Kickoff times are Eastern. Channels, times, and team news confirmed the morning of June 20, 2026.
The United States is through. A 2-0 win over Australia in Seattle on Day 9 clinched the USMNT a place in the Round of 32, the second team to qualify after Mexico, and Christian Pulisic was rested for it. Folarin Balogun set up the first goal with a run down the right, and an Australian defender turned the ball into his own net. Alex Freeman headed in the second before halftime, a goal that stood after an offside review. Brazil found its feet too, beating Haiti 3-0 in Philadelphia for a first win that knocked them out, with Matheus Cunha scoring twice and Vinícius Júnior, who had a hand in all three goals, getting the other. The other two games turned on early goals. Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 in Boston, with Ismael Saibari scoring inside 70 seconds, and Paraguay’s Matías Galarza scored even faster, beating Türkiye 1-0 to send them home.
Today runs across Groups E and F, and the headline game is in Toronto, where Germany and Ivory Coast both come in unbeaten. The winner goes top of Group E and close to the knockout round. Earlier, Sweden, the surprise of Group F so far, looks to pull clear of a Netherlands team with plenty to prove. If you are still sorting out who is who, start with the 12 players to watch. For cord-cutters, an antenna covers most of today: two of the three games are on FOX, free over the air.
1 p.m. ET: Netherlands vs. Sweden, FOX
The day opens in Houston with two Group F teams headed in opposite directions. Sweden could hardly have started better, taking Tunisia apart 5-1. Alexander Isak scored one and set up two more, and Viktor Gyökeres was among the scorers. The Netherlands could not say the same. It led Japan, got pegged back, and settled for a 2-2 draw that left it third in the group. Ronald Koeman has the talent to fix it, with Cody Gakpo, Tijjani Reijnders, and Frenkie de Jong all in the squad, but the Dutch did not look the part against Japan. A Sweden win here would put it on the brink of the Round of 32 and leave the Netherlands needing a result in the final round.
The man to watch is Isak, quick and direct, and a problem for any back line. There is a subplot on the touchline, too: Sweden is managed by Graham Potter, the English coach who made his name in Sweden years ago and is now leading the national team at a World Cup.
How to watch: FOX, free over the air with an antenna. Telemundo carries it in Spanish.
4 p.m. ET: Germany vs. Ivory Coast, FOX
This is the one with the most on the line. Germany opened with a statement, a 7-1 win over Curaçao with Kai Havertz scoring twice and Jamal Musiala getting another, the kind of start the four-time champions wanted. Ivory Coast was quieter but just as effective in a 1-0 win over Ecuador. Both teams sit on three points, so the winner takes control of Group E and all but seals a Round of 32 spot.
The question for Germany is how much of that 7-1 was the real thing and how much was a soft Curaçao defense. Ivory Coast, with real pace and power, is a much tougher opponent than Curaçao. Brazil also moved back ahead of Germany as the highest-scoring nation in World Cup history with its 3-0 win on Friday, giving the Germans a fresh reason to keep the goals coming.
How to watch: FOX, free over the air. Telemundo in Spanish.
8 p.m. ET: Ecuador vs. Curaçao, FS1
Neither team has a point yet, so the loser here will be in deep trouble with a group game still to play. Curaçao is the story. With a population of around 156,000, it is the smallest nation ever to reach a World Cup, its coach is 78-year-old Dutch veteran Dick Advocaat, and it ran straight into Germany’s 7-1 in its first game. Ecuador, beaten 1-0 by Ivory Coast, is the more polished side and should like its chances in Kansas City.
How to watch: FS1, so this is the one game today an antenna will not get you in English. You will need FOX One, a live-TV service, or a cable login. Telemundo has it free over the air in Spanish.
The 30-second watch recap
- Spending nothing today: an antenna gets you two of today’s three games free on FOX, Netherlands vs. Sweden and the Germany headliner. The gap is Ecuador vs. Curaçao on FS1. Telemundo carries all three in Spanish over the air, so the only game behind a login in English is the Ecuador match.
- Every match, cheapest: FOX One at $19.99 a month carries today’s games and all 104, including the FS1 game an antenna misses.
- Zero hassle: if you already have YouTube TV or another live-TV service, every game is just there. Open the app at 1 p.m. ET for Netherlands vs. Sweden.
Sunday belongs to Spain
The viewing day does not quite stop at midnight. Tunisia vs. Japan kicks off at 12 a.m. ET, which is late Saturday night across most of the country, and it carries a footnote: the game is being billed as the 1,000th match in World Cup history. After that, Sunday is built around Spain. The European champions face Saudi Arabia at noon on FOX, with Lamine Yamal and Pedri pulling the strings, and Uruguay and Luis Suárez are back later in the day against Cape Verde. The catch for cord-cutters is that Spain is the only Sunday game on FOX. Belgium vs. Iran, Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, and New Zealand vs. Egypt are all on FS1, so an antenna only gets you one of Sunday’s four.
The biggest names are back Monday, when Lionel Messi‘s Argentina plays Austria and Kylian Mbappé‘s France takes on Iraq, both on FOX.
Two unbeaten teams in Toronto, an island nation fighting to stay in it, and a slice of World Cup history after midnight. Worth a Saturday.
