Timezone Tax
104 matches. 48 nations. Every kickoff scored by local hour for both fan bases.
- Worst schedule
- 🇩🇿 Algeria · 88/100
- Worst single kickoff
- Sweden vs Tunisia · pain 7/8
All 48 Nations Ranked
Score reflects average kickoff pain across all group-stage matches. Higher = worse schedule. Bar length = pain.
Press Cards
Each card includes source citations and a claim ledger. Graphics available for download with attribution to whensport.com.
- Tier: Attributed + Inferred The countries most exposed to World Cup 2026's overnight hours Peer-reviewed research (Cai, Fan & Ko 2023) found national equity markets lose 26 basis points on days after overnight matches. Here's the 2026 distribution.
- Tier: Verified + Inferred The single worst kickoff of World Cup 2026 Of all 104 fixtures, one falls in the dead-of-night hours for both fan bases simultaneously. We found it.
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