The World Cup final will take place at 3pm (ET) at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026, FIFA confirmed, in a move that will renew tensions over player welfare and commercial priorities.

FIFA has announced the World Cup final will kick off at 3 p.m. EDT on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

All game matches and locations have been revealed for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament. Here’s when and where USA plays, and other notable matches in the schedule.

Arlington’s AT&T Stadium will host a tournament-high nine matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The full schedule was revealed Saturday morning.

Live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw, with commentary from Ian Dennis and Dion Dublin, plus reaction after the draw has been made.

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.

At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Canada faced off against the No. 2-ranked Belgium in the first game and had plenty of scoring opportunities, largely outplaying the UEFA giants, before Alphonso Davies’s missed penalty and Belgium’s late breakthrough saw them lose 1–0.

The luck of the draw is more than just who you play as coaches aim to navigate the issues North America presents