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FIFA World Cup 2026
Official Tournament Hub

FIFA World Cup

2026

🇺🇸 United States·🇨🇦 Canada·🇲🇽 Mexico

June 11 – July 19, 2026 · 48 Teams · 104 Matches · 16 Cities

View GroupsKnockout Bracket🏟 Host Venues

48

Teams

104

Matches

16

Cities

39

Days

Key Dates

Jun 11

Opening Match

Mexico vs USA — Estadio Azteca

Jun 11

Group Stage Begins

Phase 1 — 48 matches

Jul 1

Round of 32 Begins

Knockout stage kicks off

Jul 7

Round of 16

Top 16 teams battle on

Jul 11

Quarter-Finals

Four blockbuster QF ties

Jul 15

Semi-Finals

Final four compete

Jul 18

3rd Place Play-off

SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

Jul 19

🏆 The FINAL

MetLife Stadium, New York

Group Stage Draw

1 groups

Full standings →

Group A

MexicoMexico9
South AfricaSouth Africa4
South KoreaSouth Korea3
CzechiaCzechia1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland7
CanadaCanada4
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina4
QatarQatar1
BrazilBrazil7
MoroccoMorocco7
ScotlandScotland3
HaitiHaiti0
USAUSA6
AustraliaAustralia4
ParaguayParaguay4
TürkiyeTürkiye3
GermanyGermany6
Ivory CoastIvory Coast6
EcuadorEcuador4
CuraçaoCuraçao1
NetherlandsNetherlands7
JapanJapan5
SwedenSweden4
TunisiaTunisia0
BelgiumBelgium5
EgyptEgypt5
IranIran3
New ZealandNew Zealand1
SpainSpain7
Cape Verde IslandsCape Verde Islands3
UruguayUruguay2
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia2
FranceFrance9
NorwayNorway6
SenegalSenegal3
IraqIraq0
ArgentinaArgentina9
AustriaAustria4
AlgeriaAlgeria4
JordanJordan0
ColombiaColombia7
PortugalPortugal5
Congo DRCongo DR4
UzbekistanUzbekistan0
EnglandEngland7
CroatiaCroatia6
GhanaGhana4
PanamaPanama0
Congo DRCongo DR4
SwedenSweden4
GhanaGhana4
EcuadorEcuador4
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina4
AlgeriaAlgeria4
ParaguayParaguay4
SenegalSenegal3
IranIran3
South KoreaSouth Korea3
ScotlandScotland3
UruguayUruguay2

🟢 Top 2 qualify for Round of 32

Top Scorers

All players →
1France

Kylian Mbappé

France

10

goals

2Argentina

L. Messi

Argentina

8

goals

3England

J. Bellingham

England

7

goals

4Norway

E. Haaland

Norway

7

goals

5France

O. Dembélé

France

6

goals

FIFA World Cup 2026

Knockout Stage Bracket

Round of 32 → Final

Round of 32

ColombiaColombia
1
GhanaGhana
0
ArgentinaArgentina
3
Cape Verde IslandsCape Verde Islands
2
AustraliaAustralia
1
EgyptEgypt
1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
2
AlgeriaAlgeria
0
PortugalPortugal
2
CroatiaCroatia
1
SpainSpain
3
AustriaAustria
0
USAUSA
2
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina
0
BelgiumBelgium
3
SenegalSenegal
2
EnglandEngland
2
Congo DRCongo DR
1
MexicoMexico
2
EcuadorEcuador
0
FranceFrance
3
SwedenSweden
0
Ivory CoastIvory Coast
1
NorwayNorway
2
NetherlandsNetherlands
1
MoroccoMorocco
1
GermanyGermany
1
ParaguayParaguay
1
BrazilBrazil
2
JapanJapan
1
South AfricaSouth Africa
0
CanadaCanada
1

Round of 16

SwitzerlandSwitzerland
0
ColombiaColombia
0
ArgentinaArgentina
3
EgyptEgypt
2
USAUSA
1
BelgiumBelgium
4
PortugalPortugal
0
SpainSpain
1
MexicoMexico
2
EnglandEngland
3
BrazilBrazil
1
NorwayNorway
2
ParaguayParaguay
0
FranceFrance
1
CanadaCanada
0
MoroccoMorocco
3

Quarter-finals

ArgentinaArgentina
3
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
1
NorwayNorway
1
EnglandEngland
2
SpainSpain
2
BelgiumBelgium
1
FranceFrance
2
MoroccoMorocco
0

Semi-finals

EnglandEngland
1
ArgentinaArgentina
2
FranceFrance
0
SpainSpain
2

Final

SpainSpain
1
ArgentinaArgentina
0
FranceFrance
4
EnglandEngland
6
EnglandEngland
1
ArgentinaArgentina
2
FranceFrance
0
SpainSpain
2
ArgentinaArgentina
3
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
1
NorwayNorway
1
EnglandEngland
2
SpainSpain
2
BelgiumBelgium
1
FranceFrance
2
MoroccoMorocco
0

🇺🇸

United States

11 cities

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🇨🇦

Canada

2 cities

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🇲🇽

Mexico

3 cities

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