FIFA Unveils Full Schedule for FIFA Series 2026 Tournament

Key Takeaways

• FIFA has announced the complete match schedule for the FIFA Series 2026™, an expanded international friendly competition featuring 48 national teams from all six football confederations.
• FIFA has announced the complete match schedule for the FIFA Series 2026™, an expanded international friendly competition featuring 48 national teams from all six football confederations.The fixtures, released on Monday, will be played during the March and April 2026 international window.The tournament will feature 12 groups of four teams, comprising nine men’s groups and three women’s groups, hosted across 11 FIFA Member Associations.
• Rwanda will host two groups, while other host nations include Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Thailand, and Uzbekistan.All matches will count as official international friendlies and will be broadcast globally, offering teams valuable exposure, particularly those that rarely compete against opponents from other confederations.FIFA stated that participating associations selected their preferred competition format within each group, either a semi-final and final system or pre-arranged fixtures.