GER1 (3)
PAR1 (4)
Trace your country's live path to the final — tap any flag/country to light up its route through the knockouts, with real-time scores and Group A–L standings.
Knockout bracket
FRA3
SWE0
RSA0
CAN1
NED1 (2)
MAR1 (3)
POR2
CRO1
ESP3
AUT0
USA2
BIH0
BEL3
SEN2
PAR0
FRA1
CAN0
MAR3
POR0
ESP1
USA1
BEL4
FRA2
MAR0
ESP2
BEL1
FRA0
ESP2
Final
ESP1
ARG0
Third place
FRA4
ENG6
ENG1
ARG2
NOR1
ENG2
ARG3
SUI1
BRA1
NOR2
MEX2
ENG3
ARG3
EGY2
SUI0 (4)
COL0 (3)
BRA2
JPN1
CIV1
NOR2
MEX2
ECU0
ENG2
COD1
ARG3
CPV2
AUS1 (2)
EGY1 (4)
SUI2
ALG0
COL1
GHA0
The exact live bracket: every undecided knockout slot is computed from the live group standings using FIFA's official tie-breakers and the best-eight third-placed allocation — the genuine current draw, not a prediction.
Groups
Group A
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Korea Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | |
MEX2:0RSA
KOR2:1CZE
CZE1:1RSA
MEX1:0KOR
CZE0:3MEX
RSA1:0KOR
Group B
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 | |
CAN1:1BIH
QAT1:1SUI
SUI4:1BIH
CAN6:0QAT
SUI2:1CAN
BIH3:1QAT
Group C
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | |
HAI0:1SCO
BRA1:1MAR
BRA3:0HAI
SCO0:1MAR
SCO0:3BRA
MAR4:2HAI
Group D
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Türkiye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
USA4:1PAR
AUS2:0TUR
TUR0:1PAR
USA2:0AUS
TUR3:2USA
PAR0:0AUS
Group E
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 | |
CIV1:0ECU
GER7:1CUW
GER2:1CIV
ECU0:0CUW
CUW0:2CIV
ECU2:1GER
Group F
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 | |
NED2:2JPN
SWE5:1TUN
NED5:1SWE
TUN0:4JPN
JPN1:1SWE
TUN1:3NED
Group G
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 | |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | IR Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 | |
IRN2:2NZL
BEL1:1EGY
BEL0:0IRN
NZL1:3EGY
EGY1:1IRN
NZL1:5BEL
Group H
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | |
KSA1:1URU
ESP0:0CPV
URU2:2CPV
ESP4:0KSA
CPV0:0KSA
URU0:1ESP
Group I
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 | |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |
FRA3:1SEN
IRQ1:4NOR
NOR3:2SEN
FRA3:0IRQ
NOR1:4FRA
SEN5:0IRQ
Group J
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | |
ARG3:0ALG
AUT3:1JOR
ARG2:0AUT
JOR1:2ALG
ALG3:3AUT
JOR1:3ARG
Group K
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Congo DR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |
POR1:1COD
UZB1:3COL
POR5:0UZB
COL1:0COD
COL0:0POR
COD3:1UZB
Group L
LIVE| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
GHA1:0PAN
ENG4:2CRO
ENG0:0GHA
PAN0:1CRO
PAN0:2ENG
CRO2:1GHA
Live Match Draw is the clearest way to follow the FIFA World Cup 2026 — the full knockout bracket and all twelve Group A–L tables in one place, updating automatically as matches play. Tap any country to light up its path through the draw across both the bracket and the pools. Live matches are highlighted with their score, group tables flag who has qualified or been eliminated, and any knockout slot that isn't decided yet shows the teams currently projected from the live standings, in order of likelihood — following FIFA's official tie-breakers and the best-eight third-placed allocation, right down to which match each third-placed team slots into. Every date and time is shown in your local time zone, and you can download the bracket as an image whenever you like.
How teams qualify for the knockout phase
The top two teams from each of the twelve groups qualify automatically for the Round of 32, joined by the eight best third-placed teams — 32 teams in all.
Group ranking is decided by: points; then goal difference across all group matches; then goals scored. If teams are still level, the tie-breakers are points, goal difference and goals scored in the matches between the tied teams, then fair-play (disciplinary) points, and finally the drawing of lots.
The eight best third-placed teams are taken by comparing all twelve third-placed teams on points, goal difference, goals scored and fair-play points. Which groups those eight come from determines, via a fixed FIFA table, exactly which Round of 32 fixture each one slots into.
Schedule & format
The 48-team tournament runs across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The knockout phase begins with the Round of 32 on 28 June 2026 and runs through five rounds to the final on 19 July 2026 — a champion must now win five knockout games, one more than at any previous World Cup.
How to read this bracket
A solid flag and code means a team has clinched that slot. An italic, dimmed code is the currently-projected team from the live pool order. Where a slot is still open, every team that could reach it is shown in order of likelihood. Click any flag to highlight that nation across the whole page; click a group heading to enlarge it and see all results.
Frequently asked questions
When is the 2026 World Cup final?
The final is on Sunday 19 July 2026 at the New York / New Jersey stadium. The third-place play-off is on 18 July 2026 in Miami.
How do teams qualify for the knockout phase?
The top two from each of the 12 groups qualify directly, plus the eight best third-placed teams, making 32 teams in the Round of 32.
How are the eight best third-placed teams decided?
All 12 third-placed teams are ranked by points, then goal difference, goals scored and fair-play points; the top eight advance and are allocated to Round of 32 fixtures by a fixed FIFA table.
How does this bracket handle live matches?
While a match is in play the team currently ahead is treated as the winner, and the projected bracket updates from the live pool order roughly every 15 seconds.
How accurate is this World Cup bracket?
It reflects the exact live state of the draw. Every undecided knockout slot is computed from the live group standings using FIFA’s official ranking criteria — points, goal difference, goals scored, the head-to-head and fair-play tie-breakers — and the fixed best-eight third-placed allocation table, so the projected fixtures match how FIFA itself would seed the Round of 32 at that moment. It is not a prediction model; it is the genuine current bracket, recalculated as results come in.