Northern Ireland and Wales also know their potential fixtures if one of them prevails from their playoff path, while Scotland and England’s fixtures are locked in.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It’s a mixed bag for Irish fans, with a huge number of the games next summer taking place in the middle of the night Irish time.<\/p>\n READ HERE: Heimir Quietly Confident After Ireland Handed “Beatable” World Cup Draw<\/a><\/p>\n READ HERE: Aston Villa Stars Entertaining Title Talk After Injury-Time Winner v Arsenal<\/a><\/p>\n 2026 World Cup fixtures: Kick-off times difficult for Irish viewers<\/p>\n The kick-off times for the 2026 World Cup were expected to follow those of the fixtures at last year’s Club World Cup in the USA, which saw games kick-off at 5pm, 8pm, 11pm and 2am Irish time.<\/p>\n However, the fixtures announced for next summer’s World Cup are far less hospitable to Irish fans.<\/p>\n Of the 104 games, only 32 will kick off earlier than 9pm Irish time. That may not sound the worst for fans planning to take in games, as they will occur outside traditional working hours – until Ireland’s potential kick-off times are taken into account.<\/p>\n Should Ireland qualify, their opener against South Korea will kick off at 3am\u00a0on the night of June 11th into June 12th. Their second group game would then kick off at\u00a05pm\u00a0on June 18th, before another late-night game at\u00a02am\u00a0on the night of June 24th.<\/p>\n Almost half of the 104 games will take place after midnight Irish time, with four games kicking off as late (or early, depending on your view) as 5am.<\/p>\n The breakdown of late-night or early morning kick-off times for Irish viewers is as follows:<\/p>\n 12am:\u00a06 games Irish fans had better say goodbye to a healthy sleep schedule if they intend on watching every game from next summer’s World Cup.<\/p>\n Here’s the full 2026 World Cup match schedule after the fixtures were confirmed on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 2026 World Cup draw: Full fixture list<\/p>\n All fixtures are listed in Irish time.<\/p>\n All games taking place overnight are listed on the date they will occur – i.e., Ireland’s potential opener takes place on the night of June 11th into June 12th after midnight, thus is listed as June 12th.<\/p>\n 2026 World Cup Group A: Ireland’s potential fixtures<\/p>\n 11th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm: Mexico v South Africa (Mexico City)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 12th June 2026<\/p>\n 3am: South Korea v UEFA Playoff D\u00a0(Guadalajara)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 18th June 2026<\/p>\n 5pm: UEFA Playoff D\u00a0v South Africa (Atlanta)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 19th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Mexico v Korea Republic (Guadalajara)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 25th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am: UEFA Playoff D\u00a0v Mexico (Mexico City)<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0South Africa v Korea Republic (Monterrey)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group B<\/p>\n UEFA Playoff A includes Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, and Bosnia<\/p>\n 12th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm: Canada v UEFA Playoff A (Toronto)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 13th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Qatar v Switzerland (San Francisco)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 18th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Switzerland v UEFA Playoff A (LA)<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Canada v Qatar (Vancouver)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 24th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Switzerland v Canada (Vancouver)<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0UEFA Playoff A v Qatar (Seattle)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group C: Scotland’s World Cup fixtures<\/p>\n 13th June 2026<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Brazil v Morocco (New York)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 14th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Haiti v Scotland (Boston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 19th June 2026<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Scotland v Morocco (Boston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 20th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Brazil v Haiti (Philadelphia)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 24th June 2026<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Scotland v Brazil (Miami)<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Morocco v Haiti (Atlanta)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group D<\/p>\n 13th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am: USA v Paraguay (LA)<\/p>\n 5am:\u00a0Australia v UEFA Playoff C (Vancouver)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 