Here are the FIFA World Cup 2026 kick-off times in Kuwait (AST) — every match, the key dates, and the final.
Kuwait runs 7 to 10 hours ahead of the host cities, so many games land late at night or overnight.
Today’s Matches: 19 July 2026
| Match | Kick-Off (AST) |
|---|---|
| Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102 | 12:00 a.m. |
| Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102 | 10:00 p.m. |
Full Match Schedule in Kuwait Time
Kuwait did not qualify, so this is your guide to following the whole tournament — all 72 group-stage matches, on the local clock. For the bigger picture, see our full World Cup 2026 dates and schedule guide and the opening-match details.
Late US kick-offs roll past midnight in Kuwait, so the date shown is the local day you should be watching — not the US date.
| Date (Kuwait) | Match | Kick-Off (Kuwait) |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Jun | Mexico vs South Africa | 10:00 p.m. |
| Fri 12 Jun | South Korea vs Czechia | 5:00 a.m. |
| Fri 12 Jun | Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sat 13 Jun | USA vs Paraguay | 4:00 a.m. |
| Sat 13 Jun | Qatar vs Switzerland | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sun 14 Jun | Brazil vs Morocco | 1:00 a.m. |
| Sun 14 Jun | Haiti vs Scotland | 4:00 a.m. |
| Sun 14 Jun | Australia vs Türkiye | 7:00 a.m. |
| Sun 14 Jun | Germany vs Curaçao | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun 14 Jun | Netherlands vs Japan | 11:00 p.m. |
| Mon 15 Jun | Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | 2:00 a.m. |
| Mon 15 Jun | Sweden vs Tunisia | 5:00 a.m. |
| Mon 15 Jun | Spain vs Cape Verde | 7:00 p.m. |
| Mon 15 Jun | Belgium vs Egypt | 10:00 p.m. |
| Tue 16 Jun | Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay | 1:00 a.m. |
| Tue 16 Jun | Iran vs New Zealand | 4:00 a.m. |
| Tue 16 Jun | France vs Senegal | 10:00 p.m. |
| Wed 17 Jun | Iraq vs Norway | 1:00 a.m. |
| Wed 17 Jun | Argentina vs Algeria | 4:00 a.m. |
| Wed 17 Jun | Austria vs Jordan | 7:00 a.m. |
| Wed 17 Jun | Portugal vs DR Congo | 8:00 p.m. |
| Wed 17 Jun | England vs Croatia | 11:00 p.m. |
| Thu 18 Jun | Ghana vs Panama | 2:00 a.m. |
| Thu 18 Jun | Uzbekistan vs Colombia | 5:00 a.m. |
| Thu 18 Jun | Czechia vs South Africa | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu 18 Jun | Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10:00 p.m. |
| Fri 19 Jun | Canada vs Qatar | 1:00 a.m. |
| Fri 19 Jun | Mexico vs South Korea | 4:00 a.m. |
| Fri 19 Jun | USA vs Australia | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sat 20 Jun | Scotland vs Morocco | 1:00 a.m. |
| Sat 20 Jun | Brazil vs Haiti | 3:30 a.m. |
| Sat 20 Jun | Türkiye vs Paraguay | 6:00 a.m. |
| Sat 20 Jun | Netherlands vs Sweden | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat 20 Jun | Germany vs Ivory Coast | 11:00 p.m. |
| Sun 21 Jun | Ecuador vs Curaçao | 3:00 a.m. |
| Sun 21 Jun | Tunisia vs Japan | 7:00 a.m. |
| Sun 21 Jun | Spain vs Saudi Arabia | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun 21 Jun | Belgium vs Iran | 10:00 p.m. |
| Mon 22 Jun | Uruguay vs Cape Verde | 1:00 a.m. |
| Mon 22 Jun | New Zealand vs Egypt | 4:00 a.m. |
| Mon 22 Jun | Argentina vs Austria | 8:00 p.m. |
| Tue 23 Jun | France vs Iraq | 12:00 a.m. |
| Tue 23 Jun | Norway vs Senegal | 3:00 a.m. |
| Tue 23 Jun | Jordan vs Algeria | 6:00 a.m. |
| Tue 23 Jun | Portugal vs Uzbekistan | 8:00 p.m. |
| Tue 23 Jun | England vs Ghana | 11:00 p.m. |
| Wed 24 Jun | Panama vs Croatia | 2:00 a.m. |
| Wed 24 Jun | Colombia vs DR Congo | 5:00 a.m. |
| Wed 24 Jun | Switzerland vs Canada | 10:00 p.m. |
| Wed 24 Jun | Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar | 10:00 p.m. |
| Thu 25 Jun | Scotland vs Brazil | 1:00 a.m. |
| Thu 25 Jun | Morocco vs Haiti | 1:00 a.m. |
| Thu 25 Jun | Czechia vs Mexico | 4:00 a.m. |
| Thu 25 Jun | South Africa vs South Korea | 4:00 a.m. |
| Thu 25 Jun | Curaçao vs Ivory Coast | 11:00 p.m. |
| Thu 25 Jun | Ecuador vs Germany | 11:00 p.m. |
| Fri 26 Jun | Japan vs Sweden | 2:00 a.m. |
| Fri 26 Jun | Tunisia vs Netherlands | 2:00 a.m. |
| Fri 26 Jun | Türkiye vs USA | 5:00 a.m. |
| Fri 26 Jun | Paraguay vs Australia | 5:00 a.m. |
| Fri 26 Jun | Norway vs France | 10:00 p.m. |
| Fri 26 Jun | Senegal vs Iraq | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sat 27 Jun | Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia | 3:00 a.m. |
| Sat 27 Jun | Uruguay vs Spain | 3:00 a.m. |
| Sat 27 Jun | Egypt vs Iran | 6:00 a.m. |
| Sat 27 Jun | New Zealand vs Belgium | 6:00 a.m. |
