2026 World Cup Round of 16 Fixtures, Dates, and Channels Announced

Excitement reached its peak at the 2026 World Cup, and the match schedule for the Round of 16 (Octavos de Final), considered one of the tournament's most critical stages, has been finalized. Starting on Saturday, July 4 and continuing until Tuesday, July 7, a total of 16 countries that successfully left the group stages behind will take to the field to keep their championship dreams alive. According to the official schedule approved by FIFA, fans will be able to access all details such as the cities, stadiums, and broadcasting channels where the matches will be played. In particular, the match between host nation Mexico and England, one of the most talked-about games of the tournament, will be held at Estadio Ciudad de México in Mexico City.

Teams that succeeded in advancing to the Round of 16 have begun intensive preparations for the critical matches to be played in the coming days. Canada, who wrote their name in the next round by defeating South Africa 1-0 in normal time among the teams that made it to the upper bracket with their performances in the groups, and Brazil, who came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 and pocketed the tour ticket. The match between Germany and Paraguay went to penalty shootouts, and Germany had to say goodbye; similarly, the Netherlands was eliminated by Mauritania on penalties and became the ones to say goodbye to the tournament. Strong names such as Norway, who lost to Ivory Coast 2-1, France, who passed Sweden 3-0, Mexico, who beat Ecuador 2-0, and England, who defeated Congo, are also among the favorites of the round.

Belgium, one of the other strong teams of the tournament, successfully passed a difficult test by beating Senegal 3-2 in extra time, while the USA beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0, Spain beat Austria 3-0, and Portugal, despite falling 2-1 behind against Croatia, turned the match around and guaranteed the round. Switzerland added a new one to its history by defeating Algeria 2-0; the match between Australia and Egypt ended 1-1 in normal time and resulted in Egypt's superiority when it went to penalty shootouts. Argentina came one step closer to its goal by winning the tough match they went to extra time with Cabo Verde 3-2, and Colombia also got the Round of 16 ticket by beating Ghana 1-0 with the goal they scored.

The channels where the matches will be broadcast and the cities where they will be played have also been clarified for football fans following from the geography of Mexico. For example, the match between Canada and Morocco on Saturday, July 4 will be played in Houston at 11:00 Mexico time and will be broadcast on Vix Pase Mundial. The critical match to be played between Paraguay and France on the same day will be held in Philadelphia and can be watched unencrypted on Canal 5, Azteca 7, TUDN, and Vix Pase Mundial channels in Mexico. It is stated that the broadcast times are adjusted according to the local time of Mexico City and this time zone is taken as reference.

In the continuation of the program, the match to be played between Brazil and Norveca in New York on Sunday, July 5 will take place on Vix Pase Mundial screens. But the most anticipated match is undoubtedly the Mexico - England match to be played on the same day evening. Details about the time of this match and the full schedule of other matches were officially confirmed by FIFA and shared with sports fans. In light of all these developments, the elimination round matches where world stars will be on the field in the 2026 World Cup, where excitement is increasing day by day, are awaited with great impatience and curiosity.