Group B is built around co-host Canada and brings together Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada open at home at BMO Field in Toronto before moving west to BC Place in Vancouver, Switzerland arrive as Europe's reliable knockout regulars, Qatar return having qualified on merit after hosting in 2022, and Bosnia bring Edin Dzeko on their first World Cup trip since 2014. This is the full fixture list with venues and dates, the qualification picture, and a prediction for who reaches the new Round of 32.
A co-host with home advantage, Europe's most dependable knockout side, a returning Asian champion and a Balkan dark horse. Here is the Group B field.
The host seed. Co-hosting their first home World Cup, Canada play all three group games on home soil, opening in Toronto before two matches in Vancouver. Built around Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David, they target a first-ever knockout run. Read our full Canada squad guide.
The knockout regulars. Under Murat Yakin and led by Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji, Switzerland have reached the last 16 at four of the last five major tournaments. Organised and hard to beat, they are the side to top the group. See our Switzerland guide.
The returning hosts. Two-time AFC Asian Cup winners, Qatar qualified on merit this time, coached by Julen Lopetegui and led by Akram Afif and all-time top scorer Almoez Ali. Read our Qatar guide.
The Balkan returnees. Back at the World Cup for the first time since their 2014 debut, Bosnia are still spearheaded by veteran striker Edin Dzeko and can trouble anyone on their day. Read our Bosnia and Herzegovina guide.
Six Group B matches across three matchdays, split between Canada and the western United States. Canada play at BMO Field (Toronto) and BC Place (Vancouver), with the other games at Levi's Stadium (San Francisco Bay Area), SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles) and Lumen Field (Seattle). The two final-round games kick off at the same time. Times below are US Eastern.
For the full picture of all 104 games and kickoff times in your own time zone, use the WorldCuply.com match schedule. Co-host Canada's path is covered in detail in our Canada squad guide.
The 2026 World Cup is the first with 48 teams in 12 groups of four. That changes how a group plays out:
A balanced group with two clear favourites and two live outsiders. Here is how we see it:
Realistically only Switzerland look close to safe, and Canada will fancy their chances at home. Get matchday one right and the group reshapes quickly. Follow it live with the schedule and the Match-Day Notifier.
Group B is one of 12 groups at the 2026 World Cup. Explore the rest of the WorldCuply.com guide:
The co-host's squad, Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David, and the push for a first knockout run on home soil.
Read the Canada guide ›Host Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Czechia, the tournament opener and the full Group A picture.
Read the Group A guide ›The Pot 1 nations and how seeding shaped all 12 groups at the 2026 World Cup.
See the seeds ›All 104 fixtures across 16 host cities, with kickoff times you can filter to your team and time zone.
Open the schedule ›This guide was hand-written from the following reporting and reference pages, used to confirm the Group B teams, fixtures, venues and dates:
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