First Match Confirmed: Latest 32-Team Draw for 2026 World Cup with 12 Teams Qualified and 7 Eliminated

The first match is confirmed for the 2026 World Cup round of 32, with 12 nations qualified and 7 eliminated.

On 25 June 2026, the latest 2026 World Cup standings and knockout brackets were summarized after the third group stage matches in Groups A, B, and C. So far, 12 teams have guaranteed their places in the round of 32, while 7 teams are confirmed eliminated as follows.

Group A (completed)

1. Mexico 9 points *qualified

2. South Africa 4 points *qualified

3. South Korea 3 points

4. Czech Republic 1 point *eliminated

Group B (completed)

1. Switzerland 7 points *qualified

2. Canada 4 points (+5) *qualified

3. Bosnia 4 points (-1)

4. Qatar 1 point *eliminated

Group C (completed)

1. Brazil 7 points (+6) *qualified

2. Morocco 7 points (+3) *qualified

3. Scotland 3 points

4. Haiti 0 points *eliminated

Group D

1. United States 6 points *qualified

2. Australia 3 points

3. Paraguay 3 points

4. Turkey 0 points *eliminated

Group E

1. Germany 6 points *qualified

2. Ivory Coast 3 points

3. Ecuador 1 point

4. Curaçao 1 point

Group F

1. Netherlands 4 points

2. Japan 4 points

3. Sweden 3 points

4. Tunisia 0 points *eliminated

Group G

1. Egypt 4 points

2. Iran 2 points

3. Belgium 2 points

4. New Zealand 1 point

Group H

1. Spain 4 points

2. Uruguay 2 points

3. Cape Verde 2 points

4. Saudi Arabia 1 point

Group I

1. France 6 points *qualified

2. Norway 6 points *qualified

3. Senegal 0 points

4. Iraq 0 points

Group J

1. Argentina 6 points *qualified

2. Austria 3 points

3. Algeria 3 points

4. Jordan 0 points *eliminated

Group K

1. Colombia 6 points *qualified

2. Portugal 4 points

3. DR Congo 1 point

4. Uzbekistan 0 points

Group L

1. England 4 points

2. Ghana 4 points

3. Croatia 3 points

4. Panama 0 points *eliminated

FIFA has finalized the 2026 World Cup knockout stage brackets. Group winners will face third-placed teams, while runners-up face runners-up from other groups according to a preset draw. Some group winners will cross over to face group runners-up as follows.

Summary of the 2026 World Cup round of 32 brackets

Upper bracket

Germany vs. (3rd place from Groups A/B/C/D/F)

(1st place Group I) vs. (3rd place from Groups C/D/F/G/H)

South Africa vs. Canada

(1st place Group F) vs. Morocco

(2nd place Group K) vs. (2nd place Group L)

(1st place Group H) vs. (2nd place Group J)

United States vs. (3rd place from Groups B/E/F/I/J)

(1st place Group G) vs. (3rd place from Groups A/E/H/I/J)

Lower bracket

Brazil vs. (2nd place Group F)

(2nd place Group E) vs. (2nd place Group I)

Mexico vs. (3rd place from Groups C/E/F/H/I)

(1st place Group L) vs. (3rd place from Groups E/H/I/J/K)

Argentina vs. (2nd place Group H)

(2nd place Group D) vs. (2nd place Group G)

Switzerland vs. (3rd place from Groups E/F/G/I/J)

(1st place Group K) vs. (3rd place from Groups D/E/I/J/L)

2026 World Cup round of 32 first match schedule

Night of 28 June 2026 (early morning 29 June Thailand time)

02:00 South Africa vs. Canada