World Cup 2026 Knockout Draw in Full: Round-of-32 Fixtures, Bracket and Route to the Final

The World Cup 2026 has been cut from 48 to 32 teams. The final round of group stage matches drew to a close in the early hours of Sunday morning [UK Time] with Algeria and Austria playing out a six-goal thriller that saw both nations book their spot in the next round of the competition.

2026 co-hosts Canada kick off the round-of-32 on Sunday night [UK Time] as they face South Africa in Los Angeles to get the knockout action underway.

And with the draw for the first knockout hurdle complete, there is a relatively even split across the final 32 teams.

Left side of the draw

The left side of the draw features Germany, who face Paraguay, France, who take on Sweden, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, the trio up against Morocco, Croatia and Austria, respectively.

Co-hosts Canada vs South Africa, USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium vs Senegal round off the left bracket.

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Excitingly, we could see two heavyweight showdowns in the last-16. Should Germany and France win their respective games, then the two European powerhouses will lock horns in the second knockout stage.

And if Portugal and Spain secure their spot in the next round, then we’ll see an Iberian derby in the last-16. It would mark the first time the pair have faced off at the World Cup since their entertaining 3-3 draw at Russia 2018.

Right side of the draw

The right side of the draw, meanwhile, includes Brazil, England and defending champions Argentina, the trio to face Japan, DR Congo and tournament debutants Cape Verde, respectively.

Elsewhere, Ivory Coast face Norway, co-hosts Mexico take on Ecuador, Australia will hope to knock out Egypt, Switzerland meet Uruguay and Colombia face down Ghana to round off the right side of the round-of-32.

It does mean that Brazil and England may meet in the quarter-finals, should they win their respective round-of-32 and last-16 matches. That'll prove easier said than done given their testing upcoming knockout clashes. The footballing giants could then face Argentina in the semi-finals of the right side of the draw.

Lionel Scaloni’s side have a favourable draw. The 2022 champions will face Australia or Egypt in the last-16 should they overcome Cape Verde. And if they make it to the quarter-finals, then Algeria, Switzerland, Colombia or Ghana await the South American side.