Mexico FIFA World Cup 2026 TV Schedule

Mexico viewers get a host-nation World Cup route in CST, with open TV options and ViX carrying the full tournament.

Arshad Sial By Arshad Sial

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TelevisaUnivision and TV Azteca split Mexico's World Cup 2026 route across open television, sports channels, and ViX. Canal 5, Las Estrellas, TUDN, and Canal 7 matter for local fans, while ViX carries the full 104-match schedule. The Mexico FIFA World Cup 2026 TV schedule matters more than most markets because El Tri are playing on home soil. One local page now keeps the channel path, kickoff times, and full tournament table together.

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 at 1:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, June 11. Mexico vs Korea Republic now lands at 7:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, June 18, and Czechia vs Mexico follows at 7:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, June 24. Those dates are easier to track with the FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule. One Mexico page now answers the local TV question without another conversion step.

Mexico FIFA World Cup 2026 — Quick Facts

Key InfoDetail
Official broadcasterTelevisaUnivision and TV Azteca
TV channelTelevisa (Canal 5, Las Estrellas, TUDN, and shared open-TV coverage with Canal 7, while ViX carries all 104 matches)
Streaming platformViX
Free or paidMixed access — selected matches free on television, full tournament on ViX
Matches coveredAll 104 matches
Commentary languageSpanish
Opening match kickoffJune 11, 2026 — Mexico vs South Africa — 1:00 p.m. CST — Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City
World Cup FinalJuly 19, 2026 — 1:00 p.m. CST — New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford
Mexico team qualifiedYes
Mexico team groupGroup A

How to Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico — TV and Online

On TV — Televisa

Televisa and TV Azteca are the television routes Mexico viewers should track for World Cup 2026. FIFA's official broadcaster list already names Canal 5, Las Estrellas, TUDN, and ViX for Mexico, while the local rights picture also keeps TV Azteca's Canal 7 in the open-TV mix. Televisa already confirms that ViX has all 104 matches and that television coverage stays on a selected-match split. Rights ownership is already clear. The daily task is checking whether each fixture lands on open TV, pay TV, or ViX only.

Online and Mobile — ViX

ViX is the main digital route for World Cup 2026 in Mexico and the only confirmed platform with all 104 matches in one place. That makes streaming essential once weekday fixtures and overlapping windows start stacking. Test your app access before Mexico vs Korea Republic. That check matters even more in a host market where heavy matchday traffic is expected from the first whistle.

Mexico FIFA World Cup 2026 Full Match Schedule

All times use Central Standard Time (CST). Matches run from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

