Match 73R32 · FT
South Africa vs Canada xG guide/result
Runner-up Group A
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Runner-up Group B
World Cup 2026 bracket
Latest available post-match xG · updated 2 July 2026, 02:56 ET. Not live.
The World Cup 2026 knockout bracket starts with a Round of 32. Confirmed first-place teams: Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Argentina, Colombia and England. Confirmed runner-up slots: South Africa, Canada, Morocco, Australia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Egypt, Cape Verde, Norway, Austria, Portugal and Croatia. Qualified third-place teams: DR Congo, Sweden, Ecuador, Ghana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Paraguay and Senegal. All Round of 32 matchups are resolved from the final group-stage table and FIFA third-place allocation matrix.
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Mexico vs England is set for Match 92. The guide compares total tournament xG, group-stage baseline and each team's prior knockout receipt. Not a prediction.
Full knockout bracket
Desktop shows upper-left and lower-left on the left side, upper-right and lower-right on the right side, and the semi-finals/final path in the middle. On mobile, the same bracket is split into four quadrants so each path remains readable.
Upper-left quadrant
Feeds Semi-final Match 101
Round of 32
Match 75R32 · Pens
Netherlands vs Morocco xG guide/result
Shootout story Morocco advanced on penalties with a 1.38-0.24 xG edge
Winner Group F
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Runner-up Group C
Match 74R32 · Pens
Germany vs Paraguay xG guide/result
BREAKING: Germany eliminated despite 1.57-0.35 xG edge
Winner Group E
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Third-place Group D
Match 77R32 · FT
France vs Sweden xG guide/result
Winner Group I
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Third-place Group F
Round of 16
Match 89R16
Canada vs Morocco xG guide/result
CanadaTotal xGF 8.87 · xGA 2.43vs
MoroccoTotal xGF 7.50 · xGA 3.23Match 90R16
Paraguay vs France xG guide/result
ParaguayTotal xGF 1.45 · xGA 5.71vs
FranceTotal xGF 9.20 · xGA 3.56Quarter-final
Match 97RO8
Winner Match 89
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Winner Match 90
Lower-left quadrant
Feeds Semi-final Match 101
Round of 32
Match 83R32
Portugal vs Croatia xG guide/result
PortugalTotal xGF 4.19 · xGA 2.81vs
CroatiaTotal xGF 2.77 · xGA 4.39Match 84R32
Spain vs Austria xG guide/result
SpainTotal xGF 5.26 · xGA 0.54vs
AustriaTotal xGF 3.71 · xGA 4.49Match 81R32 · FT
USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina xG guide/result
BREAKING: USA advanced, but Balogun is set to miss Belgium
Winner Group D
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Third-place Group B
Match 82R32 · FT
Belgium vs Senegal xG guide/result
BREAKING: Belgium advanced despite Senegal's 3.58-1.74 xG edge
Winner Group G
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Third-place Group I
Round of 16
Match 93R16
Winner Match 83
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Winner Match 84
Match 94R16
USA vs Belgium xG guide/result
USATotal xGF 5.51 · xGA 4.19vs
BelgiumTotal xGF 8.52 · xGA 5.52Quarter-final
Match 98RO8
Winner Match 93
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Winner Match 94
Semi-finals and final
Semi-finals
Match 101SF
Winner Match 97
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Winner Match 98
Match 102SF
Winner Match 99
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Winner Match 100
Medal matches
Match 1033rd
Loser Match 101
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Loser Match 102
Match 104Final
Winner Match 101
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Winner Match 102
Upper-right quadrant
Feeds Semi-final Match 102
Round of 32
Match 76R32 · FT
Brazil vs Japan xG guide/result
Winner Group C
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Runner-up Group F
Match 78R32 · FT
Ivory Coast vs Norway xG guide/result
Runner-up Group E
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Runner-up Group I
Match 79R32 · FT
Mexico vs Ecuador xG guide/result
BREAKING: Mexico are 8-0 on goals from 4.78-2.26 xG
Winner Group A
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Third-place Group E
Match 80R32 · FT
