2026 FIFA World Cup Bracket: Where are teams seeded from the round of 32 and potential opponents?

The 2026 World Cup road to the final is underway as the 48 teams involved in the tournament have been whittled down to under 32 following the largest group stage in history. The tournament will now move into the knockout phase, where it's single elimination from here on out. The field consists of the 12 group winners, the 12 runners-up, and the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups. It's a fixed bracket, with no redraws or swaps, so every team in the field knows their path to the final and who they'll have to beat to stay alive through the rounds.

The United States men's national team will face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, July 1, with the winner facing the winner of Belgium vs. Senegal in the round of 16.  Elsewhere in the bracket, the round of 32 has a rematch of the 2016 Euro final between Croatia and Portugal, remarkably with stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric still leading their teams. Then there are two of the tournament's most exciting upstarts, Norway, led by striker extraordinaire Erling Haaland, and the Ivory Coast, and their teenage sensation Yan Diomande.

Check out the complete bracket below.

Current round of 32 bracket

Round of 32 bracket

June 28: Canada 1, South Africa 0 

June 29: Brazil 2, Japan 1

June 29: Paraguay 1, Germany 1 (Paraguay advance on PSO, 4-3) 

June 29: Morocco 1, Netherlands 1 (Morocco advance on PSO, 3-2)

June 30: Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1

June 30: France 3, Sweden 0

June 30: Mexico (Group A winner) vs. Ecuador (Group E third place) - Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

July 1: England (Group L winner) vs. DR Congo (Group K third place) - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

July 1: Belgium (Group G winner) vs. Senegal (Group I third place) - Lumen Field, Seattle

July 1: United States (Group D winner) vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B third place) - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

July 2: Spain (Group H winner) vs. Austria (Group J runner-up) - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

July 2: Switzerland (Group B winner) vs. Algeria (Group J third place) - Vancouver Stadium, Vancouver, Canada

July 2: Portugal (Group K runner-up) vs. Croatia (Group L runner-up) - Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

July 3: Australia (Group D runner-up) vs. Egypt (Group G runner-up) - AT&T Stadium, Arlington

July 3: Argentina (Group J winner) vs. Cabo Verde (Group H runner-up) - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

July 3: Colombia (Group K winner) vs. Ghana (Group L third place) - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Qualified third-place teams

DR Congo (4 points, +1 goal difference)

Ecuador (4 points, 0 goal difference)

Sweden (4 points, 0 goal difference)

Ghana (4 points, 0 goal difference)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (4 points, -1 goal difference)

Algeria (4 points, -2 goal difference)

Paraguay (4 points, -2 goal difference)

Senegal (3 points, +2 goal difference)

Eliminated teams

Qatar

Panama

Tunisia

Turkiye

Haiti

Jordan

Czechia

Curacao

Iraq

Uruguay

Saudi Arabia

New Zealand

Scotland

Uzbekistan

Iran

South Africa

Japan

Germany

Netherlands

Ivory Coast

Sweden

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