How to watch World Cup 2026 in Australia: TV channels, live streams and fixture schedule for FIFA tournament

The FIFA World Cup is considered the most illustrious competition on the global football calendar.

Held every four years, winning the World Cup is believed to be the pinnacle achievement of a player’s career, as winners are painted as international heroes.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted across North America by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will be the biggest of its kind, expanding to 48 teams, the largest-ever field in this tournament’s storied history.

The Sporting News brings you all the details about the upcoming tournament, including how to tune in, key dates for the competition, and an overview of the match schedule.

MORE: Complete FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule

How to watch World Cup 2026 in Australia: TV channels, live streams

The broadcast rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Australia are owned exclusively by SBS who will televise all 104 matches live for free.

Games will be shown across the SBS and SBS Viceland channels, and will be streamed on SBS On Demand.

SBS has been a FIFA broadcast partner for the last 40 years, and was the exclusive home of the 2022 World Cup for Australian viewers.

Key dates for World Cup 2026 (AEST)

All times and dates AEST

Here are all the most important dates for World Cup fans to know during the tournament:

May 29-June 7: Pre-World Cup international friendlies contested
June 12: Opening match of the 2026 World Cup
July 20: 2026 World Cup final

Here is an overview of the World Cup match schedule:

Stage	Round	Dates
Group stage	Round 1	June 12-18
Round 2	June 19-24
Round 3	June 25-28
Knockout stage	Round of 32	June 29-July 4
Round of 16	July 5-8
Quarterfinals	July 10-12
Semifinals	July 15-16
3rd place match	July 19
Final	July 20

What are the groups for World Cup 2026?

Group A table

Pos	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Czechia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group A fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Fri, Jun. 12	5 a.m.	Mexico vs. South Africa	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Fri, Jun. 12	12 p.m.	South Korea vs. Czechia	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Fri, Jun. 19	2 a.m.	Czechia vs. South Africa	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Fri, Jun. 19	11 a.m.	Mexico vs. South Korea	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Thu, Jun. 25	11 a.m.	Czechia vs. Mexico	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Thu, Jun. 25	11 a.m.	South Africa vs. South Korea	Estadio BBVA (Monterrey, MEX)

STADIUM GUIDES: Estadio Azteca | Estadio Akron | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Estadio BBVA

Group B table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Sat, Jun. 13	5 a.m.	Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Sun, Jun. 14	5 a.m.	Qatar vs. Switzerland	Levi’s Stadium (San Francisco, CA)
Fri, Jun. 19	5 a.m.	Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Fri, Jun. 19	8 a.m.	Canada vs. Qatar	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Thu, Jun. 25	5 a.m.	Switzerland vs. Canada	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Thu, Jun. 25	5 a.m.	Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)

STADIUM GUIDES: BMO Field | Levi’s Stadium | SoFi Stadium | BC Place | Lumen Field

Group C table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group C fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Sun, Jun. 14	8 a.m.	Brazil vs. Morocco	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Sun, Jun. 14	11 a.m.	Haiti vs. Scotland	Gillette Stadium (Boston, MA)
Sat, Jun. 20	8 a.m.	Scotland vs. Morocco	Gillette Stadium (Boston, MA)
Sat, Jun. 20	10:30 a.m.	Brazil vs. Haiti	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Thu, Jun. 25	8 a.m.	Scotland vs. Brazil	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)
Thu, Jun. 25	8 a.m.	Morocco vs. Haiti	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

Group D table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group D fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Sat, Jun. 13	11 a.m.	United States vs. Paraguay	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Sun, Jun. 14	2 p.m.	Australia vs. Turkey	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Sat, Jun. 20	5 a.m.	United States vs. Australia	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Sat, Jun. 20	1 p.m.	Turkey vs. Paraguay	Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Fri, Jun. 26	12 p.m.	Turkey vs. United States	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Fri, Jun. 26	12 p.m.	Paraguay vs. Australia	Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)

STADIUM GUIDES: SoFi Stadium | BC Place | Levi’s Stadium | Lumen Field

Group E table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Curacao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group E fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Mon, Jun. 15	3 a.m.	Germany vs. Curacao	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Mon, Jun. 15	9 a.m.	Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Sun, Jun. 21	6 a.m.	Germany vs. Ivory Coast	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Sun, Jun. 21	10 a.m.	Ecuador vs. Curacao	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Fri, Jun. 26	6 a.m.	Ecuador vs. Germany	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Fri, Jun. 26	6 a.m.	Curacao vs. Ivory Coast	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)

