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The opening ceremony precedes the clash to open the tournament between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa on June 12 (AEST). The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 20 – with kick-off at 5am (AEST). Australia, nicknamed ‘The Socceroos’, will have their fixtures shown live on SBS and are also available via SBS On Demand live streaming. All 104 matches from host nations the United States, Canada and Mexico will be shown live and free, with matches also shown live on SBS VICELAND. He’s one of thousands being held without charge after having lived under the self-proclaimed Islamic State group. Sydney’s Yusuf Zahab has been held in a jail in Syria since he was 15.
The tournament in North America will be the biggest FIFA World Cup™ ever and an exclusive broadcast of all 104 matches live and free on SBS in Australia. The FIFA World Cup 26ᵀᴹ kicks off on June 12 (AEST) – with the tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa, kicking off at 5am (AEST) – and will be an exclusive broadcast on SBS in Australia. You can watch all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 26™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE on SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. Take a global view with Australia’s most comprehensive world news service By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS. Get the latest national and global news from Australia’s only world news service. Sign up now for the latest sport news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.