England vs DR Congo xG guide/result
Winner Group L
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Third-place Group K
Round of 16
Match 91R16
Brazil vs Norway xG guide/result
BrazilTotal xGF 9.41 · xGA 2.97vs
NorwayTotal xGF 8.32 · xGA 5.51Match 92R16
Mexico vs England xG guide/result
MexicoTotal xGF 4.78 · xGA 2.26vs
EnglandTotal xGF 8.28 · xGA 2.30Quarter-final
Match 99RO8
Winner Match 91
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Winner Match 92
Lower-right quadrant
Feeds Semi-final Match 102
Round of 32
Match 86R32
Argentina vs Cape Verde xG guide/result
ArgentinaTotal xGF 5.75 · xGA 1.61vs
Cape VerdeTotal xGF 2.47 · xGA 4.81Match 88R32
Australia vs Egypt xG guide/result
AustraliaTotal xGF 2.08 · xGA 2.68vs
EgyptTotal xGF 3.79 · xGA 4.56Match 85R32
Switzerland vs Algeria xG guide/result
SwitzerlandTotal xGF 6.37 · xGA 2.49vs
AlgeriaTotal xGF 3.88 · xGA 3.38Match 87R32
Colombia vs Ghana xG guide/result
ColombiaTotal xGF 4.29 · xGA 2.46vs
GhanaTotal xGF 2.06 · xGA 2.51Round of 16
Match 95R16
Winner Match 86
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Winner Match 88
Match 96R16
Winner Match 85
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Winner Match 87
Quarter-final
Match 100RO8
Winner Match 95
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Winner Match 96
Quick answers
- Qualified teamsWho has qualified for the World Cup 2026 Round of 32?
- The confirmed Round of 32 teams are Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Morocco, the USA, Australia, Germany, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Japan, Belgium, Egypt, Spain, Cape Verde, France, Norway, Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Portugal, England, Croatia, DR Congo, Sweden, Ecuador, Ghana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Paraguay and Senegal. The full Round of 32 bracket is resolved.
- Round of 16Who has advanced to the World Cup 2026 Round of 16?
- Canada, Morocco, Paraguay, France, Brazil, Norway, Mexico, England, the USA and Belgium have advanced to the Round of 16.
- Canada pathWho does Canada play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Canada are in Match 89 (Round of 16) against Morocco, the winner of Match 75.
- Switzerland pathWho does Switzerland play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Switzerland finished first in Group B and enter Match 85 against Algeria, the third-place team from Group J.
- Confirmed winnersWhich teams have confirmed first place in their World Cup groups?
- The confirmed first-place teams are Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Argentina, Colombia and England.
- Brazil and Morocco pathsWho do Brazil and Morocco play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Brazil are in Match 91 (Round of 16) against Norway, the winner of Match 78. Morocco are in Match 89 (Round of 16) against Canada, the winner of Match 73.
- France and Norway pathsWho do France and Norway play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- France are in Match 90 (Round of 16) against Paraguay, the winner of Match 74. Norway are in Match 91 (Round of 16) against Brazil, the winner of Match 76.
- Belgium and Egypt pathsWho do Belgium and Egypt play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Belgium are in Match 94 (Round of 16) against the USA, the winner of Match 81. Egypt finished second in Group G and enter Match 88 against Australia, the runner-up of Group D.
- Argentina and Cape Verde pathWho do Argentina and Cape Verde play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Argentina finished first in Group J and enter Match 86 against Cape Verde, the runner-up of Group H. Cape Verde finished second in Group H and enter Match 86 against Argentina, the winner of Group J.
- USA pathWho do the USA play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- The USA are in Match 94 (Round of 16) against Belgium, the winner of Match 82. Australia finished second in Group D and enter Match 88 against Egypt, the runner-up of Group G.
- England and Croatia pathsWho do England and Croatia play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- England are in Match 92 (Round of 16) against Mexico, the winner of Match 79. Croatia finished second in Group L and enter Match 83 against Portugal, the runner-up of Group K.
