Here is a list of the upcoming major football (soccer) sporting events.

Major events include FIFA World Cup for men and women, AFC Asian Cup, African Cup of Nations, the Euros, Confederations Cup, Copa América. Let me know if you think something is missing or needs updating.

See also the current major sporting events calendar.

Year Date(s) Event Location
2026 Jan 20-21 UEFA Champions League Group Stage (MD7) Europe
2026 Jan 20-Feb 7 UEFA Futsal Euro Riga, Latvia and Kaunas, Lithuania
2026 Jan 28 UEFA Champions League Group Stage (MD 8) Europe
2026 Feb 1 FIFA Women's Champions Cup Wuhan, China
2026 Feb 17-18 UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Play-offs Leg 1 Europe
2026 Feb 18-19 UEFA Women's Champions League Knockout Phase Play-offs Leg 2 Europe
2026 Feb 24-25 UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Play-offs Leg 2 Europe
2026 Feb 27 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 to Final Draw Europe
2026 March 10-11 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 Europe
2026 March 15 2026 English Women’s League Cup final Europe
2026 March 17-18 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 2 Europe
2026 March 22 EFL Carabao Cup Final Europe
2026 March 24-25 UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Finals Leg 1 Europe
2026 April 1-2 UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Finals Leg 2 Europe
2026 April 7-8 UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Finals Leg 1 Europe
2026 April 14-15 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals Leg 2 Europe
2026 April 25-26 UEFA Women's Champions League Semi Finals Leg 1 Europe
2026 April 25 or 26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup Final Leg 1 TBD
2026 April 28-29 UEFA Champions League Semi Finals Leg 1 Europe
2026 May 2-3 UEFA Women's Champions League Semi Finals Leg 2 Europe
2026 May 2 or 3 UEFA Women's Europa Cup Final Leg 2 TBA
2026 May 3-16 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Northern Ireland
2026 May 5-6 UEFA Champions League Semi Finals Leg 2 Europe
2026 May 16 FA Cup final Wembley Stadium, London
2026 May 20 UEFA Europa League Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
2026 May 23 Championship Play-off Final  Wembley, England
2026 May 23 2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final Oslo, Norway
2026 May 25-June 7 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Estonia
2026 May 27 UEFA Europa Conference League Final  Leipzig, Germany
2026 May 30 UEFA Champions League Final Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
2026 May 31 2026 English Women’s FA Cup final Wembley Stadium, London
2026 Jun 11– Jul 19 FIFA World Cup USA, Canada, Mexico
2026 June 27-July 10 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Bosnia and Herzegovina
2026 June 28-July 11 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Wales
2026 Aug 7-9 2026-27 Carabao Cup begins England
2026 Aug 12 UEFA Super Cup Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
2026 Aug 15 The 2026/27 La Liga season begins Spain
2026 Aug 21 2026/27 Premier League season begins England
2026 Aug 21 2026/27 France’s Ligue 1 season begins France
2026 Aug 22 2026/27 Italy's Serie A season kicks off Italy
2026 Aug 28 2026/27 German Bundesliga kicks off Germany
2026 Sept 5-27 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Bielsko-Biała, Katowice, Łódź, and Sosnowiec
2026 Sept 19 to Oct 6 Asian Games Nagoya, Japan
2026 October 13–14 UEFA Champions League (League Phase) Europe
2026 October 20–21 UEFA Champions League (League Phase) Europe
2026 Nov 9-17 FIFA International Break Around different continents
2026 Nov 28 Conmebol 2026 Copa Libertadores final Montevideo, Uruguay
2026 Dec 8-9 UEFA Champions League (Sixth Round) Europe
2026 Dec 18 2026 MLS Cup USA
2026 TBA Intercontinental Cup TBA
       
2027 Jan – Feb 5 AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia
2027 Jan 27 UEFA Champions League Europe
2027 Jan 8-10 The Manchester City Abu Dhabi Cup Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2027 Jan 27-31 FIFA Women's Champions Cup Miami, Florida
2027 Feb 16-17 UEFA Champions League (Knockout playoff) Europe
2027 Feb 18 and Feb 25 UEFA Europa League (Knockout round play-offs) Europe
2027 Feb 18 and Feb 25 UEFA Conference League (Knockout round play-offs) Europe
2027 March 9–10 and March 16-17 UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) Europe
2027 March 11 and March 18 UEFA Europa League (Round of 16) Europe
2027 March 22-30 FIFA international break Around the world
2027 April 3 The Emirates FA Cup London
2027 April 6-7 UEFA Champions League (Quarter-finals) Europe
2027 April 24 The Emirates FA Cup London
2027 May 22 English FA Cup Final London
2027 May 26 UEFA Europa League Final  Europe
2027 June 5 UEFA Champions League Final Europe
2027 June 9-13 UEFA Nations League Finals Europe
2027 June 19 to July 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
2027 TBA FIFA U-20 World Cup Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
2027 Jun 24–Jul 25 Women's World Cup Brazil
2027 Oct-Dec Intercontinental Cup TBA
       
2028 Jun-Jul 49th Copa América TBA
2029 TBA Women's Club World Cup TBA
2028 June 9–July 9 Euro 2028 UK and Ireland
2028 Oct-Dec Intercontinental Cup TBA
       
2029 Jun FIFA Club World Cup TBA
2029 July Euros (Women) TBA
2029 TBA FIFA Women's Champions Cup TBA
2029 Jun-Jul African Cup of Nations TBA
2029 Oct-Dec Intercontinental Cup TBA
       
2030 June FIFA World Cup Spain, Portugal and Morocco
2031 Jun-Jul Women's World Cup USA
2032 June Euro 2032 Italy and Turkey
2034 June FIFA World Cup Saudi Arabia
2035 Jun-Jul Women's World Cup UK

Note: Any date and time listed represent the local date and time

Disclaimer: Please note that event dates are believed to be correct at the time of publication, though they are subject to change.