2026 World Cup Schedule, Scores and Group Standings – Latest Results Roundup

Updated: 2026-06-17 | Live data should be confirmed against official announcements

The 2026 World Cup kicked off on June 11, and by now the first round of group-stage matches is almost entirely complete, with each group’s picture starting to take shape. This edition is the first ever co-hosted by three countries – the United States, Canada and Mexico – and also the first to expand to 48 teams split into 12 groups, so the format is very different from before. The biggest impression I have had following along these past few days is this: because the qualification rules have changed, even the teams sitting at the bottom of a group still have a chance, so you cannot let up in any round. Below is an easy-to-follow quick overview of the results so far, Canada’s situation, and how qualification works from here. The schedule and scores follow the FIFA official match centre, and this article will be updated continuously.

First, the format, because it has changed the most this time. The old World Cup had 32 teams in 8 groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the round of 16 – simple logic. This edition becomes 48 teams in 12 groups (A to L), four teams per group. The way you advance also gets more complex: the top two in each group qualify directly, and then the 8 best-performing third-placed teams from the 12 groups fill the remaining spots, for a total of 32 teams entering the knockout stage. Because of this, this edition adds a “Round of 32” stage that did not exist before, followed by the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. For Canadian fans, the practical meaning is this: even finishing third in your group does not necessarily mean elimination, but you have to compare points and goal difference against the third-placed teams in other groups, so in the final round of the group stage every goal matters and there is no room to “lie down early.” The entire group stage runs from June 11 to June 27, the knockout stage follows starting June 28, and the final falls on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.

The opening match saw hosts Mexico face South Africa in Mexico City. The first round of each group got under way one after another; among the more firepower-heavy sides were Germany, Sweden and the United States, while a few defending favourites played cautiously and failed to open up a gap in their first match. Below is a roundup of the matches already played and captured in this article (if any individual score differs from the official match centre, please defer to the official source):

The remaining groups (including Groups I, J, K and L with France, Argentina, Portugal, England and others) began their first round after June 16, with the latest scores again following the FIFA official match centre.

Back to Canada, the situation is actually rather delicate. Canada drew 1:1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina in their opening match at BMO Field in Toronto, and the other match in the group, Switzerland against Qatar, also finished 1:1, so after one round all four teams in Group B have 1 point each, with identical goal difference – the whole group is back to square one, and the real watershed comes in the next two rounds. The table below shows Group B’s current standings:

Canada’s next two matches both move to BC Place in Vancouver: June 18 against Qatar and June 24 against Switzerland. Returning to BC Place means a wave of home-crowd momentum, but Switzerland is among the stronger sides in the group overall, and these two matches will most likely decide whether Canada advances. The other key match in the group is Switzerland against Bosnia, played on June 18 at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles in the United States – not inside Canada, so anyone planning to attend in person should be careful not to head to the wrong country. A reminder: kickoff times and venues may still be fine-tuned along with the schedule, so before you set off, still defer to FIFA official announcements.

On the subject of attending in person, many people assume Canada has three host cities, but in fact this edition Canada has only two host cities, Toronto (BMO Field) and Vancouver (BC Place); Mexico City is a venue on the Mexican side, so do not mix them up. Toronto’s BMO Field is scheduled for several group-stage matches plus one Round of 32 match, while Vancouver’s BC Place covers both group-stage and knockout-stage matches, making them the two most convenient bases for watching in person. If you plan to go in person, accommodation and transport really need to be planned early – hotel prices in both cities will rise noticeably during the tournament, and spots near the venues within walking distance of the SkyTrain or TTC are the most sought-after; if you want to plan where to watch in Canada, our roundup of watch locations and broadcasts in Canada will be more useful.

As for following the schedule and scores, because Canada spans multiple time zones, with Vancouver (PT) and Toronto (ET) kickoff times three hours apart, West Coast viewers should pay particular attention to the comparison. For the full schedule, live scores and knockout-stage fixtures, we recommend going straight to the FIFA official match centre; if you want to get the format and each group’s schedule clear in one go first, you can refer to the complete 2026 World Cup group-stage schedule, and more World Cup content is gathered in the World Cup feature. For broadcast and online viewing channels, please defer to announcements from officially authorized platforms.

Finally, to answer the question most people ask: if Canada only finishes third in its group, does it still have a chance? The answer is yes. Among the third-placed teams in this edition’s 12 groups, the 8 best-performing can fill spots in the Round of 32, so even if Canada ultimately finishes third in Group B, it still comes down to the points and goal difference compared against the third-placed teams in other groups, and it will not be eliminated directly as a third-placed team the way it was under the old 32-team format. Whether or not it advances ultimately has to wait until the entire group stage is played out and the official qualification list is announced before it counts.