The largest FIFA World Cup in historical past delivered on intrigue in the course of the group stage, however it’s now time for the true enjoyable to start with the Spherical of 32 knockouts practically set.
We at Sporting Information have soccer followers lined with our 2026 World Cup bracket — or wallchart, because it’s identified in some components of the world — in printable, PDF kind, full with the total area of 32 on Saturday. Obtain it, print it out, dangle it in your wall.
This 12 months’s knockout matches start June 28 with the Spherical of 32 working till July 3. The expanded World Cup lastly reaches the Spherical of 16 on July 4-July 7 adopted by the quarterfinal (July 11th of September) and semifinal (July 14-15) matches. All of it culminates with the July 19 ultimate at MetLife Stadium.
Along with the printable bracket beneath, you may additionally discover ideas and instruments that can assist you fill it out, together with picks and evaluation from TSN’s knowledgeable writers.
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World Cup groups to qualify for Spherical of 32
Beneath are the groups which have already clinched a spot within the 2026 World Cup knockout stage, sorted by group. This desk will probably be up to date all through the rest of the group stage.
| Group A | A1: Mexico | A2: South Africa | A3: TBD |
| Group B | B1: Switzerland | B2: Canada | B3: Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Group C | C1: Brazil | C2: Morocco | C3: N/A |
| Group D | D1: United States | D2: Australia | D3: Paraguay |
| Group E | E1: Germany | E2: Ivory Coast | E3: Ecuador |
| Group F | F1: Netherlands | F2: Japan | F3: Sweden |
| Group G | G1: TBD | G2: TBD | G3: TBD |
| Group H | H1: TBD | H2: TBD | H3: TBD |
| Group I | I1: TBD | I2: TBD | I3: TBD |
| Group J | J1: Argentina | J2: TBD | J3: TBD |
| Group Okay | K1: TBD | K2: TBD | K3: TBD |
| Group L | L1: TBD | L2: TBD | L3: TBD |
That is how the bracket would look based mostly on present group stage standings (Up to date: June 26):
| Date | Matchup |
| Solar., June 28 | South Africa (A2) vs. Canada (B2) |
| Mon., June 29 | Germany (E1) vs. Paraguay (A/B/C/D/F 3) |
| Netherlands (F1) vs. Morocco (C2) | |
| Brazil (C1) vs. Japan (F2) | |
| Tues., June 30 | France (I1) vs. Sweden (C/D/F/H/I 3) |
| Ivory Coast (E2) vs. Norway (I2) | |
| Mexico (A1) vs. Scotland (C/E/F/H/I 3) | |
| Wed., July 1 | England (L1) vs. Cape Verde (E/H/I/J/Okay 3) |
| USA (D1) vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (B/E/F/I/J 3) | |
| Egypt (G1) vs. South Korea (A/E/H/I/J 3) | |
| Thurs., July 2 | Portugal (K2) vs. Ghana (L2) |
| Spain (H1) vs. Austria (J2) | |
| Switzerland (B1) vs. Belgium (E/F/G/I/J 3) | |
| Fri., July 3 | Argentina (J1) vs. Uruguay (H2) |
| Colombia (K1) vs. Croatia (D/E/I/J/L 3) | |
| Australia (D2) vs. Iran (G2) |
WORLD CUP GROUP STANDINGS:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F
Group G | Group H | Group I | Group J | Group Okay | Group L
When does the Spherical of 32 begin?
The primary knockout match of the 2026 World Cup is ready for 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 28 with South Africa vs. Canada. There is a quick turnaround from Saturday’s ultimate group video games, when the Spherical of 32 bracket will probably be finalized.
fill out a World Cup bracket
- Your bracket will encompass 32 groups. The 12 group winners and 12 runners-up are given essentially the most favorable placements with pathways that had been decided throughout December’s draw.
- The remaining eight groups are sorted based mostly on FIFA’s new third-place standings method based mostly on efficiency throughout group play.
- Decide which group you anticipate to win the Spherical of 32 and have them advance to the Spherical of 16 by writing their title on the following matchup line.
