World Cup 2026 Bracket — Group Stage Live
Group stage in progress — 32 knockout teams to be confirmed
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The 2026 tournament introduces a completely new format. For the first time in history, 48 national teams compete — up from 32 in 2022. The tournament is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, with 104 total matches played across 16 venues from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
Group Stage (June 11–25)
The 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4. Each team plays 3 group matches, totaling 72 group stage games. The top 2 teams from each group (24 teams) advance automatically, plus the 8 best third-place finishers — giving 32 teams a spot in the knockout bracket.
Round of 32 — A Brand New Round
The Round of 32 is entirely new. Group winners are seeded against third-place qualifiers, while group runners-up face each other. The bracket is structured so that teams from the same group cannot meet until the Quarterfinals or later.
Knockout Bracket (Round of 16 → Final)
From the Round of 16 onward, it's single elimination. If a match is tied after 90 minutes, it goes to 30 minutes of extra time, then penalties if still level. A team needs to win 5 consecutive knockout matches to lift the trophy. The final is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, 2026.
Alla 48 lag har lottats in i 12 grupper. De två bästa från varje grupp plus de 8 bästa trean går vidare till slutspelsträdet. Här är hela gruppindelningen:
Baserat på aktuella spelodds, FIFA-rankning och truppdjup är de främsta titelkandidaterna till VM 2026:
- Spanien — Regerande mästare med en av turneringens yngsta trupper. Pedri, Lamine Yamal och Gavi utgör kärnan i ett mittfält som dominerade EM 2024 och VM 2022.
- Argentina — Sannolikt Lionel Messis avskedsturnering. Mästarna från 2022 har en djup trupp även utöver Messi, med Julián Álvarez och Enzo Fernández som etablerar sig som världsklasstalanger.
- Frankrike — Kylian Mbappé leder en trupp som nådde finalen 2022. Hamnade i en tuff Grupp I med Senegal och Norge, men är historiskt stark i slutspelet.
- Brasilien — Den femfaldiga mästaren återvänder med Vinícius Jr., Rodrygo och Endrick. Lottad i Grupp C med Marocko vill man hämnas kvartsfinalförlusten 2022.
- England — Evig utmanare som nådde EM-finalen 2024. Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka och Phil Foden bildar en av turneringens mest talangfulla anfallstrioer.
- Tyskland — Medarrangör (7 av 16 arenor ligger i USA, men 3 gruppmatcher i Mexiko). Starkt hemmastöd, och Florian Wirtz och Jamal Musiala ger laget en kreativ udd.
Bland skrällkandidaterna finns Portugal (Grupp K med Colombia), Nederländerna (Grupp F med Japan) och USA som medarrangör med hemmaplansfördel i Grupp D.
Grupp I (Frankrike, Senegal, Irak, Norge) anses allmänt vara dödens grupp 2026. Frankrike är mästare från 2018 och finalist 2022, Senegal nådde åttondelsfinal 2022 och är mästare i Afrikanska mästerskapet, Norge har Erling Haaland — en av världens bästa anfallare — och Irak kvalificerade sig via det interkontinentala playoffet med stark form på sistone.
Andra tuffa grupper är Grupp K (Portugal, DR Kongo, Uzbekistan, Colombia) — som ställer två historiskt starka sydamerikanska och europeiska lag mot varandra — och Grupp F (Nederländerna, Japan, Sverige, Tunisien), där Japans förmåga att fälla jättar 2022 gör laget farligt för vilken motståndare som helst.
Med endast 2 platser för direkt avancemang per grupp riskerar även högt rankade lag att åka ut i dessa grupper. De 8 bästa trean ger ett skyddsnät, men att sluta trea innebär sannolikt en tuffare lottning i sextondelsfinalen.
32 teams advance to the knockout stage: the top 2 from each of the 12 groups (24 teams) plus the 8 best third-place finishers.
The final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA on July 19, 2026.
If tied after 90 minutes, the match goes to 30 minutes of extra time. If still tied, the winner is decided by penalty shootout.
Group winners face third-place qualifiers, while group runners-up face each other. The bracket is structured so teams from the same group can't meet until later rounds.
The Round of 32 begins June 28, 2026, followed by Round of 16 (July 3-6), Quarterfinals (July 9-10), Semifinals (July 13-14), Third Place (July 18), and Final (July 19). To track every knockout match live with push notifications, search Bola 2026 on the App Store or Google Play — it's free.
You can download a free printable 2026 World Cup bracket as a high-resolution PNG image from this page. Both a pre-filled bracket with all group assignments and a blank bracket for writing in your own predictions are available. The Bola 2026 app (free on App Store and Google Play) also includes an interactive bracket you can fill in on your phone.
Yes. Bola 2026 is a free app for iOS and Android that includes a full interactive tournament bracket, fantasy bracket predictions where you can fill in all 104 matches from Round of 32 to the Final, live scores with push notifications, and all 48 team profiles. No account or login required.
Bola 2026 is the only free app with a built-in fantasy bracket predictor — you can fill in all matches from the Round of 32 to the Final and track your predictions as results come in during the tournament. No login or account creation needed. Other options include the official FIFA World Cup app and FIFA Play Zone for bracket challenges.
After the group stage, the 8 best third-place finishers (out of 12 groups) advance to the Round of 32. They are ranked by: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) fair play points. Third-place teams that advance face group winners in the Round of 32, while group runners-up face each other.
A team must play 3 group stage matches and then win 5 consecutive knockout rounds (Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final) — 8 matches total, one more than any previous World Cup due to the new Round of 32. Follow your team's full journey with Bola 2026 — search it on the App Store or Google Play.
Yes. The Bola 2026 app includes a fantasy bracket mode where you can predict winners for every knockout match. You can also view match prediction odds powered by Kalshi prediction markets. Download Bola 2026 for free on the App Store or Google Play — no login required.
The 2026 World Cup uses a new 48-team format: 12 groups of 4 teams play a round-robin group stage (72 matches). The top 2 from each group (24 teams) plus 8 best third-place teams advance to the Round of 32 — a brand new round. From there: Round of 32 (16 matches) → Round of 16 (8) → Quarterfinals (4) → Semifinals (2) → Third Place Match and Final. Total: 104 matches across 39 days.
Yes. On this page you can download a blank printable bracket (PNG) with empty match slots and 'Print & Fill In Your Predictions' as the subtitle. This version includes all 12 group standings tables but leaves the knockout bracket empty for you to fill in by hand. Available in 19 languages. For a digital version, search Bola 2026 on the App Store or Google Play — it includes an interactive bracket you can fill in on your phone for free.
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