When does World Cup 2026 start?

Q: When does World Cup 2026 start?

FIFA World Cup 2026 runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026, hosted across 16 venues in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Q: How many teams are in World Cup 2026?

48 national teams compete at FIFA World Cup 2026 — up from 32 at every previous tournament.

Q: How does World Cup knockout-stage scoring work on FootballDream?

Fantasy XI, Draft and Predictor score every knockout match the same as the group stage from real match stats; the Predictor also awards +100 for correctly picking which team qualifies.

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When does World Cup 2026 start?

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, 2026 and runs through the final on July 19, 2026. It’s the first World Cup jointly hosted by three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — spread across 16 host-city venues.

FootballDream tracks every fixture from the opening match through the final, with Fantasy XI, Predictor and Draft games available for each round as the schedule unfolds.

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