{"id":764520,"date":"2026-06-27T10:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/764520\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T10:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:43:24","slug":"which-teams-are-in-the-world-cup-round-of-32-and-whats-the-schedule-world-cup-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/764520\/","title":{"rendered":"Which teams are in the World Cup round of 32, and what\u2019s the schedule? | World Cup 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cape Verde\u2019s stunning debut headlines the team list for the World Cup knockouts, which begin on Sunday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026<\/p>\n

The 48-team FIFA World Cup is nearing the end of the group stage matches and moving towards the knockout stages, beginning on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Only 32 teams will advance to the next round of football\u2019s most prestigious tournament. The 2026 iteration in North America is the first time 48 teams have featured, and some debutants have already left their mark.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s what you need to know about the round of 32<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"HOUSTON,Cape Verde players celebrate after the 0-0 draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match with Saudi Arabia at Houston Stadium on June 26, 2026 in Houston, Texas [Michael Steele\/Getty Images\/AFP]What is the format of the World Cup knockouts?<\/p>\n

The top two teams in each of the 12 groups, along with the eight best third-place finishers, advance to the knockouts.<\/p>\n

The knockout phase begins with the round of 32, introduced at the World Cup following the tournament\u2019s expansion from 32 to 48 teams.<\/p>\n

Then comes the round of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and a playoff for third place. The final is on July 19.<\/p>\n

The stage-wise breakdown of the tournament\u2019s knockout schedule is:<\/p>\n

Round of 32: June 28 to July 3<\/p>\n

Round of 16:\u00a0July 4\u20137<\/p>\n

Quarterfinals:\u00a0July 9\u201311<\/p>\n

Semifinals:\u00a0July 14\u201315<\/p>\n

Bronze medal match:\u00a0July 18<\/p>\n

Final:\u00a0July 19<\/p>\n

\"SoccerSouth Africa players celebrate after the match at Estadio Monterrey, Mexico on June 24, 2026 [Daniel Becerril\/Reuters]Which teams have qualified for the round of 32?<\/p>\n

So far, 28 teams have punched their ticket to the knockouts. They include:<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f Colombia<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Argentina<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f France<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Norway<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Germany<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0USA<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Mexico<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Switzerland<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Canada<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Brazil<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Morocco<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0South Africa<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Ivory Coast<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Ecuador<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Netherlands<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Japan<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Sweden<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Australia<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Spain<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f Cape Verde<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Paraguay<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Egypt<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0England<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Ghana<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f\u00a0Portugal<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0fBelgium<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f Senegal<\/p>\n

FIFA World Cup 2026: Round of 32 full schedule<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 28 <\/p>\n

South Africa vs Canada, 12pm (19:00 GMT) \u2014 Los Angeles Stadium, USA<\/p>\n

Monday, June 29 <\/p>\n

Brazil vs Japan, 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2014 Houston Stadium, USA
\nGermany vs Paraguay, 4:30pm (20:30 GMT) \u2014 Boston Stadium, USA
\nNetherlands vs Morocco, 7pm (01:00 GMT+1) \u2014 Estadio Monterrey, Mexico<\/p>\n

Tuesday, June 30 <\/p>\n

Ivory Coast vs Norway, 12pm (17:00 GMT) \u2014 Dallas Stadium, USA
\nFrance vs Sweden, 5pm (22:00 GMT) \u2014 New York New Jersey Stadium, USA
\nMexico vs 3C\/3E\/3F\/3H\/3I, 7pm (02:00 GMT+1) \u2014 Mexico City Stadium, Mexico<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 1 <\/p>\n

USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5pm (01:00 GMT+1) \u2014 San Francisco Stadium, USA
\n1L vs 3EHIJK, 12pm (16:00 GMT) \u2014 Atlanta Stadium, USA
\n1G vs 3AEHIJ, 1pm (20:00 GMT)\u2014 Seattle Stadium, USA<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 2 <\/p>\n

Spain vs 2J, 12pm (19:00 GMT) \u2014 Los Angeles Stadium, USA
\n2K vs 2L, 7pm (23:00 GMT) \u2014 Toronto Stadium, Canada
\nSwitzerland vs 3EFGIJ, 8pm (03:00 GMT+1) \u2014 Vancouver Stadium, Canada<\/p>\n

Friday, July 3 <\/p>\n

Australia vs 2G, 1pm (18:00 GMT) \u2014 Dallas Stadium, USA
\nArgentina vs Cape Verde, 6pm (22:00 GMT) \u2014 Miami Stadium, USA
\n1K vs 3DEIJL, 8:30pm (01:30 GMT+1) \u2014 Kansas City Stadium, USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cape Verde\u2019s stunning debut headlines the team list for the World Cup knockouts, which begin on Sunday in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,527,44,561,457,82,1690,13010],"class_list":["post-764520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-football","tag-news","tag-soccer","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-us-canada","tag-world-cup-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}