FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule in South Korea Time

Track every FIFA World Cup 2026 kickoff in Korea Standard Time, from Qatar vs Switzerland on June 14 to the final on July 20.

Shakir Ali By Shakir Ali

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The FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule in South Korea Time now moves to Qatar vs Switzerland at 4:00 a.m. KST on June 14. Fans in Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, and Gwangju are following a tournament built around dawn and late-morning viewing instead of evening kickoffs. South Korea stays 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time across the competition. One fixed KST schedule keeps every date and kickoff easier to track.

Timeanddate lists Korea Standard Time at UTC+9 all year with no daylight saving time in 2026. That keeps all 104 conversions stable through the final. Most live windows fall between 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. KST. Korea Republic already beat Czechia 2-1 in its opener, and the next Taegeuk Warriors match against Mexico starts at 10:00 a.m. KST on June 19.

Qatar vs Switzerland starts at 4:00 a.m. KST on June 14, making it the next World Cup match for fans in South Korea. Korea Standard Time stays at UTC+9 for the full tournament. The latest group-stage kickoffs reach 12:00 p.m. KST. The final starts at 4:00 a.m. KST on July 20.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage Kickoff Times in South Korea (KST)

All times converted from ET (UTC-4) to Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).

Date (Local)MatchET KickoffKST KickoffVenue
June 12, 2026Mexico vs South Africa3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTMexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico
June 12, 2026Korea Republic vs Czechia10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTGuadalajara Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 13, 2026Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTToronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
June 13, 2026USA vs Paraguay9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
June 14, 2026Qatar vs Switzerland3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTSan Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
June 14, 2026Brazil vs Morocco6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
June 14, 2026Haiti vs Scotland9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
June 14, 2026Australia vs Türkiye12 a.m. ET1:00 p.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
June 15, 2026Germany vs Curaçao1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
June 15, 2026Netherlands vs Japan4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
June 15, 2026Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador7 p.m. ET8:00 a.m. KSTPhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, United States
June 15, 2026Sweden vs Tunisia10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTMonterrey Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 16, 2026Spain vs Cabo Verde12 p.m. ET1:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
June 16, 2026Belgium vs Egypt3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTSeattle Stadium, Seattle, United States
June 16, 2026Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
June 16, 2026IR Iran vs New Zealand9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
June 17, 2026France vs Senegal3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
June 17, 2026Iraq vs Norway6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
June 17, 2026Argentina vs Algeria9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTKansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States
June 17, 2026Austria vs Jordan12 a.m. ET1:00 p.m. KSTSan Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
June 18, 2026Portugal vs Congo DR1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
June 18, 2026England vs Croatia4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
June 18, 2026Ghana vs Panama7 p.m. ET8:00 a.m. KSTToronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
June 18, 2026Uzbekistan vs Colombia10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTMexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico
June 19, 2026Czechia vs South Africa12 p.m. ET1:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
June 19, 2026Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
June 19, 2026Canada vs Qatar6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
June 19, 2026Mexico vs Korea Republic9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTGuadalajara Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 20, 2026USA vs Australia3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTSeattle Stadium, Seattle, United States
June 20, 2026Scotland vs Morocco6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
June 20, 2026Brazil vs Haiti8:30 p.m. ET9:30 a.m. KSTPhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, United States
June 20, 2026Türkiye vs Paraguay11 p.m. ET12:00 p.m. KSTSan Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
June 21, 2026Netherlands vs Sweden1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
June 21, 2026Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTToronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
June 21, 2026Ecuador vs Curaçao8 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTKansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States
June 21, 2026Tunisia vs Japan12 a.m. ET1:00 p.m. KSTMonterrey Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 22, 2026Spain vs Saudi Arabia12 p.m. ET1:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
June 22, 2026Belgium vs IR Iran3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
June 22, 2026Uruguay vs Cabo Verde6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
June 22, 2026New Zealand vs Egypt9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
June 23, 2026Argentina vs Austria1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
June 23, 2026France vs Iraq5 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTPhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, United States
June 23, 2026Norway vs Senegal8 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
June 23, 2026Jordan vs Algeria11 p.m. ET12:00 p.m. KSTSan Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
June 24, 2026Portugal vs Uzbekistan1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
June 24, 2026England vs Ghana4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
June 24, 2026Panama vs Croatia7 p.m. ET8:00 a.m. KSTToronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
June 24, 2026Colombia vs Congo DR10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTGuadalajara Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 25, 2026Switzerland vs Canada3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
June 25, 2026Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTSeattle Stadium, Seattle, United States
June 25, 2026Scotland vs Brazil6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
June 25, 2026Morocco vs Haiti6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
June 25, 2026Czechia vs Mexico9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTMexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico
June 25, 2026South Africa vs Korea Republic9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTMonterrey Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 26, 2026Curaçao vs Côte d'Ivoire4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTPhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, United States
June 26, 2026Ecuador vs Germany4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
June 26, 2026Japan vs Sweden7 p.m. ET8:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
June 26, 2026Tunisia vs Netherlands7 p.m. ET8:00 a.m. KSTKansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States
June 26, 2026Türkiye vs USA10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
June 26, 2026Paraguay vs Australia10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTSan Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
June 27, 2026Norway vs France3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
June 27, 2026Senegal vs Iraq3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTToronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
June 27, 2026Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia8 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
June 27, 2026Uruguay vs Spain8 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTGuadalajara Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
June 27, 2026Egypt vs IR Iran11 p.m. ET12:00 p.m. KSTSeattle Stadium, Seattle, United States
June 27, 2026New Zealand vs Belgium11 p.m. ET12:00 p.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
June 28, 2026Panama vs England5 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
June 28, 2026Croatia vs Ghana5 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTPhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, United States
June 28, 2026Colombia vs Portugal7:30 p.m. ET8:30 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
June 28, 2026Congo DR vs Uzbekistan7:30 p.m. ET8:30 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
June 28, 2026Algeria vs Austria10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTKansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States
June 28, 2026Jordan vs Argentina10 p.m. ET11:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States

FIFA World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage Times in South Korea (KST)

All times converted from ET (UTC-4) to Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).

