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World Cup Today: live updates on May 31
May 31, 2026, 8:53 a.m. ET
The 2026 World Cup is growing ever closer, as teams prepare to submit their final rosters to FIFA ahead of the tournament.
Teams will have until June 1 to submit their final rosters to FIFA, which will announce all 48 squads on June 2.
Sunday will see friendlies across the globe, including the U.S. men’s national team’s penultimate tune-up against Senegal in Charlotte.
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Here is the latest news for Sunday, May 31.
USA vs. Senegal channel, start time, streaming
- When:Ā Sunday, May 31
- Where:Ā Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, United States)
- Time:Ā 3:30 p.m. ET
- Channel/streaming:Ā TNT (Watch on Sling TV), truTV, HBO Max, Telemundo, Universo
How to watch the 2026 World Cup
Watch all 2026 World Cup games on Fox and FS1. Spanish language broadcasts are available on Telemundo and Peacock
Watch every World Cup game with Fubo
World Cup groups
- Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia
- Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
- Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
- Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey
- Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
- Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
- Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
- Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
- Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
- Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
- Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
- Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
Full rosters for 2026 World Cup teams
World Cup key dates
- Group Stage: June 11-June 27
- Round of 32: June 28-July 3
- Round of 16: July 4-7
- Quarterfinals: July 9-11
- Semifinals: July 14-15
- Third-place game: July 18 (Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Final: July 19 (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
2026 World Cup format
Each group will play a round robin style where teams are awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the Round of 32 along with the eight best third-place squads. Tiebreakers in the group standings will be resolved using the following criteria:
- Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
- Superior goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
- Highest team conduct score (players and team officials) relating to the number of yellow and red cards obtained
- The two or more teams still equal on points shall be ranked according to the most recent published edition of the FIFA/CocaāCola Men’s World Ranking
2026 World Cup Odds
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