FIFA World Cup 2026 UAE match timings: Complete group stage schedule and kick-off times

Dubai: The FIFA World Cup is here! With host countries United States, Canada and Mexico ready to kick off matches starting today, viewers around the world are gearing up for an exciting month ahead. If you’re a World Cup fan in the UAE, expect games to fall at odd times of the night – while some matches will take place right after dinner, others will kick off in the early hours of the morning. You might even catch a game at breakfast, before heading out to work.To make it easier to tune in, no matter how strange the hour, we’ve compiled a list of all the match timings for the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The timings displayed below are in UAE standard time (GMT +4).Check out upcoming match schedules, and set your alarm clock, so you don’t miss the action:Thursday, June 11 | 11pmGroup A: Mexico vs South Africa Friday, June 12 | 6amGroup A: South Korea vs Czech Republic Friday, June 12 | 11pmGroup B: Canada vs Bosnia HerzegovinaSaturday, June 13 | 5amGroup D: USA vs Paraguay Saturday, June 13 | 11pmGroup B: Qatar vs Switzerland Sunday, June 14 | 2amGroup C: Brazil vs Morocco Sunday, June 14 | 5amGroup C: Haiti vs Scotland Sunday, June 14 | 8amGroup D: Australia vs Turkey Sunday, June 14 | 9pmGroup E: Germany vs CuracaoMonday, June 15 | 12amGroup F: Netherlands vs Japan Monday, June 15 | 3amGroup E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Monday, June 15 | 6amGroup F: Sweden vs Tunisia Monday, June 15 | 8pmGroup H: Spain vs Cape Verde Monday, June 15 | 11pmGroup G: Belgium vs Egypt Tuesday, June 16 | 2amGroup H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Tuesday, June 16 | 5amGroup G: Iran vs New Zealand Tuesday, June 16 | 11pmGroup I: France vs Senegal Wednesday, June 17 | 2amGroup I: Iraq vs Norway Wednesday, June 17 | 5amGroup J: Argentina vs Algeria Wednesday, June 17 | 8amGroup J: Austria vs Jordan Wednesday, June 17 | 9pmPortugal vs Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday, June 18 | 12amGroup L: England vs Croatia Thursday, June 18 | 3amGroup L: Ghana vs Panama Thursday, June 18 | 6amGroup K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia Thursday, June 18 | 8pmGroup A: Czech Republic vs South Africa Thursday, June 18 | 11pmGroup B: Switzerland vs Bosnia Herzegovina Friday, June 19 | 2amGroup B: Canada vs Qatar Friday, June 19 | 5amGroup A: Mexico vs South Korea Friday, June 19 | 11pmGroup D: USA vs Australia Saturday, June 20 | 2amGroup C: Scotland vs Morocco Saturday, June 20 | 4.30amGroup C: Brazil vs Haiti Saturday, June 20 | 7amGroup D: Turkey vs Paraguay Saturday, June 20 | 9pmGroup A: Netherlands vs Sweden Sunday, June 21 | 12amGroup E: Germany vs Ivory Coast Sunday, June 21 | 4amGroup E: Ecuador vs Curacao Sunday, June 21 | 8amGroup F: Tunisia vs Japan Sunday, June 21 | 8pmGroup H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia Sunday, June 21 | 11pmGroup G: Belgium vs Iran Monday, June 22 | 2amGroup H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde Monday, June 22 | 5amGroup G: New Zealand vs Egypt Monday, June 22 | 9pmGroup J: Argentina vs Austria Tuesday, June 23 | 1amGroup I: France vs Iraq Tuesday, June 23 | 4amGroup I: Norway vs Senegal Tuesday, June 23 | 7amGroup J: Jordan vs Algeria Tuesday, June 23 | 9pmGroup K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan Wednesday, June 24 | 12amGroup L: England vs Ghana Wednesday, June 24 | 3amGroup L: Panama vs Croatia Wednesday, June 24 | 6amGroup K: Colombia vs Democratic Republic of Congo Wednesday, June 24 | 11pmGroup B: Switzerland vs Canada Group B: Bosnia Herzegovina vs Qatar Thursday, June 25 | 2amGroup C: Morocco vs Haiti Group C: Scotland vs Brazil Thursday, June 25 | 5amGroup A: South Africa vs South Korea Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico Friday, June 26 | 12amGroup E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast Group E: Ecuador vs Germany Friday, June 26 | 3amGroup F: Tunisia vs Netherlands Group F: Japan vs Sweden Friday, June 26 | 6amGroup D: Turkey vs USA Group D: Paraguay vs Australia Friday, June 26 | 11pmGroup I: Norway vs France Group I: Senegal vs Iraq Saturday, June 27 | 4amGroup H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia Group H: Uruguay vs Spain Saturday, June 27 | 7amGroup G: New Zealand vs Belgium Group G: Egypt vs Iran Sunday, June 28 | 1amGroup L: Panama vs England Group L: Croatia vs Ghana Sunday, June 28 | 3.30amGroup K: Colombia vs Portugal Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan Sunday, June 28 | 6amGroup J: Algeria vs Austria Group J: Jordan vs Argentina