This Saturday, FIFA unveiled the calendars for the 2026 World Cup, which will take place next summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico. better than expected for the Spanish team, whose supporters will not suffer as much from the time difference: Only one of their group stage matches, in which they face Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, will be played at dawn.
La Roja will debut in search of its second star champion on Monday June 15 against Cape Verde, at 6:00 p.m. Spanish Peninsula Time at Atlanta Stadium, in the capital of Georgia (United States). In the same scenario already at the same timeLuis de la Fuente’s men will face each other six days later, on June 21. in Saudi Arabia.
This will be the Saturday June 27 when Spain closes the group stage against its most difficult rival, Uruguay of Fede Valverde and Marcelo Bielsa, at the Guadalajara stadium in Zapopan (Mexico). A duel between two world champions who It will be played at 2:00 a.m. from Friday to Saturday in our country.
If the Spanish team finishes first in its trip, thus avoiding facing the current Argentine champion in the round of 16, it will not leave the United States, but will pass through the stadiums of Los Angeles and Dallas.
Spain’s group stage schedule
Formed in Group H of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, alongside Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, the Spanish team will play its group stage matches at the following times:
- Monday June 15: Spain – Cape Verde, at 6:00 p.m. in Atlanta
- Sunday June 21: Spain – Saudi Arabia, at 6:00 p.m. in Atlanta
- Saturday June 27: Uruguay – Spain, at 2:00 a.m. in Guadalajara
Other schedules
He duel between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappéwhich will be measured on the last day of Group I against Norway and France, has been postponed to June 26, at Gillette Stadium in Boston, and will be played at 9:00 p.m. in Spain.
THE French team It will first face Senegal for its debut (June 16 at 9:00 p.m.) and a play-off rival (June 22 at 11:00 p.m.), while the Nordic team will make its debut against an as-yet-unnamed rival on June 17 at 12:00 a.m., then against the Africans on June 23 at 2:00 a.m.
Group C, on the other hand, will open with a great match: Brazil will face Morocco at MetLife New Jersey, June 14 at midnight. Then, Ancelotti’s men will face Haiti, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, at 3:00 a.m. on June 20, and against Scotland, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, at 12:00 a.m. on June 25.
He debuts of Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi during their last World Cup will take place on June 17: Portugal will face a play-off rival at 7:00 p.m. in Houston, while Argentina will face Algeria at 3:00 a.m. in Kansas. Both will close the day on June 28: the Portuguese, against Colombia, at 1:30 a.m.; and the Albiceleste, at 4:00 a.m. against Jordan.