19th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0USA v Australia (Seattle)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 20th June 2026<\/p>\n 5am:\u00a0UEFA Playoff C v Paraguay (San Francisco)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 26th June 2026<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0UEFA Playoff C v USA (LA)<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0Paraguay v Australia (San Francisco)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group E<\/p>\n 14th June 2026<\/p>\n 6pm:\u00a0Germany v Curacao (Houston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 15th June 2026<\/p>\n 12am:\u00a0Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Philadelphia)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 20th June 2026<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Germany v Ivory Coast (Toronto)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 21st June 2026<\/p>\n 1am: Ecuador v Curacao (Kansas City)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 25th June 2026<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Ecuador v Germany (New York)<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Curacao v Ivory Coast (Philadelphia)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group F<\/p>\n 14th June 2026<\/p>\n 9pm: Netherlands v Japan (Dallas)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 15th June 2026<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0UEFA Playoff B v Tunisia (Monterrey)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 20th June 2026<\/p>\n 6pm:\u00a0Netherlands v UEFA Playoff B (Houston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 21st June 2026<\/p>\n 5am: Tunisia v Japan (Monterrey)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 26th June 2026<\/p>\n 12am: Japan v UEFA Playoff B (Dallas)<\/p>\n 12am:\u00a0Netherlands v Tunisia (Kansas City)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group G<\/p>\n 15th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm: Belgium v Egypt (Seattle)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 16th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am: Iran v New Zealand (LA)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 21st June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Belgium v Iran (LA)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 22nd June 2026<\/p>\n 2am: New Zealand v Egypt<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 27th June 2026<\/p>\n 4am:\u00a0Egypt v Iran (Seattle)<\/p>\n 4am:\u00a0New Zealand v Belgium (Vancouver)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group H<\/p>\n 15th June 2026<\/p>\n 5pm: Spain v Cape Verde (Atlanta)<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Miami)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 21st June 2026<\/p>\n 5pm:\u00a0Spain v Saudi Arabia (Atlanta)<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Uruguay v Cape Verde (Miami)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 27th June 2026<\/p>\n 1am:\u00a0Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia (Houston)<\/p>\n 1am:\u00a0Uruguay v Spain (Guadalajara)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group I<\/p>\n 16th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm: France v Senegal (New York)<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0FIFA Playoff 2 v Norway (Boston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 22nd June 2026<\/p>\n 10pm: France v FIFA Playoff 2 (Philadelphia)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 23rd June 2026<\/p>\n 1am: Norway v Senegal (New York)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 26th June 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Norway v France (Boston)<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Senegal v FIFA Playoff 2 (Toronto)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group J<\/p>\n 17th June 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Argentina v Algeria (Kansas City)<\/p>\n 5am:\u00a0Austria v Jordan (San Francisco)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 22nd June 2026<\/p>\n 6pm:\u00a0Argentina v Austria (Dallas)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 23rd June 2026<\/p>\n 4am:\u00a0Jordan v Algeria (San Francisco)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 28th June 2026<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0Algeria v Austria (Kansas City)<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0Jordan v Argentina (Dallas)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group K<\/p>\n 17th June 2026<\/p>\n 6pm: Portugal v FIFA Playoff 1 (Houston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 18th June 2026<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0Uzbekistan v Colombia (Mexico City)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 23rd June 2026<\/p>\n 6pm:\u00a0Portugal v Uzbekistan (Houston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 24th June 2026<\/p>\n 3am:\u00a0Colombia v FIFA Playoff 1 (Guadalajara)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 28th