Knockout bracket
2026 · Round of 32The group stage is settled: 32 teams — 12 group winners, 12 runners-up and the eight best third-placed teams — reached the knockouts. The field and pairings below are confirmed; from there, every tie is decided by the higher talent rating — our projection, not a prediction.
Projected winnerFrance94.1
Knockout bracket
R32
GER92
PAR82
FRA94
SWE89
RSA78
CAN83
NED92
MAR88
POR92
CRO85
ESP92
AUT85
USA87
BIH79
BEL89
SEN88
BRA93
JPN85
CIV86
NOR88
MEX82
ECU84
ENG94
COD79
ARG92
CPV73
AUS77
EGY80
SUI85
ALG83
COL84
GHA84
R16
GER92
FRA94
CAN83
NED92
POR92
ESP92
USA87
BEL89
BRA93
NOR88
ECU84
ENG94
ARG92
EGY80
SUI85
GHA84
QF
FRA94
NED92
POR92
BEL89
BRA93
ENG94
ARG92
SUI85
SF
FRA94
POR92
ENG94
ARG92
Final
FRA94
ENG94
Champion
France
Final group tables
Top two advanced · eight best third-placed teams joined them in the Round of 32.
Group A
- 1Mexico82.2
- 2South Africa77.7
- 3Czechia82.5
- 4South Korea80.1
Group B
- 1Switzerland84.8
- 2Canada83.0
- 3Bosnia78.7
- 4Qatar77.1
Group D
- 1United States87.1
- 2Australia76.9
- 3Paraguay82.3
- 4Türkiye87.5
Group E
- 1Germany91.8
- 2Ivory Coast85.9
- 3Ecuador83.9
- 4Curaçao72.0
Group F
- 1Netherlands91.6
- 2Japan84.7
- 3Sweden88.7
- 4Tunisia78.1
Group G
- 1Belgium89.3
- 2Egypt80.0
- 3Iran76.6
- 4New Zealand74.3
Group H
- 1Spain92.2
- 2Cabo Verde72.5
- 3Uruguay87.5
- 4Saudi Arabia78.7
Group K
- 1Portugal92.3
- 2Colombia84.0
- 3DR Congo78.5
- 4Uzbekistan76.7
