World Cup 2026
FIFA World Cup 2026

The road to the final.

From the group stage, 32 teams reach the knockouts - a single-elimination bracket where one defeat ends your tournament. Win five matches in a row and you lift the trophy.

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32 teams reach the knockout stage: the winner and runner-up of each of the twelve groups, plus the eight best third-placed teams.

  1. 1
    Round of 3216 matches · 28 Jun – 3 Jul
  2. 2
    Round of 168 matches · 4 Jul – 7 Jul
  3. 3
    Quarter-finals4 matches · 9 Jul – 11 Jul
  4. 4
    Semi-finals2 matches · 14 Jul – 15 Jul
  5. 5
    3rd place1 match · 18 Jul
  6. 6
    Final1 match · 19 Jul