|
Background |
The
23rd FIFA World Cup Finals were awarded to three countries in North America,
United States, Canada and Mexico, on 2 December 2010.
A ban on co-hosting the World Cup was
lifted in 2026, it had been in place the 2002 Finals. In response, The
United (Canada, Mexico and United States) bid was announced on 10 April
2017. Its only rival coming from Morocco, who were bidding for a fifth
World Cup, on 11 August 2017, having failed to secure the 1994, 1998, 2006
and 2010 tournaments.
Voting took place on 13 June 2018 during
the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It was delayed a year following the FIFA
corruption case in 205, that resulted in the resignation of Sepp Blatter.
There was only one round of voting, with the United bid receiving 134 of
the 200 bids. Morocco receiving 65. Ghana were not permitted to vote. Iran
voted for 'None of the Above', whereas Cuba, Slovenia and Spain all
abstained.
The tournament is the first to include 48 teams. An idea
first put forward by France's Michel Platini in 2013.
|
 |
|
The Draw |
The final draw for the 2026 World Cup was
held on 5 December 2025 at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Hosted
by comedian Kevin Hart and model Heidi Klum. Attended by US
President Donald Trump, and the First Lady, Melania Trump. The
Technical Draw was hosted by England's own Rio Ferdinand, and
assisted by Samantha Johnson, with the individual pots drawn Tom
Brady (Pot 1), Shaquille O'Neal (2), Aaron Judge (3) and Wayne
Gretzky (4). The venues and kick-off times were confirmed 24 hours
later.
|
Pot 1 (seeded) |
Pot 2 |
Pot 3 |
Pot 4 |
|
United States |
Croatia |
Panama |
Jordan |
|
Mexico |
Morocco |
Norway |
Cape Verde |
|
Canada |
Colombia |
Egypt |
Ghana |
|
Spain |
Uruguay |
Algeria |
Curaçao |
|
Argentina |
Switzerland |
Scotland |
Haiti |
|
France |
Japan |
Paraguay |
New Zealand |
|
England |
Senegal |
Côte d'Ivoire |
UEFA PO 1 |
|
Portugal |
Iran |
Tunisia |
UEFA PO 2 |
|
Brazil |
Korea Republic |
Uzbekistan |
UEFA PO 3 |
|
Netherlands |
Ecuador |
Qatar |
UEFA PO 4 |
|
Belgium |
Austria |
Saudi Arabia |
Confed PO 1 |
|
Germany |
Australia |
South Africa |
Confed PO 2 |
|
|
|
First Phase Table
Group L |
|
Team |
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
7 |
3 |
|
Croatia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
6 |
3 |
|
Ghana |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
2 |
|
Panama |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
0 |
5 |
|
17 June 2026 - all DST |
3.00pm -
England 4 Croatia 2 [2-2]
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
(70,389) |
Kane
(2 (1 pen)), Bellingham, Rashford
Baturina, Musa |
7.00pm -
Ghana 1 Panama 0 [0-0]
BMO Field, Toronto
(42,942) |
Yirenkyi |
|
23 June 2026 - all DST |
4.00pm -
England 0 Ghana 0 [0-0]
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
(63,983) |
|
7.00pm -
Panama 0 Croatia 1 [0-0]
BMO Field, Toronto
(43,036) |
Budimir |
|
27 June 2026 - all DST |
5.00pm -
Panama 0 England 2 [0-0]
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
(80,663) |
Bellingham, Kane |
5.00pm -
Croatia 2 Ghana 1 [1-0]
Lincoln Financial Field,
Philadelphia
(68,324) |
Sučić, Vlašić
Luckassen |
|
|
|
|
|
The
Second Phase |
|
28 June 2026 - DST |
12.00noon -
South Africa 0 Canada 1 [0-0]
SoFi
Stadium, Inglewood (69,237) |
Eustaquio |
|
29 June 2026
- all DST |
12.00noon -
Brazil 2 Japan 1 [0-1]
NRG Stadium, Houston
(68,777) |
Casemiro, Martinelli
Sano |
4.30pm -
Germany 1 Paraguay 1 [0-1]ᴭᵀ
3-4 on
penalty-kicks
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
(63,945) |
Havertz
Encisco |
|
Penalty Shoot-out:-
Kai Havertz 0-0, Maurício 0-1, Joshua Kimmich
1-1, Gustavo Gómez 1-2, Jamal Musiala 2-2,
Matías Galarza 2-3,
