The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on Thursday June 11, with the opening match taking place in Mexico City.
While the tournament won’t be hosted in Qatar this time, the excitement remains just as strong.
This year, there will be games taking place across 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with a match schedule that stretches across multiple time zones. This means fans around the world will be watching at very different hours.
And for viewers in Qatar, that translates to really late-night kick-offs, early-morning alarms, and a reason to shift your sleep schedule for the next month. So whether you’re planning watch parties or just trying to keep up with the biggest games, here’s exactly what you can expect in Qatar from the World Cup 2026 schedule.
FIFA World Cup schedule

World Cup Group Stage
Thursday June 11
- Mexico v South Africa (Group A) – Thursday June 11 at 10pm Doha time
Friday June 12
- South Korea v Czechia (Group A) – Friday June 12 at 5am Doha time
- Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B) – Friday June 12 at10pm Doha time
Saturday June 13
- United States v Paraguay (Group D) – Saturday June 13 at 4am Doha time
- Qatar v Switzerland (Group B) – Saturday June 13 at 10pm Doha time
Sunday June 14
- Brazil v Morocco (Group C) – Sunday June 14 at 1am Doha time
- Haiti v Scotland (Group C) – Sunday June 14 at 4am Doha time
- Australia v Turkey (Group D) – Sunday June 14 at 7am Doha time
- Germany v Curacao (Group E) – Sunday June 14 at 8pm Doha time
- Netherlands v Japan (Group F) – Sunday June 14 at 11pm Doha time
Monday June 15
- Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Group E) – Monday June 15 at 2am Doha time
- Sweden v Tunisia (Group F) – Monday June 15 at 5am Doha time
- Spain v Cape Verde (Group H) – Monday June 15 at 7pm Doha time
- Belgium v Egypt (Group G) – Monday June 15 at 10pm Doha time
Tuesday June 16
- Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Group H) – Tuesday June 16 at 1am Doha time
- Iran v New Zealand (Group G) – Tuesday June 16 at 4am Doha time
- France v Senegal (Group I) – Tuesday June 16 at 10pm Doha time
Wednesday June 17
- Iraq v Norway (Group I) – Wednesday June 17 at 1am Doha time
- Argentina v Algeria (Group J) – Wednesday June 17 at 4am Doha time
- Austria v Jordan (Group J) – Wednesday June 17 at 7am Doha time
- Portugal v Dr Congo (Group K) – Wednesday June 17 at 8pm Doha time
- England v Croatia (Group L) – Wednesday June 17 at 11pm Doha time
Thursday June 18
- Ghana vs Panama (Group L) – Thursday June 18 at 2am Doha time
- Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K) – Thursday June 18 at 5am Doha time
- Czech Republic vs South Africa (Group A) – Thursday June 18 at 7pm Doha time
- Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group B) – Thursday June 18 at 10pm Doha time
Friday June 19
- Canada vs Qatar (Group B) – Friday June 19 at 1am Doha time
- Mexico vs South Korea (Group A) – Friday June 19 at 4am Doha time
- USA vs Australia (Group D) – Friday June 19 at 10pm Doha time
Saturday June 20
- Scotland vs Morocco (Group C) – Saturday June 20 at 1am Doha time
- Brazil vs Haiti (Group C)– Saturday June 20 at 3.30am Doha time
- Turkey vs Paraguay (Group D)– Saturday June 20 at 6am Doha time
- Netherlands vs Sweden (Group A) – Saturday June 20 at 8pm Doha time
- Germany vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – Saturday June 21 at 11pm Doha time
Sunday June 21
- Ecuador vs Curacao (Group E) – Sunday June 21 at 3am Doha time
- Tunisia vs Japan (Group F) – Sunday June 21 at 7am Doha time
- Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Sunday June 21 at 7pm Doha time
- Belgium vs Iran (Group G) – Sunday June 21 at 10pm Doha time
Monday June 22
- Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H) – Monday June 22 at 1am Doha time
- New Zealand vs Egypt (Group G) – Monday June 22 at 4am Doha time
- Argentina vs Austria (Group J) – Monday June 22 at 8pm Doha time
Tuesday June 23
- France vs Iraq (Group I) – Tuesday June 23 at 12am Doha time
- Norway vs Senegal (Group I) – Tuesday June 23 at 3am Doha time
- Jordan vs Algeria (Group J) – Tuesday June 23 at 6am Doha time
- Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – Tuesday June 23 at 8pm Doha time
- England vs Ghana (Group L) – Tuesday June 23 at 11pm Doha time
Wednesday June 24
- Panama vs Croatia (Group L) – Wednesday June 24 at 2am Doha time
- Colombia vs DR Congo (Group K) – Wednesday June 24 at 5am Doha time
- Switzerland vs Canada (Group B) – Wednesday June 24 at 10pm Doha time
- Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar (Group B) – Wednesday June 24 at 10pm Doha time
Thursday June 25
- Morocco vs Haiti (Group C)– Thursday June 25 at 1am Doha time
- Scotland vs Brazil (Group C) – Thursday June 25 at 1am Doha time
- South Africa vs South Korea (Group A) – Thursday June 25 at 4am Doha time
- Czech Republic vs Mexico (Group A) – Thursday June 25 at 4am Doha time
- Curacao vs Ivory Coast (Group E)– Thursday June 25 at 11pm Doha time
- Ecuador vs Germany (Group E)– Thursday June 25 at 11pm Doha time
Friday June 26
- Tunisia vs Netherlands (Group F)– Friday June 26 at 2am Doha time
- Japan vs Sweden (Group F)– Friday June 26 at 2am Doha time
- Turkey vs USA (Group D) – Friday June 26 at 5am Doha time
- Paraguay vs Australia (Group D) – Friday June 26 at 5am Doha time
- Norway vs France (Group I) – Friday June 26 at 10pm Doha time
- Senegal vs Iraq (Group I) – Friday June 26 at 10pm Doha time
Saturday June 27
- Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Saturday June 27 at 3am Doha time
- Uruguay vs Spain (Group H) – Saturday June 27 at 3am Doha time
- New Zealand vs Belgium (Group G) – Saturday June 27 at 6am Doha time
- Egypt vs Iran (Group G) – Saturday June 27 at 6am Doha time
Sunday June 28
- Panama vs England (Group L) – Sunday June 28 at 12am Doha time
- Croatia vs Ghana (Group L) – Sunday June 28 at 12am Doha time
- Colombia vs Portugal (Group K) – Sunday June 28 at 2.30am Doha time
- DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – Sunday June 28 at 2.30am Doha time
- Algeria vs Austria (Group J)– Sunday June 28 at 5am Doha time
- Jordan vs Argentina (Group J) – Sunday June 28 at 5am Doha time
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