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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
June 11, 2026
Mexico 2–0 South AfricaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
South Korea 2–1 Czech RepublicEstadio Akron, Zapopan
June 18, 2026
Czech Republic 1–1 South AfricaMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Mexico 1–0 South KoreaEstadio Akron, Zapopan
June 24, 2026
Czech Republic 0–3 MexicoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
South Africa 1–0 South KoreaEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada (H) 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4[a]
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[a]
4  Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Canada 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
June 12, 2026
Canada 1–1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBMO Field, Toronto
June 13, 2026
Qatar 1–1 SwitzerlandLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara
June 18, 2026
Switzerland 4–1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Canada 6–0 QatarBC Place, Vancouver
June 24, 2026
Switzerland 2–1 CanadaBC Place, Vancouver
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 QatarLumen Field, Seattle

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4  Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Brazil 1–1 Morocco). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
June 13, 2026
Brazil 1–1 MoroccoMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Haiti 0–1 ScotlandGillette Stadium, Foxborough
June 19, 2026
Scotland 0–1 MoroccoGillette Stadium, Foxborough
Brazil 3–0 HaitiLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
June 24, 2026
Scotland 0–3 BrazilHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
Morocco 4–2 HaitiMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
3  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Paraguay 0–0 Australia). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
June 12, 2026
United States 4–1 ParaguaySoFi Stadium, Inglewood
June 13, 2026
Australia 2–0 TurkeyBC Place, Vancouver
June 19, 2026
United States 2–0 AustraliaLumen Field, Seattle
Turkey 0–1 ParaguayLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara
June 25, 2026
Turkey 3–2 United StatesSoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Paraguay 0–0 AustraliaLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[a]
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Curaçao 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast.
June 14, 2026
Germany 7–1 CuraçaoNRG Stadium, Houston
Ivory Coast 1–0 EcuadorLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
June 20, 2026
Germany 2–1 Ivory CoastBMO Field, Toronto
Ecuador 0–0 CuraçaoArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
June 25, 2026
Curaçao 0–2 Ivory CoastLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Ecuador 2–1 GermanyMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: FIFA
June 14, 2026
Netherlands 2–2 JapanAT&T Stadium, Arlington
Sweden 5–1 TunisiaEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
June 20, 2026
Netherlands 5–1 SwedenNRG Stadium, Houston
Tunisia 0–4 JapanEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
June 25, 2026
Japan 1–1 SwedenAT&T Stadium, Arlington
Tunisia 1–3 NetherlandsArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5[a]
3  Iran 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Belgium 1–1 Egypt). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
June 15, 2026
Belgium 1–1 EgyptLumen Field, Seattle
Iran 2–2 New ZealandSoFi Stadium, Inglewood
June 21, 2026
Belgium 0–0 IranSoFi Stadium, Inglewood
New Zealand 1–3 EgyptBC Place, Vancouver
June 26, 2026
Egypt 1–1 IranLumen Field, Seattle
New Zealand 1–5 BelgiumBC Place, Vancouver

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cape Verde 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2[a]
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2[a]
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
June 15, 2026
Spain 0–0 Cape VerdeMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Saudi Arabia 1–1 UruguayHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
June 21, 2026
Spain 4–0 Saudi ArabiaMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Uruguay 2–2 Cape VerdeHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
June 26, 2026
Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi ArabiaNRG Stadium, Houston
Uruguay 0–1 SpainEstadio Akron, Zapopan

Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  Senegal 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
4  Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIFA
June 16, 2026
France 3–1 SenegalMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Iraq 1–4 NorwayGillette Stadium, Foxborough
June 22, 2026
France 3–0 IraqLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Norway 3–2 SenegalMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
June 26, 2026
Norway 1–4 FranceGillette Stadium, Foxborough
Senegal 5–0 IraqBMO Field, Toronto

Group J

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4[a]
3  Algeria 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4[a]
4  Jordan 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Algeria 3–3 Austria). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
June 16, 2026
Argentina 3–0 AlgeriaArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Austria 3–1 JordanLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara
June 22, 2026
Argentina 2–0 AustriaAT&T Stadium, Arlington
Jordan 1–2 AlgeriaLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara
June 27, 2026
Algeria 3–3 AustriaArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Jordan 1–3 ArgentinaAT&T Stadium, Arlington

Group K

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
3  DR Congo 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
June 17, 2026
Portugal 1–1 DR CongoNRG Stadium, Houston
Uzbekistan 1–3 ColombiaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
June 23, 2026
Portugal 5–0 UzbekistanNRG Stadium, Houston
Colombia 1–0 DR CongoEstadio Akron, Zapopan
June 27, 2026
Colombia 0–0 PortugalHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
DR Congo 3–1 UzbekistanMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Group L

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: FIFA
June 17, 2026
England 4–2 CroatiaAT&T Stadium, Arlington
Ghana 1–0 PanamaBMO Field, Toronto
June 23, 2026
England 0–0 GhanaGillette Stadium, Foxborough
Panama 0–1 CroatiaBMO Field, Toronto
June 27, 2026
Panama 0–2 EnglandMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Croatia 2–1 GhanaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Ranking of third-place teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 K  DR Congo 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 F  Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3 L  Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4 E  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
5 B  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
6 J  Algeria 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
7 D  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
8 I  Senegal 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
9 G  Iran 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
10 A  South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
11 C  Scotland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
12 H  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Team conduct ("fair play") score; 5) Latest FIFA ranking (June 11, 2026); 6) Previous FIFA ranking(s) report.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Team conduct score: Ghana −3, Ecuador −5.

The specific matchups involving the third-place teams depended on which eight third-place teams qualified for the round of 32, but not on their relative rankings. The 495 possible combinations were published in Annex C of the tournament regulations. Because of the specific combination of qualified teams, option numer 67 of annex C was applicable. [139]

Knockout stage

The knockout stage used a single-elimination format, starting with the newly introduced round of 32 on June 28 and culminating with the final on July 19, with a match for third place the day before. If the score was even after regulation time in a match, 30 minutes of extra time were added. If still tied after this, a penalty shootout determined the winner.[139]

Bracket

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                  
 
June 29 – Foxborough
 
 
 Germany1 (3)
 
July 4 – Philadelphia
 
 Paraguay (p)1 (4)
 
 Paraguay0
 
June 30 – East Rutherford
 
 France1
 
 France3
 
July 9 – Foxborough
 
 Sweden0
 
 France2
 
June 28 – Inglewood
 
 Morocco0
 
 South Africa0
 
July 4 – Houston
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada0
 
June 29 – Guadalupe
 
 Morocco3
 
 Netherlands1 (2)
 
