Full 2026 World Cup fixture with Argentina time: all 104 matches day by day

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104 matches, 48 national teams, 3 host countries and 39 days of football. The 2026 World Cup rewrites the scale of the game's greatest tournament.

The 2026 World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19. That's 39 days, 104 matches, 48 national teams and 16 stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico. For Argentine fans, the tournament begins on June 15 when the national team faces Algeria in Kansas City. Here is the complete fixture with Argentina time, so you never need to do timezone conversions.

The opening match and the first days of the tournament

The first match of the 2026 World Cup is played on Thursday June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City: Mexico hosts South Africa at 16:00 Argentina time. That same day, Canada opens their campaign in Toronto at 22:00 ARG. On June 12, the first matches on US soil begin, with multiple groups in simultaneous action. The group stage runs through June 25, with three matchdays per group and a total of 48 matches before the knockout rounds begin.

When and where Argentina plays at the 2026 World Cup

Argentina was drawn into Group J alongside Algeria, Austria and Jordan. The opening match is Sunday June 15 against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, kicking off at 21:00 Argentina time. The second match is June 19 against Austria at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco at 22:00 ARG. The group stage closes on June 25 against Jordan, again in Kansas City at 22:00 ARG. If Argentina advance as group winners, they would face a third-placed team in the round of 32 from June 28 onward.

The most anticipated group stage clashes

Beyond Argentina's debut, the 2026 World Cup group stage already has matches drawing worldwide attention. On June 13, Brazil face Morocco in New York — a symbolic rematch from the Qatar World Cup. June 14 brings Spain vs Saudi Arabia, France vs Senegal and England vs Croatia, all in Argentina-friendly windows between 16:00 and 22:00. Portugal open their campaign on June 17 against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Houston. And that is only the first ten days of the tournament.

The knockout stage: June 28 to July 19

The 2026 World Cup introduces a new phase: the Round of 32, played from June 28 to July 3, which determines the 16 teams advancing to the Round of 16. The Round of 16 runs from July 4 to 7. The Quarter-Finals are July 9 to 11. The Semi-Finals are July 14 and 15 in Atlanta and Dallas respectively. The Third-Place match is July 18 in Miami. The Grand Final is Sunday July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at 17:00 Argentina time.

How to follow the 2026 World Cup from Argentina

The 2026 World Cup will be broadcast in Argentina on TyC Sports and TV Pública for free-to-air coverage, and on DirecTV Sports for pay television. The good news is that most group stage matches fall between 16:00 and 22:00 Argentina time, making the tournament very accessible to watch live. The only late-night kickoffs are games played on the US West Coast — Vancouver, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles — which generally kick off between 01:00 and 02:00 ARG.

The 2026 World Cup now has its dates, groups and fixture in place. There are fewer than 45 days until the opening match and Argentina's path through the tournament is already mapped out. Now we just wait for the ball to roll.