2026 World Cup fixtures and SAST kickoff times

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JOHANNESBURG. – The complete World Cup 2026 fixtures, with SAST kickoff times, venues and host cities. The group stage runs from 11 June to 28 June across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Bafana Bafana fixtures

South Africa play in Group A. The three Bafana games are listed in the Bafana fixtures guide.

Group stage fixtures (SAST)

Thursday 11 June

  • 21:00 SAST: Mexico v South Africa (Group A), Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Friday 12 June

  • 04:00 SAST: South Korea v Czechia (Group A), Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
  • 21:00 SAST: Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group B), BMO Field, Toronto

Saturday 13 June

  • 03:00 SAST: USA v Paraguay (Group D), SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
  • 21:00 SAST: Qatar v Switzerland (Group B), Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area

Sunday 14 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Brazil v Morocco (Group C), MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
  • 03:00 SAST: Haiti v Scotland (Group C), Gillette Stadium, Boston
  • 06:00 SAST: Australia v Turkiye (Group D), BC Place, Vancouver
  • 19:00 SAST: Germany v Curacao (Group E), NRG Stadium, Houston
  • 22:00 SAST: Netherlands v Japan (Group F), AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Monday 15 June

  • 01:00 SAST: Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Group E), Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
  • 04:00 SAST: Sweden v Tunisia (Group F), Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
  • 18:00 SAST: Spain v Cape Verde (Group H), Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • 21:00 SAST: Belgium v Egypt (Group G), Lumen Field, Seattle

Tuesday 16 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Group H), Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
  • 03:00 SAST: Iran v New Zealand (Group G), SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
  • 21:00 SAST: France v Senegal (Group I), MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey

Wednesday 17 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Iraq v Norway (Group I), Gillette Stadium, Boston
  • 03:00 SAST: Argentina v Algeria (Group J), GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
  • 06:00 SAST: Austria v Jordan (Group J), Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area
  • 19:00 SAST: Portugal v DR Congo (Group K), NRG Stadium, Houston
  • 22:00 SAST: England v Croatia (Group L), AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Thursday 18 June

  • 01:00 SAST: Ghana v Panama (Group L), BMO Field, Toronto
  • 04:00 SAST: Uzbekistan v Colombia (Group K), Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
  • 18:00 SAST: Czechia v South Africa (Group A), Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • 21:00 SAST: Switzerland v Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group B), SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Friday 19 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Canada v Qatar (Group B), BC Place, Vancouver
  • 03:00 SAST: Mexico v South Korea (Group A), Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
  • 21:00 SAST: USA v Australia (Group D), Lumen Field, Seattle

Saturday 20 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Scotland v Morocco (Group C), Gillette Stadium, Boston
  • 03:00 SAST: Brazil v Haiti (Group C), Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
  • 06:00 SAST: Turkiye v Paraguay (Group D), Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area
  • 19:00 SAST: Netherlands v Sweden (Group F), NRG Stadium, Houston
  • 22:00 SAST: Germany v Ivory Coast (Group E), BMO Field, Toronto

Sunday 21 June

  • 02:00 SAST: Ecuador v Curacao (Group E), GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
  • 06:00 SAST: Tunisia v Japan (Group F), Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
  • 18:00 SAST: Spain v Saudi Arabia (Group H), Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • 21:00 SAST: Belgium v Iran (Group G), SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Monday 22 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Uruguay v Cape Verde (Group H), Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
  • 03:00 SAST: New Zealand v Egypt (Group G), BC Place, Vancouver
  • 19:00 SAST: Argentina v Austria (Group J), AT&T Stadium, Dallas
  • 23:00 SAST: France v Iraq (Group I), Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Tuesday 23 June

  • 02:00 SAST: Norway v Senegal (Group I), MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
  • 05:00 SAST: Jordan v Algeria (Group J), Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area
  • 19:00 SAST: Portugal v Uzbekistan (Group K), NRG Stadium, Houston
  • 22:00 SAST: England v Ghana (Group L), Gillette Stadium, Boston

Wednesday 24 June

  • 01:00 SAST: Panama v Croatia (Group L), BMO Field, Toronto
  • 04:00 SAST: Colombia v DR Congo (Group K), Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
  • 21:00 SAST: Switzerland v Canada (Group B), BC Place, Vancouver
  • 21:00 SAST: Bosnia & Herzegovina v Qatar (Group B), Lumen Field, Seattle

Thursday 25 June

  • 00:00 SAST: Scotland v Brazil (Group C), Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
  • 00:00 SAST: Morocco v Haiti (Group C), Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • 03:00 SAST: Czechia v Mexico (Group A), Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
  • 03:00 SAST: South Africa v South Korea (Group A), Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
  • 22:00 SAST: Ecuador v Germany (Group E), MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
  • 22:00 SAST: Curacao v Ivory Coast (Group E), Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Friday 26 June

  • 01:00 SAST: Japan v Sweden (Group F), AT&T Stadium, Dallas
  • 01:00 SAST: Tunisia v Netherlands (Group F), GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
  • 04:00 SAST: Turkiye v USA (Group D), SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
  • 04:00 SAST: Paraguay v Australia (Group D), Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area
  • 21:00 SAST: Norway v France (Group I), Gillette Stadium, Boston
  • 21:00 SAST: Senegal v Iraq (Group I), BMO Field, Toronto

Saturday 27 June

  • 02:00 SAST: Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia (Group H), NRG Stadium, Houston
  • 02:00 SAST: Uruguay v Spain (Group H), Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
  • 05:00 SAST: Egypt v Iran (Group G), Lumen Field, Seattle
  • 05:00 SAST: New Zealand v Belgium (Group G), BC Place, Vancouver
  • 23:00 SAST: Panama v England (Group L), MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey
  • 23:00 SAST: Croatia v Ghana (Group L), Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Sunday 28 June

  • 01:30 SAST: Colombia v Portugal (Group K), Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
  • 01:30 SAST: DR Congo v Uzbekistan (Group K), Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • 04:00 SAST: Algeria v Austria (Group J), GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
  • 04:00 SAST: Jordan v Argentina (Group J), AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Knockout stage

The Round of 32 begins once the group stage ends on 28 June. Knockout fixtures and SAST times are added here as the bracket is confirmed.

How the format works

The top two from each of the 12 groups advance, along with the eight best third placed teams. The format guide explains the Round of 32.

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