Here's everything to know about how the seeding and bracket work for the World Cup's new, expanded 32-team knockout stage.

The 2026 World Cup has arrived. Mexico and South Africa will kick off the tournament on Thursday afternoon following Mexico's opening ceremony.

The expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup has transformed the group stage, giving third-place teams new hope while creating more ...

The 2026 World Cup expands to 48 teams across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, featuring new group stage tiebreakers and a Round of 32 knockout format.

The 2026 World Cup features an upgraded VAR system that can now review second yellow cards and corner-kick errors to improve ...

Thirty-two teams made it out of the group stage and into the knockout round at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The top two teams ...

The quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup feature four winner-takes-all matches, continuing the knockout format from the ...

The biggest FIFA World Cup to date, with a record 48 teams set to play a record 104 matches spread out across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, begins June 11. The three host nations automatically ...

This FIFA World Cup will initially be contested across 12 groups, with each country playing three matches in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group, as well as the top eight ...

The wait is finally over and the 2026 World Cup is finally here. The World Cup format has changed significantly for World Cup 2026, with the tournament expanding to 48 teams for the first time in ...

Every four years, the planet stops to watch one tournament. Offices empty out, entire countries paint themselves in their national colors, and a single match can bring billions of people to the same ...