KickoffWhen is a free tool that shows every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in your local time — with a "night-owl score" that helps Asian fans decide which games are worth staying up for.
Why we built this
The 2026 World Cup is hosted across the US, Canada and Mexico. For fans in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, most matches kick off in the dead of night. The official site shows times in confusing formats, and converting them yourself is error-prone. We wanted one page that just says "this game starts at 4:00 AM your time, and yes, it's worth staying up for."
What it does
- Shows all 104 matches in your detected or chosen timezone
- Compares the kickoff across 7 Asian cities at a glance
- Rates each match with a 1–5 night-owl score (team strength + stage + how badly it ruins your sleep)
- Lets you follow your favorite team and download an
.icscalendar feed - Available in English, 日本語, 한국어 and 繁體中文
What it doesn't do
- Live scores, news, video streams, or betting — there are bigger sites for that
- Sell or collect personal data — see our privacy policy
- Pretend to be official — we are not affiliated with FIFA
Who made it
KickoffWhen is a solo project. Source code is open at github.com/yubudong/kickoffwhen. If you find a bug, want to suggest a feature, or your team's translation is off — please get in touch.
Data sources
Match data is scraped from Wikipedia's 2026 FIFA World Cup pages and cross-checked. Stadium time zones use the IANA database. We rebuild the site after each major update (group-stage draws, knockout brackets). If you spot a discrepancy, please report it — we'd rather fix one obscure match time than have someone miss a kickoff because of us.