July 14 – Arlington
 
 Morocco (p)1 (3)
 
 France0
 
July 2 – Toronto
 
 Spain2
 
 Portugal2
 
July 6 – Arlington
 
 Croatia1
 
 Portugal0
 
July 2 – Inglewood
 
 Spain1
 
 Spain3
 
July 10 – Inglewood
 
 Austria0
 
 Spain2
 
July 1 – Santa Clara
 
 Belgium1
 
 United States2
 
July 6 – Seattle
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 
 United States1
 
July 1 – Seattle
 
 Belgium4
 
 Belgium (a.e.t.)3
 
July 19 – East Rutherford
 
 Senegal2
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)1
 
June 29 – Houston
 
 Argentina0
 
 Brazil2
 
July 5 – East Rutherford
 
 Japan1
 
 Brazil1
 
June 30 – Arlington
 
 Norway2
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
July 11 – Miami Gardens
 
 Norway2
 
 Norway1
 
June 30 – Mexico City
 
 England (a.e.t.)2
 
 Mexico2
 
July 5 – Mexico City
 
 Ecuador0
 
 Mexico2
 
July 1 – Atlanta
 
 England3
 
 England2
 
July 15 – Atlanta
 
 DR Congo1
 
 England1
 
July 3 – Miami Gardens
 
 Argentina2 Match for third place
 
 Argentina (a.e.t.)3
 
July 7 – AtlantaJuly 18 – Miami Gardens
 
 Cape Verde2
 
 Argentina3 France4
 
July 3 – Arlington
 
 Egypt2  England6
 
 Australia1 (2)
 
July 11 – Kansas City
 
 Egypt (p)1 (4)
 
 Argentina (a.e.t.)3
 
July 2 – Vancouver
 
 Switzerland1
 
 Switzerland2
 
July 7 – Vancouver
 
 Algeria0
 
 Switzerland (p)0 (4)
 
July 3 – Kansas City
 
 Colombia0 (3)
 
 Colombia1
 
 
 Ghana0
 

Round of 32

South Africa 0–1 Canada
[Report 1]
Attendance: 69,237
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 28,    CLEAN_DATE=June 28,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782630000 DATE_VAR=Sunday, June 28 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=001 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-28 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-28.12:00.001
Brazil 2–1 Japan
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 68,777
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 29,    CLEAN_DATE=June 29,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782716400 DATE_VAR=Monday, June 29 TIME_VAR=10:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=10:00a TIME_USE=10:00 COUNT_VAR=002 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-29 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-29.10:00.002
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
 [Report 3]
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 63,945
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 29,    CLEAN_DATE=June 29,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782716400 DATE_VAR=Monday, June 29 TIME_VAR=1:30 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=1:30p TIME_USE=13:30 COUNT_VAR=003 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-29 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-29.13:30.003
Netherlands 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
 [Report 4]
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 51,243
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 29,    CLEAN_DATE=June 29,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782716400 DATE_VAR=Monday, June 29 TIME_VAR=6:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-6 DISPLAY_TIME=6:00p TIME_USE=18:00 COUNT_VAR=004 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-29 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-29.18:00.004
Ivory Coast 1–2 Norway
 [Report 5]
Attendance: 69,665
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 30,    CLEAN_DATE=June 30,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782802800 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, June 30 TIME_VAR=10:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=10:00a TIME_USE=10:00 COUNT_VAR=005 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-30 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-30.10:00.005
France 3–0 Sweden
 [Report 6]
Attendance: 80,663
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 30,    CLEAN_DATE=June 30,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782802800 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, June 30 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=006 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-30 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-30.14:00.006
Mexico 2–0 Ecuador
 [Report 7]
Attendance: 80,824
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 30,    CLEAN_DATE=June 30,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782802800 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, June 30 TIME_VAR=7:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-6 DISPLAY_TIME=7:00p TIME_USE=19:00 COUNT_VAR=007 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-30 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-30.19:00.007
England 2–1 DR Congo
 [Report 8]
Attendance: 68,239
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 1,    CLEAN_DATE=July 1,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782889200 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 1 TIME_VAR=9:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=9:00a TIME_USE=09:00 COUNT_VAR=008 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-01 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-01.09:00.008
Belgium 3–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
 [Report 9]
Attendance: 66,925
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 1,    CLEAN_DATE=July 1,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782889200 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 1 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=009 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-01 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-01.13:00.009
United States 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 [Report 10]
Attendance: 68,827
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 1,    CLEAN_DATE=July 1,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782889200 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 1 TIME_VAR=5:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=5:00p TIME_USE=17:00 COUNT_VAR=010 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-01 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-01.17:00.010
Spain 3–0 Austria
 [Report 11]
Attendance: 70,492
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 2,    CLEAN_DATE=July 2,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782975600 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 2 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=011 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-02 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-02.12:00.011
Portugal 2–1 Croatia
 [Report 12]
Attendance: 43,036
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 2,    CLEAN_DATE=July 2,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782975600 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 2 TIME_VAR=4:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=4:00p TIME_USE=16:00 COUNT_VAR=012 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-02 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-02.16:00.012
Switzerland 2–0 Algeria
 [Report 13]
Attendance: 52,497
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 2,    CLEAN_DATE=July 2,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782975600 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 2 TIME_VAR=8:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=8:00p TIME_USE=20:00 COUNT_VAR=013 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-02 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-02.20:00.013
Australia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Egypt
 [Report 14]
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 70,244
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 3,    CLEAN_DATE=July 3,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783062000 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 3 TIME_VAR=11:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=11:00a TIME_USE=11:00 COUNT_VAR=014 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-03 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-03.11:00.014
Argentina 3–2 (a.e.t.) Cape Verde
 [Report 15]
Attendance: 64,478
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 3,    CLEAN_DATE=July 3,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783062000 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 3 TIME_VAR=3:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=3:00p TIME_USE=15:00 COUNT_VAR=015 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-03 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-03.15:00.015
Colombia 1–0 Ghana
 [Report 16]
Attendance: 69,045
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 3,    CLEAN_DATE=July 3,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783062000 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 3 TIME_VAR=6:30 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=6:30p TIME_USE=18:30 COUNT_VAR=016 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-03 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-03.18:30.016