Date Kickoff (CST) Match Venue Group / Stage TV Channel
— GROUP STAGE (June 11 – June 27, 2026) —
Thursday, June 11 1:00 PM CST Mexico vs South Africa Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Group A Televisa
Thursday, June 11 8:00 PM CST Korea Republic vs Czechia Guadalajara Stadium, Guadalajara Group A Televisa
Friday, June 12 1:00 PM CST Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Toronto Stadium, Toronto Group B Televisa
Friday, June 12 7:00 PM CST USA vs Paraguay Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Group D Televisa
Saturday, June 13 1:00 PM CST Qatar vs Switzerland San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara Group B Televisa
Saturday, June 13 4:00 PM CST Brazil vs Morocco New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Group C Televisa
Saturday, June 13 7:00 PM CST Haiti vs Scotland Boston Stadium, Foxborough Group C Televisa
Saturday, June 13 10:00 PM CST Australia vs Türkiye BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Group D Televisa
Sunday, June 14 11:00 AM CST Germany vs Curaçao Houston Stadium, Houston Group E Televisa
Sunday, June 14 2:00 PM CST Netherlands vs Japan Dallas Stadium, Dallas Group F Televisa
Sunday, June 14 5:00 PM CST Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia Group E Televisa
Sunday, June 14 8:00 PM CST Sweden vs Tunisia Monterrey Stadium, Monterrey Group F Televisa
Monday, June 15 10:00 AM CST Spain vs Cabo Verde Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Group H Televisa
Monday, June 15 1:00 PM CST Belgium vs Egypt Seattle Stadium, Seattle Group G Televisa
Monday, June 15 4:00 PM CST Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Miami Stadium, Miami Group H Televisa
Monday, June 15 7:00 PM CST IR Iran vs New Zealand Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Group G Televisa
Tuesday, June 16 1:00 PM CST France vs Senegal New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Group I Televisa
Tuesday, June 16 4:00 PM CST Iraq vs Norway Boston Stadium, Foxborough Group I Televisa
Tuesday, June 16 7:00 PM CST Argentina vs Algeria Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City Group J Televisa
Tuesday, June 16 10:00 PM CST Austria vs Jordan San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara Group J Televisa
Wednesday, June 17 11:00 AM CST Portugal vs Congo DR Houston Stadium, Houston Group K Televisa
Wednesday, June 17 2:00 PM CST England vs Croatia Dallas Stadium, Dallas Group L Televisa
Wednesday, June 17 5:00 PM CST Ghana vs Panama Toronto Stadium, Toronto Group L Televisa
Wednesday, June 17 8:00 PM CST Uzbekistan vs Colombia Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Group K Televisa
Thursday, June 18 10:00 AM CST Czechia vs South Africa Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Group A Televisa
Thursday, June 18 1:00 PM CST Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Group B Televisa
Thursday, June 18 4:00 PM CST Canada vs Qatar BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Group B Televisa
Thursday, June 18 7:00 PM CST Mexico vs Korea Republic Guadalajara Stadium, Guadalajara Group A Televisa
Friday, June 19 1:00 PM CST USA vs Australia Seattle Stadium, Seattle Group D Televisa
Friday, June 19 4:00 PM CST Scotland vs Morocco Boston Stadium, Foxborough Group C Televisa
Friday, June 19 6:30 PM CST Brazil vs Haiti Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia Group C Televisa
Friday, June 19 9:00 PM CST Türkiye vs Paraguay San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara Group D Televisa
Saturday, June 20 11:00 AM CST Netherlands vs Sweden Houston Stadium, Houston Group F Televisa
Saturday, June 20 2:00 PM CST Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire Toronto Stadium, Toronto Group E Televisa
Saturday, June 20 6:00 PM CST Ecuador vs Curaçao Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City Group E Televisa
Saturday, June 20 10:00 PM CST Tunisia vs Japan Monterrey Stadium, Monterrey Group F Televisa
Sunday, June 21 10:00 AM CST Spain vs Saudi Arabia Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Group H Televisa
Sunday, June 21 1:00 PM CST Belgium vs IR Iran Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Group G Televisa
Sunday, June 21 4:00 PM CST Uruguay vs Cabo Verde Miami Stadium, Miami Group H Televisa
Sunday, June 21 7:00 PM CST New Zealand vs Egypt BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Group G Televisa
Monday, June 22 11:00 AM CST Argentina vs Austria Dallas Stadium, Dallas Group J Televisa
Monday, June 22 3:00 PM CST France vs Iraq Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia Group I Televisa
Monday, June 22 6:00 PM CST Norway vs Senegal New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Group I Televisa
Monday, June 22 9:00 PM CST Jordan vs Algeria San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara Group J Televisa
Tuesday, June 23 11:00 AM CST Portugal vs Uzbekistan Houston Stadium, Houston Group K Televisa
Tuesday, June 23 2:00 PM CST England vs Ghana Boston Stadium, Foxborough Group L Televisa
Tuesday, June 23 5:00 PM CST Panama vs Croatia Toronto Stadium, Toronto Group L Televisa
Tuesday, June 23 8:00 PM CST Colombia vs Congo DR Guadalajara Stadium, Guadalajara Group K Televisa
Wednesday, June 24 1:00 PM CST Switzerland vs Canada BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Group B Televisa
Wednesday, June 24 1:00 PM CST Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar Seattle Stadium, Seattle Group B Televisa
Wednesday, June 24 4:00 PM CST Scotland vs Brazil Miami Stadium, Miami Group C Televisa
Wednesday, June 24 4:00 PM CST Morocco vs Haiti Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Group C Televisa
Wednesday, June 24 7:00 PM CST Czechia vs Mexico Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Group A Televisa
Wednesday, June 24 7:00 PM CST South Africa vs Korea Republic Monterrey Stadium, Monterrey Group A Televisa
Thursday, June 25 2:00 PM CST Curaçao vs Côte d'Ivoire Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia Group E Televisa
