How many teams are in the 2026 World Cup?

48 teams compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, expanded from 32 in previous tournaments — the largest World Cup in football history.

How does the 2026 World Cup group stage work?

The 48 teams are drawn into 12 groups of 4 teams each (Groups A through L). Each team plays 3 matches. The top 2 from each group (24 teams) advance, plus the 8 best third-place finishers, creating a 32-team knockout bracket.

How many matches are in the 2026 World Cup?

There are 104 matches total — 72 group stage matches and 32 knockout matches (Round of 32 through the Final). The tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

Where is the 2026 World Cup hosted?

The 2026 World Cup is co-hosted by three nations: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. There are 16 host cities across the three countries, with the final at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.

How accurate were the Bucephus World Cup 2026 forecasts?

Bucephus forecast every match of the 2026 World Cup with a Dixon-Coles and Elo model using xG, FIFA rankings, recent form and historical performance. Every forecast was recorded before kickoff and scored against the result — the full match-by-match track record, including Brier scores against the market, is published on the Bucephus accuracy page.

✦ FIFA World Cup 2026

Full Tournament Schedule

104matches · June 11 – July 19, 2026 · 16 venues across USA, Canada & Mexico

🕐Match dates are in venue time (US/Canada/Mexico). Kickoff times shown in your local time.

Showing 104 matches

ThuJun 11venue date

Mexico

MEX

2–0

South Africa

RSA

69%

4-0

Mexico seal a professional 2-0 win — job done efficiently

South Korea

KOR

2–1

Czechia

CZE

37%

1-1

Tight as it gets: South Korea nick it 2-1 in a match that could've gone either way

FriJun 12venue date

Canada

CAN

1–1

Bosnia & Herzegovina

BIH

51%

A pulsating draw — both sides had chances to win it late

USA

USA

4–1

Paraguay

PAR

40%

USA cruise to a commanding 4-1 victory — totally in control

SatJun 13venue date

Qatar

QAT

1–1

Switzerland

SUI

79%

0-4

Qatar and Switzerland trade blows in an entertaining 2-goal draw

Brazil

BRA

1–1

Morocco

MAR

47%

2-0

End-to-end action as Brazil and Morocco share the spoils, 1-1

Haiti

HAI

0–1

Scotland

SCO

57%

0-3

Scotland hold firm after taking the lead — Haiti pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Australia

AUS

2–0

Turkey

TUR

44%

0-2

Solid performance from Australia as they see off Turkey 2-0

SunJun 14venue date

Germany

GER

7–1

Curaçao

CUW

79%

Germany run riot — 7-1 demolition leaves Curaçao shell-shocked

Netherlands

NED

2–2

Japan

JPN

39%

1-1

Netherlands and Japan trade blows in an entertaining 4-goal draw

Ivory Coast

CIV

1–0

Ecuador

ECU

57%

0-3

Tight as it gets: Ivory Coast nick it 1-0 in a match that could've gone either way

⚽ Amad Diallo90'

Sweden

SWE

5–1

Tunisia

TUN

44%

1-1

Absolute masterclass from Sweden as they tear Tunisia apart 5-1

⚽ Yasin Ayari7'

⚽ Alexander Isak30'

⚽ Omar Rekik43'

⚽ Viktor Gyökeres59'

⚽ Mattias Svanberg84'

⚽ Yasin Ayari90+6'

MonJun 15venue date

Spain

ESP

0–0

Cape Verde

CPV

87%

4-0

A tactical chess match with no finishers — 0-0 the fair result

Belgium

BEL

1–1

Egypt

EGY

50%

2-0

Belgium and Egypt trade blows in an entertaining 2-goal draw

⚽ Emam Ashour19'

⚽ (OG) Mohamed Hany66'

Saudi Arabia

KSA

1–1

Uruguay

URU

65%

0-4

Six-pointer ends level — Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay leaves everything to play for

⚽ Abdulelah Al Amri41'

⚽ Maxi Araujo80'

Iran

IRN

2–2

New Zealand

NZL

51%

2-0

Six-pointer ends level — Iran 2-2 New Zealand leaves everything to play for

⚽ Elijah Just7'

⚽ Ramin Rezaeian32'

