Sweden

Sweden fans watch the 2026 World Cup from Stockholm (CEST, UTC+2 in June). Their Group F matches kick off between 01:00 and 19:00 local time, with one prime evening slot and two overnight commitments.

What the schedule means for Swedish fans

Central European Summer Time sits 7 hours ahead of Central Time in June. The Monterrey and Dallas Central Time venues translate afternoon and evening US kickoffs into late night and early morning in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Sundsvall.

Group F local kickoff times in Stockholm

• June 14: vs Tunisia at Monterrey. 03:00 June 15 (Stockholm)
• June 20: vs Netherlands at Houston. 19:00 (Stockholm)
• June 25: vs Japan at Dallas. 01:00 June 26 (Stockholm)

One perfect evening between two overnight fixtures

The Netherlands match on June 20 at 19:00 Stockholm time is the group stage anchor. Sweden and the Netherlands are both northern European sides with long histories at major tournaments, and a 19:00 weekday evening kickoff in Stockholm gives Swedish fans the best possible conditions for that fixture.

The Tunisia opener at 03:00 and the Japan finale at 01:00 both require overnight dedication. Sweden in June has almost continuous daylight: sunrise arrives before 04:00 in Stockholm and the sky never fully darkens overnight. The 03:00 Tunisia match exists during the brief Scandinavian twilight, an unusual but fitting backdrop for a World Cup campaign.

Sweden’s last World Cup appearance was in 2018, where they reached the quarter-finals. The 1994 tournament in the United States produced a third-place finish, still the country’s best modern result. Revisiting American soil in 2026 carries that historical resonance.

Check Sweden time for live conversions throughout the tournament. For full match previews and analysis, see whensport.com.