The bracket takes shape: how the World Cup round of 32 stands

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·26 Juni 2026

The bracket takes shape: how the World Cup round of 32 stands

The World Cup round of 32 is already starting to take shape, with several national teams qualified and some matchups confirmed. Among the teams that have already secured their place in the first knockout round are Argentina, France, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, and the United States, among others.

The matchups will be played between June 28 and July 3 among the 24 teams that qualified directly from the group stage, plus the eight best third-placed teams.

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The confirmed round-of-32 matchups

South Africa (2nd in Group A) vs. Canada (2nd in Group B) — Sunday, June 28, 16:00.
Brazil (1st in Group C) vs. Japan (2nd in Group F) — Monday, June 29, 14:00.
Germany (1st in Group E) vs. 3rd in Group A/B/C/D/F — Monday, June 29, 17:30.
Netherlands (1st in Group F) vs. Morocco (2nd in Group C) — Monday, June 29, 22:00.
Ivory Coast (2nd in Group E) vs. Norway (2nd in Group I) — Tuesday, June 30, 14:00.
France (1st in Group I) vs. 3rd in Group C/D/F/G/H — Tuesday, June 30, 18:00.
Mexico (1st in Group A) vs. 3rd in Group C/E/F/H/I — Tuesday, June 30, 22:00.
1st in Group L vs. 3rd in Group E/H/I/J/K — Wednesday, July 1, 13:00.
1st in Group G vs. 3rd in Group A/E/H/I/J — Wednesday, July 1, 17:00.
United States (1st in Group D) vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd in Group B) — Wednesday, July 1, 21:00.
1st in Group H vs. 2nd in Group J — Thursday, July 2, 16:00.
2nd in Group K vs. 2nd in Group L — Thursday, July 2, 20:00.
Switzerland (1st in Group B) vs. 3rd in Group E/F/G/I/J — Friday, July 3, 00:00.
Australia (2nd in Group D) vs. 2nd in Group G — Friday, July 3, 15:00.
Argentina (1st in Group J) vs. 2nd in Group H — Friday, July 3, 19:00.
1st in Group K vs. 3rd in Group D/E/I/J/L — Friday, July 3, 22:30.

Teams already qualified

Mexico, the United States, Germany, Argentina, France, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Morocco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, and Australia have already secured their place in the knockout stage. Thirteen spots remain to be decided.