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FIFA World Cup 2026 has now reached the decisive round of the group stage. As the knockout stage is getting closer, a question is arising in the minds of the spectators that why are the matches of the final round of the group being played at the same time? That means both the matches of a group are starting at the same time. Like on the 14th day, both the matches of Group B and Group C took place at the same time. There will be similar competitions in every group in future also. In this way, fans are finding it difficult to watch two matches at the same time and they have to choose their favorite matches. Actually, FIFA has a well-thought-out strategy behind this, the aim of which is to maintain the fairness of the competition.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Results of matches of day 14
| group | competition | Result | indian time |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Switzerland vs Canada | 2-1 | Started at 12:30 pm |
| B | Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar | 3-1 | Started at 12:30 pm |
| C | morocco vs haiti | 4-2 | started at 3:30 am |
| C | scotland vs brazil | 0-3 | started at 3:30 am |
| A | South Africa vs South Korea | 0-0 | continues from 6:30 am |
| A | czechia vs mexico | 0-0 | continues from 6:30 am |
FIFA World Cup 2026: Schedule for Day 15 (Indian Time)
| group | competition | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| E | Curaçao vs Côte d’Ivoire | 1:30 am (June 26) |
| E | ecuador vs germany | 1:30 am (June 26) |
| F | tunisia vs netherlands | 4:30 am (June 26) |
| F | japan vs sweden | 4:30 am (June 26) |
| D | Turkey vs America | 7:30 am (June 26) |
| D | paraguay vs australia | 7:30 am (June 26) |
FIFA World Cup 2026: Schedule for Day 16 (Indian Time)
| group | competition | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| I | Norway vs France | 12:30 pm (June 27) |
| I | senegal vs iraq | 12:30 pm (June 27) |
| H | cabo verde vs saudi arabia | 5:30 am (June 27) |
| H | uruguay vs spain | 5:30 am (June 27) |
| G | New Zealand vs Belgium | 8:30 am (June 27) |
| G | egypt vs iran | 8:30 am (June 27) |
FIFA World Cup 2026: Schedule for Day 17 (Indian Time)
| group | competition | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| L | Panama vs England | 2:30 am (June 28) |
| L | croatia vs ghana | 2:30 am (June 28) |
| K | colombia vs portugal | 5:00 am (June 28) |
| K | DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | 5:00 am (June 28) |
| J | algeria vs austria | 7:30 am (June 28) |
| J | jordan vs argentina | 7:30 am (June 28) |