2026 world cup: full schedule and match results unveiled

The highly anticipated 2026 World Cup final will crown a new champion this Sunday at 21:00, as defending champions Argentina face Spain in a showdown for the coveted trophy. Here’s the complete breakdown of results from the tournament’s 23rd edition.

Thursday, June 11

• Mexico defeats South Africa 2-0

Friday, June 12

• South Korea edges Czech Republic 2-1
• Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina play to a 1-1 draw

Saturday, June 13

• United States overpowers Paraguay 4-1
• Qatar and Switzerland settle for a 1-1 stalemate

Sunday, June 14

• Brazil and Morocco share a 1-1 draw
• Haiti falls to Scotland 0-1
• Australia outclasses Turkey 2-0
• Germany dismantles Curaçao 7-1
• Netherlands and Japan play to a 2-2 draw

Monday, June 15

• Côte d’Ivoire defeats Ecuador 1-0
• Sweden crushes Tunisia 5-1
• Spain and Cape Verde play to a goalless draw
• Belgium and Egypt end level at 1-1

Tuesday, June 16

• Saudi Arabia and Uruguay play to a 1-1 draw
• Iran and New Zealand settle for a 2-2 tie
• France overcomes Senegal 3-1

Wednesday, June 17

• Iraq suffers a 1-4 defeat to Norway
• Argentina brushes aside Algeria 3-0
• Austria edges Jordan 3-1
• Portugal and DR Congo play to a 1-1 draw
• England overpowers Croatia 4-2

Thursday, June 18

• Ghana defeats Panama 1-0
• Uzbekistan falls to Colombia 1-3
• Czech Republic and South Africa play to a 1-1 draw
• Switzerland routs Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1

Friday, June 19

• Canada blasts Qatar 6-0
• Mexico edges South Korea 1-0
• United States defeats Australia 2-0

Saturday, June 20

• Scotland falls to Morocco 0-1
• Brazil dismantles Haiti 3-0
• Turkey falls to Paraguay 0-1
• Netherlands crushes Sweden 5-1
• Germany edges Côte d’Ivoire 2-1

Sunday, June 21

• Ecuador and Curaçao play to a 0-0 draw
• Tunisia suffers a 0-4 loss to Japan
• Spain overwhelms Saudi Arabia 4-0
• Belgium and Iran play to a 0-0 draw

Monday, June 22

• Uruguay and Cape Verde play to a 2-2 draw
• New Zealand falls to Egypt 1-3
• Argentina defeats Austria 2-0
• France brushes aside Iraq 3-0

Tuesday, June 23

• Norway defeats Senegal 3-2
• Jordan falls to Algeria 1-2
• Portugal crushes Uzbekistan 5-0
• England and Ghana play to a 0-0 draw

Wednesday, June 24

• Panama falls to Croatia 0-1
• Colombia defeats DR Congo 1-0
• Switzerland edges Canada 2-1
• Bosnia-Herzegovina defeats Qatar 3-1

Thursday, June 25

• Scotland falls to Brazil 0-3
• Morocco defeats Haiti 4-2
• Czech Republic falls to Mexico 0-3
• South Africa edges South Korea 1-0
• Curaçao falls to Côte d’Ivoire 0-2
• Ecuador defeats Germany 2-1

Friday, June 26

• Japan and Sweden play to a 1-1 draw
• Tunisia falls to Netherlands 1-3
• Turkey edges United States 3-2
• Paraguay and Australia play to a 0-0 draw
• Norway falls to France 1-4
• Senegal crushes Iraq 5-0

Saturday, June 27

• Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia play to a 0-0 draw
• Uruguay falls to Spain 0-1
• Egypt and Iran play to a 1-1 draw
• New Zealand falls to Belgium 1-5
• Panama falls to England 0-2
• Croatia defeats Ghana 2-1

Sunday, June 28

• Colombia and Portugal play to a 0-0 draw
• DR Congo defeats Uzbekistan 3-1
• Algeria and Austria play to a 3-3 draw
• Jordan falls to Argentina 1-3
• South Africa falls to Canada in Round of 16 (0-1)

Monday, June 29

• Brazil defeats Japan in Round of 16 (2-1)
• Germany falls to Paraguay in Round of 16 after penalties (1-1, 3-4)

Tuesday, June 30

• Netherlands falls to Morocco in Round of 16 after penalties (1-1, 2-3)
• Côte d’Ivoire falls to Norway in Round of 16 (1-2)
• France defeats Sweden in Round of 16 (3-0)

Wednesday, July 1

• Mexico defeats Ecuador in Round of 16 (2-0)
• England defeats DR Congo in Round of 16 (2-1)
• Belgium defeats Senegal in Round of 16 after extra time (3-2)

Thursday, July 2

• United States defeats Bosnia-Herzegovina in Round of 16 (2-0)
• Spain defeats Austria in Round of 16 (3-1)

Friday, July 3

• Portugal defeats Croatia in Round of 16 (2-1)
• Switzerland defeats Algeria in Round of 16 (2-0)
• Australia falls to Egypt in Round of 16 after penalties (1-1, 2-4)

Saturday, July 4

• Argentina defeats Cape Verde in Round of 16 after extra time (3-2)
• Colombia defeats Ghana in Round of 16 (1-0)
• Canada falls to Morocco in Quarter-finals (0-3)
• Paraguay falls to France in Quarter-finals (0-1)

Sunday, July 5

• Brazil falls to Norway in Quarter-finals (1-2)

Monday, July 6

• Mexico falls to England in Quarter-finals (2-3)
• Portugal falls to Spain in Quarter-finals (0-1)

Tuesday, July 7

• United States falls to Belgium in Quarter-finals (1-4)
• Argentina defeats Egypt in Quarter-finals (3-2)
• Switzerland defeats Colombia in Quarter-finals after penalties (0-0, 4-3)

Thursday, July 9

• France defeats Morocco in Semi-finals (2-0)

Friday, July 10

• Spain defeats Belgium in Semi-finals (2-1)

Saturday, July 11

• Norway falls to England in Semi-finals after extra time (1-2)

Sunday, July 12

• Argentina defeats Switzerland in Semi-finals after extra time (3-1)

Tuesday, July 14

• France falls to Spain in the Final (0-2)

Wednesday, July 15

• England falls to Argentina in the Final (1-2)

Saturday, July 18

• France defeats England in the Third-place match (4-6)

Sunday, July 19

• 21:00: Spain vs Argentina (Final)