{"id":507390,"date":"2026-06-23T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/507390\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:02:08","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-knockout-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/507390\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026 Knockout Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is well underway and soon the original 48 teams will be whittled down to 32 as the competition ramps up a gear. The stakes are higher than ever as each match could be their last – let the knockouts begin.<\/p>\n

With just a handful of group games left to go, each country’s potential path to the final is becoming clearer. Who could face who? Who will have the odds against them? And who could face a shock early exit? All is soon to be revealed…<\/p>\n

The BBC is broadcasting matches live on TV, but audiences can follow all matches across the BBC\u2019s digital platforms. Across TV, iPlayer, 5 Live, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, the brand-new BBC Sport Football YouTube channel and socials, BBC Sport is delivering an unrivalled, unmatched and uninterrupted World Cup experience that audiences can\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n

Alongside live match coverage and expert analysis across TV, radio and the BBC Sport website and app, FIFA World Cup 2026 marks a major evolution in how audiences experience the tournament digitally.<\/p>\n

FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 – Who’s playing who?<\/p>\n

As the Group Stage enters its final week the full-line up for the Round of 32 is yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

Head to the BBC Sport website to find out who’ll be playing who in the knockout stages as the fixtures are locked in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Knockout Stage Round of 32 Schedule
\nSunday 28 June<\/p>\n

Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up –\u00a0Kick-off 8pm BST in Los Angeles, USA<\/p>\n

Monday 29 June<\/p>\n

Group C winners vs Group F runners-up – Kick-off 6pm BST in Houston, USA<\/p>\n

Group E winners vs Group A\/B\/C\/D\/F\u00a0Third place – Kick-off 9.30pm BST in Foxborough, USA<\/p>\n

Tuesday 30 June<\/p>\n

Group F winners vs Group C runners-up – Kick-off 2am BST – Guadalupe, Mexico<\/p>\n

Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up –\u00a0Kick-off 6pm BST – Arlington, USA<\/p>\n

Group I winners vs Group C\/D\/F\/G\/H third place – Kick-off 10pm BST – New Jersey, USA<\/p>\n

Wednesday 1 July<\/p>\n

Group A winners vs Group C\/E\/F\/H\/I third place – Kick-off 2am BST – Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n

Group L winners vs Group E\/H\/I\/J\/K third place\u00a0– Kick-off 5pm BST – Atlanta, USA\u00a0<\/p>\n

Group G winners vs Group A\/E\/H\/I\/J third place\u00a0– Kick-off 9pm\u00a0BST – Seattle, USA<\/p>\n

Thursday 2 July<\/p>\n

Group D winners vs Group B\/E\/F\/I\/J third place\u00a0– Kick-off 1am\u00a0BST – Santa Clara, USA<\/p>\n

Group H winners vs Group J runners-up\u00a0– Kick-off 8pm BST- Los Angeles, USA<\/p>\n

Friday 3 July<\/p>\n

Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up\u00a0– Kick-off 12am BST – Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

Group B winners vs Group E\/F\/G\/I\/J third place\u00a0– Kick-off 4am\u00a0BST – Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n

Follow for more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 FIFA World Cup is well underway and soon the original 48 teams will be whittled down…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-507390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}