SBS has unveiled its live match schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026, with the expanded tournament set to deliver 104 matches across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The broadcaster says the competition will be one of the most accessible World Cups for Australian viewers, with 69 per cent of live matches scheduled between 6.00am and 4.30pm (AEST).
Coverage will begin on Friday 12 June with the Opening Ceremony from Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, followed by the opening clash between co-host nation Mexico and South Africa.
Hosted by Niav Owens and Claudio Fabiano, the coverage will span all matches live and free across SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.
The Socceroos, under coach Tony Popovic, will open their campaign against Türkiye, with coverage starting from 1.00pm (AEST) on Sunday 14 June.
Australia’s Group D fixtures will also include matches against co-host nation USA from 4.00am (AEST) on Saturday 20 June, and Paraguay from 11.00am (AEST) on Friday 26 June.
All three Socceroos matches will feature commentary from David Basheer and former Socceroo Luke Wilkshire.
Joining SBS’s football coverage team are former players Harry Kewell, Lydia Williams, Tommy Oar, Andrew Redmayne, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sarah Walsh.
The broadcaster will also feature presenters Adriano Del Monte, Adamo De Nigris, Kat Sasso, Sam Jurman, Darren Mara, Breanna Holden and Adrian Arciuli across the tournament.
SBS will also carry the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show, airing live from New York New Jersey Stadium on Monday 20 July (AEST).
According to organisers, the performance will feature Madonna, Shakira and BTS, with the show curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay.
SBS said the halftime event would also support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and include appearances by characters from Sesame Street and The Muppets.
Additional programming across the tournament will include daily football analysis and digital coverage through SBS On Demand, the SBS Sport website and social media platforms.
For the first time, SBS Sport will also launch live Watch-Along streams on TikTok for selected matches, including Australia v Türkiye and Paraguay v Australia.
The broadcaster’s daily program, The Football Briefing, will feature updates and analysis from David Basheer, Luke Wilkshire and special guests during the Socceroos’ campaign.
Viewers will also have access to full match replays, three-minute highlights, extended highlights and mini matches through SBS On Demand.
Below is the complete SBS live broadcast schedule for the tournament.
Friday, 12 June 2026
- 5.00am — Mexico v South Africa — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Korea Republic v Czechia — SBS / SBS On Demand
Saturday, 13 June 2026
- 5.00am — Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — USA v Paraguay — SBS / SBS On Demand
Sunday, 14 June 2026
- 5.00am — Qatar v Switzerland — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Brazil v Morocco — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — Haiti v Scotland — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 2.00pm — Australia v Türkiye — SBS / SBS On Demand
Monday, 15 June 2026
- 3.00am — Germany v Curaçao — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — Netherlands v Japan — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.00am — Cote d’Ivoire v Ecuador — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Sweden v Tunisia — SBS / SBS On Demand
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
- 2.00am — Spain v Cabo Verde — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 5.00am — Belgium v Egypt — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Saudi Arabia v Uruguay — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — IR Iran v New Zealand — SBS / SBS On Demand
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- 5.00am — France v Senegal — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Iraq v Norway — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — Argentina v Algeria — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 2.00pm — Austria v Jordan — SBS / SBS On Demand
Thursday, 18 June 2026
- 3.00am — Portugal v Congo DR — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — England v Croatia — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.00am — Ghana v Panama — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Uzbekistan v Colombia — SBS / SBS On Demand
Friday, 19 June 2026
- 2.00am — Czechia v South Africa — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 5.00am — Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Canada v Qatar — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — Mexico v Korea Republic — SBS / SBS On Demand
Saturday, 20 June 2026
- 5.00am — USA v Australia — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Scotland v Morocco — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 10.30am — Brazil v Haiti — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 1.00pm — Türkiye v Paraguay — SBS / SBS On Demand
Sunday, 21 June 2026
- 3.00am — Netherlands v Sweden — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — Germany v Cote d’Ivoire — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — Ecuador v Curaçao — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 2.00pm — Tunisia v Japan — SBS / SBS On Demand
Monday, 22 June 2026