Round of 16

Canada 0–3 Morocco
[Report 17]
Attendance: 68,777
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 4,    CLEAN_DATE=July 4,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783148400 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 4 TIME_VAR=10:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=10:00a TIME_USE=10:00 COUNT_VAR=017 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-04 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-04.10:00.017
Paraguay 0–1 France
[Report 18]
Attendance: 68,324
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 4,    CLEAN_DATE=July 4,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783148400 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 4 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=018 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-04 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-04.14:00.018
Brazil 1–2 Norway
 [Report 19]
Attendance: 80,663
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 5,    CLEAN_DATE=July 5,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783234800 DATE_VAR=Sunday, July 5 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=019 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-05 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-05.13:00.019
Mexico 2–3 England
 [Report 20]
Attendance: 80,824
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 5,    CLEAN_DATE=July 5,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783234800 DATE_VAR=Sunday, July 5 TIME_VAR=6:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-6 DISPLAY_TIME=6:00p TIME_USE=18:00 COUNT_VAR=020 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-05 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-05.18:00.020
Portugal 0–1 Spain
[Report 21]
Attendance: 70,649
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 6,    CLEAN_DATE=July 6,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783321200 DATE_VAR=Monday, July 6 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=021 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-06 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-06.12:00.021
United States 1–4 Belgium
 [Report 22]
Attendance: 66,925
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 6,    CLEAN_DATE=July 6,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783321200 DATE_VAR=Monday, July 6 TIME_VAR=5:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=5:00p TIME_USE=17:00 COUNT_VAR=022 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-06 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-06.17:00.022
Argentina 3–2 Egypt
 [Report 23]
Attendance: 68,239
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 7,    CLEAN_DATE=July 7,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783407600 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, July 7 TIME_VAR=9:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=9:00a TIME_USE=09:00 COUNT_VAR=023 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-07 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-07.09:00.023
Switzerland 0–0 (a.e.t.) Colombia
[Report 24]
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 52,497
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 7,    CLEAN_DATE=July 7,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783407600 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, July 7 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=024 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-07 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-07.13:00.024

Quarterfinals

France 2–0 Morocco
 [Report 25]
Attendance: 63,811
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 9,    CLEAN_DATE=July 9,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783580400 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 9 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=025 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-09 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-09.13:00.025
Spain 2–1 Belgium
 [Report 26]
Attendance: 70,492
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 10,    CLEAN_DATE=July 10,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783666800 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 10 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=026 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-10 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-10.12:00.026
Norway 1–2 (a.e.t.) England
 [Report 27]
Attendance: 64,478
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 11,    CLEAN_DATE=July 11,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783753200 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 11 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=027 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-11 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-11.14:00.027
Argentina 3–1 (a.e.t.) Switzerland
 [Report 28]
Attendance: 69,045
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 11,    CLEAN_DATE=July 11,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783753200 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 11 TIME_VAR=6:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=6:00p TIME_USE=18:00 COUNT_VAR=028 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-11 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-11.18:00.028

Semifinals

France 0–2 Spain
[Report 29]
Attendance: 70,176
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 14,    CLEAN_DATE=July 14,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784012400 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, July 14 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=029 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-14 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-14.12:00.029
England 1–2 Argentina
 [Report 30]
Attendance: 68,239
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 15,    CLEAN_DATE=July 15,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784098800 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 15 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=030 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-15 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-15.12:00.030

Match for third place

France 4–6 England
 [Report 31]
Attendance: 64,478
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 18,    CLEAN_DATE=July 18,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784358000 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 18 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=031 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-18 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-18.14:00.031

Final

Spain 1–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
 [Report 32]
Attendance: 80,663
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 19,    CLEAN_DATE=July 19,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784444400 DATE_VAR=Sunday, July 19 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=032 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-19 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-19.12:00.032

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 308 goals scored in 104 matches, for an average of 2.96 goals per match.[142]

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Discipline

A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match of the tournament for the following offenses:[139]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offenses).
  • Receiving two yellow cards in the tournament.[Z] This yellow card count was reset after the completion of the group stage and again after the quarterfinals.[143] Resets did not apply to suspensions; a player whose yellow card count reached two in the match immediately before a reset was still suspended for the next match.[144]

During qualification for the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for violent conduct in Portugal's penultimate match against the Republic of Ireland, with such an offense typically resulting in a ban of at least two matches. Ronaldo was handed a three-match ban, though the final two matches of the ban were suspended for a one-year probationary period, making him eligible to appear in Portugal's opening World Cup match.[145] On May 8, 2026, the Bureau of the FIFA Council amended the tournament regulations so that pending one- or two-match suspensions resulting from red cards for two yellow cards, denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, or serious foul play during qualification would no longer be carried forward to the final competition.[146] This exempted Argentina's Nicolás Otamendi, Ecuador's Moisés Caicedo, and Qatar's Tarek Salman from serving their qualifying-round suspensions during the tournament, with the bans to instead be served in a subsequent competition.[147]

During the round of 32, United States player Folarin Balogun was sent off, and was expected to be banned for the forthcoming round of 16 game against Belgium. Following lobbying from U.S. president Donald Trump,[148] FIFA suspended the ban.[149] The Royal Belgian Football Association, Belgium manager Rudi Garcia, and UEFA were critical of the decision.[150][151]

Following the full-time whistle in the final, Argentina player Leandro Paredes was involved in altercations with Spain players Eric García and Gavi. While FIFA initially reported a red card for these incidents, the organization later confirmed that Paredes was not punished at the time.[152]

The following suspensions were accumulated during the tournament:[153][154]

