World Cup 2026
The first 48-team World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
48 teams • 104 matches • 2026 season
The 2026 World Cup is the 23rd edition of the FIFA tournament. The competition takes place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico and brings together 48 national teams. Find the full match schedule, live results, group standings, top scorers, and all the stats for the 2026 World Cup on AtlasGoal.
Standings
Group A
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | LWWWW |
| 2Qualification |  South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | LWDL |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 4 |  Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LDL |
Group B
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | LWWWW |
| 2Qualification |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | LWLWD |
| 3 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | LWLD |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 | LLD |
Group C
Group D
Group E
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | LLWW |
| 2Qualification |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | LWLW |
| 3 |  Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | LWDL |
| 4 |  Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 | LDL |
Group F
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | LWWD |
| 2Qualification |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | LDWD |
| 3 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | LDLW |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 | LLL |
Group G
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | LWWWD |
| 2Qualification |  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | LWDWD |
| 3 |  Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | DDD |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 | LLD |
Group H
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | WWWWW |
| 2Qualification |  Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LDDD |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 | DLD |
Group I
Group J
Group K
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qualification |  Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | LWDWW |
| 2Qualification |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | LWDWD |
| 3 |  Congo DR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | LWLD |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 | LLL |
Qualification Status
Qualified for Last 16
23- MexicoGroup A9 Pts
- NetherlandsGroup F7 Pts
- SpainGroup H7 Pts
- SwitzerlandGroup B7 Pts
BrazilGroup C7 Pts- GermanyGroup E6 Pts
FranceGroup I9 Pts- BelgiumGroup G5 Pts
USAGroup D6 Pts
ArgentinaGroup J9 Pts
EnglandGroup L7 Pts- ColombiaGroup K7 Pts
- South AfricaGroup A4 Pts
- PortugalGroup K5 Pts
- JapanGroup F5 Pts
- Ivory CoastGroup E6 Pts
- CanadaGroup B4 Pts
AustriaGroup J4 Pts- EgyptGroup G5 Pts
CroatiaGroup L6 Pts
AustraliaGroup D4 Pts
MoroccoGroup C7 Pts
NorwayGroup I6 Pts
Upcoming matches
Latest results
Third-place match
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
Round of 16
Switzerland0Colombia0ColombiaArgentina3Egypt2EgyptUSA1Belgium4BelgiumPortugal0Spain1SpainMexico2England3EnglandBrazil1Norway2Norway
Paraguay0France1FranceCanada0Morocco3MoroccoRound of 32
Colombia1
Ghana0GhanaArgentina3Cape Verde Islands2Cape Verde IslandsAustralia1Egypt1EgyptSwitzerland2
Algeria0AlgeriaPortugal2Croatia1CroatiaSpain3Austria0AustriaUSA2Bosnia & Herzegovina0Bosnia & HerzegovinaBelgium3
Senegal2SenegalEngland2Congo DR1Congo DRMexico2Ecuador0EcuadorFrance3Sweden0SwedenIvory Coast1Norway2NorwayNetherlands1Morocco1MoroccoGermany1Paraguay1ParaguayParticipating Teams
AlgeriaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBosnia & HerzegovinaBrazilCanadaCape Verde IslandsColombiaCongo DRCroatiaCuraçaoCzechiaEcuadorEgyptEnglandFranceGermanyGhana
HaitiIran
IraqIvory CoastJapan
JordanMexicoMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorway
PanamaParaguayPortugalQatarSaudi Arabia
ScotlandSenegalSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTunisia
TürkiyeUSAUruguayUzbekistanTop Scorers
Cards
Miguel AlmirónParaguay11
DaniloBrazil2
Granit XhakaSwitzerland2#8
Denis ZakariaSwitzerland2#9
Diego GómezParaguay2Players to watch
World Cup 2026 data & analysis
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One day after the 2026 World Cup final, FIFA released its updated world ranking: Spain back on top, and Morocco reaching a historic sixth place.
