BCCI's finances soar past Rs 11,000 crore, Yash Dayal faces a major court setback, and Australia signal aggressive intent with an all-pace XI for the Boxing Day Ashes Test. Indian and global cricket woke up to a morning that captured the sport's many contrasts. Off the field
FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule: List of groups, date, venue, match timing in IST
FIFA World Cup 2026 full schedule: Complete list of groups, date, venue, match timing in India - All you need to know
Hosts Mexico will take on South Africa in a repeat of 2010 opening encounter at the FIFA World Cup 2026, president Gianni Infantino announced during the unveiling of the complete schedule in Washington, D.C on Saturday. A day before, FIFA announced the World Cup draw.
For the first time in the history of the tournament, 48 teams will be vying for the ultimate silverware. The FIFA World Cup started in 1930 with just 13 teams. It was expanded to 24 teams in 1982 and then to 32 in 1998, thus allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America.
The FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be jointly hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico, will start on June 11 with the final to be played on July 19. 16 cities around three countries will host the entire tournament. Notably, Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will make their FIFA World Cup debuts. Argentina are the defending champions.
FIFA World Cup 2026 group stages full schedule
FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout schedule
FIFA World Cup 2026 full list of groups
It must be noted that most of the matches will start at midnight or early morning according to the Indian Standard Time (IST). The IST is ahead of U.S., Mexican and Canadian time zones by 9.5 to 13.5 hours (depending on the US zone & Daylight Saving Time).
Source: LiveMint
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BCCI's finances soar past Rs 11,000 crore, Yash Dayal faces a major court setback, and Australia signal aggressive intent with an all-pace XI for the Boxing Day Ashes Test. Indian and global cricket woke up to a morning that captured the sport's many contrasts. Off the field
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