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The 2026 World Cup draw was made on Friday and the tournament schedule was released on Saturday The USMNT will start their World Cup campaign against Paraguay in LA on June 12 at 9 p.m. ET. They play Australia in Seattle on June 19 at 3 p.m. before taking on a playoff winner in LA on June 25 at 10 p.m.

The 2026 Football World Cup is next summer, with the tournament being co-hosted by America, Canada and Mexico.

Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.

FIFA changed the draw for 2026 to create separate pathways to the semifinals for the four-highest ranked teams: Spain, Argentina, France and England. That means if Spain and Argentina win their groups, the world's Nos. 1 and 2 teams can not meet prior to the final.

Full schedule, fixtures, dates and venues for Chelsea and Man City - The expanded version of the competition takes place in the United States with Chelsea and Man City representing the Premier League

The FIFA Intercontinental Cup is the tournament that succeeded the old version of the FIFA Club World Cup. The inaugural 32-team Club World Cup took centre stage in the summer of 2025 and will be played every four years, whereas the Intercontinental Cup will continue to be an annual event that takes place to close out the calendar year.

Six of the seven 2026 FIFA World Cup matches at NRG Stadium in Houston next summer will kick off at noon. Why?

Tony Popovic was appointed Australia coach in September 2024 after the Socceroos made a winless start to World Cup qualifying in loss at home to Bahrain and draw in Indonesia. He then went unbeaten through the rest of qualifying — five wins and three draws — to guide Australia to automatic qualification as group runners-up behind Japan