Previews

Group E concludes its opening matchday as Ivory Coast face Ecuador at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia just before midnight on Sunday. With Germany having faced Curaçao earlier in the day, both sides know that a positive result here will put them immediately in contention for the knockout rounds. Ivory …

Group F serves up one of its marquee opening fixtures on Sunday evening as the Netherlands meet Japan at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. With Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, both sides will be acutely aware that a win here could establish early control over the group’s direction. The Netherlands …

Group E gets underway at the NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday evening as Germany face Curaçao in what is the most one-sided fixture on paper among the group’s opening matches. With Ivory Coast and Ecuador completing the group, both sides are acutely aware that the result here could define …

Group D’s second fixture gets underway in the early hours of Sunday morning as Australia and Turkey meet at BC Place in Vancouver. With the United States having faced Paraguay in the group’s opening fixture, both the Socceroos and Türkiye know that anything other than a win here will leave …

Group C gets its second fixture underway in the early hours of Sunday morning as Haiti and Scotland meet at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough — a historic occasion for both nations that represents some of the most significant football either country has ever played. With Brazil and Morocco having clashed …

One of the most eagerly anticipated Group C fixtures gets underway late on Saturday night as Brazil face Morocco at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Two of the tournament’s most dangerous sides meet in what could well define the shape of the group from the very first matchday — with …

Group B gets underway at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday evening as Qatar take on Switzerland in what is a pivotal opening fixture for both sides. The two nations find themselves in the same group as hosts Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the result here could have significant implications …

The United States open their World Cup campaign against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in the early hours of Saturday morning, in a fixture that carries enormous weight for one of the tournament’s three host nations. With a partisan crowd behind them and the eyes of an entire …

Canada make history at BMO Field in Toronto on Friday evening, hosting their first World Cup group stage match on home soil against Bosnia-Herzegovina in what is a momentous occasion for Canadian football. Group B kicks off with this fixture, and both nations will be desperate to claim the initiative …

Group A takes shape in the early hours of Friday morning as South Korea and Czechia meet at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara in what promises to be a fascinating contest between two well-matched sides. With Mexico and South Africa clashing in the same group hours earlier, both nations know …