World Cup 2026. General thread

[Michael Morris]

There will be individual match threads as we go along but this thread is a catch-all for everying else.

The World Cup starts Thursday, 11 June, with the opening match, Mexico v South Africa, kicking off at 8:00pm (UK) at the Estadio Nacional, Mexico City.

The Azteca becomes the first stadium in history to host three World Cup opening matches (1970, 1986, and now 2026).

This is the largest World Cup ever, featuring 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

[Michael Morris]

Group games: All ko times UK

Thursday, June 11

Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, kick-off 8pm - Mexico City, Mexico

Friday, June 12

Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic, kick-off 3am - Zapopan, Mexico

Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm - Toronto, Canada

Saturday, June 13

Group D: USA vs Paraguay, kick-off 2am - Los Angeles, USA

Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland, kick-off 8pm - Santa Clara, USA

Group C: Brazil vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm - New Jersey, USA

Sunday, June 14

Group C: Haiti vs Scotland, kick-off 2am - Foxborough, USA

Group D: Australia vs Turkey, kick-off 5am - Vancouver, Canada

Group E: Germany vs Curacao, kick-off 6pm - Houston, USA

Group F: Netherlands vs Japan, kick-off 9pm - Arlington, USA

Monday, June 15

Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, kick-off 12am - Philadelphia, USA

Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia, kick-off 3am - Guadalupe, Mexico

Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde, kick-off 5pm - Atlanta, USA

Group G: Belgium vs Egypt, kick-off 8pm - Seattle, USA

Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, kick-off 11pm - Miami, USA

Tuesday, June 16

Group G: Iran vs New Zealand, kick-off 2am - Los Angeles, USA

Group I: France vs Senegal, kick-off 8pm - New Jersey, USA

Group I: Iraq vs Norway, kick-off 11pm - Foxborough, USA

Wednesday, June 17

Group J: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USA

Group J: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USA

Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo, kick-off 6pm - Houston, USA

Group L: England vs Croatia, kick-off 9pm - Arlington, USA

Thursday, June 18

Group L: Ghana vs Panama, kick-off 12am - Toronto, Canada

Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia, kick-off 3am - Mexico City, Mexico

Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, kick-off 5pm - Atlanta, USA

Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm - Los Angeles, USA

Group B: Canada vs Qatar, kick-off 11pm - Vancouver, Canada

Friday, June 19

Group A: Mexico vs South Korea, kick-off 2am - Zapopan, Mexico

Group D: USA vs Australia, kick-off 8pm - Seattle, USA

Group C: Scotland vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm - Foxborough, USA

Saturday, June 20

Group C: Brazil vs Haiti, kick-off 1.30am - Philadelphia, USA

Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA

Group A: Netherlands vs Sweden, kick-off 6pm - Houston, USA

Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm - Toronto, Canada

Sunday, June 21

Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao, kick-off 1am - Kansas City, USA

Group F: Tunisia vs Japan, kick-off 5am - Guadalupe, Mexico

Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 5pm - Atlanta, USA

Group G: Belgium vs Iran, kick-off 8pm - Los Angeles, USA

Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde, kick-off 11pm - Miami, USA

Monday, June 22

Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt, kick-off 2am - Vancouver, Canada

Group J: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Arlington, USA

Group I: France vs Iraq, kick-off 10pm - Philadelphia, USA

Tuesday, June 23

Group I: Norway vs Senegal, kick-off 1am - Toronto, Canada

Group J: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA

Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 6pm - Houston, USA

Group L: England vs Ghana, kick-off 9pm - Foxborough, USA

Wednesday, June 24

Group L: Panama vs Croatia, kick-off 12am - Foxborough, USA

Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo, kick-off 3am - Zapopan, Mexico

Group B: Switzerland vs Canada, kick-off 8pm - Vancouver, Canada

Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar, kick-off 8pm - Seattle, USA

Group C: Morocco vs Haiti, kick-off 11pm - Atlanta, USA

Group C: Scotland vs Brazil, kick-off 11pm - Miami, USA

Thursday, June 25

Group A: South Africa vs South Korea, kick-off 2am - Guadalupe, Mexico

Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico, kick-off 2am - Mexico City, Mexico

Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm - Philadelphia, USA

Group E: Ecuador vs Germany, kick-off 9pm - New Jersey, USA

Friday, June 26

Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, kick-off 12am - Kansas City, USA

Group F: Japan vs Sweden, kick-off 12am - Arlington, USA

Group D: Turkey vs USA, kick-off 3am - Los Angeles, USA

Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, kick-off 3am - Santa Clara, USA

Group I: Norway vs France, kick-off 8pm - Foxborough, USA

Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 8pm - Toronto, Canada

Saturday, June 27

Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 1am - Houston, USA

Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, kick-off 1am - Zapopan, Mexico

Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, kick-off 4am - Vancouver, Canada

Group G: Egypt vs Iran, kick-off 4am - Seattle, USA

Group L: Panama vs England, kick-off 10pm - New Jersey, USA

Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 10pm - Philadelphia, USA

Sunday, June 28

Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, kick-off 12.30am - Miami, USA

Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 12.30am - Atlanta, USA

Group J: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USA

Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Arlington, USA

[Cleve van Leef]

Have to say this WC is a farce
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yz3zdp3jqo

Right or wrong still a farce.

[PontBlue]

And now they won't let the officials in - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/cnv9drg0qzgo

[ToTaL ITK]

Welcome to the WC in Dumberica... See what i did

[poc]

i cant wait for this world cup to finish

[Don Corleone]

i cant wait for this world cup to finish

It is a farce - and to think Infantino gave Trump a FIFA world peace prize! It is like they are openly mocking fans to their faces

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx212p8r28eo

[William Treseder]

It is a farce - and to think Infantino gave Trump a FIFA world peace prize! It is like they are openly mocking fans to their faces

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx212p8r28eo

Problem is, hundreds of thousands of fans world wide will still attend. As non Americans, we as individuals, can’t do much about the complete cu*t that Trump is, but as individuals we can boycott this WC and embarrass him and his lunatic nation, and FIFA all at once.Easy to say, when we didn’t qualify, but if we had, i’d still have the same approach.
As per usual though, that wont happen.

[Trigger]

Problem is, hundreds of thousands of fans world wide will still attend. As non Americans, we as individuals, can’t do much about the complete cu*t that Trump is, but as individuals we can boycott this WC and embarrass him and his lunatic nation, and FIFA all at once.Easy to say, when we didn’t qualify, but if we had, i’d still have the same approach.
As per usual though, that wont happen.

Just watch the world cup mate.

There's plenty more just, deserving and useful things for you to protest and spend your time on.

No he isn't going to notice every Welsh fan not watching a match on tele we aren't involved in. And if we were there would be plenty going over.

[William Treseder]

Just watch the world cup mate.

There's plenty more just, deserving and useful things for you to protest and spend your time on.

No he isn't going to notice every Welsh fan not watching a match on tele we aren't involved in. And if we were there would be plenty going over.

So why don’t we all make a pact now and stop complaining on here about Fifa, Trump, America, ticket prices etc, and just get busy watching it, Deal?

[Trigger]

Sounds good to me.

[poc]

iran fans tickets revoked

[Beanz1927]

With Robertson not making the Aussie squad I've been trying to find any tenuous City links I can throw my support behind.

Aside from Bacuna playing for Curacao and Lamouchi managing Tunisia, are there any i've missed?

[William Treseder]

With Robertson not making the Aussie squad I've been trying to find any tenuous City links I can throw my support behind.

Aside from Bacuna playing for Curacao and Lamouchi managing Tunisia, are there any i've missed?

France play in Blue. That’s good enough for me.

[Crisp White Lines]

With Robertson not making the Aussie squad I've been trying to find any tenuous City links I can throw my support behind.

Aside from Bacuna playing for Curacao and Lamouchi managing Tunisia, are there any i've missed?

We had a number of people who used to chant "Argentina! Argentina!" at opposition fans.
Clearly, we are the UK branch of the Barra Bravas.

[ToTaL ITK]

Guaranteed 3-4 pager. The amount of interest in WC26 is off the charts.