- From there, repeat the method till you’ve gotten predicted your entire match all through the Spherical of 32, Spherical of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and the World Cup ultimate.
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How does a World Cup bracket work?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has two phases: the group stage and the knockout stage.
Thirty-two of the 48 groups will attain the knockout stage. All groups that end first or second of their group safe computerized qualification, accounting for twenty-four of the 32 knockout individuals.
The remaining eight spots go to the very best third-place finishers.
How third place qualifiers work
All 12 third-place finishers are sorted right into a desk identical to the teams based mostly on their factors gained in group stage play and different metrics comparable to objective differential.
The highest eight groups on this desk will advance to the knockout spherical.
Knockout stage seeding
The whole thing of the knockout stage bracket is predetermined. For instance, the winner of Group F will face the runner-up from Group C, whereas the winner of Group J will face the runner-up from Group H.
All group winners are paired in opposition to both a runner-up from one other group, or a third-place finisher from one other group. All group winners and runners-up from the identical group are positioned on reverse sides of the bracket to keep away from rematches till the finals.
The one unknowns at the beginning of the match are the place every potential third-place finisher will find yourself. Till all qualifiers are identified, it’s unattainable to foretell the place or after they may probably play ought to this come to move.
There are 495 mathematical combos of third place qualifiers from numerous teams. All of those have been spelled out upfront, and each potential end result could be present in Annex C (pg. 80) of the 2026 FIFA World Cup rules. Whichever mixture involves move will decide the place every third-place finisher falls within the total bracket.
World Cup knockout schedule 2026
Spherical of 32
| Date | Match No. | Matchup |
| Solar., June 28 | 73 | South Africa v Canada |
| Mon., June 29 | 74 | Germany v Group A/B/C/D/F third place |
| 75 | Netherlands v Morocco | |
| 76 | Brazil v Japan | |
| Tues., June 30 | 77 | Group I winners v Group C/D/F/G/H third place |
| 78 | Group E runners-up v Group I runners-up | |
| 79 | Mexico v Group C/E/F/H/I third place | |
| Wed., July 1 | 80 | Group L winners v Group E/H/I/J/Okay third place |
| 81 | USA v Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 82 | Group G winners v Group A/E/H/I/J third place | |
| Thurs., July 2 | 83 | Group Okay runners-up v Group L runners-up |
| 84 | Group H winners v Group J runners-up | |
| 85 | Switzerland v Group E/F/G/I/J third place | |
| Fri., July 3 | 86 | Argentina v Group H runners-up |
| 87 | Group Okay winners v Group D/E/I/J/L third place | |
| 88 | Australia v Group G runners-up |
Spherical of 16
| Date | Match No. | Matchup |
| Sat., July 4 | 89 | Winner match 74 v Winner match 77 |
| 90 | Winner match 73 v Winner match 75 | |
| Solar., July 5 | 91 | Winner match 76 v Winner match 78 |
| 92 | Winner match 79 v Winner match 80 | |
| Mon., July 6 | 93 | Winner match 83 v Winner match 84 |
| 94 | Winner match 81 v Winner match 82 | |
| Tue., July 7 | 95 | Winner match 86 v Winner match 88 |
| 96 | Winner match 85 v Winner match 87 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Match No. | Matchup |
| Thurs., July 9 | 97 | Winner match 89 v Winner match 90 |
| Fri. July 10 | 98 | Winner match 93 v Winner match 94 |
| Sat., July 11 | 99 | Winner match 91 v Winner match 92 |
| 100 | Winner match 95 v Winner match 96 |
Semifinals
| Date | Match No. | Matchup |
| Tue., July 12 | 101 | Winner match 97 v Winner match 98 |
| Wed. July 13 | 102 | Winner match 99 v Winner match 100 |
Third-place
| Date | Match No. | Matchup |
| Sat., July 18 | 103 | Runner-up match 101 v Runner-up match 102 |
Last
| Date | Match No. | Matchup |
| Solar., July 19 | 104 | Winner match 101 v Winner match 102 |
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