Scotland 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
Scotland are in Group C along with Brazil, Haiti and Morocco and the dates of the Scotland matches during the tournament are:
- Sunday, 14 June 2026 - Group C: Scotland v Haiti; (Boston, USA); Kick-off 2am (UK time).
- Friday, 19 June 2024 - Group C: Scotland v Morocco; (Boston, USA); Kick-off 11pm (UK time).
- Wednesday, 24 June 2024 - Group C: Scotland v Brazil; (Miami, USA); Kick-off 11pm (UK time).
If Scotland progress past the group stage...
If Scotland are group winners...
- Monday, 29 June 2026 - Round of 32: Scotland v Runners-Up Group F; (Houston, USA); Kick-off 6pm (UK time).
That could be Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, or Tunisia.
If Scotland are group runners-up...
- Tuesday, 30 June 2026 - Round of 32: Scotland v Winners Group F; (Guadalupe, Mexico); Kick-off 2am (UK time).
That could be Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, or Tunisia.
If Scotland finish third in their group...
This could also take Scotland 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 Scotland are group winners...
- Sunday, 05 July 2026 - Round of 16: Scotland v ???; (New York-New Jersey, USA); Kick-off 9pm (UK time).
If Scotland are group runners-up...
- Saturday, 04 July 2026 - Round of 16: Scotland v ???; (Houston, USA); Kick-off 6pm (UK time).
If Scotland finish third in their group...
This could also take Scotland 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 Scotland are group winners...
- Saturday, 11 July 2026 - Quarter-finals: Scotland v ???; (Miami, USA); Kick-off 10pm (UK time).
If Scotland are group runners-up...
- Thursday, 09 July 2026 - Quarter-finals: Scotland v ???; (Boston, USA); Kick-off 9pm (UK time).
If Scotland finish third in their group...
This could also take Scotland 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 Scotland are group winners...
- Wednesday, 15 July 2026 - Semi-finals: Scotland v ???; (Atlanta, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).
If Scotland are group runners-up...
- Tuesday, 14 July 2026 - Semi-finals: Scotland v ???; (Dallas, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).
- Sunday, 19 July 2026 - Final: Scotland v ???; (New York-New Jersey, USA); Kick-off 8pm (UK time).