Round of 32 · FIFA World Cup 2026
Australia vs Egypt
Australia vs Egypt at FIFA World Cup 2026. Fri, Jul 3, 06:00 PM UTC. Hard Rock Stadium.
Kickoff
Venue
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
Capacity
65,326
Kickoff time by timezone
GoalPulse keeps the canonical fixture time in UTC, then renders venue local time and UTC+8 for Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur searchers.
Venue local time
America/New_York
Local stadium time, generated with the venue IANA timezone rather than the server timezone.
UTC+8 time
Asia/Shanghai
Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur all use UTC+8 during the tournament window, so the clock time is identical.
Canonical UTC
UTC
Canonical source timestamp used by schema, datasets and downstream feeds.
Australia local time
Australia/Sydney
Primary home-market time for Australia; useful when team-country time differs from venue, UTC or UTC+8.
Egypt local time
Africa/Cairo
Primary home-market time for Egypt; useful when team-country time differs from venue, UTC or UTC+8.
Match quick answers
When is Australia vs Egypt?
Australia vs Egypt is scheduled for Fri, Jul 3, 06:00 PM UTC. Venue local time is Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 02:00 PM EDT; UTC+8 time for Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur is Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 02:00 AM GMT+8. Team-local checks: Australia local time: Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 04:00 AM GMT+10; Egypt local time: Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 09:00 PM GMT+3.GoalPulse updates match status, scores and fixture links before and during matchday.
Where is Australia vs Egypt played?
The match is played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, United States, a venue with capacity for 65,326 supporters.
What stage is this match?
This is a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match, with the winner advancing to the next round.
What are the FIFA rankings and coaches?
Australia are FIFA-ranked #24 and coached by Tony Popovic. Egypt are FIFA-ranked #38 and coached by Hossam Hassan.
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Match preview
Australia face Egypt in the round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Friday, July 3, 2026. The match kicks off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, United States, a venue with a capacity of 65,326.
Australia enter as the higher-ranked side (FIFA #24) against Egypt (#38). The a modest ranking gap between the two sides is 14 places. This is a cross-confederation clash: AFC vs CAF.
Australia are coached by Tony Popovic, while Egypt are led by Hossam Hassan. Both managers have shaped distinct identities for their squads in the build-up to North America 2026.
In the knockout phase, every match is a single elimination. If the score remains level after 90 minutes, the contest extends to 30 minutes of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
FIFA World Cup 2026 is the first edition with 48 teams, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July 2026. A total of 104 matches will be played, the highest in tournament history.