FIFA World Cup 2026 · 48 Teams · 12 Groups

World Cup Bracket Predictor 2026

Pick your group stage qualifiers, choose the 8 best third-place wild cards, then click through the full knockout bracket to your predicted champion.

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Step 1: Pick Group Stage Qualifiers

For each group, assign 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. Top 2 qualify automatically; 3rd place enters the wild card round.

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GROUP A

MEX

RSA

KOR

CZE

GROUP B

CAN

SUI

QAT

BIH

GROUP C

BRA

MAR

HAI

SCO

GROUP D

USA

PAR

AUS

TUR

GROUP E

GER

CUW

CIV

ECU

GROUP F

NED

JPN

TUN

SWE

GROUP G

BEL

EGY

IRN

NZL

GROUP H

ESP

CPV

KSA

URU

GROUP I

FRA

SEN

NOR

IRQ

GROUP J

ARG

ALG

AUT

JOR

GROUP K

POR

UZB

COL

COD

GROUP L

ENG

CRO

GHA

PAN

Tip: click the 1, 2, 3 buttons next to each team to rank them.

How to use the Bracket Predictor

Predict the entire FIFA World Cup 2026 in three steps, from group stage all the way to the Final.

Pick group stage qualifiers

For each of the 12 groups (A–L), click the teams you think will finish 1st and 2nd. The top 2 from every group advance automatically. The best 8 third-placed teams also qualify; these are filled in automatically based on your picks.

Confirm your Round of 32

Once all 12 groups are set, the Round of 32 matchups auto-populate based on standard FIFA seeding rules. Click the winner of each match to advance them. All 16 winners move into the Round of 16.

Predict through to the Final

Click winners through the Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, and Semi-Finals. Your predicted champion is shown at the top as you go. Use Reset to start over or Share to copy your bracket predictions.

💡 Tips: You must complete all 12 groups before the knockout bracket unlocks. Third-place wildcards are seeded automatically: the 8 best third-placed records across all groups advance, ranked by points then goal difference.

🏆 How the 2026 World Cup works

48 teams, the largest World Cup ever
12 groups of 4 teams each
Top 2 per group (24 teams) advance automatically
Best 8 third-place teams also advance
Round of 32 → R16 → QF → SF → Final
Hosts: USA 🇺🇸 Canada 🇨🇦 Mexico 🇲🇽

📅 Key dates

Jun 12: Group stage begins
Jun 27: Group stage ends
Jul 1–4: Round of 32
Jul 7–10: Round of 16
Jul 13–14: Quarter-Finals
Jul 17–18: Semi-Finals
Jul 22: 🏆 Final