Tournament suspensions for players and team officials
Player Offense(s) Suspension(s)
South Africa national soccer team Sphephelo Sithole Red card in Group A vs Mexico (matchday 1; June 11) Group A vs Czech Republic (matchday 2; June 18)
South Africa national soccer team Themba Zwane Red card in Group A vs Mexico (matchday 1; June 11) Group A vs Czech Republic (matchday 2; June 18)
Group A vs South Korea (matchday 3; June 24)
Round of 32 vs Canada (June 28)[155]
Mexico national football team César Montes Red card in Group A vs South Africa (matchday 1; June 11) Group A vs South Korea (matchday 2; June 18)
South Africa national soccer team Teboho Mokoena Yellow card in Group A vs Mexico (matchday 1; June 11)
Yellow card in Group A vs Czech Republic (matchday 2; June 18)		 Group A vs South Korea (matchday 3; June 24)
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team Tarik Muharemović Red card in Group B vs Switzerland (matchday 2; June 18) Group B vs Qatar (matchday 3; June 24)
Qatar national football team Homam Ahmed Red card in Group B vs Canada (matchday 2; June 18) Group B vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (matchday 3; June 24)
Qatar national football team Assim Madibo Red card in Group B vs Canada (matchday 2; June 18) Group B vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (matchday 3; June 24)
Last 4 matches of suspension to be served outside this tournament[156]
Paraguay national football team Miguel Almirón Red card in Group D vs Turkey (matchday 2; June 19) Group D vs Australia (matchday 3; June 25)
Belgium national football team Nathan Ngoy Red card in Group G vs Iran (matchday 2; June 21) Group G vs New Zealand (matchday 3; June 26)
Cape Verde national football team Sidny Lopes Cabral Yellow card in Group H vs Spain (matchday 1; June 15)
Yellow card in Group H vs Uruguay (matchday 2; June 21)		 Group H vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 3; June 26)
Paraguay national football team Diego Gómez Yellow card in Group D vs United States (matchday 1; June 12)
Yellow card in Group D vs Australia (matchday 3; June 25)		 Round of 32 vs Germany (June 29)
Iraq national football team Rebin Sulaka Red card in Group I vs Senegal (matchday 3; June 26) Suspension to be served outside this tournament
Uruguay national football team Agustín Canobbio Red card in Group H vs Spain (matchday 3; June 26) Suspension to be served outside this tournament
Egypt national football team Mohanad Lasheen Yellow card in Group G vs New Zealand (matchday 2; June 21)
Yellow card in Group G vs Iran (matchday 3; June 26)		 Round of 32 vs Australia (July 3)
Ecuador national football team Piero Hincapié Red card in Round of 32 vs Mexico (June 30) Suspension to be served outside this tournament
United States men's national soccer team Folarin Balogun Red card in Round of 32 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (July 1) Ban suspended[149]
England national football team Jarell Quansah Red card in Round of 16 vs Mexico (July 5) Quarterfinals vs Norway (July 11)
Semifinals vs Argentina (July 15)[157]
Egypt national football team Saafan El-Sagheer (goalkeeping coach) Red card in Round of 16 vs Argentina (July 7) Suspension to be served outside this tournament[158]
Switzerland national football team Breel Embolo Yellow card Yellow-red card in Quarterfinals vs Argentina (July 11) Suspension to be served outside this tournament
Argentina national football team Enzo Fernández Yellow card Yellow-red card in Final vs Spain (July 19) Suspension to be served outside this tournament

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in soccer, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shootouts are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 H  Spain 8 7 1 0 14 1 +13 22 Champion
2 J  Argentina 8 7 0 1 19 8 +11 21 Runner-up
3 L  England 8 6 1 1 20 12 +8 19 Third place
4 I  France 8 6 0 2 20 10 +10 18 Fourth place
5 I  Norway 6 4 0 2 13 11 +2 12 Eliminated in
quarterfinals
6 G  Belgium 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
7 C  Morocco 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
7 B  Switzerland 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
9 A  Mexico (H) 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12 Eliminated in
round of 16
10 K  Colombia 5 3 2 0 5 1 +4 11
11 C  Brazil 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
12 D  United States (H) 5 3 0 2 11 8 +3 9
13 K  Portugal 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 8
14 B  Canada (H) 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 7
15 G  Egypt 5 1 3 1 8 7 +1 6
16 D  Paraguay 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 5
17 F  Netherlands 4 2 2 0 11 5 +6 8 Eliminated in
round of 32
18 E  Germany 4 2 1 1 11 5 +6 7
19 E  Ivory Coast 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
20 L  Croatia 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
21 F  Japan 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3 5
22 D  Australia 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
23 K  DR Congo 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
24 L  Ghana 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
25 E  Ecuador 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
25 A  South Africa 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
27 F  Sweden 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
28 J  Austria 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4
29 B  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
30 J  Algeria 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
31 I  Senegal 4 1 0 3 10 9 +1 3
32 H  Cape Verde 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
33 G  Iran 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 Eliminated in
group stage
34 A  South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
35 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
36 C  Scotland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
37 H  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
38 H  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
39 A  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
40 G  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
41 B  Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
42 E  Curaçao 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
43 L  Panama 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
44 J  Jordan 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
45 C  Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
46 K  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
47 F  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
48 I  Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIFA[159][160]
(H) Hosts

Prize money

In April 2026, FIFA confirmed the prizes for all participating nations. The total distribution of prize money for the expanded tournament was $871 million, nearly double the amount from the 2022 World Cup. Of this total, $671 million was allocated for performance-based prizes, with the remaining $200 million paid out among teams regardless of performance. Each qualified team received preparation money in the amount of $2.5 million; a team that was eliminated in the group stage would receive a minimum total amount $12.5 million at the tournament, with the winner receiving a total of $52.5 million.[161][162][163]

Performance-based prize money
Place Teams Amount (in millions)
Per team Total
Champion 1 $50 $50
Runner-up 1 $33 $33
Third place 1 $29 $29
Fourth place 1 $27 $27
5th–8th place (quarterfinals) 4 $19 $76
9th–16th place (round of 16) 8 $15 $120
17th–32nd place (round of 32) 16 $11 $176
33rd–48th place (group stage) 16 $10 $160
Total 48 $671

Awards

Left to right: Young Player Award winner Pau Cubarsí, Golden Ball winner Rodri, and Golden Glove winner Unai Simón.

The following awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[164][165][142]

  • Golden Ball: Awarded to the best overall player of the tournament.
  • Golden Boot: Awarded to the tournament's top goal scorer.
  • Golden Glove: Awarded to the tournament's best goalkeeper.
  • FIFA Young Player Award: Awarded to the best overall player of the tournament born on or after January 1, 2005 (aged 21 or under).
  • FIFA Fair Play Trophy: Awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record that reached the knockout stage.
Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Spain national football team Rodri Argentina national football team Lionel Messi France national football team Kylian Mbappé
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
France national football team Kylian Mbappé
10 goals, 4 assists, 769 minutes played		 Argentina national football team Lionel Messi
8 goals, 4 assists, 853 minutes played		 England national football team Jude Bellingham
7 goals, 1 assist, 698 minutes played
Golden Glove
Spain national football team Unai Simón
FIFA Young Player Award
Spain national football team Pau Cubarsí
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
 Netherlands

As in past editions, FIFA.com shortlisted 10 goals for users to vote for the goal of the tournament.[166] The award was won by Cape Verde's Sidny Lopes Cabral for his equalizing goal in extra time during the round of 32 match against Argentina.[167]

Additionally, a "Superior Player of the Match" award was presented after each game to the player who delivered the most outstanding performance in, and had the greatest impact on, that match, as decided by a public online vote conducted by FIFA. The award was sponsored by Michelob Ultra.[168] Muslim players, such as Mohamed Salah and Lamine Yamal, received a brandless trophy, out of respect for Islam's views on alcohol.[169][170]

