Monday 1st June 2026

World Cup 2026 just 10 days away

It is now June in an even numbered year. That means there must be a major men’s football tournament forthcoming (the women’s equivalents are played in odd numbered years). In this case it is the FIFA World Cup Finals which is being hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States of America.

The tournament commences on Thursday 11th June 2026 at 20.00 (BST). It has been expanded to include 48 countries, up from 32 countries in previous editions. This has allowed far more countries to be involved in a major finals tournament with a number of nations participating at a World Cup Finals for the first time. The flip side is that there are considerably more matches to be played. Great for those who love every minute of football they can watch, not so great for those who may wish that the tournament was simply not being played! There are a total of 104 matches across the 4 weeks the tournament is running. At least, these days, there are so many alternative channels on TV for people to avoid the football completely should they wish. As usual, all matches are being shown on the BBC and ITV, all free to air.

Also, as usual, I am running my prediction competition, full details of which can be found under “The Competition” option under the “World Cup 2026” top level menu option. The competition involves predicting all 104 matches in the tournament, which is a lot of matches to predict but you do not need to enter all predictions in one go. The website allows you to enter as many predictions as you like whenever you visit so you can do so in small doses. Or you can do the lot in one go if you prefer. It is up to you.

The entry fee is £7.50 per entry with an option to also add a little more that will be donated to charity – the charity to be chosen by participants at the end of the competition. The charity donation is totally optional but I like to include this to my competitions where there are sufficient players taking part. Thank you to all who do add a little extra.

Please contact me with any queries or if you have any issues with the website. It has been built by me and, not being a web wiz, there may be the occasional glitch so please let me know if you come across anything so I can fix it asap. Thank you.

Otherwise, good luck to all taking part. I hope it adds some additional enjoyment to everyone. Many regulars who would not follow the tournament otherwise have said it has given them an interest in something that is likely to dominate life for a month!

World Cup Prediction Competition 2026

This is where updates regarding the prediction competition will be placed once it gets underway.



PLEASE INVITE ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART.

CONTACT ME AT… contact.sytykf@gmail.com


Note - in case you are wondering, the match numbers shown below are the official FIFA Match Numbers. Matches are not played in match number order.

GROUP PHASE - MATCHDAY 1

Thursday 11th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
A1Mexico 20:00South Africa 1
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)

Friday 12th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
A1South Korea 03:00Czech Republic 2
Estadio Akron (Zapopan)
B1Canada 20:00Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
BMO Field (Toronto)

Saturday 13th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
D1USA 02:00Paraguay 4
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)
B1Qatar 20:00Switzerland 8
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)
C1Brazil 23:00Morocco 7
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)

Sunday 14th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
C1Haiti 02:00Scotland 5
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)
D1Australia 05:00Turkey 6
BC Place (Vancouver)
E1Germany 18:00Curacao 10
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
F1Netherlands 21:00Japan 11
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)

Monday 15th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
E1Ivory Coast 00:00Ecuador 9
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia PA)
F1Sweden 03:00Tunisia 12
Estadio BBVA (Guadalupe)
H1Spain 17:00Cape Verde 14
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)
G1Belgium 20:00Egypt 16
Lumen Field (Seattle WA)
H1Saudi Arabia 23:00Uruguay 13
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)

Tuesday 16th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
G1Iran 02:00New Zealand 15
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)
I1France 20:00Senegal 17
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)
I1Iraq 23:00Norway 18
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)

Wednesday 17th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
J1Argentina 02:00Algeria 19
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City MO)
J1Austria 05:00Jordan 20
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)
K1Portugal 18:00DR Congo 23
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
L1England 21:00Croatia 22
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)

Thursday 18th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
L1Ghana 00:00Panama 21
BMO Field (Toronto)
K1Uzbekistan 03:00Colombia 24
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)

GROUP PHASE - MATCHDAY 2

Thursday 18th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
A2Czech Republic 17:00South Africa 25
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)
B2Switzerland 20:00Bosnia and Herzegovina 26
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)
B2Canada 23:00Qatar 27
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)

Friday 19th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
A2Mexico 02:00South Korea 28
Estadio Akron (Zapopan)
D2USA 20:00Australia 32
Lumen Field (Seattle WA)
C2Scotland 23:00Morocco 30
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)

Saturday 20th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
C2Brazil 01:30Haiti 29
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia PA)
D2Turkey 04:00Paraguay 31
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)
F2Netherlands 18:00Sweden 35
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
E2Germany 21:00Ivory Coast 33
BMO Field (Toronto)