Date (Local)RoundET KickoffKST KickoffVenue
June 29, 2026Round of 32: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
June 30, 2026Round of 32: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
June 30, 2026Round of 32: Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place4:30 p.m. ET5:30 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
June 30, 2026Round of 32: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTMonterrey Stadium, yet to be confirmed, yet to be confirmed
July 1, 2026Round of 32: Group E runners up vs Group I runners-up1 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
July 1, 2026Round of 32: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place5 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
July 1, 2026Round of 32: Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place9 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTMexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico
July 2, 2026Round of 32: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place12 p.m. ET1:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
July 2, 2026Round of 32: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place4 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTSeattle Stadium, Seattle, United States
July 2, 2026Round of 32: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place8 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTSan Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
July 3, 2026Round of 32: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up3 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
July 3, 2026Round of 32: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up7 p.m. ET8:00 a.m. KSTToronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
July 3, 2026Round of 32: Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place11 p.m. ET12:00 p.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
July 4, 2026Round of 32: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up2 p.m. ET3:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
July 4, 2026Round of 32: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up6 p.m. ET7:00 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
July 4, 2026Round of 32: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place9:30 p.m. ET10:30 a.m. KSTKansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States
July 5, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 73 vs Winner match 751 p.m. ET2:00 a.m. KSTHouston Stadium, Houston, United States
July 5, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 74 vs Winner match 775 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTPhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, United States
July 6, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 76 vs Winner match 784 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
July 6, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 79 vs Winner match 808 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTMexico City Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico
July 7, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 83 vs Winner match 843 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
July 7, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 81 vs Winner match 828 p.m. ET9:00 a.m. KSTSeattle Stadium, Seattle, United States
July 8, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 86 vs Winner match 8812 p.m. ET1:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
July 8, 2026Round of 16: Winner match 85 vs Winner match 874 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTBC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
July 10, 2026Quarter-final: Winner match 89 vs Winner match 904 p.m. ET5:00 a.m. KSTBoston Stadium, Foxborough, United States
July 11, 2026Quarter-final: Winner match 93 vs Winner match 943 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTLos Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
July 12, 2026Quarter-final: Winner match 91 vs Winner match 925 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
July 12, 2026Quarter-final: Winner match 95 vs Winner match 969 p.m. ET10:00 a.m. KSTKansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States
July 15, 2026Semi-final: Winner match 97 vs Winner match 983 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTDallas Stadium, Dallas, United States
July 16, 2026Semi-final: Winner match 99 vs Winner match 1003 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, United States
July 19, 2026Third-place playoff: Runner-up match 101 vs Runner-up match 1025 p.m. ET6:00 a.m. KSTMiami Stadium, Miami, United States
July 20, 2026Final: Winner match 101 vs Winner match 1023 p.m. ET4:00 a.m. KSTNew York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, United States

South Korea gets knockout starts from 1:00 a.m. KST through 12:00 p.m. KST. Atlanta matchdays bring the earliest local alarms, while Vancouver and Mexico slots roll into late morning. Most knockout games still cluster between 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. KST. The final remains a 4:00 a.m. KST overnight watch on July 20.

Viewing Tips for South Korea Fans

The easiest live South Korea watch window usually sits between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. KST, because those starts fit naturally into one morning block. The hardest stretch runs from 2:00 a.m. KST through 5:00 a.m. KST, so sleep planning matters on busy knockout days. The FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule remains the fastest ET cross-check when bracket pairings lock in late.

JTBC holds the main South Korea rights package, while KBS joined the local setup through a sublicensing deal before kickoff. That gives Korean viewers both a core rights holder and a free-to-air route for major matches. The South Korea World Cup 2026 broadcasting guide is the safest final check before kickoff, and the JTBC Korea World Cup 2026 coverage gives the clearest route to the primary rights holder.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is the next FIFA World Cup 2026 match in South Korea?

Qatar vs Switzerland kicks off at 4:00 a.m. KST on June 14. Brazil vs Morocco follows at 7:00 a.m. KST the same morning.

What time is South Korea vs Mexico in Korea Standard Time?

South Korea vs Mexico starts at 10:00 a.m. KST on June 19. Guadalajara hosts Korea Republic's second Group A match.

What time is the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final in South Korea Time?

The final starts at 4:00 a.m. KST on July 20. New York New Jersey Stadium hosts that title match in East Rutherford.

Where can fans in South Korea watch FIFA World Cup 2026 live?

JTBC holds the main World Cup 2026 rights in South Korea, and KBS is also part of the local television setup through sublicensed coverage.

South Korea viewers now have a full KST schedule for the remaining group stage and knockout path. That makes overnight alarms, commuter planning, and morning catch-up much easier before each matchday.

Track every kickoff time and fixture update at FWCLive.com.

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