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World Cup 2026: Rodri wins the Golden Ball as Spain sweeps the individual awards
Rodri wins the Golden Ball ahead of Messi, as Spain claims 3 of the 4 individual awards at the 2026 World Cup.
Latest news
Mbappé becomes the all-time World Cup top scorer, ahead of Messi
The Frenchman moves to 22 World Cup goals, one more than Messi's 21.
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Spain are 2026 World Champions after a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina, sealed by Ferran Torres following Enzo Fernández's red card.
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After beating France to seal third place, Tuchel fired back at the English press over their criticism following the Argentina defeat.
Who is Slavko Vinčić, referee of the 2026 World Cup final?
FIFA has picked Slovenia's Slavko Vinčić to referee the 2026 World Cup final — his second World Cup date with Argentina after the 2022 Saudi Arabia shock.
Past champions
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About the 2026 World Cup
History
The World Cup was first played in 1930 in Uruguay, the host nation and the tournament's first-ever winner. Brazil are today the most successful nation with 5 titles, ahead of Germany and Italy (4 titles each), Argentina (3 titles, most recently in Qatar in 2022), France and Uruguay (2 titles each), and England and Spain (1 title each). The 2026 edition marks a historic turning point: it is the first tournament to feature 48 teams (up from 32) and the first World Cup co-hosted by three countries, the United States, Canada, and Mexico, bringing the tournament back to North America 32 years after the 1994 US edition. Following the semi-finals, Spain (who beat France 2-0) and defending champions Argentina (who beat England 2-1) met in the final on 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium, where Spain won 1-0 after extra time to claim their second World Cup title. The day before, on 18 July 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, England beat France 6-4 to take third place.
All-time trophy roll
- Brazil — 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), the most successful nation in the tournament's history.
- Germany — 4 titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014).
- Italy — 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006).
- Argentina — 3 titles (1978, 1986, 2022), defending champions and finalists in the 2026 edition.
- Spain — 1 title (2010), finalists in the 2026 edition.
Competition format
For the first time, 48 teams take part in the tournament, split into twelve groups of four playing a single round-robin mini-league.
- The top two from each group (24 teams) plus the eight best third-placed teams qualify for a brand-new Round of 32.
- This is followed by the Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place match, and the final.
- The champions must now win eight matches, one more than under the previous 32-team format.
Host countries
The United States, Canada, and Mexico jointly host the competition — the first World Cup ever organized by three countries.
Qualified teams
The best national teams from each confederation take part in the tournament: Europe (UEFA), Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC), South America (CONMEBOL), North and Central America (CONCACAF), and Oceania (OFC).
2026 World Cup favourites
Traditional favourites include Argentina, France, Brazil, Spain, England, and Germany. Other national teams such as Morocco, Portugal, or the Netherlands can also play a leading role.
Morocco at the 2026 World Cup
After their historic run at the 2022 World Cup (semi-finalists), Morocco shone again at the 2026 edition: the Atlas Lions finished their group unbeaten (a draw against Brazil, wins over Scotland and Haiti), eliminated the Netherlands on penalties in the Round of 32, then Canada (3-0) in the Round of 16, before falling to France (0-2) in the quarter-final.
Frequently asked questions
Which nation has won the most World Cups?
Brazil, with 5 titles, ahead of Germany and Italy (4 titles each).
Who are the finalists of the 2026 World Cup?
Spain and defending champions Argentina, who met in the final on 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium — Spain won 1-0 after extra time to claim their second World Cup title.
Why is the 2026 edition historic?
It is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams and the first co-hosted by three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
How does the new 48-team format work?
Twelve groups of four, with the top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advancing to a new Round of 32, followed by the Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final.
Where and when is the 2026 final?
On 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey: Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time.
Where can I follow 2026 World Cup results?
AtlasGoal provides the group standings, results, match schedule, statistics, and the latest news for the tournament.