Full England fixtures, results, schedule, confirmed team, next match, kick off times
England will play eight games in less than a month if they reach the semi-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Almost all of England’s games will be in the US, although they could face a last 16 match in Mexico City if they win their group or a last 32 match in Toronto if they finish second.
They will also be in Vancouver in the last 16 if they finish as one of the best runners-up out of 12 teams.
Here is England’s full confirmed and probable schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. You can also find the UK TV schedule of the games here.
England World Cup fixtures: Confirmed schedule, kick-off times
England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the group stage. Here’s where those games took place and their next games.
| The day | Compare | The result | The stage | Time (BST) | ET | PT | The channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 17 | Croatia | The group | 21:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | ITV | |
| June 23 | Ghana | The group | 21:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | BBC | |
| June 27 | in Panama | The group | 22:00 | 17:00 | 14:00 | ITV | |
| July 1/2 | TBC | Round 32 | TBC | TBC | TBC | BBC | |
| July 5/6/7 | TBC | Round 16 | TBC | TBC | TBC | BBC | |
| July 10/11 | TBC | Quarter-final | TBC | TBC | TBC | ITV | |
| July 14/15 | TBC | Semi-finalist | TBC | TBC | TBC | BBC | |
| July 18 | TBC | Third place match | 22:00 | 17:00 | 12:00 | TBC | |
| July 19 | TBC | Finally | 20:00 | 15:00 | 10:00 | BBC, ITV |
England fixtures: Knockout stage, full bracket
Should England justify their position as favorites to win their group, they will face the runners-up from Group E, H, I, J or K in the last 32.
That could still produce a tricky tie, with Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Norway among the teams likely to finish third, based on FIFA rankings and possible surprises.
Second place in their group will send England to a meeting with the runners-up in Group K. Portugal and Colombia are the top two teams in that group.
England will face the winners of Group K if they are one of the third-placed teams. You can see the full bracket on the FIFA site.
England World Cup squad: Full confirmed squad
Tuchel named his team on May 22.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Man City), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Nico O’Reilly (Man City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham), John Stones (Man City)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Villa)
Leaders: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, ​​loan from Man United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Villa)
England’s next match in FIFA World Cup 2026
England’s next World Cup match will be their first against Croatia at the AT&T Stadium in Texas on June 17 at 21:00 BST.
Will England win the 2026 World Cup?
England are among the favorites to win the World Cup and have a talented squad with many of the best players from the Premier League and Europe, led by talented captain and focused Bayern Munich talisman Harry Kane.
The Three Lions won all eight of their qualifying games under Thomas Tuchel, who established himself as one of the best managers in football – including winning the Champions League in 2021/22 with Chelsea – before taking on his first international role with the Three Lions.
No team England faced in the qualifiers was ranked 32nd at the time and they have not been assured against higher opposition under Tuchel, who oversaw a 3-1 defeat of home side Senegal – 19th in the world – in a friendly a year before the World Cup.
They last beat Argentina in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, knocked out France in the quarter-finals of the last edition and Croatia in the 2018 semi-finals.
There are also questions about how England’s players will cope with the intense heat and the amount of travel that may be involved after the clubs’ long seasons, but they have shown signs that they can compete with a 4-2-3-1 and a more stable squad.
Spain, France, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal and Germany are some of England’s possible contenders to see if they are to claim the title for the first time since 1966.
