World Cup 2026 — Beep boop

ⓘ Tournament Guide

Who Qualifies

Top 2 from each group (24 teams) automatically advance to the Round of 32

Best 8 third-place teams across all 12 groups also advance (ranked by points → GD → goals scored)

4th place teams and the worst 4 third-place teams are eliminated

⚖️ Group Stage Tiebreakers

When teams are equal on points, FIFA separates them in this order:

Head-to-head points

Points in matches only between the tied teams

Head-to-head goal difference

GD only in matches between tied teams

Head-to-head goals scored

Total goals in matches between tied teams

Overall goal difference

GD across all group stage matches

Overall goals scored

Total goals in all group matches

Fair play points

Yellow=−1 · Direct red=−3 · YR=−4

Drawing of lots

Random FIFA draw if all criteria are equal

Tournament Tracker click to collapse

Knockout Rounds — tap a team to pick winner

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Group Stage Details click to expand