World Cup 2026 World Cup 2026
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played from 11 June to 19 July across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and it will be the first World Cup with 48 teams. Australia qualified again and ended up in Group D together with the United States, Paraguay and Türkiye.

Australia open the tournament on 13 June against Türkiye in Vancouver, Canada. Their second match is probably the biggest one in the group, against the USA on 19 June in Seattle, where the atmosphere should be huge because the Americans are one of the hosts. The last group game is against Paraguay on 25 June in Santa Clara near San Francisco.

The Socceroos are considered competitive enough to fight for a place in the knockout stage. The USA are favourites in the group, while Australia, Türkiye and Paraguay are fairly close in level, so every point will matter. Australia’s style under recent tournaments has been very organised and physical, with a lot of discipline defensively and quick counterattacks.

In Australia all matches will be shown by SBS and SBS On Demand

The biggest favourites for the 2026 World Cup are France, Argentina, Brazil and England. France probably have the strongest squad overall, while Argentina come in as defending champions. Brazil are always dangerous because of their attacking talent, and England have one of the deepest squads in the tournament.

Spain and Germany are also considered serious contenders, while United States could surprise playing at home.

Australia are more outsiders than favourites, but they have a realistic chance to reach the knockout stage.
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World Cup 2026
World Cup 2026 - Next live games
Friday, 12. Jun
5:00AM
Mexico Mexico
South Africa South Africa
12:00PM
South Korea South Korea
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Saturday, 13. Jun
5:00AM
Canada Canada
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina
11:00AM
USA USA
Paraguay Paraguay
Sunday, 14. Jun
5:00AM
Qatar Qatar
Switzerland Switzerland
8:00AM
Brazil Brazil
Morocco Morocco
11:00AM
Haiti Haiti
Scotland Scotland
2:00PM
Australia Australia
Turkey Turkey
Monday, 15. Jun
3:00AM
Germany Germany
Curacao Curacao
6:00AM
Netherlands Netherlands
Japan Japan
9:00AM
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Ecuador Ecuador
12:00PM
Sweden Sweden
Tunisia Tunisia
Tuesday, 16. Jun
2:00AM
Spain Spain
Cape Verde Cape Verde
5:00AM
Belgium Belgium
Egypt Egypt
8:00AM
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Uruguay Uruguay
11:00AM
Iran Iran
New Zealand New Zealand
Wednesday, 17. Jun
5:00AM
France France
Senegal Senegal
8:00AM
Iraq Iraq
Norway Norway
11:00AM
Argentina Argentina
Algeria Algeria
2:00PM
Austria Austria
Jordan Jordan
# Player Team G
1. Kylian Mbappe France
3
1. Alvaro Morata Spain
3
3. Cody Gakpo Netherlands
3
3. Marcus Rashford England
3
3. Enner Valencia Ecuador
3
6. Bruno Fernandes Portugal
2
7. Mehdi Taremi Iran
2
7. Lionel Messi Argentina
2
7. Vincent Aboubakar Cameroon
2
7. Niclas Fullkrug Germany
2
11. Salem Al Dawsari Saudi Arabia
2
11. Gue-Sung Cho South Korea
2
11. Ritsu Doan Japan
2
11. Breel Embolo Switzerland
2
11. Olivier Giroud France
2
11. Kai Havertz Germany
2
11. Andrej Kramaric Croatia
2
11. Mohammed Kudus Ghana
2
11. Aleksandar Mitrovic Serbia
2
11. Richarlison Brazil
2
Friday, 12. Jun
5:00AM
Mexico Mexico
South Africa South Africa
12:00PM
South Korea South Korea
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Saturday, 13. Jun
5:00AM
Canada Canada
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina
11:00AM
USA USA
Paraguay Paraguay
Sunday, 14. Jun
5:00AM
Qatar Qatar
Switzerland Switzerland
8:00AM
Brazil Brazil
Morocco Morocco
11:00AM
Haiti Haiti
Scotland Scotland
2:00PM
Australia Australia
Turkey Turkey
Monday, 15. Jun
3:00AM
Germany Germany
Curacao Curacao
6:00AM
Netherlands Netherlands
Japan Japan
9:00AM
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Ecuador Ecuador
12:00PM
Sweden Sweden
Tunisia Tunisia
Tuesday, 16. Jun
2:00AM
Spain Spain
Cape Verde Cape Verde
5:00AM
Belgium Belgium
Egypt Egypt
8:00AM
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Uruguay Uruguay
11:00AM
Iran Iran
New Zealand New Zealand
Wednesday, 17. Jun
5:00AM
France France
Senegal Senegal
8:00AM
Iraq Iraq
Norway Norway
11:00AM
Argentina Argentina
Algeria Algeria
2:00PM
Austria Austria
Jordan Jordan
Standings
D P W D L Goals PTS
1. Turkey Turkey 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Paraguay Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. USA USA 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Australia Australia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
A P W D L Goals PTS
1. Czech Republic Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Mexico Mexico 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. South Africa South Africa 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. South Korea South Korea 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
B P W D L Goals PTS
1. Switzerland Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Canada Canada 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Qatar Qatar 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
C P W D L Goals PTS
1. Scotland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Brazil Brazil 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Haiti Haiti 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Morocco Morocco 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
E P W D L Goals PTS
1. Germany Germany 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Ecuador Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Curacao Curacao 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
F P W D L Goals PTS
1. Sweden Sweden 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Tunisia Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Japan Japan 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
G P W D L Goals PTS
1. Belgium Belgium 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Egypt Egypt 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Iran Iran 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. New Zealand New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
H P W D L Goals PTS
1. Spain Spain 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Uruguay Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Cape Verde Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
I P W D L Goals PTS
1. France France 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Norway Norway 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Senegal Senegal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Iraq Iraq 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
J P W D L Goals PTS
1. Austria Austria 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Argentina Argentina 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Algeria Algeria 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Jordan Jordan 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
K P W D L Goals PTS
1. Portugal Portugal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. Colombia Colombia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. D.R. Congo D.R. Congo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
L P W D L Goals PTS
1. Croatia Croatia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2. England England 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Ghana Ghana 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4. Panama Panama 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
Ranking of third-placed teams P W D L Goals PTS
3. Cape Verde Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. USA USA 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Haiti Haiti 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. D.R. Congo D.R. Congo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Ghana Ghana 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. South Africa South Africa 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Algeria Algeria 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Canada Canada 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Iran Iran 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Senegal Senegal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3. Tunisia Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0