2026 FIFA World Cup: Philadelphia schedule

Name: FIFA World Cup schedule: Where will US play?
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Description: FIFA announced the full match schedule for the 2026 World Cup on Saturday, including where the U.S. Men's National Team will play, and what games will be played at MetLife Stadium.

FIFA World Cup schedule: Where will US play?

FIFA announced the full match schedule for the 2026 World Cup on Saturday, including where the U.S. Men's National Team will play, and what games will be played at MetLife Stadium.

PHILADELPHIA - The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just 100 days away as of Tuesday, and Philadelphia is one of the 16 host cities.

Lincoln Financial Field will hold six matches in this summer's World Cup, but the stadium will be rebranded as "Philadelphia Stadium" for the duration of the tournament.

Local perspective:

100 days until the FIFA World Cup kicks off

Philadelphia Eagle Brandon Graham helped kick off the Phan Rally held at the Concourse at Comcast Center Tuesday to celebrate 100 days until the FIFA World Cup begins.

Soccer fans got a chance today to get some free FIFA Swag at the Phan Rally held at the Concourse at Comcast Center on Tuesday.

Brandon Graham helped kick the event off with an Eagles chant as the city gets hyped to be one of 16 host cities for the World Cup.

"I’m very excited, I can’t wait to see the World Cup. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time, and it’s in our city, the best thing ever," says Nasir Smith of North Philadelphia.

"I come out here to see what the FIFA world soccer is about. They are going to be in Philadelphia this summer, it’s going to be a lot of fun," said James Hao of Pennsauken.

With the clock quickly winding down, the question is, how’s the city doing with prepping for the big event?

Today, the U.S. Transportation Secretary announced 100 million dollars in funding to enhance public transportation for host cities. Meanwhile, federal funding for security is still looming.

Host City Executive Meg Kane says planning has been going well with local, state, and federal partners.

"We have been working closely with the White House task force on the federal funding through DHS and feel confident in where we stand in that right now. Obviously, what’s to be determined is the release of those federal funds, but we feel very confident in the work and the administration at the federal level has been very supportive of FIFA World Cup as well," said Kane.

Philadelphia World Cup schedule

What we know:

The city's first match — a Group E clash between the Ivory Coast and Ecuador — will be on the fourth day of the tournament.

Here's the full schedule for Philadelphia Stadium:

June 14: Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (7 p.m. ET)
June 19: Brazil vs. Haiti (9 p.m. ET)
June 22: France vs. Iraq, Bolivia or Suriname (5 p.m. ET)
June 25: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (4 p.m. ET)
June 27: Croatia vs. Ghana (5 p.m. ET)
July 4 Round of 16: Winner, Game 74 vs Winner, Game 77 (5 p.m. ET)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule, separated by location. (Credit: FIFA)

How does the FIFA World Cup schedule work?

Dig deeper:

The World Cup tournament is divided into two separate parts: the Group Stage and the Knockout Stage.

In the Group Stage, from June 11 to June 27, teams will play against each of the other three teams in their group in a "round-robin" format. A team's performance in those matches will reward them with "points." At the end of the group stage, the top two teams in each group and the top eight third-place teams from across all 12 groups will advance to the knockout rounds.

From there, the tournament is single elimination. The last nation standing wins.

When are the FIFA and UEFA playoff tournaments?

Results of the draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament and European Play-Off Draw at (Photo by Marcio Machado - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

What's next:

While the World Cup doesn't start until June, you'll already be able to see some world-class action later this month. There are still six spots up for grabs in the field of 48.

In the FIFA playoffs, six teams — New Caledonia, Jamaica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq — will square off in Mexico. In the UEFA tournament, 16 teams will battle across four separate brackets.

Here are the schedules for the playoff tournaments:

FIFA Playoff 1 (Guadalajara):