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2026 World Cup knockout bracket

The first 48-team World Cup sends the top two from each of the 12 groups, plus the eight best third-placed teams, into a 32-team knockout. This bracket updates after every game, showing real results and who advanced from the Round of 32 to the final.

Projected champion

Spain
Spain
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Knockouts

Knockout bracket

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Round of 32
South AfricaSouth Africa
CanadaCanada✓
0–1
GermanyGermany
ParaguayParaguay✓
1–1 (3–4 pens)
NetherlandsNetherlands
MoroccoMorocco✓
1–1 (2–3 pens)
BrazilBrazil✓
JapanJapan
2–1
FranceFrance✓
SwedenSweden
3–0
Ivory CoastIvory Coast
NorwayNorway✓
1–2
MexicoMexico✓
EcuadorEcuador
2–0
EnglandEngland✓
DR CongoDR Congo
2–1
United StatesUnited States✓
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
2–0
BelgiumBelgium
SenegalSenegal
2–2
PortugalPortugal✓
CroatiaCroatia
2–1
SpainSpain✓
AustriaAustria
3–0
SwitzerlandSwitzerland✓
AlgeriaAlgeria
2–0
ArgentinaArgentina
Cape VerdeCape Verde
1–1
ColombiaColombia✓
GhanaGhana
1–0
AustraliaAustralia
EgyptEgypt✓
1–1 (2–4 pens)
Round of 16
ParaguayParaguay
FranceFrance✓
0–1
CanadaCanada
MoroccoMorocco✓
0–3
BrazilBrazil
NorwayNorway✓
1–2
MexicoMexico
EnglandEngland✓
2–3
PortugalPortugal
SpainSpain✓
0–1
United StatesUnited States
BelgiumBelgium✓
1–4
ArgentinaArgentina✓
EgyptEgypt
3–2
SwitzerlandSwitzerland✓
ColombiaColombia
0–0 (4–3 pens)
Quarter-final
FranceFrance✓
MoroccoMorocco
2–0
SpainSpain✓
BelgiumBelgium
2–1
NorwayNorway
EnglandEngland
1–1
ArgentinaArgentina
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
1–1
Semi-final
FranceFrance
SpainSpain✓
0–2
EnglandEngland
ArgentinaArgentina✓
1–2
Final
SpainSpain
ArgentinaArgentina
0–0
Third-place play-off
FranceFrance
EnglandEngland✓
4–6
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Group stage

Projected group qualifiers

Group A

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1Mexico Mexico
2South Korea South Korea

Group B

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1Canada Canada
2Switzerland Switzerland

Group C

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1Brazil Brazil
2Morocco Morocco

Group D

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1United States United States
2Turkey Turkey

Group E

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1Germany Germany
2Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Group F

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1Netherlands Netherlands
2Japan Japan

Group G

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1Belgium Belgium
2Egypt Egypt

Group H

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1Spain Spain
2Uruguay Uruguay

Group I

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1France France
2Norway Norway

Group J

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1Argentina Argentina
2Austria Austria

Group K

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1Portugal Portugal
2Colombia Colombia

Group L

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1England England
2Croatia Croatia