2026 World Cup, Round of 16: When and Where to Watch the Matches (including free-to-air broadcasts)

At the 2026 World Cup, it’s “do or die” time. Following the revamped group stage featuring 48 teams, the knockout rounds begin on Sunday evening Italian time—a true lottery with 32 teams in the running, where there’s no room for error: the winners keep their dreams alive, while the losers head home.

In the event of a tie at the end of ninety minutes plus stoppage time, two extra-time periods of fifteen minutes each will be played, with no special rules. Should the score remain tied after 120 minutes, the match will proceed to a penalty shootout, following the standard five-round format with the possibility of continuing until a winner is determined.

Here is the complete schedule for the Round of 16; six matches will also be broadcast free-to-air on Rai channels:

– June 28, 9:00 p.m.: South Africa vs. Canada (DAZN and Rai), SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, California (USA)
– June 29, 7:00 p.m.: Brazil vs. Japan (DAZN and Rai), NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas (USA)
– June 29, 10:30 p.m.: Germany vs. Paraguay (DAZN), Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, Massachusetts (USA)
– June 30, 3:00 a.m.: Netherlands vs. Morocco (DAZN), Estadio BBVA – Guadalupe, Nuevo León (Mexico)
– June 30, 7:00 p.m.: Ivory Coast vs. Norway (DAZN), AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas (USA)
– June 30, 11:00 p.m.: France vs. Sweden (DAZN and Rai), MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey (USA)
– July 1, 3:00 a.m.: Mexico vs. Ecuador (DAZN), Estadio Azteca – Mexico City (Mexico)
– July 1, 6:00 p.m.: England vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DAZN), Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
– July 1, 10:00 p.m.: Belgium vs. Senegal (DAZN and Rai), Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington (USA)
– July 2, 2:00 a.m.: United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (DAZN), Levi’s Stadium – Santa Clara, California (USA)
– July 2, 9:00 p.m.: Spain vs. Austria (DAZN and Rai), SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, California (USA)
– July 3, 1:00 a.m.: Portugal vs. Croatia (DAZN), BMO Field – Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
– July 3, 5:00 a.m.: Switzerland vs. Algeria (DAZN), BC Place – Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
– July 3, 9:00 p.m.: Australia vs. Egypt (DAZN and Rai), AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas (USA)
– Midnight between July 3 and 4: Argentina vs. Cape Verde (DAZN), Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, Florida (USA)
– July 4, 3:30 a.m.: Colombia vs. Ghana (DAZN), Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri (USA).