South Africa0
Canada1▸World Cup 2026 knockout bracket
The group stage is done — it's win or fly home. Follow all 32 knockout ties from the Round of 32 to the final at MetLife, updating live as winners advance. Tap any match for a win projection, both sides' recent form, their head-to-head history, and line-ups.
South Africa0Canada1▸
Brazil2▸
Japan1
Netherlands1
Morocco1▸
Germany1
Paraguay1▸
Ivory Coast1
Norway2▸
Mexico2▸
Ecuador0
France3▸
Sweden0
Belgium3▸
Senegal2
USA2▸
Bosnia-Herz0
England2▸
Congo DR1
Portugal2▸
Croatia1
Spain3▸
Austria0
Switzerland2▸
Algeria0
Australia1
Egypt1▸
Argentina3▸
Cape Verde2
Colombia1▸
Ghana0Canada0Morocco3▸Paraguay0France1▸Brazil1Norway2▸Mexico2England3▸Portugal0Spain1▸USA1Belgium4▸Switzerland0▸Colombia0Argentina3▸Egypt2France2▸Morocco0Spain2▸Belgium1Norway1England2▸Argentina3▸Switzerland1France0Spain2▸England1Argentina2▸Spain1▸Argentina0Third place play-off
France4England6▸How the World Cup 2026 knockout bracket works
For the first time the World Cup has 48 teams, so the knockout stage opens with a Round of 32 instead of a Round of 16. The top two from each of the 12 groups advance automatically, joined by the eight best third-placed teams — 32 sides in all. From there it's straight knockout: Round of 32 → Round of 16 → quarter-finals → semi-finals → the final on Sunday 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with a third-place play-off the day before. Any tie level after 90 minutes goes to extra time and, if needed, penalties.
This bracket reads from the live match feed, so as each result lands the winner moves into the next round automatically. Slots still to be decided show which match feeds them (for example “R32 3”). Open any match for our rating-based win projection (a model estimate, not betting odds), each team's last five results, their recent head-to-head meetings, and confirmed line-ups once they're released about an hour before kickoff.
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