SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles, United States · Capacity: 70,240
Local timezone: America/Los_Angeles
See Los Angeles timezone infoSoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone (UTC-7 during Pacific Daylight Time in June and July 2026). It hosts 8 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, including a quarter-final.
The Timezone at a Glance
Los Angeles operates on Pacific Daylight Time throughout the World Cup. The IANA identifier is America/Los_Angeles. The offset is UTC-7 from the start of the tournament in June through its conclusion in July. California does not move its clocks between June and July.
Los Angeles is three hours behind New York, two hours behind Dallas and Houston, and on the same clock as San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. It is ten hours behind London and seventeen hours behind Tokyo.
What Los Angeles Kickoff Times Mean Globally
A 20:00 kickoff at SoFi Stadium translates to:
- New York (EDT): 23:00
- London (BST): 04:00
- Paris / Berlin (CEST): 05:00
- Cairo (EET): 06:00
- Mumbai (IST): 08:30
- Tokyo (JST): 12:00 noon
- Sydney (AEST): 13:00
- Mexico City (CDT): 21:00
- Sao Paulo (BRT): 00:00 midnight
Los Angeles is the hardest venue on the clock for European viewers. A 20:00 local start is 04:00 in London. An earlier 17:00 kickoff is still 01:00 in the UK. Only an afternoon start of 13:00 or earlier approaches a watchable window for Western Europe.
Why Asia and Oceania Fans Benefit
The Pacific timezone is uniquely convenient for viewers in Japan, Australia, and Southeast Asia. A 17:00 kickoff in Los Angeles is 09:00 the following morning in Tokyo and 11:00 in Sydney. An 18:00 start is 10:00 in Tokyo and noon in Sydney. World Cup matches in LA fall during morning and early-afternoon hours across Asia and the Pacific, ideal for live viewing.
How Los Angeles Compares to Other Venues
Los Angeles (UTC-7) is the furthest west of all 16 venues. It shares the Pacific band with San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Vancouver. It is two hours behind Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and the three Mexican cities. It is three hours behind all Eastern timezone venues.
For a viewer in New York, an LA match starting at 17:00 local time appears on their schedule at 20:00 in the evening, a reasonable window.
Checking Los Angeles’s Current Time
To see the current local time in Los Angeles, visit Los Angeles time.
For stadium details, match schedules, and quarter-final information, see whensport.com.
8 matches at this venue
