Australia's FIFA World Cup Kickoff Times

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off June 12th in Mexico City, spreading across North America with games in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico — and for Aussie fans, it means early mornings and late nights. With 48 teams and a packed schedule, the tournament’s group stage delivers daily drama, broadcast live on ABC Sport. Australia’s first match against Türkiye is at 2 PM AEST on June 14th — a more forgiving start — but don’t count on easy nights: their second game against the USA is at 5 AM AEST on June 20th, and the final on July 20th at 5 AM AEST will cap off a month of non-stop football. Get ready to wake up for the action — it’s going to be epic. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a9559a1a040610f2