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 18 August 2026, 13:37 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.
See knockout xG verdicts → · See all confirmed Round of 32 xG form guides → · See confirmed Round of 16 xG guides → · Semi-final hub · Final hub
Featured Round of 16 guide
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 · FT
Canada vs Morocco xG guide/result
Winner Match 73
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Winner Match 75
Match 90R16 · FT
Paraguay vs France xG guide/result
Winner Match 74
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Winner Match 77
Quarter-final
Match 97RO8 · FT
Morocco vs France xG guide/result
Winner Match 89
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Winner Match 90
Lower-left quadrant
Feeds Semi-final Match 101
Round of 32
Match 83R32 · FT
Portugal vs Croatia xG guide/result
Runner-up Group K
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Runner-up Group L
Match 84R32 · FT
Spain vs Austria xG guide/result
Winner Group H
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Runner-up Group J
Match 81R32 · FT
USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina xG guide/result
UPDATE: USA advanced, and FIFA cleared Balogun for 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 · FT
Portugal vs Spain xG guide/result
Winner Match 83
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Winner Match 84
Match 94R16 · FT
USA vs Belgium xG guide/result
Winner Match 81
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Winner Match 82
Quarter-final
Match 98RO8 · FT
Spain vs Belgium xG guide/result
Winner Match 93
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Winner Match 94
Semi-finals and final
Semi-finals
Match 101SF · FT
France vs Spain xG guide/result
Winner Match 97
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Winner Match 98
Match 102SF · FT
England vs Argentina xG guide/result
Winner Match 99
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Winner Match 100
Medal matches
Match 1033rd · FT
France vs England xG guide/result
Loser Match 101
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Loser Match 102
Match 104Final · FT
Spain vs Argentina xG guide/result
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
UPDATE: Mexico finished 10-3 on goals from 6.66-3.87 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 · FT
Brazil vs Norway xG guide/result
BREAKING: Brazil eliminated despite 2.61-1.05 xG edge
Winner Match 76
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Winner Match 78
Match 92R16 · FT
Mexico vs England xG guide/result
Winner Match 79
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Winner Match 80
Quarter-final
Match 99RO8 · FT
Norway vs England xG guide/result
Winner Match 91
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Winner Match 92
Lower-right quadrant
Feeds Semi-final Match 102
Round of 32
Match 86R32 · FT
Argentina vs Cape Verde xG guide/result
Winner Group J
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Runner-up Group H
Match 88R32 · Pens
Australia vs Egypt xG guide/result
Runner-up Group D
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Runner-up Group G
Match 85R32 · FT
Switzerland vs Algeria xG guide/result
Winner Group B
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Third-place Group J
Match 87R32 · FT
Colombia vs Ghana xG guide/result
Winner Group K
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Third-place Group L
Round of 16
Match 95R16 · FT
Argentina vs Egypt xG guide/result
Winner Match 86
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Winner Match 88
Match 96R16 · Pens
Switzerland vs Colombia xG guide/result
Winner Match 85
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Winner Match 87
Quarter-final
Match 100RO8 · FT
Argentina vs Switzerland xG guide/result
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, Portugal, Spain, the USA, Belgium, Argentina, Egypt, Switzerland and Colombia 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 are in Match 100 (Quarter-final) against Argentina, the winner of Match 95.
- 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 97 (Quarter-final) against France, the winner of Match 90.
- France and Norway pathsWho do France and Norway play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- France are in Match 103 (Third-place match) against England, the loser of Match 102. Norway are in Match 99 (Quarter-final) against England, the winner of Match 92.
- Belgium and Egypt pathsWho do Belgium and Egypt play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Belgium are in Match 98 (Quarter-final) against Spain, the winner of Match 93. Egypt are in Match 95 (Round of 16) against Argentina, the winner of Match 86.
- Argentina and Cape Verde pathWho do Argentina and Cape Verde play in the World Cup 2026 bracket?
- Argentina are in Match 104 (Final) against Spain, the winner of Match 101. 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 103 (Third-place match) against France, the loser of Match 101. 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?
- Spain are still alive in the World Cup 2026 knockout bracket.
- EliminatedWhich teams have been eliminated from the World Cup 2026 knockout stage?
- Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Croatia, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and USA 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.