If you’re in the United States and planning to watch the 2023 World Cup over the next few weeks — which, of course you are — one major thing you’ll want to be aware of is the time differences of the host nations.
From the first game on July 20 to the final on August 20, World Cup matches will take place in 10 different stadiums across Australia and New Zealand. And aside from the obvious time difference compared with the U.S., there are also smaller time differences between some of the different venues.
Here’s a quick rundown of those differences, using Eastern Time and Pacific Time as reference points for the four different time zones in which games will occur.
Australian Western Standard Time: Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth, Australia)
- 12 hours ahead of ET
- 15 hours ahead of PT
Australian Central Standard Time: Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide, Australia)
- 13.5 hours ahead of ET
- 16.5 hours ahead of PT
Australian Eastern Standard Time: Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane, Australia), Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia), Stadium Australia (Sydney, Australia), Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney, Australia)
- 14 hours ahead of ET
- 17 hours ahead of PT
New Zealand Standard Time: Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin, New Zealand), Eden Park (Auckland, New Zealand), Waikato Stadium (Hamilton, New Zealand), Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington, New Zealand)
- 16 hours ahead of ET
- 19 hours ahead of PT
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