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Best World Cup 2026 Match Times for America/New_York

FIFA World Cup 2026 is a home tournament for the United States, and for viewers on the US East Coast the schedule is built almost entirely around your time zone. New York is on EDT (UTC−4) during the tournament, meaning over 90 matches fall in prime-time or afternoon viewing — this is the best World Cup schedule the East Coast has ever seen.
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Prime Time
17:00–22:00
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Afternoon
13:00–16:00
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Morning
08:00–12:00
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Early Morning
05:00–07:00
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Late Night
23:00–04:00

At UTC−4, the US prime-time kick-offs that start at 23:00–02:00 UTC arrive in New York at 19:00–22:00 EDT — prime time. Around 52 matches fall here. The earlier mid-afternoon East Coast slots (19:00–20:00 UTC) land at 15:00–16:00 EDT, sitting squarely in the afternoon bucket alongside roughly 39 games in total.

Only a handful of matches — primarily very early UTC hours that correspond to overnight US West Coast scheduling — fall after midnight EDT. For the group stage, expect most games to fit neatly around the working day. The knockout rounds intensify to one or two games per day and almost all land in comfortable evening slots.

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (New Jersey) and Gillette Stadium in the Boston area are the closest host venues to New York City. Both host group-stage games and knockouts — check the full schedule below to plan which matches you might attend in person.