Methstreams World Cup 2026: full fixture list & kickoff times

The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs 11 June to 19 July 2026, and in the United States every single match is covered by licensed broadcasters. FOX and FS1 carry all 104 games in English, with the marquee fixtures on the over-the-air FOX network and the rest on FS1. Telemundo and Universo handle Spanish, and 92 of those matches air free over the air on Telemundo. If you’d rather stream, all 104 English games are on FOX One and FOXSports.com, and all 104 Spanish games are on Peacock and the Telemundo app. Read more at sports.

The US TV picture

This is the most-televised World Cup ever to land on American screens, and the rights split is clean. Pick your language, pick your screen, and you’re in.

• FOX (over the air): the headline matches — opener, big group games, knockout rounds, the final — in English, free with an antenna.
• FS1 (cable): the rest of the 104-match slate in English.
• Telemundo (over the air): 92 of the 104 matches free in Spanish.
• Universo (cable): the remaining Spanish-language fixtures.

No game goes dark. If it’s being played, it’s airing somewhere on FOX, FS1, Telemundo, or Universo.

Free over the air vs streaming

Want to spend nothing? Hang an antenna and you get the FOX network in English and Telemundo in Spanish — that’s most of the tournament for the cost of a $20 piece of hardware.

Want everything on your phone or smart TV? Here’s the streaming card:

• FOX One and FOXSports.com — all 104 matches in English.
• Peacock and the Telemundo app — all 104 matches in Spanish.
• Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV — cable-replacement bundles that carry both FOX and FS1, so one subscription gets you the full English slate.

Spanish viewers get the better free deal; English viewers get the cleaner all-in-one stream on FOX One. Either way, no match is locked out.

The tournament shape

Forty-eight teams. Twelve groups of four, A through L. One hundred and four matches — 72 in the group stage, 32 in the knockouts — spread across three host nations and 16 cities.

The United States stages it across 11 cities. Mexico adds three: Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. Canada brings two: Toronto and Vancouver. The whole thing kicks off 11 June at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and it ends 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.

The group stage runs 11–27 June. The top two from each group advance, plus the eight best third-placed sides — 32 teams into the Round of 32, then it’s straight knockout to the final. Lose once after that and you’re done. No second chances, no points to fall back on. That’s the part that makes a World Cup feel like fight night: every match after 27 June is win or go home.

If you follow the sport year-round, our soccer guide tracks where the leagues land on US TV between now and kickoff. And if you came here for the fights, our UFC and combat-sports coverage keeps running right through the summer — the octagon doesn’t take a month off for a tournament.

Call your bracket

Twelve groups, 48 teams, and one trophy lifted on 19 July. Print the group list, mark your dark horse, and circle the matchups you can’t miss. Then check the Methstreams homepage for the latest on where every game lands across US TV and streaming. The card is set. Make your picks.