⚽ Elijah Just54'

⚽ Mohammad Mohebbi64'

TueJun 16venue date

France

FRA

3–1

Senegal

SEN

57%

3-0

France take the points with a convincing 3-1 showing

Iraq

IRQ

1–4

Norway

NOR

65%

0-4

Norway's quality tells as they brush aside Iraq 4-1

Argentina

ARG

3–0

Algeria

ALG

71%

4-0

Argentina's quality tells as they brush aside Algeria 3-0

Austria

AUT

3–1

Jordan

JOR

49%

2-0

Austria take the points with a convincing 3-1 showing

WedJun 17venue date

Portugal

POR

1–1

DR Congo

COD

65%

4-0

Portugal and DR Congo trade blows in an entertaining 2-goal draw

England

ENG

4–2

Croatia

CRO

44%

1-1

England seal a professional 4-2 win — job done efficiently

Ghana

GHA

1–0

Panama

PAN

54%

0-3

Ghana hold firm after taking the lead — Panama pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Uzbekistan

UZB

1–3

Colombia

COL

60%

0-3

Colombia seal a professional 3-1 win — job done efficiently

ThuJun 18venue date

Czechia

CZE

1–1

South Africa

RSA

52%

3-0

Six-pointer ends level — Czechia 1-1 South Africa leaves everything to play for

Switzerland

SUI

4–1

Bosnia & Herzegovina

BIH

64%

Switzerland cruise to a commanding 4-1 victory — totally in control

Canada

CAN

6–0

Qatar

QAT

68%

4-0

Absolute masterclass from Canada as they tear Qatar apart 6-0

Mexico

MEX

1–0

South Korea

KOR

47%

2-0

Mexico grind out a gritty 1-0 win — defended for their lives at the death

FriJun 19venue date

USA

USA

2–0

Australia

AUS

35%

USA's class shines through in a controlled 2-0 display

Scotland

SCO

0–1

Morocco

MAR

42%

1-1

Morocco grind out a gritty 1-0 win — defended for their lives at the death

Brazil

BRA

3–0

Haiti

HAI

77%

4-0

Brazil cruise to a commanding 3-0 victory — totally in control

Turkey

TUR

0–1

Paraguay

PAR

39%

1-1

A single goal separates them: Paraguay take the spoils 1-0 in a tense affair

SatJun 20venue date

Netherlands

NED

5–1

Sweden

SWE

56%

3-0

Absolute masterclass from Netherlands as they tear Sweden apart 5-1

Germany

GER

2–1

Ivory Coast

CIV

57%

3-0

Tight as it gets: Germany nick it 2-1 in a match that could've gone either way

Ecuador

ECU

0–0

Curaçao

CUW

79%

Goalless but gripping — both keepers in inspired form

Tunisia

TUN

0–4

Japan

JPN

61%

0-4

Japan run riot — 4-0 demolition leaves Tunisia shell-shocked

SunJun 21venue date

Spain

ESP

4–0

Saudi Arabia

KSA

88%

4-0

Absolute masterclass from Spain as they tear Saudi Arabia apart 4-0

Belgium

BEL

0–0

Iran

IRN

45%

2-0

A tactical chess match with no finishers — 0-0 the fair result

Uruguay

URU

2–2

Cape Verde

CPV

63%

4-0

End-to-end action as Uruguay and Cape Verde share the spoils, 2-2

New Zealand

NZL

1–3

Egypt

EGY

46%

0-2

Egypt's class shines through in a controlled 3-1 display

MonJun 22venue date

Argentina

ARG

2–0

Austria

AUT

63%

4-0

Argentina's class shines through in a controlled 2-0 display

France

FRA

3–0

Iraq

IRQ

79%

4-0

France flex their muscles with a comprehensive 3-0 win

Norway

NOR

3–2

Senegal

SEN

40%

1-1

Heart-stopping finish as Norway edge Senegal 3-2 in a goal-fest

Jordan

JOR

1–2

Algeria

ALG

40%

1-1

Algeria hold firm after taking the lead — Jordan pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

