2026 World Cup Complete Broadcast Guide: Schedule, Predictions, Results & Standings

Last updated: June 19, 2026 | For real-time schedules, results, and broadcast arrangements, please refer to official announcements

The 2026 World Cup is the first tournament in history to be jointly hosted by three countries, with the United States, Canada, and Mexico sharing 16 host cities. The field has also expanded from the traditional 32 teams to 48, with the tournament running from June 11 to July 19 and the final taking place at the New York/New Jersey stadium. For those of us living in Canada, this year is special because we don’t have to stay up late for time-zone differences — the national team is playing right in our backyard, with live matches in both Vancouver and Toronto. This article pulls together the broadcast channels, schedule, and viewing locations that Canadian fans actually need, so you can plan accordingly.

Let’s start with the question everyone asks: broadcasting. Canadian broadcast rights belong to Bell Media, and all 104 matches are available: English coverage airs on the TSN family of channels, French coverage on RDS, with select marquee matches also airing on CTV and Noovo, and streaming available through Crave, TSN+, and the RDS App. In other words, Canada has its own official broadcaster and there’s no need to check American channel listings — the earlier assumption that CBC was handling broadcasts was a misunderstanding; CBC is not responsible for coverage this year. Here’s a quick reference for how to watch:

As for how Canada’s national team is actually performing, the group stage has been genuinely exciting. Canada was drawn into Group B, and all three group matches were played on home soil: on June 12, Canada faced Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto, with Cyle Larin equalizing in the 78th minute for a 1–1 final score — Canada’s first-ever point in World Cup history. On June 18 at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada routed Qatar 6–0, with Jonathan David scoring a hat-trick and further goals from Cyle Larin and Nathan Saliba, securing the program’s first-ever World Cup win — also the largest margin of victory by a CONCACAF team in men’s World Cup history. Next up was Switzerland; here’s how that match went:

This decisive final group match ultimately went to Switzerland, who came from behind to win 2–1 (goals from Vargas in the 46th minute and Manzambi in the 57th, with Promise David pulling one back for Canada in the 76th). Despite the loss, Canada advanced to the Round of 16 as Group B runner-up, marking the program’s first-ever appearance in a World Cup knockout round; Qatar, meanwhile, finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

Vancouver and Toronto: Canada’s Two Host Cities

Canada is hosting 13 matches in total this tournament — 7 in Vancouver and 6 in Toronto — a rare chance to watch World Cup matches close to home. BC Place in Vancouver sits right downtown, seats about 54,000, and has a retractable roof so weather isn’t an issue; the SkyTrain’s Stadium–Chinatown station is right next door, making it the easiest venue to reach by transit. Both of the national team’s home matches were played here. Toronto Stadium (normally known as BMO Field, renamed to the neutral “Toronto Stadium” for the tournament per FIFA convention) sits next to Exhibition Place along the waterfront. Normally home to Toronto FC, it had roughly 17,000 temporary seats added for the World Cup, bringing capacity up to around 45,000; taking the TTC streetcar or bus is recommended. Accommodation and transit will be tight in both cities during the tournament, so if you’re planning to attend in person, book hotels and transit well ahead of time.

If you’re still deciding where to watch, check out our roundup of viewing locations and broadcasts across Canada, or go straight to our Vancouver viewing guide and Toronto viewing guide to sort out transit, food, and atmosphere all at once. Overall, this is the easiest World Cup Canadian fans have ever had — full broadcast coverage, home matches right nearby, and the national team playing its best-ever tournament opening. It’s well worth savouring this summer.