France and Spain lead a busy international friendly schedule on Tuesday as several teams use final warmup matches to prepare for the 2026 World Cup in North America. France, among the favorites to challenge for a third global title, face Ivory Coast in a tuneup against a side aiming to reach the tournament again after last appearing in 2014. Spain, the 2010 champions, take on Iraq, who are hoping to end a 40-year wait to return to FIFA’s flagship competition.
The two European powers will wrap up their pre-World Cup preparation with additional friendlies later in the week. France are set to meet Northern Ireland, while Spain will play Peru in their final scheduled matches before the tournament begins. Mexico, one of the World Cup co-hosts, also feature in the day’s lineup and will face Serbia in their last test before the competition starts next week.
A full slate of international friendlies is scheduled throughout the day, with matches beginning early and continuing into the evening in U.S. time zones. Other fixtures include Cambodia vs Bhutan, Lesotho vs Kenya, Burundi vs Equatorial Guinea, Northern Ireland vs Guinea, Slovenia vs Cyprus, Iran vs Mali, Andorra vs Liechtenstein, Sweden vs Greece, Czechia vs Guatemala, and Mexico vs Serbia. Several of the games are available to watch in the United States through platforms including Fubo Sports Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox One, ViX, TUDN USA, Fox Deportes, Univision, Univision Now, and fubo.
Mexico enter their final warmup in strong form after back-to-back wins over Australia and Ghana in previous World Cup preparation matches. Their meeting with Serbia is expected to provide a more demanding test before the opening whistle of the tournament. Live-text coverage is available for Spain vs Iraq and Mexico vs Serbia, with pregame build-up starting about an hour before kickoff.
The 2026 World Cup is now just a week away. Co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, the tournament opens on Thursday, June 11, with Mexico hosting South Africa in Mexico City at 3:00 p.m. ET. For the teams involved in Tuesday’s friendlies, these matches offer one last chance to assess form, fitness and tactical readiness before football’s biggest event begins.
