2026 World Cup Round of 32: Dates, Venues and All Round Of 32 Knockout Ties Confirmed
The Round of 32 bracket is set, and we now have dates and venues for every knockout tie. The 2026 World Cup moves into sudden-death from June 28, with the bracket running through to the Quarter-finals on July 9-11.
Thereโs action from Day 1. South Africa vs Canada kicks things off in Los Angeles on June 28. Then itโs a packed June 29-30 slate: Germany vs Paraguay in Boston, Netherlands vs Morocco in Monterrey, France vs Sweden in New York, Brazil vs Japan in Houston, and Ivory Coast vs Norway in Dallas. Mexico vs Ecuador also goes on June 30 in Mexico City.
Key African Ties & Headliners
The African nations all have dates locked in. Belgium vs Senegal is July 1 in Seattle, England face DR Congo July 1 in Atlanta, and Algeria meet Switzerland July 2 in Vancouver. Egypt take on Australia July 3 in Dallas, while Ghanaโs clash with Colombia is July 3 in Kansas City.
Defending champions Argentina play Cape Verde July 3 in Miami, and hosts USA open against Bosnia July 1 in San Francisco. Portugal vs Croatia and Spain vs Austria are both set for July 2 in Toronto and Los Angeles respectively.
Full Round of 32 Fixtures with Dates & Venues:
June 28
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa vs. Canada ๐จ๐ฆ โ Los Angeles
June 29
๐ฉ๐ช Germany vs. Paraguay ๐ต๐พ โ Boston
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands vs. Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ โ Monterrey
๐ง๐ท Brazil vs. Japan ๐ฏ๐ต โ Houston
June 30
๐ซ๐ท France vs. Sweden ๐ธ๐ช โ New York
๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast vs. Norway ๐ณ๐ด โ Dallas
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico vs. Ecuador ๐ช๐จ โ Mexico City
July 1
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England vs. Congo ๐จ๐ฉ โ Atlanta
๐บ๐ธ USA vs. Bosnia ๐ง๐ฆ โ San Francisco
๐ง๐ช Belgium vs. Senegal ๐ธ๐ณ โ Seattle
July 2
๐ต๐น Portugal vs. Croatia ๐ญ๐ท โ Toronto
๐ช๐ธ Spain vs. Austria ๐ฆ๐น โ Los Angeles
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland vs. Algeria ๐ฉ๐ฟ โ Vancouver
July 3
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina vs. Cape Verde ๐จ๐ป โ Miami
๐ฆ๐บ Australia vs. Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ โ Dallas
๐จ๐ด Colombia vs. Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ โ Kansas City
Quarter-finals are set for July 4-5 in Philadelphia, Houston, New York and Mexico City, with the semis to follow on July 9-11 in Boston, Miami, Los Angeles and Kansas City.
From South Africaโs opener on June 28 to Ghana vs Colombia closing the R32 on July 3, the bracket gives fans two weeks of non-stop knockout football across the USA, Canada and Mexico. For Africa, itโs 6 chances to make a statement, starting with Bafana Bafana vs Canada. One defeat ends the dream. The World Cup really starts now.
