December 06, 2025
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The World Cup Draw divvied up the events 48 teams into 12 pools.
The 2026 World Cup Draw gave the Philly area only partial information on Friday. It is known which pools the 48 competing teams will be a part of, including the United States (Pool D). The full details for the six matches to be held at Lincoln Financial Field — to officially be called Philadelphia Stadium during the event — were unveiled a day later, on Saturday.
We'll have more analysis to come in the months leading up to the biggest soccer games ever played in the city. And there will also be more information gleaned soon about blocks of tickets still left to be released in the coming weeks.
But for now, here's a look at the six matches that will see hoards of international (and more than a few local) fans flocking to the City of Brotherly Love:
Sunday, June 14
Ecuador vs. Ivory Coast, 7 pm
Friday, June 19
Brazil vs. Haiti, 9 pm
Monday, June 22
France vs. Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname, 5 pm
Thursday, June 25
Ivory Coast vs. Curacao, 4 pm
Saturday, June 27
Croatia vs. Ghana, 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 4 (knockout round)
TBD, 5 p.m.
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