With just days left until the eyes of the world will be firmly fixed on North America as the FIFA 2026 World Cup kicks off on June 11th, anticipation is at a sky-high level. This, of course, is the biggest sporting event in the world. This edition of the quadrennial competition is its biggest in history with 48 teams dreaming for global glory. And teams from the MENA region are turning up in record numbers.
In another first for the planet’s most prestigious sporting spectacle, eight Arab nations will be participating with mouthwatering matchups and regional rivalries, including Brazil vs. Morocco and Algeria vs. Jordan gracing our screens. Here’s a full list of the dates and times of each Arab country’s games, all in local GMT+3 time: ALGERIA
vs Argentina — Wednesday, June 17th at 4:00 AM vs Jordan — Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:00 AM vs Austria — Sunday, June 28th at 5:00 AM
EGYPT
vs Belgium — Monday, June 15th at 10:00 PM vs New Zealand — Monday, June 22nd at 4:00 AM vs Iran — Saturday, June 27th at 6:00 AM
MOROCCO
vs Brazil — Sunday, June 14th at 1:00 AM vs Scotland — Saturday, June 20th at 1:00 AM vs Haiti — Thursday, June 25th at 1:00 AM

TUNISIA
vs Sweden — Monday, June 15th at 5:00 AM vs Japan — Sunday, June 21st at 7:00 AM vs Netherlands — Friday, June 26th at 2:00 AM
SAUDI ARABIA
vs Uruguay — Tuesday, June 16th at 1:00 AM vs Spain — Sunday, June 21st at 7:00 PM vs Cape Verde — Saturday, June 27th at 3:00 AM
QATAR
vs Switzerland — Saturday, June 13th at 10:00 PM vs Canada — Friday, June 19th at 1:00 AM vs Bosnia & Herzegovina — Wednesday, June 24th at 10:00 PM
JORDAN
vs Austria — Wednesday, June 17th at 7:00 AM vs Algeria — Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:00 AM vs Argentina — Sunday, June 28th at 5:00 AM
IRAQ
vs Norway — Wednesday, June 17th at 1:00 AM vs France — Tuesday, June 23rd at 12:00 AM vs Senegal — Friday, June 26th at 10:00 PM