WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – The World 2026 calendars were presented today, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July. In the presence of Gianni Infantino, President Fifa, the venues and timetables involving the 12 group and the 48 qualified teams (at the moment 42, waiting for the playoffs). Italy, in case it qualifies, will be included in the group B together with Canada, Qatar and Switzerland. The times allocated, considered the various time zones, are referred to the EET, that is the Eastern Time, with reference time of New York. The event will take place in Toronto on 12 June, against Canada, at 15.00 local time, at 21.00 in Italy. The second race of the group will be held on 18 June in Los Angeles, against Switzerland, at 15.00 in New York, or at 12.00 local (the 21.00 in Italy). Same time for the third race of the group, on June 24 in Seattle: blue possibly in the field against Qatar at 12.00 local (the 15.00 in New York, the 21.00 in Italy). On June 13th, Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil will be debuting at 18.00 in New York (the 24 of 14 in Italy).
The inaugural race between Mexico and South Africa on 11 June, the same as the 2010 World Championship: the two teams will face in Mexico City, at 15.00 (the 21.00 in Italy). Argentina’s world champion in office will debut on June 16 in Kansas City against Algeria, at 21.00 (on June 17th in Italy).
Ronaldo, Hristo Stoichkov, Alexi Lalas and Francesco Totti intervened during the drawing of the calendar: “If Italy qualifies it would find a fairly complicated group, Canada is the team that plays at home, it is constantly evolving, I think it will make a great championship of the world. It is the first time that Qatar qualifies on the field, they will want to demonstrate their attachment, Switzerland has put us quite in difficulty in the past”, said the number 10 world champion with Italy in 2006. Also present is the ct of Argentina Lionel Scaloni: “We will play every game as if it were the last. We’re going to fight, I know we’re gonna play a game at 13.00, but it doesn’t have to be an excuse.”.
At the end of the brief speech there was a syparietto with the president of the Fifa Gianni Infantino, who apologized with the ct of the Albiceleste: Yesterday, during the draw, Scaloni himself had returned the trophy touching it with gloves, but having won the world in 2022 he could touch the cup without wearing them. Ready for apologies, with the technical commissioner in charge who delivered the trophy again, this time without gloves.
IL CALENDARIO COMPLETO (ORARI ITALIANI)
GIRONE A (X: winning play-off Czech Republic/Denmark/Macedonia/Ireland)
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Mexico – South Africa 11/06, Mexico City, 21:00
South Korea – X 12/06, in Guadalajara, 04
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X – South Africa 18/06, in Atlanta, 18 hours
Mexico – South Korea 19/06, in Guadalajara, 03 hours
3rd DAY
X – Mexico 25/06, in Mexico City, 03 hours
South Africa – South Korea 25/06, in Monterrey, 03 hours
GIRONE B (X: winning play-off Bosnia/ITALIA/Northern Ireland/Galles)
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Canada – X 12/06, Toronto, 21:00
Qatar – Switzerland 13/06, in San Francisco, 21:00
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Switzerland – X 18/06, in Los Angeles, 21
Canada – Qatar 19/06, Vancouver, 00:00
3rd DAY
Switzerland – Canada 24/06, Vancouver, 21:00
X – Qatar 24/06, Seattle, 21:00
GIRONE C
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Brazil – Morocco 14/06, in New York, at 00
Haiti – Scotland 14/06, Boston, 03 hours
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Scotland – Morocco 20/06, Boston, 00:00
Brazil – Haiti 20/06, in Philadelphia, 03 hours
3rd DAY
Morocco – Haiti 25/06, Atlanta, 00
Scotland – Brazil 25/06, in Miami, at 00
GIRONE D (X: winning play-off Kosovo/Romania/Slovacchia/Turkey)
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USA – Paraguay 13/06, in Los Angeles, 03 hours
Australia – X 13/06, Vancouver, 06 hours
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X – Paraguay 19/06, in San Francisco, 06
USA – Australia 19/06, Seattle, 21:00
3rd DAY
X – Use 26/06, in Los Angeles, at 04:00
Paraguay – Australia 26/06, in San Francisco, 04:00
GIRONE AND
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Germany – Curaçao 14/06, Houston, 19
Ivory Coast – Ecuador 15/06, in Philadelphia, 01
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Germany – Ivory Coast 21/06, Toronto, 20:00
Ecuador – Curaçao 20/06, Kansas, 22:00
3rd DAY
Ecuador – Germany 25/06, in New York, 22:00
Curaçao – Ivory Coast 25/06, in Philadelphia, h 22
GIRONE F (X: winning playoff Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine)
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Netherlands – Japan 14/06, in Dallas, 22 hours
X – Tunisia 15/06, in Monterrey, at 04
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Netherlands – X 20/06, in Houston, 19
Tunisia – Japan 21/06, in Monterrey, 06 hours
3rd DAY
Japan – X 26/06, in Dallas, 01
Tunisia – Netherlands 26/06, in Kansas, 01
GIRONE G
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Iran – New Zealand 15/06, Los Angeles 21:00
Belgium – Egypt 16/06, in Seattle, 03 hours
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Belgium – Iran 21/06, Los Angeles 21:00
New Zealand – Egypt 22/06, in Vancouver, 03 hours
3rd DAY
Egypt – Iran 27/06, in Seattle, at 05
New Zealand – Belgium 27/06, Vancouver, 05 hours
GIRONE H
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Spain – Cape Verde 15/06, in Atlanta, 18 hours
Saudi Arabia – Uruguay 16/06, Miami, 00
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Spain – Saudi Arabia 21/06, Atlanta, 18:00
Uruguay – Cape Verde 22/06, Miami, 00:00
3rd DAY
Cape Verde – Saudi Arabia 27/06, in Houston, hours
02 Uruguay – Spain 27/06, in Guadalaja, at 02
GIRONE I (X: winning playoff Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname)
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France – Senegal 16/06, New York, 21:00
X – Norway 17/06, Boston, 00:00
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France – X 22/06, in Philadelphia, 23 hours
Norway – Senegal 23/06, in New York, at 02
3rd DAY
Norway – France 26/06, Boston, 21:00
Senegal – X 26/06, Toronto, 21:00
GIRONE J
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Argentina – Algeria 17/06, in Kansas, 03 hours
Austria – Jordan 17/06, in San Francisco, 06
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Argentina – Austria 22/06, in Dallas, 7 pm
Jordan – Algeria 23/06, in San Francisco, at 05
3rd DAY
Algeria – Austria 28/06, in Kansas, 04 hours
Jordan – Argentina 28/06, in Dallas, 04 hours
GIRONE K (X: winning playoff Congo/Giamaica/New Caledonia)
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Portugal – X 17/06, in Houston, 7 pm
Uzbekistan – Colombia 18/06, in Mexico City, 04:00
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Portugal – Uzbekistan 23/06, in Houston, at 19
Colombia – X 24/06, in Guadalajara, 03 hours
3rd DAY
Colombia – Portugal 28/06, in Miami, at 01.30
X – Uzbekistan 28/06, in Atlanta, at 01.30
GIRONE L
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England – Croatia 17/06, in Dallas, 22 hours
Ghana – Panama 18/06, Toronto, 01
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England – Ghana 23/06, Boston, 22:00
Panama – Croatia 24/06, Toronto 01
3rd DAY
Croatia – Ghana 27/06, New York, 23 hours
Panama – England 27/06, in Philadelphia, 23 hours
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