Egypt 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar

Egypt’s path through Group G in 2026

Egypt return to the World Cup stage as Africa’s CAF entry in Group G, a side with no world title to its name but a clear job at the first 48-team finals. The draw set Egypt against Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand, three opponents from three more confederations. The three matches run from June 15 to June 26 and move between Seattle and Vancouver, crossing from the United States into Canada along the way.

The opening night gave Egypt a marker to build on. A 1-1 draw with Belgium at Seattle Stadium on June 15 took a point off one of the group’s heavyweights and kept Egypt level at the start. From there the schedule sends them north to Vancouver for New Zealand on June 21, then back to Seattle for Iran on June 26. Three games, three kickoffs on the Eastern clock, one border crossing in the middle.

What Egypt need from Group G is direct. Two of the four teams in every group go straight through to the knockout rounds, and the eight best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also claim a Round of 32 spot. Topping the group is worth chasing, because group winners draw a friendlier path into the bracket. After the Belgium draw, the New Zealand and Iran fixtures turned into the games that will decide whether Egypt finish first, second, or in the third-place chase.

Reading each Egypt fixture

Egypt’s tournament opened on Monday, June 15 at 3:00 PM ET against Belgium at Seattle Stadium. The 1-1 result means Egypt collected one point from a tough first assignment, a fair return against a UEFA side and a platform to work from rather than a setback to recover from.

The second match takes Egypt to Vancouver to face New Zealand on Sunday, June 21, a 9:00 PM ET kickoff at BC Place, with Egypt listed as the away team. This is the fixture Egypt will eye for three points, the kind of game that can tilt a group. The 48-team format has already produced its share of tight, unexpected results, so Egypt will treat it on its merits, but a win in Vancouver would strengthen their hand considerably.

Group G closes for Egypt back at Seattle Stadium on Friday, June 26 against Iran, a late 11:00 PM ET start and the only group game where Egypt are the home side. By the time it kicks off, the table may already be decided, or Egypt’s fate may rest on this match and goal difference. June 26 is the date to mark, because where Egypt finish in the group sets which side of the knockout bracket they enter.

Egypt’s travel, kickoff windows, and the table math

Egypt’s three group games trace a clear loop: open in Seattle, go north to Vancouver, then return to Seattle to finish. Two of the three are played at Seattle Stadium, with the New Zealand fixture sandwiched in between at BC Place across the Canadian border. Only the closing game against Iran lists Egypt as the home side, which sets the bench and the home support for that night without altering the fact that every Group G team is a guest in the host nations. For supporters planning trips, that loop means two visits to the same United States venue, on June 15 and again on June 26, bracketing a single hop across to Vancouver on June 21.

The kickoff slots vary more than the venues. The opener against Belgium went off at 3:00 PM ET, an afternoon start, while both the New Zealand game and the Iran game are evening-into-night fixtures at 9:00 PM ET and 11:00 PM ET respectively on the eastern clock. For anyone tracking Egypt from North Africa or the Middle East, those windows fall in the late night and early morning, which is exactly where a synced calendar helps: the download converts each kickoff into your local time so you are not doing the arithmetic by hand for three games in three different slots.

If the group ends with teams level on points, the order of separation runs points, then goal difference, then goals scored. That is why the size of each Egypt result carries weight beyond the bare outcome. The 1-1 draw with Belgium banked a point but left goal difference flat, so a clear win over New Zealand or Iran would do double duty, lifting Egypt up the table and improving the tiebreakers that could decide a tight finish. Two teams from Group G go through automatically, and the eight best third-placed sides across all 12 groups take the rest of the Round of 32 berths, so even a third-place finish keeps Egypt in the conversation if the goals are there.

What awaits Egypt beyond the group stage

Come through Group G and the expanded bracket takes over. The 2026 World Cup runs to 104 matches and adds a Round of 32 the old 32-team format never carried. Group winners and runners-up join the eight best third-placed teams, and from there the tournament becomes straight elimination: Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19.

The team Egypt would meet in that Round of 32 is not fixed yet, and it will not be until every one of the 12 groups has played its final fixtures. The bracket fills in from the top as group placings settle, so Egypt’s first knockout opponent only emerges in the closing days of the group stage. The full picture, every group and the bracket as it builds, sits on the 2026 World Cup overview.

For Egypt, the knockouts are the real test of this campaign. A solid group exit counts for little if the first elimination tie goes against them, and the new format asks teams to win one more round than at any World Cup that came before. That is the context shaping every group result. The points Egypt take in Seattle and Vancouver are seeding for the matches that decide who stays in the tournament.

Downloading and syncing the Egypt calendar

Every Egypt fixture listed here can move straight onto your calendar. Use the download button on the schedule above to grab the whole set as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and take the full campaign or pick out a single match if that suits you better.

The ICS file is the usual choice. Load it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and Egypt’s group games arrive with the kickoff times already converted to your local zone, plus the venue and host city. Since the feed pulls from live tournament data, it corrects itself too: if a kickoff time moves, or once Egypt’s knockout opponents are confirmed, those entries change with nothing required from you.

Keeping an eye on more than Egypt? The same downloads are available for every nation at the 2026 World Cup, so you can place Egypt’s fixtures beside another team and follow the whole tournament on one calendar. Lock in the Group G dates first, June 15, June 21, and June 26, and let the knockout games slot in as the bracket comes together.