Here are key details such as results and fixtures to know about the round of 32 knock out stage of the 2026 World Cup.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered its knockout phase, and history has already been made.
For the first time in the tournament’s 96-year existence, there is a Round of 32, a new addition born from the expanded 48-team format that gave two-thirds of the field a chance to reach the knockout rounds.
The top two teams from each of the twelve groups, along with the best eight third-placed teams, advanced to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Matches are played to a finish, with 30 minutes of extra time and a penalty shootout if scores remain level after 90 minutes.
Defending champions Argentina, co-hosts the United States, Mexico and Canada, five-time champions Brazil, France, Norway, Germany, England, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Colombia, Morocco, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, Ivory Coast, Belgium, Egypt, South Africa, Croatia, Cape Verde and Austria all qualified as either group winners or runners-up.
DR Congo, Sweden, Ghana, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Paraguay and Senegal secured their places as the eight best third-placed sides.
The round opened on June 28 with Canada beating South Africa 1-0 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — the very first knockout match at this stage in World Cup history.
Fifteen fixtures remain, running through to July 3, with the Round of 16 to follow immediately from July 4.
Round of 32 Fixtures — 2026 FIFA World Cup
- Sunday, June 28 — South Africa vs Canada | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles | 8pm WAT (played)
- Monday, June 29 — Brazil vs Japan | NRG Stadium, Houston | 6pm WAT
- Monday, June 29 — Germany vs Paraguay | Gillette Stadium, Boston | 9:30pm WAT
- Monday, June 29 — Netherlands vs Morocco | Estadio BBVA, Monterrey | 2am WAT (Tuesday)
- Tuesday, June 30 — Ivory Coast vs Norway | AT&T Stadium, Dallas | 6pm WAT
- Tuesday, June 30 — France vs Sweden | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey | 10pm WAT
- Tuesday, June 30 — Mexico vs Ecuador | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | 2am WAT (Wednesday)
- Wednesday, July 1 — England vs DR Congo | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | 5pm WAT
- Wednesday, July 1 — Belgium vs Senegal | Lumen Field, Seattle | 9pm WAT
- Wednesday, July 1 — USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco | 1am WAT (Thursday)
- Thursday, July 2 — Spain vs Austria | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles | 8pm WAT
- Thursday, July 2 — Portugal vs Croatia | BMO Field, Toronto | 12am WAT (Friday)
- Friday, July 3 — Switzerland vs Algeria | BC Place, Vancouver | 4am WAT
- Friday, July 3 — Australia vs Egypt | AT&T Stadium, Dallas | 7pm WAT
- Friday, July 3 — Argentina vs Cape Verde | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami | 11pm WAT
- Saturday, July 4 — Colombia vs Ghana | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City | 2:30am WAT
Round of 32 2026 World Cup Results
- South Africa 0–1 Canada | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles | June 28 — Stephen Eustáquio scored in the 92nd minute to send Canada through in the first-ever World Cup Round of 32 match
2026 World Cup Round of 16: Qualified Countries
- Canada (defeated South Africa 1–0)
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