How to Watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Prime Video

The World Cup is available to stream on Prime Video through channel and free-to-air partners. In the UK, you can catch the full tournament with ITVX on Prime Video for £5.99 a month. Subscribe to the channel, and you are set from the opening whistle on June 11 right through to the final on July 19. Every group game, every knockout, every penalty shootout.

Head to the World Cup hub on Prime Video for the full schedule, live fixtures, and match coverage:

FIFA World Cup 2026 on Prime Video

This is not just another World Cup. The expansion from 32 to 48 teams changes the entire shape of the tournament. More nations, more games, more chances for upsets. Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will all make their World Cup debuts, and the group stage alone will run across three countries and four time zones. It is the first World Cup co-hosted by three nations, the first since 2002 to be shared at all, and the first time Mexico has hosted for a third time. The return to a summer schedule after Qatar 2022's winter experiment means this one will feel like a proper World Cup again.

The opener lands in Mexico City at the Estadio Azteca on June 11, a stadium that has already seen two World Cup finals and now gets to open a third tournament. Guadalajara's Estadio Akron also hosts group stage matches. Toronto and Vancouver bring World Cup football to Canadian soil for the first time. From there, the tournament stretches across 16 venues, from coast to coast across an entire continent. The final takes place on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Sixteen venues, three countries, one month.

Argentina arrive as defending champions, looking to go back-to-back for the first time since Brazil in 1962. The three host nations all qualified automatically, and each carries a different kind of pressure. The USA are building towards something. Canada are experiencing a home World Cup for the first time in their history. And Mexico have a point to prove on home soil, chasing echoes of 1986.

Then there is England. The usual weight of expectation, the usual hope that this might finally be the one. A squad packed with talent, a generation that has come close before, and a tournament format that gives more room for slow starters to find their rhythm. Germany are looking to bounce back after a disappointing home Euros in 2024. Spain's Nations League generation will want to prove they can deliver on the biggest stage. Brazil are out for redemption after an early exit in 2022. France will fancy their chances. And somewhere in the 48, there is a team nobody is talking about yet who will make this tournament their own.

The group stage runs from June 11 to June 27. The Round of 32 begins June 28. The Round of 16 starts July 4. Quarter-finals land July 9 to 11. Semi-finals are July 14 and 15. The third-place match is July 18, and the final is July 19 at MetLife Stadium. Block out the whole month.

How can I watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Prime Video? Stream with ITVX on Prime Video for £5.99 a month.

When does the tournament start? June 11, 2026, with Mexico vs South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

When is the final? July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

How many teams are in the tournament? 48 nations, up from 32 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.