FIFA’s official World Cup 2026 calendar confirms fixtures on Sunday, June 14, 2026, giving fans a key opening-week matchday to plan around as the tournament moves deeper into the group stage.
Brazil and Morocco are set for a Group C opening-round clash at FIFA World Cup 2026 on Saturday, June 13, at New York New Jersey Stadium, with the fixture carrying early weight in the group race.
Brazil and Morocco are scheduled to meet in Group C at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 13 June 2026, with kickoff listed at 6:00 p.m. ET at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
FIFA said the empty-seat look at Guadalajara’s World Cup match came from fans standing in concourses, not from a mismatch in the official crowd count. The episode also feeds into the tournament’s wider ticket-pricing conversation.