The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule and how to watch

Tickets to the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup may be scarce and very expensive , but there are several ways soccer fans can watch all 104 matches scheduled across the United States, Mexico and Canada in the tournament now underway. "Imagine, with this World Cup, a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks," U.S. team captain Tim Ream told CBS News , adding, "It's not an accident that 5 billion people will be watching." FOX and NBCUniversal have the broadcasting rights for the 78 games being played in the U.S., as well as the 13 apiece in Canada and Mexico.

A record of 40 matches, or more than a third of the World Cup, will air during primetime on FOX, according to the broadcaster . For Spanish-language broadcasts, every single match will air on NBC-owned Telemundo and Universo. All matches will also be available for on-demand streaming on several platforms.

Here's what to know. Viewers with a TV antenna, or access to the FOX network channel through a smart TV, can watch 70 of the matches for free. The rest will air on Fox Sports 1, a cable channel.

Ninety-two of the 104 matches can be watched for free in Spanish on Telemundo. The rest of the matches in Spanish will air on Universo, a cable network. For cord-cutters, the World Cup opening match on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa, as well as the United States' opening match against Paraguay on June 12, were available to stream for free on Tubi, an ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox.

All matches are available to stream through FOX One, the FOX Sports app, while Peacock has exclusive Spanish-language streaming rights. All matches will also be available on other streaming providers like YouTube TV, Fubo or Hulu + Live TV, for a subscription fee. You can follow World Cup news and highlights throughout the tournament at CBSSports.com .

The U.S. World Cup team played three matches in the group stage . Their Group D opponents were Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, in that order.

In their first match on Friday, June 12, the U.S. defeated Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The U.S.

defeated Australia 2-0 at Lumen Seattle on Friday, June 19, to clinch their spot in the Round of 32. The U.S. lost to Turkey 3-2 in their final Group D match at SoFi.

The U.S. men won their round of 32 match on July 1 in Santa Clara, California, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 . The tournament began on June 11, with co-host Mexico playing the opener in Mexico City against South Africa.

The U.S. and Canada played their first games a day later in Los Angeles and Toronto, respectively. The group stage was completed on June 27, and the knockout round began the next day.

Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) — Mexico City: Mexico 2, South Africa 0 South Korea vs. Czechia (Group A) — Guadalajara: South Korea 2, Czechia 1 Canada vs.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B) — Toronto: 1-1 draw (Group D) — Inglewood, California: U.S. 4, Paraguay 1 Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) — San Francisco Bay Area: 1-1 draw Brazil vs.

Morocco (Group C) — New York/New Jersey: 1-1 draw Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) — Boston: Scotland 1, Haiti 0 Australia vs. Turkey (Group D) — Vancouver: Australia 2, Turkey 0 Germany vs.

Curaçao (Group E) — Houston: Germany 7, Curaçao 1 Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) — Dallas: 2-2 draw Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) — Philadelphia: Ivory Coast 1, Ecuador 0 Sweden vs.

Tunisia (Group F) — Monterrey: Sweden 5, Tunisia 1 Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) — Atlanta: 0-0 draw Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) — Seattle: 1-1 draw Saudi Arabia vs.

Uruguay (Group H) — Miami: 1-1 draw Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) — Inglewood: 2-2 draw France vs. Senegal (Group I) — New York/New Jersey: France 3, Senegal 1 Iraq vs.

Norway (Group I) — Boston: Iraq 1, Norway 4 Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) — Kansas City: Argentina 3, Algeria 1 Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) — San Francisco Bay Area: Austria 3, Jordan 1 Portugal vs.

DR Congo (Group K) — Houston: Portugal 1, DR Congo 1 England vs. Croatia (Group L) — Dallas: England 4, Croatia 2 Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) — Toronto: Ghana 1, Panama 0 Colombia vs.

Uzbekistan (Group K) — Mexico City: Colombia 3, Uzbekistan 1 Czechia vs. South Africa (Group A) — Atlanta: 1-1 draw Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group A) — Los Angeles: Switzerland 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Canada vs.

Qatar (Group B) — Vancouver: Canada 6, Qatar 0 Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) —Guadalajara: Mexico 1, South Korea 0 (Group D) — Seattle: U.S. 2, Australia 0 Scotland vs.

