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FIFA World Cup 2026

World Cup 2026 Bracket: The Knockout Stage

The complete road to the final: 32 nations, 31 knockout matches from June 28 to July 19. While the group stage decides the qualifiers, each tie shows its official seed (e.g. “1st Group A vs 3rd C/E/F/H/I”) and fills in automatically with every result.

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FINAL · MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey · Jul 19

Winner Semi-final 1
Winner Semi-final 2

Third place · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami · Jul 18

Loser Semi-final 1
Loser Semi-final 2

Top half — road to Semifinal 1 (Dallas, Jul 14)

Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
M73 · Jun 28 · Los Angeles (Inglewood)
South Africa
Canada
M75 · Jun 29 · Boston (Foxborough)
Germany
3rd Group A/B/C/D/F
M74 · Jun 29 · Houston
Brazil
2nd Group F
M77 · Jun 30 · Dallas (Arlington)
2nd Group E
2nd Group I
M83 · Jul 2 · Los Angeles (Inglewood)
1st Group H
2nd Group J
M84 · Jul 2 · Toronto
2nd Group K
2nd Group L
M81 · Jul 1 · Seattle
1st Group G
3rd Group A/E/H/I/J
M82 · Jul 2 · San Francisco Bay (Santa Clara)
United States
3rd Group B/E/F/I/J
M89 · Jul 4 · Houston
Winner Match 73
Winner Match 75
M90 · Jul 4 · Philadelphia
Winner Match 74
Winner Match 77
M93 · Jul 6 · Dallas (Arlington)
Winner Match 83
Winner Match 84
M94 · Jul 7 · Seattle
Winner Match 81
Winner Match 82
M97 · Jul 9 · Boston (Foxborough)
Winner Match 89
Winner Match 90
M98 · Jul 10 · Los Angeles (Inglewood)
Winner Match 93
Winner Match 94
M101 · Jul 14 · Dallas (Arlington)
Winner Quarter-final 1
Winner Quarter-final 2

Bottom half — road to Semifinal 2 (Atlanta, Jul 15)

Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
M76 · Jun 30 · Monterrey
1st Group F
Morocco
M78 · Jun 30 · New York / New Jersey
1st Group I
3rd Group C/D/F/G/H
M79 · Jul 1 · Mexico City
Mexico
3rd Group C/E/F/H/I
M80 · Jul 1 · Atlanta
1st Group L
3rd Group E/H/I/J/K
M86 · Jul 3 · Dallas (Arlington)
2nd Group D
2nd Group G
M88 · Jul 4 · Kansas City
1st Group K
3rd Group D/E/I/J/L
M85 · Jul 3 · Vancouver
1st Group B
3rd Group E/F/G/I/J
M87 · Jul 3 · Miami (Miami Gardens)
1st Group J
2nd Group H
M91 · Jul 5 · New York / New Jersey
Winner Match 76
Winner Match 78
M92 · Jul 6 · Mexico City
Winner Match 79
Winner Match 80
M95 · Jul 7 · Atlanta
Winner Match 86
Winner Match 88
M96 · Jul 7 · Vancouver
Winner Match 85
Winner Match 87
M99 · Jul 11 · Miami (Miami Gardens)
Winner Match 91
Winner Match 92
M100 · Jul 12 · Kansas City
Winner Match 95
Winner Match 96
M102 · Jul 15 · Atlanta
Winner Quarter-final 3
Winner Quarter-final 4

How the 48-team bracket works

For the first time ever, the World Cup adds a Round of 32: the top 2 from each of the 12 groups (24 teams) plus the 8 best third-placed sides advance. That is why several ties depend on third-placed teams from multiple possible groups (“3rd C/E/F/H/I”) until the group stage ends on June 27.

The two halves of the bracket never meet until the final: the top half feeds Semifinal 1 (AT&T Stadium, Dallas, July 14) and the bottom half feeds Semifinal 2 (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, July 15). The 2026 world champion will have played 8 matches — one more than in any previous edition.

Every kick-off time, stadium and result

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