FIFA World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico — 11 Jun 2026 to 19 Jul 2026. 48 teams in 12 groups; the top 2 of each group plus the 8 best third-placed teams advance to the Round of 32 — 32 teams in all.
Real Bracket — so far
How the knockouts are actually unfolding. Round-by-round AI re-predictions and how they graded live on Knockouts.
R32
South Africa0
Canada1
Germany1
Paraguay1
Netherlands1
Morocco1
Brazil2
Japan1
France3
Sweden0
Ivory Coast1
Norway2
Mexico2
Ecuador0
England2
DR Congo1
United States2
Bosnia and Herzegovina0
Belgium3
Senegal2
Portugal2
Croatia1
Spain3
Austria0
Switzerland2
Algeria0
Argentina3
Cape Verde2
Colombia1
Ghana0
Australia1
Egypt1R16
Paraguay0France1Canada0Morocco3Brazil1Norway2Mexico2England3Portugal0Spain1United States1Belgium4Argentina3Egypt2Switzerland0Colombia0QF
France2Morocco0Spain2Belgium1Norway1England2Argentina3Switzerland1SF
France0Spain2England1Argentina2FINAL
SpainArgentinaAI’s Predicted Bracket
The AI’s complete pre-tournament call — its predicted qualifiers, path and champion. Reality reshuffled the draw, so most of these ties never happened.
R32
South Korea1Canada2Germany2Sweden1Netherlands2Morocco2Brazil2Japan1France3Paraguay1Ivory Coast1Senegal2Mexico2Ecuador1England2Norway1
Turkey2Bosnia and Herzegovina1Belgium2
Czech Republic1Colombia2Croatia2Spain2Austria1Switzerland2Algeria1Argentina2
Uruguay1Portugal3Ghana1United States2Egypt2R16
Germany2France2Canada1Morocco2Brazil2Senegal1Mexico1England2Croatia1Spain2Turkey2Belgium2Argentina3United States1Switzerland1Portugal2QF
France2Morocco1Spain3Turkey1Brazil2England1Argentina2Portugal1SF
France2Spain1Brazil2Argentina3FINAL
France3Argentina2Champion
🏆France
FranceThird place: Spain (ESP 2–1 BRA)
Groups
1Top 2 — through3Best 8 third-placed — through4Eliminated
Group A
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group B
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group D
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group E
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Curaçao | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Group F
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group G
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Group H
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group K
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | +8 | 7 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Best Third-Placed Teams
The third-placed sides ranked head to head — the top 8 of 12 advance to the Round of 32.
| # | Team | Grp | Pl | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | I | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advances |
| 2 | Ecuador | E | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advances |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | B | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advances |
| 4 | Czech Republic | A | 3 | -1 | 3 | Advances |
| 5 | Paraguay | D | 3 | -1 | 3 | Advances |
| 6 | Algeria | J | 3 | -2 | 3 | Advances |
| 7 | Sweden | F | 3 | -2 | 3 | Advances |
| 8 | Ghana | L | 3 | -2 | 3 | Advances |
| 9 |  Scotland | C | 3 | -2 | 3 | Out |
| 10 | Iran | G | 3 | -2 | 3 | Out |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | H | 3 | -4 | 3 | Out |
| 12 | DR Congo | K | 3 | -5 | 3 | Out |
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