KickoffTimesworldcupkickofftimes.com
Knockout stage

World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage — Schedule & Kick-off Times

The 2026 FIFA World Cup uses a six-round knockout bracket — the first World Cup with a Round of 32. 32 matches across six rounds determine the champion. Jump to a round below for kickoff times, or browse the full bracket.

Rounds

Round of 32
16 matches · from 2026-06-28
Round of 16
8 matches · from 2026-07-04
Quarter-final
4 matches · from 2026-07-09
Semi-final
2 matches · from 2026-07-14
Third-place play-off
1 match · from 2026-07-18
Final
1 match · from 2026-07-19

All knockout fixtures

Round of 32 · Sun 28 Jun
South Africa flagSouth Africa
v
Canada flagCanada
0–1
FT
Round of 32 · Mon 29 Jun
Germany flagGermany
v
Paraguay flagParaguay
1–1
Pens 3–4
Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun
Netherlands flagNetherlands
v
Morocco flagMorocco
1–1
Pens 2–3
Round of 32 · Mon 29 Jun
Brazil flagBrazil
v
Japan flagJapan
2–1
FT
Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun
France flagFrance
v
Sweden flagSweden
3–0
FT
Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun
Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast
v
Norway flagNorway
1–2
FT
Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul
Mexico flagMexico
v
Ecuador flagEcuador
2–0
FT
Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul
England flagEngland
v
DR Congo flagDR Congo
2–1
FT
Round of 32 · Thu 2 Jul
United States flagUnited States
v
Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
2–0
FT
Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul
Belgium flagBelgium
v
Senegal flagSenegal
3–2
AET
Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul
Portugal flagPortugal
v
Croatia flagCroatia
2–1
FT
Round of 32 · Thu 2 Jul
Spain flagSpain
v
Austria flagAustria
3–0
FT
Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
v
Algeria flagAlgeria
2–0
FT
Round of 32 · Sat 4 Jul
Argentina flagArgentina
v
Cape Verde flagCape Verde
3–2
AET
Round of 32 · Sat 4 Jul
Colombia flagColombia
v
Ghana flagGhana
1–0
FT
Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul
Australia flagAustralia
v
Egypt flagEgypt
1–1
Pens 2–4
Round of 16 · Sat 4 Jul
Paraguay flagParaguay
v
France flagFrance
0–1
FT
Round of 16 · Sat 4 Jul
Canada flagCanada
v
Morocco flagMorocco
0–3
FT
Round of 16 · Sun 5 Jul
Brazil flagBrazil
v
Norway flagNorway
1–2
FT
Round of 16 · Mon 6 Jul
Mexico flagMexico
v
England flagEngland
2–3
FT
Round of 16 · Mon 6 Jul
Portugal flagPortugal
v
Spain flagSpain
0–1
FT
Round of 16 · Tue 7 Jul
United States flagUnited States
v
Belgium flagBelgium
1–4
FT
Round of 16 · Tue 7 Jul
Argentina flagArgentina
v
Egypt flagEgypt
3–2
FT
Round of 16 · Tue 7 Jul
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
v
Colombia flagColombia
0–0
Pens 4–3
Quarter-final · Thu 9 Jul
France flagFrance
v
Morocco flagMorocco
2–1
FT
Quarter-final · Fri 10 Jul
Spain flagSpain
v
Belgium flagBelgium
3–2
AET
Quarter-final · Sat 11 Jul
Norway flagNorway
v
England flagEngland
1–2
FT
Quarter-final · Sun 12 Jul
Argentina flagArgentina
v
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
2–0
FT
Semi-final · Tue 14 Jul
France flagFrance
v
Spain flagSpain
0–2
FT
Semi-final · Wed 15 Jul
England flagEngland
v
Argentina flagArgentina
21:00
GMT+2
Third-place play-off · Sat 18 Jul
France flagFrance
v
Loser of M102
23:00
GMT+2
Final · Sun 19 Jul
Spain flagSpain
v
Winner of M102
21:00
GMT+2

Frequently asked questions

When does the World Cup 2026 knockout stage start?

The knockout stage begins on 2026-06-28 with the Round of 32. First kickoff is Sun 28 Jun 21:00 CET.

How many knockout matches are there at the 2026 World Cup?

There are 32 knockout matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — split across Round of 32, Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place play-off, and the final.

When is the World Cup 2026 final?

The final is on 2026-07-19. See the dedicated final page for kickoff times in every timezone.