CIV 
ECU | Philadelphia (EDT) | 19:00 |
| London (BST) | 00:00 |
| Oslo (CEST) | 01:00 |
| UTC | 23:00 |
Watch free on FOX Sports Ivory Coast face Ecuador in their opening Group E match at the Football World Cup 2026 on , kicking off at at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. In the US, the match airs in English on FOX or FS1, in Spanish over the air on Telemundo, and in Spanish streaming on Peacock with a paid subscription.
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador kicks off at . The UTC time is . Lincoln Financial Field sits in the Eastern time zone, making venue-local kickoff .
The match takes place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which holds 69,796 spectators. Philadelphia is one of the eleven US host cities for the Football World Cup 2026, and Lincoln Financial Field is the stadium most associated with the city’s NFL franchise.
In the US, English-language coverage is on FOX or FS1. Spanish-language coverage airs over the air on Telemundo, with cable viewers able to catch it on Universo. Peacock streams the match in Spanish with a paid subscription. Check your local listings to confirm which FOX channel carries this specific fixture.
FOX broadcasts the majority of Football World Cup 2026 matches free over the air. If this match falls on FOX rather than FS1, anyone with an antenna or basic TV service can watch without a paid subscription. Spanish speakers can always watch free on Telemundo over the air. If the match airs on FS1, a cable or satellite subscription is needed for English-language viewing.
Broadcast rights for the Football World Cup 2026 are sold on a country-by-country basis. If you are traveling outside the US and want to access your regular streaming services, a VPN may allow you to do so — please respect each service’s terms of use when doing so.
See all Group E fixtures on the Group E page or browse the full Football World Cup 2026 schedule.
Exclusive Spanish-language broadcaster of the 2026 World Cup in the United States. 92 of the 104 matches air free over the air on the Telemundo broadcast network; 12 air on Universo with a cable subscription. The two opening matches also stream free in Spanish on the Telemundo app.
NBCUniversal's streaming service and the only place to stream all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup live in Spanish. The two opening matches are also available on the free Peacock Select tier. Streams in Dolby Atmos with multiview, live picks, and catch-up highlights.