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Australian Eastern (AEST)

World Cup 2026 kickoff times in AEST

All 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026, in Australian Eastern (AEST). 32 kickoffs fall in overnight hours.

AEST (UTC+10) runs fourteen hours ahead of the US East Coast, so matches that kick off in the afternoon there land early the next morning in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Most of the tournament plays out between 03:00 and 11:00 AEST — it's a breakfast-and-alarm-clock World Cup for Australian fans. The final is Monday 20 July at 05:00 AEST.

Group stage

Group A · Fri 12 Jun

Group A · Fri 12 Jun

Group B · Sat 13 Jun

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group D · Sat 13 Jun

Group C · Sun 14 Jun

Group D · Sun 14 Jun

Group C · Sun 14 Jun

Group B · Sun 14 Jun

Group E · Mon 15 Jun

Group E · Mon 15 Jun

Group F · Mon 15 Jun

Group F · Mon 15 Jun

Group H · Tue 16 Jun

Group H · Tue 16 Jun

Group G · Tue 16 Jun

Group G · Tue 16 Jun

Group I · Wed 17 Jun

Group I · Wed 17 Jun

Group J · Wed 17 Jun

Group J · Wed 17 Jun

Group L · Thu 18 Jun

Group L · Thu 18 Jun

Group K · Thu 18 Jun

Group K · Thu 18 Jun

Group A · Fri 19 Jun

Group B · Fri 19 Jun

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group B · Fri 19 Jun

Group A · Fri 19 Jun

Group C · Sat 20 Jun

Group C · Sat 20 Jun

Group D · Sat 20 Jun

Group D · Sat 20 Jun

Group E · Sun 21 Jun

Group E · Sun 21 Jun

Group F · Sun 21 Jun

Group F · Sun 21 Jun

Group H · Mon 22 Jun

Group H · Mon 22 Jun

Group G · Mon 22 Jun

Group G · Mon 22 Jun

Group I · Tue 23 Jun

Group I · Tue 23 Jun

Group J · Tue 23 Jun

Group J · Tue 23 Jun

Group L · Wed 24 Jun

Group L · Wed 24 Jun

Group K · Wed 24 Jun

Group K · Wed 24 Jun

Group C · Thu 25 Jun

Group C · Thu 25 Jun

Group B · Thu 25 Jun

Group B · Thu 25 Jun

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group A · Thu 25 Jun

Group A · Thu 25 Jun

Group E · Fri 26 Jun

Group E · Fri 26 Jun

Group F · Fri 26 Jun

Group F · Fri 26 Jun

Group D · Fri 26 Jun

Group D · Fri 26 Jun

Group I · Sat 27 Jun

Group I · Sat 27 Jun

Group G · Sat 27 Jun

Group G · Sat 27 Jun

Group H · Sat 27 Jun

Group H · Sat 27 Jun

Group L · Sun 28 Jun

Group L · Sun 28 Jun

Group J · Sun 28 Jun

Group J · Sun 28 Jun

Group K · Sun 28 Jun

Group K · Sun 28 Jun

Round of 32

Round of 32 · Mon 29 Jun

Runner-up Group A

Runner-up Group B

Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun

3rd place (A/B/C/D/F)

Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun

Runner-up Group C

Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun

Runner-up Group F

Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul

3rd place (C/D/F/G/H)

Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul

Runner-up Group E

Runner-up Group I

Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul

3rd place (C/E/F/H/I)

Round of 32 · Thu 2 Jul

3rd place (E/H/I/J/K)

Round of 32 · Thu 2 Jul

3rd place (B/E/F/I/J)

Round of 32 · Thu 2 Jul

3rd place (A/E/H/I/J)

Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul

Runner-up Group K

Runner-up Group L

Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul

Runner-up Group J

Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul

3rd place (E/F/G/I/J)

Round of 32 · Sat 4 Jul

Runner-up Group H

Round of 32 · Sat 4 Jul

3rd place (D/E/I/J/L)

Round of 32 · Sat 4 Jul

Runner-up Group D

Runner-up Group G

Round of 16

Round of 16 · Sun 5 Jul

Round of 16 · Sun 5 Jul

Round of 16 · Mon 6 Jul

Round of 16 · Mon 6 Jul

Round of 16 · Tue 7 Jul

Round of 16 · Tue 7 Jul

Round of 16 · Wed 8 Jul

Round of 16 · Wed 8 Jul

Third-place play-off

Third-place play-off · Sun 19 Jul

Final

Final · Mon 20 Jul

Frequently asked questions

What time does the 2026 World Cup start in AEST?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening match kicks off at Fri 12 Jun 05:00 AEST — Mexico vs South Africa at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City.

What time is the 2026 World Cup final in AEST?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup final kicks off at Mon 20 Jul 05:00 AEST at MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey on 2026-07-19.

How many late-night kickoffs are there in AEST?

32 of 104 matches kick off in overnight hours (before 7am or after 11pm) in Australian Eastern (AEST).

Is this schedule official?

All times are converted from FIFA's official 2026 World Cup schedule and verified manually. Kickoffs are stored in UTC and converted to Australian Eastern (AEST) (Australia/Sydney) using IANA timezone data.

Related pages

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