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World Cup 2026 Knockout Bracket

The knockout path from the Round of 32 to the Final on 19 July at MetLife Stadium. Team slots are shown as placeholders with their feeder labels — the 32 qualifiers are confirmed once the group stage finishes.

  1. Round of 32

    • Match 73 Runner-up Group A Runner-up Group B
    • Match 75 Winner Group F Runner-up Group C
    • Match 74 Winner Group E 3rd A/B/C/D/F
    • Match 77 Winner Group I 3rd C/D/F/G/H
    • Match 76 Winner Group C Runner-up Group F
    • Match 78 Runner-up Group E Runner-up Group I
    • Match 79 Winner Group A 3rd C/E/F/H/I
    • Match 80 Winner Group L 3rd E/H/I/J/K
    • Match 83 Runner-up Group K Runner-up Group L
    • Match 84 Winner Group H Runner-up Group J
    • Match 81 Winner Group D 3rd B/E/F/I/J
    • Match 82 Winner Group G 3rd A/E/H/I/J
    • Match 86 Winner Group J Runner-up Group H
    • Match 88 Runner-up Group D Runner-up Group G
    • Match 85 Winner Group B 3rd E/F/G/I/J
    • Match 87 Winner Group K 3rd D/E/I/J/L

  2. Round of 16

    • Match 90 Winner M73 Winner M75
    • Match 89 Winner M74 Winner M77
    • Match 91 Winner M76 Winner M78
    • Match 92 Winner M79 Winner M80
    • Match 93 Winner M83 Winner M84
    • Match 94 Winner M81 Winner M82
    • Match 95 Winner M86 Winner M88
    • Match 96 Winner M85 Winner M87

  3. Quarter-finals

    • Match 97 Winner M89 Winner M90
    • Match 98 Winner M93 Winner M94
    • Match 99 Winner M91 Winner M92
    • Match 100 Winner M95 Winner M96

  4. Semi-finals

    • Match 101 Winner M97 Winner M98
    • Match 102 Winner M99 Winner M100

  5. Final

    • Match 104 Winner M101 Winner M102

Third-place play-off

  • Match 103 Loser M101 Loser M102

How the 32-team knockout works

For the first time, the expanded 48-team World Cup feeds a 32-team knockout round. The top two teams from each of the 12 groups advance automatically (24 teams), joined by the eight best third-placed teams across all groups. That makes 32, who then play single-elimination matches: Round of 32 → Round of 16 → Quarter-finals → Semi-finals → Final, with a third-place play-off between the two beaten semi-finalists.

Because the eight qualifying third-placed teams aren't known until the groups end, several Round of 32 slots read as ranges such as “3rd A/B/C/D/F” — the exact group is assigned by FIFA's pre-defined allocation table once the standings are final.

Round dates

  • Round of 32 28 Jun – 3 Jul 2026
  • Round of 16 4 Jul – 7 Jul 2026
  • Quarter-finals 9 Jul – 11 Jul 2026
  • Semi-finals 14 Jul – 15 Jul 2026
  • Third-place play-off 18 Jul 2026 · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
  • Final 19 Jul 2026 · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ

Round dates verified against Wikipedia (“2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage”) and ESPN's World Cup 2026 schedule. The full tournament runs 11 Jun – 19 Jul 2026.