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The World Cup is kicking off in North America, and fans are in a rush to catch the action. With 48 teams, there’s a lot to keep up with.
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From schedules to where to watch, timing, groups, host cities and more, here’s your guide to tracking the World Cup.
Follow along for live coverage
World Cup coverage in the U.S. can be found on Fox and FS1 for English speakers. Spanish-language broadcasts will be hosted on Telemundo and Universo.
The World Cup can be streamed directly on Fox ONE for English speakers and Peacock for Spanish speakers.
Matches generally start between 12 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET. The games span multiple time zones.
With World Cup matches taking place in 16 stadiums across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, host cities and match locations are:
United States
Canada
Mexico
The World Cup includes 48 countries from the start. Only 32 will advance past the group round. These are the countries that will compete in the group stage:
Each team will need to finish either in its group’s top two or rank in the top eight third-place teams to advance to the round of 32. Teams that place fourth in their group will not advance. The round of 32 will kick off June 28.
Day 5: Monday, June 15
Day 6: Tuesday, June 16
Joy Burton is on the audience team for NBC News and TODAY. She previously worked for MSNBC, Foreign Affairs Magazine and the Indiana Daily Student. Joy has an MA in Media Studies from Syracuse University and a BAJ from Indiana University.
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