2026 World Cup knockout picture

If the groups ended now, who plays who?

Pick your team, see the current Round of 32 path, watch the third-place cut line, test the next result, and save a bracket card.

United States flagUSAMexico flagMEXBrazil flagBRAArgentina flagARGFrance flagFRAEngland flagENGJapan flagJPNMorocco flagMAR
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Format: 48 teams, 12 groups, top two plus eight third-place teams advance. NBC SportsGroup tables show points; this page turns them into knockout matchups.Mexico are locked into Match 79 after Mexico 1-0 South Korea. ESPN bracket / SB Nation knockout trackerThird-place opponents stay provisional until the group stage is complete. Third-place tableOfficial fixtures and results remain the source of record. FIFA fixturesAuto-check: loading candidate feed. Reviewed bracket: June 19, 2026, 15:18 HKT. Public bracket is a reviewed snapshot, not a live scoreboard.
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Mexico flagMexico

MEX leads Group A and points at M79.

No upcoming fixture is present in this snapshot.
Third-place lineECU: 0 pts, -1 GD

First outside: PAN with 0 pts, -1 GD.

Pending in snapshot
Brazil vs HaitiJune 19, 2026: Group C, BRA 1 pts (2nd) vs HAI 0 pts (4th).
Scotland vs MoroccoJune 19, 2026: Group C, SCO 3 pts (1st) vs MAR 1 pts (3rd).
United States vs AustraliaJune 19, 2026: Group D, USA 3 pts (1st) vs AUS 3 pts (2nd).
Knockout map

Knockout map right now

Confirmed nowMexico flagMexico locked Match 79Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I. ESPN bracket
Fill your bracketPick winners to get a championYour picks stay in this browser and can be copied or printed. FIFA / CBS
Why it is not fixedThird-place teams still decide opponentsCurrent pool starts with NED, BEL, COD. Tiebreakers
Latest bracket shiftMexico changed the bracket picture
Locked pathMexico flagMexico are now in Match 79Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I. SB Nation
Group A tableMEX 6 / KOR 3 / CZE 1 / RSA 1South Korea stay second, Czechia and South Africa stay on the edge. NBC Sports
Third-place watchNED, BEL, COD, MAR, ESP, CZE, BIH, ECUThe pool still controls several Round of 32 opponents. Third-place tracker
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Round of 32

M73 - June 28, 2026
M74 - June 29, 2026
M75 - June 29, 2026
M76 - June 29, 2026
M77 - June 30, 2026
M78 - June 30, 2026
M79 - June 30, 2026
M80 - July 1, 2026
M81 - July 1, 2026
M82 - July 1, 2026
M83 - July 2, 2026
M84 - July 2, 2026
M85 - July 2, 2026
M86 - July 3, 2026
M87 - July 3, 2026
M88 - July 3, 2026

Round of 16

R16-1 - TBD
R16-2 - TBD
R16-3 - TBD
R16-4 - TBD
R16-5 - TBD
R16-6 - TBD
R16-7 - TBD
R16-8 - TBD

Quarterfinals

QF-1 - TBD
QF-2 - TBD
QF-3 - TBD
QF-4 - TBD

Semifinals

SF-1 - TBD
SF-2 - TBD

Final

FINAL-1 - TBD
M79 - June 30, 2026
Mexico flagMexicoWinner Group A
3rd pool: MAR/ECU/NED/ESP/SEN3rd Group C/E/F/H/I
M73 - June 28, 2026
South Korea flagSouth KoreaRunner-up Group A
Switzerland flagSwitzerlandRunner-up Group B
M74 - June 29, 2026
Germany flagGermanyWinner Group E
3rd pool: CZE/BIH/MAR/TUR/NED3rd Group A/B/C/D/F
M75 - June 29, 2026
Sweden flagSwedenWinner Group F
Brazil flagBrazilRunner-up Group C
M76 - June 29, 2026
Scotland flagScotlandWinner Group C
Japan flagJapanRunner-up Group F
M77 - June 30, 2026
Norway flagNorwayWinner Group I
3rd pool: MAR/TUR/NED/BEL/ESP3rd Group C/D/F/G/H
M78 - June 30, 2026
Ivory Coast flagIvory CoastRunner-up Group E
France flagFranceRunner-up Group I
M80 - July 1, 2026
England flagEnglandWinner Group L
3rd pool: ECU/ESP/SEN/JOR/COD3rd Group E/H/I/J/K
Third-place pool
1. Netherlands flag NED 1 pts 0 GD2. Belgium flag BEL 1 pts 0 GD3. DR Congo flag COD 1 pts 0 GD4. Morocco flag MAR 1 pts 0 GD5. Spain flag ESP 1 pts 0 GD6. Czechia flag CZE 1 pts -1 GD7. Bosnia and Herzegovina flag BIH 1 pts -3 GD8. Ecuador flag ECU 0 pts -1 GD9. Panama flag PAN 0 pts -1 GD10. Jordan flag JOR 0 pts -2 GD11. Senegal flag SEN 0 pts -2 GD12. Turkiye flag TUR 0 pts -2 GD
Team path lookupTeam path for Mexico
Current position1st in Group A6 pts - +3 GD - 3-0 goals
Next in snapshotNo fixture in this snapshotReviewed snapshot: June 19, 2026, after Mexico 1-0 South Korea; Group A winner path is visible while other groups remain provisional.
If standings froze nowMexico flagMexicovs3rd pool: MAR/ECU/NED/ESP/SENM79 - June 30, 2026
Mexico flagMEX