Morocco (Group C) — Boston: Scotland 0, Morocco 1 Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) — Philadelphia: Brazil 3, Haiti 0 Turkey vs. Paraguay (Group D) — San Francisco Bay Area: Turkey 0, Paraguay 1 Netherlands vs.

Sweden (Group F) — Houston: Netherlands 5, Sweden 1 Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) — Toronto: Germany 2, Ivory Coast 1 Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) — Kansas City: 0-0 draw Tunisia vs.

Japan (Group F) — Monterrey: Japan 4, Tunisia 0 Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) — Atlanta: Spain 4, Saudi Arabia 0 Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) — Inglewood: 0-0 draw Uruguay vs.

Cape Verde (Group H) — Miami: 2-2 draw New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) — Vancouver: Egypt 3, New Zealand 1 Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) — Dallas: Argentina 2, Austria 0 France vs.

Iraq - (Group I) — Philadelphia: France 3, Iraq 0 Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) — New York/New Jersey: Norway 3, Senegal 2 Algeria vs. Jordan (Group J) — San Francisco Bay Area: Algeria 2, Jordan 1 Portugal vs.

Uzbekistan (Group K) — Houston: Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0 England vs. Ghana (Group L) — Boston: 0-0 draw Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) — Toronto: Croatia 1, Panama 0 Colombia vs.

DR Congo (Group K) — Guadalajara: Colombia 1, DR Congo 0 Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) — Vancouver: Switzerland 2, Canada 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar (Group B) — Seattle: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, Qatar 1 Morocco vs.

Haiti (Group C) — Atlanta: Morocco 4, Haiti 2 Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) — Miami: Brazil 3, Scotland 0 Mexico vs. Czechia (Group A) — Mexico City: Mexico 3, Czechia 0 South Korea vs.

South Africa (Group A) — Monterrey: South Africa 1, South Korea 0 Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) — Philadelphia: Ivory Coast 2, Curaçao 0 Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) — New York/New Jersey: Ecuador 2, Germany 1 Tunisia vs.

Netherlands (Group F) — Kansas City: Netherlands 3, Tunisia 1 Japan vs. Sweden (Group F) — Dallas: 1-1 draw U.S. vs.

Turkey (Group D) — Inglewood: Turkey 3, U.S. 2 Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) — San Francisco Bay Area: 0-0 draw Norway vs.

France (Group I) — Boston: France 4, Norway 1 Senegal vs. Iraq (Group I) — Toronto: Senegal 5, Iraq 0 Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) — Guadalajara: Spain 1, Uruguay 0 Cape Verde vs.

Saudi Arabia (Group H) — Houston: 0-0 draw New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) — Vancouver: Belgium 5, New Zealand 1 Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) — Seattle: 1-1 draw Panama vs.

England (Group L) — New York/New Jersey: England 2, Panama 0 Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) — Philadelphia: Croatia 2, Ghana 1 Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) — Miami: 0-0 draw DR Congo vs.

Uzbekistan (Group K) — Atlanta: DR Congo 3, Uzbekistan 1 Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) — Kansas City: 3-3 draw Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) — Dallas: Argentina 3, Jordan 1 South Africa vs.

Canada — Inglewood: Canada 1, South Africa 0 Brazil vs. Japan — Houston (Match 76): Brazil 2, Japan 1 Germany vs. Paraguay — Boston (Match 74): Germany 1, Paraguay 1; Paraguay wins on penalties Netherlands vs.

Morocco — Guadalupe, Mexico (Match 75): Netherlands 1, Morocco 1; Morocco wins on penalties Ivory Coast vs. Norway — Dallas (Match 78): Ivory Coast 1, Norway 2 France vs. Sweden — New Jersey (Match 77): France 3, Sweden 0 Mexico vs.

Ecuador — Mexico City (Match 79): Mexico 2, Ecuador 0 England vs. DR Congo — Atlanta (Match 80): England 2, DR Congo 1 Belgium vs. Senegal — Seattle (Match 82): Belgium 3, Senegal 2 U.S.

vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina — San Francisco-Bay Area (Match 81): U.S. 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Spain vs....