TueJun 23venue date

Portugal

POR

5–0

Uzbekistan

UZB

61%

3-0

Absolute masterclass from Portugal as they tear Uzbekistan apart 5-0

England

ENG

0–0

Ghana

GHA

82%

4-0

England and Ghana cancel each other out in a defensive stalemate

Panama

PAN

0–1

Croatia

CRO

53%

0-3

Croatia hold firm after taking the lead — Panama pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Colombia

COL

1–0

DR Congo

COD

64%

4-0

A single goal separates them: Colombia take the spoils 1-0 in a tense affair

WedJun 24venue date

Switzerland

SUI

2–1

Canada

CAN

46%

1-1

Switzerland grind out a gritty 2-1 win — defended for their lives at the death

Bosnia & Herzegovina

BIH

3–1

Qatar

QAT

50%

Bosnia & Herzegovina take the points with a convincing 3-1 showing

Scotland

SCO

0–3

Brazil

BRA

56%

0-3

Brazil's quality tells as they brush aside Scotland 3-0

Morocco

MAR

4–2

Haiti

HAI

65%

4-0

Morocco's class shines through in a controlled 4-2 display

Czechia

CZE

0–3

Mexico

MEX

51%

0-2

Mexico cruise to a commanding 3-0 victory — totally in control

South Africa

RSA

1–0

South Korea

KOR

56%

0-3

South Africa hold firm after taking the lead — South Korea pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

ThuJun 25venue date

Curaçao

CUW

0–2

Ivory Coast

CIV

58%

Ivory Coast seal a professional 2-0 win — job done efficiently

Ecuador

ECU

2–1

Germany

GER

FT

Tight as it gets: Ecuador nick it 2-1 in a match that could've gone either way

Japan

JPN

1–1

Sweden

SWE

50%

2-0

Six-pointer ends level — Japan 1-1 Sweden leaves everything to play for

Tunisia

TUN

1–3

Netherlands

NED

67%

0-4

Netherlands seal a professional 3-1 win — job done efficiently

Turkey

TUR

3–2

USA

USA

46%

Heart-stopping finish as Turkey edge USA 3-2 in a goal-fest

Paraguay

PAR

0–0

Australia

AUS

38%

1-1

Neither side could break through — a war of attrition ends 0-0

FriJun 26venue date

Norway

NOR

1–4

France

FRA

50%

0-2

France flex their muscles with a comprehensive 4-1 win

Senegal

SEN

5–0

Iraq

IRQ

58%

3-0

Senegal in devastating form — Iraq have no answers in a 5-0 rout

Cape Verde

CPV

0–0

Saudi Arabia

KSA

⚖️

FT

Goalless but gripping — both keepers in inspired form

Uruguay

URU

0–1

Spain

ESP

63%

0-4

Tight as it gets: Spain nick it 1-0 in a match that could've gone either way

Egypt

EGY

1–1

Iran

IRN

38%

1-1

End-to-end action as Egypt and Iran share the spoils, 1-1

New Zealand

NZL

1–5

Belgium

BEL

63%

0-4

Belgium in devastating form — New Zealand have no answers in a 5-1 rout

SatJun 27venue date

Panama

PAN

0–2

England

ENG

64%

0-4

England take the points with a convincing 2-0 showing

Croatia

CRO

2–1

Ghana

GHA

73%

4-0

A single goal separates them: Croatia take the spoils 2-1 in a tense affair

Colombia

COL

0–0

Portugal

POR

⚖️

FT

Colombia and Portugal cancel each other out in a defensive stalemate

DR Congo

COD

3–1

Uzbekistan

UZB

37%

1-1

DR Congo seal a professional 3-1 win — job done efficiently

Algeria

ALG

3–3

Austria

AUT

41%

1-1

A pulsating draw — both sides had chances to win it late

Jordan

JOR

1–3

Argentina

ARG

77%

0-4

Solid performance from Argentina as they see off Jordan 3-1

SunJun 28venue date

South Africa

RSA

0–1

Canada

CAN

58%

0-4

A single goal separates them: Canada take the spoils 1-0 in a tense affair

MonJun 29venue date

Brazil

BRA

2–1

Japan

JPN

43%

1-1

Brazil hold firm after taking the lead — Japan pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Germany

