Watch all 104 games of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE on SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.
The 23rd edition of the World Cup will be a tournament of firsts with The United States, Mexico and Canada the only triple-hosts in the event's history.
Canada will host the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026, nearly 40 years after it first started hosting FIFA events and 11 years after the country welcomed the world to one of the most successful FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments ever in 2015.
Mexico will become the first nation to stage the FIFA World Cup for a third time, as the country previously hosted unforgettable editions in 1970 and 1986.
Meanwhile, 2026 will mark the second time that the US men’s national team will walk out for FIFA World Cup matches on home soil, with the 1994 tournament across the USA living long in the memories of football fans.
As well as being played across three countries for the first time, The World Cup will grow bigger than ever with qualifiers expanding from 32 teams to 48 teams and from 64 matches to 104.
A total of 16 cities across the USA, Canada and Mexico have been selected to play host to the tournament including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.
Monday morning’s FIFA event will reveal where each of the games will be played, including marquee fixtures such as the final and the opening match.
SBS will broadcast the milestone announcement LIVE on SBS On Demand this Monday, February 5 at 7am (AEDT).
The broadcast will also reveal the location of the tournament’s opening matches in Canada, Mexico and the USA, the group stage locations for each host country’s national team and the venue for the eagerly awaited FIFA World Cup final, which is scheduled for Monday, 20 July 2026 (AEST)
All 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in the USA, Canada and Mexico will be broadcast live, free and exclusive on SBS Australia across SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.
HOW TO WATCH THE FIFA World Cup 2026™ SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, February 5
2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule Announcement
0700 - 0815
Streamed LIVE on SBS On Demand
