England will open their World Cup campaign against Croatia in the air-conditioned comfort of the AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Thomas Tuchel’s men learned they would face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in Group L at Friday’s draw but had to wait until Saturday to learn the match venues and kick-off times.
The match against their 2018 semi-final conquerors kicks off at 9pm UK time on June 17, 3pm local time in Texas, at the home of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.
The second match against Ghana on June 23 is a 4pm kick-off in Boston, 9pm in the UK, while the final group game against Panama at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is a 5pm kick-off local time – 10pm in the UK on June 27.
🏴🆚🇭🇷Wednesday 17 June, 9pm (UK)Dallas Stadium 🇺🇸
🏴🆚🇬🇭Tuesday 23 June, 9pm (UK)Boston Stadium 🇺🇸
🇵🇦🆚🏴Saturday 27 June, 10pm (UK)New York New Jersey Stadium 🇺🇸
Our @FIFAWorldCup Group L kick-off times and venues have been confirmed 👊 pic.twitter.com/tOtuicNOsE
— England (@England) December 6, 2025
Scotland missed out on facing Brazil in the air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and will instead take on the five-time world champions in their final group match in the heat and humidity of Miami on June 24.
The match will kick off at 6pm local time, 11pm back in the UK. Steve Clarke’s men have faced Brazil four times at the World Cup finals previously but have failed to win any of those encounters.
There will be late nights for all armchair fans watching Scotland’s games, with the opening game against Haiti in Boston kicking off at 9pm local time – 2am on June 14 back at home.
The second game against Morocco on June 19 is also in Boston, kicking off at 6pm – 11pm in the UK.
The World Cup final will be a 3pm kick-off at the MetLife Stadium – an 8pm kick-off in the UK – on July 19.
