USA vs. – The USMNT host Australia in a Group D match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. on Friday, June 19. Kickoff is 3 p.m. ET, with FOX and Telemundo broadcasting live, and streaming options available via Sling, DIRECTV (free trial), Fubo (f
The countdown hits 3 p.m. ET on Friday, June 19, and the setting is already set: USA vs. Australia in a Group D match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash.
If you want the game live, you’ve got clear broadcast choices right away. FOX and Telemundo will carry the match at 3 p.m. ET. For streaming, Sling, DIRECTV, Fubo and Peacock are listed options, with free trials available on DIRECTV and Fubo. Peacock is also included as a live-stream option.
English-language viewers will have FOX front and center for World Cup coverage. FOX is listed as the exclusive home of the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s English-language coverage, airing 70 of the 104 matches. That slate includes every USMNT group-stage game, every knockout-round match from the Round of 16 onward, and the Final. FS1 carries the remaining 34 English-language games, mostly daytime group-stage contests.
Sling’s path to watching is presented as a budget-friendly one: Sling Select plans start at $20 a month and include both FOX and FS1. The game still begins at the same time—3 p.m. ET—just with more ways to tune in depending on what you’re already subscribed to.
Spanish-language fans aren’t left out, either. Telemundo is listed as the home of the Copa Mundial, broadcasting 92 matches, while sister station Universo picks up the remaining 12—mostly simultaneous group-stage games on the final matchdays.
Beyond the single matchup, Friday’s full Group stage schedule lays out the rest of the week’s football backdrop. Alongside USA vs. Australia at 3 p.m. Lumen Field in Seattle, Scotland vs. Morocco kicks off at 6 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Brazil vs. Haiti follows at 8:30 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and Türkiye vs. Paraguay closes the day at 11 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
For anyone planning the surrounding matches, the full 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage schedule continues from Saturday through the end of the group stage with matchups across the United States and Canada.
Where to watch USA vs. Australia today
Date: June 19, 2026
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Location: Lumen Field — Seattle, Wash.
TV channel: FOX, Telemundo
Live stream: Sling, DIRECTV (free trial), Fubo (free trial), Peacock
Free trial? Yes — DIRECTV, Fubo
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