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Each day that passes by on the calendar means a sunrise and sunset closer to the beginning of the 2026 World Cup knockout stages. While some teams have already punched their ticket for the Round of 32, the vast majority of the tournament’s field is still battling on the pitch for a bona fide spot.

Only a handful of teams have qualified thus far, but that number is set to grow in the near future. For Thursday’s slate of matches, the Ivory Coast, Curacao, Ecuador, Sweden, Japan, the Netherlands, Australia, and Paraguay are all fighting for final positioning.
Germany and the U.S. have already won their groups, while Tunisia and Turkey have been eliminated from the teams playing on Thursday.
Here’s the latest look at which teams are on their way to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup.
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Pos
Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1.
Mexico – Q
9
3
3
0
0
6
0
+6
2.
South Africa – Q
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
-1
3.
South Korea
3
3
1
2
0
2
3
-1
4.
Czechia – E
1
3
0
2
1
2
6
-4

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Pos.
Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1.
Switzerland -Q
7
3
2
0
1
7
3
+4
2.
Canada – Q
4
3
1
1
1
8
3
+5
3.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
3
1
1
1
5
6
-1
4.
Qatar – E
1
3
0
2
1
2
10
-8

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Pos
Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1.
Brazil – Q
7
3
2
0
1
7
1
+6
2.
Morocco – Q
7
3
2
0
1
6
3
+3
3.
Scotland
3
3
1
2
0
1
4
-3
4.
Haiti  – E
0
3
0
3
0
2
8
-6

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Pos
Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1.
United States – Q
6
3
2
1
0
8
4
+4
2.
Australia – Q
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
3.
Paraguay
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
-1
4.
Turkey – E
3
3
1
2
0
4
7
-3

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1. Germany – Q
6
3
2
1
0
10
4
+6
2. Ivory Coast – Q
6
3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
3. Ecuador – Q
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4. Curacao – E
1
3
0
2
1
1
9
-8

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Pos
Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1.
Netherlands – Q
7
3
2
0
1
10
4
+6
2.
Japan – Q
4
3
1
0
2
7
3
+4
3.
Sweden – Q
4
3
1
1
1
7
7
0
4.
Tunisia – E
0
3
0
3
0
2
12
-10

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1. Egypt
4
2
1
0
1
4
2
2
2. Iran
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
0
3. Belgium
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
4. New Zealand
1
2
0
1
1
3
5
-2

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1.Spain – Q
7
3
2
0
1
6
1
+5
2. Cape Verde – Q
3
3
0
0
3
2
2
0
3. Uruguay – E
2
3
0
1
2
3
4
-1
4. Saudi Arabia – E
2
3
0
1
2
0
4
-4

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1. France – Q
9
3
3
0
0
10
2
+8
2. Norway – Q
6
3
2
1
0
8
7
+1
3. Senegal
3
3
1
2
0
8
6
+2
4. Iraq – E
0
3
0
2
0
1
12
-11

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1. Argentina – Q
6
2
2
0
0
5
0
+5
2. Austria
3
2
1
1
0
3
3
0
3. Algeria
3
2
1
1
0
2
4
-2
4. Jordan – E
0
2
0
2
0
2
5
-3

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1. Colombia – Q
6
2
2
0
0
4
1
+3
2. Portugal
4
2
1
0
1
6
1
+5
3. DR Congo
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
-1
4. Uzbekistan
0
2
0
2
0
1
8
-7

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

Team
PTS
GP
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
1. England
4
2
1
0
1
4
2
+2
2. Ghana
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
+1
3.Croatia
3
2
1
1
0
3
4
-1
4.  Panama
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
-2

Q = Qualified to Knockout Stage

E = Eliminated

World Cup bracket 2026 (June 26)
SN

Qualified
Group winner
Runner-up
Group A
Mexico, South Africa
Mexico
South Africa
Group B
Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Switzerland
Canada
Group C
Brazil, Morocco
Brazil
Morocco
Group D
United States, Australia, Paraguay
United States
Australia
Group E
Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Germany
Ivory Coast
Group F
Netherlands, Japan, Sweden
Netherlands
Japan
Group G
TBD
TBD
Group H
TBD
TBD
Group I
France, Norway
France
Norway
Group J
Argentina
Argentina
TBD
Group K
Colombia
TBD
TBD
Group L
TBD
TBD

Rank
Third-place team
1.
Sweden
2.
Ecuador
3.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.
Paraguay
5.
TBD
6.
TBD
7.
TBD
8.
TBD

MORE:Updated third place standings | Teams eliminated from World Cup
Mexico
Has qualified as group winner with a win over South Korea.
South Korea
Was eliminated from the top two in Group A with their 1-0 loss to South Africa. They can still qualify as a third-place team.

