The Resident’s guide to the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway on Thursday June 11 and, for the first time, features 48 teams competing across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Portuguese viewers will be able to follow the tournament on RTP, SIC, TVI, Sport TV (which will broadcast every match on one of its seven channels) and LiveMode TV, with selected matches available free-to-air and others broadcast via subscription or online streaming platforms.

Below is the complete group-stage fixture list currently available, including kick-off times in mainland Portugal and confirmed broadcasters.

June 11 (Thursday)

• Mexico v South Africa, 8pm — TVI, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

June 12 (Friday)

• South Korea v Czech Republic, 3am — Sport TV

• Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8pm — SIC, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

June 13 (Saturday)

• USA v Paraguay, 2am — Sport TV

• Qatar v Switzerland, 8pm — Sport TV

• Brazil v Morocco, 11pm — Sport TV, LiveMode TV

June 14 (Sunday)

• Haiti v Scotland, 2am — Sport TV

• Australia v Turkey, 5am — Sport TV

• Germany v Curaçao, 6pm — Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• Netherlands v Japan, 9pm — Sport TV

June 15 (Monday)

• Ivory Coast v Ecuador, midnight — Sport TV

• Sweden v Tunisia, 3am — Sport TV

• Spain v Cape Verde, 5pm — Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• Belgium v Egypt, 8pm — Sport TV

• Saudi Arabia v Uruguay, 11pm — Sport TV

June 16 (Tuesday)

• Iran v New Zealand, 2am — Sport TV

• France v Senegal, 8pm — RTP, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• Iraq v Norway, 11pm — Sport TV

June 17 (Wednesday)

• Argentina v Algeria, 2am — Sport TV

• Austria v Jordan, 5am — Sport TV

• Portugal v DR Congo, 6pm — SIC, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• England v Croatia, 9pm — Sport TV

June 18 (Thursday)

• Ghana v Panama, midnight — Sport TV

• Uzbekistan v Colombia, 3am — Sport TV

• Czech Republic v South Africa, 5pm — Sport TV

• Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8pm — RTP, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• Canada v Qatar, 11pm — Sport TV

June 19 (Friday)

• Mexico v South Korea, 2am — Sport TV

• USA v Australia, 8pm — Sport TV

• Scotland v Morocco, 11pm — Sport TV

June 20 (Saturday)

• Brazil v Haiti, 1.30am — Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• Turkey v Paraguay, 4am — Sport TV

• Netherlands v Sweden, 6pm — Sport TV

• Germany v Ivory Coast, 9pm — TVI, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

June 21 (Sunday)

• Ecuador v Curaçao, 1am — Sport TV

• Tunisia v Japan, 5am — Sport TV

• Spain v Saudi Arabia, 5pm — Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• Belgium v Iran, 8pm — Sport TV

• Uruguay v Cape Verde, 11pm — Sport TV

June 22 (Monday)

• New Zealand v Egypt, 2am — Sport TV

• Argentina v Austria, 6pm — Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• France v Iraq, 10pm — Sport TV

June 23 (Tuesday)

• Norway v Senegal, 1am — Sport TV

• Jordan v Algeria, 4am — Sport TV

• Portugal v Uzbekistan, 6pm — TVI, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• England v Ghana, 9pm — Sport TV

June 24 (Wednesday)

• Panama v Croatia, midnight — Sport TV

• Colombia v DR Congo, 3am — Sport TV

• Switzerland v Canada, 8pm — Sport TV

• Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar, 8pm — Sport TV

• Scotland v Brazil, 11pm — Sport TV

• Morocco v Haiti, 11pm — Sport TV

June 25 (Thursday)

• Czech Republic v Mexico, 2am — Sport TV

• South Africa v South Korea, 2am — Sport TV

• Ecuador v Germany, 9pm — SIC, Sport TV

• Curaçao v Ivory Coast, 9pm — Sport TV

June 26 (Friday)

• Japan v Sweden, midnight — Sport TV

• Tunisia v Netherlands, midnight — Sport TV

• Turkey v USA, 3am — Sport TV

• Paraguay v Australia, 3am — Sport TV

• Norway v France, 8pm — TVI, Sport TV

• Senegal v Iraq, 8pm — Sport TV

June 27 (Saturday)

• Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia, 1am — Sport TV

• Uruguay v Spain, 1am — Sport TV

• Egypt v Iran, 4am — Sport TV

• New Zealand v Belgium, 4am — Sport TV

• Panama v England, 10pm — Sport TV

• Croatia v Ghana, 10pm — Sport TV

June 28 (Sunday)

• Colombia v Portugal, 12.30am — RTP, Sport TV, LiveMode TV

• DR Congo v Uzbekistan, 12.30am — Sport TV

• Algeria v Austria, 3am — Sport TV

• Jordan v Argentina, 3am — Sport TV

All times are mainland Portugal time.