Japan (Monterrey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17:00:<\/strong> Spain v Saudi Arabia (Atlanta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Belgium v Iran (Los Angeles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Uruguay v Cape Verde (Miami)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monday, 22nd June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> New Zealand v Egypt (Vancouver)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18:00:<\/strong> Argentina v Austria (Dallas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22:00:<\/strong> France v Iraq (Philadelphia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday, 23rd June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>01:00:<\/strong> Norway v Senegal (New York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>04:00:<\/strong> Jordan v Algeria (San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18:00:<\/strong> Portugal v Uzbekistan (Houston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21:00:<\/strong> England v Ghana (Boston)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, 24th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>00:00:<\/strong> Panama v Croatia (Toronto)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> Colombia v DR Congo (Guadalajara)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Switzerland v Canada (Vancouver)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina v Qatar (Seattle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Scotland v Brazil (Miami)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23:00:<\/strong> Morocco v Haiti (Atlanta)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, 25th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> Czechia v Mexico (Mexico City)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>02:00:<\/strong> South Africa v South Korea (Monterrey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21:00:<\/strong> Ecuador v Germany (New York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21:00:<\/strong> Cura\u00e7ao v Ivory Coast (Philadelphia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, 26th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>00:00:<\/strong> Tunisia v Netherlands (Kansas City)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>00:00:<\/strong> Japan v Sweden (Dallas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> T\u00fcrkiye v USA (Los Angeles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> Paraguay v Australia (San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>04:00:<\/strong> Egypt v Iran (Seattle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>04:00:<\/strong> New Zealand v Belgium (Vancouver)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Norway v France (Boston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20:00:<\/strong> Senegal v Iraq (Toronto)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, 27th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>01:00:<\/strong> Uruguay v Spain (Guadalajara)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>01:00:<\/strong> Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia (Houston)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22:00:<\/strong> Panama v England (New York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22:00:<\/strong> Croatia v Ghana (Philadelphia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sunday, 28th June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>00:30:<\/strong> Colombia v Portugal (Miami)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>00:30:<\/strong> DR Congo v Uzbekistan (Atlanta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> Jordan v Argentina (Dallas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03:00:<\/strong> Algeria v Austria (Kansas City)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-knockout-stage-schedule-bst\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2694\ufe0f Knockout Stage Schedule (BST)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Round of 32<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ties will be played between 28th June and 4th July. Kick-off times vary across 14 different cities, mostly falling in the 20:00 slot or between 01:00 and 03:00 BST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Round of 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Played between 4th July and 8th July. Matches will kick off at either 18:00, 21:00, or 02:00 BST across host cities such as Houston, Philadelphia, New York, and Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quarter-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>9th July (21:00):<\/strong> Boston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10th July (20:00):<\/strong> Los Angeles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11th July (22:00):<\/strong> Miami<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12th July (02:00):<\/strong> Kansas City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14th July (20:00):<\/strong> Dallas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15th July (20:00):<\/strong> Atlanta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Third-Place Play-off<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Saturday, 18th July (22:00):<\/strong> Miami<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 2026 World Cup Final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sunday, 19th July (20:00):<\/strong> MetLife Stadium, New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the complete 2026 World Cup schedule with UK kick-off times (BST), group stage fixtures, and details on the new 48-team tournament format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"cat_apostas":[109],"hub_relacionado":[],"class_list":["post-1497","apostas","type-apostas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cat_apostas-fifa-world-cup"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2026 World Cup UK Schedule: Fixtures, Dates &amp; 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