The FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 (Knockout Phase) kicks off on Sunday 28 June, 2026 with the game between South Africa and Canada.
The full Knockout bracket is now ready with the Group Phase concluded on Sunday. A whopping nine (9) African teams are in the round of 32, with Iran out of the tournament following Algeria’s late qualification.
So, Who’s playing whom in the World Cup 2026 last-32 knockout phase? See below…
Full FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 Schedule
Sunday
- South Africa V Canada | Los Angeles Stadium, California, US | 20:00 (WAT)
Monday
- Brazil Vs Japan | Houston Stadium, Texas, US | 18:00 (WAT)
- Germany Vs Paraguay | Boston Stadium, Massachusetts, US | 21:30 (WAT)
- Netherlands V Morocco | Monterrey Stadium, Guadalupe, Mexico | 02:00 (WAT) on Tuesday
Tuesday
- Ivory Coast V Norway | Dallas Stadium, Texas, US | 18:00 (WAT)
- France V Sweden | New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, US | 22:00 (WAT)
- Mexico Vs Ecuador | Mexico City Stadium, Mexico | 03:00 (WAT) on Wednesday
Wednesday
- England Vs Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | Atlanta Stadium, Georgia, US | 17:00 (WAT)
- Belgium V Senegal | Seattle Stadium, Washington DC, US | 21:00 (WAT)
- USA V Bosnia and Herzegovina San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, California, US | 01:00 (WAT) on Thursday
Thursday
- Spain V Austria | Los Angeles Stadium, California, US | 20:00 (WAT)
- Portugal V Croatia | Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada | 00:00 (WAT) on Friday
- Switzerland V Algeria | BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 04:00 (WAT) on Friday
Friday
- Australia V Egypt | Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US | 19:00 (WAT)
- Argentina V Cape Verde | Miami Stadium, Florida, US | 23:00 (WAT)
- Colombia V Ghana | Kansas City Stadium, Missouri, US | 02:30 (WAT) on Saturday
Africa in the FIFA World Cup 2026
African teams are having a blast as the FIFA World Cup 2026 has become their best ever Men’s campaign.
A record ten (10) African nations made it to the expanded tournament and nine (9) scaled through to the Round of 32. This is the most from Africa in a single World Cup.
North African team, Tunisia, are the only team ousted from the tournament so far after suffering three (3) losses in three (3) Group F games.
The Eagles of Carthage lost 1-5, 0-4 and 1-3 to Sweden, Japan and Netherlands respectively.
Here are the African teams that reached the knockout phase: Algeria, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal and South Africa.
