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World Cup 2026 Fixture Schedule: Your Day-by-Day Guide to UK Kick-Off Times
Biggest World Cup ever. Forty-eight teams. One hundred and three matches. Thirty-seven days. You want the schedule? Here it is.
13 Jun 2026 · via skysports.com
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Forty-eight nations confirmed. That means Sky Sports has dropped the full day-by-day fixture guide for the 2026 World Cup. UK kick-off times, naturally.
Kick-off is June 11. Mexico vs. South Africa. The final whistle blows Sunday, July 19, at MetLife Stadium. That's 37 days of football, start to finish.
103 matches. Spread across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This isn't just big; it's the biggest World Cup ever, by a mile. Most teams in history.
*Sky Sports* says every kick-off time is UK time. Handy. Especially when you consider the inevitable time zone chaos. Brits will appreciate that.
Also worth noting, *Sky Sports News* will run its *World Cup Breakfast* show. Every single day of the tournament. 7am to 10am.
Now, for the serious punters. This isn't just a tournament; it's a marathon. Nearly three games a day, on average. Non-stop action from June deep into July. Forty-eight teams. That group stage? Expect some proper heavyweight brawls. But keep an eye on the less-fancied outfits. Value lurks there. Always does.
Betting angle
More teams means more unknowns. The expanded 48-team format drags in a few less-fancied outfits alongside the usual suspects. Keep an eye on those group-stage matches. The odds-makers might sleep on a few of the smaller nations, especially if their qualifying form was stronger than the name suggests. That's where the real money is made, folks.
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