FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule in Saudi Arabia Time (AST)

All 104 matches converted to AST, kick-off times sorted chronologically.

Group Stage (72 matches)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#1 · Grp A Mexico vs South Africa Thu Jun 11 10:00 PM AST Mexico City #2 · Grp A South Korea vs Czech Republic Fri Jun 12 5:00 AM AST Guadalajara #7 · Grp B Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Fri Jun 12 10:00 PM AST Toronto #19 · Grp D USA vs Paraguay Sat Jun 13 4:00 AM AST Los Angeles #8 · Grp B Qatar vs Switzerland Sat Jun 13 10:00 PM AST San Francisco Bay Area #13 · Grp C Brazil vs Morocco Sun Jun 14 1:00 AM AST New York/New Jersey #14 · Grp C Haiti vs Scotland Sun Jun 14 4:00 AM AST Boston #20 · Grp D Australia vs Turkiye Sun Jun 14 7:00 AM AST Vancouver #25 · Grp E Germany vs Curaçao Sun Jun 14 8:00 PM AST Houston #31 · Grp F Netherlands vs Japan Sun Jun 14 11:00 PM AST Dallas #26 · Grp E Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Mon Jun 15 2:00 AM AST Philadelphia #32 · Grp F Sweden vs Tunisia Mon Jun 15 5:00 AM AST Monterrey #37 · Grp G Belgium vs Egypt Mon Jun 15 10:00 PM AST Seattle #43 · Grp H Spain vs Cape Verde Mon Jun 15 7:00 PM AST Atlanta #38 · Grp G Iran vs New Zealand Tue Jun 16 4:00 AM AST Los Angeles #44 · Grp H Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Tue Jun 16 1:00 AM AST Miami #49 · Grp I France vs Senegal Tue Jun 16 10:00 PM AST New York/New Jersey #50 · Grp I Iraq vs Norway Wed Jun 17 1:00 AM AST Boston #55 · Grp J Argentina vs Algeria Wed Jun 17 4:00 AM AST Kansas City #56 · Grp J Austria vs Jordan Wed Jun 17 7:00 AM AST San Francisco Bay Area #61 · Grp K Portugal vs DR Congo Wed Jun 17 8:00 PM AST Houston #67 · Grp L England vs Croatia Wed Jun 17 11:00 PM AST Dallas #68 · Grp L Ghana vs Panama Thu Jun 18 2:00 AM AST Toronto #62 · Grp K Uzbekistan vs Colombia Thu Jun 18 5:00 AM AST Mexico City #3 · Grp A Czech Republic vs South Africa Thu Jun 18 7:00 PM AST Atlanta #9 · Grp B Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Thu Jun 18 10:00 PM AST Los Angeles #10 · Grp B Canada vs Qatar Fri Jun 19 1:00 AM AST Vancouver #4 · Grp A Mexico vs South Korea Fri Jun 19 4:00 AM AST Guadalajara #21 · Grp D USA vs Australia Fri Jun 19 10:00 PM AST Seattle #15 · Grp C Scotland vs Morocco Sat Jun 20 1:00 AM AST Boston #16 · Grp C Brazil vs Haiti Sat Jun 20 4:00 AM AST Philadelphia #22 · Grp D Turkiye vs Paraguay Sat Jun 20 7:00 AM AST San Francisco Bay Area #33 · Grp F Netherlands vs Sweden Sat Jun 20 8:00 PM AST Houston #27 · Grp E Germany vs Ivory Coast Sat Jun 20 11:00 PM AST Toronto #28 · Grp E Ecuador vs Curaçao Sun Jun 21 3:00 AM AST Kansas City #34 · Grp F Tunisia vs Japan Sun Jun 21 7:00 AM AST Monterrey #39 · Grp G Belgium vs Iran Sun Jun 21 10:00 PM AST Los Angeles #45 · Grp H Spain vs Saudi Arabia Sun Jun 21 7:00 PM AST Atlanta #40 · Grp G New Zealand vs Egypt Mon Jun 22 4:00 AM AST Vancouver #46 · Grp H Uruguay vs Cape Verde Mon Jun 22 1:00 AM AST Miami #57 · Grp J Argentina vs Austria Mon Jun 22 8:00 PM AST Dallas #51 · Grp I France vs Iraq Tue Jun 23 12:00 AM AST Philadelphia #52 · Grp I Norway vs Senegal Tue Jun 23 3:00 AM AST New York/New Jersey #58 · Grp J Jordan vs Algeria Tue Jun 23 6:00 AM AST San Francisco Bay Area #63 · Grp K Portugal vs Uzbekistan Tue Jun 23 8:00 PM AST Houston #69 · Grp L England vs Ghana Tue Jun 23 11:00 PM AST Boston #70 · Grp L Panama vs Croatia Wed Jun 24 2:00 AM AST Toronto #64 · Grp K Colombia vs DR Congo Wed Jun 24 5:00 AM AST Guadalajara #11 · Grp B Switzerland vs Canada Wed Jun 24 10:00 PM AST Vancouver #12 · Grp B Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar Wed Jun 24 10:00 PM AST Seattle #17 · Grp C Scotland vs Brazil Thu Jun 25 1:00 AM AST Miami #18 · Grp C Morocco vs Haiti Thu Jun 25 1:00 AM AST Atlanta #5 · Grp A Czech Republic vs Mexico Thu Jun 25 4:00 AM AST Mexico City #6 · Grp A South Africa vs South Korea Thu Jun 25 4:00 AM AST Monterrey #29 · Grp E Curaçao vs Ivory Coast Thu Jun 25 11:00 PM AST Philadelphia #30 · Grp E Ecuador vs Germany Thu Jun 25 11:00 PM AST New York/New Jersey #35 · Grp F Japan vs Sweden Fri Jun 26 2:00 AM AST Dallas #36 · Grp F Tunisia vs Netherlands Fri Jun 26 2:00 AM AST Kansas City #23 · Grp D Turkiye vs USA Fri Jun 26 5:00 AM AST Los Angeles #24 · Grp D Paraguay vs Australia Fri Jun 26 5:00 AM AST San Francisco Bay Area #53 · Grp I Norway vs France Fri Jun 26 10:00 PM AST Boston #54 · Grp I Senegal vs Iraq Fri Jun 26 10:00 PM AST Toronto #48 · Grp H Uruguay vs Spain Sat Jun 27 3:00 AM AST Guadalajara #47 · Grp H Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia Sat Jun 27 3:00 AM AST Houston #41 · Grp G Egypt vs Iran Sat Jun 27 6:00 AM AST Seattle #42 · Grp G New Zealand vs Belgium Sat Jun 27 6:00 AM AST Vancouver #71 · Grp L Panama vs England Sun Jun 28 12:00 AM AST New York/New Jersey #72 · Grp L Croatia vs Ghana Sun Jun 28 12:00 AM AST Philadelphia #65 · Grp K Colombia vs Portugal Sun Jun 28 2:30 AM AST Miami #66 · Grp K DR Congo vs Uzbekistan Sun Jun 28 2:30 AM AST Atlanta #59 · Grp J Algeria vs Austria Sun Jun 28 5:00 AM AST Kansas City #60 · Grp J Jordan vs Argentina Sun Jun 28 5:00 AM AST Dallas

