Afternoon edition, June 30, 13:00 Kyiv time. Today's 2026 World Cup schedule in Kyiv time features three Round of 32 fixtures, while the overnight results — the sensational eliminations of Germany and the Netherlands — were already covered in detail in the morning digest. A packed evening and night lie ahead.
Three Round of 32 matches today: Kyiv time
Three Round of 32 matches are scheduled for today, June 30, at the 2026 World Cup. The first kicks off in the evening: Ivory Coast vs Norway at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas — kick-off at 20:00 Kyiv time (13:00 ET). The second match — France vs Sweden at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey — starts at 00:00 Kyiv time on July 1 (17:00 ET). Rounding out the day is Mexico vs Ecuador at the legendary Estadio Azteca in Mexico City at 04:00 Kyiv time on July 1 (21:00 ET).
For reference: to convert ET to Kyiv time, add 7 hours (in summer, UTC+3 vs UTC-4). For example, 13:00 ET = 20:00 Kyiv time, 17:00 ET = 00:00 Kyiv time the following day.
Ivory Coast vs Norway: Haaland against an African favourite
Norway head into the match off an impressive group stage: the team beat Senegal 3:2 and Iraq 4:1, losing only to France 1:4 in the third round. Ivory Coast, for their part, topped Group E with two wins — over Ecuador (1:0) and Curaçao (2:0), suffering a defeat to Germany (1:2). The winner will face Brazil in the Round of 16 on July 5.
France vs Sweden: two-time champions against a playoff debutant
France enter the match as one of the tournament's main favourites — three wins in Group I, including a 4:1 thrashing of Norway. Sweden will face France in the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history. In the group stage, the Scandinavians recorded an impressive 5:1 win over Tunisia, but lost 1:5 to the Netherlands and drew 1:1 with Japan. The winner of this tie will play Paraguay in the Round of 16 on July 4 in Philadelphia.
Mexico vs Ecuador: hosts against the group stage's surprise package
Mexico, one of the three host nations, won all three group stage matches and return to their home Estadio Azteca. Ecuador reached the knockout stage thanks to a sensational 2:1 victory over Germany in the decisive final round. This is only the second meeting between these two sides at a World Cup — the previous one came in 2002 and ended in a 2:1 win for Mexico. The winner will face the team that comes through the England vs DR Congo tie in the Round of 16.
Context: what we already know after the overnight Round of 32
A quick recap: overnight, Brazil advanced to the Round of 16 thanks to Martinelli's goal in the 90+5th minute, Paraguay knocked out Germany on penalties (4:3 after 1:1), and Morocco eliminated the Netherlands (3:2 on penalties after 1:1). More details in the morning digest. The full 2026 World Cup match schedule in Kyiv time is available on our website.
This evening and overnight — Ivory Coast vs Norway (20:00), France vs Sweden (00:00) and Mexico vs Ecuador (04:00) Kyiv time; a detailed preview of each match will be published in the preview section at 18:45.
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