Group F table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group F fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Mon, Jun 15	6 a.m.	Netherlands vs. Japan	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Mon, Jun 15	12 p.m.	Sweden vs. Tunisia	Estadio BBVA (Monterrey, MEX)
Sun, Jun. 21	3 a.m.	Netherlands vs. Sweden	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Sun, Jun. 21	2 p.m.	Tunisia vs. Japan	Estadio BBVA (Monterrey, MEX)
Fri, Jun 26	9 a.m.	Tunisia vs. Netherlands	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Fri, Jun 26	9 a.m.	Japan vs. Sweden	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Group G table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group G fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Tue, Jun 16	5 a.m.	Belgium vs. Egypt	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Tue, Jun 16	11 a.m.	Iran vs. New Zealand	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Mon, Jun. 22	5 a.m.	Belgium vs. Iran	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Mon, Jun. 22	11 a.m.	New Zealand vs. Egypt	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Sat, Jun. 27	1 p.m.	New Zealand vs. Belgium	BC Place (Vancouver, CAN)
Sat, Jun. 27	1 p.m.	Egypt vs. Iran	Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)

Group H table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group H fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Tue, Jun 16	2 a.m.	Spain vs. Cape Verde	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Tue, Jun 16	8 a.m.	Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Mon, Jun. 22	2 a.m.	Spain vs. Saudi Arabia	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Mon, Jun. 22	8 a.m.	Uruguay vs. Cape Verde	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Sat, Jun. 27	10 a.m.	Uruguay vs. Spain	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Sat, Jun. 27	10 a.m.	Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)

Group I table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group I fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Wed, Jun. 17	5 a.m.	France vs. Senegal	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Wed, Jun. 17	8 a.m.	Iraq vs. Norway	Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Tue, Jun. 23	7 a.m.	France vs. Iraq	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Tue, Jun. 23	10 a.m.	Norway vs. Senegal	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Sat, Jun. 27	5 a.m.	Norway vs. France	Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Sat, Jun. 27	5 a.m.	Senegal vs. Iraq	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)

Group J table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group J fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Wed, Jun. 17	11 a.m.	Argentina vs. Algeria	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Wed, Jun. 17	2 p.m.	Austria vs. Jordan	Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Tue, Jun. 23	3 a.m.	Argentina vs. Austria	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Tue, Jun. 23	1 p.m.	Jordan vs. Algeria	Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)
Sun, Jun. 28	12 p.m.	Jordan vs. Argentina	Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
Sun, Jun. 28	12 p.m.	Algeria vs. Austria	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Group K table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group K fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Thu, Jun. 18	3 a.m.	Portugal vs. DR Congo	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Thu, Jun. 18	12 p.m.	Uzbekistan vs. Colombia	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MEX)
Wed, Jun. 24	3 a.m.	Portugal vs. Uzbekistan	NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Wed, Jun. 24	12 p.m.	Colombia vs. DR Congo	Estadio Akron (Guadalajara, MEX)
Sun, Jun. 28	9:30 a.m.	Colombia vs. Portugal	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
Sun, Jun. 28	9:30 a.m.	DR Congovs. Uzbekistan	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

Group L table

Pos.	Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1.	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group L fixtures

Date	Time (AEST)	Match	Location
Thu, Jun. 18	6 a.m.	England vs. Croatia	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Thu, Jun. 18	9 a.m.	Ghana vs. Panama	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Wed, Jun. 24	6 a.m.	England vs. Ghana	Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Wed, Jun. 24	9 a.m.	Panama vs. Croatia	BMO Field (Toronto, CAN)
Sun, Jun. 28	7 a.m.	Panama vs. England	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Sun, Jun. 28	7 a.m.	Croatia vs. Ghana	Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)

How to watch World Cup 2026 in Australia: TV channels, live streams and fixture schedule for FIFA tournament

How to watch World Cup 2026 in Australia: TV channels, live streams

Key dates for World Cup 2026 (AEST)

What are the groups for World Cup 2026?

Group A table

Group A fixtures

Group B table

Group B fixtures

Group C table

Group C fixtures

Group D table

Group D fixtures

Group E table

Group E fixtures

Group F table

Group F fixtures

Group G table

Group G fixtures

Group H table

Group H fixtures

Group I table

Group I fixtures

Group J table

Group J fixtures

Group K table

Group K fixtures

Group L table

Group L fixtures

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