Outside of the FIFA awards, Messi was named the tournament's best player by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), who cited his eight goals and four assists across seven appearances as the basis for the distinction.[171][172]

Team of the Tournament

FIFA also invited users of FIFA.com to elect their Dream XI.[173][174]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Cape Verde Vozinha Spain Marc Cucurella
Argentina Lisandro Martínez
France Dayot Upamecano
Spain Pedro Porro		 England Jude Bellingham
Spain Rodri
France Michael Olise		 France Kylian Mbappé
Norway Erling Haaland
Argentina Lionel Messi

Marketing

Branding

A freestanding digital clock with Fifa branding placed on the sidewalk.
Countdown clock on Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City in September 2025

The official logo and brand identity of the tournament was unveiled on May 17, 2023, at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. The logo's basic form consisted of a stacked "26" with an image of the FIFA World Cup Trophy in front of it. This was the first time that the trophy was depicted in a World Cup emblem as a photo, as opposed to a stylized representation.[175][176] Initial reactions to the logo were largely negative, with many saying that the design felt unfinished or uncreative compared to the logos of past FIFA World Cup tournaments.[176][177][178] The next day, FIFA unveiled brand identities for each host city, which incorporated designs that reflected local landscapes or culture.[179][180]

Official poster

In March and April 2025, FIFA unveiled a set of 16 posters representing each of the 2026 World Cup host cities. The posters, designed by local artists, were intended to reflect the "distinct identity and heritage" of each city.[181][182] On March 3, 2026, the official poster for the tournament was unveiled. It was created by Carson Ting of Canada, Minerva GM of Mexico, and Hank Willis Thomas of the United States.[183]

Broadcasting rights

On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed the United States and Canadian broadcasting rights contracts for Fox Sports (U.S. English), Telemundo Deportes (U.S. Spanish), and Bell Media (Canada) to cover the 2026 World Cup, without accepting any other bids. A report in The New York Times asserted that this extension was intended as compensation for the rescheduling of the 2022 World Cup to November–December rather than its traditional June–July scheduling, as it created considerable conflicts with major professional sports leagues that were normally in their offseasons during the World Cup.[184][185][186]

Bell Media broadcast studio located at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver. TSN was the primary broadcaster, while select matches were on CTV and Crave in Canada.

The International Broadcast Center (IBC) was located at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.[187][188][189] Bell Media constructed a broadcast studio at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver for the tournament (mirroring an arrangement used by Fox during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup), which originated TSN/CTV's coverage from June 11 through July 7 (the final match played in the city).[190]

On January 8, 2026, FIFA signed a deal to make TikTok a "preferred platform" for World Cup video content. As part of the agreement, broadcasters could stream parts of matches at a dedicated hub on the TikTok app.[191] FIFA then made a similar "preferred platform" deal with YouTube on March 17, allowing broadcasters to stream select matches in full on their respective YouTube channels, as well as stream the first 10 minutes of every match on the platform as "an appetizer encouraging young fans then to watch on traditional channels".[192]

A number of internet content creators were also involved in coverage of the tournament; in Brazil, Casimiro Miguel's CazéTV renewed its digital rights to the World Cup in Brazil, streaming all matches on its YouTube channel.[193][194] American influencer IShowSpeed conducted streams from matches during the tournament, and later reached an agreement with Fox Sports to offer altcasts of selected matches on Fox One and its YouTube channel featuring his streams combined with the Fox telecasts.[195][196][197]

Sponsorships

FIFA-level sponsorship tiers included partners, sponsors, and supporters. There were also regional supporters by geography.[198][199]

Advertising

Fan Festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the U.S. team's first match of the tournament.

On May 7, 2026, Adidas released Backyard Legends: The Greatest Football Story Ever Told, a 5-minute short film.[200][201] On June 4, 2026, Nike released Rip the Script, a 6-minute short film.[202][203]

FIFA fan festivals

FIFA staged fan festivals in cities across the host nations, featuring matches on giant screens and live entertainment.[204] Among the fan fest locations were Liberty State Park in Jersey City,[204] the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri,[205] Fairmount Park in Philadelphia,[206] Fort York and The Bentway in Toronto,[207] Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta,[208] East Downtown Houston,[209] and the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, Canada.[210]

Tickets

Ticket prices for the 2026 FIFA World Cup initially ranged from $60 for group stage matches to $6,730 for the final—an increase from the USD equivalent of $69 to $1,607 for the 2022 World Cup. However, in September 2025, FIFA confirmed it would use dynamic pricing for tickets for the first time, following the practice used in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[211] Special "hospitality" seats were made available in April 2025.[212]

An initial draw period for non-hospitality seats occurred between September 10–19, 2025, limited to Visa cardholders. A second phase ran from October 27–31, 2025, and a third phase started after the final draw of teams on December 5. Sales were capped at four tickets per person per match, and no person was able to purchase more than 40 tickets for the overall tournament. FIFA's official resale platform went live on October 2, 2025.[211][213]

A final "last-minute" sales phase reopened on April 22, 2026, approximately 50 days before the start of the tournament, with tickets for all 104 matches made available on a first-come, first-served basis. By that stage, more than five million tickets had been sold from an expected total exceeding six million, with additional tickets scheduled to be released in phases up to the final, subject to availability.[214] Every city hosting the World Cup in the United States passed a law stating that ticket sales to World Cup events were exempt from state and local sales taxes.[AA]

Attendance

The tournament set the record for the highest cumulative attendance in World Cup history, with a total of 6,810,966 spectators.[218] On June 25, during the Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at MetLife Stadium, total attendance reached 3,605,357 spectators. This surpassed the previous record of 3,587,538,[11] which had been held for 32 years by the 1994 FIFA World Cup, also hosted in the United States. The record was broken with 44 matches remaining in the tournament.[219] Across the first 60 matches, venues operated at an average occupancy rate of 99.7%.[220][221] Additionally, a single-day World Cup attendance record was established on June 16, 2026, when 281,223 fans attended four group stage matches.[222]

Merchandise

Video games

On October 2, 2025, FIFA announced the video game FIFA Heroes, scheduled for release in 2026 on Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.[223]

In May 2026, the Football Manager 26 video game also announced the addition of licensed 2026 FIFA World Cup content.[224]

In December 2025, Netflix announced a new simulation-type game featuring the World Cup, produced by Delphi Interactive and Refactor Games.[225][226] In May 2026, it was announced the Netflix-published game would be titled FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition; it was released in June 2026.[227]

