FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule Indian Time (IST) PDF: Check downloadable full list of games, dates and kick-off timings

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is going to be the biggest edition of football’s showpiece event with 48 teams and 104 matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico. With most matches played overnight or early in the morning due to the time difference, it can be difficult for football fans in India to keep an eye on the kick-off timings. Here’s everything you need to know about the schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Indian Standard Time (IST), including the key dates, knockout rounds and the final to help fans plan ahead.

FIFA World Cup 2026 key dates in IST

Stage	Dates (IST)
Group Stage	June 12 – June 28, 2026
Round of 32	June 29 – July 4, 2026
Round of 16	July 5 – July 8, 2026
Quarter-finals	July 10 – July 12, 2026
Semi-finals	July 15 – July 16, 2026
Third-place Match	July 19, 2026
Final	July 20, 2026

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Full Schedule India Time IST

	Date	Day	Tim (IST)	Fixtures	Venues
1	June 12	Friday	12.30 AM	Mexico vs South Africa	Mexico City
2	June 12	Friday	7:30 AM	South Korea vs Czechia	Zapopan
3	June 13	Saturday	12.30 AM	Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina	Toronto
4	June 13	Saturday	6:30 AM	USA vs Paraguay	Los Angeles
5	June 14	Sunday	12:30 AM	Qatar vs Switzerland	Santa Clara
6	June 14	Sunday	3:30 AM	Brazil vs Morocco	New Jersey
7	June 14	Sunday	6:30 AM	Haiti vs Scotland	Foxborough
8	June 14	Sunday	9:30 AM	Australia vs Turkey	Vancouver
9	June 14	Sunday	10:30 PM	Germany vs Curaçao	Houston
10	June 15	Monday	1:30 AM	Netherlands vs Japan	Arlington
11	June 15	Monday	4.30 AM	Ivory Coast vs Ecuador	Philadelphia
12	June 15	Monday	7:30 AM	Sweden vs Tunisia	Guadalajara
13	June 15	Monday	9:30 PM	Spain vs Cape Verde	Atlanta
14	June 16	Tuesday	12:30 AM	Belgium vs Egypt	Seattle
15	June 16	Tuesday	3:30 AM	Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay	Miami
16	June 16	Tuesday	6:30 AM	Iran vs New Zealand	Los Angeles
17	June 17	Wednesday	12.30 AM	France vs Senegal	New Jersey
18	June 17	Wednesday	3:30 AM	Iraq vs Norway	Foxborough
19	June 17	Wednesday	6:30 AM	Argentina vs Algeria	Kansas City
20	June 17	Wednesday	9.30 AM	Austria vs Jordan	Santa Clara
21	June 17	Wednesday	10:30 PM	Portugal vs DR Congo	Houston
22	June 18	Thursday	1.30 AM	England vs Croatia	Arlington
23	June 18	Thursday	4:30 AM	Ghana vs Panama	Toronto
24	June 18	Thursday	7:30 AM	Uzbekistan vs Colombia	Mexico City
25	June 18	Thursday	9:30 PM	Czechia vs South Africa	Atlanta
26	June 19	Friday	12:30 AM	Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina	Los Angeles
27	June 19	Friday	3:30 AM	Canada vs Qatar	Vancouver
28	June 19	Friday	6.30 AM	Mexico vs South Korea	Zapopan
29	June 20	Saturday	12.30 AM	USA vs Australia	Seattle
30	June 20	Saturday	3:30 AM	Scotland vs Morocco	Foxborough
31	June 20	Saturday	6 AM	Brazil vs Haiti	Philadelphia
32	June 20	Saturday	8.30 AM	Turkey vs Paraguay	Santa Clara
33	June 20	Saturday	10:30 PM	Netherlands vs Sweden	Houston
34	June 21	Sunday	1.30 AM	Germany vs Ivory Coast	Toronto
35	June 21	Sunday	5.30 AM	Ecuador vs Curaçao	Kansas City
36	June 21	Sunday	9.30 AM	Tunisia vs Japan	Guadalajara
37	June 21	Sunday	9:30 PM	Spain vs Saudi Arabia	Atlanta
38	June 22	Monday	12.30 AM	Belgium vs Iran	Los Angeles
39	June 22	Monday	3.30 AM	Uruguay vs Cape Verde	Miami
40	June 22	Monday	6.30 AM	New Zealand vs Egypt	Vancouver
41	June 22	Monday	10:30 PM	Argentina vs Austria	Arlington
42	June 23	Tuesday	2.30 AM	France vs Iraq	Philadelphia
43	June 23	Tuesday	5.30 AM	Norway vs Senegal	Toronto
44	June 23	Tuesday	8:30 AM	Jordan vs Algeria	Santa Clara
45	June 23	Tuesday	10:30 PM	Portugal vs Uzbekistan	Houston
46	June 24	Wednesday	1.30 AM	England vs Ghana	Foxborough
47	June 24	Wednesday	4:30 AM	Panama vs Croatia	Foxborough
48	June 24	Wednesday	7:30 AM	Colombia vs DR Congo	Zapopan
49	June 25	Thursday	12:30 AM	Switzerland vs Canada	Vancouver
50	June 25	Thursday	12:30 AM	Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar	Seattle
51	June 25	Thursday	3.30 AM	Morocco vs Haiti	Atlanta
52	June 25	Thursday	3.30 AM	Scotland vs Brazil	Miami
53	June 25	Thursday	6.30 AM	South Africa vs South Korea	Guadalajara