Nick Woltemade 2-3, Antonio Sanabria 2-3, Nadiem Amiri 3-3, Fabián Balbuena 3-3, Jonathan Tah
3-3, José Canale 3-4. |
7.00pm -
Netherlands 1 Morocco 1 [0-0]ᴭᵀ
2-3 on
penalty-kicks
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe (51,243) |
Gakpo
Diop |
|
Penalty Shoot-out - Teun Koopmeiners 1-0, Neil El Aynaoui
1-0, Justin Kluivert 1-0, Soufiane Rahimi 1-1, Wout
Weghorst 2-1, Chemsdine Talbi 2-2, Quinten Timber
2-2, Achraf Hakimi 2-2, Crysencio Summerville 2-2, Ismael Saibari
2-3. |
|
30 June 2026 |
12.00noon DST -
Côte D'Ivoire vs. Norway
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
(-) |
|
5.00pm DST -
France vs. Sweden
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
(-) |
|
7.00pm CST -
Mexico vs. Ecuador
Estadio Azteca,
Ciudad de México (-) |
|
|
1 July 2026 - all DST |
12.00noon -
England vs. DR Congo
Mercedes-Benz
Stadium, Atlanta (-) |
|
1.00pm -
Belgium vs. Senegal
Lumen Field, Seattle
(-) |
|
5.00pm -
United States vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
(-) |
|
|
2 July 2026 - all DST |
12.00noon -
Spain vs. Austria
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood |
|
7.00pm -
Portugal vs. Croatia
BMO Field, Toronto |
|
8.00pm -
Switzerland vs. Algeria
BC Place, Vancouver |
|
|
3 July 2026 - all DST |
1.00pm -
Australia vs. Egypt
AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
|
6.00pm -
Argentina vs. Cape Verde
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
|
8.30pm -
Colombia vs. Ghana
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
|
|
|
Round
of thirty-two |
|
|
|
Round
of sixteen |
|
4 July 2026 - all DST |
12.00noon -
Canada vs. Morocco
NRG Stadium, Houston |
|
5.00pm -
Paraguay
vs.
/France/Sweden
Lincoln Financial Field,
Philadelphia |
|
|
5 July 2026 |
4.00pm DST -
Brazil
vs. Côte D'Ivoire/Norway
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
|
6.00pm CST -
Mexico/Ecuador
vs. England/DR Congo
Estadio Azteca,
Ciudad de México |
|
|
6 July 2026 - all DST |
2.00pm -
Portugal/Croatia
vs. Spain/Austria
AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
|
5.00pm -
United States/Bosnia & Herzegovina
vs. Belgium/Senegal
Lumen Field, Seattle |
|
|
7 July 2026 - all DST |
12.00noon -
Argentina/Cape Verde vs. Australia/Egypt
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
|
1.00pm -
Switzerland/Algeria
vs. Colombia/Ghana
BC Place, Vancouver |
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Finals |
|
9 July 2026 - DST |
4.00pm -
Paraguay/France/Sweden
vs. Canada/Morocco
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough |
|
|
10 July 2026 - DST |
12.00noon -
Portugal/Croatia/Spain/Austria
vs. United States/Bosnia &
Herzegovina/Belgium/Senegal
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood |
|
|
11 July 2026 - all DST |
5.00pm -
Brazil/Côte D'Ivoire/Norway
vs. Mexico/Ecuador/England/DR Congo
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
|
8.00pm -
Argentina/Cape Verde/Australia/Egypt
vs. Switzerland/Algeria/Colombia/Ghana
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
|
|
|
|
|
Semi
Finals |
|
14 July 2026 - DST |
2.00pm -
Paraguay/France/Sweden/
Canada/Morocco vs.
Portugal/Croatia/Spain/Austria/
United States/Bosnia
& Herzegovina/Belgium/Senegal
AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
|
|
15 July 2026 - DST |
3.00pm -
Brazil/Côte D'Ivoire/Norway/
Mexico/Ecuador/England/DR
Congo
vs. Argentina/Cape Verde/Australia/Egypt/
Switzerland/Algeria/Colombia/Ghana
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
|
|
|
|
|
Third Place
Play-off |
|
18 July 2026 - DST |
5.00pm -
semi-final losers
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
|
|
|
|
|
The
2026 Final |
|
19 July 2026 - DST |
3.00pm DST -
semi-final winners
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
|
|
|
|
|
England
Football Online