In the same May 2026 announcement, FIFA also confirmed that they would adopt a non-exclusive "Digital Football" ecosystem, with games of various genres adopting the FIFA license. Alongside the new World Cup game were FIFA Heroes, FIFA Rivals, FIFA Super Soccer, Football Manager, eFootball and Rocket League, with more games joining the ecosystem in the following months.[227][228]

Other products

A pop-up truck selling FIFA 2026 merchandise at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Panini sticker albums were again announced for the 2026 World Cup. Due to the expansion of the tournament, each pack now contained seven stickers as opposed to the usual five. In the United States and Canada, a set of twelve stickers was reserved for stickers that could only be obtained from Coca-Cola bottles, with each bottle containing a sticker printed inside the label.[229] In May 2026, it was announced that the 2026 World Cup would be Panini's second-to-last tournament with a sticker album, after FIFA announced that Fanatics (via their Topps brand) would distribute collectables for FIFA tournaments from 2031.[230]

In conjunction with the tournament, the Lego Group released a series of officially licensed FIFA World Cup 2026-themed construction sets. The collection included models of the FIFA World Cup Trophy, the official tournament emblem, a brick-built Adidas Trionda soccer ball containing a miniature stadium, and player-focused sets based on soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Vinícius Júnior. Several sets featured hidden references to the players' careers, alternative display poses, and commemorative World Cup-themed designs.[231][232] To promote the product line, Lego organized FIFA World Cup 2026-themed activations in several markets, including a soccer festival and pop-up experience in Singapore. The events featured interactive soccer challenges, soccer-themed Lego builds, displays of player-inspired models, and promotional giveaways tied to the World Cup collection.[233][234]

Symbols

Mascots

Refer to caption.
The tournament mascots: Maple the Moose, Zayu the Jaguar, and Clutch the Bald Eagle

The official mascots of the tournament were revealed on September 25, 2025, and are Maple, Zayu and Clutch. Maple is a moose, Zayu is a jaguar, and Clutch is a bald eagle, representing Canada, Mexico, and the United States, respectively.[235] They were designed to reflect the cultural heritage of their respective countries.[236]

Match ball

The match ball displayed on a stand.
Adidas Trionda, the match ball

On May 2, 2025, reports surfaced that the match ball would be called the "Adidas Trionda". The design features red, green, and blue (the three colors representing Canada, Mexico, and the United States, respectively, and also featured on the host countries' flags), as well as a white wave connecting each of the colors, hence the name using the Spanish words for three (tri) and wave (onda).[237] The design also features the national symbols of the three host countries (a maple leaf for Canada, a golden eagle for Mexico, and a five-pointed star for the United States) as well as gold embellishments to represent the World Cup Trophy.[238] Later it was officially announced by Adidas on October 2, 2025.

Adidas Trionda Final, used from the semifinals onwards.

On June 11, 2026, and in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, NASA conducted experiments aboard the International Space Station using soccer balls to study how mass distribution and embedded sensor technology affect ball motion and stability in microgravity. According to NASA, the research contributed to the development and evaluation of technologies used in the 2026 FIFA World Cup official match ball.[239] The Trionda Final was announced by Adidas on July 6, 2026, as the official match ball to be used for the semifinals, match for third place, and final. It features a gold, black, and red color scheme, with the host cities' names printed on it.[240]

Music

The tournament's official instrumental theme music was composed by Zachary Aaron Golden. Throughout March 2025, FIFA released remixes of the theme for each host city by local producers.[241]

The official song "Dai Dai" by Colombian singer Shakira and Nigerian singer Burna Boy was released on May 15, 2026,[242] followed by the official anthem "DNA (More Than a Game)" by French producer David Guetta, featuring Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, South Korean-American singer Ejae, and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, on June 10, 2026.[243]

The official soundtrack album was released on June 5, 2026, with its first single "Lighter" by American country rap performer Jelly Roll and Mexican singer Carín León having been released on March 20, 2026; the song had garnered a mixed reception from listeners and critics, with some having falsely assumed that it was meant to be the tournament's official song before "Dai Dai" was released.[244][245][246]

Instrumental song "Sirius" by British rock band the Alan Parsons Project, known for having been played at Chicago Bulls home games since 1984, was used as the theme song for the entrances of the national teams before each match during the first matchday of the group stage.[247][248] For all subsequent matches, a special walkout remix of "Dai Dai" was used. "DNA (More Than a Game)" and "Titanium (David Guetta and Morten Remix)" were played after the national anthems and before the kickoff.[249]

Controversies

The tournament was accompanied by a number of controversies relating to political, logistical, environmental, and human rights issues, particularly over the United States' immigration and visa policies affecting teams and fans, Iran's participation amid the conflict during the tournament,[250] security concerns surrounding drug cartel violence in Mexico, FIFA's use of dynamic ticket pricing, the revoking of American Folarin Balogun's one match suspension following a red card,[251] the application of the new rules and technology, and various other issues.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also marketed as FIFA World Cup 26[1] and FIFA World Cup 2026[2]
  2. ↑ Attributed to multiple references:[28][29][30]
  3. ↑ Attributed to multiple references:[36][37][38]
  4. ↑ Attributed to multiple references:[3][41][42]
  5. ↑ Attributed to multiple references:[58][59][60][61][62]
  6. 1 2 3 The sponsorship names for Arrowhead Stadium and Estadio Azteca (GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium and Estadio Banorte, respectively) were replaced not with their historical non-sponsor names but with the names of their cities.
  7. ↑ Where two names are given, the first is the metropolitan area and the second is the specific municipality.
  8. ↑ Until 1991, Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union, which competed at seven World Cup tournaments. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan became the third former Soviet republic to compete as an independent nation after Russia (1994, 2002, 2014 and 2018) and Ukraine (2006). FIFA considers Russia to be the successor team of the Soviet Union.
  9. ↑ From 1971 to 1997, DR Congo competed as Zaire. This was the first time the country competed as DR Congo.
  10. ↑ Recognized as IR Iran by FIFA
  11. ↑ Recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA
  12. ↑ Recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA
  13. ↑ Recognized as Congo DR by FIFA
  14. ↑ Recognized as Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA
  15. ↑ Recognized as USA by FIFA
  16. ↑ Recognized as Czechia by FIFA
  17. ↑ Recognized as Türkiye by FIFA
  18. ↑ The number in parentheses indicates the FIFA ranking of teams as of November 19, 2025.[109]
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The winners of the UEFA playoffs and inter-confederation playoffs were not known at the time of the draw, as those matches were held on 26 and 31 March 2026.
  20. ↑ The placeholder for the inter-confederation playoff Pathway 1 winner adhered to the confederation restrictions of a CAF, CONCACAF, or OFC team.
  21. ↑ The placeholder for the inter-confederation playoff Pathway 2 winner adhered to the confederation restrictions of an AFC, CONCACAF, or CONMEBOL team.
  22. ↑ Attributed to multiple references:[110][111][112][113]
  23. ↑ When there were two or more teams tied on points, criteria a to c were applied. After these criteria were applied, they may have defined the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there was a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only have broken the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure was resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that were still tied.
  24. ↑ The Mexico v Ecuador match, originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. UTC−6, was delayed by an hour due to adverse weather conditions.[140]
  25. ↑ The Mexico v England match, originally scheduled for 6:00 p.m. UTC−6, was delayed by an hour due to adverse weather conditions.[141]
  26. ↑ As yellow cards were not carried forward to penalty shootouts, players could be shown two yellow cards in the same match without being sent off. However, this would result in a suspension for accumulating two yellow cards during the tournament.
  27. ↑ Attributed to multiple references:[215][216][217]