- FormatHow does the 2026 World Cup bracket work?
- The top two teams from each of the 12 groups advance to the Round of 32, joined by the eight best third-placed teams. Knockout matches are single-elimination from Match 73 through the final, Match 104.
- Still aliveWhich teams are still alive in the World Cup 2026 knockout bracket?
- Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Ghana, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and USA are still alive in the World Cup 2026 knockout bracket.
- EliminatedWhich teams have been eliminated from the World Cup 2026 knockout stage?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, DR Congo, Ecuador, Germany, Ivory Coast, Japan, Netherlands, Senegal, South Africa and Sweden have been eliminated from the World Cup 2026 knockout stage.
Confirmed knockout slots
- South Africa finished second in Group A and enter Match 73 against Canada, the runner-up of Group B.
- Canada finished second in Group B and enter Match 73 against South Africa, the runner-up of Group A.
- Germany finished first in Group E and enter Match 74 against Paraguay, the third-place team from Group D.
- Netherlands finished first in Group F and enter Match 75 against Morocco, the runner-up of Group C.
- Morocco finished second in Group C and enter Match 75 against Netherlands, the winner of Group F.
- Brazil finished first in Group C and enter Match 76 against Japan, the runner-up of Group F.
- Japan finished second in Group F and enter Match 76 against Brazil, the winner of Group C.
- France finished first in Group I and enter Match 77 against Sweden, the third-place team from Group F.
- Ivory Coast finished second in Group E and enter Match 78 against Norway, the runner-up of Group I.
- Norway finished second in Group I and enter Match 78 against Ivory Coast, the runner-up of Group E.
- Mexico finished first in Group A and enter Match 79 against Ecuador, the third-place team from Group E.
- England finished first in Group L and enter Match 80 against DR Congo, the third-place team from Group K.
- The USA finished first in Group D and enter Match 81 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the third-place team from Group B.
- Belgium finished first in Group G and enter Match 82 against Senegal, the third-place team from Group I.
- Portugal finished second in Group K and enter Match 83 against Croatia, the runner-up of Group L.
- Croatia finished second in Group L and enter Match 83 against Portugal, the runner-up of Group K.
- Spain finished first in Group H and enter Match 84 against Austria, the runner-up of Group J.
- Austria finished second in Group J and enter Match 84 against Spain, the winner of Group H.
- Switzerland finished first in Group B and enter Match 85 against Algeria, the third-place team from Group J.
- Argentina finished first in Group J and enter Match 86 against Cape Verde, the runner-up of Group H.
- Cape Verde finished second in Group H and enter Match 86 against Argentina, the winner of Group J.
- Colombia finished first in Group K and enter Match 87 against Ghana, the third-place team from Group L.
- Australia finished second in Group D and enter Match 88 against Egypt, the runner-up of Group G.
- Egypt finished second in Group G and enter Match 88 against Australia, the runner-up of Group D.
- South Korea finished third in Group A and are mathematically eliminated from best-third-place contention.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina finished third in Group B and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- Scotland finished third in Group C and are mathematically eliminated from best-third-place contention.
- Paraguay finished third in Group D and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- Ecuador finished third in Group E and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- Sweden finished third in Group F and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- Iran finished third in Group G and are mathematically eliminated from best-third-place contention.
- Uruguay finished third in Group H and are mathematically eliminated from best-third-place contention.
- Senegal finished third in Group I and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- Algeria finished third in Group J and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- DR Congo finished third in Group K and qualified via the best-third-place table.
- Ghana finished third in Group L and qualified via the best-third-place table.
Bracket notes
Third-place opponents are not assigned by table rank alone: FIFA maps the qualifying third-place groups through a published combinations matrix. Track the final pool on the best third-place tracker.
The knockout bracket is fixed, not re-seeded: some group runners-up immediately face group winners. Morocco are C2, so their Round of 32 slot is Match 75 against Netherlands, the Group F winner.
More context: group standings · results and xG · published FIFA rank context.