Norway vs Senegal kicks off at 8:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) on June 22, 2026 at MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey. This is a Group I second-matchday fixture at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Kickoff times around the world

Who gets a comfortable window?

An 8:00 PM EDT Monday evening kickoff at the largest stadium in the tournament is prime time for New York. Sao Paulo at 9:00 PM BRT is late but workable on a Monday. Oslo (CEST) is watching at 2:00 AM Tuesday morning: a genuine overnight commitment for Norwegian fans. Dakar, Senegal (UTC+0 in summer) catches kickoff at midnight, another midnight-to-finish watch for West African viewers. London is at 1:00 AM BST. Dubai at 4:00 AM GST and Mumbai at 5:30 AM IST are early mornings. Tokyo at 9:00 AM JST and Sydney at 10:00 AM AEST are comfortable morning windows.

Historical context

Norway’s last World Cup appearance was France 1998, where their three group matches kicked off between 14:30 and 21:00 French local time. Norwegian fans have had 28 years without a World Cup to watch; regardless of scheduling, the 2:00 AM Oslo alarm will be a widely-set one. Senegal’s 2002 group stage matches kicked off in early morning Korean and Japanese times, which translated to afternoon in Dakar. The midnight Dakar slot in 2026 is later than anything Senegal faced in 2002.

Check current time in Oslo at whatisthetime.now/oslo and in Dakar at whatisthetime.now/dakar.

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