Thursday, June 25 2:00 PM CST Ecuador vs Germany New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Group E Televisa
Thursday, June 25 5:00 PM CST Japan vs Sweden Dallas Stadium, Dallas Group F Televisa
Thursday, June 25 5:00 PM CST Tunisia vs Netherlands Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City Group F Televisa
Thursday, June 25 8:00 PM CST Türkiye vs USA Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Group D Televisa
Thursday, June 25 8:00 PM CST Paraguay vs Australia San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara Group D Televisa
Friday, June 26 1:00 PM CST Norway vs France Boston Stadium, Foxborough Group I Televisa
Friday, June 26 1:00 PM CST Senegal vs Iraq Toronto Stadium, Toronto Group I Televisa
Friday, June 26 6:00 PM CST Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia Houston Stadium, Houston Group H Televisa
Friday, June 26 6:00 PM CST Uruguay vs Spain Guadalajara Stadium, Guadalajara Group H Televisa
Friday, June 26 9:00 PM CST Egypt vs IR Iran Seattle Stadium, Seattle Group G Televisa
Friday, June 26 9:00 PM CST New Zealand vs Belgium BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Group G Televisa
Saturday, June 27 3:00 PM CST Panama vs England New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Group L Televisa
Saturday, June 27 3:00 PM CST Croatia vs Ghana Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia Group L Televisa
Saturday, June 27 5:30 PM CST Colombia vs Portugal Miami Stadium, Miami Group K Televisa
Saturday, June 27 5:30 PM CST Congo DR vs Uzbekistan Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Group K Televisa
Saturday, June 27 8:00 PM CST Algeria vs Austria Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City Group J Televisa
Saturday, June 27 8:00 PM CST Jordan vs Argentina Dallas Stadium, Dallas Group J Televisa
— ROUND OF 32 (June 28 – July 3, 2026) —
Sunday, June 28 1:00 PM CST Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Round of 32 Televisa
Monday, June 29 11:00 AM CST Group C winners vs Group F runners-up Houston Stadium, Houston Round of 32 Televisa
Monday, June 29 2:30 PM CST Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place Boston Stadium, Foxborough Round of 32 Televisa
Monday, June 29 7:00 PM CST Group F winners vs Group C runners-up Monterrey Stadium, Monterrey Round of 32 Televisa
Tuesday, June 30 11:00 AM CST Group E runners up vs Group I runners-up Dallas Stadium, Dallas Round of 32 Televisa
Tuesday, June 30 3:00 PM CST Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Round of 32 Televisa
Tuesday, June 30 7:00 PM CST Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Round of 32 Televisa
Wednesday, July 1 10:00 AM CST Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Round of 32 Televisa
Wednesday, July 1 2:00 PM CST Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place Seattle Stadium, Seattle Round of 32 Televisa
Wednesday, July 1 6:00 PM CST Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara Round of 32 Televisa
Thursday, July 2 1:00 PM CST Group H winners vs Group J runners-up Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Round of 32 Televisa
Thursday, July 2 5:00 PM CST Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up Toronto Stadium, Toronto Round of 32 Televisa
Thursday, July 2 9:00 PM CST Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Round of 32 Televisa
Friday, July 3 12:00 PM CST Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up Dallas Stadium, Dallas Round of 32 Televisa
Friday, July 3 4:00 PM CST Group J winners vs Group H runners-up Miami Stadium, Miami Round of 32 Televisa
Friday, July 3 7:30 PM CST Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City Round of 32 Televisa
— ROUND OF 16 (July 4 – July 7, 2026) —
Saturday, July 4 11:00 AM CST Winner match 73 vs Winner match 75 Houston Stadium, Houston Round of 16 Televisa
Saturday, July 4 3:00 PM CST Winner match 74 vs Winner match 77 Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia Round of 16 Televisa
Sunday, July 5 2:00 PM CST Winner match 76 vs Winner match 78 New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Round of 16 Televisa
Sunday, July 5 6:00 PM CST Winner match 79 vs Winner match 80 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Round of 16 Televisa
Monday, July 6 1:00 PM CST Winner match 83 vs Winner match 84 Dallas Stadium, Dallas Round of 16 Televisa
Monday, July 6 6:00 PM CST Winner match 81 vs Winner match 82 Seattle Stadium, Seattle Round of 16 Televisa
Tuesday, July 7 10:00 AM CST Winner match 86 vs Winner match 88 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Round of 16 Televisa
Tuesday, July 7 2:00 PM CST Winner match 85 vs Winner match 87 BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver Round of 16 Televisa
— QUARTER-FINALS (July 9 – July 11, 2026) —
Thursday, July 9 2:00 PM CST Winner match 89 vs Winner match 90 Boston Stadium, Foxborough Quarter-final Televisa
Friday, July 10 1:00 PM CST Winner match 93 vs Winner match 94 Los Angeles Stadium, Los Angeles Quarter-final Televisa
Saturday, July 11 3:00 PM CST Winner match 91 vs Winner match 92 Miami Stadium, Miami Quarter-final Televisa
Saturday, July 11 7:00 PM CST Winner match 95 vs Winner match 96 Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City Quarter-final Televisa
— SEMI-FINALS (July 14 – July 15, 2026) —
Tuesday, July 14 1:00 PM CST Winner match 97 vs Winner match 98 Dallas Stadium, Dallas Semi-final Televisa
Wednesday, July 15 1:00 PM CST Winner match 99 vs Winner match 100 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Semi-final Televisa
— THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF (July 18, 2026) —
Saturday, July 18 3:00 PM CST Runner-up match 101 vs Runner-up match 102 Miami Stadium, Miami Third-place playoff Televisa
— FINAL (July 19, 2026) —
Sunday, July 19 1:00 PM CST Winner match 101 vs Winner match 102 New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford Final Televisa

