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All qualified teams and match schedule for the round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which starts on Sunday.

Published June 28, 2026June 28, 2026

The 1/8 finals of the 2026 World Cup have ended.

After 72 group games involving 48 teams, it was time for the knockout stages.

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Below is the full list of qualified teams and the Final 32 schedule:

Teams in the 1/8 finals

The top two teams from each of the 12 groups, as well as the top eight third-place teams, advanced from the group stage to the round of 16. This:

Group A: Mexico, South Africa

Group B: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Group C: Brazil, Morocco

Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay

Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden

Group G: Belgium, Egypt

Group H: Spain, Cape Verde

Group I: France, Norway, Senegal

Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria

Group K: Colombia, Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo

Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana

Cape Verde is the smallest country to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup (Phil Noble/Reuters)

Full schedule of 1/8 finals

Sunday, June 28

• South Africa – Canada, noon (19:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium, California, USA

Monday, June 29

• Brazil – Japan, noon (17:00 GMT) – Houston Stadium, Texas, USA
• Germany – Paraguay, 16:30 (20:30 GMT) – Boston Stadium, Massachusetts, USA
• Netherlands – Morocco, 19:00 (01:00 GMT Tuesday) – Monterrey Stadium, Mexico

Tuesday, June 30

• Ivory Coast – Norway, noon (17:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium, Texas, USA
• France – Sweden, 17:00 (21:00 GMT) – New York/New Jersey Stadium, USA
• Mexico – Ecuador, 19:00 (01:00 GMT Wednesday) – Mexico City Stadium, Mexico

Vinicius Jr and Brazil will take on Japan in a blockbuster round of 16 match (Paul Childs/Reuters)

Wednesday, July 1

• England – DR Congo, noon (16:00) – Atlanta Stadium, Georgia, USA
• Belgium – Senegal, 13:00 (20:00 GMT) – Seattle Stadium, Washington, USA
• USA – Bosnia, 17:00 (00:00 GMT Thursday) – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, California, USA

Thursday, July 2

• Spain – Austria, noon (19:00 GMT) – Los Angeles Stadium
• Portugal – Croatia, 19:00 (23:00 GMT) – Toronto Stadium, Ontario, Canada
• Switzerland – Algeria, 20:00 (03:00 GMT Friday) – BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Friday, July 3

• Australia – Egypt, 13:00 (18:00 GMT) – Dallas Stadium
• Argentina – Cape Verde, 18:00 (22:00 GMT) – Miami Stadium, Florida, USA
• Colombia – Ghana, 20:30 (01:30 GMT, Saturday) – Kansas City Stadium, Missouri, USA

Lionel Messi and Argentina will begin the 2026 World Cup knockout stages against minnows Cape Verde (Paul Ellis/AFP)