Round of 32 schedule. (Photo- GETTY)
FIFA World Cup 2026, Round of 32 Schedule: The group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 has ended and with it the picture of the knockout battle i.e. ‘Round of 32’ has also become clear. Now the excitement of the tournament is going to increase even more, because even one mistake made here can break any team’s dream of winning the World Cup. A total of 16 matches will be played in this round and the winning teams of these 16 matches will qualify for their round. This means that the dream of winning the title of 16 teams in this round will be shattered.
Teams qualifying for Round of 32
- 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, DR Congo
- Group L: England, Ghana, Croatia
Round of 32 schedule
June 29 (Monday):
- South Africa vs Canada (12:30 AM)
- Brazil vs Japan (10:30 PM)
June 30 (Tuesday):
- Germany vs Paraguay (Boston, 2:00 AM)
- Netherlands vs Morocco (6:30 AM)
- Ivory Coast vs Norway (10:30 PM)
1 July (Wednesday):
- France vs Sweden (2:30 AM)
- Mexico vs Ecuador (6:30 AM)
- England vs DR Congo (9:30 PM)
2 July (Thursday):
- Belgium vs Senegal (1:30 AM)
- USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (5:30 AM)
July 3 (Friday):
- Spain vs Austria (12:30 AM)
- Portugal vs Croatia (4:30 AM)
- Switzerland vs Algeria (8:30 AM)
- Australia vs Egypt (11:30 AM)
4th July (Saturday):
- Argentina vs Cape Verde (3:30 AM)
- Colombia vs Ghana (7:00 AM)
Who dominates in the group stage?
In this group stage, heavyweight France, world champion Argentina and host Mexico were the only teams who entered the knockouts with a perfect record by winning all their group matches. The biggest upset of the tournament was seen in Group-H, where the former world champion Uruguay team was eliminated from the group stage itself. Cape Verde, a small country that entered the World Cup for the first time along with Spain from this group, created history and qualified for the knockout round.
