World Cup 2026: Overview

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World Cup 2026

The 2026 World Cup, tracked matchday by matchday — pick a view from the menu.

June 11 – July 19, 2026

The road to the finals

The semi-finals, the final, and the champion — filling in as teams win through. A name appears the moment it’s earned; empty slots just aren’t decided yet.

Semi-finals

Jul 14–15

France

Spain✓

England

Argentina✓

Final

Jul 19

Spain✓

Argentina

Spain

Champion

The awards

The five official prizes FIFA hands out at the end — and who took them home.

Golden Boot

Kylian MbappéFrance · 10 goals

Golden Ball

RodriSpain

Golden Glove

Unai SimónSpain

Young Player

Pau CubarsíSpain

Fair Play

NetherlandsTeam award

Confederations

Teams by confederation

UEFA1633%

CONMEBOL612%

CONCACAF612%

CAF1021%

AFC919%

OFC12%

How it ended

Regulation / extra time / penalties

Regulation9591%

Extra time55%

Penalties44%

Wins by confederation

Match wins, all rounds

UEFA43

CONMEBOL16

CAF13

CONCACAF9

AFC3

Goals per match

Total goals, both teams

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Match length

Total minutes played

90–9595–100100–105105–110110–120120+

Goals by clock

When goals were scored

1st half12641%

2nd half17456%

Extra time83%

Most-watched

Peak TV audience, millions

USA v BIH36

USA v BEL30

USA v PAR25

TUR v USA24

MEX v ENG23

USA v AUS23

Stadiums by capacity

Seated capacity, thousands

Mexico City Stadium81

New York/New Jersey Stadium81

Dallas Stadium71

Los Angeles Stadium70

Kansas City Stadium69

San Francisco Bay Area Stadium69

Houston Stadium69

Philadelphia Stadium68

All times are ET

Every time on these World Cup 2026 pages is ET — US Eastern, the one clock I show for a tournament that spans four US time zones plus Mexico and Canada.