Nine Matchups Confirmed: Latest 32-Team Schedule for 2026 World Cup After Nine More Nations Advance

Nine matchups confirmed: the latest 32-team schedule for the 2026 World Cup after nine more nations have qualified.

On 27 June 2026, the latest 2026 World Cup standings and round of 32 matchups were finalized following the conclusion of groups A to I. A total of 28 nations have qualified for the knockout stage, while 12 teams have been officially 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 *qualified

3. Bosnia 4 points *qualified

4. Qatar 1 point *eliminated

Group C (completed)

1. Brazil 7 points *qualified

2. Morocco 7 points *qualified

3. Scotland 3 points

4. Haiti 0 points *eliminated

Group D (completed)

1. United States 6 points *qualified

2. Australia 4 points *qualified

3. Paraguay 4 points *qualified

4. Turkey 3 points *eliminated

Group E (completed)

1. Germany 6 points *qualified

2. Ivory Coast 6 points *qualified

3. Ecuador 4 points *qualified

4. Curaçao 1 point *eliminated

Group F (completed)

1. Netherlands 7 points *qualified

2. Japan 5 points *qualified

3. Sweden 4 points *qualified

4. Tunisia 0 points *eliminated

Group G (completed)

1. Belgium 5 points *qualified

2. Egypt 5 points *qualified

3. Iran 3 points

4. New Zealand 1 point *eliminated

Group H (completed)

1. Spain 7 points *qualified

2. Cape Verde 3 points *qualified

3. Uruguay 2 points *eliminated

4. Saudi Arabia 2 points *eliminated

Group I (completed)

1. France 9 points *qualified

2. Norway 6 points *qualified

3. Senegal 3 points *qualified

4. Iraq 0 points *eliminated

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 *qualified

3. DR Congo 1 point

4. Uzbekistan 0 points

Group L

1. England 4 points *qualified

2. Ghana 4 points *qualified

3. Croatia 3 points

4. Panama 0 points *eliminated

FIFA has finalized the 2026 World Cup knockout bracket. Group winners will face third-placed teams, while runners-up will meet runners-up from other groups according to the set path. Some group winners will cross over to face second-placed teams, detailed as follows.

2026 World Cup round of 32 knockout bracket (latest)

Upper bracket

Germany vs Paraguay

France vs Sweden

South Africa vs Canada

Netherlands vs Morocco

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

Spain vs (2nd place Group J)

United States vs Bosnia

Belgium vs (3rd place Group A/I/J)

Lower bracket

Brazil vs Japan

Ivory Coast vs Norway

Mexico vs (3rd place Group C/E)

(1st place Group L) vs (3rd place Group I/J/K)

Argentina vs Cape Verde

Australia vs Egypt

Switzerland vs (3rd place Group G/J)

(1st place Group K) vs (3rd place Group E/I/L)

First four matches of the 2026 World Cup round of 32

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

02:00 South Africa vs Canada

Night of 29 June 2026 (early morning 30 June Thailand time)

00:00 Brazil vs Japan

03:30 Germany vs Paraguay

08:00 Netherlands vs Morocco

Night of 30 June 2026 (early morning 1 July Thailand time)

00:00 Ivory Coast vs Norway

04:00 France vs Sweden

Night of 1 July 2026 (early morning 2 July Thailand time)

07:00 United States vs Bosnia

Night of 3 July 2026 (early morning 4 July Thailand time)

01:00 Australia vs Egypt

05:00 Argentina vs Cape Verde