Sunday 21st June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
E2Ecuador 01:00Curacao 34
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City MO)
F2Tunisia 05:00Japan 36
Estadio BBVA (Guadalupe)
H2Spain 17:00Saudi Arabia 38
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)
G2Belgium 20:00Iran 39
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)
H2Uruguay 23:00Cape Verde 37
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)

Monday 22nd June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
G2New Zealand 02:00Egypt 40
BC Place (Vancouver)
J2Argentina 18:00Austria 43
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)
I2France 22:00Iraq 42
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia PA)

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
I2Norway 01:00Senegal 41
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)
J2Jordan 04:00Algeria 44
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)
K2Portugal 18:00Uzbekistan 47
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
L2England 21:00Ghana 45
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)

Wednesday 24th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
L2Panama 00:00Croatia 46
BMO Field (Toronto)
K2Colombia 03:00DR Congo 48
Estadio Akron (Zapopan)

GROUP PHASE - MATCHDAY 3

Wednesday 24th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
B3Switzerland 20:00Canada 51
BC Place (Vancouver)
B3Bosnia and Herzegovina 20:00Qatar 52
Lumen Field (Seattle WA)
C3Scotland 23:00Brazil 49
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)
C3Morocco 23:00Haiti 50
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)

Thursday 25th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
A3Czech Republic 02:00Mexico 53
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
A3South Africa 02:00South Korea 54
Estadio BBVA (Guadalupe)
E3Curacao 21:00Ivory Coast 55
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia PA)
E3Ecuador 21:00Germany 56
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)

Friday 26th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
F3Japan 00:00Sweden 57
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)
F3Tunisia 00:00Netherlands 58
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City MO)
D3Turkey 03:00USA 59
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)
D3Paraguay 03:00Australia 60
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)
I3Norway 20:00France 61
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)
I3Senegal 20:00Iraq 62
BMO Field (Toronto)

Saturday 27th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
H3Cape Verde 01:00Saudi Arabia 65
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
H3Uruguay 01:00Spain 66
Estadio Akron (Zapopan)
G3Egypt 04:00Iran 63
Lumen Field (Seattle WA)
G3New Zealand 04:00Belgium 64
BC Place (Vancouver)
L3Panama 22:00England 67
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)
L3Croatia 22:00Ghana 68
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia PA)

Sunday 28th June 2026

GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
K3Colombia 00:30Portugal 71
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)
K3DR Congo 00:30Uzbekistan 72
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)
J3Algeria 03:00Austria 69
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City MO)
J3Jordan 03:00Argentina 70
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)

KNOCKOUT PHASE

LAST 32

Sunday 28th June 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (1)Group A Runners Up 20:00Group B Runners Up 73
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)

Monday 29th June 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (2)Group C Winners 18:00Group F Runners Up 76
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
32 (3)Group E Winners 21:303rd Place ABCDF 74
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)

Tuesday 30th June 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (4)Group F Winners 02:00Group C Runners Up 75
Estadio BBVA (Guadalupe)
32 (5)Group E Runners Up 18:00Group I Runners Up 78
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)
32 (6)Group I Winners 22:003rd Place CDFGH 77
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)

Wednesday 1st July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (7)Group A Winners 02:003rd Place CEFHI 79
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
32 (8)Group L Winners 17:003rd Place EHIJK 80
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)
32 (9)Group G Winners 21:003rd Place AEHIJ 82
Lumen Field (Seattle WA)

Thursday 2nd July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (10)Group D Winners 01:003rd Place BEFIJ 81
Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara CA)
32 (11)Group H Winners 20:00Group J Runners Up 84
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)

Friday 3rd July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (12)Group K Runners Up 00:00Group L Runners Up 83
BMO Field (Toronto)
32 (13)Group B Winners 04:003rd Place EFGIJ 85
BC Place (Vancouver)
32 (14)Group D Runners Up 19:00Group G Runners Up 88
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)
32 (15)Group J Winners 21:00Group H Runners Up 86
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)

Saturday 4th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
32 (16)Group K Winners 02:303rd Place DEIJL 87
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City MO)

KNOCKOUT PHASE

LAST 16

Saturday 4th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
16 (1)Winner L32 (1) (Match 73) 18:00Winner L32 (4) (Match 75) 90
NRG Stadium (Houston TX)
16 (2)Winner L32 (3) (Match 74) 22:00Winner L32 (6) (Match 77) 89
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia PA)

Sunday 5th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
16 (3)Winner L32 (2) (Match 76) 21:00Winner L32 (5) (Match 78) 91
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)

Monday 6th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
16 (4)Winner L32 (7) (Match79) 01:00Winner L32 (8) (Match 80) 92
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
16 (5)Winner L32 (12) (Match 83) 20:00Winner L32 (11) (Match 84) 93
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)

