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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

Winner GA-

Runner-up GA-

Winner GB-

Runner-up GB-

Winner GC-

Runner-up GC-

Winner GD-

Runner-up GD-

Winner GE-

Runner-up GE-

Winner GF-

Runner-up GF-

Winner GG-

Runner-up GG-

Winner GH-

Runner-up GH-

Winner GI-

Runner-up GI-

Winner GJ-

Runner-up GJ-

Winner GK-

Runner-up GK-

Winner GL-

Runner-up GL-

Winner GM-

Runner-up GM-

Winner GN-

Runner-up GN-

Winner GO-

Runner-up GO-

Winner GP-

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ROUND OF 16

W R32-1-

W R32-2-

W R32-3-

W R32-4-

W R32-5-

W R32-6-

W R32-7-

W R32-8-

W R32-9-

W R32-10-

W R32-11-

W R32-12-

W R32-13-

W R32-14-

W R32-15-

W R32-16-

QUARTER-FINALS

W R16-1-

W R16-2-

W R16-3-

W R16-4-

W R16-5-

W R16-6-

W R16-7-

W R16-8-

SEMI-FINALS

W QF-1-

W QF-2-

W QF-3-

W QF-4-

FINAL

W SF-1-

W SF-2-

TBD

Read it left to right: Round of 32 → Final. Slots carry the qualification path (group position or the feeding match) until the team is decided, then update live with the result. Scroll horizontally on mobile.