The World Cup 2026 is down to the last four, and the run-in is now mapped out. France against Spain is confirmed for Tuesday. The second semi-final is not, and there is a good reason for that. Below is the full schedule for the closing week, kickoff times in every relevant zone, and every confirmed way to watch in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Full closing-week schedule at a glance
Dates and venues are locked in, even if two of the four semi-finalists are not. Per ESPN's tournament schedule, here is how the final six days line up.
- Semi-final 1: Tuesday, 14 July, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas. 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 8pm BST. France v Spain.
- Semi-final 2: Wednesday, 15 July, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia. 3pm ET. Teams to be decided.
- Third-place playoff: Saturday, 18 July, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida. 5pm ET.
- Final: Sunday, 19 July, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. 3pm ET.
Both semi-finals share the same 3pm ET slot, on back-to-back afternoons, which makes the midweek easy to plan around whichever time zone you are in.
France v Spain: the semi-final we can name
France meet Spain in Arlington on Tuesday, the only last-four tie with both names filled in. Kickoff is 3pm ET, which is 2pm in the Central zone and 8pm BST for anyone tuning in from Britain, per ESPN and the UK listings at live-footballontv.com.
AT&T Stadium, just outside Dallas, is one of the tournament's showpiece venues, and it has drawn a showpiece fixture: two of Europe's heavyweight names for a place in the final. A reminder, since the calendar is doing the talking here. This is a preview. Nothing has been played. France and Spain will meet on Tuesday, not before.
The second semi-final: still up for grabs
Atlanta's semi-final on Wednesday is the real unknown of the week. Its two teams will be settled by a pair of quarter-finals still to be resolved: Norway against England, and Argentina against Switzerland. Until both are done, the identity of the second semi-finalist is genuinely open, so treat any bracket that has already filled that slot with a healthy dose of caution.
What is fixed is the where and the when. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Wednesday, 15 July, 3pm ET, per ESPN's schedule. Whoever comes through the last two quarter-finals will be there.
How to watch in the US
FOX carries English-language coverage of every match, on the main network and through FOX One and the FOX Sports app, per Fox Sports' own how-to-watch guide. That covers both semi-finals, the third-place playoff and the final. Prefer Spanish-language commentary? Telemundo and Universo have it, streaming through Peacock and the Telemundo app, per WorldSoccerTalk's US schedule.
Cord-cutters have options too. The matches are also carried by authorized streaming providers, including YouTube TV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV, alongside FOX's own platforms, according to Fox Sports. Any of those will get you both semi-finals live, so the choice really comes down to which service you already pay for.
How to watch in the UK
For viewers in Britain, the France v Spain semi-final kicks off at 8pm BST on Tuesday, squarely in prime time. The only catch is the channel. As of now, UK TV-schedule trackers still list both the 14 July and 15 July semi-finals as TBC between the BBC and ITV, even though the France v Spain fixture itself is confirmed, per live-footballontv.com.
That is not unusual this deep into a tournament, when the two free-to-air broadcasters divide the biggest knockout ties between them. British viewers should check listings closer to kickoff to see whether the match lands on the BBC or ITV before settling in.
The third-place playoff and the final
Two more dates bookend the semis, and both are worth marking now.
The third-place playoff is on Saturday, 18 July at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, branded Miami Stadium for the tournament, with a 5pm ET kickoff, per the Miami host committee and ESPN. It is the match nobody wants to be in, but it usually delivers goals.
The final is on Sunday, 19 July at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, kickoff 3pm ET, per Fox Sports and ESPN. The same broadcast setup runs right through to the final whistle: FOX in English, Telemundo in Spanish, plus the streaming routes listed above.
The week ahead
The order is simple enough. France v Spain first, Tuesday afternoon in Arlington. Atlanta the next day, once Norway v England and Argentina v Switzerland decide who is left standing. Then Miami for third place, and New Jersey for the trophy. Four matches, six days, and one World Cup to be won.
Sources
- ESPN: 2026 FIFA World Cup match schedule
- SI.com: Quarterfinal & Semifinal locations, stadiums, schedule, kickoff times
- Fox Sports: How to Watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup
- WorldSoccerTalk: World Cup 2026 TV Schedule USA and Streaming Links
- live-footballontv.com: World Cup 2026 UK TV schedule
- Miami FWC26 Host Committee: Match Schedule
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