- 2.00am — Spain v Saudi Arabia — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 5.00am — Belgium v IR Iran — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Uruguay v Cabo Verde — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — New Zealand v Egypt — SBS / SBS On Demand
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
- 3.00am — Argentina v Austria — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 7.00am — France v Iraq — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — Norway v Senegal — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 1.00pm — Jordan v Algeria — SBS / SBS On Demand
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- 3.00am — Portugal v Uzbekistan — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — England v Ghana — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.00am — Panama v Croatia — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Colombia v Congo DR — SBS / SBS On Demand
Thursday, 25 June 2026
- 5.00am — Switzerland v Canada — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 5.00am — Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Scotland v Brazil — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — Morocco v Haiti — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — Czechia v Mexico — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — South Africa v Korea Republic — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
Friday, 26 June 2026
- 6.00am — Curaçao v Cote d’Ivoire — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — Ecuador v Germany — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.00am — Japan v Sweden — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.00am — Tunisia v Netherlands — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Türkiye v USA — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Paraguay v Australia — SBS / SBS On Demand
Saturday, 27 June 2026
- 5.00am — Norway v France — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 5.00am — Senegal v Iraq — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — Uruguay v Spain — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 1.00pm — Egypt v IR Iran — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 1.00pm — New Zealand v Belgium — SBS / SBS On Demand
Sunday, 28 June 2026
- 7.00am — Panama v England — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 7.00am — Croatia v Ghana — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 9.30am — Colombia v Portugal — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.30am — Congo DR v Uzbekistan — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Algeria v Austria — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 12.00pm — Jordan v Argentina — SBS / SBS On Demand
Monday, 29 June 2026
- 5.00am — 2A v 2B (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
- 3.00am — 1C v 2F (Round of 32) — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 6.30am — 1E v 3ABCDF (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — 1F v 2C (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
- 3.00am — 2E v 2I (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 7.00am — 1I v 3CDFGH (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — 1A v 3CEFHI (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Thursday, 2 July 2026
- 2.00am — 1L v 3EHIJK (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — 1G v 3AEHIJ (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — 1D v 3BEFIJ (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Friday, 3 July 2026
- 5.00am — 1H v 2J (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 9.00am — 2K v 2L (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 1.00pm — 1B v 3EFGIJ (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Saturday, 4 July 2026
- 4.00am — 2D v 2G (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 8.00am — 1J v 2H (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.30am — 1K v 3DEIJL (Round of 32) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Sunday, 5 July 2026
- 3.00am — Winner #73 v Winner #75 (Round of 16) — SBS VICELAND / SBS On Demand
- 7.00am — Winner #74 v Winner #77 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Monday, 6 July 2026
- 6.00am — Winner #76 v Winner #78 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — Winner #79 v Winner #80 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
- 5.00am — Winner #83 v Winner #84 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 10.00am — Winner #81 v Winner #82 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
- 2.00am — Winner #86 v Winner #88 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 6.00am — Winner #85 v Winner #87 (Round of 16) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Friday, 10 July 2026
- 6.00am — Winner M#89 v Winner M#90 (Quarter-Finals) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Saturday, 11 July 2026
- 5.00am — Winner M#93 v Winner M#94 (Quarter-Finals) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Sunday, 12 July 2026
- 7.00am — Winner M#91 v Winner M#92 (Quarter-Finals) — SBS / SBS On Demand
- 11.00am — Winner M#95 v Winner M#96 (Quarter-Finals) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- 5.00am — Winner M#97 v Winner M#98 (Semi-Finals) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Thursday, 16 July 2026
- 5.00am — Winner M#99 v Winner M#100 (Semi-Finals) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Sunday, 19 July 2026
- 7.00am — Runner Up M#101 v Runner Up M#102 (Bronze Final) — SBS / SBS On Demand
Monday, 20 July 2026
- 5.00am — Winner M#101 v Winner M#102 (Final) — SBS / SBS On Demand
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