Which teams are in the World Cup round of 32, and what’s the schedule?

Cape Verde’s stunning debut headlines the squad database for the World Cup knockouts, which statesman connected Sunday successful Los Angeles.

The 48-team FIFA World Cup is nearing the extremity of the radical signifier matches and moving towards the knockout stages, opening connected Sunday.

Only 32 teams volition beforehand to the adjacent circular of football’s astir prestigious tournament. The 2026 iteration successful North America is the archetypal clip 48 teams person featured, and immoderate debutants person already near their mark.

Here’s what you request to cognize astir the circular of 32:

Cape Verde players observe aft the 0-0 gully during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H lucifer with Saudi Arabia astatine Houston Stadium connected June 26, 2026 successful Houston, Texas [Michael Steele/Getty Images/AFP]

What is the format of the World Cup knockouts?

The apical 2 teams successful each of the 12 groups, on with the 8 champion third-place finishers, beforehand to the knockouts.

The knockout signifier begins with the circular of 32, introduced astatine the World Cup pursuing the tournament’s enlargement from 32 to 48 teams.

Then comes the circular of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and a playoff for 3rd place. The last is connected July 19.

The stage-wise breakdown of the tournament’s knockout docket is:

Round of 32: June 28 to July 3

Round of 16: July 4–7

Quarterfinals: July 9–11

Semifinals: July 14–15

Bronze medal match: July 18

Final: July 19

South Africa players observe aft the lucifer astatine Estadio Monterrey, Mexico connected June 24, 2026 [Daniel Becerril/Reuters]

Which teams person qualified for the circular of 32?

So far, 26 teams person punched their summons to the knockouts. They include:

⚽️ Colombia

⚽️ Argentina

⚽️ France

⚽️ Norway

⚽️ Germany

⚽️ USA

⚽️ Mexico

⚽️ Switzerland

⚽️ Canada

⚽️ Brazil

⚽️ Morocco

⚽️ South Africa

⚽️ Ivory Coast

⚽️ Bosnia and Herzegovina

⚽️ Ecuador

⚽️ Netherlands

⚽️ Japan

⚽️ Sweden

⚽️ Australia

⚽️ Spain

⚽️ Cape Verde

⚽️ Paraguay

⚽️ Egypt

⚽️ England

⚽️ Ghana

⚽️ Portugal

FIFA World Cup 2026: Round of 32 afloat schedule

Sunday, June 28

• South Africa vs Canada, 12pm (19:00 GMT) — Los Angeles Stadium, USA

Monday, June 29

• Brazil vs Japan, 12pm (17:00 GMT) — Houston Stadium, USA
• Germany vs Paraguay, 4:30pm (20:30 GMT) — Boston Stadium, USA
• Netherlands vs Morocco, 7pm (01:00 GMT+1) — Estadio Monterrey, Mexico

Tuesday, June 30

• Ivory Coast vs Norway, 12pm (17:00 GMT) — Dallas Stadium, USA
• France vs Sweden, 5pm (22:00 GMT) — New York New Jersey Stadium, USA
• Mexico vs 3C/3E/3F/3H/3I, 7pm (02:00 GMT+1) — Mexico City Stadium, Mexico

Wednesday, July 1

• USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5pm (01:00 GMT+1) — San Francisco Stadium, USA
• 1L vs 3EHIJK, 12pm (16:00 GMT) — Atlanta Stadium, USA
• 1G vs 3AEHIJ, 1pm (20:00 GMT)— Seattle Stadium, USA

Thursday, July 2

• Spain vs 2J, 12pm (19:00 GMT) — Los Angeles Stadium, USA
• 2K vs 2L, 7pm (23:00 GMT) — Toronto Stadium, Canada
• Switzerland vs 3EFGIJ, 8pm (03:00 GMT+1) — Vancouver Stadium, Canada

Friday, July 3

• Australia vs 2G, 1pm (18:00 GMT) — Dallas Stadium, USA
• Argentina vs Cape Verde, 6pm (22:00 GMT) — Miami Stadium, USA
• 1K vs 3DEIJL, 8:30pm (01:30 GMT+1) — Kansas City Stadium, USA