Qatar vs Switzerland kicks off at 12:00 PM PDT (UTC-7) on June 13, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area. This is Match 8 of Group B at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Kickoff times around the world
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| San Francisco (PDT) | 12:00 PM |
| New York (EDT) | 3:00 PM |
| Sao Paulo (BRT) | 4:00 PM |
| London (BST) | 8:00 PM |
| Paris (CEST) | 9:00 PM |
| Dubai (GST) | 11:00 PM |
| Mumbai (IST) | 12:30 AM +1 |
| Tokyo (JST) | 4:00 AM +1 |
| Sydney (AEST) | 5:00 AM +1 |
Who gets a comfortable window?
A noon PDT kickoff is reasonable for West Coast America, while East Coast viewers in New York land at a solid 3:00 PM EDT Saturday afternoon slot. London gets 8:00 PM BST and Paris 9:00 PM CEST: both comfortable for European football fans used to late kick-offs. Doha, where Qatari supporters are watching from (UTC+3), catches kickoff at 10:00 PM local time, a late but workable evening slot. Swiss fans in Zurich and Geneva watch at 9:00 PM CEST alongside the rest of Western Europe. The further east you go, the worse it gets: Mumbai crosses midnight at 12:30 AM IST, Tokyo sits at 4:00 AM JST, and Sydney at 5:00 AM AEST.
Historical context
During Qatar 2022, most group matches kicked off at 16:00 or 22:00 local Doha time (UTC+3), designed to serve European broadcast windows. With Qatar now a visiting team in 2026, their fans must adapt to North American scheduling for the first time at a World Cup. The 10:00 PM Doha time for this match is serviceable, but compare that to the 2022 luxury of local-time evenings: the tables have turned for the Gulf state’s football followers.
Check current time in Doha at whatisthetime.now/doha and in Zurich at whatisthetime.now/zurich.
For match preview and analysis, see whensport.com
- What time does Qatar vs Switzerland kick off?
- Kickoff is at 12:00 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco Bay Area on 2026-06-13.
- Where is Qatar vs Switzerland being played?
- Levi's Stadium in San Francisco Bay Area. Capacity: 68,500.
- What group is Qatar vs Switzerland in?
- This is a Group B match in the FIFA World Cup 2026.