54	June 25	Thursday	6.30 AM	Czechia vs Mexico	Mexico City
55	June 26	Friday	1.30 AM	Curaçao vs Ivory Coast	Philadelphia
56	June 26	Friday	1.30 AM	Ecuador vs Germany	New Jersey
57	June 26	Friday	4.30 AM	Tunisia vs Netherlands	Kansas City
58	June 26	Friday	4.30 AM	Japan vs Sweden	Arlington
59	June 26	Friday	7:30 AM	Turkey vs USA	Los Angeles
60	June 26	Friday	7:30 AM	Paraguay vs Australia	Santa Clara
61	June 27	Saturday	12.30 AM	Norway vs France	Foxborough
62	June 27	Saturday	12.30 AM	Senegal vs Iraq	Toronto
63	June 27	Saturday	5.30 AM	Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia	Houston
64	June 27	Saturday	5.30 AM	Uruguay vs Spain	Zapopan
65	June 27	Saturday	8:30 AM	New Zealand vs Belgium	Vancouver
66	June 27	Saturday	8:30 AM	Egypt vs Iran	Seattle
67	June 28	Sunday	2:30 AM	Panama vs England	New Jersey
68	June 28	Sunday	2:30 AM	Croatia vs Ghana	Philadelphia
69	June 28	Sunday	5 AM	Colombia vs Portugal	Miami
70	June 28	Sunday	5 AM	DR Congo vs Uzbekistan	Atlanta
71	June 28	Sunday	7.30 AM	Algeria vs Austria	Kansas City
72	June 28	Sunday	7.30 AM	Jordan vs Argentina	Arlington
73	Jun 29	Monday	12:30 AM	Round of 32: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up	Los Angeles
74	June 29	Monday	10:30 PM	R-32: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up	Houston
75	June 30	Tuesday	2 AM	R-32: Group E winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Foxborough
76	June 30	Tuesday	6:30 AM	R-32: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up	Guadalajara
77	June 30	Tuesday	10.30 PM	R-32: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up	Arlington
78	July 1	Wednesday	2:30 AM	R-32: Group I winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	New Jersey
79	July 1	Wednesday	6:30 AM	R-32: Group A winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Mexico City
80	July 1	Wednesday	9:30 PM	R-32: Group L winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Atlanta
81	July 2	Thursday	1.30 AM	R-32: Group G winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Seattle
82	July 2	Thursday	1.30 AM	R-32: Group D winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Santa Clara
83	July 2	Thursday	5:30 AM	R-32: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up	Los Angeles
84	July 3	Friday	12:30 AM	R-32: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up	Toronto
85	July 3	Friday	4:30 AM	R-32: Group B winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Vancouver
86	July 3	Friday	8:30 AM	R-32: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up	Arlington
87	July 3	Friday	11.30 PM	R-32: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up	Miami
88	July 4	Saturday	3:30 AM	R-32: Group K winners vs Best Third-Placed Team	Kansas City
89	July 4	Saturday	7:00 AM	Round of 16: Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75	Houston
90	July 4	Saturday	10:30 PM	R16: Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77	Philadelphia
91	July 5	Sunday	2:30 AM	R16: Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78	New Jersey
92	July 6	Monday	1:30 AM	R16: Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80	Mexico City
93	July 6	Monday	5:30 AM	R16: Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84	Arlington
94	July 7	Tuesday	1:30 AM	R16: Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82	Seattle
95	July 7	Tuesday	9:30 PM	R16: Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88	Atlanta
96	July 8	Wednesday	1:30 AM	R16: Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87	Vancouver
97	July 10	Friday	1:30 AM	Quarterfinals: Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90	Foxborough
98	July 11	Saturday	12.30 AM	QF: Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94	Los Angeles
99	July 12	Sunday	2:30 AM	QF: Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92	Miami
100	July 12	Sunday	6.30 AM	QF: Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96	Kansas City
101	July 15	Wednesday	12.30 AM	Semifinal 1: Winner Match 97 vs Winner Match 98	Arlington
102	July 16	Thursday	12.30 AM	SF 1: Winner Match 99 vs Winner Match 100	Atlanta
103	July 19	Sunday	2:30 AM	Third Place: Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102	Miami
104	July 20	Monday	12.30 AM	Final: Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102	New Jerse

