The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to North America, and for fans in continental Europe (Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome), keeping track of all 104 matches across three host countries can be a challenge. We have built a custom, printable 2026 World Cup schedule Central European Summer Time so you never miss a kickoff. Every match below is already converted to your local CEST clock. Most group matches land in the late evening, and the Final kicks off at a friendly 9:00 PM. Match dates and times follow the official 2026 FIFA World Cup calendar.
The 2026 World Cup Schedule Table – Central European Summer Time (CEST)
| Match | Date | Kickoff (CEST) | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico vs South Africa | Thu, Jun 11 | ● 21:00 | Group A |
| South Korea vs Czechia | Fri, Jun 12 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group A |
| Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | Fri, Jun 12 | ● 21:00 | Group B |
| USA vs Paraguay | Sat, Jun 13 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group D |
| Qatar vs Switzerland | Sat, Jun 13 | ● 21:00 | Group B |
| Brazil vs Morocco | Sun, Jun 14 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group C |
| Haiti vs Scotland | Sun, Jun 14 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group C |
| Australia vs Turkiye | Sun, Jun 14 | ● 06:00 | Group D |
| Germany vs Curacao | Sun, Jun 14 | ● 19:00 | Group E |
| Netherlands vs Japan | Sun, Jun 14 | ● 22:00 | Group F |
| Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | Mon, Jun 15 +1 | ● 01:00 | Group E |
| Sweden vs Tunisia | Mon, Jun 15 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group F |
| Spain vs Cape Verde | Mon, Jun 15 | ● 18:00 | Group H |
| Belgium vs Egypt | Mon, Jun 15 | ● 21:00 | Group G |
| Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay | Tue, Jun 16 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group H |
| Iran vs New Zealand | Tue, Jun 16 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group G |
| France vs Senegal | Tue, Jun 16 | ● 21:00 | Group I |
| Iraq vs Norway | Wed, Jun 17 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group I |
| Argentina vs Algeria | Wed, Jun 17 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group J |
| Austria vs Jordan | Wed, Jun 17 | ● 06:00 | Group J |
| Portugal vs DR Congo | Wed, Jun 17 | ● 19:00 | Group K |
| England vs Croatia | Wed, Jun 17 | ● 22:00 | Group L |
| Ghana vs Panama | Thu, Jun 18 +1 | ● 01:00 | Group L |
| Uzbekistan vs Colombia | Thu, Jun 18 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group K |
| Czechia vs South Africa | Thu, Jun 18 | ● 18:00 | Group A |
| Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | Thu, Jun 18 | ● 21:00 | Group B |
| Canada vs Qatar | Fri, Jun 19 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group B |
| Mexico vs South Korea | Fri, Jun 19 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group A |
| USA vs Australia | Fri, Jun 19 | ● 21:00 | Group D |
| Scotland vs Morocco | Sat, Jun 20 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group C |
| Brazil vs Haiti | Sat, Jun 20 +1 | ● 02:30 | Group C |
| Turkiye vs Paraguay | Sat, Jun 20 +1 | ● 05:00 | Group D |
| Netherlands vs Sweden | Sat, Jun 20 | ● 19:00 | Group F |
| Germany vs Ivory Coast | Sat, Jun 20 | ● 22:00 | Group E |
| Ecuador vs Curacao | Sun, Jun 21 +1 | ● 02:00 | Group E |
| Tunisia vs Japan | Sun, Jun 21 | ● 06:00 | Group F |
| Spain vs Saudi Arabia | Sun, Jun 21 | ● 18:00 | Group H |
| Belgium vs Iran | Sun, Jun 21 | ● 21:00 | Group G |
| Uruguay vs Cape Verde | Mon, Jun 22 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group H |
| New Zealand vs Egypt | Mon, Jun 22 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group G |
| Argentina vs Austria | Mon, Jun 22 | ● 19:00 | Group J |
| France vs Iraq | Mon, Jun 22 | ● 23:00 | Group I |
| Norway vs Senegal | Tue, Jun 23 +1 | ● 02:00 | Group I |
| Jordan vs Algeria | Tue, Jun 23 +1 | ● 05:00 | Group J |
| Portugal vs Uzbekistan | Tue, Jun 23 | ● 19:00 | Group K |
| England vs Ghana | Tue, Jun 23 | ● 22:00 | Group L |
| Panama vs Croatia | Wed, Jun 24 +1 | ● 01:00 | Group L |
| Colombia vs DR Congo | Wed, Jun 24 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group K |
| Switzerland vs Canada | Wed, Jun 24 | ● 21:00 | Group B |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar | Wed, Jun 24 | ● 21:00 | Group B |
| Scotland vs Brazil | Thu, Jun 25 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group C |
| Morocco vs Haiti | Thu, Jun 25 +1 | ● 00:00 | Group C |
| Czechia vs Mexico | Thu, Jun 25 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group A |
| South Africa vs South Korea | Thu, Jun 25 +1 | ● 03:00 | Group A |
| Curacao vs Ivory Coast | Thu, Jun 25 | ● 22:00 | Group E |
| Ecuador vs Germany | Thu, Jun 25 | ● 22:00 | Group E |
| Japan vs Sweden | Fri, Jun 26 +1 | ● 01:00 | Group F |
| Tunisia vs Netherlands | Fri, Jun 26 +1 | ● 01:00 | Group F |