Tuesday 7th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
16 (6)Winner L32 (10) (Match 81) 01:00Winner L32 (9) (Match 82) 94
Lumen Field (Seattle WA)
16 (7)Winner L32 (15) (Match 86) 17:00Winner L32 (14) (Match 88) 95
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)
16 (8)Winner L32 (13) (Match 85) 21:00Winner L32 (16) (Match 87) 96
BC Place (Vancouver)

KNOCKOUT PHASE

QUARTER FINALS

Thursday 9th Juily 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
QF (1)Winner L16 (2) (Match 89) 21:00Winner L16 (1) (Match 90) 97
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough MA)

Friday 10th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
QF (2)Winner L16 (5) (Match 93) 20:00Winner L16 (6) (Match 94) 98
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA)

Saturday 11th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
QF (3)Winner L16 (3) (Match 91) 22:00Winner L16 (4) (Match 92) 99
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)

Sunday 12th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
QF (4)Winner L16 (7) (Match 95) 02:00Winner L16 (8) (Match 96) 100
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City MO)

KNOCKOUT PHASE

SEMI FINALS

Tuesday 14th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
SF (1)Winner QF (1) 20:00Winner QF (2) 101
AT&T Stadium (Arlington TX)

Wednesday 15th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
SF (2)Winner QF (3) 20:00Winner QF (4) 102
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta GA)

KNOCKOUT PHASE

THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF

Saturday 18th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
TPLoser SF1 22:00Loser SF2 103
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami FL)

KNOCKOUT PHASE

FINAL

Sunday 19th July 2026

KO PhaseTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Match No.
FLWinner SF1 20:00Winner SF2 104
MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ)


Group A

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Mexico00000000
2South Africa00000000
3South Korea00000000
4Czech Republic00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Mexico - South Africa
South Korea - Czech Republic
 
Czech Republic - South Africa
Mexico - South Korea
 
Czech Republic - Mexico
South Africa - South Korea

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Canada00000000
2Bosnia and Herzegovina00000000
3Qatar00000000
4Switzerland00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Canada - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qatar - Switzerland
 
Switzerland - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada - Qatar
 
Switzerland - Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Qatar

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Brazil00000000
2Morocco00000000
3Haiti00000000
4Scotland00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Brazil - Morocco
Haiti - Scotland
 
Scotland - Morocco
Brazil - Haiti
 
Scotland - Brazil
Morocco - Haiti

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1USA00000000
2Paraguay00000000
3Australia00000000
4Turkey00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
USA - Paraguay
Australia - Turkey
 
USA - Australia
Turkey - Paraguay
 
Turkey - USA
Paraguay - Australia

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Germany00000000
2Curacao00000000
3Ivory Coast00000000
4Ecuador00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Germany - Curacao
Ivory Coast - Ecuador
 
Germany - Ivory Coast
Ecuador - Curacao
 
Curacao - Ivory Coast
Ecuador - Germany

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Netherlands00000000
2Japan00000000
3Sweden00000000
4Tunisia00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Netherlands - Japan
Sweden - Tunisia
 
Netherlands - Sweden
Tunisia - Japan
 
Japan - Sweden
Tunisia - Netherlands

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Belgium00000000
2Egypt00000000
3Iran00000000
4New Zealand00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Belgium - Egypt
Iran - New Zealand
 
Belgium - Iran
New Zealand - Egypt
 
Egypt - Iran
New Zealand - Belgium

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Spain00000000
2Cape Verde00000000
3Saudi Arabia00000000
4Uruguay00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Spain - Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia - Uruguay
 
Spain - Saudi Arabia
Uruguay - Cape Verde
 
Cape Verde - Saudi Arabia
Uruguay - Spain

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1France00000000
2Senegal00000000
3Iraq00000000
4Norway00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
France - Senegal
Iraq - Norway
 
France - Iraq
Norway - Senegal
 
Norway - France
Senegal - Iraq

Group J

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Argentina00000000
2Algeria00000000
3Austria00000000
4Jordan00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Argentina - Algeria
Austria - Jordan
 
Argentina - Austria
Jordan - Algeria
 
Algeria - Austria
Jordan - Argentina

Group K

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Portugal00000000
2DR Congo00000000
3Uzbekistan00000000
4Colombia00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Portugal - DR Congo
Uzbekistan - Colombia
 
Portugal - Uzbekistan
Colombia - DR Congo
 
Colombia - Portugal
DR Congo - Uzbekistan

Group L

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1England00000000
2Croatia00000000
3Ghana00000000
4Panama00000000
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
England - Croatia
Ghana - Panama
 
England - Ghana
Panama - Croatia
 
Panama - England
Croatia - Ghana

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