The group stage is ending, who will teams face in the knockouts once they qualify?
The path to the 2026 World Cup final is beginning to come into focus as the tournament’s 48 teams work through the final round of group-stage matches. Once the opening phase is complete, the competition will shift to a 32-team knockout bracket made up of the 12 group winners, the 12 second-place finishers and the eight best third-place teams from across the 12 groups. With the final group games still unfolding, here is how the current knockout picture looks as of now:
World Cup group standings, table, schedule: Results for USMNT, Argentina, Brazil and the entire 48-team field
James Benge
Current round of 32 bracket
CBS Sports
Round of 32 bracket projection
As of Wednesday, June 24, 5 p.m. ET. The teams in bold have been confirmed.
Third-place teams waiting to see if they advance
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (4 points, -1 goal difference)
Eliminated teams
- Qatar
- Panama
- Tunisia
- Turkiye
- Haiti
- Jordan
