World Cup Match Results

The opening phase of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is where the tournament’s expanded vision truly comes alive — and where every goal can reshape the entire bracket.

For the first time in World Cup history, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of four, with each nation guaranteed three group-stage matches. It’s a format designed to maximize competition while preserving the intensity that defines the World Cup.

Every result in this phase carries weight. Wins and draws determine not only points, but also goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head records, and ultimately the final group standings that decide who survives and who goes home.

How Teams Qualify from the Groups

Qualification is broader — but no less ruthless:

🥇 Top two teams in each group qualify automatically – 24 teams
🥉 The eight best third-placed teams across all groups also advance – 8 teams

That creates a 32-team knockout bracket for the first time, launching the brand-new Round of 32, a stage that promises early heavyweight clashes and fewer dead rubbers.

Date	Time	Team 1 Score Team 2
11 June, 2026 (Thursday)	7:00 PM (UTC)	Mexico vs South Africa Mexico City Match No. 1 Group A
12 June, 2026 (Friday)	2:00 AM (UTC)	South Korea vs DEN/MKD/CZE/IRL Guadalajara Match No. 2 Group A
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Canada vs ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH Toronto Match No. 3 Group B
13 June, 2026 (Saturday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	USA vs Paraguay Los Angeles Match No. 4 Group D
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Qatar vs Switzerland SF Bay Area Match No. 8 Group B
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Brazil vs Morocco New York Match No. 7 Group C
14 June, 2026 (Sunday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	Haiti vs Scotland Boston Match No. 5 Group C
	4:00 AM (UTC)	Australia vs TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS Vancouver Match No. 6 Group D
	5:00 PM (UTC)	Germany vs Curaçao Houston Match No. 10 Group E
	8:00 PM (UTC)	Netherlands vs Japan Dallas Match No. 11 Group F
	11:00 PM (UTC)	Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Philadelphia Match No. 9 Group E
15 June, 2026 (Monday)	2:00 AM (UTC)	UKR/SWE/POL/ALB vs Tunisia Monterrey Match No. 12 Group F
	4:00 PM (UTC)	Spain vs Cape Verde Atlanta Match No. 14 Group H
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Belgium vs Egypt Seattle Match No. 16 Group G
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Miami Match No. 13 Group H
16 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	Iran vs New Zealand Los Angeles Match No. 15 Group G
	7:00 PM (UTC)	France vs Senegal New York Match No. 17 Group I
	10:00 PM (UTC)	BOL/SUR/IRQ vs Norway Boston Match No. 18 Group I
17 June, 2026 (Wednesday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	Argentina vs Algeria Kansas City Match No. 19 Group J
	4:00 AM (UTC)	Austria vs Jordan SF Bay Area Match No. 20 Group J
	5:00 PM (UTC)	Portugal vs NCL/JAM/COD Houston Match No. 23 Group K
	8:00 PM (UTC)	England vs Croatia Dallas Match No. 22 Group L
	11:00 PM (UTC)	Ghana vs Panama Toronto Match No. 21 Group L
18 June, 2026 (Thursday)	2:00 AM (UTC)	Uzbekistan vs Colombia Mexico City Match No. 24 Group K
	4:00 PM (UTC)	DEN/MKD/CZE/IRL vs South Africa Atlanta Match No. 25 Group A
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Switzerland vs ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH Los Angeles Match No. 26 Group B
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Canada vs Qatar Vancouver Match No. 27 Group B
19 June, 2026 (Friday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	Mexico vs South Korea Guadalajara Match No. 28 Group A
	7:00 PM (UTC)	USA vs Australia Seattle Match No. 32 Group D
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Scotland vs Morocco Boston Match No. 30 Group C
20 June, 2026 (Saturday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	Brazil vs Haiti Philadelphia Match No. 29 Group C
	4:00 AM (UTC)	TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS vs Paraguay SF Bay Area Match No. 31 Group D
	5:00 PM (UTC)	Netherlands vs UKR/SWE/POL/ALB Houston Match No. 35 Group F
	8:00 PM (UTC)	Germany vs Ivory Coast Toronto Match No. 33 Group E
21 June, 2026 (Sunday)	12:00 AM (UTC)	Ecuador vs Curaçao Kansas City Match No. 34 Group E
	4:00 AM (UTC)	Tunisia vs Japan Monterrey Match No. 36 Group F
	4:00 PM (UTC)	Spain vs Saudi Arabia Atlanta Match No. 38 Group H
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Belgium vs Iran Los Angeles Match No. 39 Group G
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Uruguay vs Cape Verde Miami Match No. 37 Group H
22 June, 2026 (Monday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	New Zealand vs Egypt Vancouver Match No. 40 Group G
	5:00 PM (UTC)	Argentina vs Austria Dallas Match No. 43 Group J
	9:00 PM (UTC)	France vs BOL/SUR/IRQ Philadelphia Match No. 42 Group I
23 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	12:00 AM (UTC)	Norway vs Senegal New York Match No. 41 Group I
	3:00 AM (UTC)	Jordan vs Algeria SF Bay Area Match No. 44 Group J
	5:00 PM (UTC)	Portugal vs Uzbekistan Houston Match No. 47 Group K
	8:00 PM (UTC)	England vs Ghana Boston Match No. 45 Group L
	11:00 PM (UTC)	Panama vs Croatia Toronto Match No. 46 Group L
24 June, 2026 (Wednesday)	2:00 AM (UTC)	Colombia vs NCL/JAM/COD Guadalajara Match No. 48 Group K
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Switzerland vs Canada Vancouver Match No. 51 Group B
	7:00 PM (UTC)	ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH vs Qatar Seattle Match No. 52 Group B
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Scotland vs Brazil Miami Match No. 49 Group C
	10:00 PM (UTC)	Morocco vs Haiti Atlanta Match No. 50 Group C
25 June, 2026 (Thursday)	1:00 AM (UTC)	DEN/MKD/CZE/IRL vs Mexico Mexico City Match No. 53 Group A
	1:00 AM (UTC)	South Africa vs South Korea Monterrey Match No. 54 Group A
	8:00 PM (UTC)	Curaçao vs Ivory Coast Philadelphia Match No. 55 Group E
	8:00 PM (UTC)	Ecuador vs Germany New York Match No. 56 Group E
	11:00 PM (UTC)	Japan vs UKR/SWE/POL/ALB Dallas Match No. 57 Group F
	11:00 PM (UTC)	Tunisia vs Netherlands Kansas City Match No. 58 Group F
26 June, 2026 (Friday)	2:00 AM (UTC)	TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS vs USA Los Angeles Match No. 59 Group D
	2:00 AM (UTC)	Paraguay vs Australia SF Bay Area Match No. 60 Group D
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Norway vs France Boston Match No. 61 Group I
	7:00 PM (UTC)	Senegal vs BOL/SUR/IRQ Toronto Match No. 62 Group I
27 June, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 AM (UTC)	Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia Houston Match No. 65 Group H
	12:00 AM (UTC)	Uruguay vs Spain Guadalajara Match No. 66 Group H
	3:00 AM (UTC)	Egypt vs Iran Seattle Match No. 63 Group G
	3:00 AM (UTC)	New Zealand vs Belgium Vancouver Match No. 64 Group G
	9:00 PM (UTC)	Panama vs England New York Match No. 67 Group L
	9:00 PM (UTC)	Croatia vs Ghana Philadelphia Match No. 68 Group L
	11:30 PM (UTC)	Colombia vs Portugal Miami Match No. 71 Group K
	11:30 PM (UTC)	NCL/JAM/COD vs Uzbekistan Atlanta Match No. 72 Group K
28 June, 2026 (Sunday)	2:00 AM (UTC)	Algeria vs Austria Kansas City Match No. 69 Group J
	2:00 AM (UTC)	Jordan vs Argentina Dallas Match No. 70 Group J

