FIFA World Cup
2026
June 11 โ July 19, 2026 ยท 48 Teams ยท 104 Matches ยท 16 Cities
48
Teams
104
Matches
16
Cities
39
Days
Key Dates
Opening Match
Mexico vs USA โ Estadio Azteca
Group Stage Begins
Phase 1 โ 48 matches
Round of 32 Begins
Knockout stage kicks off
Round of 16
Top 16 teams battle on
Quarter-Finals
Four blockbuster QF ties
Semi-Finals
Final four compete
3rd Place Play-off
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
๐ The FINAL
MetLife Stadium, New York
Group Stage Draw
12 groups ยท 48 participating teams
Group A
Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท
Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
Group B
France ๐ซ๐ท
Spain ๐ช๐ธ
Portugal ๐ต๐น
Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ
Group C
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
USA ๐บ๐ธ
Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Group D
Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Belgium ๐ง๐ช
Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Costa Rica ๐จ๐ท
Group E
Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Colombia ๐จ๐ด
South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท
Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ
Group F
Croatia ๐ญ๐ท
Uruguay ๐บ๐พ
Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ
Group G
Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Senegal ๐ธ๐ณ
Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ
China ๐จ๐ณ
Group H
Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ
Chile ๐จ๐ฑ
India ๐ฎ๐ณ
Group I
Portugal ๐ต๐น
Tunisia ๐น๐ณ
Iran ๐ฎ๐ท
New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
Group J
Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ
Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Ecuador ๐ช๐จ
Group K
Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Qatar ๐ถ๐ฆ
Peru ๐ต๐ช
Algeria ๐ฉ๐ฟ
Group L
Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
Venezuela ๐ป๐ช
Bolivia ๐ง๐ด
Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
๐ข Top 2 qualify for Round of 32
Top Scorers
All players โKylian Mbappรฉ
France
8
goals
Erling Haaland
Norway
7
goals
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
6
goals
Lionel Messi
Argentina
5
goals
Vinรญcius Jr.
Brazil
5
goals
Knockout Stage Bracket
Round of 32 โ Final
Round of 32
16 matches
Round of 16
8 matches
โก Pens
Quarter-Finals
4 matches
Semi-Finals
2 matches
The Final
July 19, 2026
โก Penalty Shootout
๐ MetLife Stadium, New York
Semi-Finals
2 matches
Quarter-Finals
4 matches
Round of 16
8 matches
Round of 32
16 matches
Semi-Finals
Quarter-Finals
Round of 16
โก Pens
๐ The Final
โก Penalty Shootout
๐ MetLife Stadium, New York