Mexico

Group A - 1st - 6 pts - 3-0 goals

Next-match scenarios
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Fixture in snapshot

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If the table froze now

Knockout path

M79 - June 30, 2026Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/E/F/H/IMexico flagMexicovs3rd pool: MAR/ECU/NED/ESP/SEN
Group CBrazil flagBrazilvsHaiti flagHaitiJune 19, 2026
Group CScotland flagScotlandvsMorocco flagMoroccoJune 19, 2026
Group DUnited States flagUnited StatesvsAustralia flagAustraliaJune 19, 2026
Group DTurkiye flagTurkiyevsParaguay flagParaguayJune 19, 2026
Reviewed bracket: June 19, 2026, 15:18 HKT.Auto-check queue refreshes daily; accepted score evidence republishes standings.

Group tables

Reviewed group picture

Reviewed snapshot: June 19, 2026, after Mexico 1-0 South Korea; Group A winner path is visible while other groups remain provisional.

Group A

Mexico have clinched Group A and the Match 79 path.
TeamMPGDPts
Mexico flag1. MexicoMEX
2+36
South Korea flag2. South KoreaKOR
203
Czechia flag3. CzechiaCZE
2-11
South Africa flag4. South AfricaRSA
2-21

Group B

Canada leads Switzerland on goal difference in this snapshot.
TeamMPGDPts
Canada flag1. CanadaCAN
2+64
Switzerland flag2. SwitzerlandSUI
2+34
Bosnia and Herzegovina flag3. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
2-31
Qatar flag4. QatarQAT
2-61

Group C

TeamMPGDPts
Scotland flag1. ScotlandSCO
1+13
Brazil flag2. BrazilBRA
101
Morocco flag3. MoroccoMAR
101
Haiti flag4. HaitiHAI
1-10

Group D

TeamMPGDPts
United States flag1. United StatesUSA
1+33
Australia flag2. AustraliaAUS
1+23
Turkiye flag3. TurkiyeTUR
1-20
Paraguay flag4. ParaguayPAR
1-30

Group E

TeamMPGDPts
Germany flag1. GermanyGER
1+63
Ivory Coast flag2. Ivory CoastCIV
1+13
Ecuador flag3. EcuadorECU
1-10
Curacao flag4. CuracaoCUW
1-60

Group F

TeamMPGDPts
Sweden flag1. SwedenSWE
1+43
Japan flag2. JapanJPN
101
Netherlands flag3. NetherlandsNED
101
Tunisia flag4. TunisiaTUN
1-40

Group G

All four teams are level on points and goal difference in this snapshot.
TeamMPGDPts
New Zealand flag1. New ZealandNZL
101
Iran flag2. IranIRN
101
Belgium flag3. BelgiumBEL
101
Egypt flag4. EgyptEGY
101

Group H

The top four are tied on points; source ordering is treated as provisional.
TeamMPGDPts
Saudi Arabia flag1. Saudi ArabiaKSA
101
Uruguay flag2. UruguayURU
101
Spain flag3. SpainESP
101
Cabo Verde flag4. Cabo VerdeCPV
101

Group I

TeamMPGDPts
Norway flag1. NorwayNOR
1+33
France flag2. FranceFRA
1+23
Senegal flag3. SenegalSEN
1-20
Iraq flag4. IraqIRQ
1-30

Group J

TeamMPGDPts
Argentina flag1. ArgentinaARG
1+33
Austria flag2. AustriaAUT
1+23
Jordan flag3. JordanJOR
1-20
Algeria flag4. AlgeriaALG
1-30

Group K

Portugal and DR Congo are level after their opening draw.
TeamMPGDPts
Colombia flag1. ColombiaCOL
1+23
Portugal flag2. PortugalPOR
101
DR Congo flag3. DR CongoCOD
101
Uzbekistan flag4. UzbekistanUZB
1-20

Group L

England lead Ghana on goal difference in this snapshot.
TeamMPGDPts
England flag1. EnglandENG
1+23
Ghana flag2. GhanaGHA
1+13
Panama flag3. PanamaPAN
1-10
Croatia flag4. CroatiaCRO
1-20

Round of 32 path

Projected from current group positions

Third-place slots stay marked as pools until FIFA confirms the final eight qualifiers.

