diff --git a/app/components/sport-season/EventSchedule.tsx b/app/components/sport-season/EventSchedule.tsx
index 64f4cd8..013a94f 100644
--- a/app/components/sport-season/EventSchedule.tsx
+++ b/app/components/sport-season/EventSchedule.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ interface ScheduleEvent {
   name: string;
   eventDate: string | null;
   eventStartsAt?: Date | string | null;
+  earliestGameTime?: string | null;
   eventType: string;
   isComplete: boolean;
   completedAt?: Date | string | null;
@@ -52,10 +53,13 @@ function getEventTypeLabel(eventType: string): string {
 export function EventSchedule({ upcomingEvents, recentEvents, leagueId, sportsSeasonId }: EventScheduleProps) {
   const isMounted = useHasMounted();
 
-  function getDisplayDate(event: Pick<ScheduleEvent, "eventDate" | "eventStartsAt">): string {
-    if (isMounted && event.eventStartsAt) {
-      const d = new Date(event.eventStartsAt as string);
-      if (!isNaN(d.getTime())) return format(d, "MMM d, yyyy");
+  function getDisplayDate(event: Pick<ScheduleEvent, "eventDate" | "eventStartsAt" | "earliestGameTime">): string {
+    if (isMounted) {
+      const ts = event.earliestGameTime ?? (event.eventStartsAt as string | null | undefined);
+      if (ts) {
+        const d = new Date(ts);
+        if (!isNaN(d.getTime())) return format(d, "MMM d, yyyy");
+      }
     }
     return formatEventDate(event.eventDate);
   }
@@ -109,9 +113,13 @@ export function EventSchedule({ upcomingEvents, recentEvents, leagueId, sportsSe
                     <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1 mt-0.5">
                       <Calendar className="h-3 w-3" />
                       <span>{getDisplayDate(event)}</span>
-                      {isMounted && event.eventStartsAt && (
-                        <span>· {format(new Date(event.eventStartsAt), "h:mm a")}</span>
-                      )}
+                      {isMounted && (() => {
+                        const ts = event.earliestGameTime ?? (event.eventStartsAt as string | null | undefined);
+                        if (!ts) return null;
+                        const d = new Date(ts);
+                        if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return null;
+                        return <span>· {d.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" })}</span>;
+                      })()}
                     </p>
                   </div>
                   {event.eventType === "schedule_event" ? (
diff --git a/app/models/scoring-event.ts b/app/models/scoring-event.ts
index 354fc76..80e45f4 100644
--- a/app/models/scoring-event.ts
+++ b/app/models/scoring-event.ts
@@ -310,33 +310,54 @@ export async function getUpcomingScoringEvents(
 
   if (events.length === 0) return [];
 
-  // Find earliest upcoming game time per event from bracket match games.
+  // Find earliest upcoming game time per event from both bracket match games
+  // and group stage matches (FIFA World Cup style).
   const eventIds = events.map((e) => e.id);
   const now = new Date();
-  const gameTimeRows = await db
-    .select({
-      eventId: schema.scoringEvents.id,
-      scheduledAt: schema.playoffMatchGames.scheduledAt,
-    })
-    .from(schema.scoringEvents)
-    .innerJoin(
-      schema.playoffMatches,
-      eq(schema.playoffMatches.scoringEventId, schema.scoringEvents.id)
-    )
-    .innerJoin(
-      schema.playoffMatchGames,
-      eq(schema.playoffMatchGames.playoffMatchId, schema.playoffMatches.id)
-    )
-    .where(
-      and(
-        inArray(schema.scoringEvents.id, eventIds),
-        isNotNull(schema.playoffMatchGames.scheduledAt),
-        gte(schema.playoffMatchGames.scheduledAt, now)
+
+  const [gameTimeRows, groupStageTimeRows] = await Promise.all([
+    db
+      .select({
+        eventId: schema.scoringEvents.id,
+        scheduledAt: schema.playoffMatchGames.scheduledAt,
+      })
+      .from(schema.scoringEvents)
+      .innerJoin(
+        schema.playoffMatches,
+        eq(schema.playoffMatches.scoringEventId, schema.scoringEvents.id)
       )
-    );
+      .innerJoin(
+        schema.playoffMatchGames,
+        eq(schema.playoffMatchGames.playoffMatchId, schema.playoffMatches.id)
+      )
+      .where(
+        and(
+          inArray(schema.scoringEvents.id, eventIds),
+          isNotNull(schema.playoffMatchGames.scheduledAt),
+          gte(schema.playoffMatchGames.scheduledAt, now)
+        )
+      ),
+    db
+      .select({
+        eventId: schema.tournamentGroups.scoringEventId,
+        scheduledAt: schema.groupStageMatches.scheduledAt,
+      })
+      .from(schema.groupStageMatches)
+      .innerJoin(
+        schema.tournamentGroups,
+        eq(schema.groupStageMatches.tournamentGroupId, schema.tournamentGroups.id)
+      )
+      .where(
+        and(
+          inArray(schema.tournamentGroups.scoringEventId, eventIds),
+          isNotNull(schema.groupStageMatches.scheduledAt),
+          gte(schema.groupStageMatches.scheduledAt, now)
+        )
+      ),
+  ]);
 
   const earliestGameById = new Map<string, Date>();
-  for (const row of gameTimeRows) {
+  for (const row of [...gameTimeRows, ...groupStageTimeRows]) {
     if (!row.scheduledAt) continue;
     const prev = earliestGameById.get(row.eventId);
     if (!prev || row.scheduledAt < prev) {
@@ -353,7 +374,15 @@ export async function getUpcomingScoringEvents(
     return candidates.length > 0 ? Math.min(...candidates) : Infinity;
   };
 
-  return events.toSorted((a, b) => getEffectiveMs(a) - getEffectiveMs(b)).slice(0, limit);
+  return events
+    .toSorted((a, b) => getEffectiveMs(a) - getEffectiveMs(b))
+    .slice(0, limit)
+    .map((e) => ({
+      ...e,
+      earliestGameTime: earliestGameById.get(e.id)?.toISOString()
+        ?? e.eventStartsAt?.toISOString()
+        ?? null,
+    }));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/database/schema.ts b/database/schema.ts
index 96fadae..8cbb2be 100644
--- a/database/schema.ts
+++ b/database/schema.ts
@@ -886,7 +886,9 @@ export const tournamentGroups = pgTable("tournament_groups", {
     .references(() => scoringEvents.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
   groupName: varchar("group_name", { length: 10 }).notNull(), // "A" through "L"
   createdAt: timestamp("created_at").defaultNow().notNull(),
-});
+}, (t) => [
+  index("tournament_groups_scoring_event_id_idx").on(t.scoringEventId),
+]);
 
 export const tournamentGroupMembers = pgTable("tournament_group_members", {
   id: uuid("id").primaryKey().defaultRandom(),