Today at the World Cup — Thursday, June 18, 2026

The tournament is live. Today's matches, yesterday's results, and what to read.

Today's matches

  • 12:00 PM ET — Czech Republic vs South Africa · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · group stage
  • 3:00 PM ET — Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina · SoFi Stadium · group stage
  • 6:00 PM ET — Canada vs Qatar · BC Place · group stage

Yesterday's results

  • Argentina 3–0 Algeria
  • Austria 3–1 Jordan
  • Portugal 1–1 Congo, D.R.
  • England 4–2 Croatia
  • Ghana 1–0 Panama

Today's featured read

France — the deepest squad — picked from our cornerstone library for today's narrative window.

What to do today

  • 📺 Watch live — auto-updating scoreboard, refresh-free
  • 🏆 Check your bracket — see how your picks held up
  • 📊 See the leaderboard — who's beating consensus
  • 📰 Latest analysis — our newsroom + auto-translated Spanish coverage

Browse the library

  • All 48 team previews
  • 11 star-player profiles
  • 16 venue guides
  • 48 base camps + climate
  • Round of 32 format explainer
  • Group of Death analysis
  • Streaming + TV guide

*This briefing publishes automatically every day at 7 AM UTC during the tournament window. Spanish translation lands within 10 minutes via the auto-translator cron.*