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A 7pm kick-off in Los Angeles would air at midday in Australia’s eastern states, while a 7pm game in New York City would air at 9am.
Had a quick look at Qatar schedule for start times.
16 of 48 group games were played at 10pm mainly due to heat issues, and it was prime time in central Europe time zone at 8pm
8 of 16 knock out games were played at 10pm and
8 at 16 knock out games were played at 6pm, but the final and 3rd place match was at 6pm
The other slots for the 32 group games were 1pm, 4pm, 6pm and 7pm and they were shared equally during the group phase either 7, 8 or 9 games at each of these.
The tournament is expected to last between 38 and 40 days from early June start, an increase from 32 days so there will be a lot of double up games. Reckon there will be a lot of 1pm and 3pm eastern US time games as that is prime time kick off of 7pm and 9pm in central Euro time zone.
This sports travel website suggests, saysthe WC will be squeezed into 5 1/2 weeks and they will have to use all time slots and have a lot of double up games. The website suggests we should see the schedule released sometime in November - re dates and times that cities will host games with teams playing there slotted in, in late 2025. This article is dated 25th October.
The schedule will be released by the end of the year, according to FIFA, with those within the industry indicating November could be the timeframe.
A group of international and North American based FIFA experts leading operational areas from transport and stadium operations to hospitality and pitch management have completed half of its next set of site visits. FIFA visited Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Kansas City, Boston, New York New Jersey, Philadelphia and Toronto in a nine-day span in September.
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The 48-team tournament will be the biggest FIFA World Cup, with 104 matches. And another reason the schedule has not been released yet is because it wasn’t supposed to be 104 matches to begin with.
Had a quick look at Qatar schedule for start times.
16 of 48 group games were played at 10pm mainly due to heat issues, and it was prime time in central Europe time zone at 8pm
8 of 16 knock out games were played at 10pm and
8 at 16 knock out games were played at 6pm, but the final and 3rd place match was at 6pm
The other slots for the 32 group games were 1pm, 4pm, 6pm and 7pm and they were shared equally during the group phase either 7, 8 or 9 games at each of these.
The tournament is expected to last between 38 and 40 days from early June start, an increase from 32 days so there will be a lot of double up games. Reckon there will be a lot of 1pm and 3pm eastern US time games as that is prime time kick off of 7pm and 9pm in central Euro time zone.
This sports travel website suggests, saysthe WC will be squeezed into 5 1/2 weeks and they will have to use all time slots and have a lot of double up games. The website suggests we should see the schedule released sometime in November - re dates and times that cities will host games with teams playing there slotted in, in late 2025. This article is dated 25th October.
2026 FIFA World Cup: How New York/New Jersey was Awarded the Final and What’s Next
Years of work boiled down to a Sunday afternoon in February. After months of delays, FIFA was finally releasing the match schedule for the 2026 World Cup in North America. The culmination of the TV…
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When will the 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule be announced?
The schedule will be released by the end of the year, according to FIFA, with those within the industry indicating November could be the timeframe.
A group of international and North American based FIFA experts leading operational areas from transport and stadium operations to hospitality and pitch management have completed half of its next set of site visits. FIFA visited Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Kansas City, Boston, New York New Jersey, Philadelphia and Toronto in a nine-day span in September.
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Do we know anything for sure?
At the most recent official FIFA Congress, it was announced that the 2026 World Cup final will be on Sunday, July 19. When FIFA recently put the 2026 TV rights out to the market in Australia, it said the tournament would last 5 ½ weeks, which would mean the opening match will be around the week of June 7.The 48-team tournament will be the biggest FIFA World Cup, with 104 matches. And another reason the schedule has not been released yet is because it wasn’t supposed to be 104 matches to begin with.
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