Football calendar in Brazil and worldwide after the 2026 World Cup
Onefootball.com·July 20, 2026
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Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final. The next World Cup will be held in 2030 and will be hosted by Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.
Last Sunday (19), Spain were crowned two-time world champions after beating Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
The next World Cup will only take place in 2030, with Portugal, Spain, and Morocco as host countries, but with matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the world’s biggest national-team tournament.
So, it’s time to "go back to our daily reality."
Unlike Europe, which will soon begin the 2026/27 season, the Brasileirão is still only halfway through.
There’s also the Copa do Brasil, the Sudamericana, and the Libertadores.
And, after the disappointment of being knocked out in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup and finishing 11th overall, the Brazilian National Team will return to the pitch later this year.
So, check out the post-2026 World Cup football calendar below!
The country’s main club competition is already back, with the start of the 19th round, which continues this Tuesday (21) and ends on Thursday (23).
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The final round of the 2026 Brasileirão has been scheduled by the CBF for December 2.
To see the full Brasileirão schedule, click here!
The country’s main knockout tournament is in the round of 16.
The first-leg matches are scheduled for August 1, 2, and 3, while the second legs are set for August 4, 5, and 6.
To see the full Copa do Brasil schedule, click here!
South America’s top club tournament is also in the round of 16.
Brazilian football is still represented by Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Mirassol, and Palmeiras.
The first legs of the round of 16 are scheduled for August 11, 12, and 13, while the second legs are set for August 18, 19, and 20.
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To see the full Conmebol Libertadores schedule, click here!
The continent’s second most important club tournament is in the round of 16 playoffs, pitting teams that finished 2nd in their groups against those that finished 3rd in their Libertadores groups.
Grêmio, Vasco, RB Bragantino, and Santos are in this stage and will play on July 21, 22, and 23 (first leg) and July 28, 29, and 30 (second leg).
Atlético-MG, Botafogo, and São Paulo are the other Brazilian representatives in the tournament and are already through to the round of 16, waiting for their opponents.
Galo are waiting for Sporting Cristal or RB Bragantino, Glorioso are waiting for Lanús or Cienciano, while Tricolor Paulista will face Bolívar or Grêmio.
To see the full Conmebol Sudamericana schedule, click here!
The main football leagues in the Old Continent only begin in August, respecting the players’ vacation and training period (even for those who played in the 2026 World Cup).
La Liga (Spain) - scheduled to begin on August 14, 2026, with the season ending on May 30, 2027.
Premier League (England) - starts on the weekend of August 21 and 22, 2026, and ends on May 30, 2027.
Ligue 1 (France) - the French league kicks off on August 21, 2026, with the season ending on May 29, 2027.
Serie A (Italy) - the competition is scheduled to begin on the weekend of August 22 and 23, 2026, ending on May 30, 2027.
France (Trophée des Champions), England (Community Shield), and Germany (Franz Beckenbauer Supercup) will have curtain-raiser cup matches before the official start of the season, taking place on 15/08, 16/08, and 22/08, respectively.
Champions League - Europe’s top club tournament is already underway, but still in its qualifying phase. The league phase (36 clubs and eight matches per team before the knockout rounds) has its draw scheduled for August 27 and officially begins between September 8 and 10, 2026. The final is set for June 5, 2027, in Madrid (Spain).
Europa League - the league phase begins between September 16 and 17, 2026, with the final scheduled for May 26, 2027, in Frankfurt (Germany).
Conference League - the league phase is scheduled to begin on October 15, 2026, with the final set for June 2, 2027, in Istanbul (Turkey).
The tournament replaces the old Club World Cup and features, in a knockout format, the champions of FIFA’s six affiliated continental confederations.
The competition will take place between December 9 and 16 and will feature PSG (UEFA Champions League winners) and the Libertadores winner (to be decided on 28/11).
Toluca (Mexico), Concacaf champions; Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), African champions; Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia), Asian champions; and Auckland FC (New Zealand), Oceania champions, are the other teams confirmed for the Intercontinental Cup.
After the disappointment of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Carlo Ancelotti will begin the build-up toward the 2030 tournament as early as September this year.
The next FIFA international window is scheduled to begin on September 21.
Brazil have two away friendlies scheduled against Australia, on 25/09 at 7 a.m. (Brasília time) in the city of Townsville, and on 29/09 at 7 a.m. (Brasília time) in Brisbane.
FIFA also has a window for national-team training and friendlies between November 9 and 17, 2026.
The South American qualifiers for the 2030 World Cup still do not have a projected start date set by Conmebol, but they are expected to begin in the second half of 2027.
In Europe, the expectation is that the qualifiers for the 2030 tournament will begin in March 2027, but that still needs confirmation from UEFA.
In the Old Continent, 2027 will also feature the Euro 2028 qualifiers (group stage), which should take place between March and November next year, with the playoffs scheduled for March 2028.
The tournament will be held between June 9 and July 9, 2028, with England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland as host nations.
And the UEFA Nations League, now heading into its fifth edition with Portugal as champions, is scheduled to begin its league phase on September 24 and run until November 17, 2026. The final phase (final four) will take place between June 9 and 13, 2027.
Concacaf (Central and North America) and the AFC (Asia) are expected to kick off their 2030 World Cup qualifiers in the first half of 2027.
The CAF (Africa) should begin its qualifying campaign between the end of 2026 and the start of 2027. The OFC (Oceania), meanwhile, is only expected to start its qualifiers in September next year.
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