Round of 16 · Match 96

W85 vs W87

1:00 PM PDT · BC Place · Vancouver

W85 vs W87 kicks off at 1:00 PM PDT on July 7, 2026 at BC Place in Vancouver.

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The final Round of 16 match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place at BC Place (54,500 capacity) in Vancouver on July 7, 2026, with kickoff at 1:00 PM PDT (UTC-7) as the winners of matches 85 and 87 play the last fixture of the last sixteen.

When this match ends, eight teams will know they are in the quarterfinals. Eight others will have been eliminated. BC Place closes out the Round of 16 as the final fixture, which means by the time this match kicks off, six of the eight quarterfinal slots are already filled. The tournament is watching Vancouver to see who completes the last two places.

Match 85 was played at BC Place on July 2, also in Vancouver. One of the two teams on the pitch today played their Round of 32 match in this exact stadium five days ago. BC Place has hosted two of the tournament’s most significant knockout matches. The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final was also played here, giving the venue a specific experience with high-stakes tournament football that most stadiums in this competition do not have.

When is this match? A 1:00 PM PDT kickoff means 9:00 PM BST in London, 10:00 PM CEST in Paris, 5:00 AM JST the following morning in Tokyo, 6:00 AM AEST in Sydney, 5:00 PM BRT in Sao Paulo, and 1:30 AM IST in Mumbai. European viewers get a late-evening match to close out the Round of 16 week. Check Vancouver time for the local schedule.

Match 87 was played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on July 3, the night before Independence Day, in the world’s loudest outdoor venue. The team that won in Kansas City at 8:30 PM comes to Vancouver at 1:00 PM. Different city, different timezone, different building, same stakes.

Winner match 85 against winner match 87: the last Round of 16 match of the 2026 World Cup, where the quarterfinal lineup is completed and the tournament’s second week closes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What time does W85 vs W87 kick off?

W85 vs W87 kicks off at 1:00 PM PDT on July 7, 2026 at BC Place in Vancouver.

Where is W85 vs W87 being played?

BC Place in Vancouver. Capacity: 54,500.

What is match 96 at the FIFA World Cup 2026?

Match 96 is a Round of 16 fixture between W85 and W87 at the FIFA World Cup 2026, scheduled for July 7, 2026 at BC Place in Vancouver. W85 and W87 are FIFA bracket placeholder codes that resolve once the earlier rounds complete: numeric codes like 1J denote a group winner, 2H denotes a group runner-up, and codes like Winner 83 or W83 denote the winner of the previous match by number.