The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 14th to July 15th, 2026.

One of the most important aspects of any football tournament is the fixture schedule, which determines who plays when and where. For the 2026 World Cup, there have been several changes made to the usual format of the tournament.

The first change was that the final round of matches will be played on one day, with all three finalists playing each other at the same time. This means that the match between France and Argentina in the final will not be played until the last possible moment, leaving less room for error.

Another significant change is that the tournament will be divided into four groups of five teams instead of six. This means that there will be fewer matches per group, but more matches overall.

There will also be a new format for the group stage, with each team playing two matches against the others in their group. This means that each team will play four games in total, rather than just two as in previous tournaments.

Overall, these changes should make for a more exciting and unpredictable tournament, with some unexpected upsets along the way. It will be interesting to see how the teams perform under these new conditions.