South Africa
Qualified to Round of 32 as second place in Group A with their 1-0 win over South Korea.
Czechia
Eliminated from the 2026 World Cup with their 3-0 loss to Mexico.
Switzerland 
Switzerland progressed as group winners thanks to a 3-1 win over Canada in Vancouver.
Canada
Jesse Marsch’s co-hosts were forced to settle for second and will now have to hit the road, with their Round of 32 match in Los Angeles on Sunday. June 28.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia’s first World Cup win since 2014 against Qatar moved them on to four points, behind Canada on goal difference. That is likely to be enough to go through as one of the best third-place finishers

Qatar
Qatar is eliminated and has taken one point from their past two World Cups, the first of those as hosts.
Brazil
Clinched Round of 32 berth with win over Scotland.
Morocco
Clinched Round of 32 berth with win over Haiti.
Scotland
Eliminated from World Cup after 3-0 loss to Brazil.
Haiti
Eliminated from World Cup after 4-2 loss to Morocco.
United States
Won Group D
Australia
Qualified as the second-place team in Group D
Paraguay
On the outside looking in at the top third-place finishers (-1 goal differential)
Turkey
Eliminated after their 1-0 loss to Paraguay.
Germany
Qualified for the knockout round and clinched Group E with a win over the Ivory Coast and Ecuador’s draw against Curacao.

Ivory Coast
Qualified for the knockout round and clinched second-place of Group E with a win over Curacao.
Ecuador
Qualified for the knockout round as the third-place team with win over Germany.
Curacao 
Eliminated from the World Cup with loss to the Ivory Coast.
Sweden
Qualified as third place team
Tunisia
Eliminated from World Cup
Netherlands
Qualified as first-place team
Japan
Qualified as second-place team
Egypt
Can clinch first place in Group G with a win over Iran in the final group stage match. Egypt can fall no further than third in the group standings, but is not yet guaranteed a place in the knockouts due to tiebreakers.

Iran
Can clinch first place in Group G with a win over Egypt and a Belgium loss or draw in the final group stage match.
Belgium
Can clinch second place in Group G with a win over New Zealand and Iran’s defeat to Egypt.
New Zealand
Can rise as high as second place in Group G with a win over Belgium and Iran’s defeat to Egypt.
Spain
Has clinched first place in Group H with a win over Uruguay in the final group stage match.
Cape Verde
Clinched second place in Group H with a draw over Saudi Arabia and Uruguay’s defeat to Spain.
Uruguay
Eliminated from the World Cup after a loss to Spain and a Cape Verde draw with Saudia Arabia.

Saudi Arabia
Eliminated from the World Cup with a draw with Cape Verde
France
France clinched Group I with a 4-1 win over Norway.
Norway
Norway finished second in Group I with a 4-1 loss to France and will face Ivory Coast in the Round of 32.
Iraq
Iraq was officially eliminated with a 5-0 loss to Senegal.
Senegal
Senegal defeated Ira1 5-0 and has a chance to qualify as a third-place team with three points and a +2 goal differential.
Argentina
Won Group J and qualified for the knockout rounds after beating Austria 2-0, and Jordan’s loss to Algeria.
Austria
Will qualify for the Round of 32 with a win or a draw against Jordan in the final group match.

Algeria
Will qualify for the Round of 32 with a win against Austria in the final group match. If Algeria loses, it will come down to third-place tiebreakers.
Jordan
Eliminated with their 2-1 loss to Algeria.
Portugal
Will qualify as group winners if they defeat Colombia on matchday three.
Colombia
Has qualified to Round of 32. If Colombia draws/wins against Portugal in the final group-stage game, they win the group.
DR Congo
Can qualify for the Round of 32 as a third-place team, or finish second in Group K if they outscore Portugal by 6+ goals in the final match against Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan
Must beat DR Congo to have a chance of qualifying as a third-place team.

England
Will qualify with a win over Panama in the final group match.
Ghana
Will qualify with a win over Croatia in the final group match.
Croatia
Will qualify with a win over Ghana in the final group match.
Panama
Were eliminated with their loss to Croatia.

Date
Match No.
Matchup
Sun., June 28
73
South Africa v Canada
Mon., June 29
74
Germany v Group A/B/C/D/F third place
75
Netherlands v Morocco
76
Brazil v Japan
Tues., June 30
77
France v Group F/G third place
78
Ivory Coast vs. Norway
79
Mexico v Group C/E/F/H/I third place
Wed., July 1
80
Group L winners v Group E/H/I/J/K third place
81
USA v Bosnia-Herzegovina
82
Group G winners v Group A/E/H/I/J third place
Thurs., July 2
83
Group K runners-up v Group L runners-up
84
Spain winners v Group J runners-up
85
Switzerland v Group E/F/G/I/J third place
Fri., July 3
86
Argentina v Cape Verde
87
Group K winners v Group D/E/I/J/L third place
88
Australia v Group G runners-up

Date
Match No.
Matchup
Sat., July 4
89
Winner match 74 v Winner match 77
90
Winner match 73 v Winner match 75
Sun., July 5
91
Winner match 76 v Winner match 78
92
Winner match 79 v Winner match 80
Mon., July 6
93
Winner match 83 v Winner match 84
94
Winner match 81 v Winner match 82
Tue., July 7
95
Winner match 86 v Winner match 88
96
Winner match 85 v Winner match 87

Date
Match No.
Matchup
Thurs., July 9
97
Winner match 89 v Winner match 90
Fri. July 10
98
Winner match 93 v Winner match 94
Sat., July 11
99
Winner match 91 v Winner match 92
100
Winner match 95 v Winner match 96

Date
Match No.
Matchup
Tue., July 12
101
Winner match 97 v Winner match 98
Wed. July 13
102
Winner match 99 v Winner match 100

Date
Match No.
Matchup
Sat., July 18
103
Runner-up match 101 v Runner-up match 102

Date
Match No.
Matchup
Sun., July 19
104
Winner match 101 v Winner match 102

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