FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule in Indian time (IST): free PDF download.

Download the World Cup 2026 schedule PDF in IST

Our free PDF puts the entire tournament on one landscape page: all twelve groups (A to L), the day-by-day group stage, and every knockout tie from the Round of 32 through to the final. Every kick-off is listed in Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30).

There is no registration and no cost. The file is high-resolution — sharp on a phone screen and clean on a printed A4 sheet. Download it once and you have the whole tournament in IST in your pocket.

PDF · one landscape page · all 104 fixtures in IST · no sign-up required.

What time are the matches in India?

Because the World Cup 2026 is played across the USA, Canada and Mexico, most matches fall late at night or in the early hours for Indian viewers. India is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC (IST = UTC+5:30), and there is no daylight saving in India, so the offset stays constant through the whole tournament.

Most evening kick-offs in North America land between roughly 22:00 IST and 07:30 IST — ideal for night-owl fans, with weekend mornings offering the most comfortable viewing.

How to download and print

Getting your IST schedule ready takes under a minute:

1. Download — tap the "Download schedule PDF" button; the file saves to your device.
2. Open — view it in any PDF reader, your browser, or your phone's Files app.
3. Print — choose A4, landscape, and select "Fit to page" so the whole tournament lands on one sheet. A colour print makes the twelve groups easy to tell apart at a glance.
4. Save offline — keep it in your Files app so IST fixtures are always one tap away, no data needed.

Tournament favourites

Across bookmaker markets and expert models, six nations stand out as the most likely winners. Here is the consensus order, with indicative outright odds:

Odds are indicative consensus values and shift as the tournament approaches — always confirm the current price at the bookmaker. Betting is for over-18s only; please play responsibly.

Group stage: the standout fixtures (IST)

Even before the knockouts, the group stage serves up genuine heavyweight ties. These are the matches worth circling in the PDF (times in IST):

And once the Round of 32 begins, every match is win-or-go-home — the point where the tournament truly ignites.

World Cup 2026 groups (A–L)

For the first time, 48 teams compete, split into twelve groups of four:

The top two from each group, plus the eight best third-placed teams, advance to a brand-new Round of 32.

Tournament format and key dates

The 2026 edition is the biggest in history: 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities. The expanded field plays a traditional round-robin group stage — three points for a win, one for a draw — before the knockouts. The top two from every group plus the eight best third-placed teams reach the Round of 32, a stage that didn't exist in previous tournaments. From there it's the Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, meaning the eventual champions play eight games rather than seven.

• Group stage11 Jun – 28 Jun
• Round of 3228 Jun – 3 Jul
• Round of 164 Jul – 7 Jul
• Quarter-finals9 Jul – 11 Jul
• Semi-finals14 Jul – 15 Jul
• Third-place play-off18 Jul
• Final19 Jul

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