Mcdonald's is kicking off its FIFA World Cup 26 menu push on June 4, adding soccer-themed meals for adults and children and bringing back Big Mac Sauce dip at the same time. The promotion lands a week before the 2026 FIFA World Cup opens on June 11, giving the chain a short runway to turn a global tournament into a limited-time sales event.
For adults, the FIFA World Cup 26 Meal will come at breakfast or dinner. Breakfast customers can choose a Sausage McMuffin with egg or a Sausage Biscuit with egg, plus a hash brown. Dinner will offer either a Big Mac or a 10-piece Chicken McNugget. Each meal includes one of nine collectible cups, with designs tied to David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Lamine Yamal, Christian Pulisic, Alphonso Davies, Santiago Gimenez, Son Heung-Min, Ronaldinho and Grimace.
Children get a FIFA World Cup 26 Happy Meal with a hamburger, 4-count McNuggets or 6-count McNuggets, along with fries, apple slices and a drink. McDonald's is also partnering with Squishmallows to turn FIFA mascots into plush toys dressed in soccer jerseys, extending the campaign beyond the tray and into the toy box.
The Big Mac Sauce dip returning this month adds a sharper edge to the promotion. Mike Haracz, a former McDonald's chef, said in 2023 that customers looking for a close match to the sauce could find one in Great Value's Secret Sauce, and he posted a step-by-step recipe for making it at home. Now the chain is putting its own version back in a gold cup with specialty fries and nuggets, a reminder that the company can revive a fan favorite even after a former insider suggested a near twin was already sitting on a grocery shelf.
McDonald's did not say how long the meals or the sauce dip will stay on the menu, which makes June 4 the date that matters most for anyone hoping to try the lineup before it disappears. The timing also fits a broader menu and marketing reset the company plans to call McDonald's>NEXT, a strategy centered on more automation, higher hospitality standards, heavier use of social media and better-tasting sandwiches and fries.
