A monumental event such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup merits a historic broadcast schedule.
FOX Sports’ FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule is set to take over the summer airwaves with all 104 tournament matches airing live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports apps. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in primetime across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).
“FIFA is putting on the biggest World Cup in history, and FOX Sports is living up to that standard,” said Eric Shanks, CEO & Executive Producer, FOX Sports. “Our broadcast schedule affirms FOX is truly going to be America’s home for the beautiful game over a span of 39 incredible days. We look forward to bringing the country together for its 250th birthday with all the world here for the greatest event on the planet.”
The biggest-ever edition of the global showcase, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament hosted by three countries – United States, Mexico and Canada – with 48 teams competing across 16 host cities. Eleven cities will be hosting the tournament in the U.S. including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Expanded Coverage for USA
The broadcast schedule will also have expanded coverage of the U.S. men’s national team, with all three of the USA’s Group D stage matches airing on FOX. The USA’s opener vs. Paraguay on Friday, June 12, in Los Angeles (9 p.m. ET, FOX) will feature a three-hour pregame show beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
The USA’s second group stage match vs. Australia takes center stage Friday, June 19, from Seattle with live coverage starting at 1:00 PM ET before the match begins at 3:00 PM ET. The team’s third group stage match vs. the winner of UEFA Playoff C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Türkiye and Romania) will take place Thursday, June 25, in Los Angeles with coverage beginning at 9:00 PM ET.
Other FOX Sports FIFA World Cup 2026 Highlights
- All three opening matches for the host countries (United States, Mexico and Canada) will air on FOX and feature expanded pregame coverage.
- The first day of the tournament opens on FOX with live coverage starting at 1:00 PM ET before host nation Mexico welcomes Group A opponent South Africa.
- Host-nation Canada opens play on the second day of the tournament, Friday, June 12, with live coverage starting at 1:00 PM ET on FOX from Toronto.
- Throughout the tournament, the “FIFA World Cup Live” program will serve as a table-setting show previewing all the action and looking forward to the day ahead, and will air on FOX and FS1 daily throughout the tournament. “FIFA World Cup Today” will serve as a bridge show delivering pre-and-post match insights and analysis.
- FOX will air a star-powered tripleheader on Tuesday, June 16, starting with Kylian Mbappé and France vs. Senegal from New York/New Jersey, followed by the Winner of Playoff 2 vs. Erling Haaland and Norway from Boston and ending with reigning champion Argentina and superstar Lionel Messi vs. Algeria from Kansas City. Live coverage on FOX will commence at 2:00 PM ET that day with “FIFA World Cup Live” and conclude at 11:00 PM ET.
- Simultaneous match play begins on Wednesday, June 24. FOX and FS1 will combine to air six matches across four consecutive days featuring top matches including Scotland vs. Brazil, Uruguay vs. Spain, Panama vs. England, Colombia vs. Portugal and more.
- The final will air on FOX, Sunday, July 19 at 3:00 PM ET from New York/New Jersey. Live coverage will begin at 12:00 PM ET with a special three-hour edition of “FIFA World Cup Live” along with a special one-hour postgame show.
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