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2026 World Cup: Match schedule plan revealed for day after draw
Florian Wirtz had one of his best games in a Liverpool shirt against West Ham. Alex Pantling/Getty Images
FIFA have confirmed details of the match schedule rollout for next year’s World Cup, with a live broadcast to take place 24 hours after Friday’s draw.
For the first time at a World Cup draw, the venues and kick-off times for all 104 matches won’t be released on the same day as we learn the groups — with FIFA instead placing the games in the best location based on the time zones, of which there are four for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The full schedule will be revealed at 12 p.m. EST (5 p.m. GMT), with FIFA saying president Gianni Infantino will be “joined on stage by FIFA legends” to go through the games and give analysis.