FIFA World Cup 2026 – Last 32 preview

With the group stage complete, teams must now
negotiate five knock-out matches to be crowned
World Champions on July 19

All dates Eastern Time (GMT-4)
Head-to-head

JUN 28
A2 South Africa
B2 Canada
W1-D0-L0
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

JUN 29
C1 Brazil
F2 Japan
W11-D2-L1
NRG Stadium, Houston

E1 Germany
D3 Paraguay
W1-D1-L0
Gillette Stadium, Boston

F1 Netherlands
C2 Morocco
W2-D0-L1
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey

JUN 30
E2 Côte d’Ivoire
I2 Norway
First meeting
AT&T Stadium, Dallas

I1 France
F3 Sweden
W12-D5-L6
MetLife Stadium, NY / NJ

A1 Mexico
E3 Ecuador
W16-D8-L4
Estadio Banorte, Mexico City

JUL 1
L1 England
K3 DR Congo
First meeting
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, ATL

G1 Belgium
I3 Senegal
First meeting
Lumen Field, Seattle

D1 USA
B3 Bosnia-H.
W2-D1-L0
Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco

JUL 2
H1 Spain
J2 Austria
W9-D3-L4
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

K2 Portugal
L2 Croatia
W7-D2-L1
BMO Field, Toronto

B1 Switzerland
J3 Algeria
W2-D0-L0
BC Place, Vancouver

JUL 3
D2 Australia
G2 Egypt
W0-D1-L1
AT&T Stadium, Dallas

J1 Argentina
H2  Cabo Verde
First meeting
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

K1 Colombia
L3 Ghana
First meeting
GEHA Field, Kansas City

Sources: FIFA, Gracenote
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