How to – With 48 teams across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to light up 16 stadiums. Here’s where to watch in the U.S., where to stream, which cities host matches, the full group lineup, and the June 15–16 schedule for Days 5 and 6.
When the clock hits game time, there’s no room for guessing—World Cup 2026 starts in North America, and fans are already scrambling to lock in what channel has the match, where it can be streamed, and which cities the tournament will actually roll into.
In the U.S., the World Cup coverage for English speakers is on Fox and FS1. Spanish-language broadcasts are hosted on Telemundo and Universo. If you’re streaming instead of watching live on TV, the World Cup can be streamed directly on Fox ONE for English speakers and Peacock for Spanish speakers.
Matches generally start between 12 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET, which means fans across time zones will have to keep an eye on the local clock—because the games won’t politely wait for one schedule.
The tournament itself spans 16 stadiums across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. In the United States. host cities and match locations include Inglewood. California (SoFi Stadium); Santa Clara. California (Levi’s Stadium); East Rutherford. New Jersey (MetLife Stadium); Foxborough. Massachusetts (Gillette Stadium); Arlington. Texas (AT&T Stadium); Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field); Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium); and Kansas City. Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium). In Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC Place) will host matches. In Mexico. the host cities and stadiums are Mexico City (Estadio Azteca); Zapopan. Jalisco (Estadio Akron); and Guadalupe. Zacatecas (Estadio BBVA).
The World Cup includes 48 countries from the start, but only 32 teams will advance past the group round. To move on. each team will need to finish either in its group’s top two or rank in the top eight third-place teams to advance to the round of 32. Teams that place fourth in their group will not advance. The round of 32 will kick off June 28.
Groups are already set for the group stage. Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Czechia, South Korea. Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Group C: Haiti, Morocco, Scotland, Brazil. Group D: United States, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey. Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao. Group F: Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia, Japan. Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand. Group H: Spain, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Cape Verde. Group I: France, Iraq, Norway, Senegal. Group J: Algeria, Austria, Jordan, Argentina. Group K: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Portugal. Group L: England, Ghana, Croatia, Panama.
For fans building their own viewing plans, the schedule starts to feel real quickly. Day 5 arrives on Monday, June 15 with four matches:
Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) — June 15 at 12 p.m. ET on Fox and Telemundo. Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) — June 15 at 3 p.m. ET on Fox and Telemundo. Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) — June 15 at 6 p.m. ET on FS1 and Telemundo. Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) — June 15 at 9 p.m. ET on FS1 and Telemundo.
Then Day 6 lands on Tuesday, June 16 with another set of matchups:
France vs. Senegal (Group I) — June 16 at 3 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo.
Iraq vs. Norway (Group I) — June 16 at 6 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo.
Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) — June 16 at 9 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo.
FIFA World Cup 2026 how to watch World Cup 2026 Fox FS1 Telemundo Universo Fox ONE Peacock World Cup schedule host cities groups match times June 15 June 16
Wait it starts June 15-16? I saw something else that said earlier. So is it actually Fox or like only online? My uncle keeps texting me different channels.
So Canada has Vancouver but the article says 16 stadiums and like half are in the US right? Kinda wild they pick Inglewood and Santa Clara again. Also Telemundo/Univision is for Spanish right? I’m just trying to figure out where Mexico games are streamed.
Fox ONE and Peacock… that’s gonna be a mess. Like I already have Peacock but not Fox anything, so what if it’s on the wrong one? And it says matches can start 12pm to 12am ET so basically all day??
Inglewood, Arlington, Philly, Kansas City… okay so where’s the games for the fans that aren’t in cities? This whole thing is confusing because it says 48 teams but only 32 advance, so you’re telling me half just gets eliminated like instantly? Cool cool but I just want the channel number.