The 2026 World Cup draw and schedule release have come and gone. Next up in FIFA’s busy schedule ahead of the tournament next summer is the next ticket lottery. Tickets for AT&T Stadium’s five group stage matches are set to be in high demand with four top-10 teams — including defending champions Lionel Messi and Argentina — set to play World Cup matches in Arlington.

In 2010, Spain followed up their Euro 2008 triumph by sweeping to World Cup glory in South Africa. In 2014, La Roja's sequel to Euro 2012 was crashing out in the group stage in Brazil. Which version will Luis de la Fuente's European champions of 2024 most closely resemble?

We now know who, where and when England and Scotland will play next summer in the men’s football World Cup. The tournament runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026 and is being hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, but both home teams will play their initial three group games at American venues.

Tickets to the 2026 World Cup are among the most coveted tickets in sports. Buying them, therefore, is both confusing and costly in any host city. Vancouver is no exception.

Let's take a look at nine international group stage matches that we’re excited to watch at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

There is no purer expression of the Beautiful Game than a child experiencing their first World Cup in person. The excitement, the noise, the adventure – no TV broadcast can ever substitute for witnessing that moment live.