FIFA World Cup 2026 · Canada · Mexico · USA
The World Cup comes to Canada.
For the first time, the FIFA World Cup is co-hosted by three nations — and Canada is one of them. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, 48 teams play 104 matches, with 13 of them on Canadian soil in Toronto and Vancouver. Here's the schedule, the Canadian angle, and how to bet it legally in Ontario.
The tournament kicks off June 11, 2026.
48 teams, 104 matches, 39 days across Canada, Mexico and the United States. The opening match is Mexico v South Africa in Mexico City; the final is July 19 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.
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The tournament
Verified facts.
- Dates
- June 11, 2026 – July 19, 2026
- Teams
- 48
- Matches
- 104
- Hosts
- Canada · Mexico · USA
- Opening match
- Mexico v South Africa · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
- Final
- July 19, 2026 · MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
Source: FIFA and public tournament records.
The Canadian angle
Toronto & Vancouver.
- Matches in Canada
- 13
- Host venues
- BMO Field (Toronto) · BC Place (Vancouver)
- Canada group
- Group B — with Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia & Herzegovina
Toronto's BMO Field stages Canada's opening match — the first men's World Cup game ever played in Canada — before the team heads west to Vancouver's BC Place.
World Cup 2026 guides
Everything we've published.
Betting guides
- Best Ontario sportsbooks for the FIFA World Cup 2026 A soccer-first ranking of Ontario's seven iGO-licensed sportsbooks for the World Cup — judged on soccer market depth, live in-play betting, prop and parlay variety, and compliance record, not generic casino criteria.
- FIFA World Cup 2026 betting guide for Ontario: regulated sportsbooks, odds & schedule Everything an Ontario bettor needs for the 2026 World Cup — the licensed sportsbooks that cover it, how betting works under AGCO rules, the Toronto and Vancouver matches, Canada's schedule, and the futures odds as of June 1, 2026.
- FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada: Toronto and Vancouver host matches, fixtures & betting access All 13 World Cup matches on Canadian soil — six at Toronto's BMO Field, seven at Vancouver's BC Place — plus the fixtures, Canada's home games, and the regulatory reality of betting in Ontario versus British Columbia.
- How to bet World Cup 2026 futures in Ontario: outright winner, golden boot & group winners A plain-English guide to World Cup futures for Ontario bettors — what they are, how the outright winner, golden boot and group-winner markets work, when the lines move, and where the odds sit as of June 1, 2026.
- World Cup 2026 betting odds explained: decimal, American & fractional for Canadian bettors Canadian sportsbooks show odds in three formats — decimal, American and fractional. Here's how to read and convert all three, what implied probability means, and why it matters when you line-shop the World Cup.
Group previews
- World Cup 2026 Group B preview: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar & Bosnia — odds & analysis Canada's group, broken down for Ontario bettors — Switzerland as the seeded favourite, Canada the most-backed runner-up, plus Bosnia and Qatar, with the home schedule and how the to-advance market shapes up as of June 1, 2026.
- World Cup 2026 Group C preview: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland & Haiti — odds & analysis Group C for Ontario bettors — Brazil the favourites under Ancelotti but coming off their worst-ever qualifying, Morocco a genuine threat to top the group, plus Scotland's grit and Haiti's pace. No Canadian-soil match, but a heavyweight opener.
- World Cup 2026 Group D preview: USA, Paraguay, Australia & Türkiye — odds & analysis A Group D preview for Ontario bettors, with one fixture in Vancouver — co-hosts USA as favourites, Türkiye's attacking quality, Paraguay's discipline and Australia's intensity, plus the schedule and how the group is priced as of June 1, 2026.
- World Cup 2026 Group E preview: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast & Curaçao — with a Toronto host match Group E breaks down for Ontario bettors — Germany the heavy favourite, Ecuador and Ivory Coast fighting for second, Curaçao's historic debut, and the marquee Toronto fixture (Germany vs Ivory Coast, June 20 at BMO Field) Canadian fans can watch live.
- World Cup 2026 Group G preview: Belgium, Egypt, Iran & New Zealand — two Vancouver host matches Group G for Ontario bettors — Belgium's last-chance golden generation as favourites, Salah's Egypt the challenger, Iran's experience, and New Zealand hosting two of their games at Vancouver's BC Place, bringing Salah and De Bruyne to Canadian soil.
- World Cup 2026 Group H preview: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia & Cape Verde — odds & analysis Group H for Ontario bettors — tournament favourites Spain, a Uruguay side mid-generational-shift, Saudi Arabia's giant-killing pedigree, and Cape Verde's historic debut. No Canadian-soil match here, but it's the group of the tournament favourite.
- World Cup 2026 Group I preview: France, Norway, Senegal & Iraq — with a Toronto host match Group I for Ontario bettors — France the heavy favourite in Deschamps' final tournament, Haaland's Norway the second-place pick, Senegal's AFCON champions, and Iraq's emotional return, plus the Senegal vs Iraq fixture in Toronto on June 26.
- World Cup 2026 Group L preview: England, Croatia, Ghana & Panama — with two Toronto host matches Group L for Ontario bettors — England the runaway favourite, Croatia the knockout specialists, Ghana and Panama fighting beneath them, and two of the group's matches played in Toronto, where the second-place battle partly unfolds.
Team & favourites
- Canada at the FIFA World Cup 2026: squad, schedule & betting analysis Canada hosts and plays a home World Cup for the first time. Jesse Marsch's squad, the Group B schedule, the Alphonso Davies injury question, and how the team is priced — with the 'to advance' market the one most Canadian bettors will follow.
- World Cup 2026 title favourites: Spain, France, England, Brazil & Argentina for Ontario bettors The five teams at the top of the World Cup 2026 outright market, broken down for Ontario bettors — form, squad, futures odds as of June 1, 2026, and the key risk factor for each, from co-favourites Spain and France to holders Argentina.
How-to & rules
- AGCO advertising standards during the World Cup 2026: what Ontario bettors will and won't see Why the World Cup looks different on an Ontario screen — no bonus offers, no athlete or celebrity gambling ads — and how AGCO advertising standards set Ontario apart from the US and UK ad blitz, backed by a regulator that actually enforces them.
- Live betting on the World Cup 2026 in Ontario: in-play markets, cash out & how it works A practical guide to in-play betting for the World Cup in Ontario — what live betting is, which iGO-licensed books do it best, how cash out and features like micro-betting work, the realities of latency and bet delays, and how to keep it under control.
Betting the World Cup in Ontario
How to bet legally.
In Ontario, only sportsbooks registered with iGaming Ontario and the AGCO may legally take World Cup bets. Expect deep markets — match result, both teams to score, totals, Asian handicaps, player and tournament props, and live in-play betting on every match. We're publishing independent reviews of each licensed book; ratings go live as each review is complete. A fuller World Cup betting guide is on the way.
Soccer betting markets explainedWhere to bet legally in Ontario
Licensed Ontario sportsbooks for the World Cup.
Only iGaming Ontario–registered books may legally take World Cup bets from Ontario residents. These are the operators we cover — independent reviews and ratings are publishing soon.
- Bet365 Sportsbook
- DraftKings Sportsbook
- FanDuel Sportsbook
- BetMGM Sportsbook
- Caesars Sportsbook
- BetRivers Sportsbook
- BET99 Sportsbook