World Cup 2026 kicks off with Mexico vs South Africa and South Korea vs Czechia

The World Cup is one of the best tournaments sports has to offer.

The global event kicks off Thursday with Mexico taking on South Africa followed by the Korea Republic taking on Czechia. The two matches will headline weeks of group-play matches featuring 48 nations for the first time in the tournament’s history.

The matches will take place in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for the next few weeks until a winner is determined at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 19.

Soccer fans hoping to watch their favorite squads and players can tune in to watch the World Cup on FOX, FS1, Fox One and Tubi.

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Read below for the full schedule and match results.

3 p.m.: Mexico vs. South Africa

10 p.m.: South Korea vs. Czechia

3 p.m. ET: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

9 p.m. ET: USA vs. Paraguay

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3 p.m. ET: Qatar vs. Switzerland

6 p.m. ET: Brazil vs. Morocco

10 p.m. ET: Haiti vs. Scotland

12 a.m. ET: Australia vs. Türkiye

1 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Curaçao

4 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Japan

7 p.m. ET: Côte d’Ivoire vs. Ecuador

9 p.m. ET: Sweden vs. Tunisia

12 p.m. ET: Spain vs. Cabo Verde

12 p.m. ET: Belgium vs. Egypt

6 p.m. ET: Iran vs. New Zealand

6 p.m. ET: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay

3 p.m. ET: France vs. Senegal

6 p.m. ET: Iraq vs. Norway

9 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Algeria

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12 a.m. ET: Austria vs. Jordan

1 p.m. ET: Portugal vs. DR Congo

4 p.m. ET: England vs. Croatia

7 p.m. ET: Ghana vs. Panama

10 p.m. ET: Uzbekistan vs. Columbia

12 p.m. ET: Czechia vs. South Africa

3 p.m. ET: Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 p.m. ET: Canada vs. Qatar

9 p.m. ET: Mexico vs. South Korea

3 p.m. ET: USA vs. Australia

6 p.m. ET: Scotland vs. Morocco

8:30 p.m. Et: Brazil vs. Haiti

11 p.m. ET: Türkiye vs. Paraguay

1 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Sweden

4 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Côte d'Ivoire

8 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Curaçao

12 a.m. ET: Tunisia vs. Japan

12 p.m. ET: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia

3 p.m. ET: Belgium vs. Iran

6 p.m. ET: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde

9 p.m. ET: New Zealand vs. Egypt

1 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Austria

5 p.m. ET: France vs. Iraq

8 p.m. ET: Norway vs. Senegal

11 p.m. ET: Jordan vs. Algeria

1 p.m. ET: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan

4 p.m. ET: England vs. Ghana

7 p.m. ET: Panama vs. Croatia

10 p.m. ET: Colombia vs. DR Congo

3 p.m. ET: Switzerland vs. Canada

3 p.m. ET: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar

6 p.m. ET: Morocco vs. Haiti

6 p.m. ET: Scotland vs. Brazil

9 p.m. ET: South Africa vs. South Korea

9 p.m. ET: Czechia vs. Mexico

4 p.m. ET: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast

4 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Germany

7 p.m. ET: Tunisia vs. Netherlands

7 p.m. ET: Japan vs. Sweden

10 p.m. ET: Türkiye vs. USA

10 p.m. ET: Paraguay vs. Australia

3 p.m. ET: Norway vs. France

3 p.m. ET: Senegal vs. Iraq

8 p.m. ET: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia

8 p.m. ET: Uruguay vs. Spain

11 p.m. ET: New Zealand vs. Belgium

11 p.m. ET: Egypt vs. Iran

5 p.m. ET: Panama vs. England

5 p.m. ET: Croatia vs. Ghana

7:30 p.m. ET: Colombia vs. Portugal

7:30 p.m. ET: DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan

10 p.m. ET: Algeria vs. Austria

10 p.m. ET: Jordan vs. Argentina

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