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World Cup 2026 Bracket: Full Knockout Draw, Times & Where to Watch

The Round of 32 is under way. See the full World Cup 2026 knockout bracket — every matchup from the Round of 32 to the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium — with each game’s kickoff time in your zone and where to watch it in your country. Then make your own picks with our free, no-signup bracket predictor.

  • Round of 32 → Final (Jul 19, MetLife)
  • 31 knockout matches + a third-place playoff
  • incl. 8 best third-placed teams
  • Free bracket predictor
  • Updated daily
  • Times in your zone
Stage: Round of 32Last updated: 1 July 2026 Make your picks

Times auto-converted · official broadcasters only · no pirated streams

The Full World Cup 2026 Knockout Bracket

Here’s the complete knockout tree, updated after every result. Finished games show the score (penalties included); upcoming games show the kickoff in your time zone and a “where to watch” link for your country; and matchups that aren’t set yet show a placeholder like “Winner of Match 74” — we never guess. Tap any match for full details.

  • Stage: Round of 32
  • Last updated: 1 July 2026
  • Times in your zone
  • Verified scores · placeholders never guessed

Round of 32

  • South Africa0
    Canada1
  • Germany1 (3)
    Paraguay1 (4)
  • Netherlands1 (2)
    Morocco1 (3)
  • Brazil2
    Japan1
  • France3
    Sweden0
  • Ivory Coast1
    Norway2
  • Mexico2
    Ecuador0

Round of 32

Round of 16

  • Paraguay
    France
  • Canada
    Morocco
  • Brazil
    Norway
  • Mexico
    Winner of Match 80
  • Winner of Match 83
    Winner of Match 84
  • Winner of Match 81
    Winner of Match 82
  • Winner of Match 86
    Winner of Match 88
  • Winner of Match 85
    Winner of Match 87

Quarter-finals

  • Winner of Match 89
    Winner of Match 90
  • Winner of Match 93
    Winner of Match 94
  • Winner of Match 91
    Winner of Match 92
  • Winner of Match 95
    Winner of Match 96

Semi-finals

  • Winner of Match 97
    Winner of Match 98
  • Winner of Match 99
    Winner of Match 100

Final

Winner of Match 101vsWinner of Match 102

Jul 19 · MetLife Stadium · 3 PM ET

Third-place playoff:Jul 18 (Miami)

Make Your Own World Cup 2026 Bracket — Free, No Signup

Think you can call it? Fill in your own bracket predictor — pick a winner for every knockout tie, all the way to your champion. It’s free, there’s no signup, and it saves in your browser so you can tweak it as the tournament unfolds. When you’re done, share your bracket with the group chat, and we’ll show you where to watch your predicted final in your country. (It’s a prediction game for fun — no betting, no odds.)

  1. Pick winners round by round (from the current stage) → your champion
  2. Share my bracket
  3. Save & get kickoff reminders

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Your champion

Pick your way to a champion

Click any matchup to change your pick. Picks are saved automatically in your browser.

How the 2026 World Cup Knockout Bracket Works (It’s New)

With 48 teams, the 2026 knockout stage looks different from every World Cup before it:

  • 32
    A brand-new Round of 32. For the first time, 32 teams reach the knockouts instead of 16 — the top two from each of the 12 groups (24 teams) plus the 8 best third-placed teams. The other 16 go home after the group stage.
  • No second draw. Bracket slots follow a pre-set template: FIFA published 495 possible combinations in “Annex C” before a ball was kicked, so the group results do all the work — group winners get a theoretically kinder route, and the eight third-placed qualifiers are slotted against group winners. (That’s how you get ties like England vs DR Congo and France vs Sweden.)
  • Single-elimination to the final. Round of 32 → Round of 16 → quarter-finals → semi-finals → final — 31 knockout matches, plus a third-place playoff on July 18. The final is Sunday, July 19 at MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey), 3 PM ET.
  • The tie-breakers changed too. The best third-placed teams are ranked by points, then goal difference, goals scored, disciplinary (team conduct) score, and finally FIFA ranking.

Running a bracket pool? A common scoring system is 1 point per Round-of-32 pick, 2 for the Round of 16, 4 per quarter-final, 8 per semi-final and 16 for the champion. Grab our free printable bracket and office-pool scoring sheet → /pool/

  1. 48 teams
  2. 12 groups
  3. Top two from each group + 8 best third-placed teams
  4. Round of 32
  5. July 19 Final · MetLife

Watching the Knockouts? Here’s the Next Match — and Where to Watch It

Found your matchup? Here’s the next knockout game with the kickoff in your time zone and where to watch it where you are. Times shown for United States — tap a match for the full channel list and free options in your country.

Official, legal broadcasters only · no pirated streams

Standings, Scorers & a Printable Bracket

Group standings & who advances with your local kickoff timesTop scorers (Golden Boot) with your local kickoff timesFull 104-match schedule with your local kickoff timesToday’s matches with your local kickoff times
Want a printable wallchart to fill in with friends?Get our free World Cup 2026 bracket PDF + office-pool scoring sheet → /pool/
  • Updated daily
  • printable lives on /pool/
  • data pages keep their own canonical URLs

World Cup 2026 Bracket — FAQ

How does the 2026 World Cup bracket work?

48 teams, 12 groups. The top two from each group plus the 8 best third-placed teams make a 32-team knockout: Round of 32 → Round of 16 → quarter-finals → semi-finals → final (July 19). There is no second draw — slots follow FIFA’s pre-set Annex C combinations.

How many knockout games are there?

31 knockout matches to crown the champion — 16 in the Round of 32, 8 in the Round of 16, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals and the final — plus a third-place playoff on July 18.

Who plays who in the Round of 32?

See the bracket above — for example USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, Argentina vs Cape Verde, England vs DR Congo, and Brazil beat Japan 2–1. Each match links to full details and where to watch it.

When and where is the World Cup 2026 final?

Sunday, July 19, 2026 at MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey), kick-off 3 PM ET. The third-place playoff is July 18 in Miami.

Can I make my own bracket predictions?

Yes — use our free, no-signup bracket predictor above to pick winners all the way to the final, then share your bracket. It’s for fun; there’s no betting involved.

Where can I watch the knockout matches?

Use the “where to watch” link on each match, which opens your country’s channels and free-streaming options, with kickoff in your local time.

Is there a printable bracket?

Yes — grab our free printable wallchart and office-pool scoring sheet on the pool page.

  • FAQPage schema
  • updated daily
  • official broadcaster links only

Sources

  • openfootball(schedule + scores)
  • upbound-web mirror(fast updates)
  • FIFA.com / ESPN / AP(cross-checked)
  • FIFA Annex C(knockout format)

Last updated: 1 July 2026

Scores and matchups are cross-checked across openfootball, a fast-update mirror, and official/major media. Matchups that aren’t decided yet show "Winner of Match N" — we don’t guess. We link only to official, legal broadcasters and never to pirated streams.