Introduced for the first time alongside the tournaments’ increase from 32 to 48 teams, the Round of 32 is a new phase of the FIFA World Cup format. At this stage the 32 teams that have qualified from the group stage come together to start the knockout rounds, where each game is a high-stakes, win-or-lose.

From here on, no team can afford to make a mistake. If after 90 minutes the score is even, the game goes to extra time, and if the tie is still there, a penalty shootout decides who goes through. The Round of 32 is the beginning of the knockout stages; each game here is a must-win in the journey to the World Cup final.

The 16 matches of the Round of 32 will yield 16 winners who will be the participants of the eight fixtures of the Round of 16. At this point, only the strongest, most consistent teams have survived the rounds, and the quality of the competition intensifies significantly as the tournament starts to resemble its final shape.

The Round of 16 is conventionally counted among the most exciting phases of the World Cup. When a spot in the quarter-finals is on the line, games are often decided by the narrowest of margins, going into extra time or decided by nerve-racking penalty shootouts. It is the stage at which the favorites can be knocked out, the underdogs can create history, and the road to the trophy is laid out.

After the Round of 16, only eight teams remain in the race for the trophy, and the tournament is entering one of its most critical stages. It is in the quarter-finals that the real title challengers begin to differentiate themselves from the rest, as each match is very significant and there is no room for mistakes.

At this stage, the differences are very small. One flash of genius, one error, or one penalty can decide who gets a step closer to the final and whose World Cup dream ends there. The quarter-finals are usually the period when some of the most exciting and memorable matches of the tournament take place, as the pressure to make it to the semifinals brings out the finest quality of the top teams in the world.

The semi-finals determine the two teams that go on to play the World Cup Final, and those matches are usually the ones that characterize the whole tournament. When a spot in history is at stake, the pressure peaks, and thus every decision, tackle, and goal gains permanent value.

Such games often yield the most stirring scenes of the event, last-minute goals, extraordinary saves, and stellar performances that immortalize players. For the four sides, the semi-finals are the last and the hardest hurdle to overcome before reaching football’s biggest event.

The third-place play-off decides the final World Cup podium placing, giving the losing semi-finalists a last opportunity to come away from the tournament with a medal. Even though the championship is not on the line anymore, the game still involves pride, prestige, and crucial ranking significance.

This fixture is typically played with an extra degree of liberty and offensive intent, allowing the third-place match to produce great football, as teams endeavour to finish their campaign successfully. For players and fans, it is a moment to revel in their World Cup journey for the last time, before the attention turns to the grand final.

It is probably the FIFA World Cup Final football game that commands the largest worldwide watch per minute. One game only, and billions of people all over the globe get glued to it. It is the place where new legends are made, people’s whole lives definitely change, and we regularly go back in time.

The team that wins the match is deemed the world champions of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and gets a prize for conquering every hurdle, the most challenging stages of the knockout rounds and also for being the best. So it would be quite reasonable that the ultimate dream for players, coaches, as well as fans across the globe is to have a hold of the famous trophy.

Bookmark this page and return throughout the tournament to follow every scoreline, track each team’s journey, and revisit the matches that shaped the 2026 FIFA World Cup.