VIPBox World Cup 2026: match schedule & where to watch

The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs June 11 to July 19, and in the United States every one of the 104 matches is covered. FOX and FS1 carry all 104 in English — the marquee fixtures on over-the-air FOX, the rest on FS1 — while Telemundo and Universo handle Spanish, with 92 matches free over the air on Telemundo. Cutting the cord? English streams on FOX One and FOXSports.com; Spanish streams on Peacock and the Telemundo app.

The main card: FOX, FS1, Telemundo, Universo

Think of the US rights split like a co-feature. In the English corner, FOX and FS1 split all 104 matches between them — the headline acts (opener, the host nation, the late knockout rounds) get the over-the-air FOX slot, and everything else lands on FS1. In the Spanish corner, Telemundo and Universo cover the full slate too, and Telemundo puts 92 of the 104 free over the air — an antenna and a clear sightline is all you need.

That free over-the-air angle matters. No subscription, no login, no paywall: a basic antenna pulls in both over-the-air FOX and Telemundo, which between them carry the overwhelming majority of the tournament.

Cord-cutter routes

No cable box? You still have a full ticket:

• FOX One and FOXSports.com — every English-language match.
• Peacock and the Telemundo app — every Spanish-language match.
• Fubo, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV — live-TV bundles that carry FOX and FS1 if you’d rather keep one subscription for the whole run.

Pick your lane before the opening bell. Streamers who want the call in English go FOX One; Spanish-language viewers get the widest free reach through Telemundo over the air, or stream on Peacock.

The format and the group-stage calendar

This is the first 48-team World Cup, and the bracket is bigger because of it. The field splits into 12 groups of four, playing 104 matches total — 72 in the group stage, 32 in the knockouts. The group stage runs June 11 to 27. The top two from each group advance, joined by the eight best third-placed teams, filling a 32-team Round of 32.

The tournament is co-hosted across 16 cities — 11 in the USA, three in Mexico, two in Canada. It opens June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City and is decided July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey. Five-plus weeks, three countries, one trophy. For the rolling fixture list as kickoff times firm up, our soccer desk keeps the schedule current.

Make your pick before the bell

Forty-eight teams, twelve groups, one survivor. The group stage is where the dark horses get exposed and the favorites find their footing — so study the draw before you fill out a bracket. Who do you have walking out at MetLife on July 19?

Between matchdays, our ringside coverage has the rest of the US sports-TV calendar, and VIPBox stays on the broadcaster beat so you always know which licensed channel has the call.