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Markky Streams World Cup 2026: schedule & where to watch in the US
104 matches, three host nations, two US networks. Here is the channel for every game.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs from 11 June to 19 July across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and in the US every one of the 104 matches has a home: FOX and FS1 carry the tournament in English, Telemundo and Universo carry it in Spanish — with 92 matches free over the air on Telemundo — and the full slate streams on Peacock (Spanish) and FOX One (English). That is the whole answer; the rest of this page is the detail.
Where to watch the World Cup 2026 in the US
There are only two networks to remember. FOX holds the English-language rights to all 104 matches, split between the over-the-air FOX broadcast channel and FS1 on cable. Telemundo holds the Spanish-language rights and is the more generous of the two for cord-cutters: 92 of the 104 games air free over the air, with the dozen overflow fixtures on Universo.
For streaming, the split mirrors the networks. English-language viewers get every match on FOX One and FOXSports.com; Spanish-language viewers get every match on Peacock and the Telemundo app. Cable-replacement bundles — Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV — carry both FOX and FS1 if you would rather keep one app for everything.
Free over the air vs streaming
If your priority is paying nothing, point an antenna at Telemundo: it is the closest thing to a free all-tournament feed in the United States, in Spanish. English-only viewers will catch the biggest fixtures free on the FOX broadcast network but need FS1 — and therefore a cable login or a bundle — for the deeper group-stage schedule.
The tournament at a glance
- 48 teams, 12 groups of four (A to L), 104 matches in total.
- Group stage: 11–27 June. The top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to a Round of 32.
- 16 host cities: 11 in the US, three in Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey) and two in Canada (Toronto, Vancouver).
- Opener: 11 June, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. Final: 19 July, MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey.
Call it before kickoff
Knowing the channel is half the fun — the other half is backing your call. Run your group winners, knockout upsets and your champion before the first whistle, then track your score match by match as the bracket fills in.
For week-to-week soccer once the tournament settles, our live soccer fixtures and broadcaster guide keeps the same channel-first format, and the Peacock guide covers the streaming side in depth. Full schedule and US listings live on the Markky Streams home page.