England fixtures
The FIFA World Cup 2026™ tournament kicks off on 11 June 2026 as one of the three hosts, Mexico, face South Africa. The other two game hosts are Canada and America.
The tournament is split between three countries for the first time ever and the number of countries taking part has been extended from 32 to 48.
The matches will be jointly spread across 16 cities in the three countries, with eleven cities in the US, three in Mexico and two in Canada. As the hosts, all three countries are also taking part in the tournament.
Locations of games:
- Canada - Toronto, Vancouver
- Mexico - Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey
- USA - Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area
The tournament runs until 19 July 2026, where the final will be contested at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Group matches
England are in Group L along with Croatia, Ghana and Panama and the dates of the England matches during the tournament are:
- Wednesday, 17 June 2026 - Group L: England v Croatia; (Dallas, USA); Kick-off 9pm (UK time).
- Tuesday, 23 June 2026 - Group L: England v Ghana; (Boston, USA); Kick-off 9pm (UK time).
- Saturday, 27 June 2026 - Group L: England v Panama; (New York-New Jersey, USA); Kick-off 10pm (UK time).
If England progress past the group stage...
If England are group winners...
- Wednesday, 01 July 2026 - Round of 32: England v Third-placed Group E/H/I/J/K; (Atlanta, USA); Kick-off 5pm (UK time).
That could be Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Algeria or DR Congo.
If England are group runners-up...
- Wednesday, 01 July 2026 - Round of 32: England v Runners-Up Group K; (Toronto, Canada); Kick-off 12am (UK time).
That could be Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, or Colombia.
If England finish third in their group...
This could also take England all the way but because of the complicated way the third-placed qualification works, there are too many potential routes - which won't be finalised until the end of the group stages - to take into account at this point.
If England are group winners...
- Monday, 06 July 2026 - Round of 16: England v ???; (Mexico City, Mexico); Kick-off 1am (UK time).
If England are group runners-up...
- Monday, 06 July 2026 - Round of 16: England v ???; (Arlington, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).
If England finish third in their group...
This could also take England all the way but because of the complicated way the third-placed qualification works, there are too many potential routes - which won't be finalised until the end of the group stages - to take into account at this point.
If England are group winners...
- Saturday, 11 July 2026 - Quarter-finals: England v ???; (Miami, USA); Kick-off 10pm (UK time).
If England are group runners-up...
- Friday, 10 July 2026 - Quarter-finals: England v ???; (Los Angeles, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).
If England finish third in their group...
This could also take England all the way but because of the complicated way the third-placed qualification works, there are too many potential routes - which won't be finalised until the end of the group stages - to take into account at this point.
If England are group winners...
- Wednesday, 15 July 2026 - Semi-finals: England v ???; (Atlanta, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).
If England are group runners-up...
- Tuesday, 14 July 2026 - Semi-finals: England v ???; (Arlington, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).
- Sunday, 19 July 2026 - Final: England v ???; (New York-New Jersey, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).