World Cup 2026: Brazil vs. Morocco, Qatar vs. Switzerland, Haiti vs. Scotland Kick Off Saturday Schedule
The 2026 World Cup opens Saturday with three matches: Brazil facing Morocco in New Jersey, Qatar playing Switzerland in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Haiti meeting Scotland in Boston. Brazil, five-time winners, begin their campaign against 2022 semi-finalists Morocco. Scotland will participate in their first World Cup since 1998, while Haiti ends a 52-year absence from the tournament. All games will be broadcast across various networks and streaming platforms internationally.
The 2026 World Cup schedule for Saturday, June 13, features three opening matches, with teams competing across different venues in the United States.
In New York New Jersey, Brazil will open their World Cup campaign against Morocco at 6 PM ET. Brazil are five-time World Cup winners, while Morocco reached the semi-finals in the 2022 tournament and are the reigning African champions. Achraf Hakimi is noted as a key player for Morocco. Both teams' performances in this match are highly anticipated.
The San Francisco Bay Area Stadium will host Qatar versus Switzerland at 3 PM ET. Qatar previously exited their own World Cup in the group stage. Switzerland has a consistent record at the tournament level, with Dan Ndoye highlighted as a player to watch, having scored in five of his last six games for Switzerland.
Completing the day's schedule, Haiti will play Scotland in Boston at 9 PM ET. This marks Scotland's first World Cup appearance since 1998. Haiti will end a 52-year tournament drought and demonstrated strong form with a 4-0 victory over New Zealand in a warm-up match. Scotland also showed goal-scoring prowess, netting eight goals in their final two warm-up matches.
Broadcast information for these matches includes FOX and Telemundo (United States), TSN (Canada), BBC and ITV (United Kingdom), and SBS (Australia). Streaming options are also available through Fubo in the United States, along with other national broadcasters.