Round of 32 (16 matches)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#73 pos-2a vs pos-2b Sun Jun 28 10:00 PM AST Los Angeles #76 pos-1c vs pos-2f Mon Jun 29 8:00 PM AST Houston #74 pos-1e vs pos-3a/b/c/d/f Mon Jun 29 11:30 PM AST Boston #75 pos-1f vs pos-2c Tue Jun 30 4:00 AM AST Monterrey #78 pos-2e vs pos-2i Tue Jun 30 8:00 PM AST Dallas #77 pos-1i vs pos-3c/d/f/g/h Wed Jul 1 12:00 AM AST New York/New Jersey #79 pos-1a vs pos-3c/e/f/h/i Wed Jul 1 4:00 AM AST Mexico City #80 pos-1l vs pos-3e/h/i/j/k Wed Jul 1 7:00 PM AST Atlanta #82 pos-1g vs pos-3a/e/h/i/j Wed Jul 1 11:00 PM AST Seattle #81 pos-1d vs pos-3b/e/f/i/j Thu Jul 2 3:00 AM AST San Francisco Bay Area #84 pos-1h vs pos-2j Thu Jul 2 10:00 PM AST Los Angeles #83 pos-2k vs pos-2l Fri Jul 3 2:00 AM AST Toronto #85 pos-1b vs pos-3e/f/g/i/j Fri Jul 3 6:00 AM AST Vancouver #88 pos-2d vs pos-2g Fri Jul 3 9:00 PM AST Dallas #86 pos-1j vs pos-2h Sat Jul 4 1:00 AM AST Miami #87 pos-1k vs pos-3d/e/i/j/l Sat Jul 4 4:30 AM AST Kansas City

Round of 16 (8 matches)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#90 w73 vs w75 Sat Jul 4 8:00 PM AST Houston #89 w74 vs w77 Sun Jul 5 12:00 AM AST Philadelphia #91 w76 vs w78 Sun Jul 5 11:00 PM AST New York/New Jersey #92 w79 vs w80 Mon Jul 6 3:00 AM AST Mexico City #93 w83 vs w84 Mon Jul 6 10:00 PM AST Dallas #94 w81 vs w82 Tue Jul 7 3:00 AM AST Seattle #95 w86 vs w88 Tue Jul 7 7:00 PM AST Atlanta #96 w85 vs w87 Tue Jul 7 11:00 PM AST Vancouver