Mexico Team at FIFA World Cup 2026

Mexico sit in Group A — FIFA World Cup 2026 with South Africa, Korea Republic, and Czechia. The Mexico squad already opened with a home win and now get two 7:00 p.m. CST group matches on home soil. That gives Mexican supporters one of the cleanest prime-time viewing patterns in the whole tournament. The remaining group-stage job is simple: track the right channel before each host-nation kickoff.

Date Kickoff (CST) Match Venue TV Channel
Thursday, June 11 1:00 p.m. CST Mexico vs South Africa Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Televisa / TV Azteca
Thursday, June 18 7:00 p.m. CST Mexico vs Korea Republic Guadalajara Stadium, Guadalajara Televisa / TV Azteca
Wednesday, June 24 7:00 p.m. CST Czechia vs Mexico Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City Televisa / TV Azteca

The local watch pattern is stronger after the opener than before it. Mexico vs South Africa started in an easy 1:00 p.m. CST afternoon slot, and the final two group matches both land at 7:00 p.m. CST. That gives El Tri two headline evening windows without any timezone conversion. The bigger decision is whether selected free coverage is enough or full-tournament ViX access is worth keeping ready.

Is FIFA World Cup 2026 Free in Mexico?

Mexico should be treated as a mixed World Cup 2026 market rather than a fully free one. Canal 5, Las Estrellas, and Canal 7 give households a legal free route for selected matches, yet the full 104-match tournament sits on ViX and Televisa has already positioned a large share of the schedule as streaming-exclusive.

If you mainly want Mexico matches and the biggest nights, the free route should cover a meaningful share of the tournament. If you want every group game and the full knockout bracket, keep ViX ready before the schedule gets denser. The rights answer is already clear. The practical choice depends on how much football you plan to watch each day.

FAQs

Where can I watch FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico?

Mexico viewers can watch World Cup 2026 through Canal 5, Las Estrellas, TUDN, and Canal 7 for selected matches, while ViX carries the full tournament.

Is FIFA World Cup 2026 free in Mexico?

Mexico has selected free-to-air World Cup 2026 coverage on television, but the full 104-match tournament is not fully free because ViX carries the complete schedule.

What time did the World Cup start in Mexico?

The opening match started at 1:00 p.m. CST in Mexico on Thursday, June 11. Mexico vs South Africa was the first local Mexico kickoff of the tournament.

What time does Mexico play at World Cup 2026?

Mexico's remaining group matches are set for 7:00 p.m. CST on June 18 and 7:00 p.m. CST on June 24. Those fixtures are against Korea Republic and Czechia.

Can I stream FIFA World Cup 2026 on my phone in Mexico?

Yes, Mexico viewers can stream through ViX on mobile devices, and that is the main route for full World Cup 2026 access.

Mexico has a strong World Cup 2026 route through free television for selected fixtures and ViX for full-tournament access. Keep the right app or channel ready before Mexico vs Korea Republic and check the final daily listing before kickoff. Use FIFA World Cup 2026 for the full Mexico schedule, confirmed CST kickoffs, and live Group A tracking.

Read Also: FIFA World Cup 2026 Schedule in Mexico Time (CST)

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