June 2026<\/p>\n 12:30am:\u00a0Colombia v Portugal (Miami)<\/p>\n 12:30am:\u00a0FIFA Playoff 1 v Uzbekistan (Atlanta)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Group L: England’s World Cup fixtures<\/p>\n 17th June 2026<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0England v Croatia (Dallas)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 18th June 2026<\/p>\n 12am: Ghana v Panama (Toronto)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 23rd June 2026<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0England v Ghana (Boston)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 24th June 2026<\/p>\n 12am:\u00a0Panama v Croatia (Toronto)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 27th June 2026<\/p>\n 10pm:\u00a0Panama v England (New York)<\/p>\n 10pm:\u00a0Croatia v Ghana (Philadelphia)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 2026 World Cup knockout phase schedule June 28th 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group B (LA) –\u00a0Match 73<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n June 29th 2026<\/p>\n 5pm:\u00a0Winner Group C v Runner-up Group F (Houston) –\u00a0Match 76<\/p>\n 9:30pm:\u00a0Winner Group E v 3rd A\/B\/C\/D\/F (Boston) –\u00a0Match 74<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n June 30th 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Winner Group F v Runner-up Group C (Monterrey) –\u00a0Match 75<\/p>\n 6pm:\u00a0Runner-up Group E v Runner-up Group I (Dallas) –\u00a0Match 78<\/p>\n 10pm:\u00a0Winner Group I v 3rd C\/D\/F\/G\/H (New York) –\u00a0Match 77<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 1st 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Winner Group A\u00a0v 3rd C\/E\/F\/H\/I (Mexico City) –\u00a0Match 79<\/p>\n 5pm:\u00a0Winner Group L v 3rd E\/H\/I\/J\/K (Atlanta) –\u00a0Match 80<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Winner Group G v\u00a03rd A\/E\/H\/I\/J\u00a0(Seattle) –\u00a0Match 82<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 2nd 2026<\/p>\n 1am:\u00a0Winner Group D v 3rd B\/E\/F\/I\/J (San Francisco) –\u00a0Match 81<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Winner Group H v Runner-up Group J (LA) –\u00a0Match 84<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 3rd 2026<\/p>\n 12am:\u00a0Runner-up Group K v Runner-up Group L (Toronto) –\u00a0Match 83<\/p>\n 4am:\u00a0Winner Group B v 3rd Group E\/F\/G\/I\/J (Vancouver) –\u00a0Match 85<\/p>\n 7pm:\u00a0Runner-up Group D v Runner-up Group G (Dallas) –\u00a0Match 88<\/p>\n 11pm:\u00a0Winner Group J v Runner-up Group H (Miami) –\u00a0Match 86<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 4th 2026<\/p>\n 2:30am:\u00a0Winner Group K v 3rd Group D\/E\/I\/J\/L (Kansas City) –\u00a0Match 87<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Round of 16<\/p>\n July 4th 2026<\/p>\n 6pm:\u00a0Winner 73 v Winner 75 (Houston) –\u00a0Match 90<\/p>\n 10pm:\u00a0Winner 74 v Winner 77 (Philadelphia) –\u00a0Match 89<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 5th 2026<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Winner 76 v Winner 78 (New York) –\u00a0Match 91<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 6th 2026<\/p>\n 1am:\u00a0Winner 79 v Winner 80 (Mexico City) –\u00a0Match 92<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Winner 83 v Winner 84 (Dallas) –\u00a0Match 93<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 7th 2026<\/p>\n 1am:\u00a0Winner 81 v Winner 82 (Seattle) –\u00a0Match 94<\/p>\n 5pm:\u00a0Winner 86 v Winner 88 (Atlanta) –\u00a0Match 88<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Winner 85 v Winner 87 (Vancouver) –\u00a0Match 96<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Quarter-finals<\/p>\n July 9th 2026<\/p>\n 9pm:\u00a0Winner 89 v Winner 90 (Boston) –\u00a0Match 97<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 10th 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Winner 93 v Winner 94 (LA) –\u00a0Match 98<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 11th 2026<\/p>\n 10pm: Winner 91 v Winner 92 (Miami) –\u00a0Match 99<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 12th 2026<\/p>\n 2am:\u00a0Winner 95 v Winner 96 (Kansas City) –\u00a0Match 100<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Semi-finals<\/p>\n July 14th 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Winner 97 v Winner 98 (Dallas)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n July 15th 2026<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Winner 99 v Winner 100 (Atlanta)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 3rd-place playoff<\/p>\n July 18th 2026<\/p>\n 10pm:\u00a0Loser semi-final 1 v Loser semi-final 2 (Miami)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 2026 FIFA World Cup final<\/p>\n 8pm:\u00a0Semi-final winner 1 v Semi-final winner 2 (New York)<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: Roy Keane’s All-Timer Toy Show Cameo Has Sparked International Reaction<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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