The group stage of the 2026 World Cup was epic, with teams scrambling to grab a spot in the Round of 32 and the knockout rounds.
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The new expanded format means that two thirds of the teams at the tournament this summer will make the knockout rounds, with the top two teams from each of the 12 groups making it automatically and the eight best third-place teams joining them.
Of course, you want to finish as the group winners to get an easier path in the knockout rounds, but everyone just wants to advance.
Below is a look at the teams who have booked their spot in the Round of 32 and have reached the knockout rounds of the 2026 men’s World Cup.
Which teams have qualified for the Round of 32, knockout rounds of the 2026 World Cup?
Mexico were the first team to qualify for the Round of 32, winning their group, and they were followed quickly by the USA, Argentina and Germany. All three co-hosts are in the Round of 32 with Canada runners up in their group.
- Mexico
- USA
- Germany
- Argentina
- France
- Norway
- Colombia
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Brazil
- Morocco
- South Africa
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ivory Coast
- Ecuador
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Sweden
- Australia
- Spain
- Cape Verde
- Paraguay
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Senegal
- DR Congo
- Portugal
- Ghana
- Croatia
- England
- Austria
- Algeria
Which teams have been eliminated from advancement to the 2026 World Cup’s knockout rounds?
- Turkiye
- Haiti
- Tunisia
- Jordan
- Panama
- Qatar
- Czechia
- Curacao
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
- New Zealand
- Uzbekistan
- Scotland
- South Korea
- Iran
