Download your FREE World Cup 2026 calendar for the knockouts: FREE Google and iCal download

World Cup 2026 calendar.

World Cup 2026 is the biggest-ever international football tournament by far, with 48 teams playing in 104 matches across the vast continent of North and Central America in June and July.

World Cup 2026 will obviously be an organisational behemoth for the officials and committees tasked with making it happen, but fans planning to take in as much of it as possible face a significant task of their own.

With World Cup fixtures taking place between June 11 and July 19 across no fewer than 13 different kick-off times, knowing what's happening and when will be anything but straightforward.

Your FREE World Cup 2026 calendar

Your World Cup 2026 calendar! (Image credit: Future)

Our World Cup 2026 calendar includes every fixture in the knockout rounds this summer and syncs right to your digital calendar of choice – and in your local time zone.

Simply download, unzip and import.

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How to unzip the World Cup calendar files

The key step between downloading and importing your World Cup calendar is unzipping the downloaded files to grab the file format you need to import to Google Calendar or iCal.

Here's how to unzip files on Windows:

1. Locate the zipped folder – it has a .zip filename
   
2. Right-click and select Extract All...
   
3. Choose a destination and click Extract

Here's how to unzip files on Mac:

1. Double-click the downloaded .zip file
   
2. The file will extract automatically into a new folder right next to it

Here's how to unzip files on Android:

1. Open the Files by Google app
   
2. Navigate to the downloaded .zip file
   
3. Tap the file icon and a pop-up will appear
   
4. Touch Extract

Here's how to unzip files on iPhone/iPad:

1. Open the Files app (blue folder icon).
   
2. Navigate to the location of your zipped file (e.g., "Downloads" or "On My iPhone").
   
3. Tap the zip file once.
   
4. A new folder containing the unzipped files will be created automatically.
   
5. If tapping doesn't work, long-press the file and select Uncompress .

How to import to Google Calendar

1. Open Google Calendar in your web browser
   
2. Click the Settings gear icon in the top right and select Settings
3. In the menu on the left, click Import & Export
   
4. Click Select file from your computer and choose your .ics or .csv file
   
5. Under Add to calendar select the calendar of your choice – this is the calendar to which the World Cup fixtures will be added
   
6. Click Import

How to import to iCal

1. Open the Calendar app on your Mac or Apple device
   
2. Click File and then Import
   
3. Select your .ics or .ical file from your computer
   
4. Choose the calendar to which you want to add the fixtures, or select a new one, and click Import