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World Cup 2026 schedule: how to watch every match in the US (TV & streaming)

World Cup 2026 schedule and how to watch in the US — full TV and streaming guide for FOX, Telemundo, Peacock, kickoff times, and knockout-round dates.

Viva Praesentia · June 25, 2026 · 6 min read

The 2026 World Cup is the biggest ever — 104 matches across the US, Canada and Mexico — and for once you don’t need a VPN or a 5am alarm. Most matches kick off in friendly US windows. Here is exactly where to watch every game in the States, on TV and streaming.

104

Total matches

48 teams

2

Main networks

English + Spanish

3

Streaming homes

app + 2 services

11am–9pm

Most kickoffs ET

no 5am alarms

Where to watch on TV

In the US the English-language rights sit with FOX and FS1, and the Spanish-language rights with Telemundo and Universo. Between them, every single match airs on linear TV — the only question is which channel a given game lands on.

  • FOX (broadcast) — the marquee matches: USA games, the big group fixtures, and the final.
  • FS1 (cable) — the overflow window when two matches overlap, plus most group-stage games.
  • Telemundo (Spanish, broadcast) — every match in Spanish, including all the USMNT games.
  • Universo (Spanish, cable) — the second Spanish window for simultaneous kickoffs.

Where to stream it

Cord-cutters are covered three ways. The fastest path is the network apps; the most complete is a live-TV bundle.

  • Fox Sports app + FOXSports.com — stream every FOX and FS1 match with a TV-provider login.
  • Peacock — Telemundo’s home for Spanish-language streaming of every match, plus replays.
  • A live-TV service (YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Fubo) — carries FOX, FS1, Telemundo and Universo in one app, no cable box needed.

Cheapest full-tournament path

If you only want the games and nothing else, Peacock streams every match in Spanish for a few dollars a month — the lowest-cost way to watch the whole World Cup legally in the US. For the English call, the Fox Sports app is free with most TV-provider or live-TV logins.

Key dates to put on the calendar

The tournament runs from mid-June into the second week of July. The rhythm: a dense group stage, then the knockout rounds spacing out toward the final.

  • Group stage — three matchdays per group, multiple games most days.
  • Round of 32 — the new opening knockout round (48-team format).
  • Round of 16 — where the survivors get serious.
  • Quarterfinals, then semifinals — a few days’ rest between each.
  • Third-place playoff and the final — the closing weekend.

Exact channel assignments per match are confirmed close to kickoff — check the Fox Sports or Telemundo schedule the morning of, since overlapping games shift between the main and overflow channels.

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