Knockout bracket

The path to the final under the 48-team format: 12 group winners and runners-up plus the 8 best third-placed teams enter the Round of 32. Pairings fill in as each group is decided — until then, slots show their seed (e.g. 1E) or the groups a best-third can come from.

Round of 32

Match 73

Match 74

3rd of A/B/C/D/F

Match 75

Match 76

Match 77

3rd of C/D/F/G/H

Match 78

Match 79

3rd of C/E/F/H/I

Match 80

3rd of E/H/I/J/K

Match 81

3rd of B/E/F/I/J

Match 82

3rd of A/E/H/I/J

Match 83

Match 84

Match 85

3rd of E/F/G/I/J

Match 86

Match 87

3rd of D/E/I/J/L

Match 88

Round of 16

TBD

Quarter-finals

TBD

Semi-finals

TBD

Final

TBD

Bracket structure and Round-of-32 crossings follow the official FIFA World Cup 2026 format. The specific best-third assignments are fixed once the group stage ends (FIFA Annex C) and are shown as menus until then.