World Cup 2026 finally begins this Thursday, June 11, with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa, taking place at 21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST in Guadalajara, Mexico. However, some of the matches of this North American World Cup will take place in the middle of the night in Europe.
This, and the fact that it's the largest World Cup ever with 12 groups of four teams (each team plays three times, so there will be six matches per group, 72 matches in total during the group stage between June 11 and June 27), make this a particularly difficult competition to follow.
Here, you have a list of all group stage matches in World Cup and the times in Central European Summer Time (CEST) and British Summer Time (BST):
Matchday 1
Thursday, June 11
Group A: Mexico vs South Africa (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Mexico City, Mexico
Friday, June 12
Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Zapopan, Mexico
Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Toronto, Canada
Saturday, June 13
Group D: USA vs Paraguay (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Los Angeles, USA
Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Santa Clara, USA
Sunday, June 14
Group C: Brazil vs Morocco (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Saturday), New Jersey, USA
Group C: Haiti vs Scotland (03:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Foxborough, USA
Group D: Australia vs Turkey (06:00 CEST, 05:00 BST), Vancouver, Canada
Group E: Germany vs Curacao (19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST), Houston, USA
Group F: Netherlands vs Japan (22:00 CEST, 21:00 BST), Arlington, USA
Monday, June 15
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (01:00 CEST, 00:00 BST), Philadelphia, USA
Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Guadalupe, Mexico
Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde (18:00 CEST, 17:00 BST), Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium vs Egypt (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Seattle, USA
Tuesday, June 16
Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Monday-), Miami, USA
Group G: Iran vs New Zealand (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Los Angeles, USA
Group I: France vs Senegal (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), New Jersey, USA
Wednesday, June 17
Group I: Iraq vs Norway (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Tuesday-), Foxborough, USA
Group J: Argentina vs Algeria (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Kansas City, USA
Group J: Austria vs Jordan (06:00 CEST, 05:00 BST), Santa Clara, USA
Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo (19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST), Houston, USA
Group L: England vs Croatia (22:00 CEST, 21:00 BST), Arlington, USA
Matchday 2 begins
Thursday, June 18
Group L: Ghana vs Panama (01:00 CEST, 00:00 BST), Toronto, Canada
Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Mexico City, Mexico
Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa (18:00 CEST, 17:00 BST), Atlanta, USA
Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Los Angeles, USA
Friday, June 19
Group B: Canada vs Qatar (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Thursday-), Vancouver, Canada
Group A: Mexico vs South Korea (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Zapopan, Mexico
Group D: USA vs Australia (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Seattle, USA
Saturday, June 20
Group C: Scotland vs Morocco (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Friday-), Foxborough, USA
Group C: Brazil vs Haiti (02:30 CEST, 01:30 BST), Philadelphia, USA
Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay (05:00 CEST, 04:00 BST), Santa Clara, USA
Group F: Netherlands vs Sweden (19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST), Houston, USA
Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast (22:00 CEST, 21:00 BST), Toronto, Canada
Sunday, June 21
Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao (02:00 CEST, 01:00 BST), Kansas City, USA
Group F: Tunisia vs Japan (06:00 CEST, 05:00 BST), Guadalupe, Mexico
Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (18:00 CEST, 17:00 BST), Atlanta, USA
Group G: Belgium vs Iran (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Los Angeles, USA
Monday, June 22
Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Sunday-), Miami, USA
Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Vancouver, Canada
Group J: Argentina vs Austria (19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST), Arlington, USA
Group I: France vs Iraq (23:00 CEST, 22:00 BST), Philadelphia, USA
Tuesday, June 23
Group I: Norway vs Senegal (02:00 CEST, 01:00 BST), Toronto, Canada
Group J: Jordan vs Algeria (05:00 CEST, 04:00 BST), Santa Clara, USA
Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan (19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST), Houston, USA
Group L: England vs Ghana (22:00 CEST, 21:00 BST), Foxborough, USA
Matchday 3 begins
Wednesday, June 24
Group L: Panama vs Croatia (01:00 CEST, 00:00 BST), Foxborough, USA
Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Zapopan, Mexico
Group B: Switzerland vs Canada (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Vancouver, Canada
Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Seattle, USA
Thursday, June 25
Group C: Morocco vs Haiti (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Wednesday), Atlanta, USA
Group C: Scotland vs Brazil (00:00 CEST, 23:00 BST -of Wednesday-), Miami, USA
Group A: South Africa vs South Korea (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Guadalupe, Mexico
Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico (03:00 CEST, 02:00 BST), Mexico City, Mexico
Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast (22:00 CEST, 21:00 BST), Philadelphia, USA
Group E: Ecuador vs Germany (22:00 CEST, 21:00 BST), New Jersey, USA
Friday, June 26
Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands (01:00 CEST, 00:00 BST), Kansas City, USA
Group F: Japan vs Sweden (01:00 CEST, 00:00 BST), Arlington, USA
Group D: Turkey vs USA (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Los Angeles, USA
Group D: Paraguay vs Australia (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Santa Clara, USA
Group I: Norway vs France (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Foxborough, USA
Group I: Senegal vs Iraq (21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST), Toronto, Canada
Saturday, June 27
Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (02:00 CEST, 01:00 BST), Houston, USA
Group H: Uruguay vs Spain (02:00 CEST, 01:00 BST), Zapopan, Mexico
Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium (05:00 CEST, 04:00 BST), Vancouver, Canada
Group G: Egypt vs Iran (05:00 CEST, 04:00 BST), Seattle, USA
Group L: Panama vs England (23:00 CEST, 22:00 BST), New Jersey, USA
Group L: Croatia vs Ghana (23:00 CEST, 22:00 BST), Philadelphia, USA
Sunday, June 28
Group K: Colombia vs Portugal (01:30 CEST, 00:30 BST), Miami, USA
Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (01:30 CEST, 00:30 BST), Atlanta, USA
Group J: Algeria vs Austria (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Kansas City, USA
Group J: Jordan vs Argentina (04:00 CEST, 03:00 BST), Arlington, USA