FIFA World Cup 2026: Full schedule of pre-tournament friendlies


FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 12, with Mexico taking on South Africa in the tournament opener.

Teams are in the middle of their final preparations for the World Cup, with June 1 the deadline for squad selection.

The pre-tournament friendlies allow teams to refine their plans and determine their ideal playing combinations.

Defending champion Argentina will face Honduras and Iceland in the build-up.

Complete list of pre-tournament matches for World Cup 2026 teams

Algeria: against the Netherlands (June 1)

Argentina: vs. Honduras (June 7), vs. Iceland (June 9)

Australia: v Mexico (May 31), v Switzerland (June 6)

Austria: against Tunisia (June 1), against Guatemala (June 11)

Belgium: against Croatia (June 2), against Tunisia (June 6)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: against North Macedonia (May 29), against Panama (June 6)

Brazil: against Panama (May 31), against Egypt (June 6)

Canada: v Uzbekistan (June 2), v Republic of Ireland (June 6)

Cape Verde: in Serbia (May 31), in Bermuda (June 6)

Colombia: vs. Costa Rica (June 2), vs. Jordan (June 8)

Croatia: vs Belgium (June 2), vs Slovenia (June 7)

Curaçao: against Scotland (May 30), against Aruba (June 7)

Czech Republic: against Kosovo (May 31), against Guatemala (June 5)

DR Congo: against Denmark (June 3), against Chile (June 9)

Ecuador: vs. Saudi Arabia (May 31), vs. Guatemala (June 7)

Egypt: vs Russia (May 28), vs Brazil (June 6)

England: v New Zealand (June 6), v Costa Rica (June 10)

France: against Ivory Coast (June 4), against Northern Ireland (June 8)

Germany: against Finland (May 31), against the United States (June 6)

Ghana: vs Mexico (May 23), vs Wales (June 2)

Haiti: vs. New Zealand (June 3), vs. Peru (June 6)

Iran: v Gambia (May 29)

Iraq: against Andorra (May 29), against Spain (June 4)

Ivory Coast: against France (June 4)

Japan: vs Iceland (May 31)

Jordan: vs Switzerland (May 31), vs Colombia (June 8)

Mexico: vs Ghana (May 23), vs Australia (May 31), vs Serbia (June 5)

Morocco: against Burundi (May 26), against Madagascar (June 2), against Norway (June 7)

Netherlands: against Algeria (June 3), against Uzbekistan (June 8)

New Zealand: v Haiti (June 3), v England (June 6)

Norway: against Sweden (June 1), against Morocco (June 7)

Panama: vs. Brazil (May 31), vs. Dominican Republic (June 4), vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (June 6)

Paraguay: vs Nicaragua (June 5)

Portugal: v Chile (June 6), v Nigeria (June 10)

Qatar: vs. Sudan (May 21), vs. Republic of Ireland (May 28), vs. El Salvador (June 6)

Saudi Arabia: vs. Ecuador (May 31), vs. Senegal (June 10)

Scotland: in Curaçao (May 30), in Bolivia (June 6)

Senegal: vs. USA (May 31), vs. Saudi Arabia (June 10)

South Africa: vs Nicaragua (May 29)

South Korea: vs. Trinidad and Tobago (May 31), vs. El Salvador (June 4)

Spain: against Iraq (June 4), against Peru (June 9)

Sweden: vs. Norway (June 1), vs. Greece (June 4)

Switzerland: vs. Jordan (May 31), vs. Australia (June 6)

Tunisia: against Austria (June 1), against Belgium (June 6)

Turkey: against North Macedonia (June 1), against Venezuela (June 7)

United States: vs. Senegal (May 31), vs. Germany (June 6)

Uzbekistan: against Canada (June 2), against the Netherlands (June 8)



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