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                  
 
June 29 – Foxborough
 
 
 Germany1 (3)
 
July 4 – Philadelphia
 
 Paraguay (p)1 (4)
 
 Paraguay0
 
June 30 – East Rutherford
 
 France1
 
 France3
 
July 9 – Foxborough
 
 Sweden0
 
 France2
 
June 28 – Inglewood
 
 Morocco0
 
 South Africa0
 
July 4 – Houston
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada0
 
June 29 – Guadalupe
 
 Morocco3
 
 Netherlands1 (2)
 
July 14 – Arlington
 
 Morocco (p)1 (3)
 
 France0
 
July 2 – Toronto
 
 Spain2
 
 Portugal2
 
July 6 – Arlington
 
 Croatia1
 
 Portugal0
 
July 2 – Inglewood
 
 Spain1
 
 Spain3
 
July 10 – Inglewood
 
 Austria0
 
 Spain2
 
July 1 – Santa Clara
 
 Belgium1
 
 United States2
 
July 6 – Seattle
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 
 United States1
 
July 1 – Seattle
 
 Belgium4
 
 Belgium (a.e.t.)3
 
July 19 – East Rutherford
 
 Senegal2
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)1
 
June 29 – Houston
 
 Argentina0
 
 Brazil2
 
July 5 – East Rutherford
 
 Japan1
 
 Brazil1
 
June 30 – Arlington
 
 Norway2
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
July 11 – Miami Gardens
 
 Norway2
 
 Norway1
 
June 30 – Mexico City
 
 England (a.e.t.)2
 
 Mexico2
 
July 5 – Mexico City
 
 Ecuador0
 
 Mexico2
 
July 1 – Atlanta
 
 England3
 
 England2
 
July 15 – Atlanta
 
 DR Congo1
 
 England1
 
July 3 – Miami Gardens
 
 Argentina2 Match for third place
 
 Argentina (a.e.t.)3
 
July 7 – AtlantaJuly 18 – Miami Gardens
 
 Cape Verde2
 
 Argentina3 France4
 
July 3 – Arlington
 
 Egypt2  England6
 
 Australia1 (2)
 
July 11 – Kansas City
 
 Egypt (p)1 (4)
 
 Argentina (a.e.t.)3
 
July 2 – Vancouver
 
 Switzerland1
 
 Switzerland2
 
July 7 – Vancouver
 
 Algeria0
 
 Switzerland (p)0 (4)
 
July 3 – Kansas City
 
 Colombia0 (3)
 
 Colombia1
 
 
 Ghana0
 

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schedule

Group Games

Round of 32

South Africa 0–1 Canada
[Report 1]
Attendance: 69,237
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=001 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..001
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 28,    CLEAN_DATE=June 28,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782630000 DATE_VAR=Sunday, June 28 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=001 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-28 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-28.12:00.001
Brazil 2–1 Japan
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 68,777
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=002 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..002
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 29,    CLEAN_DATE=June 29,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782716400 DATE_VAR=Monday, June 29 TIME_VAR=10:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=10:00a TIME_USE=10:00 COUNT_VAR=002 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-29 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-29.10:00.002
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
 [Report 3]
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 63,945
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=003 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..003
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 29,    CLEAN_DATE=June 29,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782716400 DATE_VAR=Monday, June 29 TIME_VAR=1:30 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=1:30p TIME_USE=13:30 COUNT_VAR=003 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-29 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-29.13:30.003
Netherlands 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
 [Report 4]
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 51,243
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=004 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..004
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 29,    CLEAN_DATE=June 29,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782716400 DATE_VAR=Monday, June 29 TIME_VAR=6:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-6 DISPLAY_TIME=6:00p TIME_USE=18:00 COUNT_VAR=004 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-29 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-29.18:00.004
Ivory Coast 1–2 Norway
 [Report 5]
Attendance: 69,665
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=005 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..005
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 30,    CLEAN_DATE=June 30,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782802800 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, June 30 TIME_VAR=10:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=10:00a TIME_USE=10:00 COUNT_VAR=005 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-30 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-30.10:00.005
France 3–0 Sweden
 [Report 6]
Attendance: 80,663
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=006 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..006
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 30,    CLEAN_DATE=June 30,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782802800 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, June 30 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=006 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-30 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-30.14:00.006
Mexico 2–0 Ecuador
 [Report 7]
Attendance: 80,824
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=007 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..007
RAW_DATE_VAR=June 30,    CLEAN_DATE=June 30,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782802800 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, June 30 TIME_VAR=7:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-6 DISPLAY_TIME=7:00p TIME_USE=19:00 COUNT_VAR=007 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-06-30 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-06-30.19:00.007
England 2–1 DR Congo
 [Report 8]
Attendance: 68,239
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=008 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..008
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 1,    CLEAN_DATE=July 1,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782889200 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 1 TIME_VAR=9:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=9:00a TIME_USE=09:00 COUNT_VAR=008 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-01 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-01.09:00.008
Belgium 3–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
 [Report 9]
Attendance: 66,925
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=009 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..009
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 1,    CLEAN_DATE=July 1,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782889200 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 1 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=009 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-01 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-01.13:00.009
United States 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 [Report 10]
Attendance: 68,827
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=010 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..010
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 1,    CLEAN_DATE=July 1,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782889200 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 1 TIME_VAR=5:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=5:00p TIME_USE=17:00 COUNT_VAR=010 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-01 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-01.17:00.010
Spain 3–0 Austria
 [Report 11]
Attendance: 70,492
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=011 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..011
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 2,    CLEAN_DATE=July 2,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782975600 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 2 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=011 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-02 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-02.12:00.011
Portugal 2–1 Croatia
 [Report 12]
Attendance: 43,036
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=012 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..012
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 2,    CLEAN_DATE=July 2,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782975600 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 2 TIME_VAR=4:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=4:00p TIME_USE=16:00 COUNT_VAR=012 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-02 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-02.16:00.012
Switzerland 2–0 Algeria
 [Report 13]
Attendance: 52,497
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=013 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..013
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 2,    CLEAN_DATE=July 2,    WEEKDAY_TS=1782975600 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 2 TIME_VAR=8:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=8:00p TIME_USE=20:00 COUNT_VAR=013 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-02 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-02.20:00.013
Australia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Egypt
 [Report 14]
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 70,244
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=014 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..014
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 3,    CLEAN_DATE=July 3,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783062000 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 3 TIME_VAR=11:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=11:00a TIME_USE=11:00 COUNT_VAR=014 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-03 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-03.11:00.014
Argentina 3–2 (a.e.t.) Cape Verde
 [Report 15]
Attendance: 64,478
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=015 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..015
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 3,    CLEAN_DATE=July 3,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783062000 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 3 TIME_VAR=3:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=3:00p TIME_USE=15:00 COUNT_VAR=015 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-03 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-03.15:00.015
Colombia 1–0 Ghana
 [Report 16]
Attendance: 69,045
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=016 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..016
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 3,    CLEAN_DATE=July 3,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783062000 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 3 TIME_VAR=6:30 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=6:30p TIME_USE=18:30 COUNT_VAR=016 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-03 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-03.18:30.016

