World Cup 2026 kicks off with Mexico vs South Africa and South Korea vs Czechia

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Brian Kilmeade speaks with erstwhile USMNT subordinate Alecko Eskandarian connected FIFA World Cup excitement

'Fox & Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade speaks with erstwhile U.S. Men National Team subordinate Alecko Eskandarian astir the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. Eskandarian shares his insights connected the U.S. team's potential, emphasizing the value of winning radical matches against Paraguay and Australia. He besides highlights MLS initiatives, including afloat funded academies, to foster young endowment and animate caller fans crossed the country.

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The World Cup is 1 of the champion tournaments sports has to offer.

The planetary lawsuit kicks disconnected Thursday with Mexico taking connected South Africa followed by the Korea Republic taking connected Czechia. The 2 matches volition header weeks of group-play matches featuring 48 nations for the archetypal clip successful the tournament’s history.

The matches volition instrumentality spot successful the U.S., Mexico and Canada for the adjacent fewer weeks until a victor is determined astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey connected July 19.

Soccer fans hoping to ticker their favourite squads and players tin tune successful to ticker the World Cup connected FOX, FS1, Fox One and Tubi.

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Read beneath for the afloat docket and lucifer results.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Mexico's Gilberto Mora controlling the shot  during a shot    lucifer  astatine  National Stadium successful  Santiago

Mexico's Gilberto Mora controls the shot during a FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-final lucifer against Argentina astatine National Stadium successful Santiago, Chile, connected Oct. 11, 2025. (Esteban Felix/AP)

3 p.m.: Mexico vs. South Africa

10 p.m.: South Korea vs. Czechia

Friday, June 12, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

9 p.m. ET: USA vs. Paraguay

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Qatar vs. Switzerland

6 p.m. ET: Brazil vs. Morocco

10 p.m. ET: Haiti vs. Scotland

Sunday, June 14, 2026

12 a.m. ET: Australia vs. Türkiye

1 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Curaçao

4 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Japan

7 p.m. ET: Côte d’Ivoire vs. Ecuador

9 p.m. ET: Sweden vs. Tunisia

Monday, June 15, 2026

12 p.m. ET: Spain vs. Cabo Verde

12 p.m. ET: Belgium vs. Egypt

6 p.m. ET: Iran vs. New Zealand

6 p.m. ET: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay

Fans of the USA celebrating a extremity   astatine  Soldier Field successful  Chicago, Illinois.

Fans of the USA observe a extremity during the planetary affable lucifer betwixt the United States and Germany astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected June 6, 2026. (Michael Miller/ISI Photos)

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

3 p.m. ET: France vs. Senegal

6 p.m. ET: Iraq vs. Norway

9 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Algeria

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

12 a.m. ET: Austria vs. Jordan

1 p.m. ET: Portugal vs. DR Congo

4 p.m. ET: England vs. Croatia

7 p.m. ET: Ghana vs. Panama

10 p.m. ET: Uzbekistan vs. Columbia

Thursday, June 18, 2026

South Korea's Son Heung-min warming up   during grooming  league   successful  Guadalajara Mexico

South Korea's Son Heung-min warms up during a grooming league up of his FIFA World Cup lucifer against the Czech Republic successful Guadalajara, Mexico, connected June 10, 2026. (Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

12 p.m. ET: Czechia vs. South Africa

3 p.m. ET: Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 p.m. ET: Canada vs. Qatar

9 p.m. ET: Mexico vs. South Korea

Friday, June 19, 2026

United States Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino reacting to a telephone  with the adjunct  referee astatine  Soldier Field

United States Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino reacts to a telephone with the adjunct referee during the planetary affable lucifer betwixt the United States and Germany astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected June 6, 2026. (Michael Miller/ISI Photos)

3 p.m. ET: USA vs. Australia

6 p.m. ET: Scotland vs. Morocco

8:30 p.m. Et: Brazil vs. Haiti

11 p.m. ET: Türkiye vs. Paraguay

Saturday, June 20, 2026

1 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Sweden

4 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Côte d'Ivoire

8 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Curaçao

Sunday, June 21, 2026

12 a.m. ET: Tunisia vs. Japan

12 p.m. ET: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia

3 p.m. ET: Belgium vs. Iran

6 p.m. ET: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde

9 p.m. ET: New Zealand vs. Egypt

Monday, June 22, 2026

1 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Austria

5 p.m. ET: France vs. Iraq

8 p.m. ET: Norway vs. Senegal

11 p.m. ET: Jordan vs. Algeria

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

1 p.m. ET: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan

4 p.m. ET: England vs. Ghana

7 p.m. ET: Panama vs. Croatia

10 p.m. ET: Colombia vs. DR Congo

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Switzerland vs. Canada

3 p.m. ET: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar

6 p.m. ET: Morocco vs. Haiti

6 p.m. ET: Scotland vs. Brazil

9 p.m. ET: South Africa vs. South Korea

9 p.m. ET: Czechia vs. Mexico

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Fans of the USA celebrating a extremity   astatine  Soldier Field successful  Chicago, Illinois.

Fans of the USA observe a extremity during the planetary affable lucifer betwixt the United States and Germany astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected June 6, 2026. (Michael Miller/ISI Photos)

4 p.m. ET: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast

4 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Germany

7 p.m. ET: Tunisia vs. Netherlands

7 p.m. ET: Japan vs. Sweden

10 p.m. ET: Türkiye vs. USA

10 p.m. ET: Paraguay vs. Australia

Friday, June 26, 2026

3 p.m. ET: Norway vs. France

3 p.m. ET: Senegal vs. Iraq

8 p.m. ET: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia

8 p.m. ET: Uruguay vs. Spain

11 p.m. ET: New Zealand vs. Belgium

11 p.m. ET: Egypt vs. Iran

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaking astatine  a quality    league  successful  a stadium successful  Mexico City

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a quality league astatine the stadium successful Mexico City connected June 10, 2026, a time earlier the opening FIFA World Cup lucifer betwixt Mexico and South Africa. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)

Saturday, June 27, 2026

5 p.m. ET: Panama vs. England

5 p.m. ET: Croatia vs. Ghana

7:30 p.m. ET: Colombia vs. Portugal

7:30 p.m. ET: DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan

10 p.m. ET: Algeria vs. Austria

10 p.m. ET: Jordan vs. Argentina

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