M73 - June 28, 2026
South Korea flagSouth KoreaRunner-up Group A
Switzerland flagSwitzerlandRunner-up Group B
M74 - June 29, 2026
Germany flagGermanyWinner Group E
3rd pool: CZE/BIH/MAR/TUR/NED3rd Group A/B/C/D/F
M75 - June 29, 2026
Sweden flagSwedenWinner Group F
Brazil flagBrazilRunner-up Group C
M76 - June 29, 2026
Scotland flagScotlandWinner Group C
Japan flagJapanRunner-up Group F
M77 - June 30, 2026
Norway flagNorwayWinner Group I
3rd pool: MAR/TUR/NED/BEL/ESP3rd Group C/D/F/G/H
M78 - June 30, 2026
Ivory Coast flagIvory CoastRunner-up Group E
France flagFranceRunner-up Group I
M79 - June 30, 2026
Mexico flagMexicoWinner Group A
3rd pool: MAR/ECU/NED/ESP/SEN3rd Group C/E/F/H/I
M80 - July 1, 2026
England flagEnglandWinner Group L
3rd pool: ECU/ESP/SEN/JOR/COD3rd Group E/H/I/J/K
M81 - July 1, 2026
United States flagUnited StatesWinner Group D
3rd pool: BIH/ECU/NED/SEN/JOR3rd Group B/E/F/I/J
M82 - July 1, 2026
New Zealand flagNew ZealandWinner Group G
3rd pool: CZE/ECU/ESP/SEN/JOR3rd Group A/E/H/I/J
M83 - July 2, 2026
Portugal flagPortugalRunner-up Group K
Ghana flagGhanaRunner-up Group L
M84 - July 2, 2026
Saudi Arabia flagSaudi ArabiaWinner Group H
Austria flagAustriaRunner-up Group J
M85 - July 2, 2026
Canada flagCanadaWinner Group B
3rd pool: ECU/NED/BEL/SEN/JOR3rd Group E/F/G/I/J
M86 - July 3, 2026
Argentina flagArgentinaWinner Group J
Uruguay flagUruguayRunner-up Group H
M87 - July 3, 2026
Colombia flagColombiaWinner Group K
3rd pool: TUR/ECU/SEN/JOR/PAN3rd Group D/E/I/J/L
M88 - July 3, 2026
Australia flagAustraliaRunner-up Group D
Iran flagIranRunner-up Group G

Update status

Reviewed snapshot + auto-check queue

Reviewed bracket: June 19, 2026, 15:18 HKT. Public bracket is a reviewed snapshot, not a live scoreboard. Auto-check queue refreshes daily; accepted score evidence republishes standings.

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Sources and limits

Evidence ledger

Fact or boundarySource / evidence
The format uses 48 teams, 12 groups, and 32 knockout places.NBC Sports format summary and FIFA knockout bracket page
Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in Group J.Guardian live report, June 17, 2026
Austria beat Jordan 3-1 in Group J.Guardian live report, June 17, 2026
Portugal and DR Congo drew 1-1 in Group K.Guardian live report, June 17, 2026
Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 in Group K.Guardian live report, June 18, 2026
England beat Croatia 4-2 in Group L.Sky Sports match report, June 18, 2026
Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in Group L.Guardian live report, June 18, 2026
Czechia and South Africa drew 1-1 in Group A.Guardian live report, June 18, 2026
Switzerland beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 in Group B.Guardian live report, June 18, 2026
Canada beat Qatar 6-0 in Group B.Guardian live report, June 18, 2026
Mexico beat South Korea 1-0, clinched Group A, and entered the Match 79 path.SB Nation knockout tracker, June 19, 2026, ESPN bracket, and NBC Sports standings
This page supports current bracket reading, next-match scenarios, winner picks, share images, printable sheets, and third-place pools.ESPN bracket, FIFA bracket challenge, The World Cup Guide simulator, CBS printable wall chart, and FourFourTwo wall chart, Kollab editable bracket, and SB Nation third-place standings
Open-source API data was not used as the live source because spot checks found update inconsistency.worldcup2026 open-source repository plus local API validation on June 17, 2026
The automatic updater is a review pipeline, not an unsupervised live feed.Local update candidates JSON and FIFA fixtures source probe
Flag images are used only to make teams easier to recognize.FlagCDN public flag image service

FAQ

Is this a live official bracket?

No. It is a verified fan snapshot with official-source links. Use FIFA for the source of record.

Does it update automatically?

Partly. The backend fetches candidate results; publishing still needs review because source pages can lag or conflict.

Why are some third-place slots unresolved?

The eight third-place qualifiers are only fixed after all group results are known.