When is World Cup 2026 final? Date, kick-off time, TV channel & live stream as brilliant tournament reaches climax

SPAIN will face Argentina in the World Cup final – and the action unfolds TONIGHT! Lamine Yamal and Co convincingly beat France in Dallas to reach the showpiece match. Mikel Oyarzabal scored a penalty to put Spain ahead against France in their semi-final Credit: EPA Lionel Messi and Argentina will face La Roja in the final Credit: Reuters Mikel Oyarzabal scored a penalty before Pedro Porro doubled La Roja‘s lead in the second-half as the 2010 champs swept Les Bleus aside in the last-four. In the other semi-final, Argentina won against England in dramatic fashion, with Lautaro Martinez scoring the winner in added time. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! It means Lionel Messi and Co have reached successive World Cup finals. SunSport brings you all the details on when the final will take place and how you can tune in. When is World Cup 2026 final? The World Cup final will take place TONIGHT – Sunday, July 19. Kick off is scheduled for 8pm BST / 3pm ET. The New York New Jersey Stadium will host. What TV channel is the World Cup final on and can it be live streamed? The World Cup final will be broadcast on both BBC One and ITV1. Fans can live stream the match for FREE via the BBC iPlayer and ITVX. In the US, the match will be aired on Fox. Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog of the match will provide minute-by-minute coverage. World Cup semi-final schedule Here’s the schedule for the remaining World Cup fixtures: Past World Cup finals 1930 – Uruguay 4-2 Argentina 1934 – Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia 1938 – Italy 4-2 Hungary 1950 – Uruguay 2-1 Brazil 1954 – West Germany 3-2 Hungary 1958 – Brazil 5-2 Sweden 1962 – Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia 1966 – England 4-2 West Germany 1970 – Brazil 4-1 Italy 1974 – West Germany 2-1 Netherlands 1978 – Argentina 3-1 Netherlands 1982 – Italy 3-1 West Germany 1986 – Argentina 3-2 West Germany 1990 – West Germany 1-0 Argentina 1994 – Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 pens) 1998 – France 3-0 Brazil 2002 – Brazil 2-0 Germany 2006 – Italy 1-1 France (5-3 pens) 2010 – Spain 1-0 Netherlands 2014 – Germany 1-0 Argentina 2018 – France 4-2 Croatia 2022 – Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 pens) Most read in Football Comment now