The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins this week as the first of 104 matches takes place. Fans in the United States will have an easy time locating the biggest matchups when they happen.
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According to a press release, Fox Sports will serve as the official English-language home for all 104 matches. Seventy of these matches will air on Fox while the other 34 will air on FS1. Every match will also air live in 4K and on-demand on the Fox One streaming app.
The first of these matches will be at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 11. Fox will provide coverage as Mexico faces off with South Africa. The pre-game show will begin on Fox at 1 p.m. ET.
The opening day's action will continue at 10 p.m. ET. FS1 will provide coverage as the Republic of Korea plays Czechia.
Full Opening Round World Cup Schedule & Channels
- Mexico vs South Africa - 3 p.m. ET on June 11 (Fox)
- Republic of Korea vs Czechia - 10 p.m. ET on June 11 (FS1)
- Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3 p.m. ET on June 12 (Fox)
- USA vs. Paraguay - 9 p.m. ET on June 12 (Fox)
- Qatar vs Switzerland - 3 p.m. ET on June 13 (Fox)
- Brazil vs Morocco - 6 p.m. ET on June 13 (Fox)
- Haiti vs Scotland - 9 p.m. ET on June 13 (Fox)
- Australia vs Turkey - BC Place Vancouver - midnight ET on June 13 (Fox)
- Germany vs Curacao - 1 p.m. ET on June 14 (Fox)
- Netherlands vs Japan - 4 p.m. ET on June 14 (Fox)
- Ivory Coast vs Ecuador - 7 p.m. ET on June 14 (FS1)
- Tunisia vs Sweden - 10 p.m. ET on June 14 (FS1)
- Spain vs Cape Verde - 12 p.m. ET on June 15 (Fox)
- Belgium vs Egypt - 3 p.m. ET on June 15 (Fox)
- Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay - 6 p.m. ET on June 15 (FS1)
- Iran vs New Zealand - 9 p.m. ET on June 15 (FS1)
- France vs Senegal - 3 p.m. ET on June 16 (Fox)
- Iraq vs Norway - 6 p.m. ET on June 16 (Fox)
- Argentina vs Algeria - 9 p.m. ET on June 16 (Fox)
- Austria vs Jordan - midnight ET on June 16 (FS1)
- Portugal vs Congo DR - 1 p.m. ET on June 17 (Fox)
- England vs Croatia - 4 p.m. ET on June 17 (Fox)
- Ghana vs Panama - 7 p.m. ET on June 17 (FS1)
- Uzbekistan vs Colombia - 10 p.m. ET on June 17 (FS1)
- Czechia vs South Africa - 12 p.m. ET on June 18 (Fox)
- Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3 p.m. ET on June 18 (Fox)
- Canada vs Qatar - 6 p.m. ET on June 18 (FS1)
- Mexico vs South Korea - 9 p.m. ET on June 18 (Fox)
- USA vs Australia - 3 p.m. ET on June 19 (Fox)
- Scotland vs Morocco - 3 p.m. ET on June 19 (Fox)
- Brazil vs Haiti - 9 p.m. ET on June 19 (Fox)
- Turkey vs Paraguay - midnight ET on June 19 (FS1)
- Netherlands vs Sweden - 1 p.m. ET on June 20 (Fox)
- Germany vs Ivory Coast - 4 p.m. ET on June 20 (Fox)
- Ecuador vs Curacao - 8 p.m. ET on June 20 (FS1)
- Tunisia vs Japan - midnight ET (FS1)
- Spain vs Saudi Arabia - 12 p.m ET on June 21 (Fox)
- Belgium vs Iran - 3 p.m. ET on June 21 (FS1)
- Uruguay vs Cape Verde - 6 p.m. ET on June 21 (FS1)
- New Zealand vs Egypt - 9 p.m. ET on June 21 (FS1)
- Argentina vs. Austria - 1 p.m. ET on June 22 (Fox)
- France vs Iraq - 5 p.m. ET on June 22 (Fox)
- Norway vs Senegal - 8 p.m. ET on June 22 (Fox)
- Jordan vs Algeria - 11 p.m. ET on June 22 (FS1)
- Portugal vs Uzbekistan - 1 p.m. ET on June 23 (Fox)
- England vs Ghana - 4 p.m. ET on June 23 (Fox)
- Panama vs Croatia - 7 p.m. ET on June 23 (Fox)
- Colombia vs Congo DR - 10 p.m. ET on June 23 (FS1)
- Switzerland vs Canada - 3 p.m. ET on June 24 (Fox)
- Bosnia vs Qatar - 3 p.m. ET on June 24 (FS1)
- Brazil vs Scotland - 6 p.m. ET 0n June 24 (Fox)
- Morocco vs Haiti - 6 p.m. ET on June 24 (FS1)
- Mexico vs Czechia - 9 p.m. ET on June 24 (Fox)
- South Korea vs South Africa - 9 p.m. ET on June 24 (FS1)
- Ecuador vs Germany - 4 p.m. ET on June 25 (Fox)
- Curacao vs Ivory Coast - 4 p.m. ET on June 25 (FS1)
- Tunisia vs Netherlands - 7 p.m. ET on June 25 (Fox)
- Japan vs Sweden - 7 p.m. ET on June 25 (FS1)
- USA vs Turkey - 10 p.m. ET on June 25 (Fox)
- Paraguay vs Australia - 10 p.m. ET on June 25 (FS1)
- Norway vs France - 3 p.m. ET on June 26 (Fox)
- Senegal vs Iraq - 3 p.m. ET on June 26 (FS1)
- Uruguay vs Spain - 8 p.m. ET on June 26 (F0x)
- Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia - 8 p.m. ET on June 26 (FS1)
- New Zealand vs Belgium - 11 p.m. ET on June 26 (Fox)
- Egypt vs Iran - 11 p.m. ET on June 26 (FS1)
- Panama vs England - 5 p.m. ET on June 27 (Fox)
- Croatia vs Ghana - 5 p.m. ET on June 27 (FS1)
- Colombia vs Portugal - 7:30 p.m. ET on June 27 (Fox)
- Congo DR vs Uzbekistan - 7:30 p.m. ET on June 27 (FS1)
- Argentina vs Jordan - 10 p.m. ET on June 27 (Fox)
- Algeria vs Austria - 10 p.m. ET on June 27 (FS1)
Fox Sports will bring in a packed roster of broadcasters to call the action. They will help deliver the information to soccer fans with updates from the booth and from the pitch.
Play-by-Play & Match Analysts
- Darren Fletcher - Owen Hargreaves
- Derek Rae - Robert Green
- Ian Crocker - Danny Higginbotham
- Ian Darke - Landon Donovan
- Jacqui Oatley - Warren Barton
- John Strong - Stu Holden
- JP Dellacamera - Lori Lindsey
- Mark Scott - Cobi Jones
- Tyler Terens - Maurice Edu
Reporters
- Alex Aljoe
- Geoff Shreeves
- Jenny Taft
- Katie Shanahan
- Natalie Gedra
At-Large
- Tom Rinaldi
Rules Analyst
- Dr. Joe Machnik
- Mark Clattenburg