| Sun 28 Jun | Panama vs England | 12:00 a.m. |
| Sun 28 Jun | Croatia vs Ghana | 12:00 a.m. |
| Sun 28 Jun | Colombia vs Portugal | 2:30 a.m. |
| Sun 28 Jun | DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | 2:30 a.m. |
| Sun 28 Jun | Algeria vs Austria | 5:00 a.m. |
| Sun 28 Jun | Jordan vs Argentina | 5:00 a.m. |
| Sun, 28 Jun | South Africa vs Canada | 10:00 p.m. |
| Mon, 29 Jun | Brazil vs Japan | 8:00 p.m. |
| Mon, 29 Jun | Germany vs Paraguay | 11:30 p.m. |
| Tue, 30 Jun | Netherlands vs Morocco | 4:00 a.m. |
| Tue, 30 Jun | Ivory Coast vs Norway | 8:00 p.m. |
| Wed, 1 Jul | France vs Sweden | 12:00 a.m. |
| Wed, 1 Jul | Mexico vs Ecuador | 5:00 a.m. |
| Wed, 1 Jul | England vs DR Congo | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, 1 Jul | Belgium vs Senegal | 11:00 p.m. |
| Thu, 2 Jul | United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3:00 a.m. |
| Thu, 2 Jul | Spain vs Austria | 10:00 p.m. |
| Fri, 3 Jul | Portugal vs Croatia | 2:00 a.m. |
| Fri, 3 Jul | Switzerland vs Algeria | 6:00 a.m. |
| Fri, 3 Jul | Australia vs Egypt | 9:00 p.m. |
| Sat, 4 Jul | Argentina vs Cape Verde | 1:00 a.m. |
| Sat, 4 Jul | Colombia vs Ghana | 4:30 a.m. |
| Sat, 4 Jul | Canada vs Morocco | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, 5 Jul | Paraguay vs France | 12:00 a.m. |
| Sun, 5 Jul | Brazil vs Norway | 11:00 p.m. |
| Mon, 6 Jul | Mexico vs Winner Match 80 | 3:00 a.m. |
| Mon, 6 Jul | Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Tue, 7 Jul | Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82 | 3:00 a.m. |
| Tue, 7 Jul | Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue, 7 Jul | Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87 | 11:00 p.m. |
| Thu, 9 Jul | Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90 | 11:00 p.m. |
| Fri, 10 Jul | Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sun, 12 Jul | Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92 | 12:00 a.m. |
| Sun, 12 Jul | Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96 | 4:00 a.m. |
| Tue, 14 Jul | France 0-2 Spain | 10:00 p.m. |
| Wed, 15 Jul | England vs Argentina | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sun, 19 Jul | Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102 | 12:00 a.m. |
| Sun, 19 Jul | Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102 | 10:00 p.m. |
Knockout Rounds and Final in Kuwait Time
The matchups aren’t set until the group stage ends, but the dates and headline kick-offs are fixed. The two semi-finals and the final all start at 10:00 p.m. Kuwait time.
| Stage | Dates (Kuwait) | Kick-Off (Kuwait) |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 28 Jun – 4 Jul | 7:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. |
| Round of 16 | 4 – 7 Jul | 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. |
| Quarter-finals | 9 – 12 Jul | 10:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m. |
| Semi-finals | 14 & 15 Jul | 10:00 p.m. |
| Third-place play-off | 19 Jul (early hours) | 12:00 a.m. |
| Final | 19 Jul | 10:00 p.m. |
The final kicks off at 10:00 p.m. in Kuwait on Sunday 19 July — a comfortable prime-time slot. Knockout-stage matchups are confirmed once the groups finish, but the scheduled kick-off times are already fixed.
Watching the World Cup From Kuwait
Prime-Time Games
The kindest slots are matches that start at 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. Kuwait time — easy after-work or evening viewing, including the final.
Overnight Games
Games from 1:00 a.m. onwards fall in the small hours. Plan a nap and set an alarm. West Coast fixtures in Los Angeles and Vancouver run latest, often near dawn.
Travelling to a match? Kuwait Airways and other carriers connect Kuwait City to host hubs like New York and Miami.
Where to stay: Heading to the tournament in person? Compare hotels in Los Angeles, hotels in New York and hotels in Miami across the host cities.
Following the World Cup from elsewhere in the Gulf? See local kick-off times for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
Sources
Disclaimer: Match dates and kick-off times are subject to change by FIFA, and knockout-stage matchups will be confirmed only after the group stage ends. All times shown are in local time unless stated otherwise. The featured image is for representation purposes only and is intended as a creative visual. It may not directly reflect the article content, match details, teams, venues, or supporters. Please verify all details against official FIFA sources before making any travel or viewing plans.
