Everything you need to know about the upcoming group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026…City will again be one of the most represented clubs at the tournament, with 19 of our currently contracted play...
96 Group Stage Matches: Every Fixture by Date and Venue
City will again be one of the most represented clubs at the tournament, with 19 of our currently contracted players heading to Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer. With 48 teams involved, it’s set to be the biggest edition of the competition of all-time. 104 matches will take place between 11 June and the final on 19 July, with 72 of them already set out as part of the group stage.
Each side has already been drawn into their group of four, with the top two guaranteed to progress and eight of the 12 third placed sides also making it through. Here’s all the fixtures involving our players to come during the group stage…
Argentina v Algeria, 17 June, 02:00 (UK), Kansas City Jordan v Algeria, 23 June, 04:00 (UK), San Francisco
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New Zealand v Egypt, 22 June, 02:00 (UK), Vancouver Marc Guéhi, Nico O’Reilly, James Trafford, John Stones Netherlands v Sweden, 20 June, 18:00 (UK), Houston
Tunisia v Netherlands, 26 June, 00:00 (UK), Kansas City
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Portugal v Uzbekistan, 23 June, 18:00 (UK), Houston Spain v Saudi Arabia, 21 June, 17:00 (UK), Atlanta Qatar v Switzerland, 13 June, 20:00 (UK), San Francisco
Switzerland v Bosnia & Herzegovina, 18 June, 20:00 (UK), Los Angeles Switzerland v Canada, 24 June, 20:00 (UK), Vancouver
Uzbekistan v Colombia, 18 June, 03:00 (UK), Mexico City DR Congo v Uzbekistan, 28 June, 00:30 (UK), Atlanta
Daily Viewing Planner for All 96 Group Stage Matches
The useful takeaway is how this update affects teams, supporters, or match preparation before the tournament starts. Strong World Cup coverage should make the next team, fixture, or lineup implication clear.
Readers can use the related match and team pages to move from the news angle into practical tournament context. That keeps the article grounded in what fans search for before kickoff.