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FIFA World Cup
2026
🇺🇸 United States·🇨🇦 Canada·🇲🇽 Mexico
June 11 – July 19, 2026 · 48 Teams · 104 Matches · 16 Cities
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
Group A
Mexico9
South Africa4
South Korea3
Czechia1
Switzerland7
Canada4
Bosnia & Herzegovina4
Qatar1
Brazil7
Morocco7
Scotland3
Haiti0
USA6
Australia4
Paraguay4
Türkiye3
Germany6
Ivory Coast6
Ecuador4
Curaçao1
Netherlands7
Japan5
Sweden4
Tunisia0
Belgium5
Egypt5
Iran3
New Zealand1
Spain7
Cape Verde Islands3
Uruguay2
Saudi Arabia2
France9
Norway6
Senegal3
Iraq0
Argentina9
Austria4
Algeria4
Jordan0
Colombia7
Portugal5
Congo DR4
Uzbekistan0
England7
Croatia6
Ghana4
Panama0Congo DR4Sweden4Ghana4Ecuador4Bosnia & Herzegovina4Algeria4Paraguay4Senegal3Iran3South Korea3Scotland3Uruguay2🟢 Top 2 qualify for Round of 32
Top Scorers
All players →1
Kylian Mbappé
France
10
goals
2
L. Messi
Argentina
8
goals
3
J. Bellingham
England
7
goals
4
E. Haaland
Norway
7
goals
5
O. Dembélé
France
6
goals
FIFA World Cup 2026
Knockout Stage Bracket
Round of 32 → Final
Round of 32
ColombiaGhanaArgentinaCape Verde IslandsAustraliaEgyptSwitzerlandAlgeriaPortugalCroatiaSpainAustriaUSABosnia & HerzegovinaBelgiumSenegalEnglandCongo DRMexicoEcuadorFranceSwedenIvory CoastNorwayNetherlandsMoroccoGermanyParaguayBrazilJapanSouth AfricaCanadaRound of 16
SwitzerlandColombiaArgentinaEgyptUSABelgiumPortugalSpainMexicoEnglandBrazilNorwayParaguayFranceCanadaMoroccoQuarter-finals
ArgentinaSwitzerlandNorwayEnglandSpainBelgiumFranceMoroccoSemi-finals
EnglandArgentinaFranceSpainFinal
SpainArgentinaFranceEnglandEnglandArgentinaFranceSpainArgentinaSwitzerlandNorwayEnglandSpainBelgiumFranceMoroccoWorld Cup 2026 News
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