Quarter-final (4 matches)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#97 w89 vs w90 Thu Jul 9 11:00 PM AST Boston #98 w93 vs w94 Fri Jul 10 10:00 PM AST Los Angeles #99 w91 vs w92 Sun Jul 12 12:00 AM AST Miami #100 w95 vs w96 Sun Jul 12 4:00 AM AST Kansas City

Semi-final (2 matches)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#101 w97 vs w98 Tue Jul 14 10:00 PM AST Dallas #102 w99 vs w100 Wed Jul 15 10:00 PM AST Atlanta

Match for Third Place (1 match)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#103 l101 vs l102 Sun Jul 19 12:00 AM AST Miami

Final (1 match)

Match Teams Date Kick-off (AST) Venue
#104 w101 vs w102 Sun Jul 19 10:00 PM AST New York/New Jersey

The FIFA World Cup 2026 runs from June 11 to July 19, hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States across 16 cities. All 104 matches on this page are converted to Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3), the year-round timezone for Saudi Arabia, with no daylight-saving adjustment to apply.

Match-day rhythms place the tournament in the late-night and early-morning windows for Saudi viewers. Matches in Mexico City and on the US Eastern Time coast (Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami) and in Toronto typically kick off between 19:00 and 06:00 AST. US Central Time hosts (Dallas, Houston, Kansas City) push starts to 20:00 to 07:00 AST. Pacific Time hosts (Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver) put marquee evening matches as late as 22:00 to 09:00 AST. The post-Maghrib viewing window catches the early evening US Eastern matches, while the deep-night Pacific slate suits a steady tournament night across Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.

Saudi Arabia plays in Group H alongside Uruguay, Spain, and Cape Verde. The Green Falcons open against two-time World Cup winners Uruguay in Miami (Monday, June 15, 01:00 AST on Tuesday, June 16, a deep-night opener), face Euro 2024 champions Spain in Atlanta (Sunday, June 21, 19:00 AST), and close the group against Cape Verde in Houston (Friday, June 26, 03:00 AST on Saturday, June 27). The 2026 tournament is Saudi Arabia’s seventh World Cup and the warm-up to hosting the 2034 World Cup, making this campaign a high-stakes prelude to the federation’s biggest moment in world football.

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The FIFA World Cup 2026 runs June 11 to July 19, 2026. All 104 matches converted to Saudi Arabia local time (AST, UTC+03:00). Opening match is Mexico vs South Africa on Thu Jun 11 at 10:00 PM AST. Final is Sun Jul 19 at 10:00 PM AST.

Frequently asked questions

When does Saudi Arabia play at the FIFA World Cup 2026?

Saudi Arabia plays three Group H matches: vs Uruguay on Monday, June 15 in Miami (kick-off 01:00 AST on Tuesday June 16, the deep-night opener); vs Spain on Sunday, June 21 in Atlanta (kick-off 19:00 AST); and vs Cape Verde on Friday, June 26 in Houston (kick-off 03:00 AST on Saturday June 27). Knockout fixtures depend on Group H finishing positions and run from June 28 through the Final on July 19.

What group is Saudi Arabia in at the FIFA World Cup 2026?

Saudi Arabia is in Group H with Spain, Uruguay, and Cape Verde. The top two teams from each of the twelve groups plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to the Round of 32. This is Saudi Arabia's seventh World Cup appearance. Saudi Arabia's most famous result remains the 2-1 win over Argentina in the opening match of the 2022 group stage at Lusail. The 2026 tournament is the federation's last before hosting the 2034 World Cup at home.

What time will World Cup 2026 matches be on in Saudi Arabia?

Most matches will air between 19:00 AST and 09:00 AST. Mexico City and US Eastern Time matches air between 19:00 and 06:00 AST. US Pacific Time matches air from 22:00 to 09:00 AST. The opening match (Mexico vs South Africa) kicks off at 22:00 AST on Thursday, June 11. The Final is 22:00 AST on Sunday, July 19. Late-night and early-morning viewing dominates the schedule, with no afternoon broadcasts in the tournament window.

Where can I watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Saudi Arabia?

Broadcast rights for the MENA region during major FIFA tournaments are typically held by beIN Sports, with full Arabic-language commentary across the regional sports network. Confirmation of the 2026 broadcaster mix in Saudi Arabia depends on FIFA rights cycles and any government media-policy announcements closer to the tournament. The Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) typically publishes official viewing details ahead of the opening match.