Belgium 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar

Belgium open Group G in three time zones

Belgium are a familiar face at a World Cup, a UEFA side that rarely misses the finals, and they arrive at the first 48-team edition with no trophy in the cabinet and a group to work through the hard way. The draw put Belgium in Group G alongside Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand, four nations from four different confederations. Their three matches run from June 15 to June 26 and bounce from Seattle to Los Angeles to Vancouver.

The opener tells you the group will not be a gentle one. Belgium drew 1-1 with Egypt at Seattle Stadium on June 15, a result that handed them one point when many expected three. From there the schedule sends Belgium south to Los Angeles to play Iran on June 21, then north across the border to Vancouver for New Zealand on June 26. Three games, three host cities, one of them in Canada.

What Belgium need from the rest of Group G is plain enough. Two of the four teams in every group advance straight to the knockout rounds, and the eight best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also reach the Round of 32. Finishing first carries weight beyond bragging rights, because group winners get a softer seeding into the bracket. After the Egypt draw, the Iran and New Zealand fixtures became the matches that will decide whether Belgium top Group G or settle for a runner-up spot.

Game by game through Belgium’s group

Belgium’s tournament started on Monday, June 15 at 3:00 PM ET against Egypt at Seattle Stadium. The 1-1 scoreline means Belgium banked a single point from a fixture they will have targeted for a win. One dropped point early is not a disaster in a four-team group, yet it tightens everything that follows and leaves little slack for another slip.

Next is Iran on Sunday, June 21, a 3:00 PM ET kickoff at Los Angeles Stadium, with Belgium again listed as the home side. This is the match where Belgium will look to take charge of Group G. The expanded 48-team field has already shown that favorites get awkward nights, so nothing is assumed, but three points here would push Belgium back toward the top of the table.

The group finishes in Vancouver on Friday, June 26 against New Zealand, a late 11:00 PM ET start at BC Place. Belgium are the away team for this one, with New Zealand the nominal hosts on Canadian soil. By kickoff the Group G picture may be settled or it may hinge on this game and goal difference. Either way, June 26 is the date that locks in where Belgium land, because final group position decides which half of the knockout bracket they fall into.

What the kickoff times and venues mean for Belgium fans

The kickoff slots are worth a look on their own, because Belgium’s three games sit in noticeably different windows. The Egypt and Iran fixtures both start at 3:00 PM ET, an afternoon kickoff on the eastern clock, which in the host city of each game lands earlier in the local day given the time difference out west. The New Zealand game is the outlier, an 11:00 PM ET start at BC Place that pushes deep into the night for anyone watching from the Americas. If you are following Belgium from Europe, all three fall in the evening or the small hours, so the calendar download earns its keep by translating every kickoff into your own zone automatically.

The venue spread shapes the rhythm too. Belgium play their first two games inside the United States, at Seattle Stadium and then Los Angeles Stadium, before crossing into Canada for the BC Place finale. Two of the three are home fixtures on the team sheet, Egypt and Iran, with the New Zealand match the only one where Belgium are the visitors. That home-and-away labeling does not change where the games are played, since all four Group G sides are guests in the host countries, but it does set which dressing room and bench each team is assigned and which fans are treated as the home support on the day.

Group position will come down to the usual order of tiebreakers if teams finish level. Points come first, then goal difference, then goals scored, which is why the margin in each Belgium result matters and not just the win, draw, or loss. A narrow win and a heavy win count the same in the points column but can separate sides who end up tied. After the 1-1 draw with Egypt, Belgium know that running up goals in the Iran and New Zealand games could be the difference between topping Group G and slipping to second, or even into the third-place race that the eight best runners-up-style finishers contest for the remaining Round of 32 places.

Belgium’s route once the bracket opens

Get through Group G and the new bracket takes hold. The 2026 World Cup stretches to 104 matches and adds a Round of 32 that the old 32-team format never had. Group winners and runners-up are joined by the eight best third-placed teams, and from that point it is pure knockout football: Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19.

Whoever Belgium draw in that Round of 32 is not yet known, and it cannot be until all 12 groups have completed their last round of fixtures. The bracket assembles itself from the top as placings lock in, so the identity of Belgium’s first knockout opponent only becomes clear in the closing days of the group stage. You can track every group and watch the bracket form on the 2026 World Cup overview.

For Belgium, the knockouts are where this World Cup really gets measured. A clean exit from Group G means little if the first elimination game slips away, and the expanded format means one extra round to survive compared with any World Cup before it. That backdrop sits behind every group result. The points Belgium gather in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Vancouver are seeding for the games that actually decide the trophy.

Put Belgium’s fixtures on your own calendar

Each Belgium fixture on this page drops straight onto your own calendar. Hit the download button on the schedule above to pull the full set as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and choose either the entire run or one match if that is all you care about.

The ICS file is what most people settle on. Bring it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and Belgium’s group games appear with the kickoff times already shifted to your own zone, along with the venue and host city. Because the feed is wired to live tournament data, it also stays accurate on its own: should a kickoff move, or once Belgium’s knockout opponents are confirmed, those entries adjust with no effort from you.

Following more than one nation? The same downloads sit on the page for every team at the 2026 World Cup, so you can stack Belgium’s fixtures next to another side and read the tournament off a single calendar. Pin the Group G dates now, June 15, June 21, and June 26, then let the knockout matches drop in as the bracket fills.