| Turkiye vs USA | Fri, Jun 26 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group D |
| Paraguay vs Australia | Fri, Jun 26 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group D |
| Norway vs France | Fri, Jun 26 | ● 21:00 | Group I |
| Senegal vs Iraq | Fri, Jun 26 | ● 21:00 | Group I |
| Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia | Sat, Jun 27 +1 | ● 02:00 | Group H |
| Uruguay vs Spain | Sat, Jun 27 +1 | ● 02:00 | Group H |
| Egypt vs Iran | Sat, Jun 27 +1 | ● 05:00 | Group G |
| New Zealand vs Belgium | Sat, Jun 27 +1 | ● 05:00 | Group G |
| Panama vs England | Sat, Jun 27 | ● 23:00 | Group L |
| Croatia vs Ghana | Sat, Jun 27 | ● 23:00 | Group L |
| Colombia vs Portugal | Sun, Jun 28 +1 | ● 01:30 | Group K |
| DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | Sun, Jun 28 +1 | ● 01:30 | Group K |
| Algeria vs Austria | Sun, Jun 28 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group J |
| Jordan vs Argentina | Sun, Jun 28 +1 | ● 04:00 | Group J |
| Canada vs South Africa | Sun, Jun 28 | ● 21:00 | R32 |
| Japan vs Brazil | Mon, Jun 29 | ● 19:00 | R32 |
| Paraguay vs Germany | Mon, Jun 29 | ● 22:30 | R32 |
| Morocco vs Netherlands | Tue, Jun 30 +1 | ● 03:00 | R32 |
| Norway vs Ivory Coast | Tue, Jun 30 | ● 19:00 | R32 |
| Sweden vs France | Tue, Jun 30 | ● 23:00 | R32 |
| Ecuador vs Mexico | Wed, Jul 1 +1 | ● 03:00 | R32 |
| Congo DR vs England | Wed, Jul 1 | ● 18:00 | R32 |
| Senegal vs Belgium | Wed, Jul 1 | ● 22:00 | R32 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina vs United States | Thu, Jul 2 +1 | ● 02:00 | R32 |
| Austria vs Spain | Thu, Jul 2 | ● 21:00 | R32 |
| Croatia vs Portugal | Fri, Jul 3 +1 | ● 01:00 | R32 |
| Algeria vs Switzerland | Fri, Jul 3 +1 | ● 05:00 | R32 |
| Egypt vs Australia | Fri, Jul 3 | ● 20:00 | R32 |
| Cape Verde vs Argentina | Sat, Jul 4 +1 | ● 00:00 | R32 |
| Ghana vs Colombia | Sat, Jul 4 +1 | ● 03:30 | R32 |
| Morocco vs Canada | Sat, Jul 4 | ● 19:00 | R16 |
| France vs Paraguay | Sat, Jul 4 | ● 23:00 | R16 |
| Norway vs Brazil | Sun, Jul 5 | ● 22:00 | R16 |
| England vs Mexico | Mon, Jul 6 +1 | ● 02:00 | R16 |
| Spain vs Portugal | Mon, Jul 6 | ● 21:00 | R16 |
| Belgium vs United States | Tue, Jul 7 +1 | ● 02:00 | R16 |
| Egypt vs Argentina | Tue, Jul 7 | ● 18:00 | R16 |
| Colombia vs Switzerland | Tue, Jul 7 | ● 22:00 | R16 |
| Morocco vs France | Thu, Jul 9 | ● 22:00 | QF |
| Belgium vs Spain | Fri, Jul 10 | ● 21:00 | QF |
| England vs Norway | Sat, Jul 11 | ● 23:00 | QF |
| Argentina vs Switzerland | Sun, Jul 12 +1 | ● 03:00 | QF |
| Spain vs France | Tue, Jul 14 | ● 21:00 | SF |
| Argentina vs England | Wed, Jul 15 | ● 21:00 | SF |
| England vs France | Sat, Jul 18 | ● 23:00 | 3rd Place |
| Argentina vs Spain | Sun, Jul 19 | ● 21:00 | Final |
2026 World Cup Watchability Key for Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Every match in the printable PDF (and the table above) is color-coded so you can plan your viewing at a glance:
- 🟢 Watchable: Prime-time or afternoon kickoff. Perfect for the living room or the sports bar.
- 🟡 Tight: Early morning or late-night matches. These might require a coffee or a late-night snack.
- 🔴 Tough: Die-hard fans only (kickoffs between midnight and 5 AM).
For CEST fans, of the 104 matches, 14 are Watchable, 33 are Tight (early-morning or late-night), and 57 are Tough overnight kickoffs between midnight and 5 AM.
2026 World Cup Schedule Resources & Links
- Return to the World Cup Time Zone Hub
- Get the $BRACKETS League Fantasy App
- Live Tournament Bracket Hub
- Printable 2026 World Cup Schedules by Team
- Printable 2026 World Cup Schedules by Host City
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2026 World Cup Schedule Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Are these printable schedules free to download?
Yes. Every PDF on SportsBrackets.net is 100% free. We design them in black-and-white to be low-ink, so you can easily print them at home, at work, or save them directly to your phone.
Why are there different schedules for each time zone?
With 104 matches across three countries, keeping track of kickoff times can get confusing. We have manually adjusted every match time for your specific time zone so you do not have to do the math yourself.
What does the “Watchability” color-coding mean?
We know you cannot watch every single match, so we color-code games to help you plan: green is Watchable (prime-time or afternoon), yellow is Tight (early morning or late-night), and red is Tough (kickoffs between midnight and 5 AM).
How often is this schedule updated?
We monitor official FIFA announcements daily. If there are any venue or time adjustments, we update these PDFs immediately.
Where can I find a live, digital bracket to track the tournament?
For real-time updates, scores, and standings, visit our Live Tournament Bracket Hub linked in the resources above.
How can I compete with friends during the tournament?
We built the $BRACKETS League app specifically for this. You can draft your own fantasy squad, compete with friends, and follow the action all summer long.
