The route to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final has been decided
The final tournament of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is currently underway in the USA, Mexico and Canada; it began on 11 June and will run until 19 July.
The group stage of the tournament concluded on 28 June. The knockout stage began on the same day.
Thirty-two of the 48 national teams taking part in the World Cup have progressed to the knockout stages. The full knockout draw has now been finalised, and the teams’ paths to the final have been determined.
The matches of the 23rd World Cup in history are being held in 16 cities across the three host nations.
In Canada, matches are being hosted by Toronto and Vancouver. In Mexico, games are taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey. In the US, matches are being played in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle.
The World Cup final will take place on 19 July at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, a suburb of New York.
The 2026 World Cup is the first to feature 48 national teams. This is the largest number of teams in the tournament’s history. In previous editions, from 1998 to 2022, 32 national teams competed in the World Cup.
A total of 104 matches are scheduled for the tournament. The tournament will last 39 days, making it the longest in the history of the World Cup.
Argentina remain the reigning world champions. In the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Argentina beat France on penalties.
