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Japan (JST)

World Cup 2026 kickoff times in JST

All 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026, in Japan (JST). 44 kickoffs fall in overnight hours.

JST (UTC+9) means World Cup 2026 plays out in Japanese mornings and early afternoons — the friendlier end of the timezone spread. The opener is Friday 12 June at 04:00 JST, the final is Monday 20 July at 04:00 JST.

Most of the group stage sits in a civilised 06:00–14:00 JST window. For Japan (Group F) fans, the fixtures against the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia are all daytime kickoffs locally.

Group stage

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09:00
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02:00
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13:00
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12:00
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07:00
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09:00
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06:00
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Round of 32

Round of 16

Third-place play-off

Final