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Why are World Cup 2026 match times different for Indian fans?

The official FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule is released in Eastern Time (ET). India is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time during the tournament period. As a result, many afternoon and evening matches in North America will be played late at night or early morning in India.

ET to IST conversion chart

Eastern Time (ET)	Indian Standard Time (IST)
12:00 PM	9:30 PM
1:00 PM	10:30 PM
3:00 PM	12:30 AM (next day)
4:00 PM	1:30 AM (next day)
5:00 PM	2:30 AM (next day)
8:00 PM	5:30 AM (next day)
9:00 PM	6:30 AM (next day)
10:00 PM	7:30 AM (next day)
11:00 PM	8:30 AM (next day)

FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage schedule in IST

The tournament kicks off on June 12, 2026 (IST) and runs through June 28, with matches taking place daily across host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Fans in India can expect matches to be spread across four primary time slots:

• 9:30 PM IST
• 12:30 AM IST
• 3:30 AM IST
• 6:30 AM IST

The exact kick-off time depends on the host city and local scheduling.

Round of 32 schedule in IST

For the first time in World Cup history, a Round of 32 will be played due to the expanded 48-team format.

• Start date: June 29, 2026 (IST)
• End date: July 4, 2026 (IST)
• Total matches: 16

The winners advance to the Round of 16.

Round of 16 schedule in IST

The last 16 stage will be held from July 5 to July 8, 2026 (IST).

This round will feature the strongest teams from the expanded tournament and is expected to include football powerhouses such as Argentina, Brazil, France, England, Spain, Germany and Portugal if they progress from the group stage.

Quarter-final schedule in IST

The quarter-finals are scheduled between July 10 and July 12, 2026 (IST).

Only eight teams will remain in contention for football's biggest prize.

Semi-final schedule in IST

The semi-finals will take place on:

• July 15, 2026 (IST)
• July 16, 2026 (IST)

These matches will determine the finalists and the teams competing for third place.

Third-place match schedule in IST

The bronze medal match is scheduled for:

July 19, 2026 (IST)

FIFA World Cup 2026 final in IST

The FIFA World Cup 2026 final is scheduled for:

Date: July 20, 2026 (IST)

Kick-off time: 12:30 AM IST

The match will crown the champion of the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup.

Host countries for FIFA World Cup 2026

The tournament will be jointly hosted by:

• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

It will be the first World Cup hosted by three nations and the largest edition in FIFA history.

How many matches will be played in FIFA World Cup 2026?

The expanded tournament format includes:

• 48 teams
• 12 groups
• 104 matches
• 39 tournament days

This makes it the biggest FIFA World Cup ever staged.

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FAQs

When does the FIFA World Cup 2026 start in India?

The tournament begins on June 12, 2026, according to Indian Standard Time.

What time is the FIFA World Cup 2026 final in India?

The final is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 AM IST on July 20, 2026.

How many teams will play in FIFA World Cup 2026?

A record 48 teams will participate.

How many matches are there in FIFA World Cup 2026?

There will be 104 matches across the tournament.

Which countries are hosting FIFA World Cup 2026?

The United States, Canada and Mexico are jointly hosting the tournament.