The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on June 11, 2026 and runs through to July 19, 2026. The opening game will see co-hosts Mexico face as-yet-unconfirmed opposition at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

FIFA has drawn up plans to hold a one-game playoff between Club América and LAFC to determine a replacement team for León at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, the world soccer governing body told ...