Round of 16

Canada 0–3 Morocco
[Report 17]
Attendance: 68,777
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=017 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..017
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 4,    CLEAN_DATE=July 4,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783148400 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 4 TIME_VAR=10:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=10:00a TIME_USE=10:00 COUNT_VAR=017 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-04 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-04.10:00.017
Paraguay 0–1 France
[Report 18]
Attendance: 68,324
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=018 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..018
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 4,    CLEAN_DATE=July 4,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783148400 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 4 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=018 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-04 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-04.14:00.018
Brazil 1–2 Norway
 [Report 19]
Attendance: 80,663
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=019 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..019
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 5,    CLEAN_DATE=July 5,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783234800 DATE_VAR=Sunday, July 5 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=019 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-05 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-05.13:00.019
Mexico 2–3 England
 [Report 20]
Attendance: 80,824
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=020 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..020
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 5,    CLEAN_DATE=July 5,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783234800 DATE_VAR=Sunday, July 5 TIME_VAR=6:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-6 DISPLAY_TIME=6:00p TIME_USE=18:00 COUNT_VAR=020 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-05 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-05.18:00.020
Portugal 0–1 Spain
[Report 21]
Attendance: 70,649
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=021 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..021
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 6,    CLEAN_DATE=July 6,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783321200 DATE_VAR=Monday, July 6 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=021 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-06 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-06.12:00.021
United States 1–4 Belgium
 [Report 22]
Attendance: 66,925
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=022 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..022
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 6,    CLEAN_DATE=July 6,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783321200 DATE_VAR=Monday, July 6 TIME_VAR=5:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=5:00p TIME_USE=17:00 COUNT_VAR=022 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-06 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-06.17:00.022
Argentina 3–2 Egypt
 [Report 23]
Attendance: 68,239
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=023 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..023
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 7,    CLEAN_DATE=July 7,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783407600 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, July 7 TIME_VAR=9:00 a.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=9:00a TIME_USE=09:00 COUNT_VAR=023 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-07 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-07.09:00.023
Switzerland 0–0 (a.e.t.) Colombia
[Report 24]
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 52,497
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=024 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..024
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 7,    CLEAN_DATE=July 7,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783407600 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, July 7 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=024 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-07 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-07.13:00.024

Quarter-finals

France 2–0 Morocco
 [Report 25]
Attendance: 63,811
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=025 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..025
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 9,    CLEAN_DATE=July 9,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783580400 DATE_VAR=Thursday, July 9 TIME_VAR=1:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=1:00p TIME_USE=13:00 COUNT_VAR=025 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-09 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-09.13:00.025
Spain 2–1 Belgium
 [Report 26]
Attendance: 70,492
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=026 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..026
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 10,    CLEAN_DATE=July 10,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783666800 DATE_VAR=Friday, July 10 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-7 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=026 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-10 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-10.12:00.026
Norway 1–2 (a.e.t.) England
 [Report 27]
Attendance: 64,478
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=027 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..027
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 11,    CLEAN_DATE=July 11,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783753200 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 11 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=027 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-11 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-11.14:00.027
Argentina 3–1 (a.e.t.) Switzerland
 [Report 28]
Attendance: 69,045
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=028 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..028
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 11,    CLEAN_DATE=July 11,    WEEKDAY_TS=1783753200 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 11 TIME_VAR=6:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=6:00p TIME_USE=18:00 COUNT_VAR=028 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-11 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-11.18:00.028

Semi-finals

France 0–2 Spain
[Report 29]
Attendance: 70,176
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=029 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..029
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 14,    CLEAN_DATE=July 14,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784012400 DATE_VAR=Tuesday, July 14 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-5 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=029 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-14 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-14.12:00.029
England 1–2 Argentina
 [Report 30]
Attendance: 68,239
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=030 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..030
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 15,    CLEAN_DATE=July 15,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784098800 DATE_VAR=Wednesday, July 15 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=030 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-15 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-15.12:00.030

Third-place Match

France 4–6 England
 [Report 31]
Attendance: 64,478
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=031 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..031
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 18,    CLEAN_DATE=July 18,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784358000 DATE_VAR=Saturday, July 18 TIME_VAR=2:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=2:00p TIME_USE=14:00 COUNT_VAR=031 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-18 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-18.14:00.031

Final

Spain 1–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
 [Report 32]
Attendance: 80,663
RAW_DATE_VAR= CLEAN_DATE= WEEKDAY_TS=NO_MATCH DATE_VAR= TIME_VAR= OFFSET_VAR= DISPLAY_TIME= TIME_USE= COUNT_VAR=032 ISO_DATE_VAR= GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=..032
RAW_DATE_VAR=July 19,    CLEAN_DATE=July 19,    WEEKDAY_TS=1784444400 DATE_VAR=Sunday, July 19 TIME_VAR=12:00 p.m. OFFSET_VAR=-4 DISPLAY_TIME=12:00p TIME_USE=12:00 COUNT_VAR=032 ISO_DATE_VAR=2026-07-19 GROUP_VAR= UNIQUE_VAR=2026-07-19.12:00.032