France and Spain headline today’s slate The two main favorites from World Cup practice games are preparing for this summer’s finals in North America.
Ahead of its bid for a third global title, France will face Ivory Coast in the tournamentWho are preparing for their first appearance in the World Cup since 2014. meanwhile, 2010 winner Spain will face IraqA team that is preparing to end a 40-year absence from FIFA international competition.
After today’s friendly matches, France and Spain have to complete their schedule before the World CupFlogging against Northern Ireland and PeruRespectively.
Mexico is among the nations taking action today: The World Cup co-hosts will play Serbia in their final runout Before the tournament starts next week.
Today’s international friendly matches – schedule and how to watch in the US
- 8:00 am ET: cambodia vs bhutan
- 9:00 am ET: Lesotho vs Kenya
- 12pm ET: Burundi vs Equatorial Guinea
- 12pm ET: Northern Ireland vs Guinea (Fubo Sports Network 3, VIX)
- 12pm ET: Slovenia vs Cyprus (Fubo Sports Network 2, VIX)
- 12:30 PM ET: Iran vs Mali
- 1:00 PM ET: Andorra vs Liechtenstein (Fox Soccer Plus, Fox One, VIX, fubo)
- 1:00 PM ET: sweden vs greece (Fubo Sports Network, VIX, Tubi)
- 3:00 PM ET: spain vs iraq (Fubo Sports Network 4, VIX)
- 3:10 PM ET: France vs Ivory Coast (Fox Soccer Plus, Fox One, VIX, fubo)
- 8:00 PM ET: czechia vs guatemala (Fox Sports 2, Fox One, VIX, fubo)
- 10:00 PM ET: mexico vs serbia (TUDN USA, Fox Deportes, Univision, Univision Now Fox One, VIX, fubo)

Live AS USA international coverage
you will be able to Follow live-text coverage of Spain vs. Iraq and Mexico vs. SerbiaRight here in AS USA. Before we talk to you about the friendly action, we’ll be preparing for about an hour before each game.
When will the World Cup start?
The 2026 World Cup, hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, begins a week from today. On Thursday, June 11, the Mexicans will host South Africa in the opening game In Mexico City, kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET.
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