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FIFA World Cup 2026

The biggest World Cup ever — 48 teams, 3 host nations, 16 cities across North America.

🇨🇦 Canada
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇺🇸 United States
48Teams
12Groups
16Host Cities
104Matches

Group Stage Standings

Top 2 + 8 best 3rd-place teams advance to Round of 32

Qualified / clinched knockout place Pts · W-D-L

Knockout Bracket

Last 8 set · France already in semis · Final 19 Jul at MetLife Stadium

↔ Scroll horizontally 32 teams · single elimination · ET + pens if needed
Winner / advanced Final TBD / not played

Golden Boot

Top scorers · photos via Wikipedia · updated for QF stage

Ranked by goals, then assists. Player photos from Wikimedia Commons. Initials fallback if an image fails to load.

Recent & Upcoming

Goal scorers with minutes · click bracket matches for full sheet

Host Map

16 cities · 3 nations · geographic view

Real map · zoom & pan · click markers

Host city Final venue (MetLife) Drag · scroll zoom · click marker

Tournament Format

First 48-team World Cup

📅 Schedule

Group stage ran mid-June into late June 2026. Knockouts: Round of 32 → R16 → QF → SF → Final.

  • Kickoff: 11 June 2026 (Mexico City)
  • Final: mid-July 2026 (MetLife Stadium, NJ)

🏆 Path to glory

12 groups of 4. Top two in each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance — 32 teams into the knockout bracket.

🌍 Confeds

  • UEFA — 16 teams
  • CAF — 9 + playoff path
  • AFC — 8 + playoff path
  • CONMEBOL — 6
  • CONCACAF — 3 hosts + 3 + playoffs
  • OFC — 1

✨ First-timers

Historic debuts include Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, Uzbekistan and more — the expanded field brings new football stories to the biggest stage.