KNOCKOUT BRACKET

World Cup 2026 introduces a new format: 32 teams enter the knockout stage (top 2 of each of the 12 groups + 8 best 3rd-place teams). Each match sits between the two it feeds from, and an undecided slot shows the two teams playing for it (e.g. ↳ NED/MAR) until the result lands.

World Cup 2026

KNOCKOUT BRACKET

ROUND OF 32

Mon, Jun 29

GER(3)1

PAR(4)1

Tue, Jun 30

FRA3

SWE0

Sun, Jun 28

RSA0

CAN1

Mon, Jun 29

NED(2)1

MAR(3)1

Thu, Jul 2

POR2

CRO1

Thu, Jul 2

ESP3

AUT0

Wed, Jul 1

USA2

BIH0

Wed, Jul 1

BEL3

SEN2

Mon, Jun 29

BRA2

JPN1

Tue, Jun 30

CIV1

NOR2

Tue, Jun 30

MEX2

ECU0

Wed, Jul 1

ENG2

COD1

Fri, Jul 3

ARG3

CPV2

Fri, Jul 3

AUS(2)1

EGY(4)1

Thu, Jul 2

SUI2

ALG0

Fri, Jul 3

COL1

GHA0

ROUND OF 16

Sat, Jul 4

PAR0

FRA1

Sat, Jul 4

CAN0

MAR3

Mon, Jul 6

POR0

ESP1

Mon, Jul 6

USA1

BEL4

Sun, Jul 5

BRA1

NOR2

Sun, Jul 5

MEX2

ENG3

Tue, Jul 7

ARG3

EGY2

Tue, Jul 7

SUI(4)0

COL(3)0

QUARTER-FINALS

Thu, Jul 9

FRA2

MAR0

Fri, Jul 10

ESP2

BEL1

Sat, Jul 11

NOR1

ENG2

Sat, Jul 11

ARG3

SUI1

SEMI-FINALS

Tue, Jul 14

FRA0

ESP2

Wed, Jul 15

ENG1

ARG2

FINAL

Sun, Jul 19

ESP-

ARG-

3RD PLACE

Sat, Jul 18

FRA4

ENG6