GER

1–1

Paraguay

PAR

43%

2-0

Six-pointer ends level — Germany 1-1 Paraguay leaves everything to play for

Netherlands

NED

1–1

Morocco

MAR

45%

2-0

A pulsating draw — both sides had chances to win it late

TueJun 30venue date

Ivory Coast

CIV

1–2

Norway

NOR

58%

0-3

Norway hold firm after taking the lead — Ivory Coast pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

France

FRA

3–0

Sweden

SWE

69%

4-0

France's quality tells as they brush aside Sweden 3-0

Mexico

MEX

2–0

Ecuador

ECU

37%

1-1

Mexico take the points with a convincing 2-0 showing

WedJul 1venue date

England

ENG

2–1

DR Congo

COD

69%

4-0

England hold firm after taking the lead — DR Congo pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Belgium

BEL

3–2

Senegal

SEN

37%

1-1

Belgium survive a late scare to claim a 3-2 thriller

USA

USA

2–0

Bosnia & Herzegovina

BIH

51%

Solid performance from USA as they see off Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0

ThuJul 2venue date

Spain

ESP

3–0

Austria

AUT

69%

4-0

Spain's quality tells as they brush aside Austria 3-0

Portugal

POR

2–1

Croatia

CRO

41%

1-1

Portugal hold firm after taking the lead — Croatia pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Switzerland

SUI

2–0

Algeria

ALG

49%

2-0

Switzerland seal a professional 2-0 win — job done efficiently

FriJul 3venue date

Australia

AUS

1–1

Egypt

EGY

41%

1-1

A pulsating draw — both sides had chances to win it late

Argentina

ARG

3–2

Cape Verde

CPV

84%

4-0

End-to-end drama: Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde has everything — goals, drama, talking points

Colombia

COL

1–0

Ghana

GHA

78%

4-0

Colombia grind out a gritty 1-0 win — defended for their lives at the death

SatJul 4venue date

Canada

CAN

0–3

Morocco

MAR

42%

1-1

Morocco cruise to a commanding 3-0 victory — totally in control

Paraguay

PAR

0–1

France

FRA

60%

0-4

A single goal separates them: France take the spoils 1-0 in a tense affair

SunJul 5venue date

Brazil

BRA

1–2

Norway

NOR

41%

1-1

Tight as it gets: Norway nick it 2-1 in a match that could've gone either way

Mexico

MEX

2–3

England

ENG

48%

0-2

End-to-end drama: England 3-2 Mexico has everything — goals, drama, talking points

MonJul 6venue date

Portugal

POR

0–1

Spain

ESP

53%

0-3

Spain hold firm after taking the lead — Portugal pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

USA

USA

1–4

Belgium

BEL

46%

Belgium's quality tells as they brush aside USA 4-1

TueJul 7venue date

Argentina

ARG

3–2

Egypt

EGY

74%

4-0

Argentina survive a late scare to claim a 3-2 thriller

Switzerland

SUI

0–0

Colombia

COL

42%

1-1

A tactical chess match with no finishers — 0-0 the fair result

ThuJul 9venue date

France

FRA

2–0

Morocco

MAR

58%

4-0

France take the points with a convincing 2-0 showing

FriJul 10venue date

Spain

ESP

2–1

Belgium

BEL

64%

4-0

A single goal separates them: Spain take the spoils 2-1 in a tense affair

SatJul 11venue date

Norway

NOR

1–2

England

ENG

45%

0-2

England hold firm after taking the lead — Norway pushing hard but can't find an equaliser

Argentina

ARG

3–1

Switzerland

SUI

49%

2-0

Argentina's class shines through in a controlled 3-1 display

TueJul 14venue date

France

FRA

0–2

Spain

ESP

43%

1-1

Solid performance from Spain as they see off France 2-0

WedJul 15venue date

England

ENG

1–2

Argentina

ARG

44%

1-2

Tight as it gets: Argentina nick it 2-1 in a match that could've gone either way

SatJul 18venue date

France

FRA

4–6

England

ENG

40%

1-1

England take the points with a convincing 6-4 showing

SunJul 19venue date

Spain

ESP

1–0

Argentina

ARG

39%

1-1

Tight as it gets: Spain nick it 1-0 in a match that could've gone either way

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