How to Watch Soccer this Summer

For soccer fans, this summer will be one to remember. National teams from around the globe will descend on North America for more than five weeks of matches in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Running from June 11 through July 19, 48 teams will compete in 104 matches in 16 cities. With so many matches to follow, it helps to know where to tune in.

Whether you’re watching at home with family, hosting watch parties with friends, or catching a match on your phone during your lunch break, here’s a look at what you need to know about watching soccer this summer.

Schedule at a Glance

Key dates to know:

Opening Match: Mexico vs. South Africa – June 11, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

U.S. Opening Match: USA vs. Paraguay – June 12, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Canada Opening Match: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina – June 12, BMO Field, Toronto

Group Stage: June 11–27

Round of 32: June 28–July 3

Round of 16: July 4–7

Quarterfinals: July 9–10

Semifinals: July 14–15 – Atlanta and Dallas

Bronze Final: July 18 – Miami

Final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

For a more detailed view and to keep up with the results, check out the full 2026 schedule.

Where to watch: Broadcast and streaming options

All 104 matches will be broadcast live in the United States. Here’s the breakdown of where to watch.

English-language coverage

FOX Sports will exclusively broadcast English-language matches across two networks—FOX and FS1 (FOX Sports 1). Matches will also livestream via the FOX One app.

Fox: 70 matches, including all knockout-round games from the Round of 16 onward

FS1: All 34 group stage matches

FOX One / FOX Sports apps: All 104 matches will be available for live streaming with a cable subscription or standalone FOX One account

FOX has also confirmed 40 matches will air during U.S. primetime hours on FOX and FS1, more than any previous soccer tournament.

Spanish-language coverage

NBCUniversal will deliver the most extensive Spanish-language presentation in U.S. broadcast history, with over 700 hours of programming set to air across two networks, Telemundo and Universo. The same coverage will also livestream on Peacock.

Telemundo: 92 matches broadcast over-the-air

Universo: 12 group stage matches

Peacock: All 104 matches will stream live with a Peacock Premium or Premium Plus subscription

Watch every match with Xfinity TV

Xfinity TV brings a few standout features to your soccer viewing experience that go beyond finding the right network. Explore all the ways to enhance your viewing:

RealTime4K

Xfinity will deliver all 104 matches broadcast by Fox Sports and Telemundo in RealTime4K, so you can watch every goal, save, and celebration in crisp, high-resolution detail. Xfinity RealTime4K offers ultra-high-definition (UHD) picture quality for stunning clarity—with Dolby Vision HDR for richer detail, Dolby Atmos for multidimensional sound, and ultra-low latency for real-time viewing. It’s the closest you can get to actually being there. Say “4K” into your Xfinity Voice Remote to get to the 4K channel. 

Coverage will be available in RealTime4K to Xfinity members with compatible TV boxes. If you don’t have a compatible TV box, you can upgrade to a 4K TV box for free.

Not sure which TV box you have? Find out here.   

Create Your Own Multiview

With Xfinity TV, matches will also be available to watch with Multiview. Viewers can add up to four live events to watch at once on a single screen with Create Your Own Multiview, a great option for the early rounds when multiple matches are taking place at the same time. Following other sports or events? Viewers can select up to four channels airing any live sports available to watch in your channel to watch on one screen, making it easy to watch soccer matches while also keeping up with other sports, like MLB games, PGA TOUR golf, and more. Get started by saying “Multiview” into your Xfinity voice remote. 

Create Your Own Multiview is available for Xfinity members who have a 4K-compatible TV box. If your TV box is not 4K-compatible, you can upgrade to a 4K TV box for free.

Not sure which TV box you have? Find out here. 

Following events with Xfinity Sports Zone app

Built directly into your X1 interface, the Xfinity Sports Zone app makes it easy to keep up with all the latest news and action. Viewers can track scores, stats, and performance breakdowns of favorite teams or players. Features like multi-lingual voice search, the ability to set favorite teams and receive match start notifications, and on-demand access to highlights, condensed games, and full replays allow viewers to enjoy a more personalized, interactive viewing experience.

Get started by saying “soccer” or “muéstrame fútbol” into the bilingual Xfinity voice remote. Or dive deeper into team-specific content by making requests like “U.S. soccer team schedule” or “Mexico soccer team stats.”

Get a more immersive viewing experience with Fan View

Xfinity Fan View is an interactive sidebar on your TV screen that you can add to display real-time information like live scores, stats, schedules, and odds alongside the event you’re currently watching. It’s a great way to stay on top of everything happening across the tournament without navigating away from the action.

You can launch Fan View on your screen by saying “Fan View” into your Xfinity voice remote or launching from Xfinity Sports Zone app.

Live odds, on-screen: Xfinity Odds Zone  

With Xfinity Odds Zone, you can see pre-game spreads, live odds, game lines, and prop bets from DraftKings and FanDuel. Just say “View Odds” into your X1 voice remote to view the latest and add live odds to your screen while you watch.  

Get Xfinity TV World Soccer Ticket for maximum soccer coverage

If you want one destination for every soccer match this summer—plus a lot more—Xfinity TV World Soccer Ticket is built for exactly that.

World Soccer Ticket is the first TV package designed specifically for soccer fans. For $95/month, subscribers get access to more than 1,500 soccer matches from the world’s top leagues, all in one place. That includes all 104 matches during the tournament in both English (via Fox and FS1) and Spanish (via Telemundo and Universo). No matter which language you prefer to watch in, World Soccer Ticket has you covered.¹

What’s included:

56+ broadcast, cable, and streaming channels in English and Spanish

Peacock Premium subscription (a $10.99/month value) included at no extra cost

An Xfinity X1 set-top box

300 hours of cloud DVR storage

Access via the Xfinity Stream app on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Xumo devices, iOS, and more

Xfinity World Soccer Ticket also covers Premier League, UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Liga MX, MLS, NWSL, CONCACAF Champions Cup, and more, making it the perfect year-round viewing hub for soccer fans.

Explore World Soccer Ticket and other Xfinity TV plans to find the right one for you.

More ways to watch with Xfinity

NOW TV Latino

NOW TV Latino is the streaming package from Xfinity that offers exceptional Spanish-language and English-language content—including TV shows, movies, live sports, news—at an affordable price. Viewers can stream every match of the World Cup on Peacock and Telemundo.

Xfinity Internet members can add NOW TV Latino by itself or with any other streaming package, for just $15/month (taxes extra), with no hidden fees and no contract required. When you add NOW TV Latino, you get:

La Copa Mundal de la FIFA™ en Telemundo y Peacock

200+ channels for the whole family with live sports, news, novelas, music, and more with 45+ in Spanish

All the soccer you crave — 1,000+ matches including Liga MX, UEFA and CONCACAF, and more

Subscriptions for Peacock Premium (with ads, a $10.99/month value)and ViX Premium (with ads, a $6.99/month value) included

Visit NOW TV Latino to learn more.

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To save big on your favorite streaming apps, visit Xfinity StreamStore to explore StreamSaver bundles and discounts.²

Ready to Watch?

For what is shaping up to be the most accessible and widely broadcast tournament in history, there will be no shortage of ways to watch and follow all the action this summer.

The opening kick is June 11. Start planning your viewing schedule now!