When are England’s 2026 World Cup fixture dates and venues confirmed? | Football

Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany.

Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia.

Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa.

Pot 4: Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti, New Zealand, European play-off winners from path A, B, C, D, and FIFA inter-confederation play-off winners 1 and 2.

European play-off teams and fixtures:

Path A: Winner of Wales/Bosnia & Herzegovina vs winner of Italy/Northern Ireland.

Path B: Winner of Ukraine/Sweden vs winner of Poland/Albania.

Path C: Winner of Slovakia/Kosovo vs winner of Turkiye/Romania.

Path D: Winner of Czechia/Republic of Ireland vs winner of Denmark/North Macedonia.

Each semi-final takes place on March 26, 2026, with the play-off finals scheduled for March 31, 2026.

FIFA inter-confederation play-off teams and fixtures:

Path 1: Winner of New Caledonia/Jamaica vs DR Congo.

Path 2: Winner of Bolivia/Suriname vs Iraq.

Games will take place in a one-off playoff tournament in Mexico on March 26 and March 31, 2026.